Explosive Gas Lockdown Near Austin After Pipe Break
A loud explosion threatened many in Austin as a 10 inch propane and butane gas line leaked over a 50 by 35 block area. Authorities evacuated 300 to 409 people, urged warnings, and ordered shutoffs as crews worked to drain the line and secure the scene.
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Austin, Tex
Otto Ludwig
Bergstrom
Austin
Col
Orado
Phillips Petroleum Co
Homer Hoy
Philips Petroleum Co
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Climbs to 628
A Langlade County woman, Mrs. Henry Brandt, 58, of Antigo, was killed when an automobile driven by her husband collided with a milk truck on a rural road near Antigo. The Wisconsin 1959 highway toll rose to 628, up from 620 a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Langlade County
Wisconsin
Henry Brandt
Antigo
Iraq Premier Shot Blames Traitors After Attack
Iraqi Premier Abdel Karim Kassem was shot three times in Baghdad while on his afternoon drive. Officials said his wounds were minor and he urged calm in a hospital radio address blaming traitors for the attempt.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Baghdad
Kassem
Tropical Storm Irene Hits Pensacola With Light Damage
United Press International reports Irene roared ashore on the northwest Florida panhandle then moved into southern Alabama and Georgia. Heavy rain and winds up to 55 mph pounded Pensacola with minimal property damage and no injuries. Forecasters warned up to five inches of rain in parts of Dixie as the storm faded inland.
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United Press International
Florida Panhandle
Alabama
Georgia
Pensacola
Gulf Coast
Trene
Appalachicola
Moffett
Okla
Arkansas-Oklahoma
Yes Button in Newark Pay Raise Campaign Urges Voters
Chief Magistrate Nicholas Castellano questioned Patrolman Edward Adelman about a strange button on the officer's uniform. Adelman explained it urged voters to approve a city employee pay raise. Castellano warned against symbols that could influence polls.
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Newark
UPD
Nicholas Castellano
Edward Adelman
Adelman
Castellano
Steel Negotiators Face Deadline Without Accord
In Pittsburgh, steel negotiators confront Eisenhower's proposed Taft Hartley deadline amid deadlock after 86 days of strike. United Steelworkers head McDonald vows legal action, while both sides prefer court injunctions over bargaining. Industry offers a two year package, unions seek 15 cents per hour yearly rise. The walkout affects about 500 000 workers nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Washington
California
Palm Springs
Calif
White House
James Hagerty
McDonald
Ers
Eisenhower orders court action to force 85000 longshoremen back
Government attorneys move to obtain a Taft-Hartley 80 day injunction forcing 85,000 striking longshoremen from Maine to Texas to return to work. A court ruling was expected promptly as the emergency procedure moved with unusual speed after a fact finding board report.
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New York
Eisenhower
Maine
Texas
U.S
William V. Bradley
Striking International Longshoremen's Assn
Eisenteur
India
Calif
Imperial
Anna
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Washington
Navy
la Quinta
Fall or Winter Summit Parley Seen by Nikita
Nikita Khrushchev indicated a summit meeting may be held this autumn or winter. He spoke in Vladivostok praising Eisenhower as a wise man and noting his invitation and desire to visit the Soviet Union as evidence of peacetime aims and mutual understanding between nations.
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Nikita
Moscow
Khrushchev
Peiping
Vladivostok
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Benedict Sentenced for Forged Checks in Knox County
Bert Benedict received six months in the county workhouse after pleading guilty to forging checks against his own account in Knoxville Tennessee. The sentence was handed down Wednesday in county court as prosecutors said the crimes were forged for personal use and resulted in financial losses.
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Knoxville, Tenn
CPI
Bert Benedict
Wes
British Vote In Huge Numbers In 1955 Election
Britons voted in heavy numbers as polls forecast a Conservative victory for a third term under Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Labor leader Hugh Gaitskell faced a strong Yorkshire showing, while London's stock market rallied on expected Conservative gains and turnout looked ahead of the 1955 Taft election.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Van Doren Invited to Testify on Quiz Rigging
Van Doren, famed NBC Twenty-One winner, was reportedly invited to testify before the House subcommittee probing quiz show rigging. The invitation came as committee members shift focus to Twenty-One, with Van Doren denying involvement in any improper activity and offering to appear.
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Washington
Charles
van Doren
House
Thomas —. Ervin
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Columbia University
Tne
Three Mishaps Claim Fourteen Lives On North American Highways
Three separate accidents killed fourteen people Wednesday on North American highways. Officials report multiple crash causes and note weather and road conditions contributed to the fatalities.
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United Press International
Two Die In Explosion Of Storage Tank
In Columbus Georgia a 4.0 gallon storage tank at Gulf Oil bulk yard exploded killing two men G W Dubose 31 and Otis L Robinson 39 as they tried to fix a leaking safety valve Burned others include Mrs J B Harper drive who operates a tire shop Fred W Mitchell 32 and Ivan Garrett 38 treated workers Melvin Taylor 87 and John Franklin Moore 22. Firefighters prevented spread to nine other tanks with no damage estimate yet available.
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Columbus
Gulf Gi} Co
G. W. Dubose
Otis L. Robinson
J.B. Harper
Feulf
Fred W. Mitchell
Gulf
Ivan Garrett
Melvin Taylor
John Franklin Moore
Taylor
Missing Helena Girls Sought as FBI Seeks Trio of Desperadoes
Three Helena High School girls Claudia Fuller Sharron Lee McDowell and Sharron Irene Balazs vanished after entering a rose pink 1959 Pontiac sedan with three men described as armed and dangerous The FBI and local police widen the search for the teens and the escaped California burglars George R Jan Frank H Spicer and Frank E Fisher who were linked to prison escapes and earlier crimes.
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Helena
Monti
California
FBI
Helena High School
Claudia Fuller
Sharron Lee McDowell
Sharron Irene Balazs
Dave Middlemas
Imen
FRU
George R. Jann
Frank H. Spicer
Frank E. Fisher
Jann
Spicer
Saledad
Calif
Lynwood
Amo
Fisher
San Diego
Escondido
Helena Army
Wausau Architect Named Wisconsin State Chief
Karel Yasko 47 a partner in a Wausau architectural firm was named Wisconsin's chief architect to replace Roger Rirchoff who retired in September. The appointment by the Department of Administration announced by Gov. Gayford Nelson sets a salary of 13476 to 15576 annually. Yasko a 1937 Yale University architecture graduate was among the top three of 23 applicants. He chairs Wausau's mayor building advisory commission and has led the Wausau Civic Music Association. He is married with one son.
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Madison
Karel Yasko
Wausau
Wisconsin
Roger Rirchoff
Department of
Gaxford Nelson
Bureau of Engineering
Civil Service
Yasko
Ya'e University School of Architecture
Mayor’s Building Advisory Commission
Grants Announced By Health Service For Wisconsin Cities
The Public Health Service announced water pollution control grants for Wisconsin communities. Readouts include Dickeyville $18 105 Tigerton $24 516 Abbotsford $48 000 Patch Grove $21 287 Rhinelander $15 909 Shalisburg $57 249 Town Pow $32 170 Kimberly $29 170 the Uhute $987 938 Cedarborg
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Washington
UPD
Public Health Service
Wisconsin
Dickeyville
Tigerton
Abbotsford
Patch Grove
Rhinelander
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