Seven Airmen Die in Secret Mission Plane Crash
An Air Force transport plane on a secret training mission crashed into a 6,000 foot peak near Hawthorne Nevada, killing seven crewmen. The other six planes landed safely after the Stead Air Force Base mission, with witnesses noting the craft approached the lake then vanished into a canyon before the blaze. Names of the victims were withheld pending family notification.
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Hawthorne
Nev
Air Force
Here
Stead Air Force Base
8Th Air Force Rescue Group
Walker Lake
Lakeshore
Emergency State Declared Amid Sudan Mutiny
Sudan in turmoil as Governor General Sir Alexander Knox Helm proclaims a state of emergency in three southern provinces. Uprising centers in Torit with at least one officer reportedly killed. British, Egyptian troops stationed in Sudan poised for departure within three months as Sudan moves toward self rule.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Alexander Knox Helm
Far Upper Nile
Helm
Scotland
Equatorial
Upper Nile
Bahr el Ghazal
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Britain
Torit
Nile
U N Demands Freedom for Downed flyers at Panmunjom
The United Nations Command plans an urgent MilArmistice Commission meeting at Panmunjom to demand the release of a United States Air Force captain and an Army captain shot down in an unarmed training plane. Pentagon identifies the captains and says the plane crossed into the Communist side after being shot down.
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Munsan
Korea
Air Force
U. N. Command
Military Armistice Commission
Peiping
Tokyo
U. N
Panmunjom
Washington
Pentagon
Guy H. Bumpass Jr
Guy H. Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Army
Charles W. Brown
Agnes
West Louisville
Charles
Clay
Bumpass
Brown
Harlan C. Parks
Reds
U. S
United Nations
Demilitarized Zone
Red Side
Visitors missize Tempest for Stratford trip
A U S couple arrived at Stratford Ontario for the Shake speare Festival and bought tickets for The Tempest but ended up at a Stratford, Ontario venue watching Julius Caesar. They did not disclose their names.
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Stratford
Ont
United States
Shakespeare Theater
Conn
Russia sees no obstacles to Adenauer visit talks
The Soviet government said it sees no obstacle to discussing German reunification and the return of war prisoners with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer during his Moscow visit next month. It would add to talks on diplomatic, trade and cultural relations between the USSR and West Germany. The note suggested no strong progress was guaranteed, as Bonn leaders feared limited gains and potential loss of prestige.
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Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Adenauer
Paris
Bonn
German Federal Republic
U.S.S.R
Soldier Gallagher Given Life for POW Killings
New York Army court martial sentenced Sgt James C Gallagher to life for killing two fellow soldiers in a Chinese prison camp in Korea. The Brooklyn native vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court. He was found guilty of unpremeditated murder, collaboration with Chinese Reds, mistreatment of prisoners, and informing for favorable treatment. He faces dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Parole possible after 10 years. two automatic reviews follow.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Gallagher
John William Jones
Detroit
Donald Thomas Baxter
Waukon
Iowa
1St Army
Judge Advocate General
Washington
Fort Lewis Lt Erwin Acquitted In Korea POW Case
A nine member general court martial board at Fort Lewis acquitted 1st Lt Jefferson D. Erwin of all charges of collaborating with the enemy while a POW in North Korea. Trial Counsel said the acquittal wipes the record clean. Erwin and his wife embraced, and observers noted a generally favorable mood toward the defendant amid testimony about POW camp conditions.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
U.P
Jefferson D. Erwin
Blanchard
Okla
North Korea
Glen R. Bowen
Erwin
United Nations
Princess Margaret Nears 25 and Possible Betrothal
Newsmen camp outside Balmoral as Princess Margaret nears 25 with speculation she will wed Peter Townsend a Battle of Britain pilot and divorced father of two. Charles and Anne play with Corgis as royal succession questions loom and Parliament may need to approve any marriage.
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Balmoral
Scotland
Margaret
Balmoral Castle
Castle
Queen Elizabeth II
Peter Townsend
Elizabeth
Church of England
Townsend
Brussels
Britain
Royal Air Show
Farnborough
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Charles
Mar
Anne
Lords
Commons
Canada Kept to Its Own Soldier Oath Rules
Ottawa rejects following Eisenhower six point code for American servicemen. Canadian officials say the spirit and not the letter of that code already exist in Queen's Regulations the oath of allegiance and the code of service discipline.
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Ottawa
Canada
Eisenhower
Navy transport James O'Hara sails into Seattle with 853
Seattle unveils the Navy transport James O'Hara arriving Monday carrying 853 passengers from the Far East. It is the sole military ship arrival listed for the week.
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Seattle
James O’hara
Far East
Dustbowls Threaten but Russia May Become Leading Wheat Producer
A 12 member American farm expert delegation returned from a month long Soviet agriculture inspection reporting drought and dustbowls in parts of Siberia yet noting vast cultivation projects. They forecast possible Soviet grain growth and said the virgin lands program could yield 400 million bushels annually, potentially placing the USSR among world wheat leaders. Concerns exist over Khruschev's expansion drive and the large-scale frontier labor it requires.
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Moscow
Virgin Lands
Charles J. Hearst
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Lauren K. Soth
Des Moines
U. S.S
Soviet Union
Communist Party
N. S. Khruschev
Hearst
Kruschev
Two Wrecks Kill Bozeman and Great Falls Men
Angus Laver dure, 58, of Great Falls, died in a Glasgow hospital Friday from injuries after a panel truck left State Highway 24 about 22 miles north of Glasgow and rolled over twice. He was a shovel operator on a water sewer project at Opheim and had said he was hurrying to catch up with someone. The Montana 1955 traffic toll reached 124, down from 130 the year before.
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Glasgow
Angus Laverdure
Great Falls
Montana
Laverdure
William Novak
Opheim
Head-On Crash Near Bozeman Kills One Injures Two
A head-on collision on U S highway 191 about ten miles south of Bozeman resulted in the death of 22 year old Eugene DeCosse and serious injuries to two other Bozeman youths. In the crash DeCosse and Glenn Lemon, 23, were in one car while James Jeter, 21, drove the other. The trio are from Bozeman. The incident occurred early Friday and the surviving passengers were listed in serious condition.
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Bozeman
U.P
U.S. Highway 191
Here
Eugene DeCosse
Glenn Lemon
James Jeter
DeCosse
Lemon
Jeter
Montana Weather Outlook for Weekend Thunderstorms
Montana east will see partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. Cooler northwest and extreme north Saturday, highs 75 to 85 in the northwest and up to 100 in the southeast, cooler east and south Sunday. Montana west remains mostly fair with a few afternoon storms and slightly cooler temps, highs 80 to 85.
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Montana
Butte Clerks Vote for New Contract
The Butte Clerks Union voted by an overwhelming margin Friday night to accept a new two year contract with the Silver Bow Employers Association. Union officials did not disclose totals, citing a few remaining issues. The pact, covering textile and variety store clerks, heavily favored workers and had threatened a Saturday strike if no agreement was reached.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Violence Rages Through Morocco Amid Sultan Exile Anniversary
Riots and nationalist demonstrations sweep Moroccan cities on the eve of the second anniversary of Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef's exile. Kenifra and Casablanca suffer looting, arson, and heavy casualties amid ongoing unrest with at least 23 dead and 43 injured reported across cities since Wednesday.
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Casablanca
Morocco
U.P
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Kenifra
Meknes
Army opens six year reserve enlistment for youths
Washington Army announces immediate enlistments into a six year reserve program. Volunteers age 17 and over may join and serve two years active duty, three in ready reserve, one in stand by reserve. A six month short term program offers 50 dollars monthly pay and varies in training time.
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Washington
Army
Ready Reserve
Eisenhower
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Young Ise apee Gets Bath but Is Caught
A 17-year-old boy escaped while being taken to the State Industrial School in Miles City and was captured later at the uptown bus terminal. He reportedly bathed at a service station, changed clothes from the Ulrich home, and stole about 27 dollars and two checks before officers identified him at the bus depot and detained him in Silver Bow County jail juvenile detention.
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Butte
State Industrial School
Miles City
Uptown
Sherman Hunt
Ralph Olsen
South
Montana
Missoula
Vern Maddock
Willard McCallum
Don Ulrich
Travonia
Ulriches
Maddock
McCallum
Silver Bow
Governor Walter Gordon Named Virgin Islands Governor
President Eisenhower appoints Walter A. Gordon of Berkeley California as governor of the Virgin Islands replacing Archie A. Alexander whose resignation followed native demonstrations against his regime. Gordon is a Negro lawyer and former assistant football coach at the University of California.
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Fraser
Colo
U.P
Eisenhower
Walter A. Gordon
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Virgin Islands
Gordon
Archie A. Alexander
Des Moines
Iowa
Nine States Swept by Floods in Eastern U S Disaster
The eastern flood toll climbs to 67 with billions in damages as Stroudsburg Pennsylvania and Waterbury Connecticut bear the brunt. Flooding cuts power and water, isolates towns, and hampers rescue efforts across New England amid record rainfall and swollen rivers.
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Associated Press
United States
New England
Stroudsburg
Pocono Mountains
Waterbury
Conn
Naugatuck
Francis T. Scully
Horace Heller
Record
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Eisenhower
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Diane
Carolinas
Virginia
Washington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Scranton
Easton
Richard C. Lee
New Haven
George M. Leader
National Guard
Delaware
Train wreck kills five on Frisco Kansas City Florida Special
Four cars of a fast Frisco Kansas City Florida Special diverted onto a siding near Marked Tree Arkansas, smashing a daycoach into parked boxcars and killing five. A physician on scene said four died instantly. another died later in Memphis. The accident injured many and trapped passengers as the train sped about 40 miles an hour.
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Tree
Ark
Memphis
Rancher Charged in Youth's Death
McCone County Attorney Miles B. Larson filed a manslaughter charge against Floyd London a rancher in Circle for the shooting death of 17 year old Wisconsin farm hand Clement Anthony Myszka. The coroner ruled the death intentional. London pleads not guilty bail set at 10000000 cash. preliminary hearing August 26.
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London
Justice Court
Gene Larowe
Farlher
Young Myszka
Charles W Yackey
Diamonds endure but ads sell unused items now
Diamonds do not crumble, but WANT ADS offer fresh supply by selling items you no longer need. The ad promotes selling a SIX-INCH THICKNESS PLANER with motor and stand for $50, phone 0000.
Four men admit broad crime spree across five states
Spokane. Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Rekofke says four men, headed by Jay Cline long identified as Spokane's most wanted, have admitted a string of car thefts burglaries and safes in Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming and Oregon. Cline faces grand larceny burglary and fugitive from justice charges. His father Lee brother Leonard and Gerald Oikle are jailed in Spokane awaiting trial.
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Spokane
A.P
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Wyoming
Oregon
Joseph Rekofke
Jay Cline
Cline
Spokane County
Lee
Leonard
Gerald Oikle
United Nations to Produce Atoms for Peace Film
The United Nations said Friday it will make a movie on Atoms for Peace, drawn from Eisenhower's 1953 U N speech and the Geneva conference involving 72 nations. Paul Rotha, noted documentary producer for BBC, will advise on the project.
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United Nations
U. N
Atoms For Peace
Eisenhower U. N
Geneva
Paul Rotha
British Broadcasting Corp
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