Relief Tomorrow Temperatures to Fall After Heat Wave
Scattered thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow bring relief as a cold front moves into central New York from Canada. Lows drop to near zero, with temperatures above 90 for a sixth day. Hancock Field forecaster Alex Sadowski notes high humidity. AP reports Midwest relief may come later, but heat persists from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic.
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Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Alex Sadowski
Hancock Field
Associated Press
Midwest
Mississippi River
Eisenhower to Brief Nation Before Big Four Talks
The White House says President Eisenhower will address the nation from the White House broadcasting room between 8:15 and 8:30 pm before leaving for the Geneva Big Four conference. The plan is to outline world problems likely to come up at the talks set to begin Monday July 18. The address will be carried live on NBC CBS Dumont networks and by radio via NBC and CBS.
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Washington
INS
White House
Eisenhower
Geneva
Murray Snyder
Columbine
E.C.T
White House Broadcasting Room
Snyder
Russia Returns 17 More Vessels in Kiel Exchange
The Russian Navy handed over 17 motor torpedo boats and four submarine chasers at Kiel, part of a July to August transfer of 62 wartime dead-lease ships. Twenty more vessels are due back before September 1.
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Kiel
Germany
INS
United States
Russia's Imperial Bonds Questioned On Editorial Page
Frederick C. Othman reviews whether Russia's imperial bonds are as solid as gold or merely wallpaper. Regular features listed: Amusements page 8 Editorials page 4 Bridge page 14 Letters pages 4 Classifieds 11-13 Radio TV 16 Comics 14-15 Women's page 8 Deaths page 6 Sports pages 9-10 Today's Pictures page 1.
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Russia
Frederick C. Othman
Eisenhower to name new AEC nominee after Whitfield withdrawal
President Eisenhower plans to replace Allen Whitfield of Des Moines with another lawyer or professional to maintain balance on the Atomic Energy Commission. Whitfield withdrew amid questions from Senator Anderson over his clients, with Senate action pending on his initial nominations.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Allen Whitfield
Des Moines Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
Dublin
Ireland
Whitfield
White House
Murray Snyder
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Senate
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
John von Neumarn
Willard Libby
Thomas Murray
Read er's Digest Killers Die After Eight Prieves at Sing Sing
Three men known as the Read er's Digest Killers were executed at Sing Sing for the April 3 1950 Reader's Digest messenger slaying during a $4900 payroll robbery near Chappaqua New York The trio Harry Stein Nathan Wissner and Calman Cooper had exhausted all appeals and faced the electric chair after Supreme Court justices Black and Frankfurter refused stayed executions Denno said the 11 pm EDT start would proceed with no further reprieve and their deaths marked the end of their long Death House stay.
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Sing Sing
Reader’s Digest
Wilfred L. Denno
George de Lucca
Harry ‘Stein
Nathan Wissner
Calman Cooper
de Luca
Averell Harriman
Andrew Petrini
Chappaqua
N.Y
Stein
Wissner
Cooper
New York
Supreme Court
Denno
Albert T. Patrick
Dublin Bartender Strike Shuts Down Pubs
At closing time in Dublin 2,200 bartenders walked out for a 3.50 a week raise and better conditions, shutting all city pubs and some Irish houses in London and Belfast. Police were called as tensions rose in the streets.
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Dublin
London
Belfast
Woman Reports Knife Threat and Robbery on Loop Train
Miss Sally Carney, a 23 year old University of Chicago secretary, told police a man threatened her with a knife and took her purse and $50 on a Loop elevated train. None of the 16 other passengers interfered, six including two women got off with the robber at the 47th Street station.
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Chicago
Sally Carney
University of Chicago
Fast One Alleged by Hong Kong Over Transit Permits
Hong Kong authorities accused Chinese Communist officials of pressing for transit permits for three turncoat Americans seeking to leave Red China. A spokesman said no permits would be issued and the demand was a propaganda move to pressure Western authorities. The British charge d affaires in Peiping was said to be notified that the men would be admitted as undocumented aliens, a status shared by many European refugees returning from Red China.
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Hong Kong
Red China
U.S
Peiping Hadeen
Red Cross Society
Peiping
London
Washington
Lipsett Offers To Tear Down Third Avenue El
Lipsett Inc offered to raze the defunct Third Avenue elevated line and to pay $330,665 for 40,000 tons of steel in the structure. The move could save New York City from a $750,000 demolition bill as steel scrap costs rise.
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New York
New York City
Third Avenue el
Lipsett, Inc
Boy's Backyard Zoo Faces Town Zoning Crackdown
In Baldwin New York Andy Burr a 12 year old with four rabbits a skunk raccoons a fox a pig three squirrels a prairie dog and a coyote defends his backyard zoo against Hempstead Town zoning orders to dismantle the collection. The boy says the animals harm no one and the family may move if restrictions persist. The zoning board gave a week to break up the zoo after an opening to the public on July 4.
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N. Y
Andy Burr
Andy
Hempstead Town Coning Board
Tree Top
Tree Stump
Tex
New York
Andrew Burr Sr
Nassau County
Red
Fox
Tosephine
Former Communist Editor Disappears in Chicago
Howard Rushmore 43 editor of Confidential the national magazine vanished after arriving from New York City to Chicago to pursue a story on James Forrestal’s death. He disappeared after leaving his hotel to meet a man named Larry at 1 15 a m EST. Rushmore had appeared on a Chicago TV program and weighed about 200 pounds. Police report a taxi ride after a late call, with no trace since.
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Chicago
Howard Rushmore
Confidential
Rushmore
New York City
Frank Hermoski
James Forrestal
Navy
Defense Departments
Communist Party
Communist Daily Worker
Stephen Harrison
Chicago N
Einstein joins scientists urging world to renounce war
Albert Einstein posthumously joins seven famed scientists in warning that a war using H bombs could end the human race. Lord Bertrand Russell announced the appeal at Caxton Hall, sending copies to U S Soviet Russia Britain France Canada and China and inviting leaders to respond publicly. Prohibition of nuclear weapons is deemed impossible for lasting security.
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London
Albert Einstein
Bertrand Russell
Einstein
Caxton Hall
Russell
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
China
Giant U S atomic cannon overturns injuring five near Munich
A 280 mm U S atomic cannon overturned on an express highway about 15 miles west of Munich injuring five soldiers. The rear transporter unit jackknifed while returning from Grafenwoehr to Baumholder. Two crewmen trapped in the cab were freed and taken to Augsburg hospital. one in serious condition. The gun itself was not damaged.
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Munich
Germany
U.S
Grafenwoehr
Baumholder
Augsburg
West Germany
Duty: What the normal man looks forward to with distaste
A humorous column notes how the ordinary man faces chores with reluctance yet imitates the bold boasting once seen as novelty. It paints a wry portrait of middle class gallantry and self mockery in everyday labor.
New York split over 1956 Democratic nominating fight
Sen. Lehman backed Adlai Stevenson, aligning with Mayor Wagner against Carmine De Sapio and Michael Prendergast who support Gov. Harriman. The split threatens Stevenson’s prospects if New York’s 97 votes stay with the party organization at Chicago.
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Lehman
D-Ny
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Averell Harriman
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
New York City
Stevenson
Carmine G. de Sapio
Tammany
Wagner
New York
Harriman
Argentine-Bound Plane Grounded in Miami
Braniff International Airways DC6 with 62 passengers diverted to Miami International Airport due to engine trouble after check out in Havana. One engine failed and a Coast Guard plane escorted the crippled airliner back to Miami. The crew of five reported the flight originated in Dallas and Houston and was headed to Panama and Buenos Aires.
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Miami
Fla
Braniff International Airways
Buenos Aires
Miami International Airport
Havana
Coast Guard
Dallas
Houston
Panama
Braniff
Bearded SOS hoax tied to two Long Island youths
Two youths from Nassau County were held after police connected a phony distress signal from a 40 foot fishing boat Blue Star to a burglary at the St Joseph radio shack. The hoax prompted a $50,000 coast guard search over 30 hours and could bring FCC prosecution. Thomas Maldona of East Rockaway and George Teen of Oceanside were charged with third degree burglary and face federal action.
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Woodmere
N.Y
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Nassau County
Thomas Maldona
East Rockaway
St. Joseph
George Teen
Oceanside
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Blue Star
Barnegat
N.J
William Herivede
Valley Stream
Struggle for Peace Symposium in Geneva Draws Elite Panel
The Herald-American previews a major symposium on peace amid the Big Four meeting in Geneva. Toynbee, Truman, Bunche, and Weir will discuss new approaches to reduce tensions and foster understanding. The event begins tomorrow and promises high level insights.
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Geneva
Toynbee
Truman
Bunche
Weir
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