Grand Jury Frees Two Whites In Emmett Till Case
A Mississippi grand jury declined to indict Roy Bryant and J W Milam for kidnapping or murder. The action cancels $10,000 bonds posted for both men. Mamie Bradley, Till’s mother from Chicago, expressed disbelief. Sheriff and deputy claimed the men admitted taking Till but released him as they believed he was not the right person. District Attorney Stanny Sanders called it the end of the case for the county.
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Wilkins
NAACP
New York
Mississippi
Milam
Bryant
Young Till
Administration of Justice
Mississippe
Mamie Bradley
Chicago
Weyame
Miss
Reed
Syren Sete
Webb
King Milam
Dist
Atty
Stanny Sanders
President Leaves Hospital for Washington by Private Plane
Departure from the hospital is set for about 10 30 a m Friday. Thirty minutes later he will be taken off for Washington aboard his private plane Columbus I. His doctors say he could have left earlier but he insisted he would walk up the 19 steps when he left.
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Washington
Columbine I
Ayyoth
Athens-born Lt Gov John W Brown Runs for Ohio Governor
Athens born Lt Gov John W Brown announced his Republican bid for Ohio governor after a breakfast in Athens. He cited 10 years of public service and pledged a constructive humane campaign to unite the party and appeal to new voters and independents. Brown highlighted his familiarity with state procedures and local problems from Medina to Athens to justify his candidacy ahead of the May primary.
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John W. Brown
Berry
Athens
Idacy
Columbus
Brown
Tuos
Ohio
Republican Party
Medina
Shio
Seif Education
Dat
C. William, O'Neill
Marietta
Smeill
Preble Mount
President Eisenhower Near End Of Fitzsimons Hospital Stay
Denver reports today marks Ike’s 48th and last full day in Fitzsimons Army Hospital before his Washington return. Doctors nurses and staff express joy and relief as the 65 year old president nears a joyous welcome home reception, with Mrs Eisenhower sharing the hopeful mood.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Car Hits Train Kills Youth in New Straitsville
Harry Nye 18, of Van Hyde Street, died when his car struck a freight train on Route 37 near Sunction City. Brother Edward Nye injured, John Nye treated and released. A 1955 graduate of New Straitsville High, Harry is survived by parents, two brothers, a sister, and paternal grandmother. Services Saturday at 2 PM at the Apostolic Church.
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Siraltsville
Strakeville
Wedmont
Sherman
Adame
Sunction City
Harry Nye
van Hyde St
Edward Nye
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
John Nye
Columbus
Kimball Lass’ Co
New Straitsville High School
Larry
Cynthia
Irene Nye
New Straitsville
New Straitsville “Apostolic
Robert Ervin
Paul Lehman
New
Straitaville Cemetery
Air Secrets To Be Told In Air Force Plan
Dayton report says top Air Force secrets will be released to selected industries to spur advances. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Bryan Jr of Wright Air Development Center announced at an Institute of Aeronautical Sciences talk that ARDC in Baltimore will publish technical documents covering 48 areas for industry use to evaluate future innovations and potential improvements.
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Dayton
Thomas J. Bryan, Jr
Wright Air Development Center
Air Force
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Russia
Argendi Sch
Air “Force
Wiryan
Air Research and Development Command
Tardc
Baltimore
First Witness in Trisl Cleveland P An Ex Communist Informer
The first witness in the trial of 11 alleged Ohio Communist leaders testified as an ex Communist informer for the FBI. William Garfield Cummings 44 of Toledo said he saw defendant Anthony Krohmarek at a 1945 Chicago training session and identified eight defendants linking them to party affairs in Cleveland and New York. Surplus property costs and distributions to state local agencies and Renproft institutions were noted for educational and public health purposes in July August and September.
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Cleveland
FBI
Ohio
William Garfield Cummings
Toledo
Anthony Krohmarek
Chicago
New York
Washington
Renproft
Ohio Mother Charged With Maiming Child
MIDDLEPORT Ohio 7 Mrs Christine Frazier 25 was charged last night with maiming her three year old daughter. The child suffered third degree burns on Nov 1 when scalding water was thrown over her.
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Middleport
Ohio
Christine Frazier
Freight Rate Hike Request Is Studied in Columbus
In Columbus a state utilities commission hearing examined a request to raise freight rates. The discussion included testimony about temporary versus permanent increases affecting coal and water shipments, with opposing views from coal interests and references to Joe Frazier and a Mrs Frazier. The outcome hinged on whether the rate changes would apply to specific shipping routes and timelines.
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Theodore Thomps
Columbus
Utilities Commission
Frazier
Joe Frazier
Burdett Files to Seek West Virginia Governor Post
Joe F. Burdett former president of the State Board of Control filed as a Democratic candidate for governor of West Virginia becoming the first candidate for next elections. He submitted the filing fee yesterday at the State Office and asserted his determination to win the party nomination. He praised the support from many people backing his bid.
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Point Pleasant
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Control
West Virginia
of States
Span
Burdett
Prowling Confession Ties to Woodward Killing Case
A German refugee in Nassau County jail signed a statement repeating his claim of prowling at the Woodward estate the night William Woodward Jr was killed. He also alleges the lawyer who questioned him was influenced by police. Mrs Ann Woodward testified fear of a prowler triggered the shotgun blast that killed her husband. In Oyster Bay the couple kept separate bedrooms. Also Columbus sees Thomas Wiseman of Lancaster named president of the Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants.
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Mineola
N.Y
Tm Woodward
William Woodward, Jr
Nassau County
Paul W. Wirths
Ann Woodward
Fires threaten Sunland homes as hills blaze near town
Firefighters move in to combat flames roaring down hills within 400 feet of homes in Sunland California. Southern California fires burned over 1000 acres of timber and neared hundreds of houses. Yesterday crews reported the blazes out of control about 400 miles from land headed toward Los Angeles.
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Sunland
Calif
California
Battlers
Los Angles
Bowles Warns Policies Outdated Amid Cold War Critique
Cleveland report on Bowles addressing 3000 United Church Women at their national assembly. He condemns U S policies as seriously outdated and warns that Soviet strategy now relies on political economic and ideological pressure. He urges action to prevent a wider tragedy and notes global revolutionary forces amid poverty and injustice.
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Cleveland
Stalin
Free World
China
Indochina
Contin
Soviets dismiss top architects amid housing focus
Moscow cracks down on four leading architects including Alexander Vlasov and D N Chechulin for alleged waste on ornate design and skyscrapers. The government cites housing needs and criticizes decor as excessive. Vlasov, still a union president, visits the United States for an inspection of home-building methods as two others lose Stalin Prize laureate status. In New York, a newly appointed Memo 82 architect appeared nervous, saying he plans to return to Russia before heading to his room.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Alexander V. Vlasov
United States
Vinsov
Academy of Architects
Decoction Sit
Maeda
D. N. Chechulin
Polykov
Boretsky
Academy
Vlasov
New York
Rusia
Dents Made In Secrecy Progress On Tax Exemptions
Representative Most praised Treasury Department moves toward publicizing applications of organizations seeking income tax exemption. The government operations subcommittee indicated small dents in secrecy as it examined information practices in the Agriculture Department and delays in releasing actions by nonfederal farm policy committees. Treasury Undersecretary Cooper told the committee the Treasury will ask Congress for authority to make requests for exemption status.
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Washington
Most
D-Calif
Treasury Department
Moss
Agriculture Department
Coapman
Tove
Treasury
Congress
Dubie
Wires Journalists Cite Freedom of the Press
The Free Press Essent the Wires Journalists notes emphasize freedom of the press as essential to enlightened discharge of citizenship. In a telegram to the opening Sigma Delta Chi convention, the president declares constitutional freedom of the press guarantees to the people their capacity to fulfill duties of citizenship.
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Convention of Sigma. Delta Chi
Profewonal
Fredom
Casental
Inmate Strike Spreads At State Prison Farm
London UP reports a growing inmate strike at a state prison farm. The brief notes unrest spreading among imprisoned workers as authorities seek to manage disruptions and maintain operations. No further verifiable details are provided due to fragmentary text.
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State Prison
Eisenhower Focuses On Middle East Peace Efforts
President Eisenhower anchors US pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace with calls for aid and a security guarantee. Dulles proposed refugee loans and Nile water projects, while Britain and France backed frontier guarantees if a permanent peace is reached. Worldwide cooperation was urged to prevent arms race and border changes.
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Warren Rogers
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Near East
Dulles
New York
T ‘Gees
Middlen East
Irael
Va’ Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Egypt
Nile
London
Anthony “Eden
Eden
Russia
Midlle East
U. S
Britain
France
Toni
Middle
Stevenson to Announce Presidential Aspiration
CHICAGO a The long expected announcement that Adlai Stevenson will seek the Democratic presidential nomination next year will come Tuesday His press aide Roger Tubby said Stevenson will make a statement to newsmen at 3:00 pm The statement will be for release at 6 30 pm It has been assumed for Governor of Illinois the race His speeches have sounded like those of a candidate He has conferred with many party leaders including former President Truman There was speculation Stevenson would wait for a four day series of meetings of party leaders opening in Chicago Wednesday The Tuesday statement would accomplish that Stevenson may confer this weekend with Sen Estes Kefauver Both men are scheduled to attend an Israel bond drive in Chicago Saturday night.
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Chicago
Adiat Stevenson
Roger Tubby
Wednesda
Stevenson
Ilisole
Bie Ijwigs
Truman
de Vance
Estes Kefausser
Tennessee
More Fish Killers Found In Lake Erie
Report notes an increase in lampreys and related predators in Lake Erie, a species less common in the waterway in the past. Authorities warn that the invasive threat could disrupt local ecosystems and require monitoring and management actions.
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Lake Erie
Rock Hudson Weds Secret Bride in Santa Barbara
Hollywood gossip item says Rock Hudson eloped with Phyllis Gates, a secretary to his agent, after a Navy veteran background and bachelor image. They reportedly wed Wednesday in Santa Barbara, celebrated by Rev N Brathorpe with the couple driving there from the area.
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Hollywood
Rock Hudson
Rugged Rock
Phyllis
Gates
Santa Barbara
Here
N. Brathorpe Paren
Santa Bar
Ket To Toss Hat In Ring For Democratic Nomination
A Tennessean report suggests Ket Kefauver would likely announce a run for the Democratic presidential nomination within two to three weeks. Friends and associates forecast a formal declaration as hearings wrap and other duties are addressed.
Faure Calls Assembly's Fourth Vote
Paris reports Faure stakes his government on a new method to elect deputies. If the Assembly backs his plan, parliament could vote on December elections. failure may force Faure to resign. The Council of the Republic urged adopting a district system, but the Assembly rejected it 208 to 203. Faure then sought a confidence motion to end the session by January 2, halting debate.
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Paris
Ary — Fromy
Hdgar
Faure
National Assembly
Assembly
Council of the Republic
House of Parliament
Te Bilame
Blaze Threatens Ventura Homes As Brush Fire Spreads
Ventura, California residents flee as a fast moving brush fire grows to scorch 16 000 acres. Occupants evacuate from the Hidden Valley chicken ranch run by E L Curly Lambeau, a former coach for the Green Bay Packers and other NFL teams.
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Ventura
Calif
Hidden’ Valley
E. L
Curly) Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Chicago
Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Big Four Rift On Unifying Threatens All Progress
At the Big Four foreign ministers conference East West disagreement over German unification risks stalling progress on disarmament trade and travel. Molotov and Western ministers clash over Soviet policy with Dulles and Macmillan warning that cohesion is fading while Molotov presses for disarmament and troop reductions.
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Onnkva
Germany
Molotov
Dulles
Soviet Union
Macmillan
Russia
Warsaw
Safe airmen rescued after Pacific parachute escape
HONOLULU reports two of five airmen who parachuted into the Pacific were picked up by a seaplane tender Floyds Bay near the waters off Hawaii after a 75 mile dash through 6 to 10 foot swells. The Air Force said no sign of the remaining three crewmen, but they are bracketed for possible retrieval amid rough weather and a Pan American Airways plane sighting lights on life jackets.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Floyds Bay
Air Force
Pan American Airways
Artacs
Here
Parishioners Protest Negro Priest Mass in Louisiana
A citizens council of Catholic laymen formed south of New Orleans protests the assignment of Black priests as archdiocesan officials face a petition. In Jesuit Bend Archbishop Joseph Rummel suspended services after parishioners refused a Black priest say mass.
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Sesuit Bend
New Orleans
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