Virginia shuns Warren at William and Mary birthday
Chief Justice Warren spoke at the College of William and Mary 200th birthday celebration for John Marshall as Virginia leaders largely skipped the event. Lt. Gov. Stephens and the state supreme court attended while Gov. Stanley and others declined, signaling a rebuke amid the schools desegregation ruling. Warren urged equal and impartial justice for all and reflected on constitutional balance between federal and state powers.
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Williamsburg
Warren
Virginia
Supreme Court
Deep South
High Court
Thomas B. Stanley
William M. Tuck
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
McConnaughey Named FCC Chairman by Eisenhower
George McConnaughey, 58, was chosen by President Eisenhower on Saturday to chair the Federal Communications Commission. He succeeds Roser Hyde, whose term ended with a resignation due to ill health and will fill the unexpired term of George E. Sterling.
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Denver
INS
George McConnaughey
Eisenhower
Federal Communications Commission
McOnnaughey
Roser
Hyde
FCC Chajr
Eorge E. Ster
Patients Riot in Search Protest at Tampa Hospital
Guards maintained order at a Southwest Florida tuberculosis hospital where about 35 detention ward patients rioted and fought with peers, then cut their way to the yard. Officials said guards confiscated scissors knives and needles from the patients to restore calm.
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Tampa
Southwest Florida Tuberculosis Hospital
Tients
Weather outlook Mostly fair tonight and Sunday
Forecast calls for mostly fair conditions tonight and Sunday with a low of 40 to 45 degrees and a Sunday high near.
U S presses Russia over eight U S fliers downed in 1952
The United States demanded Russia break silence on the fate of eight Americans aboard a B 29 downed by Soviet fighters off northern Japan nearly two years ago. The note, delivered by the U S embassy in Moscow, seeks $1 620 295 01 in damages and urges international court action if Russia denies responsibility. It rejects Soviet claims over Yuri and Habomai islands and asserts they remain Japanese territory.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
Japan
Moscow
U.S
Yuri
Yalta
Habomai Islands
Habomai
Shikotanis
Hokkaido
Castries Charged With Command Failure At Dien Bien Phu
Paris AP reports bitter fallout from Dien Bien Phu. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries faces potential charges of command failure as military staff and Vietnamese war reports debate the fortress battle outcome. Saigon investigates while denying a special panel. De Castries returned from France on short leave.
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Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries
Saigon
de Castries
France
Igon
Defense Ministry
Ieee
Ce de Castries
Byrnes Predicts Race Disturbance
Gov. Byrnes warned that serious disturbances could occur if racial integration is attempted. He spoke at a dedication ceremony beside an awe pla, noting potential unrest in West Virginia Delaware and Ohio and cautioning that a mix of races in South Carolina could trigger strong backlash.
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Dillon
S. C
INS
Gov. Byrnes
South Carolina
Lg Jeading
West Virginia
Delaware
Ohio
Trial PASADENA Actor Grant Withers Recovers From Overdose
Pasadena AP report states motion picture actor Grant Withers aged 51 is recovering after an overdose incident. Doctors monitor his condition as the case garners scrutiny from fans and media.
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Pasadena
Grant Withers
Audrey Hepburn Weds Mel Ferrer in Swiss Chapel
Audrey Hepburn, 25, married actor Mel Ferrer, 37, in a mountainside Lucerne ceremony after a civil service on Friday at Buochs. Ne.v Isle Bland gave the bride away. Ferrer, Princeton-educated, has stage and directing credits. The couple left for Rome to continue Ferrer’s film work.
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Audrey Hepburn
Mel Ferrer
Lucerne
Switzerland
Ins
Ondine
Miss Hepburn
Ferrer
Frances Pilchard
Ella van Heemstra
Europe
Nevile Bland
Rome
Hollywood
Princeton
Buochs
Fritz Frey
Burnstock Hotel
Scelba Government Wins Confidence Amid Montesi Scandal
In Rome the senate voted 114 to 97 to support Premier Scelba's government amid the Wilma Montesi sex drugs death scandal. Scelba defended his eight month rule and deflected Communist charges while police chief Polito faced questioning on hush up allegations.
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Rome
Senate
Scelba
Wilma Montesi
Francisco Polito
Polito
Miss Montési
Safety Measure Proves Fruitless
GRAFTON VA AP Royal Carter tried to keep his eight year old daughter Vivian from riding a bicycle saying it was dangerous. She borrowed a neighbor’s bike Friday and was struck by a car a mile from home and killed.
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Grafton
Royal Carter
Vivian
Heir Suspected in California Couple’s Murders
SAN RAPAEL Calif UP sheriff s officers say they believe Bart Caritativo a 46 year old houseboy and chauffeur believed heir to a 150000 estate murdered Mrs Joseph Banks 52 and her husband 56 and staged the scene. A will left the whole estate to Caritativo. authorities say the coroner found Banks intoxicated enough to negate suicide and call the will a forged document.
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San-Rapael
Calif
Bart Caritativo
San Francisco
Joseph Banks
Three Die in Forest Fire Near Sierra City Calif
A 4000 acre forest fire in Tahoe National Forest claimed three inmates from Folsom State Prison who were trapped in a canyon as wind shift trapped them. Crews hoped to control the blaze by nightfall and the danger to Sierra City was deemed past by rangers.
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Sierra City
Calif
Tahoe National Forest
Folsom State Prison
Dream Fulfilled as Blind Girl Weds Sightless Vet
Joyce Campbell 21 of Cloquet Minnesota wed John Thornton Korean War veteran who lost sight after a grenade blast. Their televised ceremony marks a long awaited match as Campbell had hoped to marry a blind man and Thornton earned the Distinguished Service Cross after his Korea injury. The couple had known each other since 1952 and 1953 meetings, with a shared history of blindness and service.
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Carlton
Minn
Joyce Campbell
John Thornton
Jesse
Joyce
Photogram
Mahtown
John
Korea
Hines
State School For the Blind
Faribault
Angry Japs Demonstrate Outside U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
Twelve Yaizu protesters gathered outside the U.S. embassy during funeral rites for Kuboyama and 22 shipmates, demanding an end to atomic tests. Japanese papers assailed U.S. officials over possible denial of medical care and compensation of 10 million dollars for damage.
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Tokyo
U.S
Aikichi Kuboyama
Bikini
Yaizu
Kuboyama
Japan
Girl Killed by Mystery Shot at High School Football Game
In Beckley West Virginia a 17 year old girl Margaret Adams a Stratton High School senior for Negroes was shot to death as she walked toward the stands to watch a game. Police say the target is unknown and a officer stood six feet away when the shooting occurred. Investigators check a report about an unidentified man seen in a wooded lot near the stadium.
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Beckley
W. Va
Margaret Adams
Stratton High School
Indians Tie MLB Mark With 111st Victory
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 11-1 to reach 111 wins in a season, tying the American League record. Early Wynn earned his 23rd win, carrying a no-hitter into the ninth before Fred Hatfield singled and Steve Souchock scored on a triple. The 1927 Yankees previously set the 110-win mark.
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Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Wren
Fred Atfield
Steve Souchock
New York Yankees
Surgeon urges six month chest X-ray for smokers
Colorado Springs dispatch reports Dr. Alton Ochsner of New Orleans advised regular smokers to obtain chest X-rays every six months. The famed cancer surgeon urged early detection as a preventive measure amid ongoing health warnings.
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Colorado Springs
Alton Ochsner
New Orleans
Ship Hero Found Guilty of Killings
George Rogers once lauded as the Morro Castle disaster hero was found guilty of murdering an 83 year old man and his spinster daughter in a robbery motive. The ex policeman, 55, had helped save hundreds of lives during the 1934 fire. The court adjourned with a life imprisonment sentence likely, as investigators noted the victim withdrew 2400 dollars shortly before his death.
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Jersey City
N. J
George Rogers
Cone
Rogers
Error in Bid Could Cost Contractor Big Loss
TOPEKA UP D A Harmon president of Harmon Construction Co says a bid error may cost his firm a contract to build a 12 story state office building. He offered an item for 4700 dollars that other firms estimate could cost up to 250000 dollars.
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Topeka
D. A. Harmon
Harmon Construction Company
Harmon
Protest Rejected by U.S. Over Soviet Claims
Berlin reports the United States on Friday dismissed a Soviet protest note accusing American led German intelligence units of espionage in East Germany. No further details provided.
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Berlin
INS
U. S
Fridday
East Germany
Prominent Jurist in East Iowa Dies at 56
East Iowa jurist Judge Hamiel 56 died suddenly at his Tipton home from a heart attack. A Cedar Rapids judge for the Eighteenth district, he was renominated for another four-year term and had served as state senator and Cedar County attorney. Survived by wife Thelma and four children, services Monday at 2 p.m. in Tipton Methodist Church. Burial in Masonic Cemetery.
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Iowa News
Tipton
Marion C. Hamiel
Iowa
Hamiel
Cedar
Linn
Jones Counties
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Country
Judge Hamiel
Springdale
University of Iowa
Thelma Davis
Norman J
Keith
Eleanor van Ostrand
Bennett
Carol
University of Colorado
C. A. Pilkington
Tipton Methodist Church
U. T. Fike
Masonic Cemetery
Kerosene Killed Cow After Drinking Fuel Spill
In Mountairy North Carolina AP report a cow died after drinking kerosene from a washtub recently. Officials say the animal ingested three to five gallons, likely from a hangover effect of a kerosene drinking spree.
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Mountairy
N. C
Paul Flynn
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