Rains and floods devastate northeastern states after hurricane Diane
Torrents from hurricane Diane flood seven states in the Northeast causing evacuations in Connecticut. The Cumberland River spills flood Cumberland and Ridgeley as Connecticut towns face dam threats. At least ten deaths reported across New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania with trains marooned and camps isolated.
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New York
Diane
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Civil Defense and
National Guard
Coast Guard
Torrington
Cumberland
Ridgeley
W. Va
Abraham Ribicoff
Winsted
Bristol
Ribicoff
U S Reveals Secrets of Breeder Reactors at Geneva
At the United Nations Atoms for Peace conference in Geneva August 19 the United States disclosed key details on breeder reactors that promise more high powered fuel per burn. The reports, led by Floyd L. Culler Jr. of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, covered radiochemical processing and potential peaceful uses amid warnings about spread of A bomb capability.
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Geneva
United States
U. N. Atoms For Peace
U. S
Floyd L. Culler Jr
Oak Ridge, Tenn
National Laboratory
Culler
India Breaks Ties With Portugal Over Goa Crisis
Prime Minister Nehru orders Portugal to close its consulates in Bombay Madras and Calcutta as India severs relations. In Nova Goa 1500 Indians mass at the frontier for a peaceful invasion, while Goa campaign leaders say only about 8 wait to enter and 70 remain as representatives. Nehru cites March 22 killings fueling protests and strikes in major cities.
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India
Nehu
Portugal
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
Nova Goa
Portuguese India
Nehru
Goa
Heatwave grips city with record humidity
The weather forecast warns of an intense heatwave with extreme humidity across the city. High temperatures push heat index to dangerous levels, prompting health advisories and precautions for outdoor activities and vulnerable residents.
Local Weather Summary For Terre Haute Indiana Area
Local conditions show yesterday’s high around 4 with a low near 66 and no precipitation. Forecast for Terre Haute expects humid conditions tonight and tomorrow with variable wind and continued warmth in Indiana through the period.
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Terre Haute
Bet
Chemié
Indiana
Lew Wen
Democrats Have Day At Vigo County Fair
The 1955 Vigo County Fair winds toward closure with Democratic Day and a busy weekend program. Highlights include horse races auto races a Western horse show a Grand Ole Opry program and livestock parades. Advanced ticket sales for major shows hint at strong attendance as plans unfold for future fairs.
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Vigo County
Wreck Kills Several On Fast Train Near Marked Tree
The Kansas City Florida Special passenger train derailed near Marked Tree Arkansas. Several people were killed and many injured as the diesel train of 13 cars left the rails and slid down a 20 foot embankment. Officials including W G Key reported multiple deaths and extensive damage to the last cars and dining section. Ambulances and doctors assisted at the scene.
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Marked Tree
Ark
W. G. Key
Marked Tree Schools
Oe Ee
Schmidt to File for Divorce Monday
Airman Daniel Schmidt's lawyer says he will file for divorce not later than Monday from Una Schmidt who remarried during his captivity with the Communist Chinese. Schmidt, 23, was among 11 American fliers released by the Communists and returned home last week to learn Una had wed logging worker Alford Fine, believing Schmidt had died in Korea. The petition seeks court action on the divorce.
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Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Schmidt
Daniel
Una
Alford Fine
Korea
Imawere P. Welch
Seven Die In Auto Smash In Greenville
Seven people were killed when a car wedged under a truck trailer and was dragged for about 100 yards in Greenville Alabama on August 19.
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Greenville
Ala
Driver Killed In Huntington Road Crash
A car overturned on Indiana 5 south of Huntington killing the driver Kendrick H. Pilkenton 53 of Huntington.
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Huntington
Ind
Kendrick H. Pilkenton
Sgt Gallagher Convicted of POW Murders
Sgt James C Gallagher 23 was found guilty by an eight member court martial of killing three American POWs in Korea in 1951 and of informing on others. He faces life imprisonment with possible parole after 10 years. The verdict came after 4 hours 44 minutes of deliberation at Ft Jay Governors Island.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Brooklyn
Ft. Jay
Governors Island
Gallagher
Cpls
John William Jones
Detroit
Donald Thomas Baxter
Waukon
Iowa
Dunn
Post Office Here Picketed by Federal Building Workers
The Terre Haute Post Office at Seventh and Cherry streets was picketed Friday morning as eight pickets stood on Seventh before moving to Cherry. Postmaster Frank Miklozek said he was unclear on the dispute between the Federal Building Services union and the government. Union representative Ralph Jones could not be reached for comment.
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Terre Haute
Seventh
Cherry Streets
Cherry Street
Frank Miklozek
Federal Building Services Union
Ralph Jones
Jones
Child Electrocuted By Washer Wire
Dianne Padgett nine months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Padgett was electrocuted Friday afternoon near an automatic washer at their home 2124 North Twenty third Street Police say the father was working on the machine and the infant touched an exposed inlet Their efforts to revive her failed and an ambulance rushed her to Union Hospital
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Dianne Padgett
Robert Padgett
North Twenty-third Street
George Schoffstall
Fenton Pine
Hickman
Union Hosee Ee Eee
Fair Schedule Highlights For Today And Tomorrow
Events at the fair include two running races and three harness races at 2:00 PM, a livestock parade at 7:00 PM, and an all western horse show at 8:00 PM. Saturday features a 2 year quarter horse futurity at 2:00 PM and a 8:00 PM appearance by Stars of The Grand Ole Opry.
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Grand Ole Opry
Hot Weather Forecast For Indiana Five Day Outlook
Forecasters predict a five day heat wave in Indiana with daytime highs from the low 90s in the north to the mid 90s in the south and overnight lows around 69 to 73. The period begins with hot humid conditions today through Sunday with peaks near 98 in the south and 93 to 98 in northern areas. Regional cities like Evansville Indianapolis and South Bend are cited among the warmer locales as the heat continues into midweek.
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Indiana
Evansville
Indianapolis
South Bend
University psychiatrist named to vacant post at Wells era
President Herman B. Wells announced Dr. Ross will temporarily assume the vacant University of Indiana medical school psychiatric post that has been unfilled since December 1952.
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U. Medical School
World Champion Diver Denied Home by Racist Real Estate Agents
Dr. Sammy Lee, two time Olympic diving champion and Army major, was refused two Garden Grove home purchases due to his Korean ancestry. A local realtor cited keeping a white neighborhood and implied hostility to minority buyers, while Lee vows to fight the incident as a matter of principle. Lee, USC graduate and Sullivan Award recipient, served in Korea and later toured Asia and the Middle East for the State Department.
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San Francisco
Sammy Lee
Garden Grove
The
Chronicle
California
Orange County
Lee
U.S. Army
Army Medical Corps
the Chronicle
Michael Harris
Gordon Tripp
Lees
H. J. Johnston
University of Southern California
Korea
Sullivan
State Department
Asia
Middle East
Ceylon
Gunman Outwitted By Man and Wife
A Chicago truck driver Leonard Powell and his wife Stella recount 23 hours of captivity by ex-convict cop killer Richard Carpenter at their Potomac Avenue apartment. Carpenter boasted of killings and kept the family and himself under watch while Powell weighed risking the children. The stand-off ended without further harm.
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Chicago
Leonard Powell
Stella
Richard Carpenter
Mrs. Powell
Powells
Clarence Kerr
Potomac Avenue
U N Demands Return of Two In Plane Case
The U N Command called an urgent meeting of the Military Armistice Commission to demand the return of the pilot and passenger of a U S training plane shot down by the Communists. The two are listed as missing and may be alive, with names released as Air Force 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpass Jr. and the passenger.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N. Command
Military Armistice Commission
U. S
U.N
Commission
Pentagon
Washington
Air Force
Guy H. Bumpass Jr
Guy H Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Royal romance brewing Townsend in phone talks
London reports say Group Captain Peter Townsend and the British royal family exchange crucial messages from Brussels to Balmoral over Princess Margaret’s birthday and possible engagement. The press rife with will she, won’t she speculation, with five of London’s nine dailies weighing in.
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London
Peter Townsend
Brussels
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Townsend
Margaret
Balmoral
TamAnet
Chuask
Ladgor
UN Veyoath
Daily Mirror
Killer of Con Comes Out With Plea For Life
Chicago authorities end a major manhunt as ex convict Richard Carpenter, age 26, pleads for life and resists capture. Tear gas fills a third floor apartment as Detective Elwood Zuley and Patrolman John Kennedy pull him into a hallway amid gunfire.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Richard Carpenter
Elwood Zuley
Carpenter
Zuley
John Kennedy
Large Military Plane Crashes Near Hawthorne
Hawthorne reports a large military airplane crashed and burned near a mountain peak 13 miles northeast, with at least four bodies found. Sheriff George Jensen said there are conflicting reports on engine count and the craft being Air Force, twin or four engined.
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Hawthorne
Here
George Jensen
4000 South Koreans Demonstrate At US Embassy
About 4,000 South Koreans demonstrated before the United States Embassy in Seoul against the presence of Communist inspectors. Demonstrations also occurred at Kunsan air base and Wolmi Island with attempts to storm gates repelled by American troops using high pressure hoses.
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Seoul
Korea
United States
Kunsan
Wolmi Island
U. S. Air Force
8Th Army
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