Connie to Lash Syracuse by Nightfall
Dying hurricane Connie lashed seven states with heavy winds and rains causing at least 20 deaths and widespread damage. The fiercest loss occurred in Chesapeake Bay where a three masted schooner sank with at least 10 dead and four missing.
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Connie
Syracuse
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
U. S. Weather Bureau
Baltimore, Md
Foot of rain halts New York services and costs lives
A nearly foot of rain and 70 mph winds from Hurricane Connie paralyzed Greater New York. One death is blamed as rail and road traffic halted north and east of the city while airports reported heavy cancellations and flood conditions.
Irish Seize British Arms Raid at Army Depot
A band of armed men raided a British Army post near Reading and seized guns and ammunition. Police linked the attackers to the outlawed Irish Republican Army vowing to end partition. Two men were arrested later in Arborfield truck with a quantity of weapons. Arborfield houses a major ammunition dump.
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Reading
England
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Arborfield
Britain
Bus Crash Kills 25 on Great St Bernard Pass
A bus carrying French tourists plunged off a road on the Great St Bernard Pass near Bourg Saint Pierre in Switzer land killing at least 25 people. The tragedy occurred during a holiday trip as authorities investigated the cause and identified victims.
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Bourg ST. Pierre
Switzerland
St. Bernard Pass
Stigma of Harold Talbott’s Retirement Examined
David Lawrence discusses the retirement of Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott on today’s Editorial Page. He critiques a harsh political system and a single misjudgment amid the era’s pressures.
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Air Force
Harold Talbott
Hite
David Lawrence
Tragic Chesapeake schooner wreck leaves 10 dead
A pleasure cruise vessel the Levin J. Marvel was driven apart by a Chesapeake Bay storm near North Beach Maryland. Ten people died and four were missing while thirteen others were rescued by firefighters police National Guardsmen and volunteers. The 128 foot ram schooner sailed from Annapolis on a historic ports tour before breaking up in high waves. The skipper John Mechling and three crew members survived.
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Warren Rogers
North Beach
Chesapeake Bay
Washington, D. C
Levin J. Marvel
Annapolis
New York
Baltimore
John Mechling
The
Marvel
Stephen Morten
Chesapeake
Bay
Ike Rests Up For Vacation
President Eisenhower rested today at his country home in Gettysburg and prepared to leave for a Colorado vacation. He arrived from Washington after a rainy motor trip as hurricane Connie moved along the Atlantic coast. He plans to drive back to Washington and fly to Denver for a 4 p.m. departure, likely staying into October. Mrs. Eisenhower will not join him to Denver but may fly back Aug. 24 for a Philadelphia appearance.
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Geitysburg
Eisenhower
Colorado
Washington
Connie
Atlantic
National
Denver
American Bar Assn
Philadelphia
Parakeet's Talk Could Be Fatal
Timothy the blue parakeet owned by Mrs. Mary McIntyre is missing from Huntington Park California. A $50 reward is offered. The bird is said to know about 400 words including phrases that could invite danger if a cat answers.
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Huntington Park
Cali
Timothy
Mary McIntyre
Breezy Family ahead as Hazel repeats feared, Watertown notes
Mrs. Hazel Gale recalls last year’s hurricane when Hazel lashed the coast. Her daughter Connie is named in the update as part of the family’s current outlook for a potential repeat.
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Watertown
Hazel Gale
Hazel
Atlantic
Gale
Connie
Hazel Connie
Hazel Toook
Thomas Mann Dies A Literary Giant
Thomas Mann, 80, renowned German born author and 1929 Nobel laureate, died in Zurich after a heart attack. He left Germany after Hitler rose to power, became a U.S. citizen in 194?, returned to Europe in 1953 to reengage with the continent, and his later years were marked by weariness and illness.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Thomas Mann
Mann
Germany
Hitler
United States
Holland
U.S
Europe
Kata
Growing Hurricane Diane Heads Northward Far at Sea
Hurricane Diane, a growing tropical cyclone, moves north northeast about 6 7 mph in the open Atlantic far east of Bermuda. Forecasters warn of increasing size and power with 115 mph winds near the center and Fujiwhara interaction with Hurricane Connie off the Carolina coast.
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Diane
Miami
Fla
Puerto Rico
Connie
Carolina
Gordon Dunn
Dunn
Comrie
Seaboard
Nixon Almost Hits Singer During Golf Round
Vice President Nixon and a party including Jack Benny Danny Thomas and Milton Berle played golf in Los Angeles with Eddie Fisher as Nixon's caddy. On the first hole Fisher stood too close to Nixon and a wayward swing narrowly avoided striking him, prompting the quip Almost lost a singer.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Eddie Fisher
Jack Benny
Danny Thomas
Milton Berle
Fisher
Today’s Chuckle Ends Up in Parked Misadventure
In a town where you can park as long as you want to, nothing works out right and you don’t want to. A humorous warning about overlong parking rules and the irony of endless parking incentives.
Rhee Demands UNSC Exit After Midnight Korea Deadline
President Syngman Rhee asserts the four nation Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission must leave Korea by midnight. He cites assurance from U S Assistant Secretary Walter Robertson that peaceful withdrawal will be pursued and warns demonstrations risk misinterpretation. Police use tear gas and water cannons after three assaults on the Wolmi Island UNSC compound injuring U S soldiers and Koreans.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Rhee
Asst
Walter Robertson
U.S
Ife
Robertson
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Wolmi Island
Inchon Harbor
Wo Cae Ae
U. S
UNSC
Stolen Car Caught in Baldwinsville Sequel to Tuesday Chase
Two escaped mental patients from Fairview State Hospital caused a 100 mph pursuit from Fulton to Baldwinsville. Burton Brando, 31, of Philadelphia, was captured near Morris Machine Works. Joseph Ruda remained at large as police hunted him. The car struck a hydrant at E Oneida and Oswego Streets as Fulton officers pursued. The chase began about 5 45 am after a resident reported a car blocking his driveway with two men sleeping inside.
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Baldwinsville
Fulton
Burton Brando
Philadelphia
Morris Machine Works
Joseph Ruda
Fairview State Hospital
Carbondale
Syracuse
E. Oneida
Oswego
John Benakala
Joseph Varrecchi
Stephen Tryor
Broadwell Ave
Milk Strike Threat Ends After New York Area Pact
AFL teamsters and milk hauling firms reach a two year contract ending threats to 17 million people in New York New Jersey and Connecticut. Drivers gain a 30 cent hourly raise retroactive to Aug 1 and grievance procedure changes. Settlement follows eight weeks of talks and a day to day operating period.
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New York
AFL
New York State
New ‘Jersey
Connecticut
Dalry Transport League
Druggist Charged With Drunk Driving After W Genesee Crash
Carl R. Henry of 103 Cherry Road and Henry's Pharmacy ownership was charged with drunken driving after a collision on West Genesee Street near Orchard Road. He was released on $200 bail following the 9 20 P.M. crash that involved Harold Jenner, 56, and William Wall, 37, as deputies described.
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Carl R. Henry
Cherry Rd
Henry's
W. Genesee St
Henry
Harold L. Jenner
Chestnut St
Syracuse
Wiliam E. Wall
Manchester Ri
Orchard Rd
Soviet to cut armed forces by 640000 by December 15 1955
Tass reports Moscow will reduce its armed forces by 640000 men by 15 December 1955 to lower international tension and build confidence. British estimates put total Soviet forces around 4.75 million across army air force and navy. The move follows Geneva talks and prior Austrian withdrawal plans.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Russia
London
Austria
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Assateague Coast Guard Station Weathered Connie's Fury
Two channels cut 50 feet from each side of the Assateague Island lifeboat station as hurricane Connie raged offshore. The station suffered no damage while nine coast guardsmen and one newspaperman remained inside during the storm at the south tip of Assateague Island, about half a mile wide.
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Assateague Coast Guard Station
Assateapue Island
Assatengue
Coast Guardsmen
Mary Kelly Still Enjoys Single Life in Albany
Mrs Mary Kelly of Albany says she does not regret remaining single. She comments that moonlight has its charms but none are universally essential.
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Albany
N.Y
Mary Kelly
Connie Brings High Winds and Rain to Syracuse Weather Warning
Weather reports warn of hurricane Connie approaching Pennsylvania and Central New York with 45 to 55 mph winds and heavy rain. Hancock Field records gusts up to 37 mph as eye of the storm nears daybreak, with diminishing winds after midnight and a collision of storm bands ahead of the center.
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Ifar
Connie
Syracuse
Andrew Sadowski
Hancock Field
Harrisburg
Sadowski
Albert Stone
New York State Civil Defense Commission
Dhe. Wire
P.hennesesey
Commission
Pennsylvania
New York
Weather Disrupts Syracuse Events But Some Fared Well
Rain and high winds forced postponements of many outdoor activities in Syracuse and central New York. The Scottish Games at Griffin Field were moved to 11 am tomorrow, Farmers Picnic proceeded at Suburban Park, Water Show at Thornden Park rescheduled to 8 15 pm tomorrow, Swim Meet postponed to 1 30 pm Sat Aug 20, Vernon Downs cancelled tonight, Marydale Fire Department Field Days parade at 2 pm could be canceled if rain continues.
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Syracuse
New York
Griffin Field
Suburban Park
Municipal Recreation Commission
Thornden Park
Recreation Commission
Vernon Downs
Marydale Fire Department
Portable churches bring worship to growing communities
Churches on Wheels Canada along the St. Lawrence River faces a population boom and facility shortages. The Anglican Church offers portable churches loaded onto a carryall token to relocate worship sites. Reed it on Sundays feature pages in the Herald-American.
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Canada
St. Lawrence River
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