Chicago air disaster inquest seeks cause of 22 deaths
An inquest opened in Chicago to determine the cause of the Braniff Convair crash at Midway Airport that killed 22 and injured 22 others. The plane struck a service station sign in dense fog during instrument landing, with witnesses detailing the fire, wreckage, and emergency responses.
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Ohio Sees Fatal Weekend Toll On Highways And Draftee Protest
Ohio report shows at least 17 deaths on roads during the weekend, including three Akron area drownings, a lightning fatality near Mt. Carmel, and multiple car crashes across Canton Canton Massillon Norwalk Stow and other locales. In Florida a Miami mother Martha Blumenbach fasts proclaiming a death pact over her son's draft.
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Eisenhower's Geneva stance on captive nations eyed by Eastern European voters
United Press report notes immigrant and second generation Americans from Poland Czechoslovakia and Germany will scrutinize President Eisenhowers Geneva remarks on captive nations. It recalls Dulles 1952 pledges and Democratic reactions while outlining White House dual pressures guiding policy on German unification and Eastern Europe.
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Soviet Farmers Tour Iowa Breadbasket Visiting Alleman Farm
Twelve Russian farmers and three Soviet newsmen toured a 160 acre farm near Slater Iowa visiting Richard L Alleman 25 a Army veteran and his family. Alleman said he was honored the Soviet delegation chose his farm and welcomed questions as the group learned how America builds its food system.
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Virginia Stalls For More Time On Integration
A three judge federal court ruling delays Virginia's desegregation schedule prompting talk of a special legislative session if the bid fails. Prince Edward County is among five localities ordered to integrate. proposals to sidestep court orders are under review by the state legislative commission.
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Harriman to Open Yarkon River Irrigation System
Gov Averell Harriman of New York is to meet Israeli officials and inaugurate the Yarkon River irrigation system at Negev. He will also tour Lydda in central Palestine.
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Ohioans among Braniff crash victims at Midway
Six Ohioans were listed among the dead and injured in Braniff Airways crash at Midway Airport. Charles Nunley 45 of Steubenville and Dorothy Haney 51 of Toledo were dead, with Mrs C W Nunley of Steubenville listed as dead tentatively. Injured were Donald R McCarthy 20 and John Faust Jr 20 of Youngstown and James Ware 21 of Mansfield.
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Communists Now Harder To Find Says FBI Chief
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr that communist underground activity is harder to detect in the United States due to security measures and extensive operations. He cited 21 additional Red leaders arrested in the past fiscal year and 18 guilty verdicts for Communist Party leaders charged with conspiring to advocate violent overthrow.
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U.S. to Reduce Far East Force Strength
Defense secretary Charles E Wilson outlined plans to cut U S troop divisions in the Far East from four to three with Okinawa as the base replacing Japan. The redeployment follows a three day secretaries conference at Quantico and supports Eisenhower on Marine Corps cuts amid hopes for world peace from the Geneva Big Four talks.
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Argentina Quiet Through Sunday After Violent Week
Buenos Aires reports a quiet Sunday at churches in contrast to last week when protests wounded six policemen and led to over 100 Catholic arrests. An unsigned editorial in Democracia criticized provocative pastoral acts and blamed those behind the June 16 navy revolt for causing sorrow and convictions.
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Swiss Youth Reflects World Peace Conference Hopes
Billy Graham reflects on Geneva conference hopes amid global hunger for peace. He notes cautious optimism among diplomats, warns against peace at any price, and stresses need for personal renewal through faith to achieve lasting peace for future generations.
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Khrushchev Dominates Dinner With Faure in Geneva
In Geneva Sunday night Khrushchev largely steered the Soviet delegation’s talk at a dinner hosted by French Premier Faure. Bulganin led the guests for Big Four talks, with Molotov and Zhukov also present. Faure’s toast noted the Soviet–French treaty shift after Western Germany rearmament.
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Polio Victim Delivers Baby Under Hypnosis in Dallas
A 32 year old Dallas polio patient, Mrs Edward J Schwartz, gave birth to a healthy baby boy Sunday under hypnosis performed by University of Texas Southwestern Medical School staff. Doctors report immediate improvement after delivery though she remains critically ill. The baby, delivered a month early, is stout lunged and drinking well.
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