Train cars, bodies hoisted from Newark Bay tragedy
Grim recovery continued after a commuter train plunged from an open Newark Bay drawbridge killing dozens. A third coach remained underwater while crews hauled out a second with 13 bodies, raising total recoveries to 22 and estimates of up to 40 dead. Rescue craft and probes converge as questions linger about why the train descended despite safety devices.
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Elizabeth
N. J.ap
Newark Bay
Jersey Central Railroad
Ito
Afire over Pacific forces emergency Johnston landing
A DC4 transport plane with five crew members made an emergency landing on Johnston Island after they extinguished a fire that broke out over the Pacific. The crew reported no injuries and the plane landed safely serving to prevent further danger.
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Pacific
Honolulu
Johnston Island
Vanguard Fails To Reach Orbit In Fifth Test
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla UPI The Navy’s Vanguard rocket fizzled during a verbatim countdown and flames spurted but it never lifted off minutes later the launch was scrubbed The failed flight marked the first miss since last December and comes as Congress weighs pressure to cancel the program The Vanguard with a 20 inch satellite intended to improve weather forecasting has cost about 110 million dollars with roughly 100 million spent to date and plans call for five more launches in the IGY program.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Navy
Ztra
Vanguard
Downtown Long Beach swelters in heat wave and smog
Downtown Long Beach saw 93 degrees with a smog alert as ozone readings hit 34 parts per million. Winds dispersed the pollution by mid afternoon while temperatures climbed to 93. forecasters warned a multi day heat wave with high fire risk across the Southland.
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Long Beach
Air Pollution Control District
Dominguez
AY Koon
Municipal
Alport
Southland
Los Angeles
Hoffa admits $5,000 used for union expenses tax payment
James R. Hoffa testified before Senate investigators that $5,000 drawn from union funds appeared as organizational expenses on his tax return. He denied taking the money, saying it reimbursed out of pocket union costs. An accountant claimed Hoffa paid taxes in 1933 due to missing receipts.
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Washington
James R. Motta
Hoffa
Senate
Carmine Belling
Bis
Bellino
Central Conference
Central Conference Organization
Widow to Wed Sanders in Spain per spokesmen
Ron Colman widow Benita Hume will wed George Sanders within six months, with no date set. Hume plans to arrive in Spain soon while Sanders works on Solomon and Sheba in Zaragoza. Sanders, a friend of the Colmans, has known Hume about 20 years and his last wife was Zsa Zsa Gabor.
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Zaragoza
Spain
UPI
George Sanders
Benita Hume
Ronald Colman
Will
Bey
Miss Hume
Wee
Sanders
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
France
Switzerland
Daugh¢Ter
Colemans
No Plans to Act Ike Rogers to Meet on Ark Integration
Ike Rogers heads to Newport R I for a midafternoon conference with President Eisenhower that could affect South integration policy. Officials say no federal action planned yet. Faubus pushes the Little Rock school vote date earlier, saying time is of the essence as a student demonstration at Hall City school was planned.
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Hall High School
Little Rock
Ark
Gov. Faubus
Ike Rogers
Fresa
Rogers
Newport
R. 1
Eisenhower
South
Arkansas
Orval Fawbys
Washington
Faubus
Hall City
Javed
Soviet proposal urges U N action to end nuclear tests
The Soviet Union called for immediate U N General Assembly action to ban atomic and hydrogen tests. Anrei A Gromyko presented the move as 81 nations gathered for the 13th regular session, demanding separate consideration of tests from broader disarmament and warning of a possible clash over Assembly leadership as Lebanon and Sudan vie for the president's post.
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Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Britain
Rey
Ceme
Assembly
Charles Falik
Lebanon
Ahmed
Mohammed Mahmoud
Sudan
New Zealand
Leslie Munro
Sunny and warm through Wednesday with high near 88
Sunny weather continues through Wednesday with temperatures around 88 at noon. No precipitation expected, light winds. City residents should enjoy the mild day as highs climb to the upper eighties.
Algerian Bomb Attack Hits Army Camp Outside Marseille
An Algerian extremist bomb attack near Montfauron Camp outside Marseille killed a civilian worker and injured five others, including three soldiers and two civilians, as authorities face pressure over the Communist Party ban.
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Rakis
API
Marseille
Communist Party
Montfauron
One Brush Blaze Still Unchecked
United Press International reports Southern California county fires have scorched about 3000 acres across San Diego Riverside and Orange counties. By Monday 500 firefighters and convicts battled five blazes. one in Riverside near Corona destroyed 200 acres. About 40 men and two bulldozers fought another near Elsinore after 4 pm. Over 2200 acres were reported burned with two summer cabins lost. A separate blaze northeast of Elsinore burned 75 acres. In Whittier area Orange County over 56 acres burned with 30+ firefighters and bulldozers on scene. Planes dropped water-borate bombs to aid containment.
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United Press International
Californie
Elsi
Elsinore
Orange County
Whittier
Bonuses for Seamen in Far East Strike and Pay Boost
The Pacific Maritime Association and West Coast unions reached a pact offering seamen double pay and $10,000 life insurance for voyages in the China area. Bonuses for vessel attacks range from $100 to $150, valid until the Formosa Strait is no longer deemed dangerous by the U.S. Navy.
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San Francisco
China
Pacific Maritime Assn
Fis
West Coast Maritime Untions
Formosa Strait
U. S. Navy
Blimp on the Loose Over Busy Air Lane
Unmanned Navy blimp drifted after crew of about a dozen bailed out. Civil Aeronautics Authority warned New York to Miami air lane traffic to avoid the drifting craft. The blimp was reported near Sapelo Island about 25 miles northeast of Brunswick Naval Air Station. Navy statement not released. helicopters reportedly recovered the crew. Engines failed on a training flight as wind pushed the blimp toward the coast.
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Brunswick
Civil Aeronautics Authority
New York-Miami
Sapelo Island
Gignoo Naval Air Station
Navy
Planes Help Chiang Ships Reach Goal
Nationalist ships and planes broke through Communist artillery to resupply Quemoy in a major operation. Premier Chen Cheng vowed Beijing would not end the siege, urging U S and Nationalist forces to bomb mainland coastlines to save civilians. Chen said there will be no evacuation of Quemoy, despite Warsaw talks.
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Taipel
UPI
Defense Ministry
Quemoys
Chen Cheng
Formosa Strait
China
Quemoy
Chen
LT AM
National Assembly
United States
U. S
Choi Byung Won
The
Korean Times
Quemoy Islands
Choi
Warsaw
Industrials Push Mart to New High
Stocks rose to record levels with broad gains led by industrials. The Associated Press average climbed about 60 stocks to 191.70 at noon, surpassing the prior all time closing high of 191.30 set on April 6, 1956. The Dow Jones industrial average reached 325.51, up 2.11, with major gainers including U S Steel Reynolds Metals New York Central Du Pont International Nickel Kennecott Pan American World Airways and Chrysler.
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Associated Press
U.S. Steal
Reynolds Metal
New York Central
du Pont
International Nickel
Kennecott
Pan American World Airways
Curysler
Beach Combing and Other Notes From Page 5-2
A listing page compiles brief items across sections including Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, Bridge, Classifieds, Crossword, and Death Notices. It notes page locations such as Page 5-2 for Beach Combing and Page 4-9 for Hal Boyle, with other columns found on pages A-9, C-7 to C-11, B-2, and C-1 to C-4.
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Hal Boyle
Wilson
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