Island quake toll climbs as rescue aids converge in Patras region
In Patras Greece fresh earthquakes blow for a third day as Kefallinia Ithaca and Zakinthos endure landslides fires and death. NATO ships air aid and rescue teams from Britain the United States Israel Italy Canada converge to assist as officials warn casualties could reach into the thousands.
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Patras
Greece
Tonian
Kefallinia
Ithaca
Zakinthos
Lord Mountbatten
Mediterranean
NATO Naval Forces
Ionian
Italy
Red Cross
Geneva
Weather Bulletin Local Temps and Forecast From Bureau
Daily temperature readings show readings from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today with highs near 96 and lows around 64. Normal highs and lows for the date are 91 and 66. Forecast calls for heavy clouds at times tomorrow and potential local thunder sites described in the report.
Aug 18 Deadline Set for Nationals Cotton Labor
The Farm Bureau signed contracts to furnish 1,587 Mexican Nationals to pick cotton for growers who have signed up to date. Oscar Kunkel, president of Farm Bureau, announced the figure, noting 4,200 Nationals were contracted last year. Growers needing contract labor are urged to sign up before August 18 deadline.
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Farm Bureau
Oscar Kunkel
Kunkel
Missing patient at Las Vegas State Mental Hospital
Superintendent C G Still reported patient Joe Chavez has been missing since June 30 from the Las Vegas State Mental Hospital where he was last seen in the garden area.
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Las Vegas
State Mental Hospital
C. G. Stilllinger
Joe Chavez
Chavez
Swindler Tries 50000 Subway Tokens With Fraudulent Check
A man attempted to obtain 50,000 subway tokens from the Transit Authority with a bogus 7500 dollar check for a chain store promotional scheme. A messenger delivered a claimed certified check, which bank records showed was not certified. Police shadowed the suspect to two Manhattan addresses after bags of small stones were handed to the messenger, but the swindler failed to appear.
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New York
Transit Authority
Manhattan
Okinawa Braces for Wild Typhoon Approaching Pacific Base
NAHA Okinawa Army officials ordered a conditional alert at 10 p m as one of the Pacifics wildest typhoons nears. Winds were clocked near 200 miles per hour. B 29s moved to safer fields while others remained to load supplies and await the storm.
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Naha
Okinawa
Pacific
Army
Wortman Schedules Santa Fe Luncheon
Frank Wortman Dexter named state Republican chairman invites party leaders to a 12 30 p m luncheon at La Fonda Santa Fe next Tuesday to discuss certain organizational projects and strategy. County chairman will not attend. The guest list includes top officials and leaders once considered for the chairmanship.
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Frank Wortman
Dexter
Santa Fe
Wortman
la Fonda
Museum to Accept Folk Art Collection by Bartlett
The International Museum of Folk Art founded by Miss Florence Dibell Bartlett will be accepted by Gov. Mechem at the formal opening on September 5.
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Museum
Santa FE
New International Museum of Folk Art
Florence Dibell Bartlett
Zov. Mechem
Split over India's seating at Korea conference stirs UN talks
United States and Britain clash over India joining the Korean political conference. Indian sources say the U S has the most support among 16 countries drafting a joint proposal. Lodge argues U N representation should come from nations with armed forces in Korea, excluding India. Britain and Canada favor India's inclusion amid broad debate before the General Assembly votes.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Britain
India
Canada
World Organization
U. N. General Assembly
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. N
Korea
Lodge
Russia
POW Swap Shadowed by Angry Charges in Panmunjom
Eighty four Americans and 322 Allied troops left Red captivity in the Korean prisoner exchange but both sides faced accusations of holding back prisoners. U S officials warned Reds to release all prisoners and threatened retaliation for holdouts while Peiping accused Dulles of blackmail. Conflicting reports on Chinese POW repatriation persisted as U N said 222 Chinese were shipped that day, with U S Army officials signaling possible further holds. Meanwhile additional repatriates arrived in Honolulu and Travis AFB as the exchange moved forward.
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Reds
U. N
Washington
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Peiping
Dulles
U.S. State Department
Panmunjom
Robert T. Stevens
United States
Honolulu
Tokyo
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Travis
Inonoh
Plans Abandoned To Halt Berlin Food Giveaway
West Berlin officials abandoned plans to halt the American funded food distribution to East Berliners for 11 days and announced the giveaway would continue daily to all Soviet zone residents. The move followed prior plans to limit East Berliners. Since July 27 nearly 2.5 million parcels of lard sugar canned milk and dried vegetables have been issued amid fears of Russian reprisals and East German unrest.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Senate
America
Ike Shows Knack for Relaxing Amid Presidential Strain
President Eisenhower at his Denver vacation base blends golf with high level discussions. He weighs American retaliation over POWs with Dulles, then meets Admiral Radford for a briefing on the world military situation. He signs 20 laws before heading to Colorado Rockies.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Washington
Dulles
U.S
Denver Cherry Hills
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Colorado Rockies
Miss Kay Clayton Crowned Queen of Rodeo in Artesia
Artesia witnesses Miss Kay Clayton crowned rodeo queen by 1952 queen Miss Sally Sears during the opening night of the V J Day Rodeo. Prizes announced by the Chamber of Commerce include first through third in Commercial and Organizational divisions with several unnamed Kid Section winners awaiting claims. Rodeo runs nightly at 7 30 at Artesia Roping Club arena with a dance at the Veterans Building after each show.
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New Mexico Welding Supply
Odd Fellows-Rebekahs
Robbie Brown
Uncle Sam
Chamber
Paul W. Scott
Wto
Artesia
Veterans Building
Milwaukee Chicago Game Summary With Pitching Decisions
Milwaukee and Chicago squares off in a baseball scoreline with late dramatic plays. Sarkent Antonelli Jolly Crandall Hacker Lown Klippstein Garagiola McCullough contribute runs and innings as the clubs exchange hits and errors in a tight contest.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Sarkent
Antonelli
Jolly
Crandall
Hacker
Lown
Klippstein
Garagiola
McCullough
Recount in New Mexico Senate Race Stalled by Chavez Walkout
The New Mexico recount of ballots from the last November senatorial race halted as Chavez supporters fail to attend after A T Hannett called the Senate elections subcommittee partisan. He charged the panel, chaired by Barrett, with a kangaroo court and walked out after being denied cross examination.
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Subcommittee
Barrett
R-Wyo
Sens. Potter
R-Mich
Henning
D-Mo
Patrick Hurley
Chavez
Hurley
Hannett
Wellford Ware
New Jersey
Socorro County
Star Chamber
Teenagers Urged To Stay in School
Secretary of Labor Durkin urged teens to return to school this fall rather than take summer jobs. He recalled that last year 13 of 16 year olds and 17 year olds left school after summer work, warning that not finishing school could hurt future earnings.
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Washington
Durkin
Summit House Destroyed by Fire on Pikes Peak
A blaze began in a large oil heater early yesterday and destroyed the Summit House perched atop Pikes Peak at 14 110 feet, valued at 90 000 dollars. Local fire officials investigated the incident.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pikes Peak
POWs Arrive Home From Korea Land at Hickam Field
Eleven liberated American prisoners landed at Hickam Air Force Base Honolulu homeward from North Korean camps. The party included two Hawaii natives and seven carried from the plane on stretchers. Lt Col Thomas Harrison, the highest ranking POW freed, arrived on crutches after losing a leg in a North Korea jet crash. They were driven to Tripler Army Hospital for examination and rest and planned to depart for San Francisco later today.
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Hickam Air Force Base
Japan
Hawaii
Red Cross
Lawrence A. Buzbee
Ruskin
Fla
Air Force
Thomas D. Harrison
Clovis
N. M
North Korea
Tripler Army Hospital
San Francisco
Airman Stabbed at Bar But Estate Stable
Airman Basic Robert L. O'Niel age 19 of Headquarters 812th ABG WAFB was stabbed in the chest last night behind Star Bar. He was evacuated by Ballard ambulance to the station hospital and described as not seriously injured. The alleged assailant is Lucy Mae Jackson.
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Robert L. O’niel
812Th Abg
WAFB
Lucy Mae Jackson
O’niel
Ballard
Guns Poised in Morocco Split Rips Country
Rabat dispatch describes Morocco torn by pro and anti Sultan camps as French armored troops patrol to prevent riots. The Marrakech pasha Thami el Glaoui reportedly planned to proclaim a royal relative as successor, signaling a tense succession crisis.
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Rabat
France
Marrakech
Mohammed Ben Youssef
French Press Agency
AEP
Thami el Glaoui
Mou
Moroccan Sultan Threatened as El Glaoui Faces Backed Coup
In Rabat tensions rise as Al Azhar endorses caution toward El Glaoui and support for the Sultan, who refuses French reform decrees. U S Defense aid expansion in Morocco draws scrutiny while Arab and Asian nations urge UN intervention to prevent civil conflict amid Franco-Moroccan power struggle.
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Mohammed Ben Arafa
Cairo
al Azhar
el Glaoui
U.S
Harold Talbott
Morocco
New York
France
United Nations
Dag Hammarskold
Assembly
Lester Pearson
U. N
Medi
North Carolina Hit Hard as Hurricane Moves North
A major hurricane battered North Carolina, then Norfolk as winds peaked near 80 mph in the coast and up to 90 mph in North Carolina. Widespread power and wire outages, downed trees, damaged signs and roofs followed. One man was killed and five injured as high tides and heavy rain flooded streets along the Hampton Roads area.
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North Carolina
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Cape Henry
Hampton Roads
2Ather
T. D. Barrow
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Maryland
Virginia Beach
Atlantic
Roadblock in N M Snags Five After Robbery
Five men were detained at a roadblock near Magdalena after a motorist reported a hold up and theft of $60 east of Quemado. Police say the suspects were taken to Socorro with officers from Socorro and Catron County Sheriffs Departments involved. The incident began near Quemada on U S Highway 60 and roadblocks were set across Truth or Consequences Vaughn Belen Silver City and Magdalena.
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Magdalena
Quemado
Socorro
Eddie Apodaca
Catron
Quemada
U. S. Highway 60
Truth For Consequences
Vaughn
Belen
Silver City
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