Arosa Sky Passengers Struck by Influenza At Sea
The transatlantic liner Arosa Sky with SIT passengers including 647 foreign exchange students docked at 8 am. Embarkation delayed as health officials determine transfer for the sick. About 200 were stopped. 22 in hospital and 28 confined to cabins. Most cases among students. Flu not quarantinable. isolation wards prepared at Bellevue, Queens General, and Elmhurst hospitals.
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New York
CFIA
Arosa
Stojtech
Assenger
Health Department
Manhattan
Bellevue Hospital
Quears General
Elmthhurst
Queens
Becks At Party A Hoax Says Greenwich Hostess
Greenwich social figure Mrs. George Skakel told the New York Herald Tribune that a Stamford Advocate gag about Dave Beck Sr and Dave Beck Jr attending a party hosted at her home was only a prank. The Becks, linked to the Senate rackets probe, had been reported as guests by the Advocate and later denied by Mrs. Kennedy and others.
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New York
Connecticut
Dave Beck Sr
Dave Beck Jr
Robert ¥. Kennedy
U. & Senate
George
Skakel
Greenwich
New York Herald Tribune
The
Herald Tribune
Kennedy
Senate
Sen
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
John L. MecClellan
D-Ark
Robert Kennedy
New York City
Herald ‘Tribune
Stamford
Washington
Becks
Advocate
Beck
Dave Bett Jr
Kit
Bee
Ture
Skaxel
Bernard Kenny
Frank Hague
Jersey City
New Jersey
Military funds OKd by Senate
Washington The Senate voted to authorize military construction projects totaling 1 445 2886 million in the current fiscal year begun last July The Senate pass ed the authorization bill Monday night New authorizations total 1 203 412 000 The House previously approved 1 581 000 000 for military construction The two chambers must compromise before funding The debate featured Symington and Stennis urging greater Army spending on offensive weapons
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Washington
Senate
HOUSE
Monsue
Symington
D-Mo
Stennis
D-Miss
Krey Packing Co and Miss Unnerstall End Strike Standoff
In St Louis U, Miss Mary Ann Unnerstall and Krey Packing Co. reach a peace after a week long one woman strike by Unnerstall over alleged discharge for union activity. A 1000 member Local 545 picket line had shut the plant. Unnerstall to return as plant clerk, job she initially declined. The company says the issue stemmed from her announced Sept 2 quitting date and request to reclaim when a replacement was hired.
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ST. Louis U
Krey Packing Co
Mary Ann Unnerstall
Miss Unnerstell
Butchers, Sausage Makers and Packinghouse Workers Union
Krey
Miss Unnerstall
Black-Eyed Pea Eaters Call It Quits in Texas
Elmore Rural Torn of Taylor Texas filed papers to dissolve the National Black-Eyed Pea Eaters Assn of America Inc. He noted the group had over 1000 members but about 19.44 percent had only a sentimental interest.
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Austen
Tex
UPA
Black-Eyed Pea Eaters Assn. of America, Inc
Elmore Rural Torn
Taylor
Sounice
Cool Cat Caught After Record Shop Caper in Philadelphia
A man wearing grey flannel shorts and red knee socks fled a Philadelphia record shop with ten albums. Clerk Irvin Medway and police pursued through downtown. Harry Sawyer, 18, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with attempted robbery larceny and receiving stolen goods. In Norman, Oklahoma, a postman faced a friendly dog episode as a boy directed a hose at the dog's collar to spray him at the mailbox.
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Philadelphia
Irvin
Medway
Jongponts
Harry Sawyer
Boat Skipper Maroons Passengers at Great Brewster Island
In Winthrop Massachusetts a 10 year old boat skipper took five girls and three boys aged 16 to 18 on a ride to Great Brewster Island. As the outing wore on he headed back inland without his passengers. A passing fisherman spotted the situation and the Coast Guard rescued the youths, bringing them 3.34 miles to the mainland. The skipper remained unidentified.
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Winthrop
Mass
Great Brewster Island
Coast Guard
Amorous Trolley Rider Faces Court in Newcastle
David Archer, 21, laborer, faced court in Newcastle on a charge of conduct to cause breach of the peace after repeated trolley bus rides to pursue Gwynneth Lang, 26. Lang testified Archer bought tickets nightly to ride near her box and threatened to kill her when rebuffed. he was released on promising to stop riding Gwynneth's trolley.
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Newcastle-On-Tyne
England
David Archer
Gwynneth Lang
Archer
Giganath
Court Montag
Gwynneth
Purdom Ex-Wife Files Three Million Dollar Suits
Tita Purdom, ex-wife of actor Edmund Purdom, sues Confidential and Whispers magazines for three million dollars in Los Angeles alleging the magazines published lies and falsehoods about her.
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Tita Purdom
Edmund Purdom
Los Angeles
Pleads Against Aid Slash Spurred by Eisenhower Plea
President Eisenhower urged ministers and lawmakers to protect funding for foreign aid as Congress considered a compromise bill totaling 3.37 billion dollars yet reports warned the appropriations might fall below three billion. The administration argued that deep cuts would hinder international aid programs and U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
White House Holds Briefing On Aid Bill Cut Fears
White House press secretary James Hagerty described a one hour Monday night meeting with Senate and House leaders and ranking appropriations members about potential drastic cuts to the foreign aid program. The session aimed to gauge support to limit reductions while pressing details of the aid bill.
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NEME
Senate
House
Appropriations
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Borle
Wolfe
Haggerty
Ak Secord
Matter
Lone Beach
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