President Eisenhower Tours Seaway Area in Massena Visit
President Eisenhower inspected the Wiley Condero name marker and rode to the Dwight D Eisenhower Lock during a Massena stop. He met with Prime Minister Diefenbaker in Ottawa for talks on continental safeguards and easing strains in US Canadian relations. A cab scare near the golf course prompted a police search, but no threat was found.
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Massena
Wiley-Condero
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Washington
John G. Dieterbaker
Ottawa
Dietenbaker
Continental
Arctic
China
White House
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Diefenbaker
House of Commons
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fasenhower
State Dulles
Sidney Smith
Robeson Makes Warm Welcome in Britain on First Escape
Paul Robeson, 60, arrives in London for his first trip abroad in eight years after passport revocation in 1950. He is greeted by cheering crowds, entertains with Water Boy and Swing Low, plans a concert for 1000 pounds and expects more European engagements.
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London
U.S
Paul Robeson
Britain
United States
Viscount Stansgate
Robeson
State Department
Supreme Court
Europe
The Big Cone Special Hamburger and Submarine Deal
Weekend specials advertise Friday five hamburgers for one dollar. Saturday offers two submarines for one dollar and twenty five cents. Sunday features five hamburgers for one dollar and two submarines for one dollar twenty six cents.
Three Dead as Northeastern Kansas Storm Ravages Atchison
A hurricane force storm blasted Atchison and Topeka Kansas with heavy rain and floods. Three people known dead two drowned in Atchison homes and a third in a Topeka creek. A mail truck driver was missing between Atchison and St. Joseph. Topeka reports show winds up to miles per hour and widespread damage with power lines down and trees toppled. Red Cross says at least 100 people displaced. Weather forecasts warned of more rain ahead.
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Atchison. Kan
Kansas
Atchison
Topeka
Tope
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Kansas City
Red Cross
John Buckley
Atchison Newpaperman
Atchisons
KTOP
WREN
WIBW
Accardo cited for contempt by Senate panel
Washington AP Tony Accardo the Chicago crime boss drew a contempt of Congress citation after invoking the Fifth Amendment during questions about murder plots. Senate Rackets Committee chairman John L McClellan ordered the citation and signaled possible prison time for Accardo.
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Washington
Tony Accardo
Congress
Chicago
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
McClellan
Accardo
Assn
Bearded hermit shooter wounded and captured in New Mexico
Nelson A. Foose, 47, described as a bearded recluse, was wounded and captured by six officers led by Set. Milton Matteson after a dawn standoff in Regina. He had killed two children in Cuba, New Mexico, and wounded a mother and other bystanders before opening fire on a grocery store, where Maria Cebada, 12, and Eddie Cebada, 13, were among the victims.
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Regina
N.M
New Mexico
Nelson A. Foose
Idaho
Set
Milton Matteson
Santa Fe
Matteson
Sandoval County
Albuquerran
Foose
Sam Hill
Cuba
Albuquerque
Weldon Vernon
Maria Cebada
Sofia Cebada
Eddie Cebada
Jack Davis
Davis
Leonard Brasuel
Here
Fire Wrecks Part Of Arnold Pen Co In Petersburg
Explosion and blaze seriously damaged about one third of the Arnold Pen Co plant in downtown Petersburg during the firm’s busiest period. Insurance estimates ranged from 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Remmie Arnold Sr. and Jr. projected possible costs up to 250 000, with salvage efforts planned. Fire units from Petersburg and Colonial Heights fought the flames for two hours, destroying a warehouse wall and damaging raw materials and offices.
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Arnold Pen Co
Petersburg
Remmie L. Arnold Sr
Remmie Arnold Jr
Tenread
Colonial Heights
Serious Crimes Rise 10 Percent in Washington
Washington police report a 9.7 percent increase in serious crimes for the year ending June 30, led by petty larceny increases. Met Police Chief Robert Murray said the rise follows a post 1957 low and that total crimes remain 30 percent below the 1952 peak with 17,292 serious offenses tallied.
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Washington
Metropolitan
Robert V. Murray
Murray
Goldfine Contempt Question Raised In Congress Probe
Washington AP reports Bernard Goldfine faced contempt accusations as he refused to answer 23 questions about his finances. Lawayyer Robert Lishman claimed the Boston industrialist hindered the subcommittee probing regulatory agencies and his East Boston Co. and its Boston Port Development Co. The hearing paused after a subpoenaed personal appearance and was scheduled to resume Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Bernard Goldfine
Congress
Boston
Robert W. Lishman
Goldfine
Sherman Adams
D-Ark
Subcommittee
East Boston Co
Lishman
Securities & Exchange Commission
Sharp Electrical Storm Strikes City With Heavy Rain
A sharp electrical storm with strong wind and heavy rain struck the city just after noon. Lightning caused flickering lights and gutters filled quickly. The AP forecast calls for continued warm, humid weather with scattered thundershowers through the weekend and temperatures in the 70s tonight.
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Associated Press
Mercury
U S Weighs Emergency Aid for Lebanon in 20 to 40 Million Plan
Washington weighs 20 to 40 million dollars in emergency aid to Lebanon to help the pro Western government survive rebel attacks. Funds would cover relief projects and accrued expenses amid two months of fighting as Chamoun seeks a compromise to allow a successor acceptable to pro Western and opposition elements. Parliament votes set for July 24 to elect a president for September.
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Washington
United States
Lebanon
State Department
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Trout Found on Top of 50 Foot Power Pole
Eugene Pike, manager of the electric cooperative in Missoula, reports a 16 inch trout perched atop a 50 foot power pole after a power breakdown. A lineman climbed to recover it, finding the fish wedged between insulators. Pike suspects a bird dropped the trout there.
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Missoula
Mont
Eugene Pike
Pike
Trucker Crashes Into Toll Booth on Turnpike
Kenneth H. Chambers 51 of Sanford Florida escaped serious injury after his tractor trailer plowed into a toll booth on the Richmond Petersburg Turnpike, a first major accident on the road opened ten days ago. The front wheels were 60 feet ahead of the truck after impact. AP Wirephoto.
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Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
Kenneth H. Chambers
Sanford, Fla
Heat and smog grip Los Angeles area on hot July day
LA and suburbs endured extreme heat with 104 in Van Nuys and a Palm Springs 120, marking a record July 10 in 74 years as the heat wave pounded Southern California. The city logged 9 degrees, while ads note local sales and events amid the heat.
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Los Angeles
van Nuys
Palm Springs
Desert
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Search Continues For Missing Nose Cone In Atlantic
CAPE CANAVERAL Fila AP three Air Force planes skimmed the Atlantic in a last resort search for a vital nose cone and its mouse passenger from a Thor Able spaceflight. The cone splashed near Ascension Island. recovery efforts follow the first US intercontinental missile flight. Signals from the cone’s transmitter are weak and sporadic.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Atlantic
Ascension Island
African
Air Force
Pingley House Where Sheriff Murderer Lived Destroyed by Fire
The two story log house southeast of Mt Falls, linked to George Pingley who killed Sheriff J W Newcome in 1938, burned to the ground yesterday. Firemen from Round Hill and Gore found the building collapsing as neighbors reported the blaze at 4 40 p m. The vacant structure stood on Joe Rush property, with Line visiting occasionally. The cause remains unknown.
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Pingley
Newcome
George Miller
Mt. Falls
Joe Rush
Merchant Marine
Round Hill
Gore
Line
Piremen
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N. Loudoun St
Ward
Sears, Roebuck& CO
E. Piccadilly St
Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund
D.C
Goldfine Main
Webber
W. E. Edwards
Bayliss Market
Miles N. Rt
Deb & Jakes
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MACY
N. Loudoun Bt
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
George Pingley
George Pingsley
Frederick County
J. W. Newcome
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