Nickerson to Explain Release of Secret Weapon Data
Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. testifies at his court martial in Huntsville Alabama about why he disclosed secret weapon data to ensure its future, with civilian defense counsel Ray H. Jenkins set to follow after Julian Robertson of Salisbury North Carolina, a World War II comrade.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
Ray H. Jenkins
Julian Robertson
Salisbury
N.C
Weather and local notes from New Castle area
A dated weather coincidence reports the New Castle Water Co pump readings matching last year with a high of 75 and low of 52. Community notices include gladioli in salmon bloom, two new commemorative stamps at the Post Office, drowning warnings for youths, Fourth of July firecracker restrictions, elderberries seen blooming, and a large pipe line ditch project along North and Little Beaver Twps heading toward the Beaver County line.
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New Castle Water Co
Little Beaver
Small’s Ferry
North
Beaver
Beaver County
Weather Summary: Cloudy warm with scattered showers expected
Daily weather report notes cloudiness warmth and high eighties with tonight and Friday showers and thundershowers. 24 hour statistics show a max 8 min 55 and river stage 7.4 feet. Year ago had 45 max 68 min and river at 9.4 feet with 0.50 inches precipitation.
Stassen Unveils Step Toward Disarmament Plan
Harold Stassen scheduled to unveil a first step in a Western backed disarmament plan in London. His proposals target non-nuclear weapon reductions and potential scrapping of postwar stockpiles, with Russia Britain France and Canada weighing the ideas. A three stage force reduction to 1,700,000 men each is also under consideration.
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London
INS
Harold Stassen
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Hoffa Sought Secret Information via Senate Committee Plot
Witnesses testified that James R Hoffa and Miami attorney Hyman J Fischbach sought to recruit Cheasty as a spy for the Senate Rac kets committee. Cheasty described promises of $18 000 and provided screened information while reporting to Kennedy and the FBI. Names mentioned included Johnny Dio and Joe Carcio with ties to Detroit and Brooklyn figures.
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Washington
INS
Dye Cheasty
Teamsters Union No. 2
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Hoffa
Miami
Hyman J. Fischbach
Federal District
Cheasty
U. S
Edward P. Troxell
New York
Senate Committee
Fischbach
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
FBI
Chicago
Detroit
Johnny Dio
Joe Carcio
Dio
Brooklyn
Seek Plan To Boost Sales Tax Collections
Harrisburg insiders report the State Revenue Department will audit the construction industry to boost three percent sales tax receipts. Secretary Gerald A. Gleeson says top investigators will review records, permits, and contracts to uncover mispayments or evasion, including out of state material imports.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Revenue Department
Gerald A. Gleeson
Pennsylvania
Gleeson
State Draft Call For August 735 Men
Harrisburg reports a selective service draft call for August of 735 men the year's lowest. Col. Henry M. Gross, state draft director, notes 1 021 men were drafted in August last year with prior monthly calls: January 1338 February 1004 March 952 April 853 May 875 June 858 and July 872.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Gross
Nationalist Islands Bombed By Red China
Chinese communists bombarded two Nationalist islands with shore artillery and gunboat fire. Nationalist defenses aided by American-supplied artillery silenced the Red guns. Off offshore bases remain alert as Adm. Felix Stump and Vice Admiral Ingersoll arrive for strategy talks with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Taipel
Little Quemoy Island
Defense Ministry
Felix Stump
U.S. Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
Adm
Stuart Ingersoll
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Sixth Nuclear Blast of 1957 Series Delayed
LAS VEGAS November. The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the sixth nuclear blast of the 1957 series for 24 hours due to technical reasons. The shot was moved to 4:45 a.m. Friday and was planned to equal 10,000 tons of TNT in a 10 kiloton detonation atop a 500 foot steel tower.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Engery Commission
Five Trapped Miners Rescued Alive at Powhatan Mine
Five coal miners trapped for 14 hours in a Powhatan Coal Co. strip mine near Bloomingdale Ohio were rescued after a giant auger drill bored through to their chamber. The men, Kenneth Hamilton 38 and others aged 29 to 40, crawled to safety as crowds urged on. No injuries were reported.
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United Press
Bloomingdale
Ohio
Powhatan Coal Co
Kenneth Hamilton
Joseph Lupinski
Martin Kowalski
Henry Horvath
Fred Sable
Governors End 4 Day Parley
Republican governors left Williamsburg after a four day conference to meet President Eisenhower and urge stronger national leadership. They planned a committee to review federal state responsibilities, with Illinois Governor Stratton to chair after consulting peers. Democratic governors traveled to Manteo North Carolina to visit Governor Hodges.
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Washington
Eisenhower
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Manteo
N. C
Dare County
Luther H. Hodges
Nine Men on Fishing Boat Are Drowned
Nine men aboard the disabled fishing vessel Keturah, owned by Warren Fishing Co., sank 11 miles southeast of Galveston after striking an oil platform during Hurricane Audrey related gales. The Cahoone towed the boat, the tow line broke twelve hours later, and the vessel failed to reach port. the Coast Guard cutter rode out the storm with no survivors reported.
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Galveston
Tex
Insi
Keturah
Warren Fishing Co
Pensacola
Fla
Coast Guard
Cahoone
New Orleans Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
New Missiles Fired In Florida Report Sparks Speculation
Reports from Cape Canaveral say two missiles roared from the Air Force launch site over the Atlantic seven hours apart. Observers believed they were Redstone type based on sound and smoke trails. Par tice Air Force Base offered no identification, noting Redstone and Jupiter are test assets at the center.
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Cape Canaveral
Filia
Air Force
Atlantic
Partick Air Force Base
Jand
Thhose
Redistone
Sabre Rattling Speech Draws Quiet United Nations Response
Red Chinese premier Chou En Lai warned of war in a speech before China's National People's Congress. U N General Assembly President Prince Wan Waithaya decried the remarks as the usual communist rhetoric, noting Chou's long-standing warnings.
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Tokyo
INS
Chou En-Lai
United Nations General Assembly
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
Chou
National People’s Congress
Peiping
China
Clean H-Bomb Now Hoped For
President Eisenhower heard from weapons experts that four to five years of testing could yield an absolutely clean H-bomb, free of radioactive fallout. He still supports suspending tests as a step toward disarmament, but cautions that a totally fallout free bomb does not yet exist.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Internal Troubles In China Faced By Mao Regime
London based CPS report summarizes a high level assessment of China’s internal strife following Mao Zedong’s policy statement. It notes deep-rooted political and economic difficulties across the 600 million population, widespread criticism, but preservation of Communist regime foundations and no immediate threat to Mao’s government. It suggests possible closer ties with European satellites and no current disruption of Soviet-Chinese relations.
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K. C. Thaler
United Press
London
China
Mao Tzetung
Peiping
Mao
Plan To Act On Situation In Hungary
United Nations diplomats discussed the 81 free world nations agreeing to convene the UN Assembly to address the Hungarian crisis. The session could open in early September, though Britain seeks July action. Ambassador Lodge noted many foreign ministers would be in New York for the regular assembly.
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United Nations
N. Y
INS _U.N
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
New York
Fail To Settle Paper Company Strike In Erie
In Erie Pennsylvania a two week strike at Hammermill Paper Company failed to progress as Federal Mediator Grover Stainbrook met with company and union representatives in morning and afternoon sessions. A company spokesman said neither side budged from its pre strike position. The union contract expired June 1 and 1700 workers on strike plus 400 more idled by the walkout.
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Erie
Hammermill Paper Company
Grover Stainbrook
Saegertown
Paper Makers Union
Hurricane Audrey Hammers Gulf Coast Ports
Hurricane Audrey plowed toward the Texas and Louisiana coasts with 100 mph winds after claiming nine lives in the Gulf. Port Arthur and surrounding areas faced expected tides up to nine feet as thousands fled low lying zones and rescue flights evacuated personnel. Coastal warnings extended from High Island to Morgan City with heavy rains inland across East Texas and Western Louisiana.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Audrey
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana- Texas
New Orleans
INS
Texas
Louisiana
Air Force
Naval
Gulf
Weather Bureau
High Island
Morgan City
Freeport
Biloxi
Miss
Galveston
Corpus Christi
French Launch Big Military Move In Algeria
Algiers reports the French army launched a major operation in the two year war against Algerian nationalists. Massif De Colle in Constantine province is declared forbidden and 300,000 residents are evacuating. The region has been a rebel stronghold and base for raids on French forces.
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Algiers
Ins
Massif de Colle
Constantine
Radio TV and Society Pages Highlight
Page 34 shows Radio TV listings with six copies and crossword on page 11. Ellwood writes the obituary and theater notes appear on page 8 while stock details run through 38. News desks provide want ads and phone numbers for readers.
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Society Cross Word
Ellwood
Moving seaside cards and mountain views traveler's notes
A narrator receives daily postcards from lake side and mountain spots. The cards depict bucolic dells and high peaks or ten mile deserts with drown and dry scenes and beach beauties. Each card ends with the line having a wonderful time.
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Dells
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