Nickerson Fined and Reprimanded by Army Court Martial
Army Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. was fined 1500 dollars, banned from command for a year, and reprimanded for leaking secret defense data. The 10 man panel sentenced him after 43 minutes, with review possible up the defense chain. Nickerson confessed to 15 charges and faces administrative duties and potential transfer.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
John C. Nickerson Jr
West Pointer
Uniform Code of Military Justice
3Rd Army
Atlanta
Defense
Department of the Army
Ray Jenkins
Knoxville
Tenn
Senate Committee
Nickerson
Charles E. Wilson
Crump Garin
Arley
Carol
J B. Medaris
Medaris
L Nickerson
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Redstone Arsenal
Six Die As L N Freight Hits Dixieland Dining Car
A freight train rammed a Chicago Miami passenger near Guthrie Kentucky killing six and wounding 21. The Dixieland diner was ripped open as the freight engine plowed into the side of the moving train. Local and rail officials listed the dead and described the crash at the Guthrie intersection near the Tennessee Kentucky border.
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Chicago-Miami
Tennessee State Line
Guthrie
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
L&n
Tennessee-Kentucky
Nashville
Enn
J. T. Raspberry
Paris
Tenn
Godfrey Cowan
Negro
Ervin Brownlee
Chicago
Armour & Co
Jacksonville
Fra
Joe Stibwerk
J. T. Smith
Louisville
A. M. Lashlee
Smith
Raspberry
Bruner Convicted Of Miller Murder
Huntington jury convicts David Bruner of first degree murder in the May 27 slaying of Ruby H. Miller. The verdict carries a mandatory death sentence under West Virginia law pending appeal. sentencing awaits Judge John W. Daniel’s ruling. Bruner, 40, admitted to entering the home, taking jewelry, and being confronted by Mrs. Miller with a shotgun. The four day trial drew intense crowds and threats to prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Emer David Bruner
Ruby H. Miller
Common Pleas
West Virginia
Bruner
John W. Daniel
Mrs. Miller
J. E. Miller
Washington Blvd
Salement
Daniel
Daugherty
James M. Scites
Eisenhower Signs Two Appropriation Bills Cut Below Requests
President Eisenhower signed two large appropriation bills that were $661 million below his requests. One bill provides $2,871,182,781 for the Labor and Health Education and Welfare departments for the coming fiscal year. The other allocates $5,373,877,800 to about 20 independent agencies. Congress passed the measures Thursday. Andrew Goodpaster carried them to Gettysburg where the president spends the weekend at his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Congress
Andrew Goodpaster
Halifax Molasses Spill Slows City Traffic
A heavy truck dropped seven casks of molasses at Hollis and Sackville Streets in Halifax. Four casks broke open and city workers spent hours cleaning up the sticky mess with brooms and hoses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
NK. S
Hollis
Sackville Streets
USAF Puts On Show Of Might In Massive Air Parade
Washington reports a U S Air Force display of power as 270 plus aircraft including 24 B52 bombers and 95 B47s thundered past at Andrews Air Force Base. Gen Nathan F Twining departs as Air Force chief to become Joint Chiefs chairman amid diplomats watching.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Andrews Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Russia
Moscow
United States
New Y City
London Sees Hottest Day in a Decade and Odd Incidents
London records 91 degrees as June heat triggers unusual scenes. The Evening Standard notes the heat may halt trains and cause collapses at Wimbledon. The Evening News reports 200 collapses and the Star quotes 91 degrees. A thief drives off with refrigerators on Seven Sisters Road in broad daylight.
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London
The
Mercury
Evening Standard
Wimbledon
Evening News
Star
Seven Sisters Road
Congress Moves Fast to Shield FBI Files from Court Ruling
Sen. Potter urges rapid action on federal bills to curb disclosure of FBI files in criminal trials after a Supreme Court ruling. The measure would limit at trial which FBI records are admissible, balancing relevancy and national security. House and Senate committees push to act before civil rights filibuster deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
FBI
Supreme Court
Congress
Brownell
Senate
House Judiciary
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Potter
PBS
House
Rep
Keating
Dog Foil Murder Plot Near Lyons Tavern
Brookfield police say a dog named Princess saved her owner Walter Griffin by foiling a murder attempt in suburban Lyons. A gunman fired from a car as William Bates fled. Bates shot the assailant in the head and four others exchanged fire. Bates was wounded in the elbow and grazed by bullets. the attacker was later identified as Frank Mustarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter Griffin
Brookfield
Griffin
William Bates
Bates
Lyons
Princess
Patrick Deeley
Frank Mustarn
Kadar Dissolves Labor Councils in Hungary
Budapest reports that most workers councils formed during Hungary's push for independent socialism have been voluntarily dissolved or exist in name only. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said councils offer little beyond union functions and that they will operate under trade unions. The government rejects non Communist open debate and counters Mao Zedong in restricting counter revolutionary incitement.
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Budapest
Hungary
Foreign Ministry
Yugoslavia
Poland
Central
Workers’ Council
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Foreign Office
Laszlo Gyaros
Communist Party
Cyaros
Mao Tze- Tung
Gyaros
China
Hospital Series Begins Tomorrow In Daily Telegraph
The Spotlight series titled The Hospital and You by Lucy Freeman starts tomorrow morning in the Daily Telegraph. It promises frank prose and readable guidance on chronic hospital complaints as a five part feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
Lucy Freeman
Senate Restores Most House Cuts in Defense Bill
Sen. Young says administration will lose part of the victory as the Senate Appropriations Committee restores about 971 million dollars of House cuts in the armed forces money bill. The act raises the bill to roughly 3444 billion dollars and moves toward Senate debate. The Air Force and other services face further contention in later conference talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Young
R-Nd
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Defense Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Air Force
Knowland
California
White House
Symington
D-Mo
Eisenhower
London
Appointments Made As Expected In West Virginia
Governor Underwood appointed E Gaujot Bias to liquor control and Theodore T Dorman to public institutions to replace expiring posts. Bias from Williamson previously led the Liquor Control Commission, while Dorman from Parsons led the Board of Control. Effective Monday these agencies dissolve their boards as a new structure forms under the 1957 act.
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Charleston
Underwood
E. Gaujot Bias
Theodore T. Dorman
Bias
Liquor Control
Dorman
Williamson
Liquor Control Commission
Parsons
Board of Control
Department of Mental Health
Col
Benjamin W. Venable
Douglas L. Freutel
Huntington
Liquor Commission
Edward H. Greene
Daniel L. Louchery
Clarksburg
Republican State Administration
Robert F.roth
Department x Public Assistance
C. Collier J Jr
Department 7 Veterans Affairs and Motor Vehicles
Joseph P. Condry
Turnpike Commission
Road Commission
A. Garnett Thompson
Hodge
Morgantown
J. Everett Shrewsbury
Beck
Patrick C. Graney Sr
Mt Hope
State Road Commission
Sameere
Welch and
Ille
Department of Public Safet
Toll Rises From Louisiana Storm Aftermath
Coastal landlays a wasteland as tidal wave from Hurricane Audrey and the storm surge push death toll in Cameron Parish toward 275 plus. officials vow to speed rescues while planning a tent city and long term rebuilding, with Eisenhower designating the area a major disaster.
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Lake Charles
Civil Defense
Louisiana
Raymond Hufft
Eisenhower
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Cameron
O. B. Carter
Val Peterson
Alfred Gruenther
American Red Cross
Texas
Lone Star
Indiana
New York State
James E. Richards
Sceteecelo
Civil Defense Administration
Esther
Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Joseph Carroll
Grand Chentere
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
F. W. Reichelfelder
Gettysburg
Galveston
Tex
Leland
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Col. Nickerson
Ge Heck
Rober K. Bell
Kentucky
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USAF
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Car
Gulf Coast
Labor
Henry
Onda
Marina Cicogna
Elsa Maxwell
NAVY
Marine Corps
Platt
Ben Grant Jr
Parkersburg
Mere
P. Butts
Grant
C. O. = yean
Blueeld
E. L. Fortney
Martinsburg
Ra Fareal
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