Murder charge denied in New England shooting case
Two participants in Sunday's fatal shooting were bound to the grand jury after pleading. Kathryn Britton 38 pleaded innocent to second degree murder while Orville Stover 36 pleaded innocent to attempted criminal assault. Bond set at 10000 each. Prosecutor Joel Draper seeks further investigation and possible lie detector tests.
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New England
Kathryn Britton
Orville Stover
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Sampson
Stover
Britton
Marietta
50 Year Old Tickets Used for B&O Trip
Mrs. Jesse Baird, age 89, plans a five mile choo choo ride with two tickets more than 50 years old. She wrote to B&O Railroad in Baltimore requesting permission to give her grandchildren their first train ride. The railroad approved as no expiration date existed, and the trio will ride from Elm Grove to Wheeling for 13 minutes.
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Elm Grove
W. Va
Jesse Baird
McCarthy Plans Re opening Hearings On Book Burnings
Senator McCarthy announces plans for 15 to 20 public hearings to question authors whose works used in U S information libraries abroad for possible communist ties. He denies any State Department removal of 30 000 communist books and cites Times reporting on libraries in foreign capitals. The president criticized book burners as McCarthy clarifies he burned no books.
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Washington
Sen. MacCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
U. S
State Department
New York Times
the Times
Lillian Hellman
Clarence K. Streit
Walter Duranty
Langston Hughes
Dashiell Hammett
Howard Fast
Edgar Snow
Tokyo
The
Times
Eisenhower
Foe of Nehru Dies Sparks Riots in Delhi
Syama Prasad Mookerjee died in Kashmir jail at 52 triggering clashes in New Delhi as police moved against thousands of demonstrators. Four officers were wounded and 20 arrests reported amid heightened security. Mookerjee had defied a ban on entering Kashmir.
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New Delhi
India
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Jawaharalal Nehru
Mookerjee
Srinagar
Kashmir
Jan Sangh
Punjab
Teller Takes $91 000 For Living Expenses
A 49 year old bank teller admitted taking 91000 over 20 years for "normal living expenses" for his wife and two children. The FBI said Kenneth B. Jackson made his admission after arrest on a charge of making a false entry.
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ST. Louis
Herbert Moss
FBI
Kenneth B. Jackson
Police Seek Gangland Clue To Murderer
Canton authorities pursue clues in the death of 58 year old John Nickles found in his storage garage with head wounds and two .38 caliber bullets. Prosecutor John Russell convened Stark County lawmen for a coordinated inquiry as deputies say every racketeer will be questioned. Police note Nickles had a prior underworld background and the case is treated as possible gangland murder.
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Canton
John
Little Nick) Nickles
Blue Arrow
John Russell
Stark County
Raymond Nunamaker
Nickles
Savage murder shocks Atlanta as missing Betty Bagby found
Police describe the death of 20 year old Betty Bagby as one of Atlanta’s most savage crimes. The crippled woman’s nude body was found in a wooded area with a crushed skull and mutilation. Detective Lt. Bullard calls the killer a crazed sex fiend.
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Atlanta
Betty Bagby
L. T. Bullard
Bullard
Mechem Strikes Into Ohio Senate Battle Over Subsidy Bill
Ohio Senate war over a 16 million dollar subsidy increase sparks a clash between six teen big city Republicans and Democrats. Mechem vows floor vote once enough support appears while freshman Sen. Wilbur Shull weighs his position. House actions shift focus from liquor permits zoning and environmental relief bills amid ongoing budget debates.
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Columbus
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Ohio
Mechem
Frank J. Lausche
Wilbur L. Shull
Franklin
House
Lausche
James J. McGettrick
Cuya
Living Cost Rises As Prices Edged Up In May
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.3 percent rise in the consumer price index from mid-April to mid-May marking a third straight monthly increase. Food and medical care led gains while transportation stayed level. city families with middle incomes reached 114 percent of the 1947-49 average as of May 15.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Democrats Unite in Senate Rejection of Administration Bill
The Senate voted 47 to 42 to defeat an administration economic controls bill. Democrats formed a solid bloc, with 43 votes opposing the measure, joined by three Republicans and an Independent, signaling their leverage in shaping major legislation under a GOP Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Taft Bricker Support Fails On Small Business Agency Bill
Senate vote defeats compromise to create a Small Business Organization to issue loans up to 100000 and extend SDPA control powers. Taft and Bricker vote yes. Langer Williams Young Morse join Democrats. party unity and future leverage cited as key factors.
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Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
House
Langer
North Dakota
Williams
Delaware
Young
Sen
Morse
Ind-ore
Small Business Organization
SBA
Smaller Defense Plants Administration
SDPA
Taft
Maybank
D-Sc
Applecart
Soviet Bases Ban on Travel Opens to Foreigners
The Soviet government announced wide areas of European and Asiatic Russia would be open to unrestricted travel by foreigners. The first visitor to benefit will be Mrs. Perle Mesta, President Truman's minister to Luxembourg. The move, disclosed in an official Moscow note, marks a notable shift though entry visas remain tightly controlled and screened.
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Moscow
Russia
Perle Mesta
Truman
Luxembourg
Man Killed by Erie Train Near Kenton
Ray V. Spurlock a 56 year old merchant from Alger was struck by an Erie Railroad passenger train today near Kenton Chief witness Engineer John Tallman of Huntington Indiana said Spurlock stepped onto the track with his back to the oncoming train and after taking about two steps was hit Deputies reported he left money and personal belongings at home.
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Washington
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Mark Clark
Clark
Rhee
South Korea
U.S
Tokyo
Walter 8. Robertson
Eisenhower
US Army
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Robertson
Dulles
Choi Suk
Munsuan
Kenton
Ray V. Spurlock
Alger
Erie Railroad
John Tallman
Huntington
Ind
Spurlock
Ike's Brother Sets Off On South America Goodwill Tour
President Eisenhower sent his youngest brother Dr Milton Eisenhower on a South America goodwill mission. The president drove to National Airport to bid farewell as Dr Eisenhower, president of Pennsylvania State College, departed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
South America
National Airport
Pennsyyvania State College
Five Day Forecast for Columbus Ohio
The five day forecast calls for near normal temperatures with average highs around 87 and lows near 61 to 62. Temperatures rise above normal on Wednesday and Thursday then fall to normal Friday and below normal Saturday. Scattered showers expected late Thursday or Friday totaling about a quarter to a half inch. Sunday should be warm again.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hunger Strikes Shock Soviet Zone Amid Berlin Uprising
East German unrest spikes as refugees report protests in Leipzig Dresden Demnitz Eisenach challenging martial law. Soviet police patrols and arrests widen as farmers withhold dairy to state points, while underground reports 16 000 strike leaders jailed.
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West Berlin
Leipzig
Dresden
Demnitz
Eisenach
Red Army
anti-Red Underground
Adenauer Declares End of Totalitarian Rule in Germany
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told the world that the period of totalitarian rule over Germans is past as East Germany mourns and protests under black banners following the rebellion.
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Berlin
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
East German regime battles food shortages amid strikes and riots
The Prieve Grotewohl government admits grave food problems affecting 18 million East Germans as state agencies pledge to cover losses from the June 17 strike wave. Farmers are urged to cooperate while East Berlin faces bread and potato shortages despite two Russian armored divisions in the city. Refugees describe harsh conditions.
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Tottering
Prieve Otto Grotewohl
East Berlin
Dust Bowl Inspection Planned in Colorado
Denver reports severe dust drifts six feet high in parts of Baca County at the heart of the Southeast Colorado dust bowl. Governor Thornton will personally inspect the situation next Monday as state Rep. W K Burchfield warns cattle are starving and dust storms rival 18 year old levels in severity though shorter in duration.
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Denver
Baca County
Colorado
Thornton
W. K. Burchfield
Phone increase OKd by utilities panel in Columbus
The state utilities commission granted Chesapeake Telephone Co. authority to raise its service rate by 10699 dollars annually in Columbus.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Chesapeake Telephone Co
Ohioan Lands Probers Work
Rep. Scherer of Ohio praised the House Un-American Activities Committee for its Darling case. The Ohio State University fired physics professor Byron T. Darling for refusing to answer whether he was a communist. He lost research work on an Air Force project after the committee hearing in Columbus revealed alleged communist ties of his wife and sister-in-law in 1944.
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Washington
Darling
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rep
Scherer
Ohio
Byron T. Darling
Ohio State University
House Committee
Columbus
Ohio State
Flo Webster
Michigan
Police Suspend Five Charged With Theft in Dallas
Five Dallas police officers were suspended amid allegations they conspired with a burglary alarm company employee to steal merchandise from stores and warehouses. One detective was indicted on theft charges and another officer charged. three additional officers were suspended.
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Dallas
House Members Vote Tax Relief for Selves
Washington lawmakers move to let members deduct all Washington expenses as business costs on federal tax returns. The proposal, led by Rep. McCormack, would erase the current $3000 cap and face Senate opposition led by Sen. Williams. Critics warn high earners could cut large tax bills, while supporters argue it funds lawmakers’ extra costs.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Congress
Rep
McCormack
Dmass
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Fall from bridge ends life of 66 year old man
Henry Miller 66 was found under a bridge in Modoc southwest of Glouster with a fractured neck. Coroner Dr. John H. Elias found no foul play and noted a small amount of money on the body. Neighbors said he often sat on the bridge. Survived by brother Pete Miller and sister Mia Russell Lydenberger. Blower funeral home handling arrangements.
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Glouster
Henry Miller
Modoc
Here
John H. Elias
Athens County
Agents Probe Eastern Fire
FBI agents and city fire officials examined the ruins of a five story warehouse in Philadelphia that collapsed and caused a massive fire. The blaze destroyed large quantities of baled rubber and tanned leather from government stockpiles as hundreds of firefighters battled the flames for hours. Many women were treated for smoke inhalation or minor injuries and reports said 12 people may have been trapped. An employee said he was alone in the building when he felt a quake like shaking and fled before the collapse.
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Philadelphia
FBI
Transport in Distress In Flight to Korea
A C119 Flying Boxcar with four crew members and three paratroopers vanished in a rainstorm over Japan while ferrying the U S 187th Regimental Combat Team toward Korea. Police speculated a mountain crash near the area around 6 30 am and mobilized a ground search party.
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Tokyo
Korea
Kefauver Probe Figure Slated for Deportation
AKRON. A Justice Department spokesman says Axton's Frank Milano is ticketed for deportation. Milano figures in Kefauver Crime Committee testimony about Cleveland's Mayfield Road bootlegging gang and was approached by immigration agents Saturday.
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Akron
Justice Department
Washington
Axton
Frank Milano
Milano
Kefauver Crime Committee
Cleveland
Mayfield Rd
Fordham Dean Ignatius Wilkinson Dies at 66
Ignatius M. Wilkinson, 66, dean of Fordham Law School since 1933 and member of the New York Crime Commission since 1950, died yesterday in New York.
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Fordham
New York
Ignatius M. ,Wilkinson
Fordham Law School
New York Crime Commission
Communists Jab Allied Lines in Korea as Armistice Talks Drag
Report from Seoul says Communist forces probed in company strength while Allied troops await possible armistice. Loudspeakers predicted a Thursday signing as weather dampened air operations and South Korea released over 27 000 anti Communist prisoners, influencing tensions.
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Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Eighth Army
Lausche Will Not Seek Another Governorship
Columbus Ohio governor Frank J Lausche says at a 1955 dinner he will retire after his current term and not run again for governor. He jokes about the 1957 inauguration and whether he might enter 1954 races, outlining a planned political retirement.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
45 Foot Fall Leaves Boy Uninjured
A 2 year old named Stephen Weymouth escaped serious harm after a 45 foot fall from a third floor window. He landed in soft garden earth and was under observation. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weymouth of Madeira Ohio. The incident occurred while visiting his grandmother Mrs Elizabeth McMahon.
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Boston
Stephen Weymouth
Richard Weymouth
Madeira
Ohio
Elizabeth McMahon
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