Kidnaped Baby Hunt Is Pressed For Rescue
A massive search for baby Robert Marcus continues in San Francisco after he was snatched from a hospital crib. Police believe a blonde woman, possibly seen in San Jose, may have abducted the 3 day old son of Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Marcus. The case prompted the city’s largest ever manhunt as authorities press the investigation and track leads from Marin to Santa Clara counties.
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Marcus
Donald Scott
General Police
San Jose
New York
Santa
Irs
Sanford Marcus
Henrietta Guerrera
Guerrera
Marin County
Rush/ Haugan
Novato
Point Reyes Station
Marin
Hanna Marcus
Miller's
Holland
England
Dr. Marcus
Philadelphia
Bohlen Seen Peeved Over Spilled Secret
Bonn notes an American secret accusation against Chancellor Adenauer during Moscow talks. Abendpost quotes Adenauer calling the claim a temperamental remark in a garden talk with Bulganin and Bohlen. The incident centers on alleged balloon leaflet propaganda aimed at the Soviet Union.
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Bonn
Germany
Abendpost
U.S
Moscow
Bohlen
Adenauer
Soviet Union
Bulganin
West Germany
Reds Seek Trade Show Opening in Singapore
Singapore reports Communist China showing resolve to enter southeast Asian trade. Over 1,000 items of raw materials and manufactured goods arrived for a Chinese trade show to be held in Singapore next month.
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Singapore
China
Subway Fire Traps Hundreds as Smoke Fills Tube
In Chicago the State Street subway tunnel filled with oily smoke after a fire in ties. Several hundred passengers escaped via emergency exits. two women were slightly injured in the scramble. About 6,000 riders on 17 trains were delayed during rush hour as Bremen fought the flames. Passengers on a southbound train broke windows to reach a 40 inch wide catwalk to emergency hatches leading to sidewalks.
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Chicago
INS
State Street
Bremen
End to 15 Year Siege in Tunisia Unfolds
A state of siege in Tunisia, in force since World War II, was lifted today. Bey of Tunis official seal on a decree presented by French defense minister Adm. M. Laurin. New accords place defense and foreign relations with France as Tunisia begins home rule government sworn in earlier this month.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Adm
M. Laurin
Nine coal miners killed in Hinomaru mine blast
In Fukuoka Japan a gas explosion at the Hinomaru coal mine in northern Kyushu killed nine miners and injured eight others. Rescue operations continued as authorities investigated the incident and secured the site.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Hinomaru
Kyushu
Loyalists Surrender as Peron Die-Hards Slain in Battle
Buenos Aires reports say loyalist forces accepted surrender terms from rebels who forced President Juan Peron to resign. Lonardi will become provisional president tomorrow as fighting rages and Peron loyalists in Buenos Aires endure heavy losses. Rebel leaders name Gen Leon Bengoa and Rear-Adm. Isaac Rogas among proposed cabinet members while Patrolling troops tighten control from Co Joba City fortress.
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Buenos Aires
INS
Juan
Peron
Edu
Jardo Lonardi
Jvnth
Argentina
Adio
Lonardi
Peroni
Chile
Puerto, Belgrande
Leon Bengoa
Isaac
Rogas
Cen
Audelina Bergallo
Joba City
Weird Play Mishap Almost Fatal to 2
In Sumner Mississippi district attorney Gerald Chatham named two suspects in the Emmett Till case. Mose Wright identified J W Mula as one of the men who abducted Emmett from his sharecropper family at about 2 am on August 28. Roy Bryant was named as the other man who woke the Wright family and took Emmett away.
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Sumner
Mose
Wright
J.W. Mula
Iman
Roy Bryant
Milam
Emmett Louis Tilt
Bryant
Chicago
Gerald Chatham
Boston
Chatham
Meone
Weather and witness testimony amid river discovery
The report notes warmer and wetter weather with showers and cloudy skies expected tomorrow. A witness, Chatham, says six new witnesses would place the de mon and notes a high near 75, while the low tonight may reach 43 as high pressure shifts temperatures. The scene references Till's body pulled from the Tallahatchie River and mentions the area where the accused men were present.
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Chatham
Andrew P. ‘Keller
Mose
Wright
Till
Tallahatchie
Freler
Hilda's Death Toll Rises In Mexico Flooding
Unofficial counts place Hurricane Hilda and Panuco River floods in central and northern Gulf Coast Mexico at 166 dead with 100 missing and 1,000 injured. Tampico reports severe damage with 71 dead and 30 swept away. city cut off, power, communications down as relief -- efforts surge to deliver aid.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Panuco
Gulf
Tampico
Pemex
al Fout
Stray Rope Walkie Talkie Accident Near Jacksonville
A dangerous "walkie-talkie" game using a clothesline rope tied to waists caused injuries when a passing car struck the cord. Susan Stren and Allen Convent, aged six, were hurt with bruises and shock. Lafayette Ward, 12, and Tommy Cau later recounted the event. The incident is being investigated by Patrolman Gilbert Truas. The ship Helikon incident in Foochow and unrelated courtroom scene referenced briefly in dispatches.
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Detroit
Gilbert Truas
Susan Stren
Iger and Allen Convent
Jacksonville
Fla
Hong Kong
Lafayette Ward
New ‘York
Susan
Helikon
Tommy
Allen
Bryant
Wright
Lafay
China
Isai
Shanghai
Ueland
Peer Glama
Wo Fat _ Allen
Chuckle on 25th Wedding Anniversary
Comic dialogue imagines a couple planning their 25th anniversary with a dry joke about observing two minutes of silence as celebration. The light exchange highlights romance and humor in long-term marriage.
Price creep cycle warned by Sylvia Porter
Sylvia Porter predicts the dollar will buy less in stores a year from now as creeping price increases begin. Readers are invited to check today’s Editorinl Page for details on the anticipated trend and its potential impact on consumer costs.
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Sylvia Porter
Jess
Privacy dispute halts 1938 Preston works strike
In Blackpool England 300 workers at Burlingham Motor Bus Works refuse to work over door size changes. Management insists 18 inch reductions must stand as a matter of principle. Union steward Jack Wild confirms indignant meeting, while factory inspectors assess impact on production.
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WAL Cooper
Embledon-Smith
Blackpool
England
Aitoo
Trans-Place
Preston
Town Hall
Jack Wild
H. V
Burlingham Motor Bus Works
don-Smith
Britain Takes Rockall as New Speck in Atlantic
LONDON reports that Rockall, a small uninhabited island 300 miles off Scotland, has been added to the British Commonwealth to aid growth in the nuclear age. British sailors planted the Union Jack there for the first time in 146 years, within Britain’s testing range fringe off the Hebrides.
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London
Rockall
Scotland
Britain
Hebrides
Front Yard Fireplug Aging Dog's Reward
Midwest City residents defend a nine year old Airedale named Roger after a dog rights dispute over a special red fireplug in his front yard. Ray and J C Riggs argue for the dog’s access while city workers fix and paint the pluga red to prevent roaming and misbehavior concerns at the site.
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Midwest City
Okla
Roger
Airdale
Ray
Babb
Marshall Front Yard
J.C
Iggs
Midwest City Council
Booynesl
Racnr
City Water Department
Marion C. Reed
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Hilda
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