Women in Sheppard's Life Cited In Court
The trial heard testimony about Dr. Sam Sheppard's relationships with several women including Julie Lossman Susan Hayes and Margaret Kaizer. He admitted dating Kaizer from 1950 to 1954 and acknowledged intimate relations with Hayes while denying a letter about divorce.
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Sheppard
Cleveland
Sam Sheppard
Julie Lossman
Susan Hayes
John J. Mahon
Mahon
Dr. Sam
Margaret Kaizer
Los Angeles
Osteopath
Lossmans
Lester Hoversten
Council Puts Off Decision Of Lot Swap
Cedar Rapids city council adjourned without action on trading part of the Greene square parking lot with the American Legion and Veterans Memorial Inc. Officials said no written approval from veterans groups has been received. Private citizens urged safeguards on liability and offstreet testing costs, while a counter offer for outright city purchase was floated but not pursued.
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Fourth Avenue
American Legion
Greene Square
Milo Sedlacek
Legion and Veterans Memorial, Inc
Veterans’ Bodies
Miller
Veterans Memorial
the Legion
City Employes Seek Meetings on Wage Changes
Cedar Rapids union spokesmen for city employees asked Monday for meetings with the city council to discuss wage and hour changes for 1955. Mayor Milo Sedlacek said council members will meet with department heads first, signaling a shift from past full council sessions. The six man delegation led by Harry Wilford and Lloyd Ferris sought a 40 hour week and hoped for a quick resolution before January fiscal year start.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Sedlacek
All Union
Sedlacek
Harry Wilford
AFL
Lloyd Ferris
Uaw-Cio
Conviction Upheld in Dickenson Case
An army board of review upheld the court martial conviction of Cpl Edward S Dickenson on charges of collaborating with the Chinese Communists. An attorney stated the ruling was announced Monday in Washington AP report.
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Washington
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Army Board of Review
Dickenson
Group Opposes Rezoning in Southwest Cedar Rapids
A petition signed by 428 South Side residents opposes industrial zoning between J and Sixth streets SW and north of the North Western rail tracks to south of Thirty-third Avenue SW. They argue it would hurt a desirable residential area and affect land use, homes values, traffic near Wilson High School, and future enrollment. The petition was given to the City Plan Commission for study ahead of final council action.
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Cedar Rapids
J and
Sixth Streets
South Side
North Western Railroad
Thirty-third Avenue
City Plan Commission
Francis R. Hruby
Wilson High School
West Side High School
Solon Attacks Refugee Act Boss McLeod in Europe
Rep. Celler accused Scotty McLeod, head of the refugee act and state department security, of mismanaging the program. He called for McLeod’s replacement and urged amendments to expand sponsorship and Spain inclusion. Celler noted only a small fraction of 210,000 refugees has been admitted since 1953.
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New York
Rep
Celler
D-N.y
Europe
Scotty McLeod
McLeod
Scott McLeod
State Department
Consular
Foreign Service
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
Africa
Moyer Declines State Post in Hoegh Administration
Cedar Rapids attorney Marion Stonery Moyer halted reports he was offered the state public safety post under Governor Hoegh. He clarified he intends to remain in Marion, supports Hoegh, and has no public life plans. He served as a wartime investigator and is a reserve colonel in the Air Force Office of Special Investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Clinton H. Moyer
Marion Storney
Hoegh
Marion
Leo Hoegh
Moyer
Air Force Office of Special Investigation
Linn County
Alabama Attorney General Silas Garrett Arrested in Alabama Murder Case
Galveston dispatch reports Alabama Attorney General Silas Garrett arrested on a fugitive warrant for murder in Phenix City. Patterson, a reformer and lawyer, was slain as Garrett’s successor was named. Garrett treated at Harris mental clinic with extended hospital stay. Indicted with Garrett were Arch Ferrell and Albert Fuller. The case sparked a national debate on Phenix City crime and led to National Guard involvement.
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Galveston
INS
Alabama
Silas Garrett
O. E. Henson
Garrett
Albert L. Patterson
Phenix City
Patterson
Harris Mental Clinic
John Sealy Hospital
National Guard
South
Arch Ferrell
Albert Fuller
Ferrell
Bernard Sykes
Sykes
Gordon Persons
Fuller, Ferrell
Grove Hill
Ala
United Press
Texas
Albert Patterson
Boys Locked in Chest for 26 Hours Rescued in Cambridge
Two boys, John Madison age 11 and John Lasofsky age 6, were trapped for 26 hours in a tool chest in Cambridge. A latch failed to open after they entered. They were rescued when neighbors heard their pounding and no one needed medical treatment.
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Cambridge, Mass
John Madison
John Lasofsky
Court Ruling Declares Test-Tube Babies Illegitimate
CHICAGO INS Superior Judge Gibson E Gorman ruled that test-tube babies are illegitimate if the husband is not the donor. The decision sets a potential nationwide precedent for custody and inheritance cases. The ruling differentiates homologous artificial insemination as lawful and not contrary to public policy.
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Chicago
INS
Gibson E. Gorman
George Doornbos
Doornbos
Reds Stand Against U N Involvement Over Spy Case
Peiping radio said the United Nations has no right to interfere with China’s sentencing of 13 American spies jailed as internal affairs. The Peoples Daily editorial argued the case is China’s sovereign right and condemned U N discussion as illegal and unjust.
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Tokyo
Red China
U.n.’S
Heiping Radio
U.N
Ray Hammare
Ise
China
Peiping Peoples Daily
Delay Sought in Corporation and Excise Tax Cuts
A Republican congressional leader said the administration plans to ask postponement of corporation and excise tax cuts scheduled to take effect April 1. The leader spoke during a conference with President Eisenhower and Republican leaders on the administration program for the next session.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Millikin
R-Colo
Dulles
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Beardsley’s State Car Sold for $227
The Iowa Executive Council sold the 1951 state Buick once used by Gov. William S. Beardsley for 227 dollars after the governor’s death. The council did not replace the wrecked car, leaving Gov. Leo Elthon with access to a different vehicle until his term ends January 13. The council may seek a law change to allow the next governor to buy a car near Buick level. The car sale was part of converting 14 used state cars, with the Buick sold to Elliott Used Car Company of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lan. 10
Elliott Used Car Company
Mongolian Soviet Railway Finished T
Communist China announced that the last spike was driven and the first train moved over the line linking Chinese Mongolia with Russia. Chiang Kai-shek warned last October that completing the railway would pave the way for war in Asia.
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London
China
Mongolia
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
Asia
Hammarskjold awaits Red China reply on Peiping trip
U N General Secretary Dag Hammarskjold and aides enter a waiting period for a response from Red China to his proposal for a Free the Flyers trip to Peiping. A U N spokesman said no deadline is planned and diplomats in Washington expect possible approval while the State Department stays hands off.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Hammarskjold
Peiping
U.N
Washington
State Department
Hamarskjold Peiping Conference Proposal Seen as Tactical Error
Asian diplomats in Hong Kong and other capitals argue Dag Hammarskjold's plan to meet in Peiping could backfire. They warn the move may fuel Red China propaganda that the U N secretary general begged for a meeting and could imply de facto recognition of Peiping.
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Tokyo
Dag Hammarskjold
Peiping
U. N
United Press
Wendell Merick
Hong Kong
Hammarskjold
Hanoi
Moscow
New Delli
China
Red China
Missing billfold found after mattress search
Oklahoma City AP report says Albert Jordan asked two detectives to search for a missing billfold. They lifted his mattress and recovered it. Jordan quipped that he likely put it there and forgot.
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Oklahoma City
Albert Jordan
Jordan
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