Fire at Standard Oil refinery in Whiting rages into third day
A massive blaze at the Standard Oil Indiana refinery in Whiting continues with two tanks burning as fire crews and National Guardsmen work through the night. The explosion and ensuing fire have killed two, injured 45, and forced about 950 families to evacuate. Company officials say repairs and safety measures limit hazards. damage is estimated at over 10 million dollars with most insured.
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Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Mile Square
Standard Oil
Robert E. Wilson
Midwest
Wilson
Red Cross
Washington
Temporary plan for Muscatine schools delays opening
Delays in completing new Muscatine school buildings lead to temporary class locations for fall. A. A. Johnson says finish materials are late and occupancy may wait two to three weeks except Garfield and Franklin. Pupil allocations split by grade across Grant, Park Place, and Jefferson sites with guides and church space used for some classes.
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Muscatine
A. A. Johnson
Johnson
Garfield and Franklin
Park Place
Lincoln Boulevard Baptist Church
Franklin Id
Garfield
Franklin School
Grant School
Ethel May Northey
Big 4 and Canadian Envoys Begin Disarmament Talks
Delegates from the Big Four and Canada opened a new round of disarmament negotiations at U N headquarters in New York. The talks plan to extend Geneva proposals including inspection of military sites with Phased Western Soviet concessions seen, aiming to set groundwork for higher level talks in Geneva on Oct 27. Cabot Lodge Jr. opened for the U S, then Harold E Stassen takes over as chief U S representative.
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United Nations
N. Y
Canada
Russia
U. S
Geneva
Moscow
Izvestia
Cabot Lodge Jr
U. N
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Neglect of Wounded Flier Alleged in Korea Crash
The U S Command charged the Communists with gross neglect of Lt Guy H Bumpass after his plane crashed in Panmunjom Korea He did not receive medical treatment until the second night and X rays showed a fractured skull He was returned by the Reds last week and remained in serious condition at a Tokyo area air base hospital Capt Charles W Brown of West Louisville Ky was killed in the crash as observer aboard the trainer plane.
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Panmunjom
Korea
The
N. Command
Guy H. Bumpass
Harland C Parks
Military Armistice Commission
Bumpass
Parks
Tokyo
Charles W. Brown
West
Louisville
UN Cuts Truce Inspection Teams Amid Chip in Tension
World news notes the UN Command cutting back on truce inspection teams in Panmunjom as Communists had agreed to a reduction. A separate item reports Shelley Winters undergoing emergency minor surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Deborah Landy, once linked to Communist activities, was questioned in a closed HUAC session.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
New York
Hollywood
Shelley Winters
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Washington
Deborah Landy
Naval Reserve Commission
House Un-American Activities Committee
Call Off Alert for Hurricane Edith
The all clear was sounded today for the East Coast and Bermuda as Hurricane Edith turned north-northeastward. Forecaster Gordon Dunn said the storm would stay over open water with 80 to 85 mile winds, posing a risk mainly to shipping.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Edith
Gordon Dunn
Ief
Dunn
Boy Kills Father in Wyoming County
In Pineville West Virginia a 15 year old Ravencliff youth shot and killed his father Sunday after being whipped for playing a radio too loudly. Sheriff Paul Goode said the incident occurred in Wyoming County and is under investigation.
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Pineville
W. Va
Ravencliff
Wyoming County
Paul Goode
Postponed City Softball Playoffs Due To Rain
The championship city softball playoffs at Oregon field were moved to Tuesday evening after about two hours of rain. Officials ruled at 2 p m today that field conditions and forecast heavy rains made play inadvisable.
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Oregon Field
Iowa Woman Plunges From Ninth Floor in Chicago Hotel
Virginia Karmia, 27, of Burlington Iowa, fell from the Planters Hotel ninth floor after her husband Sid Karmia intervened as she attempted to climb through a window. She is in critical condition with multiple fractures and internal injuries. The couple, with their 4 year old daughter, had traveled to Chicago for psychiatric treatment.
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Chicago
Burlington
Iowa
Virginia Karmia
Spring St
Karmia
Planters Hotel
Sid
Sandra
Major Weather Change in Iowa and Detroit Siege
A deadly four hour siege in Detroit ended with gunman Charles Luther Rollins killed as police fired 40 shots. Two officers were wounded amid a 5,000-strong crowd. Separately, Iowa faces a major weather shift with cooling, rain, and showers spreading from the west to the east, expected to lower temperatures across the state.
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Detroit
Charles Luther Rollins
Leoma
Tenn
Walter Wyrod
Anthony Oberdzinski
Rollins
Bernard Smith
Tennessee
Smith
Wyrod
Leslie Caldwell
Edward Jacque
Haymes Denies Rita Hayworth Separated After Argument
Hollywood singer Dick Haymes denies separation from Rita Hayworth citing an argument last Wednesday. He says Rita and her two daughters stayed with friends Sunday night while he found her gone upon returning from a nightclub engagement. Haymes says she was at a Hollywood attorney's office to discuss contract litigation with Columbia Pictures ahead of Tuesday’s court date.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Malibou
Columbia Pictures
Fort Dodge Man Held for Shooting Divorced Wife
A Fort Dodge man, Joseph E. Culps, 22, is jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting his divorced wife Josephine as she fled to a service station. Witnesses say Culps pursued her, firing multiple shots. autopsy cites six bullets from behind. First degree murder charges are being prepared.
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Fort Dodge
Joseph E. Culps
Arthur Johnson
Culps
Josephine
Johnson
France seeks representative Moroccan government to halt unrest
Paris reports Premier Faure plans a representative Moroccan government after Aix les Bains talks with nationalist leaders. Negotiations with Istiqlal and Democratic Independence aim to end exile of Sultan Ben Youssef and replace Resident General Grandval. Unity among Moroccan factions and timing for reforms remain unsettled amid renewed violence in French Morocco.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
French
Morocco
Pierre July
Aix Les -Bains
Faure
Istiqilal (Independence) Party
July
Istiqlal
Aix Les Bains
Gilbert Grandval
Granval
Suntan
Apas
Youssef
Mohammed Ben ‘Youssef
Istiqlal Party
Democratic Independence Party
PDI
Ben Youssef
France
Madagascar
Ben Moulay Arafa
Rabat
North Africa
Charles Drumm Dies After Farm Accident
Charles B. Drumm 66 Wilton farmer and Muscatine County supervisor died at Muscatine County hospital from a farm accident. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Sweetland Methodist, Wilton. Burial Memorial Park cemetery Muscatine. Survived by wife Lydia three sons Charles W Cedar Rapids Roger H and Paul E Drumm Wilton a daughter Capt Judith M nurse at Fitzsimons Denver two brothers Harry Drumm Frederick SD and Ben Drumm Muscatine. He had served on the county board since 1946 and headed as chairman 1950 1951. Burial at Memorial Park.
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Charles B. Drumm
Wilton
Muscatine County
Sweetland Methodist Church
Wilton Lodge No. 167
Memorial Park Cemetery
Muscatine
Mr. Drumm
Wilton Township
Henry T
Roxie Hoove‘nagle Drumm
Lydia Schlapkoh
Davenport
Drumm
Wilton Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Zarepath
Kaaba Shrine
White Pigeon Insurance Co
A Ee Baan
Com
E. R. Swickard
Harold H. Hanson
Lucile Freybler
Noutheast
Charles W. Cedar Rapids
Roger H
Paul E. Drumm
Capt
Judith M
U. S. Army
Fitz-simons Hospital
Denver
Harry Drumm
Frederick, S. D
Ben. Drumm
Leaps from Edison Bridge Avert Suicide In New Jersey
Diane Rakett 26 of Rahway jumped 170 feet from Edison Bridge in Woodbridge but was rescued by a passing tugboat. She told police she changed her mind and did not want to die. She is the first to survive a bridge leap into the Raritan River. about a half dozen others have died from the same height.
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Woodbridge
Edison Bridge
Diane Rakett
Rahway
Rakett
Raritan River
Elmer Krysko
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