Gulf Longshore Strike Spreads Across Southern Ports
Ship crews from North Carolina to Florida walk off over a new contract after hours of talks in Miami. About 2,000 Mobile dock workers idle, with 7,000 Texas workers affected and 34 ships docked. No new talks scheduled as union seeks retroactive terms to Oct. 1.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Miami
Jacksonville
Savannah
Port Everglades
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Texas
Galveston
International Longshoremen’s Assn
West Gulf Maritime Shippers Industry
James Hubbard
Gulf Coast
South
Oet
New York Shipping Assn
ILA
North Atlantic
New York
Bradley
Eisenhower Golfing in California Amid Du Pont Case Hearsay
President Eisenhower arrives for an eight day stay in Palm Springs seeking sun and a round of golf at Dorado Country Club. The article notes his battle with a cold, his hosts George Allen and William E. Robinson, and details surrounding the Du Pont GM stock antitrust case and Judge La Buy’s actions and history.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
Fl Dorado Country Club
Santa Rosa Mountains
George Sc. Allen
William E. Robinson
New York
Coca Cola
Freeman Gosden
Amos
Amos and Andy
Washington
Allen
la Quinta
Labor Day
White House
Howard M. Snyder
du Pont
U.S. Supreme Court
Judge la Bay
U.S. District Court
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
la Buy
Supreme Court
Graham Cites Sex Problems Of Youngsters
The Reverend Billy Graham told a Wheaton College rally that sex is sacred and should be taught in church schools. He cited teen decisions by Joshua, David, and Timothy as examples amid concerns over youth issues noted at the Wheaton campus gathering.
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Wheaton
Billy Graham
Evangelist
Wheaton College
Graham
Joshua
David
Timothy
Englishman Who Wooed Heiress Freed From Jail
Edward Langley a jobless ex truck driver who mingled with society on borrowed money was freed after 78 days in jail for wooing an heiress in defiance of a court order. Langley 27 jailed July 16 for contempt of court Justice Harry Vaisey ruled he was a penniless adventurer who ignored the stay away order with Katharine Dowsett daughter of a shipping magnate.
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Scotland
Langley
Katharine
England
London
Edward Langley
Case Society
Harry Vaisey
Katharine Dowsett
East Germany Adopts New Flag Emblem in Break with West
East Germany announces the first raising of its new national flag, replacing the shared black red and gold banner with a red field bearing a hammer and compass emblem. The law approving the flag was passed by the East German Parliament as the regime seeks foreign recognition.
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Berlin
Communist Fast Germany
West Germany
Moon Eclipse Seen Across Nations With Brief 56 Second Arc
People in Paris London and across the Western Hemisphere watched a total eclipse as clouds blocked parts of the view in northeast Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Harvard and Smithsonian scientists flew to altitude 40 000 feet to study the sun’s corona and atmosphere while many observers looked from above via planes and jets.
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Champs Elysees
Paris
Briton
Greenland
Florida
Michigan
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Gracie
Donald H. Menzel
Harvard Observatory
Harvard
Radcliffe
J. Allen Hynek
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
National Guard
Canary Islands
Record Cotton Crop Forecast in Ouachita Parish
Cotton crop in Ouachita Parish is forecast to set a district wide record with most farmers reporting excellent yields. Joyce notes good harvest practices will yield high grade samples and top prices at market, urging careful gin samples and cleanliness to avoid dampness and damaged quality during handling.
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Joyce
Painter Admits Slaying and Digs Up Grave
A man confesed to slaying a woman and led investigators to a shallow grave. He followed her funeral in a red convertible, later dug up the coffin, smashed the slab, and removed the body. He was arrested after the car was traced to him. Jean’s body was taken to a mortuary. no autopsy will be performed.
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Beckstrom
Jean
Sioux Falls
William Clayton
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Fuerteventura Island
Canary Group
Jackson Street
Church of Christ
Jackson St
E. C. McKenzie
Ouachita
Painter
Neral
Mary's Flower Shop
Ryan Chevrolet, Inc
Monroe
Pine
W. Monroe
DEW Music
RCA Victor
Capitol
Columbia Angel
Decca
Audio-Fidelity
Mercury
DeSiard
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