Thirteen Dead In Two New England Train Crashes
Thirteen people died and more than 100 were injured in two rear end collisions involving Boston and Maine trains in Swampscott and Danvers Massachusetts during a heavy snowstorm. Passengers escaped into the Marblehead line voyage to Boston, and the Interstate Commerce Commission plans a public hearing with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities next Tuesday.
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Swampscott
Mass
Maine
Marblehead
Boston
Portsmouth
N.H
Danvers
Ernest Tourtellotte
Winchester
Raymond F. Jones Jr
Lynn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
ICC
Boston Federal Building
Ruth Bean
Salem
Massachusetts League of Women Voters
Budd
Austin Davis
Massachusetts
Gronchi State Visit Safe After Wolf Sighting
President Giovanni Gronchi can rest tonight as a wolf sighting near Caprarola near Rome is traced to monks at a nearby monastery who frightened the animal away. No harm to the president or party is reported in this quirky incident from Washington and Caprarola.
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Gronchi
Wolf
Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Washnage
Caprarola
Assembly Grants Mollet Overwhelming Vacation Vote
Paris February 28 The National Assembly backed Premier Guy Mollet by 452 to 1 in favor of a minimum three week annual paid vacation for all French workers The plan moves to the Council of the Republic where it will become law if approved It replaces the current two week minimum vacation period
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Paris
National Assembly
Guy Mollet
Council of the Republic
Virginia House Passes Moore Resolution on Segregation Policy
The Virginia House of Delegates votes 62 to 34 to approve the Moore stand-out-on so meals resolution, shelving an early special session and continuing segregation through the 1956 57 school year. Debate highlights Moores insistence on timing and Senate prospects.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
Supreme Court
del. Stuart Wheatley
Danville
Senate
House
del. Edward Lane
Lane
Gray Education Commission
del. Charles Green
Bedford
Eisenhower set news conference to reveal decision tomorrow
President Eisenhower schedules a 10:30 am news conference at the old State Department chamber to reveal his long awaited decision on a second term. Press Secretary Hagerty declines to confirm details and notes television plans may follow for a national broadcast if needed.
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State Department
Justice Department Studies TV Industry
Assistant Attorney General Stanley Barnes testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee that the Justice Department is probing the TV industry for possible monopolistic practices. The inquiry is exploratory and not a pledge of action, with reports alleging advertiser use of a network’s own programs during prime viewing hours under review.
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Washington
Stanley Barnes
Justice Department
Senate Commerce
Barnes
Sen
Magnuson
D-Wash
Subcommittee
Antirackets
Eisenhower Expected to Say He Will Run Again if Health Permits
Washington February 28 President Eisenhower plans to announce he would seek re election if his health allows and if his party desires him to he will stress that others may still enter primaries due to possible withdrawal before the convention. The statement to be read at 10 30 a m was refined after two days of work with James Hagerty and Lucius Clay. NBC will televise the press conference between 10 and 11 a m on WHIS TV Bluefield.
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Washington
Montgomery
Gerty
New York
White House
Hagerty
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Lucius Clay
NBC
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
O'Brien
John G. Fox
Senate Blocks Bid For Fast Farm Action
In Washington on February 28 Senate leaders failed to rush farm legislation blocking further debate. President Eisenhower remains unwilling to compromise on rigid price supports, while Agriculture Secretary Benson urges removal of mandatory supports from the soil bank bill amid a Senate committee vote.
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Senate
Breeden-Fitzpatrick- Perrow
Edward L. Breeden
Norfolk
Moore
House
Breeden
Senate Rules Committee
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Assembly
Rt Y
J. Lindsay Almond
Washington
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
White House
Sec of Agriculture
Benson
Senate House
Congress
Senate Agra Committee
Youth 13 Held In Pipe Slaying
Pittsburgh February 28 police report a 13 year old boy weighing under 100 pounds stabbed with an iron pipe and killed a heavier 13 year old schoolmate after a school bus walk home. Eugene Piota of West Homestead confessed to slaying John B Wilinski Jr age 13.
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Pittsburgh
Eugene Piota
Sugarban West Homestead
John B. Wilinski Jr
Psota
Wiki
Ann's
Gervis Kudis
West Homestead
Wilinski
Piota
State Temperatures Slated To Fluctuate
Huntington Feb 28 West Virginia temperatures will fluctuate between now and Sunday with two to four degrees above normal. Tomorrow the weather will be moderately cold and Thursday warmer. Beginning Friday, colder temperatures are forecast for the weekend. Normal highs are around 30 degrees in the north and 35 in the south.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Kilgore Dies Prompting Vacancy Debate in West Virginia
Senator Harley M. Kilgore’s death prompts a contest over his replacement as Gov. Marland considers a temporary appointee. Possible candidates include Arthur B. Koontz and R. D. Bailey, with party conventions and state law on vacancies shaping the process. The May 8 primary looms, and the filing deadline confusion adds to the political maneuvering.
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Charleston
Sen. Kilgore
Marland
Kilgore
Arthur B. Koontz
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Democratic Committee
Bailey
Statehouse
Milton J. Ferguson
Wayne
Neer
Fresaeeeetien Wes
Democratic Party
D. Pitt O'Brien
Brownell Prepares His Office For Ike Talk
The White House discouraged speculation that President Eisenhower may address a second term on television tomorrow. Yet at least one Cabinet member expects to need a TV in his office, as Brownell has a set on hand today.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Aoe Brownell
Senators Trace Gas Bill Lobby
Investigators traced oil lawyer John M. Neff across five states to gauge senators positions on the now dead natural gas bill. Names involved include Sen Hickenlooper of Iowa and Sen Case of South Carolina. timelines center on campaign donations and lobbying efforts amid a Senate ethics inquiry led by Sen George.
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Washington
Senate
John M. Neff
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-lowa
Neff
Hickenlooper
Goodwin
Des Moines
Leton, Neb
Nebraskaan Party
Sen. Case
R-Sc
Case
Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil Co
Dulles Defends Cold War Optimism and Policy Stance
Secretary of State Dulles rejected Democratic attacks on his upbeat view of the cold war while warning against complacency. He spoke at a news conference after Senate and Philadelphia remarks, arguing Moscow shifts tactics to trade and aid as free world unity grows. He urged more flexibility continuity and possibly more foreign aid money.
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Washington
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Philadelphia
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
United States
Unnewehr Petition Seeks Name Change in Indiana Court
Paul E. Unnewehr filed a petition in an Indianapolis court asking to change his surname to Wehr. He cites his four children being teased due to the name as the reason for the change request.
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Indianapolis
Paul E. Unnewehr
Wehr
Kilgore Dies at 63 New Deal Senator From West Virginia
Senator Harley Kilgore of West Virginia died at Bethesda Naval Hospital from a brain hemorrhage after a stroke, ending his three-term Senate run and shifting the Democratic edge. Funeral plans include services in Beckley and Ft Myer with full military honors at Arlington. Gov. Marland to replace Kilgore for remainder of the year.
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Washington
Harley Martin Kilgore
West Virginia
Kilgore
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate
William C. Marland
Marland
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Sen. Bastland
Bethesda Hospital
West
Raleigh
Sen
Knowland
California
Harrison County
W. Va
Raleigh County
Rush Holt
Thomas Sweeney
Truman
Albert T. Young Jr
U.S
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
Ft. Myer
Prince
Harold C. Miller
Arlington National Cemetery
Florida
Air National Aid
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Boston and Maine
Mollet
Virginia House
Ike
James C. Hagerty
Robert Montgomery
Trip
Thomas Andrews
Andrews
Elizabeth Psota
Italy
Koontz
Marland Away
Harley Kilgore
Brownell
Unnewehr
Democrat
Kilne
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