Survivors and Slain Reported After Quemoy Landing Craft Sinks
A Nationalist landing craft capsized off Big Quemoy Island during a supply operation. Four of eight newsmen aboard are missing, including three Nationalist Chinese and a Japanese correspondent. one Japanese survivor is identified. Separately, John Calvin Tipton, 23, was executed for the Orange County rape slaying of Oleta Hatch, with reports of his calm acceptance and a prior plea.
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Kyodo
San Quentin
John Calvin Tipton
Orange County
Tipton
Metlaysville
Oleta Hatchet Johnson
Formosan Crisis Talks Press Dulles Lloyd
Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd met on the Formosan crisis their second in 24 hours. Diplomatic sources say Lloyd reported his talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko as Britain seeks restraint and private talks to end the Formosa dispute. Dulles plans new instructions for Ambassador Beam while keeping Western allies informed ahead of Warsaw developments.
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Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Far East
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
United States
Formosa
East American Council of Comphn
Morce and Industry
New York
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Jacob Beam
Warsaw
Maurice Couve de
Typhoon lashes Tokyo as floods and deaths rise
Tokyo endures fierce winds from a typhoon passing offshore with 14 inches of rainfall setting an all-time record. Police report 14 dead, 29 missing, 36 injured. 237,000 homes flooded. Landslides blamed for some deaths. US airmen evacuated from Grant Heights. more than 10 families displaced near Yokohama. Coast Guard reports vessels sunk and multiple missing.
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A Kante
U. S.air Force
Grant Heights
Yokohama
Japanese Coast Guard
Hurricane Helene Near Carolina Coast Prompt Evacuations
Hurricane Helene moved toward the Carolina coast with rising fury. The Weather Bureau warned residents from Beaufort South Carolina to Cape Fear North Carolina to evacuate immediately and complete safety measures by sunset as winds near 100 mph and tides of four to six feet threaten coastal areas.
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Savannah
Wilmington
Gordon Dunn
Bonelli fugitive pursuit narrows in Mexico
U S ambassador in Mexico says authorities have located William J Bonelli in Mexico City and are pursuing extradition. Bonelli fled California after losing reelection to the State Board of Equalization in 1934 and has faced liquor license related charges from Riverside and San Diego grand juries.
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William J. Bonelli
California
U. S
Mexico
Robert C. Hill
US. State Department
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Mexico City
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Ariz
Hill
State Board of Equalization
Riverside County Grand Jury
Arizona
Supreme Court
U. S. State Department
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Anyather
Downpour Dampens Portales County Fair Parade Theme
A heavy rainstorm brought 1.77 inches to Portales County Fair, soaking the parade built around the slogan End of the Drought and disrupting outdoor festivities.
Sailor Dies After Truck Car Crash Near Naval Shipyard
A 21-year-old sailor from USS Kermit Roosevelt died after a car crash on Seaside Blvd near Gate 2 at Terminal Island. His shipmate died later. both were pinned in the wrecked car and suffered fatal head injuries. The truck driver was Earl W. Halstead of Compton. The death raises local traffic fatalities to 24 for the year.
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David A. Owings
Seaside Blvd
Naval Shipyard
Terminal Island
Earl W. Halstead
Spring St
Compton
Collins
Weekend Heat Remains In Southern California
Heat dominates Southern California with Long Beach forecast near 90 and other cities reporting high 80s to mid 90s. Humidity around 15 percent contrasts with usual 45 percent, due to high pressure over the desert and a coastal trough. Long Beach Municipal Airport tower air conditioning failed, making the enclosed area feel like a solar oven.
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California
U. S. Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Santa Ana
Torrarice
San-Pedro
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Plass
Little Rock Voters Near In Integration Referendum
Voters in Little Rock Arkansas edge toward approving a Saturday special referendum on school integration. The notice points readers to related pages and sections across the paper for further guidance and coverage.
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Little Rock
Ark
Vanguard rocket fires normally in orbit attempt at Cape Canaveral
The Vanguard weather satellite launched from Cape Canaveral reportedly fired its three-stage engines normally and climbed toward 300 miles. Officials noted it was not yet clear if orbital height was reached while NAS in Washington prepared to announce if a fourth satellite had entered orbit. The 72-foot rocket carried a 20 inch satellite to observe storm systems and cloud cover for meteorology.
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Fla
Vanguard
United States
National Academy of Science
Washington
Florida
Cyprus Death Try Misses British Aide
In Nicosia Cyprus an electrically wired mine exploded under a bridge near government house as Pt Maj Gen Douglas Hendrew British director of operations drove by in his staff car. The blast missed the staff car but blew an accompanying military police truck off the road injuring two occupants.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Douglas Hendrew
EOKA
Government House
Burma Army Seizes Reins at Rangoon
In a bloodless coup in Rangoon the Burmese army takes over national administration to preserve law and order. Army leaders warn against armed opposition and say democracy must not die while Prime Minister U No is to hand over power to the military in a nationwide broadcast.
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Burma
Rangoon
Tts
U No
Four Czechs seek asylum after cruise ship stop in Venice
Four Czechoslovaks skipped their Transylvania cruise in Venice on Thursday and are expected to seek political asylum. Five other crew members left the ship at Piraeus, Greece, last week and were granted asylum by Greek authorities.
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Venice
Italy
Transylvania
Piraeus
Greece
Texarkana Students Stage Wild Melee
About 150 students at Texarkana High School and Texarkana Texas High staged a rally that turned riotous near Broad and State Line Avenues at the Texas Arkansas border. Police dispersed the crowd after clashes with officers from both sides. several cars owned by African American residents were damaged and radio aerials ripped from vehicles. No injuries were recorded. a white woman said she was slapped by a youth during the disturbance.
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State Line Aves
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Arkansas
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