Don Newcombe’s assault case adjourned as he rushes to Japan
Brooklyn pitcher Don Newcombe had his assault case postponed to mid November after appearing in Flatbush Magistrate Court and rushing to Idlewild Airport to join the Dodgers for a Japan exhibition tour. His attorney contends he is under contract and cannot answer the summons. Mrs Newcombe said he left home at 5 am and was packed for the trip.
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Japan Bound
Mike Brown
Ebbets Field
Brown
Sidney Levitt
Raymond Tierney
Dodgers
Newcombe
Freddie
California
Japan
Riots Leave 38 Dead in Hong Kong Clashes
British troops and police fought Chinese mobs on Kowloon Peninsula for a second day. Bodies of 30 iron workers were found near Tsun Wan, amid widespread looting, injuries, and arrests. A Swiss couple was burned in a taxi fire. the driver died. Details continued on page 7.
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Kowloon Peninsula
Tsun Wan
Kowloon
Crown Colony
Red China
Eisenhower signals last word on H bomb tests and draft
President Eisenhower again refused to engage further on halting hydrogen bomb tests and ending the draft. He defended his record, said he would appear before the United Nations if needed over the Suez issue, and urged peace based on justice. He also noted limited support from McCarthy and Jenner and emphasized internal affairs as campaign focus.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
United Nations
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
William Jenner
Indiana
Republican Party
South
Stratford Fire Kills Mother and Four Children
Fire swept a Lie-story frame house in Stratford Bridgeport suburb killing Mrs. Florence Talbot 60 and her four children Jack 28 Robert 23 Thomas 21 and Patty 13. The blaze started just before 1 am likely from an oil burner in the kitchen according to Fire Chief Theodore Lockwood.
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Stratford
County
Bridgeport
Theodore Lockwood
Florence Talbot
Jack
Robert
Thomas
Patty
Lockwood
Quake Shakes Kurile Islands Above Japan
A strong earthquake struck the Kurile Islands north of Japan and was felt in Tokyo and Yokohama. Dishes toppled on Hokkaido as residents fled into streets while tremors rattled upper floors of high rise buildings in Tokyo and Yokohama on Honshu.
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Kurile Islands
Japan
Yokohama
Hokkaido
Honshu
Future of shopping centers column by Sylvia Porter
Sylvia Porter probes the boom in shopping centers and what it means for the nation. The editorial page highlights other features including Amusements at 67, Junior Set 39, Bridge 17, Radio-TV 68, Classified 71-77, Sen. Forum 23, City Lite 41, Way Things Deaths-38 Are 36, Editorials 42, Women’s 46-59, Letters 42, Sports 60-66 and Financial 70.
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Take Heart There’s Hope For Cool Weather Ahead
The weatherman reports fair and cool conditions for the next day with a warmer trend. Overnight lows are expected around 34 and a high near 64 tomorrow with light variable winds tonight and southeast winds tomorrow. Readings include 30 at Hancock Field and lower temperatures in outlying areas. Freehold 19, Saranac Lake 19, and an unofficial 17 in Conewango Valley.
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Hancock Field
Hubcaps stamped to curb car theft in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Police Commission proposes stamping hubcaps with small license numbers to cut the $1000-a-day loss from car stripping. Lt. B M Myer of the auto theft detail says the plan would deter thieves by marking rims with identifiable IDs.
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Los Angeles
Wild
Woolly West
Tank periscope raid leads to 21 arrests in Los Angeles
Police reported that an un-tanned Army tank periscope helped identify 21 gamblers during a surprise raid on a hotel basement card game. A lookout using the periscope was not present at the time of the arrest.
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Los Angeles
Plunk Nickle Incident Touts Trudy Plunk
A chaotic account details a 24 year old girl named Trudy May Plunk involved in a sequence with a nickel and a family car in Corpus Christi Texas. She was taken to a hospital and treated as doctors noted she was doing fine but advised saving nickels for future ice cream.
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Corpus Christi
Texi
Plunk
Trudy May Plunk
Trudy
Adlai Shifts Campaign to California for 32 Votes
Adlai E. Stevenson moved his campaign to California to secure the state's 32 electoral votes after Oregon Democrats pledged to carry their state. He spoke in Portland to a roaring crowd of 4,200 at a public auditorium and accused President Eisenhower and his aides of political irresponsibility and favoring a single set of interests.
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Eisenhower
Oakland
Calif
Adlai E. Stevenson
California
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Pittsburgh
Cows Die in Chain Reaction From Fallen High Voltage Wire
In Montgomery a high voltage wire snapped and fell into a pasture at Beaver Dam stock farm. Twenty three Jersey cows were electrocuted as 109 cows grazed nearby. one cow touched the wire first and died, triggering a fatal sequence among the herd.
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Montgomery
Beaver Dam
Jersey
Voters Speak On Senior Citizens Eisenhower Leanings
Samuel Lubell cites surveys of Americans 65 and over to probe political behavior after retirement. He notes some retirees lose interest while others grow belligerent over foreign aid and pensions, illustrating varied attitudes toward voting patterns and policy.
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Chicago
Seven-Hour Duel Kills 41 in Jerusalem Jordan Clash
Israeli forces attacked Kalkilyeh station inside Jordan after two Israeli farm hands were killed. The seven hour battle involved artillery and hand to hand fighting with reports of 41 killed and 95 wounded by official accounts, while unofficial tallies reached 160. King Hussein reportedly directed Jordanian troops as clashes spread amid a UN cease fire demand.
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Jordan
U.N
Kalkilyeh
Hussein
Amman
Judean
Not Drunk or Driving: City Faces Multiple DWI Fines
A two car crash on Erie Boulevard and State Street led to Demetris Levadas and two other drivers being charged with driving while intoxicated. Levadas pleaded not guilty in Traffic Court. bail set at 1500 dollars for October 18. The report notes Levadas tested .092 BAC, below the .150 threshold. Elsie Murfitt was convicted of DWI driving after a parking lot crash near North Syracuse and Judge Root's home, fined 50 dollars. Donald Stevenson was fined 100 dollars after pleading guilty to DWI.
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Levadas
Daniel M. Capucilli
Bennett Ave
Solvay
Truman H. Preston
John Henry
St. Joseph's
Syracuse
Fred J. Root
Pitcher Hill
Elsie Mae Murfitt
Paul Ave
Alexander Hersen
Murfitt
Marty
Route 11
Judge Root
Hersea
Four Die In Head On Route 9 Crash Near Glens Falls
Four men were killed in a head on collision on Route 9 about three miles south of Glens Falls. Two others were injured, one critically. Victims are John Norton 28 Hudson Falls Truman Centerbar 48 South Glens Falls John Breen 50 Glens Falls John Russo about 40 South Glens Falls. Injured Hollis Gage 24 Fort Ann Stephen Coppins 50 Hudson Falls. Coppins in critical condition Gage in fair condition. State Police said Gage drove north with Norton as a passenger Coppins drove south with the others as passengers.
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Here
John Norton
Hudson Falls
Truman Centerbar
South Glens Falls
John Breen
John Russo
Hollis Gage
Fort Ann
Stephen Coppins
Coppins
Gage
Norton
Opportunist seeks bath after finding himself in hot water
A wry quip notes an opportunist who, finding himself in hot water, decides a bath is the solution. The old joke uses a simple setup and punch line to lampoon quick fixes in tricky situations.
Both Parties Fill Veterans Posts
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall named Gov. George N. Craig of Indiana to the Republican Veterans Advisory Committee. Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler announced John B. Ryan Jr. of Albany, New York, as New York State Democratic Veterans Chairman, with similar state appointments planned. Ryan is deputy director of veterans affairs for New York.
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Leonard W. Hall
George N. Craig
Indiana
Republican Veterans Advisory Committee
GOP
Paul M. Butler
John B. Ryan Jr
Albany
N.Y
New York State
Butler
Ryan
Veterans Affairs
New York
U N S sessions press for peace in Suez dispute
At the United Nations the foreign ministers of Britain France and Egypt meet with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in a private session to seek a Suez settlement. A resumed conference was planned amid no clear progress and talks with Soviet and Yugoslav ministers followed.
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Britain
France
Egypt
U N
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Hammarskjold
Dmitri Shepilovy
Nasser Tool
Lloyd
Pineau
Plunge Fails as Plank Breaks During Saranac River Sendoff
In an odd postgame stunt two rivals from the finals, Chuck Pandolph and Forrest Morgan, faced a World Series bet in Saranac Lake. Pandolph stood on a plank over the Saranac River ready to jump when Morgan pushed. The plank snapped and both men fell into the river.
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Saranac Lake
Chuck Pandolph
Saranac River
Forrest Morgan
Pandolph
Vanishing Liftmaster Triggers Global Search For 59 Aboard
A U S military four engine transport with 59 aboard vanished over the eastern Atlantic after leaving near London for the Azores. A vast multinational search involving American British and Portuguese air forces was launched from England to the Azores. The missing crew included two Air Force officers 48 airmen and a nine man Navy contingent. The last contact placed the plane about 180 miles southwest of Land's End.
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England
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Military ‘Air Transport Service
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Engand
Navy
London
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Land's End
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France
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