Police Seek Sex Deviate in Death of 6YearOld Mary de Caussin
A 6 year old girl was found fatally injured in a wooded area southwest of Detroit. Police identified the victim as Mary de Caussin and say the scene shows sexual assault indicators. Authorities detained two men for investigation and continued a large-scale search with volunteers.
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Detroit
Mary de Caussin
Richard Novak
Wayne County
Ecorse Township
Bentley Galloway
Orville Dibble
Richard Stessen
Edmond de Caussin Jr
Eoorse Township
de Caussin
Ford Motor Co
Paul Panter
Army probe into WWII searchlight experiment links to sterility
Connecticut workers on a British conceived program using high power arc lamps on tanks faced claims of infertility and birth defects among their families. About 3,000 men linked to the project. four Connecticut veterans retained a lawyer, with at least 30 others allegedly affected. The Army and Veterans Administration review ongoing.
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Washington
Army
Rhine
New York Daily News
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Conn
Raymond Lyddy
Lyddy
9Th Armored Division
538Th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance
Khrushchev Rejects Western Disarmament Proposals
In Helsinki Khrushchev calls Western disarmament plans useless and mocks a proposed Arctic aerial inspection zone. He reiterates demand for abolition of nuclear tests and questions a summit, citing lack of mutual confidence among major powers as the hurdle to any accord.
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Helsinki
Nikita Khrushchev
Arctic
Krushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Finland
United States
Britain
Pla
Arma
Eisenhower
Far East
West Pecs
Fourteen Soldiers Die In Camp Truck Crash
At Fort Campbell Kentucky a 214 ton military truck overturned on a curve near Piney Fork Creek killing fourteen soldiers and injuring nine. All victims were paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division's 327th unit. eyewitness accounts describe a sudden loss of control and the truck plunging into shallow water.
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Fort Campbell
Kentucky
FT. Campbell
101St Airborne Division
Piney Fork Creek
J. B. Cooper
Co. A
37Th Infantry
Gatesville
Tex
Eugene M. Perry
Taunton
Mass
Holars Co
326Th Airborne
Palmyra
Andrew J. Senhefer
Tence
Clarksville
Enn
President to Speak at Governors Conference in Williamsburg
President Eisenhower is slated to deliver a major address at the annual state governors conference in Williamsburg Virginia on June 24. The theme will be announced later and Hagerty noted he has no details on budget remarks or overnight plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State Governors
Williamsburg
Sr House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Wife Testifies Dog Caused Divorce Dubious Claim
A wife testified before Judge William F Shaughnesey that her comber spaniel chased her from bed and bit her. Her husband Thomas 36 did not admit to anything but slept with the dog nearby. The unruly incident appears to fuel their divorce proceedings.
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William F Shaughnesey
Thomas
McDowell Miner Crushed To Death
A 45 year old McDowell County coal miner, William H. Asbury of Bradshaw, was killed while opening a new mine southeast of Bradshaw. A four foot thick boulder, weighing about a ton, fell from the roof as he prepared a second charge. rescuers took two and a half hours to remove him. Survived by a widow and several siblings, the body lay at Fanning Funeral Home in Jaeger as arrangements were made.
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McDowell County
Bradshaw
William H. Asbury
Fanning Funeral Home
Asbury
Henry and Cosby Jewell Asbury
Dora Addair
Cleve
John
Bear
Jolo
Jeff Hill
War
Ollie Hagey
Big Rock
Mollie Gregory
Swords Creek
Artle Mullins
Grundy
Florence Hagerman
Hurley
Vinie Smith
Lex
Fanning Furtral Home
Jaeger
Chinese Canadian to Parliament from Vancouver Chinatown
British Columbia will send a Chinese Canadian to Parliament after Jung won a House of Commons seat in the Monday election. He ran as a Conservative and defeated Liberal Minister Ralph Campney. The district covers Vancouver's Chinatown and Jung trained at the University of British Columbia and became a lawyer in 1954 after serving in New Guinea in World War I.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Jung
Canton
House of Commons
Ralph Campney
Betish Columbia
New Guinea
Blind Boy Wins Prize For Essay On Beauty
Melvin Miller, a 9 year old blind boy from near Marshall, won a 25 prize in a Battle Creek Chamber of Commerce contest for fourth graders. His Braille essay on Its Great to Live in Michigan describes forests hills and lakes. He used a typewriter to transcribe his work with family help on their farm.
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Battle Creek
Michigan
Melvin Miller
Melvin
Burned Out Bulb Forces 8-Passenger Airliner Loop
An eight passenger Lockheed Constellation circled a Jackson field for 142 hours due to a burned out instrument light. Captain Waldo Thomas of Iowa City landed at 10 10 am after the bulb was checked and the left landing seat lock issue noted. More than 50 passengers and four crew were aboard as emergency vehicles stood by during the approach.
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Jackson
Miss
Waldo Thomas
Iiowa City
Iowa
GOP Starts Drive To Win Southern Seats In 1954
President Eisenhower, recovered from a stomach illness, backs a GOP plan to win more southern congressional seats. Meade Alcorn says “Stone Age laws” threaten candidacies in Georgia and other states, prompting calls for election law revisions. Alcorn and I. Lee Potter quantify a potential net gain of eight seats. Sparkman and other Dixie Democrats face stronger GOP opposition ahead.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
South
Meade Alcorn
GOP
Dixie
Alcorn
Georgia
I. Lee Potter
White House
Howard M. Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Potter
Virginia
W Eisenhower
Eig House
Orida
Xas
North Carolina
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Government fights Bethlehem Steel Youngstown merger
The U S government moves to block the 2.2 billion merger of Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Judge Edward Weinfeld set hearings for November 4 on a potential summary judgment. If denied, a lengthy trial could follow as pre trial proceedings continue.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Comp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Edward Weinfeld
Write-In Votes Elevate Wives in Eastville Election
In Eastville Virginia on June 18 write in votes toppled male candidates as wives won seats. Mayor William R Shannonhouse received 11 votes while his wife garnered 12. six women council members defeated their husbands with two votes each after 24 ballots cast from about 110 registered voters. One guided ballot was noted.
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Eastville
Virginia
William R. Shannonhouse
Council
Underwood Names Three To Major State Positions
Edward L. Smith reports that Underwood has named three individuals to major state posts, detailing the appointments and the offices involved. The selections mark a significant shift in the state administration as the names and roles are outlined.
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Underwood
West Virginia Gov Underwood names staff and plans park review
Charleston June 13 Gov Underwood named Dr. William B Rossman to run the new mental health department temporarily and filled two other top posts Warden Lane becomes conservation director and W Kyle McCormick takes charge of the Archives and History Department The administration faces debate over a foreign aid bill with Sen Knowland and Sen Johnson seeking to keep funding intact while others urge cuts and economic restraint The new appointments take effect July 1 and McCormick plans to relocate from Princeton to Charleston
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Charleston
Underwood
William B. Rossman
M. Lane
Glenville
Carl J. Johnson
W. Kyle McCormick
Princeton
Department of Archives and History
Dale Thomas
Sen
Talmadge
D-Ga
Lyndon B
Son
D-Tex
Johnson
Knowland
Rcalif
Aoe Ee
Dan
Morrow
Morse
Long
D-La
Walker
Abe 7
Thomas Johnson
Walter Butler Co
Minneapolis
Butler
The
Conservation Department
West Virginia
Mont Chateau State Park
Butler Co
Conservation Commission
Phil Conley
Kyle McCormick
State Department of Archives
Princeton Observer
Bluefield Sunset News
Mercs
Histor Records
State Museum
West
State Capitol
McCormick
Princston
Free Lemonade Flow Promises Warm Day In Bluefield
In Bluefield the first lemonade event of summer is set for today after a heat spike. Officials report 90 degrees around 2 pm with cool 52 previously noted, as Petite debs serving at the West Virginia Hotel and New Graham Pharmacy join the youths in a city tradition.
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Bluefield
K. Ll
Cooperative Eed
Greater Bluefield
Virginiae
Dave Garroway
Off Duty Policeman Apprehends Boy Burglar
An off duty policeman woke to breaking glass in Lansing Michigan when a young thief burglarized a local grocery store. The officer pursued and captured the suspect who was taken into custody along with recovered cash totaling 172 dollars.
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Lansing
Mich
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