Trial opens for two in Emmett Till murder case
Two half brothers Roy Bryant and J W Milam go on trial in Sumner Mississippi for the murder of 14 year old Emmett Till of Chicago, whose body was found in a river after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman. Grandfather Moses Wright and mother Mamie Bradley will testify for the prosecution before an all white jury.
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Miss
Emmett Till
Chicago
Greenwood
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milam
Moses Wright
Mamie Bradley
Seventh American Civilian Turned Loose by China Reds
Rev Levi A Lovegren, 67, a Baptist missionary from Cherry Grove Oregon, freed after almost five years in Chinese prison near Canton and reunited with his wife on his birthday. Three Catholic priests also released after over two years under house arrest. they disputed charges and described coercive pressure to admit. The missionary said he sent limited military information to his mission board before the Reds arrived and denied any espionage.
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Hong Kong
Levi A. Lovegren
Cherry Grove
Ore
United States
Geneva
China
Frederick A. Gordon
Somerset
Ohio
Joseph E. Hyde
Lowell
Mass
James G. Joyce
Canton
Father Gordon
Father Hyde
Father Joyce
Grew
Chungking
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Peron Seeks Talks With Rebels Amid Cordoba LibERATION Claims
In Buenos Aires and Montevideo reports, President Peron offered to negotiate with rebel leaders. Cordoba was claimed as fully liberated by state radio though rebel and government sources offered conflicting updates. The disorder spread from Curuzu Cuatia to Entre Rios as loyalties shifted.
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Entre Rios
Buenos Alrares
Protest to Russians On Solons Handling In Moscow
The U S Embassy said it received an unsatisfactory reply to a protest over Rep Joseph Holt of Calif being held at pistol point during a Moscow sightseeing visit last month. An embassy spokesman would not disclose details but called the response unsatisfactory after Ambassador Bohlen delivered the protest and First Secretary Guthrie made multiple calls seeking a reply.
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U. S
Joseph Holt
Charles E. Bohlen
John Guthrie
Foreign Ministry
Farm Issue Rumblings Not So Loud in Ohio
Democrats and Republicans in Ohio doubt the farm issue will dominate next year’s campaigns. Ken Harding notes local factors shape impact, while a GOP link suggests unrest exists mainly in western districts over hog and corn prices. New Agriculture data show cash receipts down for livestock and dairy but crops up, signaling mixed farmer finances.
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Washington
Ken Harding
Michael Kirwan
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Harding
Senate
White House
McCulloch
Clevenger
Department of Agriculture
Hurricane Hilda Rounds Tampico Tidal Port
Hilda, at 125 mph, battered Tampico Mex at sea level and intruded inland with hurricane force winds. Communications failed and power was knocked out as rains intensified. The storm’s reach extended into northern Mexico and toward the Texas coast as the Rio Grande Valley faced more heavy rainfall and potential flooding.
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Brownsville
Tex
Tampico
Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Ohio Toll Rises to 13 Over Weekend Car Deaths
Unseasonably warm weather returns drownings to the fatality list as Ohio's traffic toll climbs to 13 from Friday 6 p.m. EST to Sunday midnight. One accident claimed two lives, while other incidents added to the grim total.
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Associated Press
Stevenson Bid for Dem Candidate Stirring Southern Opposition
Southern governors diverge on Stevenson as the likely Democratic nominee with calls for a strong convention fight. They foresee more Southern GOP opposition to Eisenhower than in 1952, and most doubt a third party movement. Governors Folsom Griffin Collins weigh Stevenson versus Harriman and Truman as the strongest nominee in their states.
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Dem
South
Washington
E. Stevenson
Associated Press
Dixie
Allen Shivers
Texas
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Frank Lausche
Ohio
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
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Russell
Dga
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Virginia
Florida
Tennessee
George Bell Timmerman, Sr
Averell Harriman
New York
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Leroy Collins
Harriman
Collins
Folsom
Argument Over Drink Turns Fatal in Belle Valley Bar
In Belle Valley a tavern dispute over a drink left John Riley Foreman nineteen dead after Ralph Cobb twenty knocked him unconscious. Foreman collapsed and died as bystanders carried him out. Cobb is jailed awaiting coroner’s report and investigation by the county.
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Belle Valley
John Riley Foreman
Donald Conaway
Ralph Cobb
Foreman
Cobb
New VA Office in Columbus Oversees Regional Medical Activity
A Veterans Administration office planned for Columbus will supervise VA medical activities across Indiana Kentucky Michigan and Ohio enabling centralized oversight for regional veterans care and programs.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Columbus
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Soviets Urge U S Troop Quit Europe After Porkkala Move
Moscow presses for immediate American troop withdrawal from Europe as Pravda lauds base return to Finland. Khrushchev era style amnesty announced for WWII collaborators. U S and NATO drawdown discussed at UN and in Geneva.
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United Nations
Porkkala
Gulf of Finland
U. S
Europe
Bodies of 2 Found In Old Mine Shaft
Georgetown Colorado sheriff reports two Kansas uranium prospectors found dead in an abandoned mine shaft after a more than three day search. Glenn Dew 33 and Melvin LeBlow 45 both of Ulysses Kansas were found about 6000 feet from the shaft entrance by a rescue squad in breathing gear. The pair disappeared Thursday and two companions stood by at the shaft entrance awaiting help.
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Georgetown
Colo
Kansas
Glenn Dew
Melvin LeBlow
Ulysses
Kan
James Sacra
Chinese Is Sentenced In Newsman's Death
Singapore news reports Ong Ah Too a 25 year old Chinese truck driver was sentenced to death for being in a mob that murdered American newsman Gene Symonds. Symonds, 29, of Dayton, was United Press manager for Southeast Asia and was fatally beaten May 12 during riots connected to a strike.
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Singapore
Ong Ah Too
Gene Symonds
Symonds
Dayton
United Press
Southeast Asia
UN Delegates Open 10th General Assembly Optimistic
United Nations delegates gather for the 10th General Assembly with optimism for a 12 week session. They discuss strategy on Cyprus and face battles over Red China and a Security Council contest between Poland and the Philippines. Molotov arrives praising relations and Lodge highlights Eisenhower open sky plan while opposing relaxation of the embargo on Red China. Francis Wilcox says the U S hopes the USSR will join the I A A.
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N. Y
General Assembly
U. S
State Dulles
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Britain
China
Poland
Philippines
Security Council
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
New York
Eisenhower
Fatal Route 33 crash claims Pennsylvanian in Nelsonville
The second Route 33 fatal crash in two weeks killed Michael Fiola 36 of Carnegie Pa who had lived at the Dew Hotel Nelsonville three years. Three others were rushed to Mount St Mary Hospital in critical condition Harry Searles Virginia Searles and Betty Parry sustained multiple injuries. Fiola was driving a 1955 model car that left Haydenville on a blind turn and struck a guard rail then a tree. He is survived by Agnes and three children and various relatives. Funeral arrangements will be in Carnegie Pa.
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Pennsylvania
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Michael Fiola
Carnegie
Dew Hotel
Haydenville
Fiola
Harry
Searles
Virginia
Jefferson St
Betty Parry
Walnut St
Ing North
Francis Store
Hocking County
Ione Rages Inland Northward Toward Virginia
Hurricane Ione swept inland from the North Carolina coast with violent winds and 107 mph gusts at Cherry Point Marine Air Station. The storm, moving NNW, threatened Virginia shores as warnings extended from Wilmington to Block Island. Diamond Shoals lightship torn from moorings. Coast Guard rushed Mendota to assist. Rain flooded streets, severed lines, and coastal towns faced isolation as the center neared the Virginia line.
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Ione
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Virginia Line
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Rebels dispute Peron victory claims in Argentina
Montevideo reports President Peron's government says it attacked the rebel stronghold Puerta Belgrano while rebels claim the 2nd Army Command joined the revolt. The government reports cent ers of resistance in Puerto Belgrano and Cordoba with cleanup efforts in Cordoba at dawn. Buenos Aires endures a second night under blackout as it faces rebel bombardment threats.
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Peron
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Plumerillo
Ruiz Portillo
Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan Peron
Puerta, Belgrano
Puerto Belgrano
2Nd Army
Con
Mendosa
Male Nurses Get Bars for Army Reserve Commissions
The Army plans to commission male nurses as reserve second lieutenants within four to six weeks. A qualifications table for male nurse candidates may be sent to command posts this week, marking the first time men may hold officer ranks in the nurse corps. The measure, signed into law by President Eisenhower and sponsored by Rep. Frances Bolton, also extends to the Navy, though its plans are not yet settled.
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Washington
Army
U. S
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Eisenhower
Navy
General Warns Cadre To Soft-Pedal Youths At Fort Wood
Fort Leonard Wood Missouri AA Major General Frank O Bowman, commanding, told officers and noncommissioned officers to curb profanity around the 17 to 18 year olds arriving October 4 as part of a new national reserve program. Treat them like your own son he urged.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Frank O. Bowman
Fort Wood
Equality of Sexes Cited for Divorces
London authorities report Britain’s divorce rate has surged to about four times the 1939 level. Joseph Brayshaw of the British Marriage Guidance Council cites equal partnerships and greater tolerance as factors, noting modern marriage aims higher and suffers more casualties.
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London
Britain
Joseph Brayshaw
British Marriage Guidance Council
Officials donate $100000 to OSU for William Green Memorial
Columbus report notes officials of the American Federation of Labor turn over one hundred thousand dollars to Ohio State University. The gift funds a new memorial scholarship honoring William Green. The arrangement underscores AFL support for higher education and labor leadership legacy.
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Columbus
American Federation of Labor Today
Ohio State University
William Green
Indian Love Call Aims To Lure Escaped Elephant
Charlotte readers report Vicki the runaway Asian elephant has evaded capture for eight days. Louis Reed from Ringling circus plans to lure the 2300 pound animal with Indian jungle calls after traveling from California to assist in the hunt.
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Charlotte
N. C
Vicki
Louis Reed
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Reed
Reeds
California
Teen Faces Fatal Threat At Local Pond
Cincinnati community mourns after 18 year old Floyd Sawyer of Harrison reportedly told friends he would drown himself then carried out the threat at a local pond. Authorities investigated the incident as a possible suicide.
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Cincinnati
Floyd Sawyer
Harrison
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