Eisenhower Holds Grim View On Disarmament Outlook
President Eisenhower voiced pessimism about early progress in the disarmament deadlock. He warned that a Soviet policy change is unlikely but suggested the Kremlin may shift position unseen. Harold Stassen returns to London for a U N subcommittee meeting to hear Russia’s response to the West’s 11 point plan.
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Russia
United States
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Harold E. Stassen
London
U.N
Valerian Zorin
Stassen
Troops and Guard Ring Little Rock School to Bar Negroes
More than 250 National Guardsmen and state troopers surrounded Central Hugh School in Little Rock to prevent Negro students from enrolling for the fall term. Governor Faubus ordered troops after a federal court injunction, while President Eisenhower said the attorney general would review the use of troops. The school board urged Negroes not to attempt enrollment until the legal impasse is resolved.
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Ark
Central Hugh School
Orval E. Faubus
Washington
Eisenhower
Herbert Browner Jr
Faubus
Brownell
Board of Education
Central
Little Rock White High School
Four-Alarm Queens Fire Destroys Homes Injures Ten
A four alarm blaze in Flushing Queens yesterday destroyed two houses and damaged two lumber yards. It delayed two LIRR trains and injured twenty people from smoke or minor injuries. Damages were pegged at sixty thousand dollars. A second Queens fire damaged eight Sunnyside stores.
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New York
Flushing
Queens
Sunnyside
Today’s Editorial Preview on Autos and the Economy
The editorial page previews how 1958 car models might influence the economy, noting uncertainty about the impact until models hit the market. Sylvia Porter is highlighted as a point of view on the topic, with regular features listed on financial, amusements, and city life pages.
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Sylvia
Porter
Five Tunisian Soldiers Killed in Cross Border Pursuit
Algiers reports that five Tunisian soldiers were killed by a French unit pursuing Algerian rebels into Tunisian territory. General Raoul Salan said the incident is regrettable but France will continue hot pursuit of rebels across borders. Tunisia protested the policy of pursuit.
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Algiers
Tunisian
Raoul Salan
Algeria
Tunisia
Weekend Toll One of Highest In Recent Years
The Labor Day holiday weekend traffic toll reached near record levels with deaths possibly exceeding last year’s 435 but unlikely to hit the 461 Labor Day record set in 1951. The 78 hour period saw rising fatalities, including multiple highway crashes across Effingham Illinois, Lira Ohio, and Conway South Carolina, with drownings and miscellaneous deaths included in total figures.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Effingham
Lira
Ohio
Conway
S.C
Edsel Price Range Set For New Ford Line
Ford Motor Co announced suggested list prices for the Edsel line with a Ranger two door sedan at 2300 dollars and a Citation convertible at 3489 dollars. Edsels will display tomorrow in dealer showrooms nationwide as Richard Krafve notes the prices are based on factory wholesale plus standard retail markup F.O.B. Detroit and exclude taxes transportation and dealer prep costs.
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Dearborn
Mich
INS
Ford Motor Co
Richard Krafve
Edsel
Detroit
Civil Rights Accord Notable in Congress
Washington reports a rare bipartisan civil rights bill passage, ending 82 years of party rhetoric. The piece credits Republicans and Democrats for overcoming Southern filibuster hurdles to advance reform amid shifting Northern Black voting power.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Auto Liability Rates to Rise in October Across State
The Herald Journal reports motorists face higher auto liability insurance in October while rates for comprehensive fire and theft and collision coverages rose earlier on August 21. Collision for private cars up 1.8 percent statewide and comprehensive fire and theft up 4.8 percent. commercial fire and theft down 9.3 percent and commercial collision up 3 percent. An insurer notes more accidents and pricier repairs due to newer cars with costly fenders require extensive repairs.
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Herrald-Journal
Showers Possible As Cool High Follows Stormy Day
The U S Weather Bureau at Hancock Field forecasts a slight chance of more showers due to a deep low pressure system over the Great Lakes. Cooler, cloudier conditions expected tonight and tomorrow with a high near 75 and an overnight low around 62. Rainfall yesterday totaled 0.86 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Hancock Field
Great Lakes
Quemoy artillery deaths tally 2400 Chinese troops
Nationalist Chinese artillery on Quemoy claims 2400 Communist troops killed or wounded over three years, per defense ministry statement in Taipei.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Defense Ministry
quake rattles coast from San Francisco to San Jose
A strong earthquake was felt along the coast with shaking reported in San Francisco and San Jose at 10 20 p m Pacific Daylight Time. No damage was reported.
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San Francisco
San Jose
Pacific
Mass Burial for 176 Killed in Jamaica Rail Disaster
The Jamaica wreck left 176 dead and nearly 700 injured as a 12 coach Roman Catholic excursion train derailed near Kendal, five miles from Mandeville. Nine coaches plunged over a 100 foot embankment amid torrential rains.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Montego Bay
Kendal
John
J. McEleney
Woburn
Mass
Spalding
Mandeville Hospital
Uni
Lightning Damages Homes and Church in Early Morning Storm
A violent morning storm in Syracuse damaged two homes and the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Eastwood after a Labor Day storm. Firefighter Charles Ostrander collapsed from smoke inhalation while leaving a home fire at 221 Austin Ave., later being treated at Memorial Hospital in good condition.
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Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Eastwood
Whittier Ave
Charles Ostrander
Beacon St
Austin Ave
Bellerque Country Club
Ostrander
Memorial Hospital
Fire Burns 1200 Acres Near Vacaville Shifting Toward 5000 Target
Evacuations began in the Mix Canyon area as a brush fire roared across 1200 acres on the Napa Solano county line. Two men fled the scene after the blaze started at 3 45 p m. Fire coordinator C E Greene warned the fire could reach 5000 acres before control.
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Vacaville
Calif
Mix Canyon
Here
Napa-Solano County
Nora
Mix Canyons
Mix Canyons Hills
Sacramento
C. E. Greene
Solano County
Greene
Swift Captures 25-Mile Stock Feature for Second Straight Year
Nolan Swift of Eastwood won the 25-mile stock race in 18 minutes 50.7 seconds at an average speed of 79.5 mph, repeating his 1952 victory. Trailing him were Jim Luecks Utica Chuck Mahoney Camden and Pepper Eastman Madison. The consolation event went five miles with Irish Jack Murphy taking win after postponement from Monday.
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Nolan Swift
Eastwood
Swift
Jim Luecks
Utica
Chuck Mahoney
Camden
Pepper Eastman
Madison
Jack Murphy
Miss America Pageant Opens in Atlantic City
The Miss America pageant begins in Atlantic City with 29 floats and 25 bands in the parade preview. Twenty nine contestants from 45 states compete for the 1958 title as preliminary photo sessions and formal introductions start the event.
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Atlantic City
Nat
Empire State Industry Shines at State Fair Exhibit
State Commerce Commissioner Edward T. Dickinson called the New York manufacturers display “strikingly symbolic” of industrial supremacy and a strong response to critics. Showers threatened by late today as heavy attendance continued, with about 25,000 through the gates by noon and 278,471 in four days. Dickinson spoke at the industry day luncheon in the Harriet May Mills building.
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New York
Edward T. Dickinson
Empire State
Harriet May Mills
New York Manufacturing Leaders Defend State's Advantage
Dickinson at statewide meeting defends New York’s manufacturing leadership. He cites twice as many manufacturing establishments as California and one third more manufacturing employment than Pennsylvania, arguing against critics and biased statistics. He says the state remains ahead of rivals and highlights enduring advantages.
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Dickinson
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Japan in Path Of Typhoon Bess
Typhoon Bess with winds up to 115 mph was spotted 345 miles southeast of Kagoshima. The U S Air Force weather wing said the small storm was moving slowly toward southern Japan at seven miles per hour.
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Tokyo
Ins
Kagoshima
Japan
U. S. Air Force
Red-Faced Crew Returns After Grass Fire Loss
Harrisonburg Hose Company No. 4 of the city fire department came home from a grass fire with a scorched pride. Their $15,000 old fire truck burned up in the blaze when it got stuck in a ravine.
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Harrisonburg
Hose Co. No
President teases office manager with budget joke
The president tells the new office manager that if there is anything they want they should speak up and he will explain how to do without it, in a tongue in cheek moment.
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