Three Black GIs Executed at Lansing Prison in Robbery Case
Three Black soldiers from Fort Leonard Wood were hanged at Lansing State Prison after a February court martial convicted them in the robbery and murder of Waynesville taxi driver Harry Langley. Beverly, Riggins, and Suttles, ages 25 to 28, were executed in sequence as officials monitored the procedure from start to finish. The men, once toting hoods and nooses, had exhausted appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and military review boards, with Eisenhower's approval sustaining the sentence.
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Lansing
Kan
Waynesville
Chastine Beverly
Bally
James L. Riggins
Birmingham
Ala
Louis M. Butlles
Chattanooga
Tenn
Fort Leonard Wood
Harry Langley
Serne
U. S
Fort Seaworth
Rario
James W. Davis
Military Prison
Beverly
Riggins
Beve
U. & Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Army
Board of Review
Military Court of Appeals
Nautilus Tests Are Top Secret
The Navy announced that results from diving tests of the world’s first atomic powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, will be kept top secret. The submarine left Groton for undisclosed operations off the Maine coast for its first deep dives.
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Groton
Conn
Navy
Maine
Shivers Open to Peace Meeting With Demo Chief Butler
Texas Gov Allan Shivers said he is willing to meet National Democratic Chairman Paul Butler to discuss party unity but will not pledge support to any nominee before knowing who he is. Shivers suggested a Washington meeting within four to six weeks and emphasized compromise in politics. He previously broke with Adlai Stevenson over tidelands policy.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Eisenhower
Paul Butler
Shivers
Butler
John McKelvey
Electra
Tex
National Democratic
Ernor
Washington
Adini Stevenson
Illinois
Tidelands
Wheat Producing Nations Report Record Wheat Surplus
The Agriculture Department estimated the four principal wheat producing countries hold a record surplus of 2.056 billion bushels at the start of the current marketing season, after domestic demand is subtracted. Exports are forecast at about 709 million bushels, led by the United States with Canada, Argentina and Australia following. The U.S. is expected to have nearly 1 billion bushels under support loans by July 1.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Department
U.S
Heart Seizure Kills Pittsburgh Tourist
Fred Lachey a 58 year old tourist from Pittsburgh died after a heart attack here Monday with his ailing wife at his bedside in Tovana officials said the couple were visiting the region for a holiday and planned to return home next week.
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Pittsburgh
Tavana
Fred Lachey
Princess Margaret Arrival Marred by Police Action in Nassau
In Nassau Bahamas on March 1 crowds mobbed Princess Margaret's arrival. Police manhandled two press photographers and escorted Hollywood actress Yvonne de Carlo from a reserved area amid the uproar. Gov Sir Robert Neville conveyed personal regret to photographers Johnson and Vizini.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Yvonne de Carlo
Princess Margaret
Robert A. R. Neville
W. Johnson
Vizini
Johnson
Miss de Carlo
Toscanini Arrives in New York Amid Marriage Rumors
Maestro Arturo Toscanini aged 88 and his secretary Anita Colombo arrived in New York on Monday amid rumors of a planned marriage. Walter Toscanini, the conductor's son, dismissed the reports as ridiculous. The article notes their Milan origins and a separate item about winds reaching the 14,260 foot summit of Mount Evans in Colorado.
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York
Mareh
Arturo Toscanini
Walter Toscanini
Anita
Colombo
Milan
Italy
Mount Evans
Colorado
Vets' Corner on World War II and GI Bill questions
A reader asks about temporary interruptions to World War II GI Bill training for job travel, eligibility to combine GI Bill business loans with a non veteran partner, age calculations for converting GI term insurance, and Korean GI Bill training eligibility after an administrative discharge. Answers clarify that interruptions up to four months are allowed with proof, loan guarantees apply only to the veteran’s portion, age is the birthday nearest the policy date, and Korean training requires veteran status out of service.
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Q—Ti
Earthquake Shakes North America Near California
Pasadena Cal Tech seismograph recorded a goat sized tremor at 10 49 pm Monday night possibly in North America or the West Indies. Dr Charles Richter says the quake registered 6 5 on the Richter scale and could cause damage if near a populated area.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technoloseismiograph
North America
West Indies
Charles Richter
Cal Tech
Peru Census to Cover Population Housing and Livestock
Lima Peru plans a three way census of population housing and livestock late this year. Officials expect about 40 000 canvassers and an expenditure of 530060 will be required to complete the census.
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Lima
Port
Peru
Two Badly Hurt Oil Well Torpedo Blast Kills Three
A nitroglycerin torpedo at an oil well exploded near Christoval Texas killing C R Boyd Raymond Barr Ridley and V V Flood and injuring C W Boyles and his son Hollis. The blast blasted body parts as far as 300 yards and the injured were rushed to Shannon hospital. The rig was on Harkey Ranch lease about 12 miles southeast of Christoval.
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San Angelo
Tex
C. R. Boyd
Raymond Barr Ridley
Snider
Wichita Falls
Blecks
C. W. Boyles
Oklahoma City
Hollis Boyles
Shannon Hospital
Schleigher County
Hollis
C. E. Knight Co
Snyder, Knight
Barring Negroes Brings Lawsuit in Miami Hotel Case
The Dade county Republican executive committee voted to pursue legal action against the hotel owner after a February 12 incident involving racial segregation. A sharp floor battle among 143 members defined the decision process, with the specific action to be determined by officers and legal counsel.
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Miami
Dade County Republican Executive Committee
Nature Science Fail India's Drug Monopoly
Nature and science block India in its bid to monopolize the new drug reserpine. An American firm now grows rauwolfia heterophyla in Central America and chemists near to duplicating the full plant's chemistry. Reserpine, a tranquilizer aiding high blood pressure and certain psychiatric cases, is already sold under varied trade names.
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Delos Smyth
United Press
Science
Nature and Science
India
Bravil
Francis A. Hochstein
Charles Pfizer
Man Swallows Dental Plate In Sleepless Night
Newark report says Arthur Bista underwent surgery after swallowing a dental plate Sunday night. The plate became embedded in his esophagus and required medical intervention.
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Newark
N. J
Arthur Bista
Bista
Farmers Income Shows Increase in February Prices
Prices received by farmers for crops and livestock rose four tenths of one percent in the month ended Feb 13 according to the Agriculture Department. The gain keeps farm prices about three percent below the level of the same period last year, driven mainly by higher egg cattle chicken and orange prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
M Arthur's Clerk Faces Arson Trial
In Brockton Massachusetts on a Monday during March the clerk for General MacArthur’s wartime office faced an arson charge. A jury of ten plus two women was chosen to hear the Commonwealth’s case against Middleboro police officer Louis W. Hammond who is accused of setting fire to the Masonic building in Middleboro on September 26 last year.
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Brockton
Mas
Dougla MacArthur
Middleboro
Louis W. Hammond
Hammond
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Cox Funeral Home
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