Supreme Court Reverses on Army Trials for Civilians Abroad
The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that military trials are unconstitutional for two women who murdered their husbands overseas, freeing Dorothy Krueger Smith and Clarice B. Covert. The decision leaves unsettled whether civilians accompanying the armed forces abroad may be tried by courts-martial for crimes with lesser penalties. Justice Black stated civilians must be tried in civil courts, and the ruling nullifies their existing court-martial convictions.
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U. S
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Clarice B. Covert
England
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Gale Krueger
Federal Reformart
Alderson
Dulles Doubts Reds Ready To Cutback Arms
Secretary of State Dulles warned it would be folly to dismantle free world defenses relying on Soviet supervision. He cautioned on disarmament talks as polls open in Bluefield for city board, daylight saving, and related measures while Eisenhower's foreign aid plan faces Senate hurdles.
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Dulles
Cept
United States
Ascena
Degliene Et Cased
London
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
City Board of Directors
T. Courtney Tanner
Henry J. Goforth
Joe Eaton
W. L. Thornton
E.H (Lige) Tucker
Bluefield
Chessman wins another lease on life from Supreme Court
Cary Chessman, awaiting execution in San Quentin's gas chamber for nine years, wins a tentative reprieve as the Supreme Court divides 5-3. Justice Harlan rails against late constitutional appeals, while Justices Douglas Clark and Burton dissent.
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Cary Chessman
San Quentin
Supreme Court
California
Justice Harlan
Harlan
Chessman
United States
Justice Douglas
Clark
Douglas
Burton
Paleoke
Stanley Frasier
Kell Resigning Bluefield Post
WEIRTON June 6 William Kell longtime Bluefield city manager was appointed city manager of Weirton by the city council. He will assume duties between July 15 and August 1. Kell 43 from Bluefield led Bluefield’s administration for six years and earlier started the municipal parking authority program in 1948. Weirton had been without a city manager since April 8 when Charlies M. McCall resigned.
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Weirton
William Kell
Bluefield
Kell
Charlies M. McCall
Waynesburg
Union Leaders Use Fifth Amendment In Corruption Probe
In Indiana a top AFL-CIO official and two other leaders invoked the Fifth in a testy hearing about union funds and highway profits. Senator Gore led a panel showing a complex web of allegations, while Hutcheson defended his record as the ethics code questions his continued leadership and the union’s reply remains cautious.
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Indiana
Hutcheson
Afl-Cio
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Public Works
Gore
Brotherhood
Judgenee
APL - Cio
Beck
Fifth
Ballard Escapes Indictment in Pinecrest Forgery Case
BECKLEY June 10 The Raleigh County grand jury declined to indict George W Ballard former manager of Pinecrest Sanitarium who faced forgery charges Bonds totaling 1500 were set and witnesses including State Trooper J A Woodley Lt R I Boone testified Ballard a Democrat served as manager for 24 years before being replaced last April 18 He was hospitalized after fainting in a Beckley store and his condition was listed as fair Hodgson had noted the case rested on checks made payable to three Pinecrest employees.
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Joseph E. Hodgson
J. A. Woodley
R. I. Boone
State Police
Ballard
Tuberculosis Institutione
Underwood
Hos
Beckley
Hodgson
Pinecrest
Governor Underwood pledges Bluefield education support
Governor Cecil Underwood told Bluefield residents in a WHIS TV press conference that the Bluefield institution will not be discontinued and that education will be expanded. He praised Pat Graney as road commissioner, discussed state mental health reform, and noted only twelve West Virginia candidates qualify as mental health director, with residency and voter status required.
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WHIS
Bluefield
Pat Graney
West Virginia
the of Delegates
Tyler County
American Psychiatric Society
Underwood
Chamber of Commerce
Tate
Warmer Weather Forecast for West Virginia State
Huntington reporters warn of warmer temperatures across the Mountain State with showers expected Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures through Saturday are forecast to average three to four degrees above normal, reaching around 70 in the north and 71 in the south.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Fm North
Man With Artificial Legs Falls From Tree
Jessie W. Cobern a 26 year old resident of Belle Kanawha County fell from a tree while putting up a sawing for a Sunday school class. He sustained a broken arm and was admitted to a Charleston hospital where attendants reported his condition as good.
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Kanawha County
Jessie W. Cobern
Belle
Cobern
Girard Neighbors Press for U S Trial on Death in Japan
A Girard, Ohio delegation traveled to Washington to seek a US trial for Army specialist third class Girard in the death of Japanese woman Naka Sakai on a US firing range in Japan. They delivered petitions and asked President Eisenhower to waive jurisdiction for trial in the United States.
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William
Girard
White House
Naka Sakai
Japan
U. S
Defense Department
Ottawa
Louis
Shirley
Oviewa
Fred Gerding Sr
First National Bank
X. W. Mitchell
Alliance Theater
LeRoy Clemens
City Co
Ottawa Republicanes
Gerding
Kawa
Waive House
B. A. McCabe
Eisenhower
McCabe
U States
President Eisenhower Reports Slow Recovery From Stomach Upset
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, treated for a mild stomach upset, is "coming along very well" after vomiting spells and intravenous feeding. Doctors said there is no sign the incident is related to his 1955 heart attack, and Hagerty updated reporters on his progress in the evening.
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Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
White House
Howard M. Snyder
White Now
Ags
New York
Hagerth
Agees
Governor Underwood speaks at Bluefield Chamber dinner
Governor Cecil Underwood addressed the 53rd annual Bluefield Chamber of Commerce dinner at the West Virginian. He praised road and education plans, urged a balanced state program, and warned against tax burdens that would deter industry. The event featured a Pioneer Club welcome for new longtime members and remarks by Fred O. Blue.
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Chamber of Commerce
Theodore Dorman
Bluefield
Com
A. 8. Kemper Jr
B. W. John
Gray Methodist Church
Kemper
J. P. Gills
Pioneer Club
Roy Shoe
Lilly Company
W. C. Warlick
Fred O. Blue
Mercer County
GOP
Underwood
Mayflower II Stalled by Winds Near Cape Cod
The Mayflower II faced calm winds and rough seas 60 miles west southwest of Nantucket, delaying arrival near Provincetown. Captain Alan Villiers reported an uncertain arrival time as the 180 ton bark nears its Plymouth, England voyage echo, with plans to exhibit in New York before permanent placement in Plymouth as a gift from Britain.
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Plymouth
England
Soaght
Cape Cod
Alan Villiers
Nantucket
Villiers
Coast Guard
Nancy Villiers
Boston
London
New York
Pilgrim Village
Britain
America
Liberal Government Fails In Canada Vote
Toronto report says prime minister Louis St Laurent failed to gain an overall majority in today's Canadian voting results. The Liberal government faces a hung parliament and continued coalition implications.
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Canada
Toronto
Low St. Laurent
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