Benny Hooper Jr Recovers After Narrow Well Ordeal
Benny Hooper Jr is reported out of danger and recovering after being entombed in a well shaft. Doctors say he suffers from inflammation of the lung bronchial tubes and sinuses and a left arm nerve injury but will leave the hospital soon. He described the experience and said he wants to go fishing this summer.
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Manorville
N.Y
Benny Hooper, Jr
Mastic Beach
J. H. Kris
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Five Killed In Crash On Highway 30
Iowa crash near Jefferson leaves five dead including a Creighton student and three Omaha nursing students from Iowa. Two Waterloo men die in separate weekend accidents, raising the state toll to 237 motor deaths this year.
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Associated Press
Creighton University
Omaha
Iowa
Jefferson
Waterloo
Lamendola
Davis
Ogden
Wave of Breakins Plagues Cedar Rapids With 31 Since May
A fresh burst of weekend burglaries sent Cedar Rapids police scrambling as detectives report 31 breakins since May 1. The heaviest losses were a $304 saxophone at Werdell Leavell’s home and 41 boxes of .22 shells at Hatch and Brookman Lumber. Break-ins touched Kubicek’s tavern, the Chamber of Commerce building, Beechen Kushner, and Sioux City Brewing Company with safes left locked or empty.
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Cedar Rapids
John Kuba
Leavell
Hatch and Brookman Lumber Company
Beechen-Kushner Company
Second Street
Kubicek’s
J Street
Chamber of Commerce
Boy 11 Dies Under Farm Tractor In Iowa
An 11 year old Iowa boy Allen Andeway died from a skull fracture after being pinned under a tractor during a morning fishing trip near Ollie Tama county. His 13 year old brother Richard escaped unhurt leaping from the runaway vehicle as it overturned in a ditch. The accident occurred about 7 30 am and the body was taken to Fremont funeral home in Fremont Iowa.
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Sigourney
Iowa
Allen Andeway
Clarence Andeway
Ollie
Richard
Fremont
Everest Named Air Commander in Europe
President Eisenhower designated Lt. Gen. Frank F. Everest to command U S air forces in Europe and nominated him for full general. Everest, from Council Bluffs, replaces Maj. Gen. William H. Conner who is reassigned._nLemay moves to strategic air command head. Power to general rank as Lemay’s successor, Lemay becomes air force vice chief of staff.
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Eisenhower
Frank F. Everest
U. S
Europe
Everest
Council Bluffs, Ia
William H. Conner
Thomas S. Power
Curtis Lemay
Strategic Air Command
Lemay
Air Force
Adams Trial on Lesser Counts Becomes Focus at Hearing
EASTBOURNE England Dr John Bodkin Adams returned to court facing 15 charges of forgery larceny and violating drugs and cremation acts. Prosecutors allege he signed death certificates with no disclosed pecuniary interest and admitted receiving two legacies while forging prescriptions for private patients. The hearing will decide if he stands trial on these lesser counts and features testimony from Joseph Devy and Dr John Emslie regarding disputed signatures and forged prescriptions.
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Eastbourne
England
INS
John Bodkin Adams
London
Adams
Downs
Joseph Devy
John Emslie
Ban of Alien Red Activities Is Hit Ban
The Supreme Court ruled that the government may not forbid Communist activities by aliens ordered removed but not subject to removal. The decision limits government actions against those in the country who cannot be expelled.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wife challenges husband on extravagance admission
A wife taunts her husband asking him to name a single other extravagance after he admits to enjoying spending money. The exchange emphasizes household frugality and playful tension over finances.
Daring jail break leaves pair still at large in Kansas City
In Kansas City the escape from the courthouse jail left two inmates at large while five co-conspirators were captured. Emanuel Andrews led the breakout on the 11th to 13th floors with an improvised ice pick.
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Isaac Sanders
Daring County
Sanders
Emanual Andrews
Missouri Penitentiary
Robert Polk
Robert Brewer
Charles Beasely
Brewer
Beasely
Polk
Andrews
Ruth Matteson Sees Vermon t Trend Shift on 100th Birthday
Bennington Vermont Ruth Matteson aged 100 expresses hope that the traditionally Republican state will lean Democratic in elections. The birthday remark signals a mood for change as Democrats gain ground in Vermont politics.
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Bennington
Ruth Matteson
Vermont
Cohen's Blast Touches Off FCC Regulations Study
Mickey Cohen attacked Los Angeles Police Chief Parker on The Mike Wallace Interview and questioned FBI and Dragnet figures. The ex bootlegger and tax evader blasted officials and media tactics while police probe possible FCC regulation implications and Cohen’s ties to crime figures.
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New York
INS
Mickey Cohen
Mike Wallace
ABC
Los Angeles
William Parker
Parker
Frank Costello
Eee
Gestapo
Hamilton
Jack Webb
Jim
Federal Communications Commission
Webb
Wallace
California
Yates
Headquarters
No End Seen for Iowa Rainy Spell
Iowa faces ongoing rain and unsettled weather through Thursday with showers and thunderstorms expected. Northern rainfall averages 1.5 to 2 inches while the south sees about an inch, and highs remain below normal across the state. Cedar Rapids records 52 degrees by midafternoon as humidities reach 85 percent with cooler lows noted statewide.
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Iowa
Jema
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Loveless Plans Statewide Safety Education Group
Gov. Herschel C. Loveless announced plans to set up a statewide safety education organization. The item notes continuation on Page 6, Col. 6.
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Loveless Plans Safety Group
Des Moines
Herschel C. Loveless
Threats Delay Johnny Dio Trial in Acid Blinding Case
The U S government reported that witnesses against John Johnny Dio Dioguardi have been threatened and refused to testify in the conspiracy trial over the acid blinding of Victor Riese. A grand jury probe was ordered and the trial adjourned from Monday to Thursday as witnesses remain jailed and unavailable to federal agents.
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John
Johnny Dio
Dioguardi
Victor Riese
U.S
Paul W. Williams
Dio
Williams
Can't Follow Cat Everywhere, Phil
Los Angeles AP report of a fifteen month old boy named Philip Alderete who followed a cat to the door and became stuck headfirst in a small round screen hole in the back door. Grandmother heard the cries and a fire department rescue squad freed him.
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Los Angeles
Philip Alderete
Philip
Veto Stripping Civil Rights Bill Faces First Committee Vote
In Washington the senate judiciary committee rejected an Ervin amendment 6 to 4 that would strip the civil rights bill to a vote rights only. The measure would have killed provisions for a bipartisan civil rights offenses commission a justice department division and government injunctions in racial discrimination cases. Opponents said the move was a delaying tactic with Ke fauver and five Republicans voting against it while four Democrats supported it.
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Washington
INS
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ervin
D-N.c
Justice Department
Kefauver
Tenn
Eisenhower Pleased With Public Reaction to Budget Address
White House said President Eisenhower is satisfied with public reaction to his radio and TV address defending the budget. Press Secretary James Hagerty refused to disclose message counts or percentages of agreement. Eisenhower will again speak nationwide Tuesday night to seek support for his foreign aid program.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Teamsters Boss Beck Ousted From AFL-CIO Post
AFL CIO executive council voted to remove Dave Beck as vice president over gross misuse of union funds. Beck faced charges of bringing the movement into disrepute and faced possible further action by the Teamsters and ethical practices committee ahead of the Miami convention.
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Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
Aflcio High Command
Beck
Labor Movement
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Meany
Executive Council
Aflcio
Senate
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
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