Cave-In Smothers Six Tots in Brooklyn Yard
A sand wall collapsed on children playing near a highway underpass in Willi section Brooklyn. Six youngsters, two girls and four boys, died. one other girl survived injured and a boy was rescued seriously hurt. Police and the district attorney investigate possible negligence and watchman presence. Local families mourn as rescue crews recovered the victims.
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New York
Brooklyn
Black Square
Willi
Marie Stanikuis
Marie
Dolores
Anatole Byov
Thesera Stani
Governor presses speedy liquor appeal hearings in Columbus
Gov. Frank Lausche urged faster appeal hearings to lift a modified liquor-license freeze that prevented new beer and wine carry-out permits. He asked the attorney general to seek early hearings at Franklin County Common Pleas Court for appeals filed by permit holders.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
William O'Neill
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
William C. Bryant
President Eisenhower in good spirits after night
Medical bulletin reports President Eisenhower had a fairly comfortable night and is in good spirits. Vital signs are normal for his condition, with an IV feeding and a decompressing tube in place to train the upper intestinal tract. No official schedule today beyond a morning meeting with Sherman Adams.
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Tmoenneraver
Ptosimga
Mnesmernan
Eisenhower
Tioward M
Snyder
Ton
James C. Hagerty
White House
Sherman Adams
State Rules Out Dulles Chou Meeting
Washington officials ruled out a Dulles Chou En Lai meeting on Formosa. The State Department said the Red Chinese proposal lacks a binding application and cannot proceed until the Taiwan issue is addressed.
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Washington
State de Jumue
Formosa
Dulles
Ister Chou En-lai
China
United States
State Department
Red Chri Jt
We Must
United 1
Iast
Ameri
Taiwan
Ae Etter Aih
Red Chinese
Genev
Red China
Dulles-Chou
Communist Con
State Board Sets Rule Limiting Aid Based on Enrollment Housing
Columbus area schools meeting building adequacy thresholds may not seek state aid. 20 percent housing rule and 30 percent enrollment criteria apply by September. A second item notes Soviet religious leaders preparing to leave New York after a 12 day valuation visit to the United States.
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Columbus
New York
United States
Council of Churches
Russia
Coal Industry Enters Its Golden Years Amid Outlooks
New York reports the USW wage negotiations with steel majors as U. S. Steel Bethlehem and Republic form a four man committee to reply to demands. Washington notes coal industry officials forecast a revival era with production rising from 382 million tons in 1954 to 470 million in 1955 and projections of 5200 million tons this year.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
USW
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem and
Republic
Washington
L. C. Campbell
National Coal Association
Campbell
Needy Elders To Get Help
Ohio welfare director Henry J. Robison gains permission to establish and fund hospital and nursing care for needy elderly pensioners. The State Controlling Board authorized the move by a 41 vote and will require a report on the needed fund size.
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Columbus
Henry J. Robison
Robison
Ohio
Results! Advertisers Seek Buyers in Want Ads
A garbled newspaper item shows brief, fragmented ad text offering items for sale. It mentions buyers, inexpensive Want Ad, and a contact number, with scattered phrases like fairview and call. The readable portion implies a classified sale pitch and reader responses.
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Fairview
Ad Taker Assists With Our Advertisement
An adtaker will help with our ad. The service offers drafting placement, proofreading, and scheduling to streamline the process for marketing needs.
Pinball Ban Blocked by County Court Injunction
County Common Pleas Court restrained liquor department from seizing pinball machines in places with liquor permits. Judge Bryant called the injunction sweeping yet practical, stating enforcement would await mediations. San Diego report notes Convair project paused until order resolves. Algerian rebels threaten H bomb retaliation amid regional tension near Bou Andas Mountains.
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Jam C. Bryant
Bryant
Uca
San Diego
Convair
Atom-Waste Threat Seen From Industry Says NAS Report
Washington report summarizes National Academy of Sciences warnings that accumulated waste from industrial plants could emit more radiation than a nuclear war. The panel urges protective history records, sets dose limits by age, and notes potential mutation risk and weather links from fallouts.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Ence
Weaver
Jury Deliberations Set In Connelly Caudle Tax Case
Jury of eight men and four women will begin deliberations afterFederal Judge Rubey M. Hale s instructions in the Irving Sachs tax case. Attorneys for Connelly and Caudle urge acquittal claiming the prosecution failed to prove a government fraud conspiracy involving White House appointments and secretaries under Truman.
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Rubey M. Hales
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Lost Prospector Ate Lizards Till Found
In Moab Utah a river capsize left two uranium prospectors stranded. Charles L. Robinson of Hot Springs Arkansas survived by remaining along the river and eating berries while the other man fled toward the rim. Robinson called the ordeal foolish but crediting divine help for rescue.
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Moab
Utah
Colorado
Rim
Charles L. Robinson
Hot Springs
Ark
Cain criticizes security program as fascist in bias
Senator Cain told a Senate subcommittee that the loyalty security program abuses civil rights and marks federal job applications as terrifying traps. He warned innocent people could be labeled security risks and noted he may quit his SCAB post amid criticism.
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Washington
Harry P. Cain
Eisenhower
Cain
Progra Cain
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On Constitutional Rights
Secur Raria
Ain
U.S
Subversive Activities Control Board
SCAB
Apt House Explosion Kills One in Cincinnati
One man, Robert Swartz, 31, died in a basement blast that tore through a four story brick and frame apartment building on Reading Road. Seven families occupied the structure and police reported all 23 residents were accounted for as onlookers filled the scene and traffic was tied up for miles.
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Robert Swartz
Baling
Reading Road
Five Day Forecast Reports Mild Temps and Lake Area Rain
Temperatures will average about eight degrees above normal with little change through Monday. Precipitation totals near Lake are expected to be around half an inch with late afternoon and night thunderstorms possible.
Flaming Crash Kills Three In Route 2 Collision Near Ravens
Three people died in a fiery crash when a Holsum bread truck hit a car on Route 2 south of Ravens ten miles. Thomas Gavin Jr. 23 of Midport and Mrs. Vannda Townshend 32 of Redland California and Andrew Thomas Townshend 2 were killed. Jesse Townshend Jr. 36 and Jessica Townshend 8 were hospitalized in Parkersburg with unknown injuries. State police reported the vehicles collided head on in the middle of the road, vehicle fires followed, Middleport area investigators J Whitman E M Brammer H M Starbuck led the probe. The Townshend family was en route to visit relatives in Parkersburg.
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Point Pleasant
Ravens
Thomas Gavin, Jr
Middeport
Vannda Townshend
Redland
Calif
Andrew Thomas Townshend
J. Whitman
E. M. Brammer
H. M Starbuck
Jackson County
Middleport
Thomas Gavin, Sr
Ohio Val
Pavlish Hospitalized After Heart Attack at Holzer
Andrew Pavlish, famed Ohio Valley dancing master, was admitted to Holzer Hospital last night with a heart attack. He is described as in fair condition today.
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Vallipolis
Andrew Pavlish
Ohio Valley
Holzer Hospital
Britons Quit Suez Zone Ends British Occupation in Egypt
In Port Said Egypt the last British soldier left the Suez Canal zone signaling the end of 14 years of British military occupation. Brigadier Lacey was the final to depart at 6 25 p m handing over Port Said harbor to Egyptian control. Britain retains a five year option to return if needed.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Lacey
Britain
Turkey
Suez
Farouk
Doctor Vornholt Dies After Illness in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports the death of Dr. Vornholt who arrived in 1919 after graduation from Hannemann Medical College. He was a brother-in-law of Dr. Charles Holzer Sr. and had a lengthy illness that led to his final hospital admission on April 28.
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Gallipolis
Charles Holzer
Vornholt
Hannemann Med
Man Charged in Murder of Matron in Baltimore
Police report Carl Daniel Kier of Roanoke Virginia 21 was arrested at Parkville station on homicide charges for the killing of Mrs Joha He Bopst 44 mother of four in North Baltimore. Kier allegedly solicited work in the area and left his name with a neighbor whose note was later found.
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Baltimore
Atron
Carl Daniel Kier
Parkville
Roanoke
Joha He Bopst
Kier
Truman Replies to Reds Amid Atomic War Debate
Former president Harry Truman denounced Soviet claims on Moscow radio and defended U S decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan. In Washington he said he knew nothing about the bomb while reporters pressed him on wartime actions.
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Harry Truman
Moscow
United States
Japan
Jee
Janene Robeson
United Washington
Hiroshima
Negesekiya
Paul Robeson
Robeson session ends amid Communist probe clash
A stormy Tuesday session saw Robeson refuse to answer if he is a Communist and call committee members “bad Americans” as the inquiry heated up.
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Robeson
Mamitiee
Harmony drive aids Ohio Republicans at national convention
In Columbus delegates to the Republican National Convention discuss Senator H. Bender as the Ohio party favorite son. Sen. John W. Bricker urges unity and notes hopes to elect Bender to the Senate. Other sources say Lauscheno could gain the nomination with GOP support. A separate fire destroys the West Virginia university engineering building.
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Talis
U. S
Searee
H. Bender
Harmony
John W. Bricker
Suey
Bender
Suse
Bricke T
House
Senate
Lausehe
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