U S Demands Immediate Return of Seven Soldiers from Czech
The United States delivered a strongly worded note to Prague demanding the immediate return of seven American servicemen seized near the Czech German border on July 4. The Czech government insists the soldiers entered to conduct espionage and photographed objects on Czechoslovak soil, with identities released by Ceteka.
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Fred
Hoffman
Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
U.S
State Department
Prague
Baernau
U. S
Vienna
Ceteka
Telehone
Jenna
Jack Davis
Richard Jumper
Leonard Tennis
John Glasson
Ross McGinnis
George Switzer
Jerry Griffith
Germany
Rhodes Charges Misuse of Building as Hospital
Columbus State Auditor James A. Rhodes charged that a newly built receiving hospital near Columbus and a Hawthorn den State Hospital unit are not being used for their intended medical purposes. He alleged the Athens State Hospital receiving hospital houses patients as dormitories while officials pledged to verify the claims. Dr. John D. Porterfield said he would look into the report and use facilities as constructed.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Athens State Hospital
Frank J. Lausche
Rhodes
Hawthornden State Hospital
Cleveland
Akron
John D. Porterfield
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections
Athens
C. H. Creed
Woman chooses jail over coat and jewels in fraud case
Mrs Mildred Prevoir a 33 year old brunette told Municipal Court Judge Jennie L Barron she would rather serve six months in the common jail than surrender her mink coat and jewels after pleading guilty to defrauding an insurance firm of 800 dollars by a false lost report on a diamond studded wrist watch Her attorney appealed the sentence The judge offered a suspended term if she would assign the coat and jewels as restitution security
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Boston
Mildred Prevoir
Jennie L. Barron
Barron
Negro Woman Serves As Substitute Judge in Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas County Judge Charlie Farris served in her second day as substitute for Guy H McNeely who is out of town A 25 year old Negro woman attorney educated at Prairie View Normal School and Howard University was chosen by the Wichita County Bar Association to fill in yesterday and today.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Charlie Farris
Wichita County Bar Association
Guy H. McNeely
Prairie View Normal School
Texas
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Man Defends Self in Thumb Bite Case at Municipal Court
Isaac Trinkham, 51, faced charges for biting George McPhee’s left thumb, requiring hospital care. In court he asked how he could bite anyone and opened his mouth to show toothless gums as the case continued before Judge Jennie L. Barron.
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Boston
Isaac Trinkham
George McPhee
Trinkham
Jennie L. Barron
Submarine Gar Goes To Drydock After Lake Erie Grounding
The U S Navy submarine Gar was in drydock at American Ship Building Co in Lorain Ohio for repairs after going aground on rocks about half a mile offshore in Lake Erie Tuesday night. Damage did not appear serious and the Gar serves as a training ship in Cleveland.
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Lorain
Ohio
U. S. Navy
Gar
American Ship Building Co
Lake Erie
Cleveland
CIO Calls Men Out At Goodyear
Goodyear Tire and Rubber plants in 10 cities halted as CIO United Rubber Workers strike 23,000 members after wage talks broke down. Akron and St Marys led with 13,000 walkouts. other sites include Muncie Windsor Jackson New Bedford Los Angeles Topeka Lincoln Gadsden and Windsor Ont. Negotiations since June 22 failed over a 5 cent hourly pay offer and wage differentials in low paid plants.
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Cincinnati
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear
Akron
St. Mary's
Ohio
Muncie
Ind
Los Angeles
Topeka
Kan
Lincoln
Neb
Gadsden
Ala
Jackson
Mich
New Bedford
Mass
Windsor
Ont
Canton
Justified Homicide Expected in Airliner Shooting
County prosecutor slated to rule in case of American Airlines pilot Capt William F Bonnell who shot and killed 15 year old Raymond A Kuchenmeister Jr after the boy forced entry at Cleveland Hopkins Airport and ordered him to fly to Mexico Bonnell said he feared for passengers and fuel tanks and fired striking the youth in the hip and chest the boy died an hour later in hospital
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Cleveland
American Airlines
William F. Bonnell
Raymond A. Kuchenmeister, Jr
Cleveland Hopkins
Bonnell
Mexico
Painless Dental Drill May Reach Clinics Soon
A new sonic dental drill claimed to be virtually painless and nearly silent was demonstrated at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. The device uses an abrasive liquid to drive edge drilling and vibrates at 29 000 cycles per second with commercial production at least a year away.
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New York
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Doctor To Be Questioned Concerning Wife's Death
Sheriff deputies planned to question Dr Samuel H Sheppard in the death of his wife Marilyn at their Bay Village home. He was injured Sunday as authorities investigated the battered body and hospital doctors delayed questioning due to his condition. Coroner and prosecutors prepared to compel testimony if needed.
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Marilyn Sheppard
Bay Village
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Sheriff's Deputies
Marilyn
Knoblwood
Alfred C. Kreke
Bay Methodist Church
Samuel R. Gerber
John J. Mahon
Sheppard
Gerber
Eisenhower Opposes Red China Entry to United Nations
President Eisenhower said he is completely opposed to admitting Red China to the United Nations. Senator Knowland and Senator George voiced cautious support for keeping China out, while George warned against preemptive withdrawal measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
United Nations
China
George
Georgia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Knowland
California
GOP
United States
White House
Fireman Find Man Wanting Lift for Keys
Fire engines rushed to a South Side home after an alarm and Clifton Gooch 38 greeted them saying there was no fire but he needed a ladder to reach his third floor apartment and retrieve his keys. He was arrested for false alarm and disorderly conduct and fined ten dollars and costs on each charge.
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Chicago
South Side
Clifton Gooch
Gooch
Kaiser Aluminum Eyes Ohio Valley Plant Site
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co said two years of surveys point to locating a new aluminum rolling mill in the Ohio Valley with no final site chosen yet. Rumors linked a 1400 acre tract opposite Greenup County Kentucky, near the Lawrence Scioto county line in Haverhill, Ohio.
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Point Pleasant
Tri-State
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co
Oakland
Calif
Ohio Valley
Kaiser
Greenup County
Norfolk and Western Railway
Lawrence-Scioto County
Haverhill
Ohio
Virgil Siders
U.S
Harley Milgore
Washington
Kaiser Company
Office of Defense Mobilization
Kilgore
West Virginia
Ohio River Valley
Democrats Seek Floor Action On Unemployment Benefits
Democrats plan floor fights in the House and Senate to boost unemployment benefits but face doubtful prospects. The House would extend coverage to about four million workers in small firms, while the Senate would create a state loan reserve fund for emergencies. Amendments seek no immediate benefit increase, with discussion of 26 weeks of benefits per state.
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Washington
House
Senate
Daniel A. Reed
RNY
Kennedy
D-Mass
Representative Forand
D-Ri
Forand
Eisenhower
Puerto Rican Terrorists Sentenced in House Attack
Four Puerto Rican militants linked to the House of Representatives assault were given maximum prison terms up to 75 years. Leader Lolita Lebron received 16 years eight months to 50 years while her male co-defendants drew 25 to 75 years each for multiple counts of assault with intent to kill and with a dangerous weapon. The judge cited the crimes as heinous and shocking to the nation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
U. S
Alexander Holtzoff
Lebron
Trustee Re-Elected Trustee of Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
George A. Smallsteed Sr editor of The Columbus Dispatch has been re elected to a three year term as trustee of the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges The group solicits funds from business firms to help pay operating costs of 22 Ohio colleges.
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Columbus
George, A. Smallsteed
The
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
Ohio
Lattimore Charges Dismissed by Appeals Court
The U S Court of Appeals upheld dismissals of two perjury counts against Owen Lattimore, including the key charge that he swore he was not a Communist sympathizer. It reinstated two other counts. Judge Stephens dissented, calling the first count void for vagueness.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals Today
Owen Lattimore
U. S. Dist
Luther W. Youngdahl
Lattimore
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Yenan
China
Harold M. Stephens
E. Barrett Prettyman
Smallest Jet Combat Plane Passes Test
The Douglas AMD Skyhawk, America's smallest jet combat plane, completed a 45 minute test flight at Edwards AFB in the Mojave Desert. Test pilot Bob Rahn said the flight met all expectations. The Skylark, though small, can carry an atom bomb on carrier takeoffs.
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EL Segundo
Calif
America
Douglas
U. S. Navy
Edwards Afb
California
Mojave Desert
Bob Rahn
Police Grill 30 Suspects In Kidnap-Murder of Child
Miami homicide detectives grilled more than 30 men after Judith Ann Roberts vanished from her grandparents home and was found slain near South Bayshore Drive. The FBI said no jurisdiction. about 40 more suspects were rounded up as investigators pursue leads.
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Miami
Fila
Judith Ann Roberts
Baltimore
Judith
Harry Rosenberg
Fla
Chester Eldredge
Homicide Bureau
FBI
Judith Ann
South Bayshore Drive
Betty
Rosenbergs
Solon Charges GOP Pressure Over Farm Price Support Vote
Representative Abernethy said House Republicans faced terrific pressures and disciplinary action to line up for a flexible farm price supports measure. He cited rumored threats tied to campaign funding and named no specific member while noting opponents faced strong enforcement to back the administration plan.
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Washington
Abernethy
Dmiss
House
House Agriculture Committee
Republican National Committee
GOP
Gallipolis Messenger Carrier Wins Trip to Washington
Gallipolis La May es 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Chester Mayes of 65 West State Street extension becomes the first Messenger carrier in six counties to win a trip to Washington DC for next September. He is a freshman at Gallia Academy High School and reached 136th point Thursday, the minimum required for the trip.
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Gallipolis
la Mayes
Chester Mayes
West State Street Extension
Washington, D. C
Gallia Academy High School
Larry
National Capital
Windowless Operating Rooms Approved in Ohio Plan
The Ohio Board of Building Standards authorized hospital operating and X ray rooms to be built without windows. The rule permits alternatives to natural ventilation and light, argued to improve sanitation. Approval followed a public hearing on a 1 2 million addition to a Middletown hospital.
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Columbus
Ohio Board of Building Standards
Cincinnati
Middletown
Marine Exonerated For Germ Confession
Marine Col. Frank H. Schwable, freed from guilt over a false germ warfare confession while a prisoner in Korea, receives the Legion of Merit earned before capture. A Marine board ruled the confession was excusable under mental torture and recommended no court martial, though future assignments will be limited to minimal-demand roles.
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Washington
Frank H. Schwable
Reds
Korea
Marine Board of Inquiry
Schwable
Germany allows conscience exemption from future drafts
Bonn Germany The West German Defense Commission led by Theodor Blank drafts a law to permit conscientious objectors to claim exemption from military service citing family and historical precedents. The measure outlines procedures and eligibility for exemption based on conscience.
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Bonn
Germany
Kaiser
Hitler
West German Defense Commission
Theodor Blank
Eisenhower names three member board to probe plant strike
President Eisenhower appoints a three member factfinding panel led by Thomas Keith Glennan to investigate a 4500 worker strike at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky affecting uranium and bomb component production. The inquiry runs to July 2 with possible court action and reports expected sooner.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy
Thomas Keith Glennan
Oak Ridge
Two Killed In Mishap In West Lancaster Ohio
Two men died and three others were seriously hurt in a two car head on crash on U S 35 near West Lancaster. Norris Shafer 33 of Washington Court House and Donald I Tedrick 44 of near Greenfield were killed. Jess W Taylor 27 of Bluefield West Virginia was critically injured. Three other passengers in Shafer’s car Russell Bondurant 26 Edgar Fults 39 and Lawrence Blazey 30 all from Washington Court House sustained severe injuries.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
West Lancaster
Orland Hays
Norris Shafer
Donald I. Tedrick
Near Greenfield
Shafer
Hays
Jess W. Taylor
Bluefield
W. Va
Taylor
Russell Bondurant
Edgar Fults
Mount Sterling
Lawrence Blazey
Mother To Be Tried For Arson and Murder
Fayet teville West Virginia report states 21 year old Gloria June Vandal was indicted on three counts of murder and one arson for a house fire in April 1953 that killed her twins and her four year old niece. She surrendered last April and allegedly confessed to starting the blaze to marry her husband. The niece was staying with her at the time.
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Fayetteville
Meadow
Gloria June Vandal
Vandali
Buggy Stand Upgraded With Parking Meters in Millersburg
MILLERSBURG OHIO UP Amishmen will pay five cents to park their buggies along the east side of the courthouse. City council voted to replace hitching racks with parking meters while keeping the block reserved for buggies.
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Millersburg
Ohio
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