World News Roundup of Early Cold War Events
A waterfront strike at the Port of New York continued its impact. In Hong Kong jubilant relatives await the arrival of 10 American civilians promised quick release by Red China. A German spokesman reported no progress in talks between foreign ministers of West Germany and the Soviet Union. An earthquake in Cairo caused a panic at a girls' school killing eight. In Istanbul leaders meeting, Humphrey praised prosperity across the Tron Curtain. Eisenhower urged youth to study more in Denver. A Navy board considers a Naval Reserve commission for Eugene Landy who declined due to his father’s Communist past. Hurricane Hilda was spotted by Atlantic observers southeast of Turks Island.
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Democrats Go Ahead with $100 Plate Dinner in Los Angeles
Southern California Democrats press ahead with a fundraising dinner at $100 a plate. Gov. George M. Leader of Pennsylvania will substitute for Truman who cannot attend.
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West Germany and Russia At Impasse In Talks
In Moscow the Soviet Union and West Germany traded brief statements after about ninety minutes of talks. No agreement on prisoners reunification or normal relations was reached though both sides showed cautious optimism about reporting back to their leaders. The discussions focused on concrete proposals to present to Adenauer and Bulganin with no decision on a commission for trade.
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Ten Americans Await Release in Hong Kong
Jubilant relatives gather in Hong Kong awaiting the release of ten American civilians. Peiping radio suggested most may already be heading for freedom from detention in Peiping Foochow Canton Chunking Shanghai. The New China News Agency cited offenses and good behavior as reasons for release. Among them is Dorothy Middleton, 42, once of Cicero Illinois, adopted daughter of Lakeland Florida missionaries, said to have been sentenced for saboteur acts.
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Cicero, Ill
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Landy Case Is Pondered by Navy Board
New York A special Navy board today pondered granting a Naval Reserve commission to Eugene Landy 21 who had been denied before because his mother was once a Communist. The board finished secret hearings and will submit findings to the secretary of the Navy next week.
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Hurricane Hilda Discovered in Atlantic near Turks Island
The Weather Bureau reports Hurricane Hilda discovered in the Atlantic southeast of Turks Island as the eighth tropical storm of the year. Winds near 75 mph, gusts in heavy bands, northeast quadrant strongest, moving west-northwest at 13 mph. Florid a small craft urged to stay in port as storm grows.
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Weather Advisory Reports Hurricane Hilda Intensity Near Turks Island
The Weather Bureau issues advisory No. 1 on hurricane Hilda. Air Force reconnaissance finds the disturbance north of the Lee ward Islands has intensified to hurricane strength. Located at 11 a.m. EST at 20.0 N 69.1 W, about 165 miles southeast of Turks Island, moving west-northwest at 13 mph.
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Eisenhower Urges Longer Prep Courses for Youth
President Eisenhower says American youth should study longer in a more complex era. He favors extending high school and college programs to five years and notes many retirees leave work too early. Speaking at Lowry AFB during Air Force Academy preparations, he questions fixed retirement ages and recalls four years of schooling once sufficed.
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Sarasota
Waterfront strike at Port of New York resumes after brief halt
The International Longshoremen's Association keeps a crippling grip on Port of New York operations as a five hour pause ends. ILA leaders say some workers may return while a promised hearing on grievances with the Waterfront Commission falls through.
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Weather notes from Sarasota with new style report cards
Sarasota area forecasts partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers through Tuesday. Highs near 89, lows around 72, gentle to moderate winds, tides and almanac details noted in sports. Florida region shows similar partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with shower chances north and south portions.
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Quake in Cairo Kills Eight Girls at School
An earthquake in Cairo caused panic at a crowded girls school leaving eight dead and many injured. Four seriously injured and eighteen with minor injuries were reported by the governor’s office. Several buildings collapsed as tremors lasted about forty seconds near the northeast area.
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Helwan
U S Aims At Keeping It That Way Prosperity High
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told free world economic leaders in Istanbul that prosperity remains strong on this side of the Iron Curtain and U S policy aims to preserve it. He cited record world activity, high trade, stable prices, and fewer government barriers, noting progress since 1946 and a three year extension of reciprocal trade agreements.
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The Dime Novel’s Rise to Two Fifty
In a public library conversation two men discuss literature as a dime novel vanishes to history. One laments its disappearance while the other quips that it has risen to two dollars and fifty cents. The exchange captures changing prices and cultural shifts in reading material.
Socialites mother unaware of death in court
In Philadelphia Mrs Gertrude Silver refuses to acknowledge her daughter Doris Jean Silver Ostreicher is dead and she is to appear in court today accused of being an accessory in a criminal abortion. The case centers on the heiress’s alleged involvement.
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Gertrude Silver
Doris Jean Silver Ostreicher
Cooler Weather Spreads Across Eastern U S
Temperatures fell across the eastern third of the nation as a cool air mass shifted into the middle and northern Atlantic states, bringing cooler conditions today.
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