Five Die and Two Hurt in Arkansas Train Wreck
Four cars of the Frisco Kansas City Florida Special derailed near Marked Tree Arkansas. Five people were killed and two were listed in critical condition. Dozens more received minor injuries as crews and church volunteers set up a field hospital in a nearby church.
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Tree
Ark
Frisco
Memphis
Edith Randall Rinker
Macon
Glen
Patricia Jane Crawford
Kansas City
Kan
William Richards
Bonner Springs
Jonesboro
Tng
H. J. Couchman
Couchman
Tenn
Here
Margret Townsend Marriage Saga Heads Britain
British papers debate Princess Margaret's marriage chances to Capt Peter Townsend on her 25th birthday as royal consent and church rules loom. Townsend, on leave in Belgium, may visit Farnborough and Britain for a week while speculation runs in Daily Sketch and Daily Herald headlines.
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Peter Townsend
Margaret
Mirror
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Townsend
Elizabeth II
Church of England
Elizabeth
Privy Council
Belgium
Brussels
Britain
Farnborough
Daily Sketch
Daily Herald
Orgar
Labor Party
Gallagher Guilty Life Sentence in Korean War Prison Camp
Gallagher, 23, of Brooklyn, found guilty of unpremeditated murder and mistreatment of fellow prisoners in a Red Chinese camp during the Korean War. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor and fined forfeiture of pay allowances. The eight officer court cleared him of two other specifications and innocence on several counts.
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New York
Gallagher
J. C. Lloyd W. Pate
Augusta
Cold spell eases as temperatures stay above normal
Five day outlook projects nightly temps about ten degrees above normal with highs near 82 to 85 and lows 56 to 60. Rain is not expected to fall within measurable amounts.
Quietly with his family at their East Side home
A brief note records a man spending quiet moments with his wife and children at their East Side residence, reflecting a tranquil family scene.
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East Side
Actress Lana Turner Suffer Brain Injury After Fall
Actress Lana Turner is hospitalized after a brain concussion from a fall. Doctors ordered bed rest for two weeks to treat the injury and monitor her recovery.
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Lana Turner
Killer of Cop Captured After Chicago Manhunt Ends
Richard Carpenter, a 26 year old ex convict sought for killing one officer and wounding another, fled through a tear gas filled Chicago apartment before surrendering. Detective Elwood Zuley described the dramatic capture as officers wrestled him to the floor amid gunfire and gas.
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Richard Carpenter
Chicago
John Dillinger
Elwood Zuley
Carpenter
Zuley
J John Kennedy
North Avenue
Muscatine forms industrial development committee
City council adopts a resolution to create a 12 member industrial development committee to attract new industry, coordinate activities, and report annually by Sept 1. Members include four labor representatives and two from each of industry professions commercial groups and the public.
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Muscatine
Elmer E
Slaying Murphy After Subway Arrest Scene
A young gunman involved in a string of robberies shot Kerr during a theater incident then fled to Potomac Avenue after arresting officer Murphy on the subway train. He escaped the scene but was later tracked by authorities.
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Baltimore ‘Theater
Coon Kerr
Carpenter
Kerr
William Marin
Murphy
Potomac Ave
Attlee Recovers From Blood Clot
Mrs. Attlee told reporters the Labor Party leader, 72, has recovered and the brain condition is resolved with all well again after his illness.
Leave Walkout Hits IHC East Moline Plant
About 600 employees walked off by noon at East Moline Illinois as CIO United Auto Workers planned a strike date. At the Harvester plant in Memphis 250 workers walked off Thursday night. Only 225 of 1050 scheduled for today reported. In total 40,000 International Harvester workers across 17 plants voted to strike if needed at contract expiration Monday midnight. Negotiations continue in Chicago.
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East Moline
Harvester
Mem
International Harvester
Chicago
Drouth Severe in Iowa Hoegh Says
Des Moines reports Gov. Leo Hoegh stating the drought and heat have caused severe damage to Iowa corn with little national surplus. He warns national stockpiles may last only three to four months and urges stockpiling beef pork and other staples. He notes drought impact varies by rainfall and calls for widespread rain.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Floods Ravage New England and Pennsylvania After Heavy Rains
Torrential rains from the Diana storm unleashed historic floods across nine states and the District of Columbia. At least 22 killed and millions in damage as Scranton and Tamaqua face emergencies. Red Cross distributes water. towns lock down. Hangar Calvary helicopters assist evacuations.
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New England
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States
Diane
Carolinas
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
Virginia
New York
District of Columbia
Army Puts Reserve Plan Into Effect
The Army announces a new reserve training program aiming to boost reserves to 2.9 million over years, with six month active duty for immediate entrants. It allows direct six year enlistments for men 17 to 18 percent and sets a two plus three plus one year active/ready/standby reserve sequence. Oct. 1 start eyed. Eisenhower authorized 90,000 enlistments, Marines 5,500. Volunteers deferable. pay set at $50 monthly for six months. High school students may delay until coursework or age.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Army
Marine Corps
Military plane crash kills four in Hawthorne Nevada
In Hawthorne Nevada a military aircraft crashed and burned, killing four men. Washington reports a separate action as Secretary of Defense Wilson orders a new code of honor posted by every American unit, ship and post worldwide.
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Hawthorne
Nev
Washington
Wilson
Four Youths Nabbed After Mount Pleasant Station Robbery
Four young suspects police say robbed a Mount Pleasant filling station of 73 dollars and were captured about two hours later at a roadblock near Fairfield. Identified as Joe Simmons 22 Betty Simmons 20 Jim Patterson 23 Phyllis McGee 15 they were in a car reported stolen Thursday in Illinois. Patterson and Simmons were armed with .22 caliber revolvers.
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Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Russell K. van Tuyle
Joe Simmons
Betty
Jim Patterson
Phyllis McGee
Lake View
Ohio
Patterson
Simmons
Illinois
Hassee Highway
West Edge
Fairport
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U. S
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Baruch
Leonard Powell
Agawam
Mass
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James T. Hanlon
Red Cross
Hanlon
Tamaqua
Schuylkill
Hazleton
Weather Bureau
Delaware
Easton
Be Poconos
James E. Cole
Worcester
New Boston
Russell
Otis
Farmington River
Mwo
World News
U_ S
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