Dr Sheppard Testifies On Assault From Behind In Slain Wife Case
Dr Samuel Sheppard testified that he was struck from behind in his wife Marilyn’s bedroom after going to bed on July 4. He described waking to her screams and moans, then recalls seeing a lighted form and finding his wallet near the bed as investigators reviewed the timeline.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Marilyn
Ed Corrigan
Dr. Sheppard
Corrigan
India expands libel actions against newspapers
The public prosecutor may sue newspapers for defaming government officials who cannot sue as private citizens. The amendment to the criminal procedure code passed the lower house 172 to 28 after prolonged debate. Damages for officials can reach up to 210 dollars.
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New Delhi
Sedition Trial Rebel Braden Takes Stand In Court
In Louisville Kentucky Carl Braden testifies to clarify ties to groups and publications prosecutors call subversive. Under cross examination he admits buying several books to lend to readers studying the problem of communism.
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Louisville
Carl Braden
GOP Urges Ike Run Again in 1956
Senator Millikin leads GOP push for President Eisenhower to seek a second term. He says there is irresistible demand among Republicans and expects no party split or third party movement despite McCarthy attacks. McCarthy criticizes Eisenhower while planning to stay in the party. National Chairman Hall sees growing unity among Republicans.
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Washington
Millikin
R- Cole
Eisenhower
GOP
McCarthy
Watkins
R. Utah
Republican Party
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
House
New Japanese Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Sets Democratic Course
Mamoru Shigemitsu named Japan's foreign minister and deputy prime minister vows the nation remains in the democratic camp. He says Japan aims to contribute to Asia stability and world peace, and plans to strengthen United States Japan relations under Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama. He notes Communists view Japan as a greater foe than Yoshida, and says the new government will oppose them effectively.
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Tokyo
Mamotu Shigemitsu
Japan
Asia
Shigemitsu
Ichiro Hatoyama
United States-Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Associated Press
Hatoyama
Yoshida
Ohio Family Yacht Till Missing in Pacific
Tokyo reports the yacht Phoenix with Dr Earl Reynolds 44 his wife and two children left Japan in October on a world cruise and remains missing. Missionary Rev Lloyd R Craighill Jr said the family would not have chosen the voyage if they believed it dangerous.
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Tokyo
Phoenix
Japan
Mainichi
Earl Reynolds
Lloyd R. Craighill Jr
Reynolds
Fire destroys school church and 700 houses in Korea
A large blaze in Pusan Korea destroyed a school a church and several Quonset huts used by the Korean Marine Corps along with 700 houses. The fire started from an overheated stove and left about 5000 people homeless.
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Pusan
Korea
Korean Marine Corps
Ohio school study group urges universal required subjects
A subcommittee to the Ohio School Survey Committee recommends requiring teaching of necessary subjects in all schools and abolishing high school fraternities and sororities. It calls for vocational guidance, standardized testing, and a quality general education with health and safety added in all Ohio high schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
Statehouse
America
Budget Raise Seen by Secretary Wilson
Secretary of Defense Wilson said 1954 military outlays fell by nearly three billion dollars while the 1955 budget could rise from 29.6 billion to about 34 billion to fund faster higher flying weapons. He spoke to the Illinois Manufacturers Association stressing that force alone cannot solve world issues and the U S must engage with free peoples.
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Chicago
Wilson
Illinois Manufacturers Association
United States
Butcher Knife Wielder Confronts Woman in Baltimore
A bandit with a butcher knife confronted Mrs. Virginia O'Dell at her apartment door claiming to have her daughter in a car. She handed over $15 wristwatch and a purse with 40 cents before the man fled. The daughter was found safe downstairs.
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Baltimore
Virginia O'Dell
O'Neill Rules Counties May Hire Engineers
Columbus attorney general ruled that county commissioners may hire engineers to survey their road system and seek grade cross elimination. The cost may be paid from the county's share of motor vehicle license and gasoline tax funds per the ruling to Prosecutor Ralph E. Carhart of Marion County.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Ralph E. Carhart
Marion County
Pasadena selects Marilyn Smith as Tournament of Roses queen
Marilyn Smith a 19 year old education major at Pasadena City College with green eyes is chosen as queen of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses.
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Rose Tec
Pasadena
Calif
Marilyn Smith
Pasadena City College
Queen of
Allies Plan Reply To Soviet Threat Over German Rearmament
Washington officials say the United States Britain and France will discuss a response to a Moscow note warning of increased Communist arms to counter West Germany rearma ment. They view it mainly as propaganda and expect only cautious steps as East West tensions harden into a long standoff aimed at avoiding atomic war.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
West Germany
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
London
Paris
Veteran aid attacked by budget cuts says Lynch
Nicholas Lynch Jr of the American Legion national field service director warns at the Legion Auxiliary Rehabilitation Conference that a subtle flank attack on veterans benefits comes via reduced budgets. He cites layoffs and fewer available patients at VA hospitals, claiming many veterans forego treatment to avoid bureaucratic red tape.
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Baltimore
Nicholas Lynch
American Legion National Field Service
Legion Auxiliary Rehabilitation Conference
Lynch
Pn Veterans Administration
Ohio Ranks Law In Mental Health Program
Cleveland reports Ohio ranks fifth among 52 states and territories in rehabilitating ph and mentally ill persons per 100 000. Dr John L Caughey Jr, associate dean at Western Reserve University medical school, says Ohio's program is not extensive enough to maximize federal grants.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John L. Caughey
Western Reserve University
Caughey
Moscow Papers Warn West on Rearming West Germany
Moscow morning newspapers Pravda Izvestia and Trud warned the West led by France against rearming West Germany. They said a French alliance with a revived Germany would violate the 1944 mutual aid pact and jeopardize postwar security.
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Moscow
France
West
West Germany
Olvetest
Pravda
Izvestia
Trud
Bride-Eve Arrest Grabs Stolen Goods in Tokyo
Police arrest Maseno Yaji aged 24 on the eve of his wedding and recover stolen items including electric kitchen gadgets women s clothes a mahjong set and timber for a home. Yaji says he wanted his bride to have nice things.
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Tokyo
Maseno Yaji
Yaji
Mrs Alice Johnson Granted Inter Locu Divorce
Mrs Alice Johnson was granted an inter locu divorce from Edn F. Johnson of Matawan New Jersey on grounds of desertion. She stated her husband left her 47 years ago.
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Denver
Alice Johnson
Edn F. Johnson
Matawan
N. J
Indictments in Phenix City Murder Case Reach High Profile Figures
In Phenix City Alabama Circuit Solicitor Arch Ferrell and ex Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller are indicted for first degree murder in the June 14 slaying of Attorney General nominee A L Patterson. A third unnamed defendant is charged as an accessory after the fact. Trials expected to begin in January.
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Phenix City
Ala
Alabama
Circuit
Arch Ferrell
Albert Fuller
Atty
A. L. Patterson
Patterson
Bernard Sykes
Birmingham
Waitress In Glendale Inherits 100000 From NY Manufacturer
Mrs. Geraldine Helde, a Glendale waitress, learned she had inherited a $100,000 estate from a New York manufacturer who died two years ago. She bought a new automobile and planned a visit to Honolulu after the settlement was finalized.
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Glendale
Calif
Geraldine Helde
Honolulu
Skeleton Identified as 70 Year Old Man
Skeleton found eight miles west of town identified as Jesse Phillips 70 of Springfield. Police said it is the first report since he was listed as missing near his nephew's home in March. Papers found in a wallet near the skeleton aided the identification. Two teenagers located the remains in the rural area Wednesday.
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Portsmouth
Jesse Phillips
Springfield
Phillips
March
Farm Surplus Near Seven Billion Reported
The report cites a farm surplus near seven billion dollars with data as of October 31 showing 96,634,1( units) and commitments totaling 4,544,997,000 a year earlier.
Flu Epidemic Pinpointed As Possible Cause of Lung Cancer Rise
Dr Milton C Winternitz, a Hoover Commission scientist, suggested the 1918-19 flu epidemic may partly explain growing lung cancer rates. He cautioned there is no proof linking smoking or chemicals to lung cancer and stressed that other factors could be involved.
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Washington
Milton C Winternitz
Winternitz
Hoover Commission
Yale
National Research Council
Government Reorganization Commission
Hoover
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven
Conn
CIO Session Ends in Los Angeles Push for Jobs Survey
At the CIO convention in Los Angeles delegates urged Congress to study how push-button production affects the economy. They approved a resolution for a nationwide survey on machine speed, worker displacement, and potential policies to protect wages and retraining. The plan calls for relocation assistance and early retirement options for near-retirement workers.
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Los Angeles
CIO
Congress
King Loses Convertible in Houston Auction
The article notes that Shepperd Abdullah King II, former husband of Egyptian dancer Samia Gamal, must sell his Cadillac convertible after a court ruling. It mentions J John Snell found liable for $7000 in alteration costs at Oasis, an oil and cotton heirs venture, and a contractor attempting to buy the car at auction.
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Houston
Shepperd Abdullah King II
Samia Gamal
J John Snell
Snell
At & Auction
Four Hurt In Collision At Salt Creek Bridge
Four people injured in a truck accident on Route 2 near Salt Creek bridge, 1.5 to 2 miles below Point Pleasant. Bert Bush, his wife, their son Leo, and Ralph Osler of Vinton were rushed to Holzer Hospital. Leo Bush, about 17, suffered severe facial lacerations.
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Point Pleasant
Salt Creek Bridge
Route 2
Holzer Hospital
Bert Bush
Leo
Ralph Osler
Vinton
Spring Hill
Leo Bush
Youth Fatally Shoots Father After Ongoing Disputes
In Detroit an 11 year old boy shot his father in a dispute that police said occurred after almost daily arguments. He then took the dying man to Receiving Hospital in a taxi. The father Lee Fenwick 48 died on arrival. Sonny Lee Fenwick was held for investigation of murder.
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Detroit
Sonny Lee Fenwick
Lee Fenwick
Receiving Hospital
Mambo Trend Reported By Instructors At Meeting
Instructors at a meeting described a mambo craze sweeping various locations including Mexico City and Sydney. The report notes a rapid rise in popularity with a quick step version gaining attention and second place in a recent case or competition context.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Manhattan
Mexico
San Francisco
Australia
Gay
Ooreustralia
Mexico City
Two More U S Ships With Relief Food To Reach Iron Curtain Ports
Two additional U S ships carrying relief food for flood victims in East Germany and Czechoslovakia will reach Iron Curtain ports tomorrow, the White House announced.
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Washington
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Iron Curtain
White House
UN debates China role as airmen case nears vote
United Nations members push for a vote on a resolution demanding Red China yield the 11 American airmen held and urge China to release them. Western allies back the measure while the Soviet bloc and several Asia-Pacific states show mixed or abstaining positions as debate continues.
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United Nations
N. Ye
United States
Red China
Img
Harmmarakjoid
Releue
Red
China
Peipin
Syria
Ahmed Shukairi
Snd
Americana Freedom Russa
Jacob Malik Spear
Nathoma
Malik
Russia
Peiping
Chou En-lai
American Guard Kills Girl in Accidental Fire
A Japanese girl was killed today by the accidental discharge of a U S Army guard's pistol at Camp Weir. Corporal Kenneth G Ogunquit Maine fired as he argued with Private Dennis T Coles, also listed in the incident.
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Camp Weir
Japan
Oan
Kenneth G
Ogunquit
Dennis T. Coles
Coles
Five Day Forecast Sees Mild Rise with Rain and Snow
Forecast shows slightly above normal highs around 37 to 44 degrees with warming trend late Sunday into Tuesday or Wednesday. Expect possible rain or flurries Monday and again late Tuesday or Wednesday with light totals near one inch.
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Wes Ider
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