Rebels Divided as Beirut Strife Continues
Lebanon July 7 AP reports cracks in the rebel front against President Chamoun. Fighting in Beirut is sporadic and disorganized as government forces press insurgents in Basra and capital square. Casualties are light but signs show rebels weariness and internal quarrels, while Syrians and Egyptians are involved and no clear leadership emerges.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Basra
Capital
Lewiston officer killed during attempted rescue in Woods
Patrolman Paul J. Simard, 32, was shot and killed while trying to coax a runaway girl, 14, Sandra Knowlton, from a woods near her home. She had taken a rifle and fired at Capt Ralph Frazer. the shot hit a tree. The girl was taken into custody as the incident unfolded in Lewiston.
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U. S
Bridgeport
Lewiston
Maine
Paul J. Simard
Sandra Knowlton
Leo Rancourt
Ralph Frazer
Simard
Rancourt
Runaway Girl Kills Policeman In Maine Woods
The search for a missing girl, believed armed with a rifle, intensified after an officer including sheriff's deputies encountered her in Maine woods. A gunfire exchange wounded the officer in the forehead as the girl reportedly refused to return home.
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Maine
Sheriff's Deputies
Everett Knowlton
Missing Adirondack Girl Triggers Wide Search Effort
A missing five year old girl Brenda Jean Dowd is the focus of a large search in the Adirondack area near Malone New York. State police report 150 Army troops from Camp Drum and 85 National Guard members aid search along with bloodhounds and dogs. The child vanished from Eagle Pond 20 miles south of Malone while her parents worked on a camp. She wore a blue blouse and blue shorts.
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Malone
N.Y
Adirondack
Camp Drum
New York
National Guard
Brenda Jean Doud
Eagle Pond
Robert Dowd
Massena
Rackets king held in alleged drug ring plot
Vito Genovese and Vincent Chin Gigante were arrested by federal narcotics agents on a sealed narcotics conspiracy indictment. Genovese, long top boss of the rackets, was nabbed at his Atlantic Highlands home. Gigante at a Lexington Avenue social club. The arrests follow a police raid on a gang conclave at Apalachin.
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New York
Vito ‘Genovese
Vincent L
Chin
Atttorney
Paul W. Williams
Apalachin
N. Y
Williams
Underworld
Mafia
Ness
Noe
Sicily
Genovese
New Jersey Shore
Atlantic Highlands
Gigante
Frank Costello
Immigration Department
Costello
Joseph Barbara
Barbara
Air Pollution Board Reviews Smoke Reduction at Bridgeport Plant
The Air Pollution Appeals board met at Fite headquarters to hear United Illuminating officials describe steps to cut smoke from the Bridgeport harbor generating plant. They reported 90 percent efficiency of the precipitating system with adjustments planned for recent heavy smoke incidents. The panel also noted measures to minimize coal dust at the Steel Point plant including oil spray on reserves and water on active coal piles.
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Fite
United Iluminating Company
Bridgeport Harbor
Asst
John F. Gleason
Steel Point
Eight Stolen Paintings Found in Ditch in Illinois
In Figin Illinois on July 7 a dozen paintings were recovered from a roadside ditch wrapped in newspapers. One additional painting stolen from the Laura Davidson Lear Academy of Fine Arts remained missing as of Thursday.
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Figin
UPI
Laura Davidson Lear
Yow-Away Ordinance Amended by Common Council
The common council and police board moved to enforce a new tow away ordinance for parking violators. Garage operators must complete applications to be designated as vehicle pounds with tow capacity and insurance. Cars parked within ten feet of hydrants may be towed without posted signs, and enforcement will begin after applications are reviewed and garages designated.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Common Council
Police Board
John A. Lyddy
Garaes
Lyddy
Andrew Lindmark
Supt
Nine American airmen freed by Russians near Iran border
Nine U.S. airmen, held 11 days after a forced landing inside Soviet Armenia, were released at Astara Iran and flown to Tehran then Wiesbaden Germany. Their health was reported good and they faced no immediate questioning as they rejoined U. S. forces in Europe.
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Tehran
Iran
Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force European
Soviet
Armenia
Caspian
Astara
Azerbaijan
Rasht
Y Ro
U. S
Washington
State Department
White House
Eisenhower
Astara Frontier Post
Fairmen
West Germany
Air Force
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Soviet Armenia
U.S
United States
Cyprus
Turkey
Yerevan
Features and Soaps in Telegram’s Classified Page
The page advertises a broad lineup including comics, crossword puzzles, obituaries, radio and TV listings, sports notes, theater and women’s news. It highlights contributors such as Angelo Patri and Sylvia Porter and mentions assorted features.
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Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Dr. Bundesen
Financial News
Jacoby
Sylvia Porter
Women’s News
Investigators Turmoil Hits Goldfine Probe
Washington July 7 AP top House investigator Shacklette resigns after a wrenching sequence of events. A microphone placed in Goldfine aide Lotto’s hotel room sparks uproar while Goldfine denounces Gestapo tactics and seeks delay for his testimony.
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S. Shacklette
Washington
House
Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Subcommittee
Shacklette
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Baron
Shackletle
Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Goldfine
Jack Lotto
Mildred Paperman
Roger Robb
Robb
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower Signs Alaska Statehood Measure and Urges Hawaii
President Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill making it the 49th state and urged Congress to admit Hawaii this session. He noted the plebiscite in Alaska on immediate statehood and terms, with a proclamation possible in December after elections and state officers are chosen.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Alaska
Hawaii
Congress
White House
Gerald D. Morgan
Union
Reds Score Gains in Finland Voting
In Finland's general elections the Reds gained seven seats to reach 50 in the 200 member parliament, making them the second largest party. The Unionist conservatives rose to 28 seats from 24, while the Agrarians fell from 53 to 48 seats. Voting began Sunday noon with polls closing Monday eight p.m. turnout estimated between 60 and 70 percent of about 2.6 million eligible voters.
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Helsinki
Finland
Reds
City Council boosts building permit fees
The Common Council suspended the waiting period rule and unanimously raised building permit fees from the Board of Building Commissioners. The new schedule charges 3 dollars for up to 500 dollars work, 6 dollars for 500 to 1000, plus 3 dollars per extra 1000, to cover higher inspection and enforcement costs under the building code. The measure, proposed by the Building board, was approved in a one hour meeting with a swift committee and council process.
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Common Council
Board of Building Commissioners
Building Board
Girl's Body Recovered From Lake in Miami Florida
A 6 year old girl was found beaten dead in a Miami lake. A 12 year old boy reportedly admitted to beating her claiming she disliked his sister. Police are investigating the case as a homicide mystery with possible motive linked to family tensions.
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Miami
Fla
President urges quick law to curb passports
President Eisenhower asked Congress for swift legislation to grant the government power to deny passports on national security and foreign relations grounds. He cited a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling limiting such denial and warned that delays endanger the nation. He outlined two bases for denying passports: travel harmful to foreign relations and association with or support for communism.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U.S
Supreme Court
State Department
Communist Party
International Communist Movement
United States
TV quiz winner von Nordroff defeated by Leicester
New York July 7 AP Elfrida von Nordroff the longtime money winner on a TV quiz show was defeated on her 21st appearance on Twenty One by Robert Leicester a private high school assistant director. She leaves with 220600 after tax about 50000, losing her claim to a larger total.
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New York
Elfrida von Nordroff
Ion
Robert Leicester
Leicester
Robert Etrom
Bronx
Robert
Miss von Nardloff
COPS SEARCH FOR BOY BITTEN BY RABID CAT
State police issued a six state alarm for an Indiana officer's son bitten by a rabid cat in Westerly. Carlton Nichols of Fort Branch Indiana, traveling with relatives, was thought en route home in a yellow and white 1957 Chevrolet station wagon with Indiana plates. Police traced the cat bite to a holiday weekend incident in Westerly and warned authorities along possible routes through Connecticut and other states.
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Groton
Indiana
Carlton Nichols
Fort Branch
Ind
Stonington
Bay
Evanston
Nichols
Westerly
R. I
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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