Big Powers Still Talking
Four Western powers Britain United States France and Canada press disarmament talks with the Soviet Union in London while the five power subcommittee stalls on nuclear test bans inspections and production cuts. Prime Minister Macmillan appeals to Premier Bulganin for real progress and Moscow signals opposition to Western terms.
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Russia
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U. N. Disarmament Commission
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Valerian Zorin
Moscow
Zorin
Tey
Macmillan
Bulganin
Europe
Guard Cordon Stands Ready For Flare-Ups
Little Rock Arkansas Governor Faubus moves National Guards to Central High Grounds amid federal court order to integrate nine Negro students. Board cancels entry. Faubus cites risk of widespread disorder and violence and warns of possible nonintegration.
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Central High School
Faubus
U.S. Dist
Ronald Davies
Fargo
N.D
Arkansas
Davies
Schop
Virgil Blossom
Blossom
Autos Planes Crash Toll Soars in Labor Day Weekend
The Associated Press reports six people died in New Mexico auto crashes over Labor Day weekend, plus a drowning and two airplane crashes. An Idaho crash claimed two more New Mexicans, bringing the 1957 toll to 29 percent higher than last year. The death of three year old Russell Taylor from Las Cruces was added to the official count.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Idaho
National Safety Council
Las Cruces
Russell Taylor
Governor Fires Two from Board in Mechem Move
Governor Mechem dismissed Lon Meadows and William Bingham from the State Board of Health amid a broader shakeup seen as targeting Dr. Stanley Leland. Meadows said the firing could be linked to Leland, while both men received brief notices without stated reasons. The article also details unrelated fatal accidents and incidents in New Mexico.
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Santa FE
Edwin L. Mechem
State Board of Health
Stanley Leland
State Health Department
Mechem
Leland
Lon Meadows
Deming
William Bingham
Albuquerque
Train wreck in Jamaica leaves hundreds dead or missing
A derailed Roman Catholic excursion train near Mandeville, Jamaica, killed hundreds and injured nearly 700 as it plunged from a 100 foot embankment. Timely burial services began while search and relief operations continued through torrential rains and night.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Montego Bay
Kerfflal
Mandevilla
Bamaica
John J. McEleney
Woburn
Mass
I Mandeville
Spaiding
Police Provide Lodging for Serviceman in Reno
Marine Sgt. Donald Moffit was found asleep in a police patrol car downtown Reno. Police arrested him and booked him in the city jail before placing him on a bus to his unit at the cold weather training camp near Bridgeport California.
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Reno
Nev
Donald Moffit
Marine
Picket Meadows
Bridgeport
California
Eisenhower Comments on Soviet ICBM Claims
President Eisenhower dismissed Russia's long range missile assertions as statements serving Kremlin aims and said only testing is far from production. He described the Soviet announcement as evasive and noted their history of bold claims.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Senator Chaves Ill in Bethesda Hospital After Collapse
Senator Chaves of New Mexico remained in Bethesda Naval Hospital on a working mood but expected to leave in a few days. He collapsed Friday afternoon during a 10 block uphill walk to his home after a taxi ride broke down. aides said he may stay in Washington the rest of the week.
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Chaves
D-Nm
Bethesda Naval Hospital
U S envoy reports Syria draw toward Soviet orbit in Middle East
Lou Henderson, State Department troubleshooter, left Istanbul for Washington after delaying two days due to flight space. He used the extra time to press Turkey Prime Minister Adnan Menderes in late talks, their fourth meeting, during his Middle East stay.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U.S. State Department
Lou Henderson
Washington
Syria
Middle East
Adnan Menderes
Toll climbs as Labor Day traffic deaths soar
New York authorities report Labor Day weekend traffic toll rising toward a wartime high with 610 deaths by mid morning including 431 road deaths 87 drownings and 92 other fatalities.
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New York
Rojas Pinilla Mystery Woeful in Spain Stay
The Spanish National Security Office said it had no information indicating exiled Colombian dictator Gen Gustavo Rojas Pinilla left Spanish territory, leaving his whereabouts unclear.
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Madrid
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Five escape inmates batter way from hospital
Five inmates used broken table legs to batter their way to freedom from the Colorado State Hospital. Two attendants were struck down in the escape with injuries not stated.
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Colo.p
Colorado State Hospital
Winslett and Bryan Married in Formal Ceremony
Welcome is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Winslett and Capt. and Mrs. R. H. Bryan marking a formal ceremony.
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Glen Winslett
R. H. Bryan
Walker Airman Raises County Traffic Deaths
Chaves County reports its 19th traffic death of the year as Carl Thomas McAfee 21 of the 6th FMS Walker Air Force Base dies from a skull fracture and broken neck after his 1955 Chevrolet coach leaves Berrendo Road northeast of Roswell. A passenger Lloyd Nichols 20 suffers head abrasions. Don Shultz NM Police investigates. the car is destroyed. Death totals compare with prior years.
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Chaves County
Carl Thomas McAfee
FMS
Walker Air Force Base
Medical Center
Roswell
McAfee
Berrendo
U. S. Highway 285
Lloyd Nichols
FNS
Don Shultz
New Mexico
Chevrolet
THEN TEXAN MAKES VOWS Confederate's Death Cuts Survivors to Two
William A. Lundy Florida's last Confederate veteran died at 109 in Crestview near Laurel Hill. Burial with full military honors set at First Baptist Church with Army guard. Survived by six sons and three daughters. Williams of Texas predicts he will outlive the other survivor, John Salling, as the last Blue and Gray audience laments.
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William A. Lundy
Florida
Lundy
Walter Williams
Houston
Tex
Williams
John Salling
Slant
Albert Woolson
Duluth Minn
U.S. Army
First Baptist Church
Laurel Hill
Troy
Ala
Home Guard
Elba
Holiday Crash Toll Shrinks to Sixteen in City
Police court reports show 22 cases today tied to a Labor Day weekend surge. Sixteen city accidents over the three days included 3 injuries, with an outer town fatality on Sunday. A 19 year old airman Bobby D Ernest of Walker AFB is named in the report.
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Walker Air Force Base
Roll
Dick McCool
New Mexico
David Keaton
Union Ave
Ernie Tucker
Johnny Archuleta
Montana Ave
Young Eaton
J. P. Williams
Hobbs Warrant Holds Woman in St. Louis
Police in St. Louis hold Mrs. Phyllis Umage on a Hobbs New Mexico fugitive warrant after a store altercation led to a routine check. She allegedly took her 10 year old daughter from families caring for her children amid a separate neglect suit.
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New Mexico
Phyllis Umage
Hobbs
N. M
Jean
Utnage
Umage
Ane
Leaders Renew Promises To End Union Corruption
AFL CIO leaders George Meany and Al Hayes pledge to root out corruption and resist punitive laws. They promise AFL CIO cooperation with investigations and say most union members are honest. Rep. McCormack predicts change to Taft Hartley in the next session.
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Aflcio
Afl-Cio
George Meany
al Hayes
Machinists Union
Rep. McCormack
D-Mass
House
Senate
Meany
Afltio
Hayes
McCormack
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