Man Held In Sever County Robbery Ring
A 24 year old Parkersburg man, William Sprouse, is in custody in Ripley West Virginia as questioning on a large robbery ring continues. He has signed a statement admitting hundreds of break ins across Jackson Mason Wood Roane Wirt Kanawha counties and Washington County Ohio. Sprouse implicated his half brother Ira McConnell and father George Sprouse, found shot to death December 10 along the Little Kanawha River. He indicated his father taught him safecracking and the group stole money and merchandise from several local businesses. Sprouse may be turned over to Wood County authorities after Jackson County interrogation.
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Ripley
W. Va
Parkersburg
E. M. Brammer
William Sprouse
Jackson County
Sprouse
Wood County
Jackson
Mason
Wirt
Roane
Kanawha
West Virginia
Washington County
Ohio
Ira E. McConnell
George Sprouse
Little Kanawha
Brammer
Herter Sees Optimism on Soviet Disarmament Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter expressed cautious optimism that the Soviets may accept part of an international disarmament inspection system that could satisfy the United States. He noted a rare moment of agreement that small steps forward are preferable to stalemate amid London talks and a high level of propaganda about a temporary test suspension. The State Department later denied internal government disagreement after Eisenhower set policy and Stassen's remarks drew attention.
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Washington
Rey
Christian A. Herter
America
Herter
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
London
United and
State Department
U.S
Eisenhower
Old Stassen
Hussein and Faisal Open Official Talks
In Baghdad on June 23 King Hussein of Jordan and King Faisal of Iraq opened official talks on economic relations and the Arab world. Present were Jordan Premier Torahim and Foreign Minister Samir Rifai and Iraq Premier Jawdat with acting Foreign Minister Ali Muntaz, plus their economics and finance ministers. A Jordanian source said a joint statement was expected when talks conclude.
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Baghdad
Hussein
Jordan
Faisal
Iraq
Torahim
Samir Rifai
Jawdat
Ali Muntaz
Wise County Poker Quarrel Ends in Murder Near Virginia City
In Wise County Virginia a poker game dispute led to a fatal shooting. William H. Bellamy Jr. aged 31 of Castlewood was shot three times near Virginia City. Harold Robinette, 47 of Virginia City, admitted the shooting and was jailed on murder charges.
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Wise County
Jesse ©. Bolling
William H. Bellamy Jr
Castlewood
Virginia City
Harold Robinette
Virgnia City
Bolling
Bellamy
Robinette
Charles Newsom
St. Paul
Senators Push UN Special Session Over Hungarian Oppression
Sen Mansfield and other lawmakers call for a United Nations General Assembly special session to indict Russia for Hungary. He expects Foreign Relations Committee action on a resolution urging U S officials to press the UN. Mansfield cites Knowland and Congress support for urgent action in response to the Hungarian crisis.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Hungary
Dem
United Nations
Senate
General Assembly
Russia
Congress
Rowland
Oalif
Sen
Douglas
Drill
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Mamsfield
Knowland
Congress Priday
Special Committee
Australia
Ceylon
Denmark
Sandys Returns From Air Tour Of Africa
London reports Defense Minister Duncan Sandys has ended a Africa air tour and discusses plans to reorganize Britain's Middle East defense. The government considers moving major functions from the Mediterranean to a new land, sea and air HQ in Kenya. Protection of British oil interests remains central while southern air operations may be centralized in Kenya.
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London
Duncan Sandys
Wit
Lenin
Middle East
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Kenya
East Africa
Brit
Crosby attacks so called trash on airwaves before Senate group
Bing Crosby told the Senate Commerce Committee that modern popular music is trash and said he was subtly solicited to promote such material. He wrote to Chairman Magnuson alleging broadcast tastes are challenged by BMI and ASCAP in a continuing dispute over music rights and industry influence.
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Washington
Bing Crosby
Senate
Crosby
Magnuson ‘D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Songwriters Protective Assa
Savdougnnins
Broadcast Music, Inc
Tate
BMI
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Robert J. Burton
Ties Crosby
ASCAP
Red Warships Pass Through Suez Canal
Soviet destroyers and an auxiliary tanker traversed the Suez Canal becoming the first Russian warships through since World War I. They head from Sevastopol to Vladivostok and may spend time in the Red Sea amid regional tensions over Gulf of Aqaba access and Tiran Strait.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Canal Authority
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Vladivostok
Far East
Red Sea
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Saudi Arabia
Tiran Strait
Eilat
Gulf
Mideast
Mikhail Kutuzov
Turkish Straits
Mediterranean
Aqaba
London
Admiralty
Middle East
Hungarians Prepare for First National Communist Congress
In Budapest on June 23 1956 Hungary's Communists convene their first national meeting since the revolt was crushed. Premier Janos Kadar faces pressure from pro Moscow and more independent factions as 900 delegates gather in the Parliament building for a multi day session. The conference will review the Provisional Central Committee and revive the Central Revisionary Committee to oversee party organs including the treasury.
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Budapest
Hunary
Janosar
Kadar
Moscow
Kader
Kremlin
Karoly Kiss
Nepszabadsag Today
Fourteen Die In Flames Of DC 3 Aircraft
A DC 3 transport crashed near Port Hardy after takeoff for Vancouver causing 14 deaths among 15 passengers and 2 crew. An eyewitness reported Miss Pat Wilson of Vancouver survived briefly, while four others were rescued. one died later. Two Royal Canadian Air Force planes returned with medical crews.
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H. Lennox
Pat Wilson
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Air Force
Port Hardy
President Eisenhower Returns to White House After Farm Weekend
President Eisenhower flew to Washington from his Gettysburg farm after a weekend visit. He arrived at 9 30 p m EDT, traveling 95 miles by car in just over two hours through heavy rain. Mrs. Eisenhower remained at the farm for a few days while the president planned a plane trip to Williamsburg Virginia for a governors conference address tomorrow evening.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Gattysburg, Pa
Unfavorable Wind Halts Atomic Test At Atomic Test Site
Wind shifts forced a 24 hour cancellation of a balloon deployed atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat near Las Vegas. The fifth shot of the series delayed to 6 30 am Monday with 650 plus military observers present and 835 pigs prepared for exposure to heat radiation and pressure effects. Additional tests will study protective clothing material shelter and food impacts.
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Indian Springs Air Force Base
Frenchman Flat
Las Vegas
Hiroshima
Naga
Federal
Civil Defense
Mortar Round Fatal Accident at Fort Sill Exercise
Four soldiers died and fourteen were injured when a mortar shell fell into a group from Company B, 522nd Infantry Battalion during a hill assault drill at Fort Sill Oklahoma. An Army spokesman said the number of dead was confirmed but the total was not yet clear as Lt. Astad Tobiason led the ongoing investigation with about 300 spectators nearby.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Astad Tobiason
2Nd Field Artillery
Queen Elizabeth and Philip Open Door to Divorced Guests
London report cites Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip moving toward relaxed rules on divorcees. The Sunday Express notes a lavish Ascot party with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and wife, who later joined the royals on the lawn, challenging church and court barriers. Edwards argues the palace stance is inconsistent with public attitudes toward divorce.
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London
Sapon
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Robert Edwards
Sunday Express
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Philip
Princess Margaret
Ascot
Edwards
Ncws
Church of England
Peter Townsend
Townsend
Buckingham Palace
Toowards
US says arms action threat to Korean armistice, Beijing charges
From Seoul to Peiping officials trade sharp charges over arms shipments to South Korea. The People's Daily editorial in Radio Peiping accuses the United States of threatening the armistice and peace in Asia by arming the U N Command. The report notes F 100 fighters arriving to bolster U S airpower and warns against any breach of the 1953 armistice.
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Donald Baldwin
Seoul
South Korea
Red China
North Korea
Peiping
People’s Daily
United States
Asia
U. N
U. S
Priday
Syngman Rhee
Republic
U.S
Taiwan
Formosa
South Viet Nam
China
Filibuster Tactics Slow Alabama Legislature Showdowns
In Montgomery on June 23 observers note enduring filibusters in Alabama as the legislature stalls weeks into the session. House members fear time is being burned away by journal readings and lengthy bill deliberations while a judicial procedure reform bill winds through a 130 page draft.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Governors Discuss 1960 Nominees At Conference
Democratic and Republican governors meeting in Williamsburg say the 1960 field is wide open. Nixon is a leading candidate for the GOP, while Democrats debate civil rights and foreign policy. Governors cite other possible contenders and discuss local option on school segregation following Supreme Court rulings.
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Williamsburg
William Stratton
Illinois
Nixon
Jon
G. Mennen
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Knight
Stratton
Milnois
Japanese PM Joins Yankee Fever in New York Game
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi of Japan dressed in fan gear and tossed the ceremonial first ball at Yankee Stadium. He cheered as the Yankees beat the White Sox 9 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader, praising Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle, with Al Lopez offering him a cap during the pregame rituals.
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Nobusuke Kishi
Japan
New York Yankees
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Chcago White Sox
Yankee Stadium
Kishi
Edna Hed
al Lopez
White Sox
Berra
Mickey Mantle
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