Girard gets suspension of sentence in Japan case
U S soldier William Girard convicted of causing bodily injury resulting in death by firing on a scrap metal gathering site. Three judges sentence him to three years suspended and four years probation. Prosecution and defense accept verdict. Girard may re enlist after Jan. 27 if no appeal.
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Maebashi
Japan
William
Girard
America
Asahi
Naku Sakai
Kayoka Sakai
Inejiro Asanuma
Socialist Party
United States
Yuzo Kawachi
Manan
Kawachi
Nakai Sakai
Eloser
McElroy Says U.S. Will Speed Timetable for Missiles
Secretary McElroy after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower indicated the United States will supply intermediate range missiles to its European allies earlier than previously expected but could not specify exact dates. He cautioned that shipments are not imminent and may require closing some U.S. installations to fund space-age missile programs.
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McElroy
Eisenhower
U.S
Eisenhower - McElroy
Augusta National Golf Club
White House
Cleveland
Defense Department
W. J. McNe
Jewel Booty Is 500000 Jewel Booty Is 500000
A bandit robbed a diamond merchant of gems worth 3500,000 in a Detroit office lobby. Max Manderer, 47, of New York, was blinded with tear gas as he dropped his gems and chased the thief to a blue car fleeing the scene.
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Detroit
INS
Max Manderer
New York
Manderer
Confidence Vote Won by Gaillard
Premier Gaillard won the confidence vote in parliament 255 to 179 aided by French pride over British American arms shipments to Russia. The result comes as about one million French civil servants stage a 24 hour warning strike demanding higher pay near the parliament building.
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Paris
Gailllard
Tussia
Parlianent
Hoffa Ordered To Trial Friday
James R Hoffa president elect of the Teamsters was ordered to stand trial Friday on wire tap charges in New York. The action came Tuesday and sets a courtroom date as the case proceeds in the federal system.
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NEW York
James ER Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Marine Convicted and Acquitted in Navy Court Martial
In Yokosuka Japan a Navy court martial found Cpl James T Ray of Texas guilty of punching a prisoner at the Sasebo brig and sentenced him to 15 days hard labor with $30 forfeiture and a demotion to private first class. Sgt Bobby Phillips of Tyler was acquitted of striking a sailor.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U.S. Navy
Sasebo Naval Base
James T. Ray
Texas
Bobby Phillips
Tyler
Tax Saving Ideas by Sylvia Porter Starts Series
Sylvia Porter, financial writer for The Gazette, begins a five part series advising the average taxpayer how to reduce income tax before year end. Turn to page 24 for the first article.
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Sylvia Porter
the Gazette
Mrs. Frank Nye Appointed to Cedar Rapids School Board
Mrs. Frank T. Nye was appointed Monday night to succeed H. Franklin Kemp on the Cedar Rapids school board. She will serve until the March 1958 election, then a member will finish Kemp’s term to 1968. Nye, 45, is the first woman on the board since 1953 and was chosen unanimously at an informal conference. She lives at 1822 Fifth Ave SE and is mother to three children. Nye has led the League of Women Voters and the AAUW.
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Ceder Ranias
Frank T. Nye
Cedar Rapids
H. Franklin Kemp
Kemp
Nye
R. B. van Cleve
Te.w Lundquist
Board of Education
Fifth Avenue SE
Linda
Washington High School
Kathy
McKinley
Debbie
Buchanan
Train derails overpass near Boston injuring many
A Montreal to Boston express derailed Tuesday over a highway overpass north of Boston. Two people died and about twenty were injured as the nine car train plunged 15 feet to the street below amid rain. Engineer Harald Danforth and fireman George Murphy were killed.
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Mass
Thena
N. H
Boston
Wing
Boston and Maine Railroad
Harald Danforth
Somerville
George Murphy
Manchester
Woman Accused as Boyfriend Hidden in Attic During Arrest
Margaret Bliss 33, custodian of five children, faced a charge of impeding or obstructing the administration of justice after deputies found her boyfriend, William E. Meskimen 34, hidden in her attic during an arrest search at 300 Thirty-first Street NE. Meskimen had warrants since Nov 7 for embezzlement and mortgage property crimes.
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Hoover
Mrs. Bliss
Meskimen
United State Bank
Ttwo
Bliss
Novotny Elected Czech Communist Leader in Surprise
VIENNA INS Antonin Novotny chief of the Czech Communist party and Khrushchev ally was elected President of Czechoslovakia by the national assembly Tuesday. The pick surprised observers who expected Premier William Siraky to succeed Antonin Zapotocky, who died last week. Novotny, 52, had been first secretary of the Czech Communist party since 1953 after Klement Gottwald's death.
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Vienna
INS
Antonin Novotny
Czech Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Wiliam Siraky
Antonin Zapotecky
Novotny
Klement Gottwald
Last Regulars To Quit Little Rock
Army Secretary Brucker announced that all regular army troops will be withdrawn from duty at Little Rock Central High School the day before Thanksgiving. About 900 Arkansas National Guardsmen will remain on duty in federalized status.
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Washington
Army
Brucker
Reguar Army
Little Rock
Central High School
Arkansas
Freight Ticketed For Traffic Snag
Policeman Myron Roseman chased a moving freight train after a motorist complained the train stopped at a crossing and held up traffic. He leaped aboard to issue a ticket to the conductor despite the danger in Chicago.
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Chicago
Myron Roseman
Horse Serves As Object Lesson
In Edmonton Alberta a dairy uses a new teaching method for horse drawn milk wagons. A rear guide on the wagon warns motorists with the sign Caution Student horse to promote safe passing and awareness for oncoming traffic.
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Edmonton
Alta
APJ
Man Planned Own Slaying Suspect Says
A money lender Max Shayne was named as the intended victim in a murder plot alleged by Earl Matlock who says Shayne urged him to kill him and he acted in self defense. Shayne, 48, was found dead in his parked car on Sept 29, with Matlock arrested three days later.
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Angeles
Max Shayne
Shayne
Earl Matlock
Matlock
Man Charged in Insurance Fraud Suicide Case
The Beneficial Standard Life Insurance claims Shayne staged his own death to dodge a suicide exclusion. Matlock, a 200-pound laborer, testified that Shayne offered him money to strangle him and make it look like murder. Matlock said he resisted, broke a strap, and left after Shayne went limp. Detectives say the case hinges on Matlock’s account and the insurer’s charges.
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Standard Life Insurt
Comance Company
Decorah Rest Superior Court
Shayne
Nuto Fenb
Matlock
Irving
Highway Report: Open but Slick In Storm Areas
Iowa highway system mostly open by noon after snow removal but slick and ice covered many routes. Patrol reported ice and snow in many counties with several roads intermittently blocked by stalled vehicles and varying conditions across the state.
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Owa
Iowa
Highway Commission
Ames
Des Moines
Templeton
Lewis
Garner
Forest City
Centerville
Oskaloosa
Nelle Plaine
Davenport
Highway Patrol
Oscenla
Attaulie
Denison
Normal
Landter
Tombaldt
Mason City
Cedar Falls
Qebwein
Cedar Rapids
West Liberty
Fairfield
Naymel
Snowbound Towns Report Broad State Blizzard Drift
Nearest main roads mostly open to one way traffic Tuesday noon after heavy snowfall. Eight deaths and multiple accidents marked the storm with a plow train collision in Ossian injuring one worker. Snow totals ranged 11 to 14 inches across Decorah Calmar and Council Bluffs with drifting and stalled vehicles statewide.
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Council Bluffs
Decorah
Calmar
Mwe
Pam
Tecovaha
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William H. Kirby
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