Amateur Bank Bandits Fall To Quick Police Action
In Massapequa New York four amateur bank robbers were captured after a $72 321 haul. Police seized three at the scene while the fourth was arrested earlier from a tip. The loot was recovered and the four men were held for the grand jury.
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Long Island
Massapequa
N.Y
Thomas Parks
Smart Police
Security National Bank
Nassau County
Robert C. Richter
Rylsey
Iraqi Rebel Uprising Reported Crushed by Baghdad
Baghdad declared the revolt in northern Iraq crushed while other reports said fighting continued near Mosul and possible moves toward Syria. Diplomatic expulsions, border tensions, and a Baghdad Pact meeting in Ankara with U S involvement framed the unsettled situation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Iraq
Mosul
Abdel Wahhab Shawaf
Abdel Karim Kassem
Damascus
Syria
Hamoudiya
Radio
Shawaf
Ankara
Turkey
Eisenhower Defends U S Defense Stance On Berlin Crisis
President Eisenhower maintains the U S defense program is adequate for any Berlin scenario and cites support from GOP leaders. Acting Secretary Herter and Assistant Secretary Merchant told the Senate committee that defense plans are sufficient. Fulbright says Herter warned the Berlin crisis may be settled by negotiation, though not assured.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State Department
Christian A. Herter
Asst
Livingston Merchant
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Berlin
Quairman
J. William Fulbright
Senate
House
Saltonstall
Nikita Khrushchev
House Slows Down Budget and Tax Measures
Charleston lawmakers delayed action on a major tax bill extending the 1 percent gross income tax beyond $5,000 and boosting rates for some business classes. The Finance Committee amendments could raise revenue to about 61 million dollars, drawing opposition from leadership and AFL-CIO. The budget bill’s fate hinged on projected tax receipts, with floor action expected Wednesday. The House also moved to repeal the 1958 soft drinks tax extension, sending the measure back to the Senate after House amendments.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Julius W. Singleton Jr
Monongalia
Harry R. Pauley
McDowell
Afl-Cio
Finance Committee
Singleton
Bluefield mayor backs full grand jury probe on theft ring
Bluefield Mayor T Courtney Tanner endorses a complete grand jury investigation into a $100,000 theft and burglary ring that surfaced last January and remains under inquiry. Mercer County Judge Walter V Ross plans to ask the April 6 grand jury for a top to bottom probe as 11 arrests occur across two states amid officer and city employee rumors.
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Bluefield
T. Courtney Tanner
Randolph G. Whit
Mercer County
Tanner
Area
Ban Ends On Singing In English Saloons
Grimsby England AP reports city magistrates ended an 18 year ban on singing in saloons. Licenses will allow spontaneous singing while the 1941 prohibition aimed at reducing noise is repealed as pubs gain printed permission to host singing.
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Grimsby
England
Legislature Gets Wyoming Man's Bill Forgotten Bribery Case
Charles ton reports a revived bribery case from Monongalia County presented to the 54th Legislature seeking 930000 for illegal imprisonment. James I. Harless once a House member from Wyoming County says he was wrongfully convicted in 1949 while a WVU Law student and later paroled. He cites a Supreme Court ruling limiting state law coverage and asks damages for emotional pain interruption of college career and veterans benefits loss along with other items.
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Charleston
Monongalia
James I. Harless
House of Delegates
Wyoming County
Harless
West Virginia University Law School
Morgantown
William C. Marland
Supreme Court
Monongalia County
Heavy Snowfall Moves Eastward Across the U S
A procession of storms moved across the eastern half of the nation bringing heavy snow to parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Snow ranged up to seven inches in Illinois and Indiana while another system could drop four or more inches in eastern Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri.
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Mississippi Valley
New England
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Central Plains
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Rockies
Montana
Colorado
Canada
Newest Atomic Sub Ends Two Day Trials
The Navy's newest atomic submarine Skipjack completed two days of sea trials off Groton Connecticut at the highest speed for an American submarine. Navy and technical representatives praised its superb performance and said it exceeded 20 knots, marking the first of a new class of nuclear powered attack subs.
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Groton, Conn
Navy
Meany Dismisses Political Power Of Unions In Testimony
In Washington AFL-CIO President George Meany told the House Labor Committee that unions are too practical to force workers to vote a certain way. He said he cannot even influence his own daughter’s vote and warned against heavy political pressure from unions.
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Washington
Bank
Afl-Cio
George Meany
House Labor Committee
Meany
New Moves On Missile Front Noted
A capsule roundup of Tuesday’s space and weapons developments shows NASA authorization to spend 48.35 million dollars for space research, mainly manned space projects. The X 15 completed its first captive flight from Edwards AFB under a B 52, and the Snark missile conducted an ocean flight from Cape Canaveral. The Atomic Energy Commission described a one ton TNT explosive yield device, while ARPA testimony notes a US device to detect missile readiness. Scout rocket tests aimed to place a 150 pound satellite in 300 mile orbit or lift 100 pounds to 5 000 miles altitude. The Cree missile from Santa Rosa Island near Eglin AFB reached several miles altitude, signaling possible steps toward manned capsules.
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Space Research
Senate
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Cape Canaveral
Fla
TSRIN
Scout
Santa Rosa Island
Eglin Air Force Base
Absenteeism Reaches New High in Flu Epidemic
Hundreds of students miss classes as flu outbreak spreads from Bluefield area to surrounding towns. Central Junior High reports 143 absentees on Monday and 137 on Tuesday. Lambert Arrington notes Beaver High about 210 missing on Tuesday. Keith Skidmore cites Fairview Junior High totals of 225. Gra ham High School reports 40 seventh graders absent and 75 high school pupils missing Tuesday. Tazewell elementary 200 absent and Tazewell High 175 absent. Dr. Allen N. Dyer says influenza type and extent under investigation with symptoms including headache nausea and fever.
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Bluefield
Stanley Martin
Central Junior High School
Sacred Heart School
Lambert Arrington
Beaver High
Keith Skidmore
Fairview Junior High
Lewis Dalton
Graham High School
Tazewell
Tazewell High
Allen N. Dyer
Dyer
Wind Swept Fire Burns Four Homes in Bland County
Fire razed four houses in a converted logging camp at Bastian Virginia early Tuesday. A 39 year old woman, Irma Ratliff Weber, died in the blaze. William Weber survived as firefighters from Bland Bluefield Wytheville and Pearisburg battled the wind driven fire. Authorities probe cause as remaining wreckage is cleared. Funeral services for Mrs. Weber set for Thursday afternoon.
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Bastian
Bland County
Irma Ratliff Weber
Bluefield
Bland
Wytheville
Pearisburg
Weber
Connie Burress
Sonny Davis
Arthur B. Ratliff
Louis Conavinor
Baltimore
Blaine Ratliff
Bland Funeral Home
Monte Vista
Senate delays vote on four year draft extension
Washington AP reports the Senate postponed a decision on extending the military draft for four more years from Tuesday night to Wednesday. The move delays any immediate action and shifts the timeline for potential policy change.
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Senate
Washington
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