WCTU Maps Abstinence Program
Long Beach California delegates to the 81st annual Women s Christian Temperance Union convention approve a program stressing total abstinence for children and youth through the Youth Temperance Council and Loyal Temperance Legion. Plans include statewide camps contests and weeks plus campaigns to outlaw advertising for alcohol on radio TV and in interstate commerce and to boost traffic safety with drug tests for drivers.
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Long Beach
Calif. i
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Glenn G. Hays
Evanston
WCTU
Youth Temperance Council
Loyal Temperance Legion
Hays
Northeastern Floods Hit By Diana and Connie Hurricanes
The report details Edith erupting Aug 12 flooding the Northeast, Diane driving along the North Carolina coast causing about 1.6 billion dollars in damage, and Connie forming southeast of Miami Aug 3 moving inland over North Carolina. It notes heavy rains in Mississippi and Louisiana and a weakening disturbance near New Orleans with squalls and winds.
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United States
Diane
North Carolina
Connie
Miami
Mississippi
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Sound
New Orleans
NLRB Extends Policy on Hotel Industry Cases
The National Labor Relations Board reaffirmed its 20 year old practice of staying out of hotel industry disputes. In a 3 to 2 vote the board declined to intervene in a labor controversy affecting Miami Beach hotels. Some beachfront properties have faced strikes for over four months by AFL and Restaurant Employers Union members.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Miami Beach
Fla
AFL
Barless Prisons Urged for Youths
SCHROON LAKE reports that state correction commissioner Thomas J McHugh advocates barless prisons for youths as a solution to youthful crime. A forestry camp for young offenders will open in late October, housing 50 inmates aged 18 to 23 on a 70000 acre North Pharsalla site in Chenango County, intended as a minimum security facility focusing on conservation work.
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Schroon Lake
Thomas_J
McHugh
North Pharsalla
Chenango County
Air Force C46 Crashes at Joplin Airport. 19 Aboard Safe
A twin engine C46 transport with 17 reservists and a two-man crew crashed at Joplin Municipal Airport after a tire blowout during landing. The plane skidded 150 yards, caught fire, but all aboard escaped. Only pilot 1st Lt Joseph A Sheppard of Overland Park Kansas was injured and hospitalized for x rays and treatment.
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Joplin
Air Force
Municipal Airport
Joseph A. Sheppard
Overland Park
Kan
Jane Chinn Hospital
Webby, Mo
Dulles proposes U S plan for Israel Arab borders aid
The report details a speech by Secretary of State Dulles proposing a four point program to settle Arab Israeli borders. It includes a US treaty secured by Senate ratification, defined boundaries, aid to resettle refugees, and regional water projects. Estimated costs cited range from 200 to 300 million dollars with other nations sharing.
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Cairo
Gaza Strip
Voice of America
Middle East
Arab League
USN
Dag Nammarskidld
Dulles
Eisenhower
United States
Israel
Senate
United Nations
Palestine
Oliciais
Miners Near $2 Pay Rise Across Nation
Most of the nations 200000 soft coal miners are set for a $2 a day wage increase after a settlement between the Southern Coal Producers Association and John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers Union. The agreement covers southern operators employing 40000 to 50000 miners and mirrors the northern sector deal reached last week.
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Washington
Southern Coal Producers’ Assn
John L. Lewis
United Mine "Workers Union
Southern Association
Lewis
Northern
Ndlina
Red Farmers Seek Cows In Canada
In Montreal officials agreed to shorten a tour of Canadian farmlands after Soviet visitors complained about too many people and whiskey bottles and not enough cows. Vladimir Matskevich led a 200 mile Eastern tour noting questions on cattle, machinery, irrigation, crops, and farm life.
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Montreal
Vladimir Matskevich
Frelighsburg
Gran- Vy
Granby
Oallas Lapierre
Land
Matskevich
Riots Sweep Southern Sudan After Mutiny
Reports from three southern Sudan towns near the Belgian Congo border describe heavy death tolls among northerners as riots follow last week's mutiny by southern troops against northern officers in the Sudan defense forces. Population tensions escalate as Khartoum faces demands to surrender or face consequences.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Belgian Congo
Sudan Defense Forces
Noun
Tunisia Granted More Autonomy Under French Control
The Bey of Tunis signed accords granting Tunisia greater autonomy while remaining under French oversight. The quiet ceremony followed tensions across French North Africa as the changes proposed by former French Premier Pierre Mendes France were put into effect and ratified by the French government.
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Ganix
Tunisia
Tunis
North Africa
Pierre Mendes
France
Algeria
Morocco
Missing DC3 Airliner Sought After Flight Disappearance
Ships and planes pressed a search today for a Cruzeiro do Sul DC3 airliner missing since early Friday. The Brazilian flight between Campos Rio state and Victoria in Espirito Santo carried 10 passengers and four crewmen.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Cruzeiro Do Sul
Campos
Rio
Victoria
Espirito Santos
Margaret Truman Arrives in Venice for 20 Day Visit
Margaret Truman arrives in Venice for a 20 day European tour. She is accompanied by Miss Gurie Lie daughter of Trygve Lie former UN secretary general.
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Venice
Italy
Margaret Truman
Gurie Lie
The
U.N
Princess Margaret and Townsend marriage under debate
The New Statesman accuses royal and church figures of pressuring Princess Margaret to abandon marrying Captain Peter Townsend, calling such meddling archaic humbug and noting public interest despite Buckingham Palace silence. The piece labels Townsend as respectable despite his divorce.
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London
The
New Statesman & Nation
Canterbury
Margaret
Royal” Air’ Force
Peter Townsend
Britain
New Statesman
Labor Party
Kingsley Martin
Page One
Popular Press
Townsend
the Magazine
Margaret Townsend
London Daily Mirror
Buckingham Palace
Morocco plan offers return for Ben Youssef exile
Morocco nationalist backed former sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef could return to France from Madagascar while a national union government forms. The Faure plan backs negotiations with France on a new convention and calls for stability after recent violence. Grandval said the Oued Zem Khenifra actions are over as Berber tribes surrender in large numbers.
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Mohammed Ben Youssef
France
Madagascar
National Union
Moulay Arafa
Ben Youssef
Gilbert Grandval
Morocco
Democratic Independence Party
Faure
Grandval
Paris
Oued Zem
Khenifra
Van
India Names Brazil Intermediary in Portugal Dispute
Delhi confirms Brazil will mediate estranged Portugal ties as India ends official links with Portugal. The move follows years of nationalist pressure and a shift in regional relations amid regional unrest and global Cold War dynamics.
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Delhi
India
Nehru
Lisbon
Brazil
Portugal
Lexington
Fon
Algeria
France
Blast Sets Off Chemical Plant Fire Near Pittsburgh
A large section of the Cargill Corp chemical and oil plant near Carnegie was destroyed by a fire after violent explosions. Firemen battled flames for over three hours as 55 gallon drums of inflammables exploded. Loss estimated at 350000 dollars. static electricity blamed for the first blast.
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Pittsburgh
Cargill Corp. Chemical, and Oil
Carnegie
Albert Bleakley
Dorotea Reports Mutiny Aboard Swedish Freighter
The 41870 ton Swedish freighter Dorotea sent a distress call reporting crew trouble and that the captain, J. A. Bolentus, was held prisoner in his cabin. The message was picked up by Capetown radio and relayed to Goteborg and Lloyds of London. owners declined comment pending updates.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Mid- Atlantic
Brazil
South Africa
Capetown
Goteborg
Lloyd's of London
Erik Hogberg
Dorotea
Rederi A. B. Manhem
J. A. Bolentus
Grand Jury Rules Questionnaires Unnecessary in L A Quiz Round
New York Times report states a general sessions judge ruled a grand jury lacks power to compel witnesses to complete lengthy personal finances questionnaires. Judge Louis J. Capozzoli affirmed witnesses may testify orally and noted established methods for gathering needed information.
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New York i
General Sessions
Liquor Authority
Louis J. Capozzoli
Gloria Lockerman Faces Big Choice After $16,000 Win
At GAP MILLS West Virginia Gloria Lockerman 12 year old spelling star on the $64 000 Question receives guidance from 200 to 300 relatives and friends at her family reunion as she weighs taking the current 16 000 prize or risking for 32 000. Her guardians the Keys live in Baltimore Indiana and Gloria plans a trip to the West Virginia State Fair while awaiting her Tuesday program decision.
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Gap Mills
W.va
West Virginia
Gloria Lockerman
Gloria
Vivian T. Keys
Baltimore
Ind
Detroit
Cincinnati
New York
Mrs. Keys
Lewisburg
Here
Chile Strikes Call Troops
Chile deploys 15 000 troops in Santiago and dispatches units to the interior as government imposes a state of emergency in Santiago and Concepcion to curb a 50 000 worker strike. Workers seek wage rises of 60 to 100 percent, rejecting a 35 percent offer. Public health social security treasury income tax customs and pension services are affected.
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Santiago
Chile
Horacio Gamboa
Concepcion
Treasury Department
Income Tax Department
Three in Family Killed by Train at Crossing
A Jackson Heights family bound for a fishing trip died when their car collided with a Long Island Rail Road express at a crossing in North Lindenhurst. The victims were Charles Viann, 52, his wife Evelyn, 37, and their son Kenneth, 8. Police say Viann, driving about 50 mph, did not heed the warning signal.
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North Lindenhurst
Jackson Heights
Long Island
Charles Viann
Evelyn
Kenneth
Village Business Closes for Funeral in County Tragedy
In a Livingston County village of 209 people all businesses shut during funeral services for a family of five killed in a crash. The Wilcox family included Stuart E. Wilcox a 31 year old teacher and Boy Scout leader his wife Mary Jane 26 and children Linda 6 Mark 4 and Stuart Jr 2. The family died August 26 when their station wagon collided with a heavy truck near Batavia.
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York
Livingston County
Stuart E. Wilcox
Mary Jane Wilcox
Linda
Mark
Stuart Jr
Wilcoxes
Batavia
Miniature Radio Rescue Aid Aids Airman in Distress
The Air Force announces an improved miniature emergency radio to guide downed airmen to rescue. The 2 cubic inch unit weighs 35 ounces and can transmit 50 to 100 miles under normal conditions per the Air Research and Development Command.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Eisenhower hosts labor talk with Mitchell in Denver meeting
President Eisenhower arranged a conference with Secretary of Labor Mitchell to discuss labor department problems during a Denver visit. Hagerty said Mitchell gave no reason for the meeting. Eisenhower fished at Pine Colorado with Bal Swan as his host and cooked lunch for the party.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Labor
Mitchell
Labor Department
White House
James C. Hagerty
Pine
Colo
Here
Rocky Mountains
Bal F. Swan
Mother’s screams guide fire hero to safety
A neighbor who entered a blazing room to rescue an 18 month old, guided by a mother’s screams, escaped through a window with the child. Armand Bilodeau, a 27 year old miner, said the smoke blocked his exit and he relied on the cries to locate the escape route.
Slain on Eve Of Wedding in Palm Springs
Palm Springs California building inspector Donald E. Graham was slain on the eve of his planned marriage. Police suspect robbery as motive as Graham, 60, carried large sums and had been out at night clubs Thursday. His fiancée Mrs Marie Everett, 47, Pittsburgh, arrived to learn he was dead.
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Palm Springs
Calif Uia City
Donald E. Graham
August G. Kettman
Graham
Marie Everett
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles International Airport
Nick Mass
Lyn Waite
Bay State Bars Flood Sightseers
Massachusetts sets tri roadblocks in Central and Western regions to bar sightseers from flood stricken areas this weekend. State Police urge only essential trips and warn motorists they will be barred from several communities.
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Boston
Massachusetts
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