Dems Study Veto Odds On Rivers and Harbors Bill
Congress debated overriding President Eisenhower's veto of the rivers and harbors bill. Senate Democrats weigh a two thirds vote, with Johnson delaying action to gauge support while Mansfield and Humphrey predict an override. Republicans say the veto will stand.
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Washington
Congressional
Democrats
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Mansfield
Montana
Humphrey
D-Minn
Knowland
California
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Judge fouls up sign amid birth upset in court
In San Rafael California Judge Charles Brusatori misread a reporter holding up six fingers for a 6-0 Giants Dodgers game lead. The judge, a baseball fan, thought it signaled a birth of his sixth grandchild and adjourned court for the day.
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San Rafael
Calif
Charles Brusatori
Marin County Superior Court
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
Brusatori
Dad Benny and Dinah Shore Win Emmys on NBC
Hollywood reports Dinah Shore and Jack Benny led Emmy night with wins for best musical show and best continuing performance by a female and male respectively. Father Knows Best earned acting honors for Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, while The Comedian from Playhouse 90 won best single program and Rod Serling earned best writing. Milton Berle provided the show’s only lift with quick quips.
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Hollywood
Dinah Shore
Jack Benny
NBC. TV
Milton Berle
Miss Shore
Benny
Academy Trustees
Robert Young
Jane Wyatt
Rod Serling
Appeals Court Upholds SUB Benefits Ruling in Ohio
The Seventh District Court of Appeals in Warren upheld a Mahoning County Common Pleas judge who ruled supplemental unemployment benefits payments are legal in Ohio. Judges Nichols Griffith and Phillips filed the journal entry themselves to speed proceedings, likely starting the 20 day window for a possible appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Ohio
Seventh District Court of Appeals
Mahoning County
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio and West Virginia Weather Summary
Fair and warm in Ohio on Thursday with mild tonight. Low temps 44 in cities and 38 in valleys. high 76. West Virginia fair and cooler tonight with lows 36-42 east and 40s. Thursday sunny and warmer. Five day forecast shows temperatures 8-15 degrees above normal and scattered showers likely Friday or Saturday with about one tenth inch rainfall.
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Bismarck
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Los Angeles
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Memphis
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New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Sivas Oe
Salt Lake City
Ste. Marie
Williams to oppose Kean in New Jersey Senate race
In Newark Harrison A Williams Jr the youthful former Democratic congressman will face Robert W Kean the veteran Republican congressman in the November 4 U S Senate race Williams won the Democratic primary overcoming a 72000 plurality for John J Grogan in Hudson County by over 14000 votes Kean secured his nomination easily defeating Bernard M Shanley and Robert Morris to become the Republican candidate
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Newark
N.J
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Robert W. Kean
New Jersey
Search for Bodies of Youths in River in Ohio
Three South Point youths who reportedly drowned in the Ohio River will be searched in eight hour shifts. Mayor Arthur Ferguson Jr. said community leaders organized the schedule at a Tuesday night meeting. Many volunteers have joined, with excess at night and insufficient daylight help.
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Ironton
South Point
Ohio River
Arthur Ferguson Jr
House Secrecy Bill Aims to End 1789 Records Law
The House prepares to pass a measure to strike down the 1789 law that allows federal secrecy. News industry advocates and lawmakers urge swift approval amid claims of a blanket secrecy over Washington. Chairman Moss says passage would curb capricious or arbitrary government secrecy.
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House
Senate
Congress
W. M. Newton Jr
Sigma Delta Chi Journalistic Fraternity
Freedom of Information Committee
Senators
Newton
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
Moss
D-Calif
Government Information Subcommittee
Train Derails Near Glouster After Flange Failure
A broken flange derailed six New York Central freight cars near the Glouster depot at 6 30 a m today. No injuries were reported as train No 6 bound from Columbus to Hobson left the tracks. Heavy track damage prompted a Columbus wrecking crew and possible rerouting via Chesapeake and Ohio through Armitage until after midnight.
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Glouster
New York Central
Columbus
Hobson
Chesapeake and Ohio
Armitage
Appoints Ohio Bishop
Washington The Right Rev Msgr Paul F Liebold was named auxiliary bishop of the Cincinnati archdiocese succeeding the Most Rev Karl J Alter as archbishop in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Washington
Paul F. Liebold
Karl J. Alter
Cincinnati
Man could reach space in a year with Redstone plan
Dr. Wernher von Braun told the House Space Problems committee the United States could launch a man 150 miles into space in a year and return him alive using a Redstone rocket. He noted the Soviets could reach 200 miles with current gear, estimated a $10 million cost, and described a one ton capsule at 5000 feet per second with chimpanzee tests anticipated. He said a volunteer driver is chosen but unnamed.
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Washington
United States
Wernher von Braun
Pentagon
von Braun
Army Missile Development
New House Committee On
France Hints at Settlement in Suez Canal Feud
Western diplomats predicted Egypt President Nasser could settle the Suez dispute before a Moscow visit. A deal to compensate Suez Canal Co. stockholders could thaw Western ties and end the financial freeze, with Dulles open to unfreezing 30 million dollars if a settlement advances. Talks in Rome signaled progress and readiness for further concessions.
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Egypt
Nasser
Suez Canal
Moscow
Suez Canal Co
United States
Dulles
Rome
Gaillard Fall Worries U S In North Africa
Washington officials mourn Gaillard's fall as France faces Tunisia and Algeria crises. Dulles rejects accusations of U S domination while urging an end to Algeria fighting and possible Algerian self governance. Concerns span NATO standing and negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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France
Gaillard
State Department
North Africa
Felix Gaillard
Soviet Union
Dulles
Algeria
Premier Gaillard Resigns Over Tunisia Crisis
Paris faced a new government crisis as Felix Gaillard resigned after a 321 to 255 Assembly vote against his plan with the United States and Britain to settle the Tunisia dispute. President Coty opened talks to form a new, broad-based cabinet amid Algerian Tunisian tensions and continued rebellion, with Communists opposing continued Algeria policy.
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State Dulles
United States
Paris
North Africa
Rene Coty
National Assembly
Felix Gaillard
Bizerte
Charles de Gaulle
North
Africa
Maurice Bourges- Maunoury
Algeria
Fort Pierce Lifts Martial Law After Tornado
Fort Pierce Florida residents began cleanup as martial law was lifted. The tornado injured 50 people and caused about five million dollars in damage. Storms extended to St Augustine Tampa Fort Myers and Wimama with 54 homes destroyed and no deaths reported. An elderly couple described their home vanishing in an instant.
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Here
St. Augustine
Florida West Coast
Fort Myers
Wimauma
Tampa
C. R. Johnson
Power Commission Approves Gas Growth Plan
The Power Commission rules Texas Eastern Transmission Corp to build and operate 57.435 million dollars of new natural gas pipeline facilities across six states to expand deliveries. The decision becomes final if no review is filed within 30 days.
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Washington
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Shreveport
Power Commission
Ohio
Candy and arsenic plot in mailed sweets murder case
Los Angeles officials report a 300 pound transient tried to kill his estranged wife and mother in law with poisoned candy. James C C Gaither 41 was arrested after mailing arsenic loaded candy to his wife Mary and mother in law Mrs Mary E Urias, deputies said.
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Los Angeles
Sheriff's Deputies
James CC
Gaither
Mary
Mary E. Urias
Runaway Youth Finds Elephant in Arroyo Seco
Pasadena police traced 11 year old Bobbie Scott after three days on the run. He led officers to a rugged Arroyo Seco hideout where a seven foot high baby elephant was found. The animal is owned by a riding stable and rented for movies parades and events.
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Pasadena
Calif
Bobbie Scott
Bobbie
Arroyo Seco
Four Gang Members Convicted In Slaying Of Youth
Four members of a city youth gang were convicted in the slaying of Michael Farmer, a 15 year old polio cripple, with the jury returning verdicts 24 hours after trial began. Charles Horton and Louis Alvarez were found guilty of second degree murder and face 20 years to life at sentencing May 21. Leroy Birch and Leoncio de Leon were found guilty of second degree manslaughter, each punishable by up to 15 years. The trial, started January 10, was described as the longest first degree murder trial in New York City history. Estimated cost was $250,000.
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New York
Michael Farmer
Charles
Big Man) Horton
Louis Alvarez
Leroy
Magician) Birch
Leoncio
Jello) de Leon
Dominican Republic
New York City
Monet Painting Destroyed in MoMA Fire
New York fire at the Museum of Modern Art ruins an 18 foot Monet water lilies valued at 40 000. Only five other paintings show damage in checks. One workman dies. three women visitors and 28 firefighters are injured. Alfred H Barr Jr says total loss under 300 000. Seurat masterpiece survives.
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New York
Claude Monet
Museum of Modern Art
Seurat
la Grande Jatte
Alfred H. Barr Jr
Tax Returns Burn Up in Carlsbad Mail Box Fire
A late Tuesday night fire in Carlsbad New Mexico destroyed a mailbox and burned many income tax returns mailed near midnight. Postmaster Horace Hubert said most documents were unidentifiable but evidence indicates a large batch of returns was destroyed.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Horace Hubert
Five Escapees from Summit County Jail. One Shot Dead
Five dangerous prisoners escaped the Summit County Jail after throwing hot coffee, stealing pistols and a riot gun. George Huff, 23, was captured on a street. Virgil Akers, 21, was shot at a nearby home. Jailer DeWitt Whittaker suffered burns and is hospitalized. Sheriff Capt. Capron said a makeshift key aided the breakout. an all-state alert is out for the remaining fugitives.
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AKRON
Summit County
Charles Capron
Sheriff's Office
DeWitt Whittaker
Akron General Hospital
Ray Malloy
Capron
St. Thomas Hospital
Western Three Reply to Soviets on Moscow Talks
The Western Big Three sent replies to the Soviet proposal for Big Four diplomacy aimed at a summit. A U S envoy delivered the note while Britain and France also transmitted theirs to Anrei Gromyko. Replies reportedly back talks in Moscow with a possible one week delay and oppose Soviet demand to limit preliminaries to technical issues.
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Moscow
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Woman Kills Baby and Self in Toledo Area
A pregnant 26 year old woman identified as Mrs Maurice Braier of Perrysburg Heights shot herself in the stomach and died at Flower Hospital in Toledo. She was found in her home by a neighbor on Tuesday. Her husband, a Toledo factory worker, said she had been pregnant about eight months and leaves two children, a 4 year old son and a 7 year old daughter.
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Flower Hospital
Toledo
Maurice Braier
Perrysburg Heights
GM Closes Dayton Plant for Week Over Adjustments
Inland Manufacturing Division of General Motors will shut the Dayton plant for one week starting Monday due to adjustments and shutdowns at some customer plants. The action follows similar temporary pauses at allied facilities and aims to realign production schedules.
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Dayton
Inland Manufacturing
General Motors Corp
Six Navy men simulate moon flight at Philadelphia base
Six Navy hospitalmen endure a six day simulated lunar mission at the Philadelphia naval base. They live on precooked rations breathe oxygen concentrates and face altitude conditions while confined in a sealed long range seaplane with limited bunks and facilities.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Philadelphia Naval Base
Achute Rigger
Forrest V. Miller
Swedeland
Meredith H. Radcliff
Norristown
Thomas W. Hinsch
Pittsburgh
Gene Metcalf
Danville
Ill
Ronald G
Campbell
Warren
Ohio
Charles H. Hayes
Detroit
Ike to Act on Road Bill by Midnight
President Eisenhower faces a midnight deadline as he weighs the $1.8 billion highway bill amid veto rumors. Sen. Gore predicts strong opposition, while Senate Republican Leader Knowland says signing may occur despite objections to the funding formula. The bill shifts a $2 federal to $1 state match for upcoming road aid.
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Eisenhower
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
Senate
Knowland
California
White House
Xenia Man Held in War Bride's Death
Roger Leib of Springfield is held on suspicion of killing his 28 year old German war bride Vera Ann Gibbs of Springfield after an altercation late Thursday. He admitted beating her and tossing her from his car. she died after being struck by another vehicle and in Greene Memorial Hospital. Autopsy results pending before charges are filed.
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Xenia
Roger Leib
Springfield
Vera Ann Gibbs
Greene County
John G. Peterson
Leib
Greene Memorial Hospital
Dogs For Sale Promoted By Local Ad Advertiser
Charles Jeffers ran dachshund pups for sale in The Messenger Classifieds. He reported selling the pups after two insertions, highlighting the paper as a place to sell pets including dogs and cats.
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