Commerce Chief Weeks Resigns. Strauss Named Successor
President Eisenhower accepted Sinclair Weeks resignation as secretary of commerce prompting Admiral Lewis Strauss to be chosen as his successor. Weeks cited personal reasons with a Nov. 10 effective date. Strauss, aged 62, will join the cabinet after retirement from the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Sinclair Wenks
Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
White House
Wenks
Adl
Boston
Eienhower
Strauss
Atomic Energy Commmission
Eisenhower
Sunny
New England
AEC
Tru Yan
United States
Russia
78 Men Flee to Safety in Pit Tragedy
In Springhill Nova Scotia a rock shift trapped miners deep in a coal mine. Seventy eight men escaped through debris while seventeen were injured and three bodies were recovered. Rescue teams faced deadly gas as they worked to locate the remaining trapped workers.
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Dominion Coal Co
H. 3
Gordon
Hugh McClelland
Voronto Telegram
Nova Scotia
Lef
Khrushchev hosts US visitor with one-glass rule misheard
ERIC JOHNSTON reports Khrushchev urged a one glass per pub limit for Soviets to curb drinking, while Johnston said Soviet hosts can be generous at home. He described Khrushchev as a gracious host after a five hour off the record talk at Khrushchev’s Black Sea summer home. Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Export Association, noted a film exchange between the USSR and United States may occur after year start and Russian audiences could reach millions.
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UPI
Nikita
Khrushchev
Emer
Khrishchev
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Export Association of America
Johnston
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Xtwushchev
Johston
Khrushchlev
Hel
Cohen Files Libel Suit for Million
Mickey Cohen of Los Angeles filed a one million dollar libel suit in Common Pleas Court Philadelphia against the Curl Publishing Co and writer Dean Jennings. Attorney Samuel Cash says an article in the Saturday Evening Post titled Mickey Cohen The Private Life of a Hood caused injury. Damages sought include 250 000 general and 500 000 punitive plus 230 000 special.
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UPI
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Common Pleas Court
The
Curls Publishing Co
Dean Jennings
Samuel Cash
Cohen
Jennings
Saturday Evening Post
Hood
Girma
Lion Kills Woman After Cage Petting in Pomona
In Pomona a African lion bit and gashed Mrs. Mary Somerville’s arm when she reached into the cage to pet it. The owner shot the beast to death after blows with a two by four failed to make it release her arm. Wilder, who runs a child zoo in Chino, had recaptured the lion previously but claimed it was not dangerous.
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Mary Somerville
Somerville
Jack Wilder
Wilder
Chino
Mr. Ab
Dulles Says Chinese Reds Block Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Dulles charged the Chinese Communists are trying to throw roadblocks in efforts to pacify the Formosa Strait after talks with Chiang Kai-shek. He said they seek domination of the Western Pacific by military and propaganda means but expressed confidence their efforts will be defeated and praised Chiang’s Nationalists as staunch allies in resisting communism.
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Dulles
Formosa Strait
Dules
White Mouse
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shék
National China
Western Pacific
Chiang
United States
Chiann @ can
Skipper Aboard 5 Days on Raft Rescued Off Florida
AP reports Fisherman Turner rescued 65 miles off St. Petersburg after five days afloat on a yellow raft with his dead skipper Alvin Turner. Captain Frank Devane of the Virginia Mac died 24 hours earlier when the vessel broke up in a Gulf storm. Turner, in generally good condition at Mound Park Hospital, said the raft carried no food or water and they fished to survive before Jackie C. picked them up. The Nemesis docked with Turner. Devane's body was sent to Tampa.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Alvin
Turner
Mound Park Hospital
Virginia Mac
Frank Devane
Jackie C
St. Petersburg
Trucker Amputates Own Arm After Wreck Near Celina
A trucker from Celina was trapped after a crash on Ohio 29 six miles west of Celina. He amputated his left arm with a pocket knife to free himself. a rescue plane and Coast Guard divers aided the operation. The driver, 27 year old Wulfert of Haldwin, was hospitalized in Lima in fair condition with possible further leg injuries. A salvage crew also recovered parts of a deck house identified as the Virginia Mae earlier.
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Celina, Olila
Richard Wrelferi
Haldwin
St. Rita's Hospital
Lima
Dowlors
Jere
Donald Fox
Mercer Country Coyoner
Walfert
Witte
St Louis
New York City
Trans-America Truck Lines
St. Lotts
Ohio 29
Cellna
Cedar Key
Steinhatchee
Gulf
Jacksonvillevrort
Tne
Coast Guard
Tate
Virginia Mae
Chlorine Gas Leak Triggers LA Evacuations
Residents near Los Angeles Street and Palma Avenue were evacuated by police and fire crews after chlorine gas leaked from a sewer line. A faulty valve at a substation caused the release. three officers were treated at Anaheim Clinic. Residents returned after the valve was shut off, no injuries reported among them.
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Los Angeles St
Palma Ave
Anaheim
Mearhy
Dcook & Barletta
Gary Henton
Willard Weyand
Don van ‘Dusen
Slayer Caritative Executed at San Quentin
After an hour delay, 52 year old Filipino Bart Caritative was executed in the San Quentin gas chamber. His attorney failed in last minute appeals for a stay. Caritative had been convicted of murdering a Stinson Beach couple four years earlier in a forged will case. He was strapped in the chair at 11 04 am and pronounced dead at 11 13.
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Bart Caritative
San Quentin
Iis
Caritative
Stinson Beach
Where to Find It in the Daily Paper
A reader guide lists where to locate features on Khrushchev jam notes in the late edition. It tallies sections from A and B pages for various topics including politics, columns, classifieds, comics, and sports. The note directs readers to specific pages such as A-7, B-1, and A-11 for fresh content.
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Hal Boyle
Wilson
Bet
Nour World
Secret Equipment Recovered From British Airliner Crash
The Admiralty disclosed that valuable classified equipment from the Mediterranean fleet was recovered from the wreckage of a British airliner that crashed near Anzio, Italy. A spokesman said the gear was destined for Malta. its exact function was not described.
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Anzio
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Lally
Mediterranean
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