Four Puerto Ricans Go on Trial in House Gun Attack
Four Puerto Rican Nationalists led by Lolita Lebron face trial in the House gun attack that wounded five congressmen. They are charged with assault with intent to kill and with using a dangerous weapon. bonds are set at 190000 each. The defendants insist the act was defense of country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Rogers JR
Washington
House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
U.S
George H. Fallon
D-Md
Kenneth A. Roberts
Ala
Clifford Davis
Dtenn
Ben F. Jensen
Iowa
Navy Unveils Flying Pogo Stick at Moffett Field
The Navy demonstrated its vertical takeoff Convair XFY1 delta-wing craft in a tethered flight at Moffett Field. Test pilot J F Skeets Coleman piloted the aircraft three times, rising to about 100 feet while safety cables kept it in vertical position.
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Moffett Field
Calif
Navy
J. F. (Skeets) Coleman
Mayor waives fine after restoring visitor’s towed car
Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze repaired a parking violation for W. H. Stokes of Coventry England. Stokes saw his car towed for illegal parking, and the mayor ordered its return and canceled the $5 fine to boost good will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Anthony J. Celebrezze
W. H. Stokes
Coventry
England
Stokes
City Hall
Red Youths to Be Stopped at Border
The West German government says organized groups of Communist West German youth who try to cross the frontier to attend a Communist youth meeting in East Berlin this weekend will be stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
East Berlin
Red Role in Policing Raises New Problem
Geneva talks on Indochina armistice policing face deadlock as Western powers reject Communist representation on the truce supervision body. Molotov argues for Communist participation while France pushes for a broader neutral commission and limited local subcommittees under international control. Western officials favor an Asian-dominated international structure with clear arms and troop controls.
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Geneva
Indochina
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Pham van Dong
Vietminh
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Molotov
France
Georges Bidault
Red China
Bidault
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Pakistan
ILO May Oust Red Delegates
The United States and 30 nations challenged seven Communist country employer delegates at the ILO conference. W. L. McGrath of Cincinnati led the effort to unseat delegates from the Soviet Union White Russia the Ukraine Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Poland and Hungary arguing the Communist employer is a government proxy.
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Genevap
United States
International Labor Organization
ILO
Red
U. S
W. L. McGrath
Cincinnati
Ohio
Soviet Union
White Russia
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Too Poor for Divorce, Couple Is Reconciled
Mrs. Alice C. Moore 30 sought temporary alimony for herself and daughter Karol 1 while pursuing divorce from Robert Moore 32. Judge Alan E. Ashcraft noted Moores’ $272 monthly income and $159 fixed expenses and urged reconciliation. The couple agreed and left hand in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alice C. Moore
Karol
Robert Moore
Moore
Superior Court
Alan E. Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Moores
Moneyless Safe Robbed of $700 in Illinois Hardware Store
In Du Quoin Illinois Leo Hindman reported a break in at his hardware store. A sign claimed the safe held no money but a thief followed the directions and took 300 dollars in cash and 400 dollars in checks.
Sanitary Officers Fine Spotless Diner in Newark
The Spotless Diner proprietors in Newark were fined 190 by Magistrate Joseph Lerner for failing to maintain proper sanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Joseph Lerner
Republicans Seek More Member Activity
Gordon Yock and Rhoda Lund announced George H. McFadden joined as field director to promote greater Republican participation at precinct township and county levels in Stillwater.
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ST. Paul
Gordon Yock
Rhoda Lund
George H. McFadden
Stillwater
McFadden
Miller Hospital Nurse Reappointed to State Board
St Paul Gov Anderson reappointed Miss Thelma Dodds of Miller Hospital to a second term on the State Board of Examiners of Nurses. The term runs until May 1, 1959.
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ST. Paul
Anderson
Thelma Dodds
Miller Hospital
State Board of Examiners of Nurses
Rains Slow Up Vietminh Forces Near Hanoi
Heavy monsoon rains bog down Vietminh troops and convoys moving from Dien Bien Phu toward the Red River delta. French warplanes pause for the second day while bombers hit Vietminh positions 12 miles south of Hanoi and near Chanoi.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Delta
Chanoi
Hung Yen
Barrymore Jr. Welcomes Son John Barrymore III in New York
Barrymore family announces the birth of a son to John Barrymore Jr. and Cara Williams in New York on May 15. The infant weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was named John Barrymore III. John Jr. will return to his wife and child in New York after a Hollywood business trip.
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Hollywood
New York
John Barrymore Jr
Cara Williams
Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
John Barrymore III
John Jr
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Akron Council Bans Secret Meetings Ordinance Passed
Akron city councilmen approved a new ordinance prohibiting all secret meetings of city boards or commissions, aiming to increase transparency and public access to proceedings.
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Akron
Ohio
Five powers discuss arms for Southeast Asia at Pentagon
Military leaders from United States Britain France Australia and New Zealand met at the Pentagon for six days of exploratory talks on military options to deter Communist expansion in Southeast Asia including Indochina. Secretary Wilson said most issues are political and that the talks are limited to existing or future decisions by leaders and diplomats. He noted a Philippine-US effort to implement their mutual defense treaty with Ramon Magsaysay as key steps forward.
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Washington
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Wilson
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Indochina
American State Department
Far East
East Asia
Philippines
Ramon Magsay
Truman Cancels Labor Speech in Cleveland
Former President Harry S. Truman has canceled a planned luncheon speech sponsored by organized labor in Cleveland. He said he would suspend all June and July engagements to catch up on memoir work for Life magazine, leading the Cleveland Labor Committee for Human Rights to call off the Human Relations Institute CIO AFL event.
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Cleveland
Harry Sr. Truman
Organized Labor
Truman
Life Magazine
Cleveland Labor Committee For Human Rights
Human Relations Institute
Cio-Afl
Telephone Call Proves Troublesome
A telephone repair man quickly answered a trouble call from the John Koffend home. The Koffends, not hearing the front door bell or back door knocks, were upstairs. The repairman connected his test line and called them to let him in.
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Omahap
John Koffend
Koffends
Soviet Encyclopedia Says Lend Lease Enriched American Monopolies
Moscow reports that the Great Soviet Encyclopedia criticizes U S lend lease as enriching American monopolies. It cites Russia receiving about 9.8 billion dollars, compares Soviet output, and notes Britain’s settlement terms and ongoing U S–Russia debt disputes.
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Moscow
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Belgian DC3 Pig Transport Shot Down Near Yugoslav Frontier
A Sabena DC3 transporting pigs from Britain to Belgrade was shot at over Maribor Yugoslavia by an unidentified aircraft. The radio officer was killed. the pilot and a Belgian mechanic were injured. The British co pilot and another Belgian reported a MIG jet attack. The plane diverted to Graz for an emergency landing. a sister pig plane landed safely in Belgrade.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Britain
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Graz
Maribor
U N Debates Indochina War Amid Security Council
The United Nations Security Council plans to discuss Thailand’s request for military observers amid the Indochina war. Russia opposes immediate debate fearing harm to Geneva talks, while Western allies back examining the issue. India and Nehru voice concern over sparking negotiations, and France shifts stance to allow observers on Thailand’s borders.
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United Nations
N.Y
Indochina
United Natio
Russia
Security Council
Thailand
Southeast Asia
U.N
Council
Washington
Pete Sarasin
Geneva
Moscow
New Delhi
Nehru
India
France
First Phone Call Is Put Into Record
Washington report on Roy Cohn accusing Atty. Gen. Browne ll or his assistant of instigating the Army McCarthy hearings. Monitored telephone calls are read into the record as Dirksen cites talks with Secretary Stevens amid a dispute over disclosure of a May 17 closed session. McCarthy accuses Hensel of masterminding charges while the panel votes to forward 130 alleged Communists in defense plants to the Defense Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Atty
Brownell
McCarthy
Cohn
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Army
McCarthy Subcommittee
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ii
Stevens
John Lucas Jr
Dirksen
Ralph Zwicker
Asst
Secretary of Defense
H. Struve Hensel
Hensel
Mundt
R-Sd
Defense Department
Department
Ohio Mansion Transformed into Public School Site
Willoughby Eastlake school district buys a 20 room mansion on 135 acres for 150000 to house an elementary school for about 250 students. The plan uses nine classrooms, barns as shops and labs, a garage as workshop, and converting a pipe organ into a feature for future use. Overall remodeling around 50000 dollars, with an eventual facility value near 300000 dollars plus land potential for three more schools. Estate formerly owned by Mr and Mrs Stanley W Tucker with ownership passing from Mrs Tucker died 1953 and husband ten years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Ohio
Willoughby-Eastlake
Dietitian
Stanley W. Tucker
Tucker
Western Reserve University
Lincoln mayor honors reporter for long service
Mayor Clark Jeary accepted a city council resolution congratulating Phil Wadhams of the Lincoln Journal for his consistently high reporting on city affairs since 1913 and for honesty integrity and cooperation in his work.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Journal
City Hall
Phil Wadhams
Clark Jeary
Wadhams
Official to Speak Minneapolis Conference
Representative Eugene McCarthy will address the annual conference of the American Studies Group of Minnesota and the Dakotas at the University of Minnesota next Sunday. Sherwood Cummings of the University of South Dakota is also slated to speak.
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Minneapolis
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
American Studies Group of
Minnesota
the Dakotas
University of Minnesota
Sherwood Cummings
University of South Dakota
Crash Survivor in Critical Condition
A Minnesota Air National Guard C47 crash near Duluth left 9 of 14 aboard dead. One survivor, S. Sgt. Donald E. Marty, 24, Duluth, remained in critical condition with head injuries and a leg fracture at St. Lukes Hospital. T. Sgt. George Ion, 32, Duluth, was in fairly good condition.
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Bellevue Hospital
Dorothy Westwater
Manhattan
Dorothy
Marion Brown
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota Air National Guard
St. Lukes Hospital
Donald E. Marty
George Ion
Monitored Calls Renounced as Unilluminating by Jenkins
Washington special counsel Ray H. Jenkins says public access to monitored telephone calls would be a tremendous disappointment. He notes many calls shed little or no light on the issues in the McCarthy Army hearings dispute.
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Washington
Ray H. Jenkins
Jenkins
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F. Joseph Donohue
District of Columbia Board of Commissioners
Myron G. Ehrlich
Abe Goldstein
Ben Paul Noble
Barrymore Jr
SE Asia
Military Chiefs of
By Richard Kasischke
British Commonwealth
William N. Oatis
International Organization
State Dulles
Pvt. G. David Schine
Subcommittee
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