Gracie Smashes Carolina Coast With 125 MPH Winds
Hurricane Gracie battered the South Carolina coast with 74 mph winds along beaches near Charleston and heavy rain. Evacuations were urged as 85 Red Cross shelters sheltered about 3000 evacuees from Savannah to Myrtle Beach. Water rose to four feet at Folly Beach and damage included a near‑destroyed dock and blown church steeple.
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Gracie
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John Cummings
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Savannah
Myrtle Beach
Folly Beach
Fort Sumter
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
George Washington
Nagashima Ravaged by Typhoon Vera Devastation
NAGASHIMA JAPAN AP. The central town of 7000 people, once a thriving farming community, lies in ruin as Typhoon Vera floods 95 percent of the area. Bodies drift in brown waters, rescue teams struggle to reach isolated pockets, and survivors report days without food while remains line muddy streets. The nationwide death toll tops 1710 with 1980 missing. Nagashima’s fate mirrors broader destruction across the islands.
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Nagashima
Japan
Weather cools as brisk showers pass Miami Valley
A cold front moves eastward this evening bringing cooler air to the Miami Valley. Today’s forecast called for mostly cloudy, windy and warm weather with scattered showers and a high near 90. Tonight will be cloudy and cooler with showers ending and a low around 60. Wednesday should be fair and cooler with a high near 75. Middletown records show 92 degrees at 3:30 p.m. and 67 at 7 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Hannah Hints at Gracie Path as Storm Drifts
Hurricane Hannah bears similarities to Gracie as it forms southeast of Bermuda. Located about 600 miles southeast of Bermuda, it moves west-southwest at 15 mph with peak winds near 85 miles per hour over a small central area, and officials expect it to grow and possibly follow Gracie’s track toward the southeastern U.S. coast.
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Hannah
Gracie
Bermuda
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
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U.S
Savannah
Charleston
Florida
Virginia Capes
Hoffa Refuses to Oust 3 Teamsters Chiefs
James R. Hoffa says he will not pursue ouster trials against three Teamsters leaders named by federal monitors. He notes five officials are temporarily disqualified under the new labor controls and will be eligible again in January. Hoffa criticizes bonding costs under the law and says monitors continue to press for compliance amid ongoing court actions.
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James R. Hoffa
Custer
Teamsters
Hoffa
Joey Glimco
Chicago
Taxi
Harold Gross
Miami
Anthony Provenzano
New Jersey Joint Council
Senate Labor-Management Committee
Allies Briefed On Ike Talks At State Department
Ambassadors from 14 North Atlantic allies met at the State Department to receive a detailed report on President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Khrushchev talks. The briefing marks early steps toward a possible summit later this year or in 1960 and ongoing Berlin negotiations.
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Washington
America
North Atlantic
State Department
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Breath-taking scenery stuns tourists then silent at home
Visuals of dramatic landscapes draw visitors with awe during their trip but leave them speechless once they return home and share with friends.
Difference Between Typhoon And Hurricane
The AP notes that a typhoon and a hurricane are the same kind of fierce cyclone with winds and rain. The term typhoon is used in the Orient while hurricane applies to storms from the West Indies.
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New York
Orient
West Indies
Hurricane Gracie Threatens Carolinas With Flooding
The Weather Bureau projected tides 12 feet above low and 10 to 15 inches of rainfall as Gracie moves inland. Heavy rains already inland in eastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina, spreading northward today and tonight. Emergency warnings from Savannah to Wilmington, gale warnings from Brunswick to Morehead City. Evacuations urged. Goat Island residents Henry and Blanche Holloway among few staying.
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North Carolina
Gracie
Atlantic
Savannah
Wilmington
N.C
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Morehead City
Henry
Blanche Holloway
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Charleston
South Carolina- Savannah
Opera star Callas in money dispute with estranged husband
In Brescia, Italy Maria Meneghini Callas and her estranged husband quarrel over money, signaling a developing dispute. In Los Angeles Donald W. Nelson, WWII production head, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 70. In Washington President Eisenhower battles a cold and plans a southern California trip. In Cincinnati FBI chief Ed D. Mason says Charles Waugaman, 25, of Pittsburgh, arrested in Beaumont, Texas for the $38,800 Yorkville bank holdup on Aug. 22.
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Italy
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Los Angeles
Donald W. Nelson
Cincinnati
Ed D. Mason
FBI
Charles Forest Waugaman
Pittsburgh
Community Savings Bank
Yorkville
Ohio
Beaumont
Tex
Eisenhower Khrushchev Talks Prompt Berlin Summit Outlook
The United States presented a 40 minute briefing to NATO ambassadors on the Eisenhower Khrushchev talks. A senior envoy said a summit conference or foreign ministers meeting on Berlin will very likely result from the discussions.
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Washington
United States
NATO
Berlin
Gracie Hurricane Threat Grows Across Atlantic Coast
Emergency plans activated as Gracie strengthens into a dangerous hurricane. Over 250 evacuation stations prepared for coastal residents while bases like Shaw, Myrtle Beach, and Seymour Johnson move aircraft inland. Gracie raged 100 mph by Monday, lashing Savannah with 45 to 50 mph gusts as residents brace for impact.
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Sumter
D.C
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
S.C
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
N.C
Gracie
Atlantic
Eisenhower Signs Record Foreign Aid Bill and Civil Rights Extension
President Eisenhower signed a 3.23 billion dollar foreign aid bill and extended the Civil Rights Commission for two more years. The action marks a major allocation for international assistance and a renewed mandate for civil rights oversight.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Civil Rights Commission
Sharks Attack Man During Deep Sea Fishing Near Fort Lauderdale
Robert Wagner suffered a slashed hand and other injuries after a 7 foot hammerhead shark attacked him Saturday. He had been in the water more than 12 hours before his fishing skiff sank in the Atlantic. He rests in a Fort Lauderdale hospital.
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Robert Wagner
Fort Lauderdale
Fle
Wagner
Atlantic
Eisenhower Considers Taft Hartley Action On Steel Strike
President Eisenhower faces a 77 day steel strike standoff with the Steelworkers Union. He plans White House talks with industry leaders and the union in a bid to bargain before possible Taft Hartley emergency provisions. If talks fail a fact finding panel could trigger a court injunction to pause the strike for 80 days. The dispute centers on work practices and a 15 cent per hour wage increase.
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Justice Department
Eisenhower
White House
Justice
William P. Rogers
George C. Doub
New York
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
J Union
Dodgers and Braves face playoff showdown in sunny LA
Los Angeles hosts Milwaukee in a pivotal baseball playoff game as Don Drysdale faces Lew Burdette. Drysdale has 17 wins and 13 losses with 239 strikeouts. A Dodgers win clinches the pennant. a Brewers win forces a deciding game Wednesday. Attendance reached about 70,000 with seats selling quickly.
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Milwau_kee
Braves
Milwaukee
Dodgers
Don Dryssdale
Lew Burdette
Drysdale
Burdette
Dodger
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Soviet harvest reaches 94.3 percent of grain quota
Tass reports the Soviet Union harvested 102,516,000 hectares or 246,038,400 acres of grain and cereal crops by last Friday, reaching 94.3 percent of this year's quota. Harvest MOSCOW AP.
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Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
No Peace In Algeria Likely Now
Paris AP reports gloom over an early end to the Algerian rebellion as rebel leaders propose cease fire talks. De Gaulle and Premier Debre meet after the rebel communique. observers doubt acceptance and foresee continued fighting or stalemate.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
Michel Debre
Rally For
Doctors Urge Restraint On Antibiotic Use
Dr. George R. Fisher of Philadelphia told an Iowa Chapter convention that doctors should avoid prescribing antibiotics for trivial ailments and resist parental pressure for quick care. He warned overuse wastes medicines, risks later resistance, and noted many antibiotics go unused for humans while others are misused in animals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Johnny
George R. Fisher
Philadelphia
Fisher
Timing in Strike Bothers Symington in Steel Row
Sen. Stuart Symington says the Eisenhower administration plans a settlement as steel inventories dwindle and big firms need steel again. He accuses the White House of readying to intervene with power on one side, after 77 days of strike that leaves two million workers without wages.
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Salt Lake City
Stuart Symington
Eisenhower
Symington
Missouri Democrat
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