Court of Last Resort Drops Sheppard Aid in Wake of Test Reversal
Missing witness Ernst James Kolofolias appears in Waterloo Iowa to aid in identifying Donald Wedler who allegedly confessed to a Cleveland suburb slaying. The Court withdraws from supporting Sheppard after Governor O Neill blocks a lie detector test. Sam Sheppard faces ongoing legal limbo as experts reassess the case.
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Sam Sheppard
Iowa
Imrnest James Kolofolias
Marilyn Sheppard
Bay Village
Donald J. Wedler
Cleveland
Sheppard
Ohio
Paul M. Herbert
William O’neill
O’neill
Court of Last Resort
Samuel R. Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Wedler
Deland
Deliberations Begin in Clinton Segregation Case
A U S District Court jury at Knoxville began deliberations on 11 Clinton segregation case defendants after a 20 minute delay over the judge s characterization of a minister s action as well intentioned for integration The minister Rev Paul Turner was beaten after escorting six Black students past segregationists in Clinton Tennessee The judge outlined three possible verdicts and noted Kasper the Northern segregationist organizer would be tied to the verdicts if any convictions occurred
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Tenn
U.S
Robert L. Taylor
Taylor
Paul Turner
Clinton
Little Highland
Turner
William Shaw
Louisiana
John C. Crawford Jr
Tennessee
John Kasper
Kasper
Hike Prevents Rubber Strike in Goodyear Accord
In Cleveland a 15 cent an hour raise was agreed between United Rubber Workers and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co two hours before a midnight strike deadline. The settlement includes a 14 percent across the board raise for 24 000 Goodyear workers in 11 cities and a half cent for night shift differential, ending three weeks of bargaining on a contract through April 15 1959. The move may influence further rubber industry bargaining as other companies negotiate and a strike remains possible at midnight July 30 if unsettled.
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United Rubber Workers and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Goodyear
United Rubber Workers
Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca Reconcile for TV Return
New reports say Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca plan a fall television reunion. The duo would resume collaboration after previous on and off projects, signaling a renewed on screen partnership.
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New York
Sid Caesar
Imogene Coca
Senate Eyes Clash Over Civil Rights Bill Scope
The Senate contends with limiting the civil rights bill to voting rights enforcement. Republicans led by Knowland push to keep executive power intact, while a growing bloc digits to strip broad enforcement from Part 3. Bricker proposes limiting federal enforcement to president directed cases.
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Senate
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
House
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Anderson- Aiken
Two Quizzed In Amish Murder Case Near Holmes County
Ohio authorities plan further questioning in Illinois about Cleo Peters and Michael Dumoulin charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Amish farmer Paul Coblentz. Both suspects were captured after a roadblock and are also charged with attempted slaying of an Illinois constable.
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Millersburg
Ohio
Illinois
Harry Weiss
Holmes County
Cleo Eugene Peters
Muscatine
Iowa
Michael Dumoulin
Wooster
Weiss
Marshall County
Ill
June Bank Call Shows Increase in Resources
Ohio's 388 banks reported total resources of 5 764 180 055 on June 6, up 33 602 127 from the June 30, 1956 call. Superintendent Paul Hinkle announced the figures after tabulation of the latest bank call information.
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Columbus
Ohio
Paul Hinkle
Westinghouse Resumes Full Scale Production
Westinghouse Electric Corp in Columbus resumes full scale production after a wildcat strike by Fabrication Department workers last week halted operations. A plant spokesman said disciplined furloughs were given to those involved in the unauthorized walkout over incentive pay.
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Columbus
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Coast Guard Auxiliary Opens Ohio River Patrols Weekends
Coast Guard units in Cincinnati will use 40 auxiliary boats for weekend patrols on the Ohio River. Cmdr Frank L. Samson says St. Louis headquarters authorized the plan. Operators provide boats. Coast Guard covers fuel and repairs. Patrols rotate to keep each craft equal. Violations include excessive speed overloading unsafe water skiing and buzzing other boats. Violators may be cited or fined.
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Cincinnati
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Ohio River
Frank L. Samson
Auxiliary
Civil Air Patrol
Cmdr
Samson
Postal Bill Veto Predicted by Bipartisan Members
House members from both parties forecast a presidential veto of a 318 million dollar postal workers pay raise if the Senate agrees with House passage. The measure would grant about 518000 postal workers a 546 dollar yearly across the board raise, about 12.4 percent on an average salary of 4340 dollars. President Eisenhower opposes general federal employee raises now to curb inflationary pressures.
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
Phone Co Sale OK'd in Scioto County deal
The Utilities Commission approved Minford Telephone Co. to purchase Tri-City Telephone Co. for 3000 dollars. Tri City serves subscribers in Scioto Pike and Jackson counties.
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The
Utilities Commission
Minford Telephone Co
Scioto County
Tri-City Telephone Co
Scioto, Pike
Jackson Counties
Boys Nation selects Kenneth Goudreau as vice president
Kenneth Allen Goudreau of Cleveland aged 16 was elected vice president of Boys Nation at the University of Maryland during the American Legion program in College Park Maryland Monday night.
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College Park
Kenneth Allen Goudreau
Cleveland
Boys Nation
University of Maryland
GM Overstated Costs on 599 F84F Jets, Auditors Say
Government auditors charged General Motors overstated costs and earned excess profits on a 375 million jet contract. Rep. Hebert pressed the Air Force for tougher pricing reviews and urged accountability for negotiators while GM defended the deal as fair. The GAO cited a 17.5 million dollar excess profit, attributed to inadequate Air Force analysis of pricing proposals.
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Jack
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Rep
D-La
Air Force
Armed Services Subcommittee
General Motors Corp
Joseph Campbell
Congress
Detroit
AGM
General Motors
Government Accounting Office
Kansas City
Uncertain Fate Faces School Building Bill
The 11.5 billion dollar school construction bill faces an uncertain House floor vote. Rep. Kelley notes this is the second try after last year’s defeat. Democrats urge Eisenhower to intervene, while Republicans indicate the president may accept the bill if Congress passes it.
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Washington
Kelley
D-Pa
House
Martin
Eisenhower
Wreckage Spotted of Missing U S Navy Plane
Wreckage of a U S Navy patrol bomber is found on San Martino Mountain near Trento after vanishing with 11 aboard. Alpine guides and Army rescue teams head to the rugged peak, with no survivors yet reported. Ramstein confirms the aircraft identity as the missing plane. The flight originated from Casablanca, Morocco, ending at Treviso airport.
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Italy
San Martino
Trento
Air Rescue Control Center
Ramstein
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Treviso
Casablanca
Morocco
Salt Bids Scheduled in Columbus for Road Salt
The Ohio Department of Highways will open bids July 29 on about 100000 tons of rock salt to combat snow and ice on state roads next winter.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Mechem Names Cloud To Head Committee
Columbus Ohio House Speaker Roger Cloud was named chairman of a 13 member committee to study Ohio Civil Service laws and salaries of state employees for the Legislature. Sen C Stanley Mechem designated Cloud to lead the study and oversee the commission.
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Roger Cloud
Logan
Ohio
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Cloud
Locked Up Tight Monday Parishioners Protest Closing of Church
Supporters of ousted Rev. William Howard Melish challenge Bishop James P. DeWolfe's order to close Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn. The split over alleged pro communist ties has persisted for years. The vestry claims civil and canon law place property decisions with the vestry, while the bishop acts as spiritual head. The church was locked and reportedly wired with burglar alarms.
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New York
William Howard Melish
Brooklyn
Holy ‘Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
James P. DeWolfe
Melish
Cameron Beadle
Holy Trinity
Beadle
Wyoming Crash Claims Second Ohio Victim
Mrs. Dora Eddy aged 61 of Elyria Ohio died from injuries after a July 10 car overturn near Granger Junction Wyoming. Her husband William C. Eddy 64 died two days after the crash. A daughter Dora Kotonak 42 remains in Rock Springs hospital while Ruth Kale 21 has been discharged.
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Wyo
Dora Eddy
Elyria
Ohio
Granger Junction
U. S. 30
William C. Eddy
Dora Kotonak
Ruth Kale
Lorain
Ford Sales Hit Peak in First Half of 1957
Ford Motor Co. reports record sales in the first six months of 1957, marking a peak in company performance. The result underscores strong demand across its models and markets.
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FORD
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Classified Furnace Deal Sells Fast in Messenger Ad
Rus sell Archer found that out Monday when he sold a 24 inch coal furnace and pipe for sale for 35 dollars. He listed as Russell Archer Guysville Route 3 Phone 11 F 20. To sell items call 31242 for Messenger Classified Ads.
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Russell Archer
Guysville
British Launch Force Show Over Muscat and Oman
British war planes carried out a staged show of force over Muscat and Oman as RAF aircraft dropped leaflets urging rebels to end their four day desert war against Sultan Said bin Taimur. Britain pledged aid to the sultan and accused outside forces of inciting the revolt while aiming to quell the uprising with air power.
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Middle East
RAF
Little Sultanate
Arabian Peninsula
Said bin Taimur
Largest heroin cache seized on French freighter
Federal agents seized a powder heroin cache aboard a French freighter in Fort Lauderdale described as the largest found in the United States in many years. Merrill D. White valued the narcotic at about $700,000, with a weight of 92 pounds.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla.m
United States
Merrill D. White
U. S
Florida
Dulles Urges Steps Toward Nuclear Disarmament
Secretary of State Dulles, in a radio address worldwide, warned that delay in a first step to curb atomic and hydrogen weapons could make them dangerously accessible to a petty dictator. He pressed for concessions at London talks and cautioned on the unsustainable cost of modern nuclear forces, urging restraint and a path to limited disarmament.
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Voice of America
State Dulles
Dulles
London
Russia
America
Dayton Youth Dies in Mad River Dive
A 19 year old Dayton man Robert Gene Thompson drowned after diving into the Mad River on Monday night. Witness Paul McNabb 16 said Thompson disappeared after entering the water and could not be found after repeated dives by McNabb and firemen recovered the body.
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Dayton
Mad River
Robert Gene Thompson
Paul McNabb
Thompson
McNabb
Drowning Victims Reported in Summit and Stark Counties
A man and three children were reported as drowning victims Monday in Summit and Stark counties. Authorities investigated the incidents and called for emergency services to assist. Further details on locations and ages were not immediately available.
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Akron
Summit
Stark Counties
Ohio Liquor Stores May Cut Overtime Costs
State Liquor Director Robert B Krupansky weighs saving half a million dollars yearly by possibly ending the Friday and Saturday 9 p.m. extended hours. A survey underway will decide if Ohio's 297 stores should keep the two extra hours or revert. He noted mixed sales in the last hours before 9 p.m. and expects survey results within days to guide any hours change.
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Robert B. Krupansky
Ohio
Krupanisky
Krupansky
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