Coroner and Counsel Clash Over Pillow Ink Debate
In Cleveland a courtroom clash saw Coroner Samuel R. Gerber reject Dr. Samuel Sheppard defense claims that an imprint in blood on Marilyn Sheppard’s pillow was an ink blot. The exchange centered on whether the imprint came from a two bladed surgical instrument or an ink transfer.
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Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Gerber
William J. Corrigan
Samuel H. Sheppard
Corrigan
Ship charge dropped in postwar tanker case
The U S government dismissed the indictment charging Brig Gen Julius C Holmes and financier E Stanley Klein with conspiring to violate the shipping act in postwar tanker dealings. Judge William Morris ordered dismissal at the attorney general’s aide request. Eleven individuals were cleared, including former Rep Joseph Casey whose charges had also been dropped.
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Washington
Julius C. Holmes
State Department
E. Stanley Klein
New York
U. S
William Morris
Allen J. Krause
Holmes
Hazard Gillespie
London
Gillespie
Joseph Casey
Dmass
Housewife Launches Drive to Censure Senator McCarthy
Winifred Swanson of Palmer Mass begins circulating petitions for censure of Senator McCarthy. She aims for 10 million signatures and seeks support from nearby communities, citing concern over the senator's actions.
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Palmer
Mass
Sen. McCarthy
Winifred Swanson
McCarthy
Envoy Reports Field Couple Well Off After Release
In Budapest US envoy Ravndal and First Secretary Downs visited Noel and Herta Field after five years in Hungarian custody. Ravndal said Noel appears to suffer a stomach ailment and both will seek hospital treatment. The couple seemed awfully happy about their release and will receive some American magazines from the legation.
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Budapest
U. S
Christian M. Ravndal
Donald Downs
Noel
Herta Field
Ravndal
Legation
Bus Wage Talks Recessed Again
Negotiations between Cedar Rapids bus drivers and National City Lines officials have been recessed after two futile meetings this week. A federal conciliator Roy Shaffer was to direct a meeting next week. Shaffer was absent this week. The report said no progress was made in meetings held Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids News
Ceder Rapids
National City Lines
Roy Shaffer
Shaffer
Solons Clash on Nomination Issue in AEC Hearings
Washington INS reports Sen Kefauver and Sen Hickenlooper sparred over alleged deals to delay controversial AEC nominations until January. Dr. W. F. Libbey testified he approved Dixon-Yates power contract but felt unable to judge it fully.
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Libbey
Senate
Sen. Hickenlooper
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Directive Draws Challenge From U.S. Court
In Los Angeles the Ninth Circuit reviews a selective service directive declaring pregnancy a controllable status. Warren E. Talcott Jr., a Los Angeles artist, sought habeas relief from army service. the court upheld a draft board interpretation that pregnancy falls outside hardship.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Warren E. Talcott, Jr
Army
Presidio
San Francisco
U. S. Court
Lewis B. Hershey
Painless Drill Not Ready for General Use
Dr. Philip Steen of New York demonstrated a painless drill at an Alpha Omega meeting in Chicago. Dentists have seen it, but patients must wait as the device will not be widely available for some time.
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Chicago
Philip Steen
New York
Alpha Omega National
Eisenhower to Spend Thanksgiving in Augusta with Montgomery
The White House said President Eisenhower will spend Thanksgiving in Augusta Georgia with Sir Bernard Montgomery as his guest. The president and the first lady plus Montgomery will fly to Augusta next Wednesday afternoon and stay through the weekend.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Augusta
Bernard Montgomery
Montgomery
Ethel Barrymore Skips Funeral Due to Grief
Hollywood AP reports Ethel Barrymore, 75, is under a doctor’s care and will miss Lionel Barrymore’s funeral. A studio spokesman says she is not ill but overwhelmed by grief over her brother’s death.
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Hollywood
Ethel Barrymore
Lionel
State Board aims for efficient Iowa schools reform
G W Hunt of Guttenberg outlined the State Board of Public Instruction goals to Linn county educators at the Marion Schoolmen's club. He urged reorganizing or merging small districts to reduce inefficiency as 25 percent state aid looms and noted 800 high schools with over 400 under 50 pupils.
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State Board of Public Instruction
Linn County
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
Hunt
Marion Schoolmen’s Club
Marion Independent Rural School
Midwest
America
Iowa
State Superintendent of Schools
Iowa Surgeons Back Audit Of Financial Records
Iowa Fellows of the American College of Surgeons praised for agreeing to open financial records to prove ethical practice. Dr. Paul Hawley cited 188 of 218 fellows, 86 percent, signed to permit audits to curb unethical fee splitting, with the first audit planned for early 1956. Dr. Frank R. Peterson led the Iowa effort and commended the cooperative spirit among Iowa fellows.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Iowa
American College of Surgeons
Paul R. Hawley
Lacs Board of Regents
Cleveland
Iowa State Medical Society
American Medical Association
ACS
Chicago
Memoin
Hawley
The
Frank R. Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Peterson
Fellows of
Senators Gauge Mail Support on McCarthy Censure Vote
Senators report mail trends on McCarthy censure with multiple views. Watkins aides note 750 to 1000 letters daily, pro McCarthy sentiment varying from 8-1 to 4-1 or 5-1, while others as Ervin and Monroney describe mixed or opposite signals.
Drug Stilbamidine Claims Relief For Trigeminal Pain
Atlantic City AP reports stilbamidine as a potential cure for trigeminal neuralgia the so called worst pain in the world. Neurosurgeons at Johns Hopkins and a VA hospital cite 15 of 16 patients pain free, with one pain free 25 months. The drug is taken daily for 14 days and may relieve attacks for months.
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American College of Surgeons
Tients Oes
Aime
George W. Smith
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Joseph M. Miller
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Howard Md
Doujoureux
Smith
Shoe Repairs as Campaign Cost Noted in Report
Des Moines AP says rejected candidate John M Ely Jr Cedar Rapids Democrat filed a secretary of state report listing 190 receipts and 330 expenditures with 193 spent on advertising. Other figures include State Treasurer Abrahamson 762 cost and Tailman 402 with 115 car expenses.
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DES Moines
John M. Ely, Jr
Cedar Rapids Democrat
Secretary of State’s Office
John M. Ely
M. L. Abrahamson
Boone Republican
John A. Tailman
Clarion Republican
State Commerce Commission
Dime Dispute Turns Deadly in Skid Row Smashup
A transient died after a clash over a dime in St. Paul skid row. Robert R. Blum, 42, arrived dead at a hospital after the altercation. A Great Lakes seaman was held without charge pending an autopsy. A desk clerk said the men argued over the dime owed.
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ST. Paul
Robert R. Blum
Great Lakes
Mission Desk
Jilting Leads to Barn Fires arsonist jailed in Vienna
Johann Lind aged 27 confessed to setting fire to farm buildings after rejections by girls. He received a 15 year sentence at hard labor for arson with damage over one million Austrian schillings about $40 000.
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Vienna
Johann Lind
Hursday
Lind
Moscow physicist Peter Lukirsky dies in Leningrad
Moscow dispatch reports the death of Prof. Peter Ivanovich Lukirsky a 60 year old Soviet physicist in Leningrad on Monday. The notice confirms his passing and notes his Moscow origin.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Peter Ivanovich Lukirsky
Johnson Seeks Communist Probe Move Amid McCarthy Censure
Washington AP report notes Senate leaders plan to recess McCarthy censure session until Monday or his hospital recovery. Sen. Johnson proposes adding a section condemning the Communist party and urging continued investigation as McCarthy remains absent with an elbow injury.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Senate
Mc Carthy
Sen
Johnson
D-Colo
Communist Party
McCar
Bridges
Sen. Case
R-S.d
Two Days Lost By British Fans
The BBC admitted it lost two days of Mrs. Dale’s Diary due to an announcer error. A Friday episode error led to Wednesday and Thursday missing, replaced by a synopsis and then continuing from Friday.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mrs. Dale
Dale
BBC
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