Supreme Court Rulings Draw Senate Fire Over Communist Cases
Senators criticize two Supreme Court decisions on the Smith Act and contempt of Congress in a day of controversy. Rep. Smith calls the antisubversive law clear while Sen. Jenner warns the court has set back anti communist battles. The court overturned Smith Act convictions of 14 California Communists and overturned a contempt ruling against labor official John T. Watkins. Justice Harlan wrote that preaching abstractly the overthrow of government is not a crime under the Smith Act.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Cuull Hileippless i .O
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Smith
California
Congress
John T. Watkins
Clark
Watkins
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Warren
Subcommittee
U.S
Harlan
Majority
Atom Force Flees Fallout At Nevada Test Site
Atomic scientists detonated the fourth shot at 4 45 a m at the Atomic test site in Nevada. Light fallout prompted evacuation of the control point as a balloon mounted device lit the dawn sky and a mushroom cloud spread radiation toward the site.
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Nev
Atomic Scientists
Atomic Energy Commission
Fignole's Followers Threaten Capital in Haiti Crisis
Port au Prince braces as Haiti's military junta deploys troops with orders to shoot in response to threats by followers of ousted President Daniel Fignole to burn the capital. Workers and peasants threaten arson unless Fignole is brought back from exile in New York. Evacuations near the harbor began Monday as the tension escalates.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
Fignole
New York
Man Wins Judgment For Railroad Injury
Merle Wortman of Hamilton Ohio won an 80000 award in Superior Court against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for injuries from a fall on a boxcar. Wortman said he fell Jan 5 1955 when a climbing rung on the car worked loose and he required hospitalization for a fractured heel bone.
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Chicago
Merle Wortman
Hamilton
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Terry Moore Sues for Divorce Over Alleged Infidelity
Santa Monica California actress Terry Moore files divorce suit accusing her husband of numerous acts of infidelity, seeking dissolution of marriage amid allegations and marital strain.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Terry Moore
Weather synopsis for Ohio Valley and West Virginia region
Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers with heat and humidity. Highs near 92 in lower areas and mid 90s in western zones, nights warm with lows around 74 to 76. West Virginia also hot with afternoon storms and similar overnight warmth. Other cities show clear to cloudy conditions with varied temperatures across the nation.
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West Virginia
Albuquerque
Crise Rao Prin
Cleveland
Denver
Serer
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Helena
Memphis
St. Paul
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New York
Omaha
Portland
Ore
San Diego
Seattle
Civil Rights Bill Passes House Amid Senate Fight
The House approved President Eisenhower's civil rights bill 286 to 126 after repeated battles with Southern opponents. The vote follows attempts to add a jury trial amendment, which failed in multiple nonrecord votes, as Knowland moves to bypass the Judiciary Committee and push action in the Senate.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Knowland
Formosa Flood Forces Thousands to Seek Shelter
More than 5000 residents of southern Formosa took shelter on high ground after over 10 inches of rain in eight hours, the heaviest downpour in eight years. The floods damaged crops and inundated thousands of homes, but no casualties were reported.
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Taipei
Formosa
New Iraqi Cabinet Formed by Ali Jawdat
In Baghdad Ali Jawdat completed formation of a new Cabinet to succeed the government of strong man Nuri Said. The report notes Jawdat as former Premier and indicates a transition of executive leadership in Iraq.
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Iraq
Ali Jawdat
Strongman
Nuri Said
Heat Wave Grim Toll as Storms Offer No Relief
The nation endured a record heat wave with at least 113 deaths from heat and 25 from floods, totaling 138. Temperatures neared 90s across the eastern half while Presidio Texas hit 108, and storms lashed the central region. Power shortages hit Chicago and New York amid air conditioning rushes.
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The
Mercury
Athens
Mid-Continent
Chicago
New York
Presidio
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Fireman Fails to Save Boy Drowned in River
Kenneth Welch eight of Dayton drowned in the Miami River after being knocked from a railroad trestle by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train. Fireman Ernest Tracey twenty three of Bellefontaine leaped from the fifty foot trestle to reach the boy but was unable to hold him against the swift current.
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Dayton
Kenneth Welch
Miami River
Kenneth
Baltimore & Ohio
Ernest Tracey
Bellefontaine
Mamie Eisenhower Undergoes Routine Hospital Checkup
The White House says Mamie Eisenhower is in Walter Reed Army Hospital for a second head-to-toe physical within four months, described as routine and not illness. First lady remains in hospital under medical supervision.
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Washington
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Judge Suggests Transferring Sentencing Powers
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge urged moving sentencing authority from judges to a correction authority to fix inequities in crime punishment. He argued judges lack sociological expertise and that a centralized penal system could oversee sentencing in most criminal cases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Carson Hey
Central States Correctional Conference
Coast Guard Officers Patrol Ice Threats Off Newfoundland
Coast Guard crews on patrol boats in the North Atlantic monitor iceberg dangers to shipping. About 150 icebergs and numerous smaller chunks have been spotted off Newfoundland in recent weeks as crews report severe conditions.
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New York
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Construction Workers Return at Ravenswood
Ravenswood West Virginia Kaiser Aluminum development resumes after strike closure. About 5000 workers had refused to cross a picket line of engineers from Local 159, American Federation of Technical Engineers, who began the walkout Thursday. The union’s grievance remained undisclosed.
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W. Va
Kaiser Aluminum Development
Here
American Federation of Technical Engineers
Miami Student Killed In Tavern Shooting
BOWLING GREEN Ohio a tavern shooting left one man dead and another seriously injured Monday night Police identified the dead man as Rudy Schoendorff 21 of Kansas Ohio a student at Miami University Oxford Cincinnati area authorities investigated the incident and nearby evidence at the tavern.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Rudy Schoendorff
Kansas
Miami University
Oxford
Veterans in Hamilton Area Given Six Month Suspended Sentences
Seventy seven Korean War veterans from the Hamilton area received six month suspended sentences after guilty pleas to charges of fraudulently drawing monthly GI Bill education allowances.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton
Egypt Buys Three Submarines From Russia
The Egyptian press blasts headlines announcing Cairo has ordered three submarines from Russia. Officials did not provide price or delivery details. The purchase signals growing defense ties between Egypt and Russia amid regional tensions.
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Egypt
Russia
Italian Crisis Deepens as Merzagora Fails to Form Government
Rome reports Italy's 45 day government crisis worsened as Senate President Cesare Merzagora said he could not assemble a new cabinet. The setback leaves the country without a functioning administration and escalates political uncertainty.
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Italy
Senate
Cesare Merzagora
Teamsters reopen case on 13 rebels suspended since 1954
The International Teamsters Union has reopened the case of 13 rebels suspended from Local 100 in Cincinnati since 1954 but has given no clue to its findings.
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Cincinnati
International Teamsters Union
Canadian Forms Slate For Cabinet
Prime Minister designate John Diefenbaker prepares a Conservative cabinet slate after Gov Gen Vincent Massey asked him to form a new government. The Conservatives hold 109 seats to Liberal 104 in the 265 seat House. St Laurent to stay on as MP while a new administration is readied.
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John Diefenbaker
Canada
Vincent Massey
Diefenbaker
Louis St. Laurent
Liberals
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
St. Laurent
Massey
Commons
Quebec East
West Virginia Bay Leads Marbles Field
Dennis Kyle of Richwood West Virginia led the field as the 33rd National Marbles Tournament began in 90 degree heat in Asbury Park New Jersey. Michael Barker of Cleveland and Dick Hickman of Huntington West Virginia also started strong with De Witt Smith of Cincinnati among the leaders.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Dennis Kyle
Richwood
W Va
Michael Barker
Cleveland
Dick Hickman
Huntington
W. Va
DeWitt Smith
Cincinnati
Defrauding Navajos Charged to Paymaster
A former government paymaster, Edmund R. Gardner, 40, of Belmont Arizona, formerly payroll supervisor at the Navajo Ordnance Depot, was charged in U S District Court with forging endorsements to six checks made out to Navajo Indians for work at the depot.
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Cleveland
Castoday
Navajo Ordnance
Belmont
Ariz Edmund R. Gardner
U. S. District Court
Humphrey Sees Benefit in Higher Interest Rates for Country
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey argued that administration finance policies spur prosperity with higher interest rates aiding savings and investment. He defended tight money as beneficial and said the gains include more jobs, homes, and cars, though he noted farmers lag behind. The Senate committee will study fiscal and monetary policy amid inflation concerns and a widening credit situation.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Treasury
Eisenhower
America
Democratic Committee
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Point System Weighed As Legislature Meets
Ohio lawmakers reopen for final adjournment as a bill to create a point system for traffic violators moves from conference committee toward approval. It would suspend licenses after 12 points and allow reductions or probation. In addition, measures seek capital improvements funding, school aid subsidies, extra River Downs racing dates, and classroom aid for needy districts.
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Ohio
102Nd
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Senate House
Ing Sessions
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River Downs
Hamilton County
Traffic Court Case Has All Ingredients Of True Patriotism
In Columbus, the city sued a man named United States after he pleaded guilty to wrong way driving on a one way street. He paid $17 in cash. United States resides on Washington Avenue in Columbus.
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Columbus
America
Pulliam
United States
Washington Avenue
Virginia
Personal Income in May Reaches New U.S. Record
Washington reports May personal income at about 2000 dollars annually per person. Commerce Department data show total adjusted annual rate at 340 billion dollars, setting a national record.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Buckeye Girls State awaits election results at Capital U
In Columbus on the Capital University campus 104 Buckeye Girls State participants await votes that will send six to top state offices as the program enters its 11th year.
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Columbus
Buckeye
Capital University
Dulles Confirms Okd Japanese Trial for Girard
Secretary of State Dulles tells U S District Court the decision to let William S. Girard be tried in Japan was discussed with and confirmed with President Eisenhower. Dulles opposes returning the case to U S jurisdiction while Japanese procedures follow agreements with Tokyo.
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Dulles
U.S. District Court
William S. Girard
Japan
Eisenhower
Girard
U. S
Ottawa
Wilson
New York
Joseph S. Robinson
Earl J. Carroll
United States
City Representatives To Go Before CAB Hearings
City representatives from Columbus Zanesville Marietta Marion Portsmouth Sandusky and Toledo are slated to appear in Civil Aeronautics Board hearings on Great Lakes passenger service. The hearings began in Michigan last week and should conclude in Washington early July.
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Zanesville
Marietta
Marion
Portsmouth
Sandusky
Toledo
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Great Lakes
Michigan
Washington
Educator's Son Admits Slashing Sweetheart in Houston
The adopted teenage son of a university professor told police he killed his sweetheart Sandra Jean Maynald, 17, by slashing her throat after their romance ended. Her body was found in the front bedroom of her home.
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Houston
Tex
Sandra Jean Maynald
Reds Take Offensive in Poland to Sweep Anti Soviet Feelings
The Polish Defense Ministry calls for a broad political offensive aimed at stamping out pervasive anti communist and anti Soviet sentiment within the army.
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Warsaw
Polish Defense Ministry
Bellefontaine Chief Denies Planting Gambling Equipment
Logan County prosecutor Mary Abel called the chief’s claim ridiculous after $5000 worth of gambling gear was seized from a farm near Russells Point. Chief O. E. Tait said he didn’t know of the items and suggested they were planted. his wife had rented the farmhouse to a young man. A temporary injunction was issued barring further gambling at the farm.
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Bellefontaine
Logan County
Mary Abel
Russells Point
O. E. Tait
Indian Lake
Tait
Abel Monday
Common Pleas Court
Wife Killer Fugitive From London Prison Farm Given Life Sentence
Peter E. Kenzik, 49, a fugitive from the London Prison Farm, is sentenced to life for the murder of his second wife Clara, 48, stabbed to death March 13, 1953, in their North Side Chicago apartment. He previously fled an Ohio prison in 1948 and was serving 120 years for a knife assault on his first wife.
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Chicago
Peter E. Kenzik
London
Clara
North Side
Ohio
Flash Flood Strikes Cincinnati Northside After Severe Storm
A flash flood swept through Cincinnati Northside Cummins ville after a violent thunder squall. Rain exceeded two inches in two hours, with water reaching six feet in areas where sewers failed to cope.
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Cincinnati
Northside
Cumminsville
Damage estimate after runaway barge hits Ashland dam
The U S Corps of Engineers estimates 11000 dollars in damage to Ohio River Dam 29 at Ashland Kentucky after being struck by a runaway barge on June 5.
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Huntington
W. Va
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Ohio River
Ashland
Costello Associate Shot On Steps of Grocery
In the Bronx a reputed underworld figure Frank Scalise 55, linked to Frank Costello, was killed on the steps of a Bronx grocery. Four bullets struck him as he bought peaches and lettuce and counted change, with authorities identifying him as a narcotics smuggling suspect and associate of Charles Lucky Luciano.
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Bronx
Frank Scalise
Scalise
Frank Costello
Charles
Lucky) Lueviano
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