Hoover Returns to Humble West Branch Home for Birthday
Former President Hoover returns to his West Branch birthplace for an 80th birthday celebration attended by his family and a large public audience. Governor Beardley, James Hilton, Virgil Hancher, and Vice President Nixon were among Iowans meeting him. Wilbur Bruckner spoke in Nixon's stead as Hoover delivered a major policy address critiquing socialism and asserting constitutional balance.
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West Branch
Iowa
Hoover
Oneway
Herbert Jr
Allan
Nixon
Herbert Hoover
White Branch
White House
Fulbright OK's Fewer Accusations Against McCarthy
Senator Fulbright says he would not object to discarding some accusations if the Senate can vote on whether McCarthy showed disregard for the orderly conduct of government. A six member Senate committee plans public hearings starting Aug. 30 to probe charges that McCarthy’s conduct has brought disrepute to the Senate with a 10 day hearing and mid September report.
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Washington
Fulbright
D - Ark
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Watkins
Rutah
Flanders
RVI
Morse
Ind-ore
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate House
House
Sole Union Soldier Urges Calm in World Affairs
Duluth Minnesota residents welcomed Albert Woolson the last survivor of the Union Army as a bronze bust was presented by the Sons of Union Veterans. The 107 year old, an eight cigars a day man, urged careful action by leaders and praised President Eisenhower as a cautious, strong figure keeping the peace through strength.
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Duluth
Minn
Sam
Albert Woolson
Lake Superior
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Teen dies in truck fall on Route 27 near Millville
Hamilton Ohio reports Stephen Hauser aged 16 of Cincinnati killed after falling from a moving truck on Route 27 near Millville and striking his head.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Stephen Hauser
Cincinnati
Millville
Coroner Forensics At Sheppard Home In Murder Probe
Workmen remove furniture and items from Marilyn Sheppard's Bay Village home to reconstruct the crime scene. Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, jailed on first degree murder charges, maintains an intruder killed his wife on July 4. Police complain of defense delays as Sheppard’s court appearances are postponed for witness subpoenas.
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Cleveland
Bay Village
Marilyn Sheppard
Samuel R. Gerber
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Frank W. Story
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Common Pleas
Frank J Merrick
Top Leaders Visit Russia
In Moscow the Soviets held a formal reception for former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee and seven Labour leaders en route to Red China. Aneurin Bevan and others will meet Premier Malenkov with talks expected on peaceful coexistence and increased East West trade.
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Moscow
Clement Attlee
Red China
Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Bevan
Britain
William Hayter
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Polio Vaccine Test Linked to Infected Children
Dr Ralph Dwork Ohio acting state health director reports a Richland County girl in the Salk polio vaccine test is believed to have polio. It is unclear if she received the vaccine or a control. Three Montgomery County students in the test also contracted polio, and another nonparticipant in the 6 to 9 age group has polio.
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Columbus
Ralph Dwork
Richland County
Montgomery County
Woman Tells Why She Shot Ex-Spouse in Court
Cecile Finley, 56, of near Coraddie pleaded guilty to shooting her ex husband Charles Finley 57, after their divorce was granted. She said if he had only put his arm around her she wouldn’t have shot him and was bound over to the grand jury under a $5000 bond.
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Lebanon
Cecile Finley
Coraddie
Clarence F. Banker
Charles Finley
Police Uncover New Lead in Gallipolis Burglary
Gallipolis police pursue a noon Monday breaking and entering case in downtown. Thieves forced open the Jackson Production Credit Association office in the Ohio Valley Bank Building and cracked steel cabinets taking $107 in cash.
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Gallipolis
Jackson Production Credit Association
Ohio Valley Bank
Window washer dies after six story fall in Columbus
Thomas Hord age 25 a window washer fell six stories on a downtown Columbus building and died from injuries yesterday authorities said. The accident occurred during routine maintenance work and investigators are reviewing safety procedures.
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Columbus
Thomas Hord
Fire hydrant in Lancaster ignites after gas fumes flare
A Lancaster hydrant caught fire yesterday after a pedestrian struck a match near the hydrant, igniting fumes that had seeped into the line. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and posted a No smoking sign on the water pipe.
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Lancaster
Ohio
U S Ships Evacuate Vietnamese Refugees Amid Aid Aid from U S to Free Viet Nam
U S transports arrive at Haiphong to begin moving Vietnamese civilians to the south as Washington backs Ngo Dinh Diem's plea for faster refugee transfers from northern Viet Nam. The Hanoi to Saigon airlift seeks 15 two engine and 4 four engine planes. Viet Nam plans evacuations impacting hundreds of thousands within 30 days.
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Hanoi
Indochina
United States
Viet Nam
Haiphong
North Indochina
South Viet
Washington
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U. S
Saigon
Donald Heath
Mendes France Wins Confidence Vote in French Assembly
Premier Mendes France secures a sweeping confidence vote with 362 to 9 support, earning expanded powers through March 31, 1955 to push Indochina truce, EDC compromise, and a comprehensive economic overhaul. Communist opposition shifts to vote against as some MR supporters switch sides. He calls for reforms to wake a nation plagued by fear and nostalgia.
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Panama
Pierre Mendes-France
Utles
Mendes Ce
France
Indochina
Mendes-France
Popular Republican Movement
Assembly
Pistol Packing Papa Has Western Ideas
Howard Strouse, 51, a retired railroad clerk, is charged with assault and threatening to shoot his wife and two policemen after a pistol waving row with his spouse in Baltimore. His wife says he has been nervous and in poor health since a major operation and has lived in the West, giving him “western ideas.”
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Baltimore
Howard Strouse
Strouse
West
Five Day Forecast From Associated Press
The five day forecast shows temperatures Wednesday through Sunday averaging three to six degrees below seasonal normal. Normal highs range from 81 to 85 and lows from 61 to 63. Cooler Wednesday, warmer but not above normal Thursday, cooler again Friday through Sunday. Thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Sunday bringing total rainfall of three quarters to one and a half inches.
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Associated Press
Cool Matron Fends Mad Bull With Umbrella
Mrs. Rose Stegal 58 visiting from New York fought off a 1500 pound bull with an umbrella near Lebanon Connecticut. Walking with her niece in a field she jabbed the animal when charged then sidestepped a second time. Her brother in law drove at the bull causing it to flee into the woods and disappear.
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Lebanon
Conn
Rose Stegal
New York
Eisenhower Takes Grandchildren For Potomac Boat Ride
President Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfilled a promise to his grandchildren by taking them on a 44 hour cruiser trip down the Potomac to Mount Vernon. Barbara Anne Susan and David enjoyed the sail as Ike watched mooring operations and the youngsters explored with binoculars and life vests.
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Potomac River
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Eisenhower
Barbara Anne
Naval Gun Factory
Susan
David
President
White House
Stablehand stabs taxi driver in racetrack parking lot
Washington Park officers report stablehand Jack Miller stabbed Harry R. Andrews nine times with a three inch knife in the racetrack parking lot. Andrews' wife Mary watched as Miller killed him then walked away with her. Both Miller and Mrs Andrews were arrested nearby and held without charge.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Harry R. Andrews
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Miller
Andrews
South Side
Therm
Mrs. Andrews
Mrs Andrews
No Revenge Wanted as Touhy Wins Freedom from Prison
Chicago AP Roger Touhy the gangster once at odds with Al Capone walked free after 20 years in Stateville. He claimed he seeks peace of mind and plans to start a fishing tackle business after a court found his kidnapping conviction a hoax based on perjured testimony.
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Chicago
Roger
Stateville
John P. Barnes
Touhy
John
Jake the Barber
Barnes
Factor
England
Touby
Thomas A. Courtney
Iis
Musteld
Daniel A. Gilbert
Roger Touhy
Roger the Terribes
Illinois
Duke
Niagara Dam Groundbreaking Signals Big St. Lawrence Power Project
MASSENA N Y A dynamite blast led by Governor Dewey marks the start of the 600 million dollar St. Lawrence power project. Ground breaking will occur at Polleys Bay with US and Canadian officials. within five years dams and powerhouses will span the river to the Canadian shore generating 13 billion kilowatt hours annually. The plant, North Americas second largest dam project, is viewed as a model of international cooperation and a counter to atomic power within decades.
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Massena
N. Y
New York
Thomas FE. Dewey
St. Lawrence
Polley’s Bay
Messena
United States
Canada
Dewey
Free World
North America
Grand Coulee
Washington State
Girl Catches Thief Wearing the Goods
In Charlotte a young woman recovered stolen clothes inside a crowded downtown store. She identified a teenage thief wearing the outfits she had reported stolen after discovering them on her shopping trip following a bathing suit at home. The theft was handed to police for larceny.
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Charlotte
N. C
Youth Bureau
World Council Assembly Tests Christian Unity in Evanston
The World Council of Churches opens in Evanston Illinois next Sunday and will decide whether centuries of Christian division shrink or widen. Church leaders call it a critical, potentially history making gathering with broad reach and deep theological questions at its heart.
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Evanston
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
W. A. Visser't Hooft
Council
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church
Fundamental Theological
Leon
Fry
Passage Of Farm Bill Is Pressed
Eisenhower administration lieutenants claimed victories on key price support issues and pressed for final Senate action on a controversial new farm bill. The Senate approved flexible supports at 82 to 90 percent of parity for next year and backed continued price supports for dairy products at 75 percent of parity, aligning with House action and White House approval.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Senator Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Gire
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Barbers Urged to Extend Training for New Male Hairdos
In Los Angeles a convention of the Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of California heard that more men want finger waves and fancy cuts. George Timme of Sacramento urged a resolution to extend the eight month training and fourteen month apprenticeship periods.
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Los Angeles
Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of
California
George Timme
Sacramento
Association
Crash Kills Couple Near Mount Gilead
A Parma man Franklin T. Linx 34 and an unidentified woman about 25 were killed when their car failed to negotiate a curve on Route 61 three miles south of Mount Gilead Ohio. Both of Linx s legs were severed in the impact.
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Mount Gilead
Ohio
Parma
Franklin T. Linx
Route 61
Linx
Phone Standards Set by Ohio Utilities Commission
The state utilities commission adopts minimum service standards to measure telephone service adequacy. Some standards take effect January 1, 1955, others by January 1, 1956, applying to more than 175 Ohio telephone companies to improve complaint handling.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
Eee
Toserwice
Senate to stay in session for Eisenhower atom bill
Senator Knowland said the Senate will remain in session to approve a compromise atom energy bill. The House passed a version to spur private industry and permit sharing of nuclear secrets with the United States. Secretary Dulles noted talks with Russia and potential new talks with other nations on a peaceful fission materials framework.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Eisenhower
House
U. 8
Ulles. Knowland
Dulles
United States
Russia
Molotov
United Nations
World Bank
Ohio Girl Defends Women Drivers at Roadeo Final
Mary Lou Crum 17 from East Palestine Ohio is the only girl finalist in a nationwide teenage driving contest. She says both men and women have good and bad drivers as she competes against 50 boys for a $1250 top prize in the Junior Chamber of Commerce Roadeo finals starting tomorrow.
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Washington
Mary Lou Crum
East Palestine
Ohio
Ing Junior Camber of Commerce
Roadeo
Watch Dog Selected Which Really Bites
Pueblo man asks for a biting watch dog at the dog pound to protect poultry. The poundmaster selects a dog and leaves Rice to observe it. upon returning Rice has a bleeding face and ear, exclaiming that he got the dog he wanted.
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Pueblo
Colo
John Rice
Penrose
Rice
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