Koreans Riot as GIs Halt Mob at Wolmi Island
About 300 shouting Koreans defied President Rhee by storming toward Wolmi Island while U S troops used tear gas and fire hoses to break the crowds. The protest aimed at Czech and Polish inspection team members with five days of attempted seizures and injuries reaching twenty-two Americans and eighty Koreans.
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Nno
Syngman Rhee
Wolmi Island
U. S
South Korea
Inchon
Kunsan
Pusan
Kangnung
Taegu
Korea
Foreign Ministry
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Panmunjom
Hurricane Connie Threats Eastern Seaboard Amid Alerts
The roundup notes hurricane Connie 225 miles southeast of Wilmington North Carolina as ships and residents brace for impact. It also reports U.S. troops suppress violence in Seoul tied to truce inspectors and mentions hearings by the Un American Activities Committee in New York revealing former Communists in the theatrical world. Harold Stassen tests attendees on Eisenhower at the 47th annual governor's conference in Chicago.
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America
Wilmington
N.C
Francia E. Walter
New York
Unamerican Activities Committee
Chicago
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Minnesota
Unite Nations
U.N
New York City
Weather Bureau
Reau
Coast Guard
Delaware
Ad Jersey
Pennsylv
Connecticut
Navy
Norfolk
Cape Cod
Carolina Coast
Bus Crash Kills 10 Near Seoul
A crowded bus plunged over a cliff ninety miles south of Seoul killing ten passengers and injuring twenty of the fifty aboard. Rescue teams retrieved victims as emergency crews treated those wounded and investigated the tragedy.
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Seoul
South Korea Riots Raise U S Tension
Washington reports growing concern over anti Red demonstrations in Korea risking strain with the United States. State Department official Lincoln White says the U S will honor its duty to protect Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission personnel in South Korea amid tensions. The group includes Sweden Switzerland Czechoslovakia Poland Americans and South Korea with Czechs and Poles viewed as Communist eyes and ears.
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Washington
Korea
South Korea
United States
State Department
Lincoln White
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Sweden
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Measure Sets Sarasota Manatee for Own Senators Reapportion Bill
The Florida House and Senate clash over a reapportionment plan creating Bay Monroe Manatee and Sarasota as separate Senate districts. Gov Collins demands near equal population districts. A mid November recess proposal failed 39 36. quorum challenges persist as sessions adjourn with no vote on the Senate recess.
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Sarasota, Manatee
Tallahassee
Senate
House
Tion
Bay
Monroe
Manatee
Sarasota
Collins
Rep
Beasley
Walton County
Representatives
Governors Conference Teases Eisenhower Plan On Arms Pact
Stassen tested governors on support for an exchange of military blueprints with Russia and discussed U.N. disarmament ideas. The gathering addressed highway funding debates while Republicans and Democrats eyed presidential prospects with Stevenson and Harriman amid unclear outcomes.
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Chicago
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Eleven U S Airmen Return From Communist Captivity
Eleven American airmen freed after 82 months in captivity aboard a C54 transport train with Gen Douglas MacArthur’s Bataan-left Tachikawa base. They fly via Hawaii for a 27 hour layover before arriving at Travis AFB California Friday morning where they will be welcomed by leis and a brief news conference. They are free to travel and stay at Hickam or the Royal Hawaiian Hotel as they choose.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Tachikawa Air Base
Hawaii
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Honolulu
Air Force
Hickam Air Force Base
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Explosion Destroys Ocala Gas Co Building
An explosion of undetermined origin destroyed the Ocala Gas Co building soon after 8 30. The blast rocked downtown Ocala shattering plate glass windows more than a mile away. There were no reported casualties.
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Ocala
Ocala Gas Co
Peaceful H bomb power in generation Geneva
Sir George Thomson, British scientist, said harnessing atomic energy of the hydrogen bomb type for peaceful purposes could be achieved in a generation. Issued as late bulletins across a range of topics from defense acts to international security.
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Geneva
George Thomson
Hoover 81 Birthday Marked in Newberg Oregon
Herbert Hoover aged 81 visits Newberg to dedicate the cottage he lived in as a boy. The former president arrived in Salem by plane the previous evening, 18 hours ahead of schedule to rest before the public events.
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Hoover
Newberg
Salem
Here
Connie near Carolina coast with 135 mile winds
Hurricane Connie with 135 mile winds hovered off the Carolina mainland, nearly stationary, as the Weather Bureau placed the center miles southeast of Wilmington and warned of a broad threat to the East Coast.
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Hatteras, N. C
Carolina
Weather Bureau
Wilmington
N.C
East Coast braces for Connie hurricane across Atlantic coast
East Coast residents from Savannah to Provincetown heighten precautions as Hurricane Connie veers toward Wilmington North Carolina. Coast Guard crews evacuate locations and Navy ships head to safe harbors while Red Cross activates coastal disaster plan in seven Carolina cities.
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Canada
Carolina
Savannah
Weather Bureau
Cape Fear
Wilthe
Virginia Capes
Provincetown
Mass
Connie
Coast Guard
Ft. Macon
N.C
Morehead City
Beaufort
Atlantic Beach
Salter Path
Emerald Isle
Seaboard
Red Cross
Charleston
D.C
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Washington
New Bern
Manteo
North Carolina
Hazel
South Carolina
Not Ill Merely Tired Mamie Eisenhower Resting at Home
President Eisenhower says his wife Mamie is not ill just tired and resting at the family farm in Gettysburg. White House aide Murray Snyder notes she had a busy weekend with guests and hot weather, and Maj. Walter Tkach confirms the assessment. The First Lady is staying in bed while the President handles a rush of post adjournment bills.
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Gettysburg
Mamie Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
White House
Snyder
Maj
Walter Tkach
Warden’s Reply Mirrors Prison Morale in Political Term Joke
A social worker visiting a prison comments on a melancholy inmate. He answers her question about term length with a political jab, revealing he is the warden and that term length depends on politics.
Continued Hot and Rain In Sarasota Weather Brief
A local weather note cites Connie’s rain squalls from yesterday and forecasts continued heat with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Sarasota expected fair conditions through tomorrow with varying winds and highs near 90 to 96 degrees, while Florida overall stays hot with more showers possible each day.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Sarasota Area
Florida
East Gulf
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