Legless Vet Ruled Fired Improperly
The U S court of appeals ruled that James Kutcher a legless World War II veteran was improperly fired as a Veterans Administration clerk on grounds of loyalty doubt. The 2 1 decision reversed a district judge and noted substantial differences between the loyalty charge and findings of a VA board. Kutcher lost both legs on the Italian front and fought since 1948 to regain his Newark VA clerk position amid prior compensation disputes.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
James Kutcher
Veterans Administration
Reasonale
U. S
Burnita Shelton Matthews
Kutcher
Newark VA
Socialist Woars Party
Supreme Court
Parker on Stand Confession Under Fire by Defense
Lincoln case coverage shows Darrel Parker testifying after the state rested. Defense attacks the signed confession’s validity while alleging inconsistencies between Parker’s oral statements and the written account of his wife’s strangulation. Discrepancies over birthplace and details of the tying cord are highlighted as key defense points.
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Parker
Lincoln, Neb
Darrel Parker
Mercy
Methodist” Hospital
Council Bluffs
Jennie Edmundson
Nancy
John L. Polk
Kenneth Cook
Cook
Eeeters
Masters
Democrats Urged to Raise Cash Amid Campaign Strategy Talks
Washington reports show Democratic National Committee chairman Paul Butler warned of a cash crisis as Democrats meet in a two day strategy session. He contrasted a GOP fund of five million with a Democrats hundred thousand in bank funds and urged rapid fundraising to counter 50 times more party media exposure. The plan includes explaining Eisenhower vetoes and policy drift and ends with a Woodrow Wilson centennial dinner at the national guard armory featuring Speaker Rayburn and Senator Barkley.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Butler
G.O.P
Democratic Treasury
Eisenhower
Nolone
Woodrow Wilson
National Guard
Rayburn
Texas
Barkley
House
Wilson
Train Brakes Stop Inches From Girl On Tracks
North Western passenger train halted at Glencoe after engineer Howard E. Yarbrough spotted 3 year old Peggy Gallagher between tracks. Fireman John K. Hill helped move her to the cab and she rode to Glencoe station. Peggy wandered away from her mother while shopping, telling authorities she saw a train.
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Chicago
North Western
Peggy Gallagher
Glencoe
Howard E. Yarbrough
John K. Hill
Peggy
Chicago Federal Reserve hikes discount rate to 2 percent
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago approved a rate increase from 2 to 2 percent. The higher discount rate applies across the system, setting the discount rate at 2 percent for member banks at all twelve Federal Reserve Banks.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Egypt Receives 19 Czech Boats for Navy
Alexandria reports Egyptian authorities announced the arrival of 19 Czechoslovak built motor torpedo boats for the Egyptian navy.
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Egypt
Alexandria
INS
Had Confidence In His Mother Had Confidence In His Mother
Kirk lin Indiana AP report tells of Mrs William H Evans seeking her son Harry after he failed to return by four am She found his overturned car wedged in a dry creek bed seven hours after the crash He reportedly spoke to his mother from beneath the wreckage saying she would come and that it took long to reach him The incident ended with no serious injuries to the 19 year old son and his mother’s vigil
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George Blaknik
Urrsula
Mother Reunites Then Faces Custody Fight In Europe
A California mother travels to Voelklingen Germany to meet Ursula a 13 year old girl she believed dead. The girl remains distant during the encounter and plans to seek U S consul help in Metz France while the mother contemplates custody litigation against Ursula foster parents Maurice and Mrs Ferry who care for the child.
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Hollinger
Mrs. Real
Russia
Ursula
Highway Bill Moves to House After Committee Vote
The public works committee approved a 511.4 billion highway bill by 16 to 2 and backed 14.8 billion in new highway user taxes over 16 years. The plan includes raising the federal gasoline tax from two to three cents. A spokesman said the measure should reach House consideration next Thursday and Friday.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
House
Officials weigh automatic railway conductors for trains
RCME officials said on Friday they are considering installing automatic railway conductors that announce train stops and information more clearly than the usual grouchy train employees.
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RCME
Khrushchev’s blunt talk dampens London talks
In London, Khrushchev and Bulganin met Eden for a new round of talks but Khrushchev’s blunt warnings about exerting pressure and stance on coexistence cooled hopes for substantive progress. He stressed that Russia will remain Communist and rejected persuading the West to adopt Soviet systems, while boasting speedy missiles and hydrogen bombs. Bulganin called for gradual, peaceful coexistence and closer ties to build friendship.
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London
Eden
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Britain
West
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow Radio
Lloyd
Bulganin
Geerem
City of London
Churchill Steals Show from Reds
Crowds greeted Britain's leaders with enthusiasm at a No 10 Downing Street dinner for Russian guests. Sir Winston Churchill arrived to loud cheers and a final wave, while the Russians received a muted reception with few cheers and more silence.
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Bulgania
Khrushchev
England
Sir Winston Churchill
No. 10 Downing Street
Lloyd
Richard A. Butler
Harold MacMillan
Hugh Gaitskel
Herbert Morrison
Churchill
Sir Winston
Poland Fires Official Trio Amid purge of top judges and minister
London dispatch reports Poland dismissed Public Prosecutor General Stefan Kalinowski and Military Prosecutor General Stanislaw Zarakowski for serious shortcomings and irregularities in investigations. Minister of State Farms Stanislaw Radkiewicz was also fired. No reason given, and it is unclear if linked to anti Stalin campaign vs allies.
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London
INS
Poland
Stefan Kalinowski
Stanislaw Zarakowski
Radio Warsaw
Stanislaw Radkiewicz
Stalin
Boleslaw Bierut
Communist Party
Moscow
Germans vote to eject allied troops from German homes
Bonn reports the West German Bundestag ordered American British and French servicemen to vacate requisitioned German homes by May 5 or face removal The allies hold about 15 700 such units awaiting alternative quarters as promised The upper house must still rule on the measure
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Bonn
Bundestag
Parties Jockey on Soil Bank in election year
Democratic and Republican leaders spar over funding and authority for the soil bank. The House Appropriations Committee approved 1.2 billion dollars for the program under an old 1935 law, while Republicans demand a new statute to authorize the broader plan. Benson derides the move as a gold brick and argues funding precedes proper authorization.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Soil Bank
Agriculture
Benson
Stinson Case Heads to Jury in Cedar Rapids Trial
In Cedar Rapids federal court the conspiracy case against Keith J. Stinson Franklin county attorney went to the jury after final arguments. Prosecutor urged that Stinson was a key participant in a scheme tied to a $108 000 Miller Dewey swindle. Defense argued Stinson may be a victim and not a conspirator, noting reasonable doubt and the $3 000 fee context. The decision followed hours of testimony and a brief judge's instruction period.
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Keith J. Stinson
Franklin County
Henry N. Graven
Cedar Rapids
Theodore G. Gilinsky
Stinson
Grace Potter Miller
George Blomgren
Dewey
Mrs. Miller
Leiser
Fourth Man Missing In Utah Mine
In Sunnyside Utah three miners rescued after more than 40 hours trapped in Kaiser Coal mine are in good condition at a hospital. A fourth miner Joseph Otterstrom, 58, remains missing amid fears he was crushed or suffocated. Rescue teams used a narrow emergency tunnel to reach the workers, who signaled tapping before the others were saved. Families of Otterstrom wait as search continues.
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Associated Press
Lovell Golding
Sunnyside
Utah
Golding
Joseph Otterstrom
Lloyd Heath
Joseph Archuletta
Archuletta
Heath
Otterstrom
Three Nebraska dental students die in Minnesota crash
A car carrying four University of Nebraska dental students crashed into brick steps in St James Minnesota killing Ellsworth Kempton of Randolph Iowa, William Ellison of Waco Nebraska, and Robert Baker of Sheridan Wyoming. John Nyberg Jr of Omaha survived while the trunk occupant escaped serious injury. The vehicle sped from a patrol warning for speeding hour earlier on highway 60.
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ST. James
Minn
University of Nebraska Dental
Wilder
Here
Ellsworth Jay Kempton
Randolph
William EF. Ellison
Waco
Neb
Madelia Minn
Robert J. Baker
Sheridan
Wyo
John Nyberg, Jr
Omaha
Madelia
Nyberg
Minneapolis
Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity
University of Minnesota
Eric A. Hanson
Minnesota
Original Gibson Girl Irene Langhorne Gibson Dies
Irene Langhorne Gibson widow of Charles Dana Gibson and sister of Lady Nancy Astor died Friday in Greenwood Virginia. She was the original Gibson Girl of the early 1900s and among the five sisters who became famed as the Gibson Girls.
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Greenwood
Irene Langhorne Gibson
Gibson Girl
Charles Dana Gibson
Nancy Astor
London
Gibson Girls
Rayburn Chosen Permanent Chairman of Democratic Convention
Democratic leaders named House Speaker Rayburn of Texas as permanent chairman of the national convention. The decision by the Democratic National Committee executive committee effectively confirms his election, to be formalized by the convention itself.
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Washington
Ins
Rayburn
Texas
Democratic National Committee
Company Shells Out for Woman in Pay Phone Case
In Lexington Irene Hanson sued General Telephone Company of Kentucky claiming a 25 cent pay phone refund was not issued. She paid $3.40 to file. A company attorney later appeared with $3.65 to reimburse court and 25 cents to Mrs Hanson, settling the matter.
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Lexington
General Telephone Company of Kentucky
Irene Hanson
Hanson
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