Congo Army Tightens Grip as Kasai Fights Intensify
Premier Lumumba forces push to crush the Kasai revolt with a rebel column pulling back while Gen. Lundula and officers fly to Luluaburg in a Soviet plane to meet new Kasai forces. Soviet support to Lumumba draws Western objections as Katanga and Kalonji forces attack Bakwanga and press from Katanga. More than 200 Soviets are said to have moved into the Congo, many at Camp Leopold II in Leopoldville.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Kasai
Victor Lundula
Luluaburg
Lumumba
United Nations
Soviet Union
U. N. Security Council
Congo
U. N
Albert Kalonji
Bakwanga
Stanleyville
Katanga
Belgium
France
Rhodesia
Netherlands
South Africa
Camp
Leopold
Kennedy Criticizes Ike Economic Policy in Detroit Stop
Senator John F. Kennedy said the Eisenhower administration’s restrictive policies cost a family of four about 7000 dollars in six years. He spoke in Detroit after stops in California and Alaska, arguing growth lagged behind the Soviet Union and most industrial nations. He urged a new doctor in Washington and linked labor union goals to broader progress, criticizing the minimum wage stance and care for the aged.
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Detroit
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
California
Alaska
Anchorage
U. S
Soviet Union
Washington
Mitchells Lies Stall Strike End Negotiations
Philadelphia AP reports Michael Quill of the Transport Workers Union forecasts a long strike against the idle Pennsylvania Railroad. He accuses Secretary of Labor James Mitchell of deliberate lying, saying negotiations to end the five day walkout are stalled. Mitchell calls Quill unreasonable but says the railroad’s position is reasonable and could be settled quickly if he wished. The dispute involves about 20 000 strikers including 5 000 System Federation Union members.
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Philadelphia
Michael Quill
Pennsylvania Railroad
James Mitchell
Quill
Transport Workers Union
Mitchell
NBC
Meet the Press
System Federation Union
West Virginia Weather Outlook and River Gauges
West Virginia enjoys partly cloudy and warm weather with highs in the 80s and little rainfall this week. Temperatures average 5 to 10 degrees above normal with fair conditions through the weekend. Oak Hill reports a high of 86 and a river gauge near 1.8 feet with Greenbrier and Lake streams normal and clear.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Echo Wrinkles Reported on NASA Echo Balloon
NASA says the Echo satellite balloon shows wrinkles in its skin with slight radio signal fluctuations and brightness changes noted worldwide. Project manager Robert J. Mackey Jr. reports the 100-foot sphere remains a strong reflector and maintains a stable orbit despite possible gas loss.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Robert J. Mackey Jr
American Reporter Slavi se Killed Covering Congo Fighting
Henry Noble Taylor 32, Scripps-Howard correspondent, was shot Sunday while reporting in Kasai province. He arrived five days earlier, traveling toward Tchilenge near Bakwanga, when machinegun fire struck. He died instantly as UN and embassy sources described the deadly clash between Congolese army troops and Kalonji aligned fighters and refugees.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Henry Noble Taylor
Scripps-Howard
Albert Kalonji
Kasai
Leopoldville
Taylor
Henry J. Taylor
U.S
Switzerland
Congo
Luluabourg
Bakwanga
U.N
Tchilenge
Kalonji
Sere
Henry Tanner
New York Times
Eugen Mannoni
le Monde
Jacques Chapus
France Soir
Beuchimaye
Kasai Province
Katanda
Tchibinde
Labor Day Leads Into Political Rhetoric Across Nation
In a Labor Day observance shaped by a presidential race year, President Eisenhower touts freedom and rising living standards against communist critique, while AFL-CIO chief George Meany presses government duty to spur economic progress. Walter Reuther’s division cites 5 percent unemployment and 20 percent idle industrial capacity, urging Congress to end waste as Secretary Mitchell notes record economy and rising output. Vice President Nixon remains a central figure in the political discourse.
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Eisenhower
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Walter Reuther
James P. Mitchell
Richard M. Nixson
State Condition Criminal says WV AFL CIO boss
Miles C Stanley, head of the West Virginia Labor Federation, declared on Labor Day that the state's situation is nonsensical, unnecessary, and criminal after citing welfare and unemployment figures at Point Pleasant for a Mason-Jackson Labor Council, AFL-CIO event. He warned the condition stems from ongoing policies and noted 185,000 under 2000 dollars yearly, 50,000 on public assistance, 27,000 on unemployment, 30-35 thousand exhausted claims, and about 250,000 on surplus commodities.
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Associated Press
West
East Germany Drops Travel Limits to West Berlin
Restrictions on travel between East and West Berlin ended as observers predicted renewed Soviet pressure on the divided city behind the iron curtain. Meanwhile a Bogota conference opened with U S Brazil at odds over cooperation plans. In Ocean City Maryland, over 40 rioters were jailed after clashes with firemen and police during protests over a Marine’s arrest. President Eisenhower and his grandchildren continued a Potomac River outing following a vote by the youngsters.
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East Germany
West Berlin
Bogota
Colombia
United States
Brazil
Ocean City
Michigan Man Drowns On New River Outing
Leon Champine, 24, of Utica Michigan, drowned Sunday afternoon while wading in the New River about 15 miles from Hinton Summers County. He and his wife Velma were visiting relatives for a family picnic when the accident occurred amid a strong current. Timmy Wood, James Wood, Billie Wood, and Mary Wood were among those wading. two fishermen помогли доставить выживших to shore. rescue crews assisted, with Champine not a strong swimmer.
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Hinton
RNS
Leon Champine
Utica
Mich
New River
Summers County
Emmett Fox
Leon
Velma
Corbet Wilson Wood
Midway
the Woods
Champines
Michigan
Timmy Wood
James Wood
Billie Wood
Mary Wood
Champine
Timmy
James
Billie
Mary
Delbert Webb
Pineknob
Beecher Clay
Lester
Rock Fall Kills 11 Miners at ERPM Mine
In Boksburg South Africa an ERPM gold mine rock fall killed 11 miners and trapped 19 more as rescue teams worked around the clock. Initial reports said 53 workers, including two white miners, were trapped 7000 to 10000 feet underground after the Saturday accident.
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Boksburg
South Africa
Erpm
Khrushchev Eyeing United Nations Clash in Cold War Spark
U N diplomats brace for a major General Assembly battle as Khrushchev and other Soviet bloc leaders plan a formal agenda item accusing the United States of aggression. Moscow signals a wide assault on Western actions from Cuba to the Congo, with Cuba, Algeria, and Hungary on the table.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
Nikita Khrushchev
N.Y
U.N
General Assembly
Vyacheslav Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Khrushchev
Security Council
United States
Congo
U.S
Cuba
Soviet Union
Moscow
West
Algeria
Telephone Rates Increase Today in West Virginia
Charleston AP report states Chesapeake and Potomac Co. customers in West Virginia begin paying higher rates, totaling about 542 million dollars annually. Residential bills rise from 70 cents to 1.75 dollars monthly and business lines from 1 to 3.95 dollars. Total impact and potential refunds hinge on Public Service Commission action. A separate proposed increase of about 1 million dollars annually for in state long distance calls is pending and not yet chargeable.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
PSC
C&p
Local humorist on traffic hazards and birth road joke
Sherwood Glutz jokes that if every day were a holiday people would stop worrying about population loss to other states from traffic accidents. He quips the best way to cross the road is to be born there, a light morning observation on rural travel risks.
Woman 103 Enjoys First Airplane Ride in Somerset
Martha Gorsuch of Somerset at 103 years old rode a 35 minute twin engine Piper Cub in her first airplane trip. She called the experience wonderful and said, Let's go again. The event highlighted the aging aviator's thrill at flight.
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Somerset, Pa
Martha Gorsuch
Somerset
Gorsuch
State Dept Lied Accused by Ex U S Official in Moscow
Maurice H Halperin a former U S government official now living in Moscow says the State Department distorted his status. He says he is a visiting professor at the U S S R Academy of Sciences and not the first American to be connected with it. He notes wartime OSS Latin American division head and Boston University professor history but challenges congressional probe findings.
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Moscow
Maurice H. Halperin
U.S
State Department
Halpern
U.S.S
Congressional
Halperin
U.S. Office of Strategic Services
Boston University
American Communist Party
Lawyer Captures 4 Counterfeiters in Kentucky
In Manchester Kentucky AP four men carrying about fifteen thousand dollars in counterfeit bills were captured by a state trooper who later became a lawyer. Lester Burns Jr admitted seeing counterfeit notes in police training but claimed pride in the arrest and in taking the upstanding action.
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Manchester
Lester Burns Jr
State Police Academy
Fiery Ex-Governor Earl Long Dies in Louisiana
ALEXANDRIA LA AP Former Louisiana governor Earl Kemp Long known as a dynastic figure died at 65 after a brief hospitalization and a reported heart issue. Long, brother to Huey P Long and uncle to Russell Long, had recently been nominated in a Democratic primary for the 8th District House seat, and his health had been fragile for years.
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Alexandria
Earl Kemp Long
Louisiana
RK. A. Parrott
Long
U.S. House of Representatives
Dist
Parrott
Winnfield
U.S
Huey P. Long
Russell Long
Grim traffic toll nears Labor Day figures on highways
Road travel swelled as motorists faced a rising death toll, nearly matching last Labor Day. The National Safety Council warned drivers to stay vigilant during the holiday period and avoid accidents.
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National Safety Council
No Holiday For Police D U S N Labor Day Patrol
A weary State Police detachment patrolled local highways to cut traffic accidents during the Labor Day weekend. Officers from Company D reported 16 hour days, with some at 18 to 20 hours, while investigating accidents and two robberies. They urged more men and a chance for rest.
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Company D
Toll figures threaten Labor Day record total
As of noon EDT, the Associated Press counted 327 dead on the highways, 20 in boating accidents, 52 drowned, and 55 in various mishaps, totaling 454. The council fears the final traffic toll may approach its pre holiday estimate of 460, signaling a record Labor Day toll.
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Associated Press
State Accident Toll Reaches 11 in West Virginia
West Virginia toll over the Labor Day weekend rose to at least 11 fatalities and one drowning. A Moorefield region crash on West Virginia Route 55 near Hardy County killed two Eastern Panhandle residents, Robert Edward Lee 25 Romney and Miss Prawney Cole 16 Moorefield, with two others injured. Wyoming County reported four deaths since Friday evening.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Panhandle
W. Va
Moorefield
Hardy County
Robert Edward Lee
Romney
Prawney Cole
Wyoming County
Hurricane Donna shifts course toward Puerto Rico
Mighty Hurricane Donna with 140 mph winds moves northward, bypassing San Juan and easing risk to the U.S. mainland. Forecaster Gordon Dunn of the Miami Weather Bureau says the slight curve and slower forward movement suggest it may miss the mainland, but confirms before forecasts. The 8 am advisory places Donna 75 miles ENE of San Juan and 1,050 miles ESE of Miami.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
Dunn
Rudolph wins 200 meter dash. first U S double in Olympics
Rome AP dispatch reports Wilma Rudolph, the world’s fastest woman, wins the 200-meter dash to give the United States its first individual double at the 17th Olympic Games. Lee Calhoun repeats as 110-meter hurdles champion, leading a U S sweep with Willie May second and Hayes Jones third.
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Rome
Wilma Rudolph
United States
Lee Calhoun
America
Calhoun
Gary
Ind
Willie May
Indiana
Hayes Jones
Pontiac
Mich
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