Quiet Buenos Aires Amid Revolt Aftermath
News from Buenos Aires reports a calm capital after a brief naval and air force rebellion that left 360 dead and nearly 1,000 wounded. The government warns agitators will be tried on the spot, while rebels claim continued resistance from Porto Belgrano and southern provincial garrisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Colombo
Buenos Aires
INS
Juan Peron
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Porto Belgrano
Peron
Buenos
Watering, traffic, and strawberry fairs dot a saturated Friday
Residents kept moisture in the ground by watering lawns while children enjoyed the spray. Caution is urged west of town where gas lines cross Route 224 with big ditches on both sides. Angle parking on the Diamond disrupts flow during rush hours as drivers wait for spots. Strawberry festivals in rural areas drew crowds with church lawns decor and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa Nene
Parkers
Aerial Acrobat Falls 55 Feet Injures Performer at Steel Pier
Robert Atterbury a 38 year old aerial acrobat from Minneapolis fell fifty five feet during a first time act at the Steel Pier Atlantic City. He suffered fractures in both feet and a broken pelvis and is listed in fair condition at Atlantic City Hospital. The fall occurred as he climbed a sixty five foot pole with his wife and sister in law watching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Steel Pier
Robert Atterbury
Portland Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Atlantic City Hospital
Atterbury
Sunny and Warm Sunday Forecast
Daily weather report notes sunny and warm conditions for Sunday with fair and mild tonight. Low tonight near 60. US weather data for 24 hours ending 7 am shows high of 85 and low of 56 with no precipitation and river stage at 5.4 feet. A year ago the high was 70 and low 61 with 1.05 inches of precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate Ratifies Austrian State Treaty amid Criticism
The U S Senate approved the Austrian state treaty 63 to 3, despite bipartisan criticism. The pact extends Austrian reparations to Russia for ten more years and ends the four power occupation, with critics labeling the terms as appeasement and robbery. Senators O Mahoney Knowland Jenner McCarthy Malone voiced dissent but supported ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Senate
Russia
Austria
Joseph R. O'Mahoney
Wyo
U. S
William F. Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Voice of America
Europe
William E. Jenner
Ind
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
George W. Malone
Four Million Dollar Fire Destroys Charleston Waterfront
A 4 million dollar blaze along Charleston's historic waterfront killed at least two people and injured five others. Lew Henninger, head of the Charleston Tidewater Terminal, died inside the warehouse as policeman Aytes perished trying to rescue him. The fire started on the docks, fanned by strong winds, destroying six buildings and a newsprint warehouse worth about 1 million dollars. About 500 Navy personnel and volunteers aided rapid firefighting efforts, with crews still searching the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Lew Henninger
Charleston Tidewater Terminal
Lawrence Attes
Aytes
Henninger
Charleston News and Courier
U.S. Silent On Moscow Expulsion Reports
Washington reports suggest three assistant military attaches were expelled from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for alleged espionage. Names tied to the case include Lt. Col. John Benson, Capt. Walter Mule, and Capt. William R. Stroud. Officials decline to confirm or deny, noting public disclosure may not serve national interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moscow
London
United States
John §. Benson
Milton
Mass
Walter Mule
Fort Monmouth
N. Ao
William R. Stroud
Estrella Lawler
Kewanee
Soviet Union
State Department
Army
Molotov Set to Arrive Today for UN Anniversary Meeting
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov was due to arrive in San Francisco aboard the City of San Francisco for the United Nations 10th anniversary gathering. He will be greeted by U.S. and Russian security, stay at a Hillsborough mansion, and may meet with Dulles MacMillan and Pinay before the conference opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Coffey
United Press
San Francisco
Vyacheslav M. [Molotov
United Nations
Southern Pacific
Oalkand
Bay
U.S. State Department
MVD
Secret Service
Molotov
Hillsborough
U.N
John Foster Dulles
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
Cheyenne
Wyo
V. M. Molotov
Denver Post
U. S
George Zarubin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Geneva
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Edgar Faure
Nikolai Bulganin
Plot Breakup Report in Red China Claims Monarchy Restoration Plot
Peiping Radio reported Communist China foiled a plot by religious sects to overthrow the government and restore a monarchy. It said leaders were sentenced to death, but gave few specifics. The group allegedly used underground shelters near Peiping in central China and operated among farmers in Hopei Province’s Changchiakow sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peiping
China
Communist
Changchiakow
Hopei Province
Billy Graham Opens Campaign In Switzerland
Billy Graham begins a two part Swiss crusade in Zurich with Swiss sponsors expecting 70 000 attendees at Hardturm Stadium and adjoining fields to seat 70 000 more. 500 000 to 700 000 may hear a radio broadcast. He plans a Geneva stop and then a trip to Frankfurt to preach to American servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Billy Graham
Graham
Hardturm
Geneva
Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
Eisenhower Plans Seven New England Speeches Next Week
President Eisenhower outlines a seven speech tour across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont from June 22 to 27. He will also attend the United Nations anniversary event in San Francisco and visit notable New England sites including Franconia Notch and the old man of the mountain memorial. He stays in Lancaster New Hampshire with Commerce Secretary Weeks and ends with a visit to the Nansen ski jump in Berlin before continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
San Francisco
United Nations
Washington
Rutland
State Fair Grounds
Concord
Lincoln
N. H
Franconia Notch
Lancaster
Farm of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Berlin
Parma
Missing Florida judge and wife spark search for ex husbands
Police hunt for two embittered men whose marriages were dissolved in Judge C. C. Chillingworth's court. The couple, Chillingworth and his wife, vanished from an oceanfront cottage three days ago. A blood trail led to the sea, but investigators say they have not ruled out foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
C. C. Chillingworth
Chillingworth
China to Free Three American War Prisoners
Peiping announced three U S soldiers among five Korean War prisoners would be released and leave China. The Americans named were Cpl Otto G Bell of Olympia Washington and Cpl W A Cowart of Monticello Arkansas plus Lewie W Griggs of Jacksonville Texas. The Belgians Roger Devriendt of West Vlaanderen and Louis Verduck of Antwerp also chose to stay in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto G. Bell
Olympia
Wash
Cpl
W. A. Cowart
Monticello
Ark
New China News Agency
Lewie W. Griggs
Kickapoo St
Jacksonville
Tex
U.S
Chinese Red Cross Society
U.N
China
Lin Shih-Huiao
Red Cross Society of China
Peiping
Lin
United States
Sixteen Small Craft Return to U.S. from Japan
Sixteen Soviet flag bearing landing craft and mine sweepers arrived at Maizuru Japan to be returned to the United States Navy. The vessels were part of 186 ships lent to Russia in World War II and requested back by Washington seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maizuru
Japan
Russia
United States Navy
Washington
Adenauer Seeks Moscow Talks With Western Backing
Western powers approve West German Chancellor Adenauer visiting Moscow next fall for diplomatic and trade talks under pre conditions. US Britain and France back the plan and pledge NATO coordination before the Geneva summit among the Big Four. Adenauer is assured inclusion in any future European security framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce W. Munn
United Press
New York
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Adenauer
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Geneva
West Germany
Reservists From 314th to Train Two Weeks at Gap
Companies A and B of the 314th Infantry Regiment leave the U S Army Reserve Center for Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania for a two week field training encampment. The five companies will train June 18 to July 2 and form the First Battalion with Maj Willie E Dickson in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
314Th Infantry Regiment
U. S. Army Reserve Center
Indiantown Gap
Beaver Falls
Farrell
Willie E. Dickson
Sharon
Disguised Taxi Officer Kills Bandit in North Philly
Philadelphia patrolman Amerigo Finizio 29 a taxi disguise shot and killed a bandit who wore a passenger disguise after a knife point robbery. The victim James Stanley 30 was hit in the back and died. Finizio ordered halt and fired a second shot after a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
Amerigo Finizio
Finizio
James Staney
Stanley
Mock Atomic Attack Shows Much To Be Done
President Eisenhower urged passage of his compulsory military reserve bill after a nationwide mock atomic attack. Defense chief Flemming backed the plan while Val Peterson warned a nuclear strike cannot destroy America but survival requires readiness. The exercise staged from 31 relocation sites simulated 61 cities with millions killed or homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Cutter
United Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Arthur Flemming
Val Peterson
America
Flemming
Peterson
Three Servicemen Die In Early Morning Crash Near Winchester
Three servicemen were killed instantly when their car crashed on U S Route 522 near the West Virginia line at 12 45 a m. The victims were Richard Stewart Diewald 23 Rochester Michigan James Clifford Hillian 20 Oklahoma City Oklahoma and Norman Lynn Vinson 21 Jackson Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
J. W. Witt
West Virginia
Richard Stewart Diewald
Rochester
Mich
James Clifford Hillian
Oklahoma City
Okla
Norman Lynn Vinson
Jackson
Death records list three local deaths in Chester area
The June 18 1955 death record lists Mrs Mary Ellen Hayes Miller 77 of 812 South Cascade street Chester Edward L Kay Sr 45 of 301 Hill Crest Avenue and Paul Herbert Leslie 17 of R D 1 Enon Valley with no additional details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Hayes Miller
South Cascade Street
Chester Young
Beckford Street
Edward L. Kay, Sr
Hillcrest Avenue
Paul Herbert Leslie
R. D
Enon Valley
Three Others Are Wounded In Boston Battle
A gunman was killed and two gunmen plus two police officers were wounded in an East Boston tenement when police tried to question the robbers about a $500 tobacco shop holdup. The dead man was Walter MecTi gh e, an ex convict. Croce Centifanti was wounded and the officers were Walter O Rourke and John Owirka both shot in the shoulder. Riot squads were dispatched as the gunmen continued firing from the room and window during the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Boston
Walter MecTighe
Croce Centifanti
Walter O'Rourke
John Owirka
O’rourke
William Winters
John Waple
Meridian Street
Owirka
Storms lash three-state Southwest with 20 tornadoes
Storms battered Kansas Oklahoma and Texas causing major property damage and a flood threat along the Washita River. Twenty tornadoes were counted split as 10 in Oklahoma seven in Texas three in Kansas with Wellington hit hardest but no injuries reported. Additional storms were forecast across the region over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Tex
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Highway Patrol
Cheyenne
Hammon
Washita River
New York
Arthur Mometer Keeps the Household Running Smooth
Arthur Mometer is portrayed as a versatile fix it man who handles dolls sleds roofs lawns and small errands. His temper flares briefly but quickly settles and his family and community support him as a reliable figure on a hot eighty nine day.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Basaey
AG Pai
Tnewc Pam
Daily Weather Report
South Carolina
Red
Florida
Fayetteville
N.C
William H. Olson
Camp Gordon
Korea
Youngstown
Joseph P. Cleland
Fort Bragg
Olson
Washington, D.C
Cleland
Watertown
N.Y
Belgium
Gap
James Whelan
Inside Todays News
Cross Word
Ellwood
Arthur Mometer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!