Disaster at Pocahontas coal mine claims twenty two lives
AP reports investigators descend into a 300 foot tunnel at Pocahontas Fuel Co. mine to probe a second blast in 21 months. Four rescue teams and 5,000 local residents crowded the shaft entrance as 188 miners were underground when the explosion struck at 8 28 a m. Chief Willy son of the West Virginia Bureau of Mines vows to uncover the cause. Bodies pulled from ground level as rescue efforts continue.
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Eisenhower Drives New York Campaign Swing for GOP
President Eisenhower presses a New York campaign push after Pennsylvania speeches warning voters against Democratic policies. He touts gains under GOP leadership and urges election of a Republican Congress. Rockefeller and Keating join him at late night events before afternoon rallies with Kean and Zeller also scheduled.
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Hoover FBI under fire over character assassination claims
Washington AP report notes Preston Moore of the American Legion accuses a smear campaign against J Edgar Hoover and the FBI. He cites New York Post digging for a balanced study while Nation and Rights magazines issue critical pieces. Emergency Civil Liberties Committee figures labeled as a front by Senate panel.
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Flying Bathtub Heist Triggers City Court Case
Police on night beat saw a condemned building's third floor window open and a bathtub and radiator hurled to the street by two men. Andrew Sampson, 46, and Calvin Baker, 22, admitted stripping the house for wine money. Sampson got 90 days in jail and Baker 60 days after pleading guilty to larceny.
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Final Atomic Tests Are To Start Today
At the Atomic Test Site in Nevada the last phase of a 13 year test series is scheduled to begin today. The plan includes two tower shots and two tunnel tests with one of each to occur today as a rush to meet the Friday test ban deadline set by President Eisenhower.
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