Air Force Thor Blasted Into Sky At Missile Center
A gleaming cigar shaped Air Force Thor rockets from Cape Canaveral at 9 25 a m. The test produced a 15 to 20 mile ascent before curving eastward and climbing further. Asst Defense Secretary Donald Quarles attended and speculation grows about Atlas ICBM testing.
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Thor
Missile Center
Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
Asst
Defense
Donald Quarles
Wilson
Army Jupiter
Jupiter
Man Who Escapes Police Surrenders in Wart County
Daniel Henson of Middletown, who escaped custody during a transfer of inmates from the city lock-up to the local jail, surrendered yesterday after his mother in law notified State Trooper C D Taylor. Henson was arrested at the War ren County home and jailed. He had prior Frederick County Court convictions for two traffic violations on August 27 with fines of 315 dollars and 60 days in jail, and had failed to appear for trial.
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Daniel Henson
Middletown
Troper C. D. Taylor
Henson
Warren County
Frederick
Freezing Cold Grips Rockies After Snowfall
Subfreezing temperatures enveloped the Rocky Mountain region after historic Helena snowfall. About 14 inches in 24 hours disrupted traffic and communications as a transient worker froze to death. Stephan Hat, a 50 year old from Crawford Nebraska, was found in an open Spokane railroad car. Frost warnings spread to Denver with temps expected in the 20s across Montana Wyoming and Colorado.
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Helena
Mont
Rocky Mountain
Stephan Hat
Crawford
Neb
Spokane
Wash
Montana Rockies
U.S. Weather Bureau
Denver
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Western Electric Strike Ends With New Contract
The four day nationwide walkout by 23 800 Western Electric telephone exchange installers ended today after a new contract was agreed. Workers and long distance operators return to duties across 44 states as negotiations yield wage increases of 6 to 12 cents an hour plus benefits.
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New York
Western Electric Co
Communications Workers of America
Texas A&M Reports 450 Students Down With Flu
Dallas Texas a M Hospital set up extra beds as Dr Charles Lyons estimates 450 Aggie students ill with flu about 250 admitted 200 ordered to bed in dormitories He doubts Asian flu and notes football players had rounds two weeks earlier.
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Dallas
Texs
Texas A&m Hospital
Charles Lyons
Aggie
Lyons
Texas Health Department
Texas Christian University
Bank Robbery In Elk Creek Virginia Nets $15000
Two armed bandits robbed the Elk Creek bank of $15 000 today. State police pursued by car and plane across Grayson and Carroll counties toward Galax and the North Carolina line. They fled in a 1955 or 1956 Oldsmobile with hubcaps missing.
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Elk Creek
Grayson
Carroll
Fletcher Wingate
Wingate
Virginia
Galax
Pair
Darhart
Blue Ridge Parkway
Gri “Son
North Carolina
Baywood
North Carolina - Virginia
Independence
New radar to detect missiles 3000 miles away
General Thomas D. White announced an Air Force radar system that can detect intercontinental ballistic missiles at distances up to 3,000 miles. He said it will be ready for operations soon and will allow Strategic Air Command bombers to strike before missiles can reach ground targets.
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Washington
Air Force
Thomas D. White
White
Strategic Air Command
Defense Orientation Assn
Pentagon Defense
Teamsters Writ Aims to Halt Hoffa Convention
Federal Judge F Dickinson Letts ordered James R Hoffa and other Teamsters leaders to show cause by Sept 25 why the Sept 30 convention in Miami Beach should not be barred from electing officers. A rank and file group says delegates were illegally chosen and seeks a hearing.
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Washington
F. Dickinson Letts
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Letts
Miami Beach
Godfrey P. Schmidt
Schmidt
Union
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Florida
Typhoons Threaten Luzon in Pacific Onset
Two powerful typhoons swirl toward the Philippines threatening northern Luzon amid heavy rain and strong winds. In Manila a dance night features Buzz Bussby and the Bayou Boys at Shamrock Music with a late show.
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Manila
Pacific
Philippines
Luzon
Buzz Bussby
Try Our Delicious Fried Scallops at Howard Johnson
The Howard Johnson restaurant offers delicious fried scallops served at the George Washington Hotel. Diners are invited to savor a crisp batter and tender scallops in a classic hotel dining setting.
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Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Gromyko Blames West For Middle East Tensions
At the United Nations General Assembly Andrei Gromyko condemned Western powers led by the United States for stoking conflict in the Near and Middle East. He cited NATO pressure on Syria and warned Moscow cannot be a passive observer as regional violence escalates. Dulles had warned of Soviet arms massing near Syria and along the Soviet Turkish frontier.
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United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Middle East
Russia
Dulles
Kremlin
Gromyko
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Near
Near East
Assembly v
Turkey
Syrian
Cross Burning Tears Maryland School Case
Dr. Harry N. Jones refuses to send his 5 year old son to an integrated school after a cross burning occurred near his home in Deale Maryland. Bricks broken windows at the school after a demonstration protesting the child’s attendance. Governor McKeldin and the county school board pledged support but the family has kept the boy home amid threats and a motorcade of whites.
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Deale
Harry N. Jones
Theodore R. McKeldin
Jones
August building permits top area activity in Winchester county
Commercial alterations and home building led August activity with 63 permits totaling 358532 dollars. Winchester issued 39 permits worth 252732 dollars while Frederick County had 24 permits totaling 105700 dollars. In eight months there were 413 permits valued at 2649278 dollars, with 191 for homes totaling 1479154 dollars. One permit went to Christ Episcopal Church for a new parish hall costing 74000 dollars.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Christ Episcopal Church
W. Boscawen St
Sam Shendon
S. Stewart St
N. Lou
Court Orders NAACP Attorney To Divulge Fees
Arlington Circuit Court Judge William Medley ordered Edwin C. Brown of the NAACP to surrender fee records to a Virginia legislative committee probing racial activities. Brown claimed the committee had no right to his private papers, while the panel argued state law authorizes inquiries into groups, not individuals. Brown, indicted in Baltimore for income tax evasion, declined to cite the Fifth Amendment and insisted the fee book was personal.
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Arlington
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Virginia Legislative Committee
William D. Medley
Edwin C. Brown
Medley
Brown
Samuel W. Tucker
Leslie Hall
Supreme Court
Legislative Committee
High Court
Hall
Baltimore
Holland Resigns as New Zealand Prime Minister
Auckland reports Prime Minister Sidney G. Holland resigns due to ill health. Deputy Keith Holyoake is named to succeed him and is summoned by Governor General Lord Cobham to confirm the appointment. Holyoake keeps the cabinet lineup. Holland stays in cabinet without portfolio.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Sidney G. Holland
Il Health
Keith Holyoake
Lord Cobham
Holyoake
Government House
National Party
Holland
Judge Rejects Motion To Dismiss Petition In Faubus Case
In Little Rock the U S District Court heard Gov Orval Faubus and aides face a government petition to halt interference with public school integration at Central High. The judge denied the motion to dismiss and the hearing continued as brokered by observers and reporters.
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U.S
Ronald N. Davies
Faubus
Little Rock Central High School
William J. Smith
Smith
Tom Harper
Kay Matthews
Davies
Orval Faubus
Donald C. Macguineas
Little Rock
Arkansas
Sherman T. Clinger
Clinger
U. S
Central High
Police Chiefs Hear Rep Harrison Rap High Court Record
Rep Burr Harrison told the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police in Richmond that the Supreme Court has weakened crime control and state authority. He critiqued federal judges and the Civil Rights Bill, urging stronger police power and state action. The 32nd annual convention concluded with officer elections.
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Harrison Rap
U. S. Supreme Court
Burr P. Harrison
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
Richmond
John Marshall
Winchester
J Thomas Boyd
Capt
C. Ritter
Rep. Harrison
Supreme Court
Harrison
FBI
Congress of
United States
Congress
al- Knasas
Eisenhower monitors Arkansas Little Rock integration showdown
President Eisenhower, vacationing in Newport, is deeply disappointed by ongoing delays in enforcing the Supreme Court order to desegregate Central High. Justice Department reports are expected as the Little Rock hearing on Governor Faubus and National Guardsmen unfolds. Faubus had earlier said the high court decision is the law and must be obeyed.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Arkansas
Justice Department
Orval Faubus
Central High School
Newport White House
Faubus
Wayne Hawks
U.S. Supreme Court Integration
Clyde D. Alstadt Named Official of Gas Company
Clyde D. Alstadt named vice president and general manager of Shenandoah Gas Co. He will move from Columbus Ohio to assume duties around October 1 after retiring from Columbia Gas System Service Corp. He has long industry ties in Virginia and Ohio and was elected by the board this week. Directors also approved about 20 000 to extend gas mains on 11 streets and other construction.
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Clyde D. Alstadt
Nomiice
Shenandoah Gas Co
Alstadt
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia Gas System Service Corp
Virginia
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Virginia Gas Transmission Corp
Lexington
Ohio State University
Towa State College
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University of Colorado Today
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Danville, Va
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Mideast
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Toler
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