Rioters Burn Two Saigon Hotels In Armistice Protests
In Saigon thousands of South Vietnamese rioters attacked during a protest marking the armistice anniversary. The Majestic and Gallieni hotels hosting truce commission members were looted while police used clubs and tear gas before opening fire. Casualty details were unclear.
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Indochina
France
International Truce Commission
Claire Chennault
Civil Air Transport Company
Louis Guilbert
United Press
Geneva
Truce Commission
Majestic Hotel
International Control Commission
Hotel Gallieni
Control Commission
Saizon
Croton bicycle inspections and local town notes
A Pa Newe column typo changed the car inspection deadline to July 31 after July 21. Croton youths lined Croton school grounds for bicycle inspections with most bikes passing and some needing fixes for city tags. Workmen near St Mary school prep a four room addition to a previously announced building project. Canadian coins appear in the district from vacation travelers and church treasurers note coins show up in collections. Lawn grading and finishing work continues at the new Wesley Methodist church on West Washington Street.
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Croton
St. Mary School
New Wesley Methodist
West Washington St
Daily Weather Report Sunny and mild temperatures expected
Sunny today with highs 80s to 90s depending on region. Fair tonight with lows 45 to 60. Thursday should stay mostly sunny with highs in the 80s. US 24 hour data shows 88 max and 50 min temperatures with 5.5 feet river stage. A year ago records were 84 max and 55 min with no precipitation.
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United States
Huts Set Afire in Two Moroccan Villages
In Casablanca area towns two villages reported self immolated huts as a protest against French rule. Rioting killed many and massive evacuations followed as fires spread from Le Douar El Alya near Fedala and Le Douar Brada along the Fezadal road.
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Casablanca
Morocco
le Douar el Alya
Fedala
le Douar Brada
Civic Group Plans Bid Opening Action on Local Plant Sale
New Castle Civic and Industrial group met to discuss government owned United Engineering plant to be bid August 5 in Pittsburgh. Two representatives will attend the public bid opening and an emergency meeting may follow to decide a plan of action. The group favors selling the plant to restore jobs despite mixed views among members. Richard C. Davis of Machinists Lodge 1671 questions why sealed bids were not sought earlier and vows to oppose broker sale if bids fail.
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New Castle Civic & Industrial Group
Ecclesian Club
United Engineering & Foundry Company
Pittsburgh
William F. DeCarbo
Civic and Industrial Group
United Engineering
Richard C. Davis
Machinists Lodge 1671
Davis
Machinists Union
Stevens to Retire as Army Secretary in Pentagon Farewell
Washington reports Pentagon ceremonies mark the retirement of Robert T. Stevens after a stormy 2 1/2 year term. A Fort Myer reception features a Third Infantry Band, a 19 gun salute, and a 30-ship flyover as Stevens returns to South Plainfield and the J. P. Stevens textile board. Wilber M. Brucker to be sworn in as the new Army Secretary at 12:45 p.m. today.
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INS
Pentagon
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Fort Myer
Third Infantry Regiment
U. S. Army
South Plainfield
N.J
J.P. Stevens Textile Firm
Michigan
Wilber M. Brucker
Army
Brucker
Defense
Eight Year Old Girl Shot to Death Near MiddleTown
Gloria Jean Gaul of Highland Park New Jersey was killed by a .38 caliber bullet while playing with her nephew at his home near Middletown Pennsylvania She died at Harrisburg Hospital on arrival and was one of five children of Mr and Mrs William Gaul
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Middletown
INS
New Jersey
Gloria Jean Gaul
William Gaul
Highland Park
N. J
Harrisburg Hospital
Noted Fugitive Is Recaptured In New York
Patrick Eugene McDermott, former editor killer and Ohio Penitentiary escapee, was captured in New York by Patrolman Harold Pagewell and James G. Murphy. McDermott, 56, denied his identity until fingerprints and a tattoo matched, ending his stint among Ten Most Wanted fugitives.
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New York
INS
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Canton
Ohio
McDermott
Iite
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Harold Pagewell
Jewis Memorial Hospital
New York City
FBI
Pagewell
Mr.Dermott
George Washington Bridge
Jewish Memorial
Pageweit
James G. Murphy
Dr Sam Sheppard May Start Life Sentence Today
Convicted wife killer Dr Sam Sheppard could begin serving a life term at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus if commitment papers arrive in time. Sheriff Joseph Sweeney said deputies may transport him today as his lawyers pursue appeals to the state supreme court.
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Cleveland
INS
Sam Sheppard
Court of Appeals
Ohio Penitentiary
Cuyahoga County
Joseph Sweeney
Ohio
Columbus
Sam
State Supreme Court
Three Perons Burn To Death In Woodlynne Fire
A Woodlynne New Jersey bungalow fire killed John Degemis 28 a bartender his wife Marie 25 and their baby. The coroner said the mother and child were found in the bedroom and Degemis on the sunporch where he slept. Blaze started allegedly in a dining room chair. A neighbor woke the firemen.
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Woodlynne
N. J
INS
Wood Iynne
Camden County
Robert J. Blake
John Degemis
Marie
Degemis
Blake
Heads Of Eight School Districts Attend Meeting
Presidents and vice presidents from eight school districts met with county superintendent Roy F. Conway to discuss common problems. Districts represented were Union Township Edenburg Independent Bessemer Little Beaver North Beaver Mahoning Wampum and Big Beaver without initial attendance from Big Beaver and Wampum. Enrollment figures were examined to identify potential trouble areas.
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Roy F. Conway
Union Township
Edenburg Independent
Bessemer
Little Beaver Township
North Beaver Township
Mahoning Township
Wampum
Big Beaver Township
Six Guardsmen Burned at Michigan Training Camp
Six Indianapolis National Guardsmen were burned when spilled gasoline ignited in a mess hall at a summer training camp near Grayling Michigan. The three most seriously burned were flown to the Naval hospital at Great Lakes Illinois. They were Capt. Frank Coleman and Privates Thomas Hale and Donald Kramer.
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Grayling, Mich
INS
Grayling
Mich
Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Ill
Frank Coleman
Thomas Hale
Donald Kramer
Wesley Methodist Church to Be Consecrated July 31
The Wesley Methodist Church at Round Street and West Washington hosts a 11 am consecration service on July 31 with Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke officiating. A 4:30 pm sermon by Dr. Bruce Middaugh closes the day jail prayer and dedication. An open house 2:30 to 4:30 pm features the Women’s Society of Christian Services as hostesses.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Round St
West Washington
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
Womans Society of Christian Services of
Russia willing to make readjustments at Geneva talks
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman George said Russia showed willingness to readjust after Geneva progress. He cited Russia’s agreement to discuss German unification first and Bulganin’s acceptance of Eisenhower’s pledge against waging aggressive war. More comments from Potter noted.
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William Theis
Washington
INS
Senate
Walter F. George
Georgia
Russia
Geneva
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
U. S
Charles E. Potter
Mich
Man Dies After 400 Foot Fall From WPIC Tower
G R Criswell 41 of Pulaski RD died when he fell from the 400 foot level of the WPIC transmitter tower at Sharon while painting with his brother Thomas. Witnesses say his safety belt likely broke as he plummeted to the ground. He is survived by his widow Betty and a son Richard.
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G. R. Criswell
Pulaski RD
WPIC
Sharon
Thomas
Betty Criswell
Richard
Nixon Briefs Senators on Geneva Summit Talks
Vice President Richard M. Nixon visits the State Department for a Geneva briefing each morning before heading to Capitol Hill. Acting Secretary Herbert Hoover Jr. and Assistant Secretary Thornston B. Morton relay updates to Senate and House leaders on Eisenhower's summit with the premiers of Russia Britain and France.
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I.N.S
Washington
INS
Richard M. Nixon
State Department
Geneva
Nixon
Herbert Hoover Jr
Capitol Hill
Senate
Thornston B. Morton
House
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
France
Morton
Tokyo Receives First Rain in Five Weeks
Tokyo endured a dry spell of five weeks as thundershowers moved through late Tuesday. The cooling rain broke the 90 degree heat and eased the worry over potential water shortages.
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Tokyo
Russian Farm Delegation Visits Iowa State College
A 12 member Soviet farm delegation tours Iowa on a six week U S junket to study American farming. Led by V V Matskevich they travel from Cedar Rapids to stay overnight and plan visits to meat packing plants farms and a county extension office before Iowa State College.
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Russia
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Waterloo
Iowa State
V. V. Matskevich
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Comn
Flood Threat Down In Texas
Officials at Laredo prepared for an emergency as the rising Rio Grande threatened to overflow. The river rose more than five feet with steady rains continuing, making roads in western Texas impassable. The weatherman warned no letup for several days while elsewhere the nation remained hot and humid except for a cooler front in the far northwest and northeast.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Texas
Canada
Power Failure Strands 40 000 In New York
A power failure in New York affected about 40 000 Long Island commuters as an overhead line snapped near evening rush hour. Trains stalled in tunnels, with 2 000 passengers aboard three trains trapped for over an hour, then released into a crowded Penn Station after power shutdown for repairs.
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New York
Ins
Long Island
East River
Pennsylvania_ station
Big Four Recommend Talks on German Unity
In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers agreed the heads of government should open discussions on German unity as the second agenda item. They could not advance on the reunification issue at their afternoon session.
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Geneva
INS
Four Foreign Ministers Seek Face Saving German Question Solution
East West leaders at the Big Four Conference discussed a face saving formula to shelving the German question. If successful they would move on to European security and arms limitation. Privately delegates admitted the plan though officials deny it publicly. The German question had top priority on the agenda.
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Kingsbury Smith
LNS
European
Geneva
Sched
Deaths of Domenic Tartaglione and Jim Simoff
Obituary brief noting Domenic Tartaglione 84 of Butler Pennsylvania and Jim Simoff 47 of Akron Ohio reported in a late July 1955 death record. Details concise with ages and locations.
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Domenic Tartaglione
Butler, Pa
Jim Simoff
Akron
Four Foreign Ministers Pause Germany Talks At Summit
sENEVA INS reports the Big Four foreign ministers abandoned hope for a real settlement on Germany at the summit. They shifted focus to European security as German unification talks were shelved and the issue was passed over in top level discussions.
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Seneva
INS
Germany
U. S
Britain
France
Russia
Summit talks weigh German unification and European security
Government chiefs failed to reach a consensus on German unification while ministers prepare to urge their superiors to discuss European security at the afternoon session. US Chiefs of Staff are on standby for a possible summons to the conference amid disarmament talks. Eden is named chairman for the third day as Western observers deem German unity a fading prospect at the Big Four summit.
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United Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Eisenhower
White House
James Haggerty
Russia
Uled
Eden
Anthony Eden
Germany
Inside Todays News Radio TV Society Sports
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Walnuts and Tomatoes Grower Looks Ahead to Harvest
Arthur Mometer notes tomatoes are green and unripe now with no red or pink fruit. He expects ripened fruit in August and predicts market abundance soon, while greenhouse produce finishes. He looks forward to picking his own and tasting fresher fruit in warm weather at eighty six degrees.
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