Hurricane Hilda Hoists Warnings Along Dominican Coast
Hurricane warnings cover the Dominican north coast as tropical storm Hilda forms east of Miami. The system remains organizing with 75 mph squalls, moving west-northwest, threatening Turks Island and the Bahamas. Forecasters warn of increasing size and intensity within 12 hours while rough seas affect nearby shipping.
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Miami
Fila
Dominican Republic
Hilda
Bahamas
Florida
Turks Island
Bahama Island
Cabo Frances Diego
Punta Isabella
Dominican
Cabo Smana
Andros Fortune
Gordon Dunn
Atlantic
Leeward Islands
Squirrel Season Opens October First in Frederick County
Frederick County Game Warden Earl Cather announces a 15 day squirrel season from October 1 to October 15. Hunters may bag six per day and seventy five for the season from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. The same period applies in Clarke Page Rockingham Shenandoah and Warren Counties.
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Frederick County
Earl Cather
Clarke
Page
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Warren
Duff’s
South End Fire Co
Kenneth Curl
Rainfall normals after wettest August on record
Rainfall for September runs near average after a heavy shower yesterday afternoon dumped 5.1 inches of rain flooding downtown streets. The month total reaches 1.32 inches with 18 days left while 1955 year to date stands at 32.13 inches.
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Associated Press
Marion theater manager found stabbed to death near town
Johnny Bray 28 general manager of Fields Theater Corp was found stabbed in his car off Cedar Baptist Camp Road three miles west of Marion near U S 11. Police say he was stabbed at least four times with the heart stab near by. Bray roomed in Abingdon. parents live in Coeburn. The company operates theaters in Marion Chilhowie Saltville and a Marion area drive in.
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Marion
Johnny Bray
U. S. 11
Here
Cedar Baptist Camp Road
Catron
Bray
Coeburn
Abingdon
Fields Theater Corp
Chilhowie
Saltville
Baptist Camp Road
Westinghouse CIO IUE strike hits 28 plants nationwide
The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers struck 28 Westinghouse plants affecting about 43 000 workers. East Pittsburgh plant walkout began August 7 over a time study, with the company and union clashing over contract terms and grievance procedures. Picketing spread across Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio West Virginia New York Massachusetts Connecticut California and Indiana.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Cio-Iue
James B. Carey
Carey
East Pittsburgh
Robert D. Blasier
Westinghouse
Blasier
Union
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
West Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
California
Indiana
Jackson Indicted in Shotgun Death of Frank Banks
Clarke County grand jury returned a murder indictment against Wardell Jackson 29 of Millwood for the shotgun slaying of Frank McKinley Banks on the night of August 20. Jackson surrendered to police at his home and is jailed under $5000 bond. arraignment scheduled. Foreman Richard B. Smith Jr and jurors listed.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Wardell Jackson
Millwood
Jackson
Frank McKinley Banks
Richard B. Smith, Jr
Bismark Walker
Donald Levi
Lonnie G. Huff
Ruby R. Kackley
New Heavy Rains May Hit Texas Rio Grande Valley
Residents of the lower Rio Grande Valley brace for possible floods as a tropical disturbance brings winds and squalls along the coasts. The State Civil Defense warns heavy rains up to Del Rio with Raymondville area most at risk where floodwaters linger in homes. An inch fell at Raymondville yesterday and about two inches at Weslaco with water over curbs. The storm appears weaker than Gladys and no center was found.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
State Civil Defense Office
Austin
Rio Grande Valléy
del Rio
Gulf
Raymondville
Raymond Ville
Weslaco
Mao Expands Timetable for Red China Industry Growth
London reports Mao Tze tung revised China’s industrial plan stating 50 years to match Britain or the U S. He now expects 15 years to push out private business and farmers, followed by a Russian style economy. Analysts note limited Russian aid and Western embargo concerns.
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London
Mao Tze-tung
Red China
Britain
United States
Mao
Peiping
Russia
National Peoples’ Congress
Congress
Europe
West
Promised Quick Release by Red China Prompted Joy in Hong Kong
Jubilant relatives gathered in Hong Kong awaiting the arrival of 10 American civilians promised freedom by Red China. Families in Yonkers and across the U S spoke of letters, telegrams, and hopeful signs as Geneva negotiations noted progress and the New China News Agency cited the release decision based on conduct in prison.
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Red China
Peiping
Foodchow
Canton
Chunking
Shanghai
Mildred Lovegren
Levi O. Lovegren
Lovegren
Mildred
Yonkers
N. Y
Adele Austin Rickett
Walter
Reds
U. S
Geneva
United States
New China News Agency
World Economic Leaders Hear Prosperity High in Non Communist World
Secretary Humphrey told Istanbul meeting of free world economic leaders that prosperity runs high this side of the Iron Curtain and US policy aims to maintain it. He cited record activity and trade, inflation risks, and a three year extension of reciprocal trade. The World Bank and IMF reports noted strong non communist growth and rising imports in 1954 and 1955.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Istanbul
Turkey
United States
Treasury
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Bank and Fund
Fund
The
Two Hurt Near Gore in Crash and Four City Mishaps
Washington D C men were injured yesterday near Gore in a crash and treated at Memorial Hospital. Four Winchester traffic incidents caused about 595 in damage with no injuries. two injured were Early E Reich Bach 23 and Walter Cook 22.
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Gore
Washington, D. C
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
E. von Reichenbach
Walter Cook
Lightning Strikes Home Knocks Knots from Ceiling
In Jacksonville Florida Mrs A Y Smith reports a lightning strike yesterday that knocked every knot out of the cypress ceiling of her living room while causing little else in the way of damage to the house.
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Jacksonville
Fla
A. Y. Smith
Earthquake Deepens Tragedy in Nile Delta City
In Cairo region a major quake kills at least 16 people including eight children at a girls school. Injuries rise to 26 as eight houses and two schools collapse. Helwan Observatory reports a 40 second tremor with strongest shaking northeast of Cairo as students raced downstairs.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nile Delta
Delta
Interior Ministry
Helwan
Longshoremen Declare General Strike From Canada to Puerto Rico
Atlantic coast ports face a six day paralysis as the International Longshoremen’s Association orders a immediate nationwide walkout to force federal action. ILA President William W. Bradley wires 400 locals to halt work from Canada to Puerto Rico and back a work move earlier canceled.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Ind
Canada
Puerto Rico
ILA
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Averell Harriman
Bistate
William W. Bradley
Puerto Ric
New York-New Jersey Commission
Brooklyn
Bradley
East German and Soviet Talks End Without Accord
In Moscow the Soviet Union and West Germany held a 90 minute meeting between their foreign ministers. No agreement was reached on dividing issues, and both sides prepared separate reports for their leaders Adenauer and Bulganin. A Soviet aide cited a sincere exchange but persistent gaps remained.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
West Germany
Felix von Eckardt
Konrad Adenauer
Nikolai Bulgain
Heinrch von Brentano
V. M. Molotov
Adenauer
Bulganin
von Eckardt
Leonid Ilyichev
Lyichev
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