Hurricane Janet Hammers Nicaragua After Caribbean Earthquake Toll Soars
Janet, a tenth tempest of the year, battered Nicaragua with 110 deaths in Grenada, while seismographs in Mobile recorded a Caribbean earthquake likely triggered by the storm. Miami Weather Bureau warned of increasing winds to 110 mph as Janet moved toward Central America.
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Miami
U.P
Caribbean
Windward Islands
Miami Weather Bureau
Cape Gracias
Nicaragua
Weather Bureau
Janet
Gordon Dunn
Honduras
United States
Barbados
Grenada
Central America
Caribbean Sea
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
L. J. Eisele
Spring Hill
Carribbean
Dunn
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Japan Braces as Typhoon Louise Targets Kyushu
Typhoon Louise with 150 mph winds nears Japan after flattening facilities at Iwo Jima. Recon planes spot the storm 350 miles southeast of Kyushu. Air Force units rush relief, with 33 000 pounds of supplies en route to Iwo Jima.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S
Iwo Jima
Air Force
Kyushu Island
Kyushu
Juan
Iwo
Arthur R. Kingham
Cleveland
Ohio
Hurricane Plane Carrying 11 Lost
The Navy launched an air and sea search for a two engine P2V Neptune missing with 11 aboard after taking off from Guantanamo Bay into Hurricane Janet. Eight Navy aircraft and two ships comb the Caribbean between Guantanamo and Panama as the missing plane is officially listed.
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Miami
Fla.9
Navy
Caribbean Sea
Guantanamo Bay
Panama
Hurricane
Neely Assails Ike at Security Hearing Over Numbers
Sen. Neely accuses President Eisenhower of a numbers game on security risks during a Senate civil service hearing. Chairman Young defends the administration after Neely cites 9,310 federal employees leaving or being fired through last June. A Peterson Jr. case is cited as a lone conviction amid arguments about Communist influence.
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Washington
Sen
Neely
D-Wva
Eisenhower
Chairman Young
Civil Service Commission
Young
Senate Civil Service
Joseph S. Petersen Jr
National Security Agency
Petersen
Netherlands
Turnpike Slayer Dies in Chair
BELLEFONTE Pa John Wesley Wable the phantom slayer of the Pennsylvania Turnpike died in the electric chair after two last minute appeals. He was executed shortly after George Capps 24 was put to death for the 1954 Bucks County rape slaying of a 15 year old babysitter Marta Gibbons.
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Bellefonte
John Wesley Wable
Rockview State Penitentiary
George Capps
Bucks County
Wable
Phiopyle
Pennsylvania
Harry
Albuquerque
N. M
Capps
Marta Gibbons
Levittown
Spain asks U N seat as U S backs candidacy
Spain applied for United Nations membership on Monday. The United States quickly supported the move with U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr stating the United States will back Spain's candidacy.
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Spain
U.N
United Nations
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
U. N
Western ministers plan strategy ahead of Geneva talks
Big Three foreign ministers Dulles Macmillan and Pinay meet in New York to map strategy for a Geneva session on German unification and Western security. They expect to be joined by Von Bretano, with Molotov possible, as they aim for a unified Germany within NATO and limited European disarmament. The plan excludes East Germany from direct talks, and Eisenhower’s illness is noted as a potential variable.
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New York
Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Wos
Thursay
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
West Germany
Heinrich von Bretano
Adenauer
Moscow
Germany
Soviet Union
Washington
NATO
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Russia
East Germany
German Federal Republic
Round Table
Eisenhower
Butte Sees Great Possibilities Says Mayor
Mayor Tim Sullivan told the Butte Lions Club at the Finlen Hotel that no Montana town rivals Butte for future prospects. He praised Lions Club efforts at Thompson Park, outlined plans for a recreation center by the canyon entrance and restoration of a nearby lake, and emphasized health and community programs as keys to progress.
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Butte Lions Club
Finlen Hotel
Tim Sullivan
Montana
Northwest
Butte
Lions Club
Thompson Park
Sullivan
Montana Weather Forecast Shows Cooler Turn Across State
Montana east area expects fair skies with clouds and cooler air Tuesday through Wednesday. Highs reach 55-65 in the north and 65-70 in the south, while the west gets more cloudiness with scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Montana
Ike's Illness Recalls Other Cases
An article recalls presidential illnesses from Washington and Cleveland to Roosevelt, noting Washington's pneumonia in 1790 and the secrecy around Cleveland's mouth cancer operations in 1893. It contrasts public disclosure practices with modern alerts, highlighting the emotional impact on families and officials.
Nixon calls cabinet meet Friday in Ike illness shadow
Vice President Nixon met with top aides at the White House for nearly three hours to discuss maintaining government operations during President Eisenhower's absence. The National Security Council will meet Thursday and the Cabinet Friday on routine matters as doctors report hopeful recovery. Joined by Sherman Adams Wilton B Persons Gerald Morgan and acting Atty Gen Rogers, the group weighed how much authority could be delegated during incapacitation.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Eisenhower
William P. Rogers
National Security Council
Cabinet
Denver
Rogers
Sherman Adams
Wilton B. Persons
Gerald Morgan
Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
Spain
Madrid
Brownell
Five Americans Freed From Red China Reunite in Hong Kong
Emma Angelina Barry 13 of Philadelphia arrives with her mother and four other Americans formerly detained in Red China. She compares Shanghai unfavorably with Hong Kong and explains a mail code to bypass censorship. The group includes Dilmas Kanady 36 Houston Eva Duguay 62 a Carmelite nun from Boston Robert Parker 83 Philadelphia and Morcell a Huizer Wolcottville Indiana.
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Hong Kong
Emma Angelina Barry
America
Red China
Emma
Philadelphia
U. S
Shanghai
Charles M. Barry
Barry
Dilmas T. Kanady
Houston
Tex
Eva Stella Dugay
Boston
Robert Howard Parker
Marcella Munsterman Huizer
Wolcottville
Ind
Molotov Pushes Soviet Disarmament Drive at U N
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and aides pressed for a positive disarmament decision at the U N Assembly. He hosted dinners and held private talks to gain support, with Ambassador Malik canvassing delegates and meeting British minister Anthony Nutting on Soviet aims.
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United Nations
V. M. Molotov
U. N. Assembly
Molotov
Jacob A. Malik
London
U. N
Anthony Nutting
First profile on Coin Was Alexander's First
The piece notes Alexander the Great as the first to reproduce his profile on a coin and shifts to modern ad ideas. It promotes WANT ADS for selling, filling vacancies, or hiring help with an ad-writer contact and mentions a piano price and phone number.
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Alexander
Alexander the Great
Polio Drive Target Set By March of Dimes in 1956
New York The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis set a 47 600 000 goal for its March of Dimes drive starting next January. Foundation president Basil O’Connor warned the polio fight is not over and that tens of thousands of cases have occurred this year with many expected in 1956.
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New York
National Foundation For
Mayor Taft Reports Weekend Burglary At Home
Spokane police investigate a burglary reported by Mayor Willard Taft. The break in occurred over the weekend and the thief took a radio a wristwatch and seven to eight dollars in silver.
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Spokane
A.P
Willard Taft
Eisenhower Eyes Two Month Path to Recovery
A Denver medical bulletin says President Eisenhower could be well in about two months if no complications arise. Dr. Paul Dudley White cautions that heart recovery remains delicate for two weeks and notes he may resume light duties within two weeks and meet Dulles before the Geneva conference.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
State Dulles
Geneva
Howard M. Snyder
Byron E. Pollock
Fitzsimons Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Rocket Sled Breaks Speed Record at 1280 MPH on 4.1 Mile Run
Navy scientist W. D. Drinkwater reports an unmanned rocket sled reached 1,280 mph on a 4.1 mile course at China Lake California. Ten motors produced 50 000 pounds of thrust, with the run lasting two seconds during a high speed track symposium sponsored by the U S Air Force R D Command.
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Los Angeles
Navy
W. D. Drinkwater
Naval Ordinance
China Lake
Calif
Drinkwater
Edwards
Air Force Base
U. S. Air Force Research and Development Command
Crusaders Buy Montana Camp Site at Hell's Canyon Mouth
Evangelical United Brethren Church selected a summer camp location in Montana after surveying multiple sites. The eventual site lies along the Musselshell River valley near the mouth of Hell's Canyon on the Boulder River region.
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Big Timber
Mont
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Montana
Boulder River
Hell's Canyon
Moroccan unrest spreads as delays hamper peace plan
Violence strikes and nationalist agitation spread through Morocco as protests grow against French delays in applying the new peace plan for the protectorate.
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Babat
Morocco
U.P
Stock Market Shudders As Eisenhower Illness Shakes Confidence
The New York stock market and others in Paris London Chicago Toronto fell on news of President Eisenhower’s heart attack. Analysts called it a disruption of the confidence factor, though business outlook remained generally firm and a rally could resume on positive news.
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New York
Eisenhower
Paris
London
Chicago
Toronto
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Martin Gilbert
Bache & Co
Railroad official sees 1955 outlook favorable for freight
L. R. Capron, vice president of traffic for the Burlington lines, predicts a favorable 1955 for major railroads. He cites May to June freight strength, 17 percent above 1954 levels, with grain movement slower and defense traffic light. He notes 65.5 million employed, rising wages, stable prices, and strong consumer spending.
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L. R. Capron
Burlington Lines
Montana
Burlington
Mr. Capron
Mines Foreman John Scott Dies in Mine Accident
John Scott 48, foreman at the High Ore Mine for four years, died on the 1200 foot level during an inspection tour with Leo Richards. While returning toward the station 60 feet of Line the helmeted foreman reportedly suffered a helmet issue or other trouble, and efforts to carry him to safety failed. A rescue squad arrived but Scott was pronounced dead.
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John
Jack) Scott
Pacific
Butte Council
Knights of Columbus
Scott
Leo Richards
Missoula
Richards
Mr. Scott
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