Disaster and conflicts ripple across nations in brief
Rail and air disasters claim lives as a school bus crash in Spring City Tenn kills ten and injures thirty. A Argentine train collision leaves at least eighteen dead, many children. In Korea, a pilot is freed and an Army captain’s body handed to the U.S. Aircraft downed by North Koreans. French columns strike Moroccan insurrection, while the U.S. president visits Hartford to assess flood damage. Civilian pilots chase a round trip trans Atlantic record.
British airmen attempt single day Atlantic flight to New York
Two British airmen piloting a Canberra jet bomber landed at Floyd Bennett Field New York at 12:48 a.m. EST after a 7 hour 31 minute westward crossing from London. They departed 9:23 a.m. EST for the return, aiming for a 6 hour 10 minute leg for a total roughly 14 hours and 6,920 miles. Pilot John Hackett and navigator Peter M Penny led the test of a round trip in one day.
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New York
Atlantic
Naval Air Strip
Floyd Bennett Field
London
John Hackett
Peter M. Penny
Royal Air Force
Northern Ireland
Gander
Mid
Batk
Bright Spot Hotel Manager and Detective Exchange Odd Claim
The Bright Spot tale features a hotel manager asking if towels appeared in a man's suitcase and a detective replying he found a chambermaid in his grip, suggesting a bizarre motive or crime context. The exchange sets a tense incident tone without graphic detail.
Ten Children Die as Train Crashes Bus at Crossing
A school bus carrying 10 children was hit by a 100-car train at a downtown grade crossing near Spring City Tennessee. Ten children aged 6 to 12 were killed and 30 injured, with bus driver Raymond Moore charged with manslaughter. passersby described the scene as trains warning signals reportedly malfunctioning or blocked view.
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Spring City
Tenn
CETE
Tote
Pee Neily
Raymond Moore
Back Valley
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Moore
Dayton
Walter Boles
Gene Crisp
Ing
Eenady Inries
Ah Francis
Paul Gilles
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Weird Ceremony Frees Flier and Recovers Body in Korea
In the Korean neutral zone, Communist forces freed 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpas and returned Army Capt. Charles W. Brown’s body after their Aug. 17 shootdown. Bumpas, tied to a nearby bridge, described fair treatment during a brief Q and A with a North Korean officer. Brown’s body was handed over as the Reds labeled the downed plane a spy craft.
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Kumhwa
Korea
Guy H. Bumpas
Jackson
Miss
Army
Charles W. Brown
West Louisville
Bumpas
U. N
North Korea
Eisenhower Seeks Flood Aid and Long Range Plan
President Eisenhower visited Hartford to survey flood damage in the six Northeastern states and pledged action. He discussed a possible special session of Congress to appropriate funds, a long range flood prevention program with insurance, and job provision for displaced workers. Civil Defense Chief Val Peterson estimated 75 million dollars needed from the emergency fund, with $11.6 million currently available. The president planned to urge Congress to authorize allocations to cover the deficit. The conference with regional governors lasted an hour before Eisenhower departed for Washington.
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Hartford
Conn
Eisenhower
Congress
North
South Carolina
Val Peterson
Peterson
Washington
Body of Elderly Man Found in Sarasota Home
The body of an elderly man was found wedged between a kitchen sink and stove in Sarasota today. He appeared to have died several days earlier and was identified as Paul H. Dodge a former author and lawyer from Houston Texas.
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Sarasota
Paul H. Dodge
Dodge
Houston
Tex
Train Crash Kills 18 In Argentina
A fog bound Buenos Aires express train rammed the rear of another at Ciudadela station. Initial reports list 15 to 18 dead and 45 to 55 injured. Passengers included students from Ward College and other travelers. no student injuries reported. Both trains were departing Plaza Miserere at about 8 30 a m.
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Ciudadela
Ward College
Db Acent
Plaza Miserere
U.S. and China Hold Brief Fourth Week Talks in Geneva
U.S. Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson and Red China envoy Wang Pingnan met in Geneva for the fourth week of discussions on civilian repatriation. The 27 minute session produced no agreement as both sides accused each other of stalling. The next meeting is set for Thursday and follows talks that began August 1 after Chou En Lai said the issue should not be hard to settle.
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United States
China
U. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Prague
Wang Pingnan
Red China
Warsaw
Red Chinese
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Flooded Areas Hit by Widespread Showers Across Regions
Rain fell today along the Atlantic coastal states and moved across North Carolina to New England. Earlier showers and thundershowers were reported in the Ohio Valley and flood areas of Pennsylvania and New York, with additional activity from the Texas Panhandle to Arkansas and the Minnesota plains.
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North Carolina
New York
New England
Ohio Valley
Appalachians
Pennsylvania
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Minnesota
Hopeful for Another Atoms-for-Peace Meeting
Denver report from Lewis L. Strauss and President Eisenhower on the Geneva atoms-for-peace conference. Strauss says the United States leads in peaceful atomic development, cautions against complacency, and notes no nuclear weapons discussed. Eisenhower pleased with results and hints at another meeting to come.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
United States
Russia
AEC
U.S
Ing
United Nations
Unelse
Land
Fiery C119 Crash Kills 11 Near Charleston Air Base
The C119 flying boxcar of the 456th Troop Carrier Wing crashed and exploded in Liberty Park near Charleston AFB during a night flight. Eleven people died and many homes were damaged as flaming debris scattered across the area. Firefighters faced a wall of flames, with witnesses recalling two large flashes and a mangled tail section in a densely populated neighborhood.
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Charleston
Charleston Air Force Base
Liberty Park
456Th
18Th Air Force
North Charleston
Keep Cool With BoSox and Florida Weather Outlook
The notice outlines pleasant weather in Sarasota and Florida with clear to partly cloudy skies, scattered afternoon thundershowers, and moderate winds. It also mentions a marine forecast for the East Gulf with gentle to moderate winds and scattered showers, plus a 9:30 a.m. reading of temperature 87 and barometer 9.86.
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Red Sox
Sarasota
Minnie
Florida
East Coast
Keys
East Gulf
Stolander
Tides and Almanac
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