Vanguard Test Cleared by Defense Dept in Cape Canaveral
The Vanguard rocket test at Cape Canaveral was deemed successful by the Defense Department. The 72 foot vehicle, Test Vehicle 2, launched around 2:24 p.m. in a planned seven trial sequence aimed at an Earth satellite. observers heard the roar for two minutes as liquid oxygen boiled during fueling and a second Jupiter IRBM test occurred at night with the Pentagon finally confirming the launch and noting the missile followed its prescribed course.
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Army
Defense Department
Pentagon
Department
Soe
Russan
Okinawa braces as Typhoon Judy nears island base
Okinawa was alerted to Typhoon Judy with the storm centered 900 miles southeast, winds at 144 mph and gusts to 195 mph. It was expected to strike within 48 hours threatening the island and a large U.S. base.
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Coxt Oruckner
Okinawa
U.S
Eisenhower to Speak to People on Global Role
President Eisenhower announced plans for about six nationwide speeches to present his view that the free world will prevail against communism in this space age. He spoke to 1,500 guests at a Waldorf Astoria dinner urging funding to train doctors and expand health facilities.
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New York
Eisenhower
National Fund For Medical Education
Eisenhowe
Russia
Conviction Reversed in Aragon Fight Fix Case
The appellate court set aside welterweight Art Aragon’s 1950 fight fixing conviction, ordering a new trial after ruling instructions to the jury were prejudicial. Aragon, 25, had faced 1 to 5 years for offering $500 to throw a Dec 18 bout in San Antonio. The reversal allows possible reinstatement of his boxing license. a new trial may follow.
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Los Angeles
Art (Golder Boy) Aragon
Cantof of Appeal
Herbert W. Walker
Aragon
Walker
Dick Goldstein
San Antonio
Tex
Diploma Mills Probed By California Subcommittee
A California legislative subcommittee chief warned witnesses against threats from diploma mill callers. Assemblyman Sheridan Hegland said authorities will act on any future incidents. Testimony revealed cut rate diploma mills selling degrees in medicine psychology and religion. A distraught witness reported obscene calls and threats to her family after testifying. A Louisiana woman testified about hypnotism classes affecting a 9 year old girl. Meanwhile a tornado near Kolin Louisiana killed one and injured another.
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California
Sheridan Hegland
D-La Mesa
Hegland
Roger Sagouspe
Ontario Police Department
Louisiana
Alexandria
Pi—onological Society
Tavie
Kolin
Planes over Syria raise US role in conflict dispute
U S reconnaissance planes reportedly fly deep over Syria amid tensions with Turkey. General Bizry asserts they originate from the U S Sixth Fleet rather than Turkey, while Syria rejects mediation and calls for Saudis to press Turkey to withdraw. Damascus agrees to a UN debate suspension but urges resumed talks.
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Syria
Turkey
Atif Bizry
Damascus
Saud
Saudi
Arabia
Foreign Ministry
United Nations
U.N
Bizry
Homs
U.S
Mediterranean
Industrial shares rise sharply amid market rally
Industrial stocks posted the strongest one day advance in years with gains from 31 to 10 per share. Final prices near the day’s peak as heavy demand pushed ticker tape, aided by Eisenhower’s remarks on talks about the economy. Brokers saw a technical rally chance after steep midsummer losses, with leaders including Du Pont International Paper Akron Gulf Oil Goodyear Chrysler and Youngstown Sheet. American Telephone & Telegraph rose 3.73 to 164.25.
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Cart
Eisenhower
du Pont
International Paper
Acrada
Gulf Oil
Goodyear
Chrysler
Youngstown Sheet
American Telephone & Telegraph
Kansas cloudburst floods basements in Salina
A cloud burst drenched Salina Kansas this morning dropping at least 4.6 inches of rain in about two and a half hours. Many basements flooded and some walls caved in. Two elementary schools were closed as pupils could not reach them.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy with Increasing Thursday Clouds
Partly cloudy conditions give way to increasing cloudiness on Thursday. Temperatures hover near normal levels with no significant extremes expected.
Hollywood Beauty 7 Men Seized in Million Dollar Film Ring
Hollywood police busted a color film ring that produced illegal movies starring Barbera Jean Elliot indoors at a Bel Air estate. Eight people were arrested including Elliot and seven others facing conspiracy charges with indictments from the Los Angeles County grand jury. The operation allegedly paid actresses up to 100 dollars a reel and sold rentals for 25 to 250 dollars a night across the Orient and major cities worldwide.
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Hollywood
Charles S. Stanley
Police
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Barbera Jean Elliot
Bel Air
Orient
Elliot
Sunset Strip
Two Ships Collide and Sink in Red Sea Tragedy
In the Red Sea near Port Said Egypt the British freighter Shillong collided with the Belgian tanker Portina Congo and sank. Three crew members died including two Brits and one Pakistani. 3 passengers and 83 crew were rescued by the Danish tanker Skotland and brought to Suez.
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Port Said
Egypt
Shillong
Congo
Red Sea
Skotland
Suez
Where to Find It Hungarian Workers Quietly Pledge
On the first anniversary of the uprising against Russians Hungarian workers pledge quietly to their jobs. Armed communist troops guard strategic spots including the cemetery. Reference notes indicate pages for further coverage across the next sections.
Celler Reports Brownell to Quit as Attorney General
Representative Emanuel Celler said Herbert Brownell will resign as attorney general and be succeeded by deputy William P. Rogers. Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, noted Brownell’s notice after a telephone call. Brownell has faced criticism from the South over his stance on school integration.
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Celler
Brownell
Washington
Emanuel Celler
Herbert Brownell
William P. Rogers
House Judiciary
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Thhe South
Republic
Atomic Depth Charges in U S Arsenal
Secretary of Defense McElroy announced the Navy has perfected atomic depth charges and equipped some Atlantic defense forces. He called the nuclear depth charge a key response to the Soviet submarine threat. Gates said the weapon named Betty has been tested in the Pacific, with airborne deployment emphasized.
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Washington
McElroy
Navy
New London
Cond
Gates
Pacific
Defense Department
Gates and McElroy
Seven Die as Belfast Airliner Crashes in Field
A British turboprop airliner crashed in a rain swept field near Belfast Airport, killing all seven aboard including five crew members and two passengers. The plane plunged from low clouds and hit the ground short of the main runway.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Strong quake shocks Virgin Islands
A strong earthquake rocked St Thomas in the Virgin Islands today, described as the sharpest shock in years. No damage was reported.
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Virgin Islands
ST. Thomas
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Jeloudirees
Diploma Mills
Solon
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Harold Macmillan
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