Unemployment Falls Sharply in September
U S unemployment dropped 988 000 in September lowering total jobless to 4 111 000 from 4 698 000 in August per a joint Commerce and Labor report. Seasonal factors and student returns plus gains in auto plants steel mills and appliances aided the improvement. California added about 78 000 jobs mainly in seasonal canning and school staff expansion.
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Stocks Hit New High on Heavy Trading Session
New York stocks surged to a record high in the heaviest trading of the month with gains from one to about thirty four dollars a share. Bullish reports supported the rally as Phelps Dare, a copper producer, advanced one cent per pound and Bethlehem Steel was reported reopening more furnaces at Buffalo. The ticker finished with a backlog of transactions for the fourth time in the session.
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Dulles to Attend Pontiff Funeral in Rome
President Eisenhower will send Secretary Dulles and others to Rome for the pontifical funeral of Pope Pius XII. Mrs Clare Boothe Luce and John A McCone named as U.S. representatives. Eisenhower to attend Washington service Tuesday at 11 a.m. Dulles to stay for principal rites. Luce and McCone to stay through ceremonies.
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Weather Outlook Shows Little Temperature Change
The forecast indicates a steady temperature with only slight variation tonight and into Saturday. Noon today records a high of 73 degrees as conditions remain largely unchanged across the period.
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Plane Crash Fatal to 19 Probed by AF
Idaho crash probes the twin engined transport wreck that killed 19 Air Force personnel aboard en route from Pope to McChord Field. Witnesses cited a possible flock of geese as contributing cause. wheels appeared down as plane struck hillside and burned for hours. Names released included Captain James C. Wilson, 34, of Fort Bragg.
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Jupiter Explodes at Cape Canaveral Test Range
A Jupiter rocket blew apart during a Cape Canaveral test, marking the third ballistic missle failure in a month. The 60 foot missile crashed debris into the ocean and on the range, with no injuries or damage reported. Salvage crews searched for fragments to determine the malfunction that triggered the blast.
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Mars mission marks eleventh launch with first explosion
A fragmentary report notes the eleventh Jupiter launch ending in an explosion after a sequence of six full successes and four partial successes. The description mentions loud noise and looping footage as the craft spun out of control.
Pope Ping XII Audience Record Draws Crowds
A Pope addressed a large audience in a historic event, drawing more attendees than any prior papal appearance. Readers are directed to Page AB for full coverage and related stories across the paper including Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, and Sports sections.
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Dog Fight Flares Off Red China
Nationalist Sabre jets report downing four MiGs and damaging two in a 2 minute dogfight near the Matsu outpost islands. A fifth MiG and a Sabre collided in flames in the Formosa Strait. one Nationalist captain was captured. Civilian evacuations from Quemoy continue amid heavy shelling and destruction of Little Quemoy.
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U S Blames Red China for Distortions in Talks
U S State Department spokesman accused Communist China of distorting reports on progress of talks to end the Formosa conflict. He rejected Red Chinese demands for U S withdrawal from Formosa and defended U S defense commitments to Nationalist China. He cited secrecy around talks and said Beijing portrays itself as peacemaker while criticizing the Aug 23 clashes.
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Head-on Collision Kills Four in Texas
A head-on collision 144 miles west of MINOLE Texas killed four people today. Three victims were from Spies AFB at Abilene including Air Force Capt. Paul Dillard 40, his wife 37, and their 7 year old daughter. The fourth victim was EB W Jacobs of Silver City New Mexico.
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U S Warns Russia Over Nuclear Test Moratorium
United States warns that Eisenhower proposed one year halt on nuclear tests will be void if Russia continues detonations after October 31. Diplomat Lodge says no full permanent ban without progress on disarmament. Zorin accuses U S of delaying immediate end to tests and seeks Geneva talks.
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AEC Ends 1958 Tower Shot at Nevada Test Site
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted its first tower shot of the American soil year at Yucca Flat near Las Vegas. A 100-foot tower detonated at 6 30 a m producing a fireball that rose through dry desert air. Officials called the shot small but observers say the fireball was visible from distant points in clear conditions.
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Bear mauls keeper at Paso Robles zoo
A bear mauling at Paso Robles zoo left a keeper with deep lacerations after the animal attacked in its cage. Police shot the bear to end the threat as residents reported tremors from the quake and nearby disruption followed the incident.
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Body Taken to Rome for Ceremonies
Pope Pius XII’s body was moved to St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City for burial rites to be held Sunday or Monday. Large crowds filled St. Peter’s Square as the royal funeral cortege passed from Castel Gandolfo to the Basilica, with rites at St. John Lateran earlier.
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Pope seeks humble burial as papal will reveals
A 1856 Latin will published today shows Pope Pius IX asking for a simple burial in a obscure holy place. The document requests no monument to him or his works and leaves property unspecified, with no authoritative English translation available.
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Requiem for Pope Pius Attended by Southland Clergy
In Los Angeles a Pontifical Requiem Mass for Pope Pius was celebrated at St. Vibiana's Cathedral at noon. Cardinal James Francis McIntyre presided and will travel to Rome tonight for a College of Cardinals meeting to elect a new Pope. The official party included Rev. Msgr. Bernard Dolan, Rev. Vincent Lloyd-Russell, and Msgr. Benjamin Hawkes. The ceremony opened a day of mourning across the Southland.
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