Erie Sergeant Seeks Court Review Of German Slaying Case
Erie Army sergeant Robert McMahon seeks a U S Court of Military Appeals review of his sentence for killing a taxi driver in Munich on July 1 1954 He robbed and killed the driver while absent without leave and misappropriation of an Army pistol were also charged A retrial in Germany in March led to a dishonorable discharge 26 years hard labor and forfeiture of Pay The case awaits a ruling expected around August 1 with McMahon held at Leavenworth Kansas Father of two disputes the shooting was a violent quarrel in which the driver threatened him with a pistol
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Leaders Approves Wiretap Law in Pennsylvania
Gov. Leader signed Pennsylvania’s first wiretap law prohibiting police use except maintenance by telephone or telegraph workers. Effective in 20 days, it bars wiretap evidence and ends taps for police without court approval, a compromise backed by Philadelphia Bar Association and opposed by State Police officials.
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Senate Civil Rights Battle Advances In Senate
President Eisenhower voiced hope that civil rights legislation would move promptly after the Senate voted to take it up. The bill would empower federal courts to issue injunctions to protect voting rights, allow contempt rulings without juries, and create a civil rights division in the Justice Department along with a bipartisan commission to study protection of civil rights.
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Cox dies at 87 a Dayton publisher and 1920 nominee
James M. Cox former Democratic presidential candidate and publisher of the Dayton Daily News and Dayton Journal Herald dies in Dayton at 87. He ran in 1920 with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The article notes disputes over constitutional voting rights and a bill linked to Reconstruction era law amid Southern opposition to school integration efforts.
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Sharpsville Boy Dies In Play House Fire
Roger A. Samol aged 4 died in a hillside play hut that the boys dug and covered with planks and brush. David Carroll and Delbert Meadows escaped with minor burns while David’s mother Mrs. Donald Carrell sustained arm burns in the rescue attempt. The fire’s cause was not immediately learned. This marked a third fatal Sharpsville youth death this summer after a train accident and a drowning.
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Invisible Wall Injures Rutgers Visitor at New Brunswick
Architect Jay C. Van Nuys received minor hand cuts after walking into an apparently invisible plate glass wall in Rutgers University ultramodern library. He is the second person in three months to collide with the wall, following a prior incident involving a young Indianapolis resident.
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State Solons Prod House On School Aid Bill
Washington report shows Pennsylvania lawmakers press for federal education aid as House Rules Committee delays action. Rep. Holland accuses the committee of overreach while Rep. Kelley warns of jeopardizing the bill without White House agreement. McConnell plans resignation to lead United Cerebral Palsy. action before Rules Committee expected, floor passage remains uncertain.
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Eisenhower Civil Rights Bill Faces Senate Debate
Washington reports President Eisenhower’s civil rights bill battles Southern Democrats as the Senate prepares a vote on amendments. Key figures Douglas Javits and McNamara oppose, while critics push changes to section provisions and enforcement. The debate centers on juries and penalties for civil rights violations, with Southern lawmakers resisting the bill’s current form.
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Showgirl Stumped On TV's The $64,000 Question
New York Barbara Hall, a 24 year old Pittsburgh showgirl, failed to answer the final Shakespeare question on CBS TV's The $64,000 Question and left with her previous winnings of 914,000. She faltered on identifying three documents signed by the dramatist Captain Alan Villiers, the Mayflower TT skipper who won 16,000 on The Seven Seas and will return next Tuesday to decide on a run at 32000.
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