Sheppard Romances Shape Airing Of Murder Trial
The Dr Samuel H Sheppard murder trial in Cleveland proceeds with three jurors selected as prosecutors and defense debate juror views on illicit affairs The defense challenges questions about pre trial affairs citing potential prejudice The state accuses Miss Susan Hayes a 24 year old hospital technician of admitting an affair with Sheppard last March in California The case centers on the stabbing death of Marilyn Sheppard on July 4 at their Lake Erie home
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Lake Erie
William J. Corrigan
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Corrigan
Eisenhower headlines two day spree in Northeast
President Eisenhower returns to the White House then plans a two day blitz in Connecticut and New York to bolster Republican candidates. He will receive an honorary degree in Hartford and attend events including Governor Lodge’s birthday celebration and a New York Jewish anniversary address. He jets to LaGuardia then returns for a Smith dinner and Pennsylvania candidate luncheon.
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Alfred E. Smith
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
80 Year Old Woman Given One Year Probation
An 80 year old woman from Belpre, Kathy Masters, received one year probation after appealing a 60 day jail term for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The incident occurred on October 3 near Court Square in Parkersburg. Judge Donald Black ordered probation with a stay away from taverns.
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W. Va
Kathy Masters
Belpre
Donald Black
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Democrats Seek Prettiest Donkey for Dinner Prize
The Young Democrats of Colorado offer a $5 prize per donkey to display the prettiest female donkey at a $7.50 per plate party dinner in Denver on Saturday. President Alex Keller says four donkeys will be judged.
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Colorado
Alex Keller
Death of Samuel Perry former Labour MP in London
Samuel Perry TT, former Labour member of Parliament and father of ex tennis champion Fred Werry, died on Tuesday in London.
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Samuel Perry
Labor
Fred Werry
Flanders Criticizes GOP Rhetoric Over Liberal Label
Cincinnati report quotes Sen. Ralph E. Flanders urging preservation of liberal elements within the Republican Party to avoid minority status. He introduced a Senate resolution to censure Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for ignoring a committee probe into his finances and conduct. He cautions the party lacks unity and may split.
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Ralph E. Flanders
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Free Bus Ride Incentive for Canton Book Swap
Canton will offer free bus rides to children participating in the second operation book swap at Public Square Ort. Mayor Carl F Wise announces the program run by the mayor's committee for good reading habits. Kids who turn in 10 comics from crime horror or romance genres receive a hard bound book of their choice. The committee ordered 1000 volumes. In the first swap last month about 12 000 comics were exchanged for books.
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Public Square
Carl F. Wise
Food Rats In British Harbors
Strikes by dockers halted British port work at London Liverpool Birkenhead Hull and Southampton threatening food supplies. About 9 000 men half the waterfront workforce were out with talks of using troops to unload cargoes of meat butter eggs and fruit if work does not resume by Saturday.
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Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher Engage to Wed in June
The Hollywood romance becomes official as Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher announce their engagement. The bethrothal, disclosed by Reynolds parents through MGM, follows long rumors. An engagement party is planned at the Beverly Hills Hotel hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Canter, who helped discover Fisher.
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Eddie Fisher
Raymond Reynolds
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Eddie Canter
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Two-Watch Visitors Confused by Time at Boston Conference
Out of town visitors at the Boston Conference on Distribution use two watches set to New York time and Boston daylight time to schedule calls and plan flights. One man admitted confusion about which watch read which. Massachusetts extends the nation time to the end of October.
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Dayton to Break Ground on $1 Million Science Building
The University of Dayton announced plans to start construction in spring 1955 of a one million dollar building for the chemistry geology and chemical engineering departments.
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University of Dayton
Holland Mystery Nation in Spy Case Officially Named
In Alexandria, the Netherlands is named as the foreign country in the Petersen espionage case. FBI agents arrested Joseph S. Petersen Jr., a National Security Agency analyst, nine days after his firing in 1952 for taking secret defense documents. A federal grand jury in session weighs indicting him on improper possession of classified material.
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West German Saar Talks At Four Power Meeting
US and Britain join France and Germany in Paris for four power discussions on Saar status and West German rearmament. Mendes France and Adenauer press for agreement on Saar before German rearmament within NATO and Western defense union. Dulles and Eden to join talks as plans to sign declarations and defense pacts unfold.
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Anthony Eden
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Old bribery case fuels New York gubernatorial race
In a radio speech Sen. Irving Ives alleged a quarter million dollar payment to Brooklyn Judge W Bernard Vause for Kings County pier leases in the 1920s. Harriman denied knowledge of any improper payments and called Ives charges baseless as the campaign nears its end. The matter followed Ives mysterious midnight trip with an announcement promise. Separately in Washington FBI arrested 10 Puerto Rican Communist party leaders on charges of seeking violent government overthrow.
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Erie Mayor Loses Power
Erie Democratic Mayor Thomas W. Flatley was stripped of powers by the City Council amid bribery charges tied to a gambling syndicate earning about 20 million dollars annually. Acting Mayor George Brabender named. two police officers charged and fire proceedings started.
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Flatley
George Brabender
Jack Martin
Edward Camill
Dist. Atty
Damian McLaughlin
Girls Cause Stir at Teenage Canteen Shutdown
In Cincinnati about 75 girls protested the dismissal of a teenage canteen supervisor by Norwood Recreation Commission director John Wirth. He said the scene included shouting and stamping feet while Anna Byrne was removed for letting students get out of order. police silenced the disturbance by unplugging the juke box.
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Norwood Recreation Commission
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Anna Byrne
Beatrice Quinn Seeks New Telephone Number
Mrs Beatrice Quinn requests a new phone number. Her current number EX6 3055 matches Los Angeles dog licenses and allegedly indicates the tag expiration date. She notes she receives calls from across the city about found dogs, though she says they have no dogs.
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Santamonica
Beatrice Quinn
Los Angeles
Panama Fire Leaves 400 Homeless and 20 Hurt
Fire destroyed a block of frame houses in a crowded tenement district leaving more than 400 persons homeless. Twenty were treated at a hospital for injuries. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter at the National Stadium.
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Red Cross
National Stadium
Armed Robber’s Note Demands Cash At Oklahoma City Store
An armed robber used a note to threaten cashier Frank Eleke, 63, at a local Oklahoma City grocery last night. Police report the note demanded “greenbacks in sack,” claiming a gun in the pocket and promising no one will be hurt unless the robber is forced to act.
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Frank Eleke
Senator Smith troubled in East Berlin tour incident
Senator Margaret Chase Smith was detained for about an hour by East German police during a tour of East Berlin with four members of her party. Police intervened as CBS cameras filmed the Maine Republican at a state department store, then released the group. Smith continued her trip which includes the Soviet Union visit.
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Seargaret Chase Smith
East Berlin
Colum Broadcasting System
Maine
Indiana Republican To Vote for McCarthy
SPRINGFIELD Indiana Senator Homer Capehart told a Republican rally he would vote against censure of Senator McCarthy. He called the censure a leftist plot backed by opposition to stop McCarthy from investigating communism. The Senate is to meet November 8 to consider the charges.
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Homer Capehart
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Hebron Mayor's Trial Delayed by Illness
Newark Ohio Com mon Pleas Judge Charles B Hobtsberry moved the embezzlement trial of D D Garver former Hebron mayor to November 8 due to the illness of a state examiner. Garver faces charges of stealing more than 5000 in village funds.
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Ohio
Common Pleas
Charles B. Hobtsberry
D. D. Garver
Hebron
Garver
Young GOP Caravan Plans Tour of Four Counties
Republican State headquarters in Columbus announced a caravan of young Republicans will tour four counties in the sixth district on Oct. The schedule includes Fayette Highland Pickaway and Ross counties to mobilize GOP voters.
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Ayette
Highland
Pickaway
Ross
Carelessness Blamed For Church Blaze
Firemen blamed a careless smoker for a blaze in the Chapel of Christ Church Cincinnati starting in waste baskets and rubbish cans in the rehearsal room. Damage estimates ranged from 1750 to 6000 dollars.
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Chapel of Christ Church
George J. Kohler
Marshall William Telscher
Frost Covers Northeast With Cold Temperatures
The frost spread from the Great Lakes to northern New England with temperatures mostly in the 30s. widespread near normal to mild conditions persisted elsewhere with 40s to 70s in many areas. Early readings included Chicago 39 and New York 49 while Miami reached 64 and Amarillo 57. Local areas reported light showers only in the far northwest and the lower Missouri Valley.
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Eight Die as Gas Fumes From Faulty Chimney in Detroit
At a three story rooming house on Detroit’s edge of downtown carbon monoxide from a faulty chimney killed eight occupants last night. Nine others were hospitalized in temporary serious condition. Owner Joseph Filjackowski, 54, was credited with saving more lives after discovering the fumes and waking residents.
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Pital
Joseph Filjackowski
Filjackowski
Son births sparked Herron family argument in Idabel
Mrs. Joe Herron had seven daughters when a son arrived triggering a heated dispute over a boy's name. The couple, who had favored a girl name, remain undecided as they navigate naming options amid the family contention.
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Idabel
Oklaha
Joe Herron
Herron
Chinchilla Quintuplets Born at Local Ranch
A chinchilla ranch operated by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Miles near Columbus reports five chinchillas born this week. The tiny quintuplets, about two inches long, are thriving despite their mother’s refusal to nurse. The owners hand-feed the litter hourly to sustain them.
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Chinchilla
William E. Miles
Memory of Florence Nightingale Honored on Anniversary
London marks the anniversary of Florence Nightingale whose Crimea service cut hospital death rates and reshaped civilian care. Cardinal Griffin plans a high mass for five nuns from Our Lady Mercy Convent Bermondsey, honoring the nurse whose legacy earned her the Order of Merit before her death in London.
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Britain
France
Russia
Herbert
Jenee Nightingale
Our Lady of Mercy
Bermondsey
England
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
Westminster
Miss Nightingale
Police Know Prosecutor's Murderer
Phenix City investigators pursue a gunman in the A. J. Patterson homicide. Acting Attorney General Bernard Sykes leads the inquiry as homicide detectives say they have a sound case but need to tie up loose ends. An emergency grand jury investigates the Patterson slaying and racketeering in Phenix City's vice cleanup.
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Ala
Bernard Sykes
Sykes
Patterson
Ohio Turnpike Speed Limit Proposed At 65
Columbus set to adopt lower limits for the Ohio Turnpike. Turnpike Commission Chairman James W. Shocknemsy backs 6 mph for passenger cars and 35 or 50 mph for trucks. He cites alignment with other major turnpikes and notes the 21 mile pilot section opening Dec 1 will guide full toll road limits.
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Turnpike Commission
James W. Shocknemsy
Turnpike
Motorcycle Fatalities Near Chardon Prompt Investigation
Two youths riding a motorcycle collided with a car in Burton Village, leaving Lee Eggleston aged 20 and Gary Gwinn aged 19, both of Burton, dead. Deputies noted smoke from burning leaves obscured the motorcycle rider’s view at the time of the crash.
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Ohio
Burton Village
Lee Eggleston
Gary Gwinn
Burton
Vision Eggleston
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