Giant Dope Ring Indicted In New York Case
A sealed federal indictment names 46 defendants and 16 co conspirators in a major narcotics operation led by Harry Stromberg alias Nig Rosen. The ring imported heroin cocaine and opium from France and other countries and smuggled about 50 pounds of pure heroin worth about 3.5 million dollars.
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New York
Harry Stromberg
Nig Rosen
Ring
Dope
France
U. S
Paul W. Williams
Federal District
Edward Weinfeld
Williams
Washington
Justice Department
Herman Samnick
Queens
N. Y
Benjamin Danis
Brooklyn
Saul Snyder
Samnick
Idlewild
D. C
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
California
Massachusetts
McIntyre Denied by City Plan Commission
The City Plan Commission voted 13 to 2 to block United Fire and Casualty from using the old Ely property at 2222 First Avenue NE as an office building. McIntyre angrily denounced commissioners and accuses a fellow salesman of pressuring the process.
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City Plan Commission
United Fire and Casualty Company
Ely
First Avenue NE
Commission
Scott McIntyre
Insurance Company
McIntyre
Paulson
Wagner
City National Bank
Old Marion Road
McIintyre
William Stewart
Father Who Left Children in Motel Taken from Family
A Fort Wayne mechanic Francis Smith 53 left seven children aged 11 months to 12 years in a motel while he and a baby sitter went to Missouri to marry. He was found guilty of desertion and bound over to the grand jury on 3000 bond and 300 jail for neglect. Mrs Smith 27 testified she was fooled. The children were placed in temp spears custody at St Vincent's home awaiting Fort Wayne relatives. Grand jury meets Wednesday.
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Clinton
Fort Wayne, Ind
Francis Smith
Missouri
W. A. McCullough
Smith
Women May Beat Men to the Moon
The 15 member of the American Psychological Association say the first moon visitor could be a woman. Experts from Ohio State MIT and New York suggest a Russian woman may reach the moon first noting rocket travel demands and Soviet progress.
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New York
Fer Ieen
Krugman
Eisenhower Welcomed in Newport Visit During Vacation
President Eisenhower arrived in Newport Rhode Island for an extended naval vacation and greeted crowds at a civic reception. He rode through narrow streets in an open car and waved to cheering residents, receiving three silver gifts during the event.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Navy
Eisenhower digs at critics as Newport vacation begins
President Eisenhower, greeted warmly in Newport, says he may stay longer than some expect, mixing work and recreation. Mrs. Eisenhower plans to visit historic spots soon after surgery, as the couple occupies a 12 room house on Coaster's Harbor Island and awaits word on how long the stay will last.
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Newport
Ins
Eisenhower
White House
Coaster
Harbor Island
Newport Naval Base
Henry Cromellin
Eisenhowers
Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Congress
Administration
Jet crashes into Berkeley homes killing pilot
In Berkeley Missouri an off base Navy jet piloted by Lt. Renshaw plowed into two unoccupied homes, killing the pilot while sparing the Schneider and Meyer families who were away on that Tuesday afternoon. The wreck left charred ruins and a house visibly scorched through. The two families narrowly escaped tragedy as coincidence kept them from being at home when the plane struck.
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ST. Louis
Charles Schneider
Raymond Meyer
Berkeley
John R. Renshaw
Centerville
Meyer
Renshaw
Soviets Stall Day Election At UN for Hungary Debate
The Soviet Union temporarily stalled Dag Hammarskjold's bid for a five year term as U.N. secretary general to see the Hungary debate outcome. Western observers fear the renaming could be used as leverage during the Assembly session starting next Tuesday. A planned Thursday Security Council meeting to renew Hammarskjold's term was called off after the Soviet delegation said it was not ready.
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United Nations, N. Y
INS
Russia
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Special Assembly
Hungary
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Chicago Hoffa Support Questioned by Local 753 Leader
Peter Hoban, president of Chicago Local 753, Milk Wagon Drivers, urged Chicago Teamsters Local 25 to back Thomas J. Haggerty for international president. In a letter to Raymond Schoessling Hoban cited Hoffa’s “dubious” record and called for a special executive meeting to endorse Haggerty.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Chicago Teamsters Joint Council
James R. Hoffa
Peter Hoban
Chicago Council
Thomas J. Haggerty
Hoban
Raymond Schoessling
Council
Hoffa
Whites Seized Mutilated Him Negro Reports
A Black man claims white men in hoods abducted and severely beat him, leaving him emasculated. The attack occurred near Tarrant, with Judge Aaron in satisfactory condition in hospital. Police seek motive as deputies note Aaron denied NAACP ties.
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Birmingham
Ala
Aaron
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Adams
Suit for Divorce Cites Tub Denial
Cleveland case where Eugene Klepek testifies his wife barred him from the family bathtub for 12 years forcing him to use basement laundry tubs. He described her anger over towel placement or water on the floor as grounds for divorce.
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Cleveland
Eugene Klepek
Russian TU-104 Flies Moscow to New Jersey in Historic Crossing
A Soviet TU-104 jet airliner completed a long mission from Moscow via London Keflavik and Gander to McGuire AFB New Jersey. The trip marks the first Russian airliner to visit the United States in 20 years with 60 or 19 or 36 reported aboard as crews and UN delegates travel aboard. Passages include navigation crew from the UK and US, and a possible Idlewild landing pending noise tests.
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London
U.S
Moscow
Keflavik
Iceland
Gander
Nld
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
North Pole
Transport Ministry
U.N. General Assems
Keflavikis
McGuire
al Gander
Royal Air Force
Newfoundland
U. N
Washington
New York
Idlewild
State Department
Cedar Rapids enrolls a record 15725 students on opening day
First day enrollment in Cedar Rapids public schools set an all time high of 15 725, 1 128 above last fall and 331 above predictions. Superintendent Barnhart called the rise alarming but preliminary, with kindergarten turnout a major factor. George Washington High opened to nearly 1 500 students after workers spent the Labor Day weekend cleaning.
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Cedar Rapids
Asst. Supt
Richard Barnhart
Board of Education
Barnhart
Lus
George Ashington Senior High School
Sutherland Cook
Ceddar Rapids
George Washington
Supt
Parker
Governor Faubus Uses National Guard to Block Integration
National guardsmen under Governor Orval Faubus prevented nine Black students from enrolling at Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas. Faubus defended action as preserving peace while federal judge Davies ordered integration. U S Attorney Cobb ordered an investigation. Beal Kidd said no escort plans for the students. A crowd of about 300 whites protested outside the school.
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Arkansas National Guardsmen
Little Rock Central High School
Gazette
National
Orval Faubus
Central High School
Little ‘Rock
Ark
Faubus
Ronald Davies
Little Rock
Davies
U. S
Osro Cobb
Beal Kidd
Paris Publisher Joseph Pulitzer's Son Herbert Dies at 61
Herbert Pulitzer, age 61 and the last surviving son of publisher Joseph Pulitzer, died on Wednesday in Paris. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
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Paris
Herbert Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
Holiday Traffic Deaths Reach 445 in Labor Day Toll
The final tally shows at least 445 people killed in traffic accidents during the Labor Day weekend, 25 more than the NSC's pre holiday estimate of 420. The toll surpassed last year’s 435 but did not set a new record, with the highest Labor Day death toll being 461 in 1951.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Girl Stoned at All-White School Entry in Charlotte
In Charlotte North Carolina Dorothy Counts 16 entered a previously all white school peacefully but was stoned when leaving the building by several hundred pupils. She was struck by a rock and a 10th grader Liston Flowers was arrested. Earlier two other Negro students attended classes at two other Charlotte schools without incident.
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Charlotte
N. C
INS
Dorothy Counts
Liston Flowers
Integration Standoff At Central High As Guards Stand
Maj. Gen. Clinger said white guards under Gov. Faubus order blocked entry to Central High. A 15 year old Negro girl and a 15 year old boy attempted to cross. guards repelled them silently. A crowd of whites derided the scene while 500 gathered peacefully outside. Federal Judge Davies ordered continued gradual integration.
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Customs
N.Y
Stromberg
Lou Breuer
John Wagner
Theodore F. Paulson
Stewart
Clint Shaeffer
Russell Riley
Bartholomew and Associates
Shaeffer
David G. Bleakley
Riley
Bleakley
First Avenue
Lke
Mamie
Rhode Island
Island Home
Work and Recreation
Schneider
Ruth
Hir
Linda
Charles
Richard
Mother’s
Lambert-St. Louis
Naval Air Test Center
Patuxent River, Md
United States
C.R
Art Heusinkveld
Hiawatha
Clyde Parker
Wright
Garfield
Forty Second Street
Center Point Road
Arthur
Pinch
First Avenue E
Marion
Mt. Vernon Road
Erskine
Gov. Faubus
Little Rock Move
Fpaubus
Pulitzer
Ee & Eeee
Sherman T. Clinger
Arkansas
Clinger
Ronald N. Davies
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