Accused Wife Slayer On Trial At Logan Court
A mistrial motion was overruled on opening day as Meyer sits for trial in Logan Court for the alleged murder of his wife Velvia Meyer. The pool of 55 jurors was trimmed to 39 with many excused for pretrial opinions on capital punishment.
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Peterson
Geslin
Ida Rose
Velvia Meyer
Senator Margaret Smith Wins Maine Primary
Sen Margaret Smith clinched the Maine Republican nomination with 19 203 votes to Robert L Jones in a lopsided victory that carried 26 precincts including his Biddeford home. Jones carried four precincts and failed to win a single vote in 19 others.
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Robert L. Jones
McCarthy
GOP
Maine
Biddeford
Nee
Smith
Jones
Smith-Jones
WTCU Leader Attacks Beer Ads Aimed at Mothers
Mrs. Glenn G. Hays president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union denounces beer advertising as extending alcohol to the downtrodden and enlisting mothers help. She cites a United States Brewers Foundation guide showing plans to win homes by mothers buying and serving beer and portraying "nice people" drinking.
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Washington
Glenn G. Hays
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
TV commentator Don Hollenbeck found dead in hotel
New York police say CBS commentator Don Hollenbeck died of gas in his Midtown hotel apartment. Five open gas jets were found at the Middle Town Hotel, 148 East 48th Street, Manhattan, indicating a possible death by his own action.
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New York
CBS
Don Hollenbeck
Hollenbeck
Middletown
East 48Th St
Manhattan
Governors Meet For Friendly Talk in Cincinnati
Governors Lausche of Ohio Wetherby of Kentucky and George Craig of Indiana gather in Cincinnati for a one day conference to discuss shared issues including road turnpikes and local infrastructure. The three leaders meet in neighborly fashion to thrash out common problems facing their states.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Lawrence W. Wetherby
George Craig
Plant Blast Kills Worker at Ferro Alloys Plant
A furnace explosion at Ferro Alloys Co. in Brilliant blew off a roof and killed Loy, 40, and left George Greenwood in critical condition with burns over most of his body. Four other workers were treated and released. Investigators probe the blast cause.
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Ferro Alloys Co
Brilliant
Anyother
Ohio Valley Hospital
George Greenwood
Tourists Seek Stock In Uranium Schemes
Tourists visit uranium brokerage offices in Salt Lake City as out of towners seek penny stocks. Brokers report rising curiosity but many do not buy, with visitors wanting information to take to their own brokers.
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Salt Lake City
Ramon N. Bowman
Salt Lake
Three Jet Bombers Reach Japan From U S
Three American B47 jets landed at Yokota Air Base Japan after a 6700 mile nonstop flight from California the first Far East trip for the sixjet sweptwing Boeings Refueling occurred twice in flight over Hickam Field Hawaii and Midway Atoll The flight lasted a little over 16 hours from March Field California
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Hickam Field
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Midway
Pacific
Steelworkers May Strike Sidestepped in 1954 Talks
Pittsburgh confidential source says contract negotiations between U S S Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers show a serious snag with no disclosed issues. Locals nationwide have been told to prepare for a strike after the June 30 contract expiration, though both sides remain confident a strike will be avoided.
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Truman Improves After Rough Emergency Operation
Kansas City report says former President Truman is improving after an emergency gall bladder and appendix operation. Dr. Wallace Graham cautioned the 70 year old is not yet out of danger and has not walked, though he aims to leave the hospital soon and remain at Research Hospital at least 10 days.
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Harry
Truman
Wallace Graham
Food Prices Rise as Living Costs Edge Up in May
The government reports May living costs rose three tenths of one percent led by higher food prices. The index reached 115.0 of the 1947-49 average, matching levels from last August, November, and February. Meats fruits and vegetables and canned juices drove the hike, with housing costs also up due to taxes and insurance. Commissioner Clague notes price stability may persist and cites potential June declines in cattle hogs and wheat that could ease retail meat prices.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Clague
Battle Heats Over Guatemalan Rail Town in Central America War
In the four day old Guatemala battle both sides claim gains as rebels and government forces mass near Zacapa. Arbenz says troops won at Gualan while Castillo Armas claims control of 25 towns and plans to establish a rival government.
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Zacapa
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Arbenz
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Morales
San Jose
Coban
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Ernesto de la Fe
U. S
Homer FE. Ferguson
R-Mich
Philadelphia
Red Delegate Plans Geneva Exit Amid Indochina Talks
Reports from New Delhi say Chou En-lai will quit the Geneva talks and visit New Delhi to meet Nehru. The Chinese leader and party are expected to depart Geneva Wednesday, with direct Indochina negotiations likely to be arranged by then.
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Chou En-lai
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Churchill Seeks Fuller Ties With Russia Before Washington Visit
Prime Minister Churchill said Britain will seek stronger relations with Russia but insisted the move must be mutual. He spoke to Laborite questioners two days before departing for a Washington conference with President Eisenhower, noting plans were in motion prior to the Geneva Conference on Korea and Indochina stalling.
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Churchill
Britain
Russia
Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
Indochina
Moscow Papers Blame U S For Guatemala War
Moscow newspapers intensify anti U S propaganda accusing Washington of triggering the Guatemala fighting. Pravda Izvestia and Trud are cited by Moscow radio as asserting the United States schemes to start a new world war.
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U.S
London
United States
Guatemala
Pravda
Mosocow Radio
Izvestia
Trud
Two Drownings Reported in Tuscarawas County
In Tuscarawas County two youths died in separate water incidents within 48 hours. A 12 year old, Russell Leveng, drowned while swimming with friends in a farm pond. Earlier, 23 year old truck driver John P. Strawn drowned in an abandoned strip mine pit during a swim.
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Tuscarawas County
Russell Leveng
John P. Strawn
Herman S. Bush Named Rio Coach
Herman Spencer Bush, 30, of Winchester, Ky., named successor to Newt Oliver as coach of Rio Grande College Redmen. He accepted late this morning after the board of trustees announced the appointment Monday night. Bush holds an AB from Kentucky Wesleyan (1948) and an MA in education from Kentucky (1949). He is athletic director and PE teacher at Lindsey-Wilson Junior College, Columbia, Ky. He is married with one child.
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Rio Grande
Herman Spencer Bush
Winchester
Newt Oliver
Rio Grande College
Redmen
College Board of Trustees
Kentucky Wesleyan University
Bush
University of Kentucky
Lindsey-Wilson Junior College
Columbia, Ky
Flood Peril Mounts Across Iowa as Rivers Crest
Des Moines valley endures the greatest flood crest in state history as central Iowa rivers overflow. New rains worsen Des Moines flood levels while Floyd River at Sioux City anticipates a second crest in three days. Over 1000 families homeless. one drowning reported amid multi million dollar property losses. Des Moines River threatens Fort Dodge, Boone and the capital with record highs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Floyd
Sioux City
Fort Ge
Boone
Presidio Heat Fails To Dampen Local Spirit On Summer Day
In Presidio Texas residents endured 107 degree heat on the first day of summer with Oliver Harper a 54 year old hardware merchant remarking that 111 degrees felt hotter due to damp heat. He notes the town near the Rio Grande sits in the big bend country, a small adobe community of about 1200 surrounded by dusty fields and cante lou crops.
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Tex
Oliver Harper
Weather Observer
Phoenix
Ariz
Pressidio
Dallas
Harper
Rio Grande
Big Bend
West Texas
Cantelou
Iron Ore Tonnage Drop From Weekend Port Movement
Great Lakes freighters carried 2 471 698 tons of iron ore over the weekend, bringing season totals to 14 652 098 tons. The latest figures show a 31.5 percent drop from the previous year’s 809 000 tons.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Last Escapee Surrenders In Washroom
Ernest Burge a 27 year old Marietta burglar was the final escapee recaptured from Roseville prison after hiding in a Minerva gas station washroom. He was arrested by state highway patrolmen and to be returned to the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. He complained of cold and hunger as Minerva residents alerted authorities.
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Roseville
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
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Minerva
Carroll County
Burge
Carrollton J
Three Thefts Reported in Point Pleasant
A series of break ins occurred Monday and early today in Point Pleasant. Locks were jimmied at Howard Wartenburg’s insurance office on Main Street and at Dr Dan Glassman’s Haynes Building office with minor losses reported. Early today the Washington Springs Service Station was broken into with candy cigarettes and chewing gum taken after 2 a.m. Police checked the station.
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Howard Wartenburg
Main St
Dan Glassman
Haynes
Wartenburg
Glassman
Washington Springs
Toral Morrison
Entertainer Loses Large Snake in Hotel Theft
In Hagerstown Maryland a thief stole a suitcase from a car in front of a hotel. The container held a 10 foot python used by traveling entertainer Harry Albacker who says the snake was fed and may not move for days. He plans to stay in town hoping the snake is recovered.
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Hagerstown
Harry Albacker
Ex POW Batchelor Faces noncapital court martial
Ex prisoner Claude Batchelor 23 once chose to stay with communists before changing his mind faces a general court martial in San Antonio Texas. Lt General L D White says his wife is not at stake and directs the trial be noncapital. charges include conferring with the enemy and promoting disloyalty through speeches writings and letters.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
L. D. White
United States
Ganda
Unrest in Tunisia Fueled by Fellagah Terror
Five-year-old Tunisian boy murdered as Fellagah violence spreads, stirring fears of Indochina-scale conflict in North Africa. Report notes organized rebel camps near Tripoli, Libyan training, and use of World War II guns amid French-Tunisian tensions.
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Faitor
Tunisia
Louisiana
Gibraltar
Suez
France
Indochina
William L. Ryan
Tunis
North Africa
Tripoli
Libya
Probe Seeks Narrowing Of Issues In Army McCarthy Clash
Senator Mundt urged the Senate Investigations subcommittee to base its verdict on salient issues. He spoke before a closed door session to narrow controversy as hearings wound up with Potter saying both sides proved main misconduct charges. The disputes center on alleged improper favors for Pvt. G David Schine and McCarthy’s bid to use Schine as a hostage to stop probes of communists in the Army.
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Washington
Mundt
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Potter
Mich
Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
Carthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
McCarthy
Adams
Schine
Fake Miracle Exposed In Italian Village
In Angri Italy pilgrims gathered to view a Syracuse madonna image alleged to work miracles. Giacinto Gallo feigned paralysis and muteness until exposed by a doctor and a local committee. Perpetrators confessed they aimed to exploit pilgrims and pockets, police report.
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Angri
Italy
Salvatore Ferraloli
Syracuse
Gallo
Ten Thousand Hidden In Lighter Fluid Cans Discovered Empty
Dominic Nesci, a 68 year old retiree in Baltimore, buried a metal box containing ten thousand dollars in four ounce lighter fluid cans. He later found the box empty when a clothes hamper was opened at his home, prompting police involvement.
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Baltimore
Dominic Nesci
Nesci
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Rise Slightly Across Regions
The outlook shows temperatures averaging two to four degrees above normal with highs around 81 to 86 and lows near 60 to 62. A cooler Wednesday precedes a warm humid stretch, with a temporary cool spell in the Lake Erie area Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible Friday or Saturday, bringing about a half inch of rain.
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Lake Erie
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