Nevada Test Disarms 10 000 Ton Bomb After Misfire
AEC reports a 500 foot Yucca Flat device failed to detonate due to power circuit failure. About 100 newsmen, 2,000 Marines, and 17 AEC and Defense Laboratory personnel watched as a team prepared to enter the shelter and disarm the weapon, marking the third Nevada test misfire.
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Interservice feud colors Nickerson court martial in Huntsville
Army Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. testifies in a Pentagon driven case amid interservice politics over IRBM control. Prosecutors portray a stubborn officer chasing personal gain while defense cites patriotism as he faces possible 30 year maximum.
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Audrey In Mississippi Blows Through With Weaker Force
Hurricane Audrey, previously killing at least 19, moved into northern Mississippi at 40 to 50 mph, bringing heavy rain to the lower Mississippi Valley and threatening Cameron Louisiana. Coast Guard crews rescued 29 from Houston in Calcasieu Lake as Cameron reported multiple fatalities and widespread destruction.
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Weather Bureau Plans Mobile Hurricane Units
The Weather Bureau will deploy two mobile weather stations on trucks to augment coastal observations during storms. Each unit, manned by two observers, measures wind, temperature, humidity, air pressure, rainfall and transmits data to forecast offices. Units will relocate along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as hurricanes threaten.
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Steel cost to jump Monday in major price rise
U S Steel Corp announces a about 6 per ton basic price increase effective Monday marking the sixth steel price boost in as many years. The composite price is estimated at 146 a ton as other steel firms are expected to follow with similar increases. Clifford F Hood says the rise covers a 21 cent hourly wage increase under a three year contract and inflation, not a trigger for further hikes.
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Democrats' candidate choice folds into Rood race
Democrats focus on selecting a candidate to replace Sen. Joe Bill Rood as attention centers on tonight's developments. The piece notes a page 9 image and details. Sarasota scientists explore turning fish oil into practical Florida living products with a feature on page 3.
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Senate subcommittee probes FBI file ruling impact
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee hears Brownell and Hoover as it weighs a response to the June Supreme Court Jencks decision. The ruling allows defendants access to witness FBI reports, prompting concerns over investigations, admissibility, and potential case dismissals.
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New Planes Operate From Japan Over South Korea
Four F100 Super Sabre jets and other modern fighters flew over Seoul on training missions from Japan. The U S Air Force said these aircraft based in Japan will not stay in Korea and will refuel there only in emergencies. No immediate South Korean reaction was reported.
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City Hopes Flicker For Governors' Parley
The 50th National Governors Conference may come to Florida in 1958 with a tentative site in Miami or Boca Raton. Sarasota officials consider bidding, outlining needs including 50 suites, 400 extra rooms, a 50 by 50 foot conference table, a large dining room, and seating for 500 attendees.
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Tornado Damages Homes Near Philadelphia Mississippi
A tornado destroyed three homes west of Philadelphia Mississippi injuring several people. Sheriff W W Harrington of Neshoba County reported extensive damage on the western outskirts after the twister hit late last night. Philadelphia is a small town of about 5000 in central Mississippi.
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Floods Sweep Bus From Indiana Highway Killing Two Women
A bus traveling from Zionsville to Indianapolis was swept off a flooded highway near Indianapolis this morning. Six aboard escaped including driver P J Gass, but two women passengers drowned and a third was missing. Flash floods throughout central Indiana prompted evacuations in Indianapolis and nearby cities.
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Nine Killed in Unspecified Tokyo Incident
In Tokyo a disaster left at least nine dead and others injured, with authorities continuing to investigate the cause and scope of the incident.
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Five Hurt in Winchester Glass Plant Explosion Fatality Reported
In Winchester Indiana at the Anchor Hogking Glass Corp plant an air compressor line explosion during shift exposure injures five workers and kills one man James Davis 23 dies from burns Everett Shaw 46 Carl Meyers 51 James Harvey 29 Beverly Green 43 Olen Moland 35 all from local areas are hospitalized in serious condition Others escaped.
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Minnie Huffy About Clouds Weather Frolics With Porpoise Friends
In Sarasota a playful Minnie Mermaid jokes about weather while swimming with porpoises. She quips about sinking her scales as a black cloud chases her, noting a forecast of partly cloudy skies today and Saturday with widely scattered afternoon showers.
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