Revival of Sheppard Case Grows Hotter in Florida
Sheriff Samuel R. Gerber and deputies said a caller claiming to be the missing witness in the Arthur Sheppard murder case telephoned from Waterloo. The caller referenced a supposed confession by Donald Joseph Wedler and tried to reach Volusia authorities after 9 am. Mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner said he has a new clue and the case remains unsettled with no definitive witness confirmation.
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Donald Joseph
Wedler
Shannard
Rodney Thursby
Ohio
Tona Beach
Ernest James Kolofelias
Long Beach
Calif
Kolofelias
Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Cleve Jang
Columbus
Erle Stanley. Gardner
Sheppard
Gardner
Deland
Elsa
Marilyn Sheppard
Thursby
Waterloo
Volusia
Army Slashes Sept Draft Rate in 3000 Calls
The army reduced September draft calls to about 3000, a move toward trimming core forces by 100000 across services. The plan keeps some drafts, targets higher quality troops, and emphasizes stricter reenlistment screening amid debate over the pace of reductions.
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Washington
Ins
Army
Charles E. Wilson
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Wilson
Temperature and Precipitation Table From San Francisco
The U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco prepared a 24 hour period table showing temperatures and precipitation. Data covers wide regions and includes high and low readings, recorded conditions, and potential trends for the day ahead.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Atlanta
Bakersfield
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Eureka Fort Worth
Fresno
Helena
Honoluh
Tadio-Thor
Las ‘Vegas
Los Angeles
Medford
Miami A
Minneapolis
New York
New Orien
Oakland
Paso Robles
Phoenix
Portland
Red Bluff
Reno
Rights Bill Faces Possible Defeat Over Part Three
Senate Republican leader Will Knowland said after a White House meeting with President Eisenhower that part three of the civil rights bill may lose its teeth as doubtful votes threaten any amendment removing its main clauses. Part four offering voting rights remains more likely to pass, potentially enabling a pared-down bill within weeks.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Willliam Knowland
White House
Knowland
Sierra Road Fees Elect Two Leaders
The Sierra Natural Resources committee formed to oppose Mammoth Pays announced two vice chairmen, Ansell Adams a Yosemite photographer and Floyd Lobree a Fresno businessman. They warn the road threatens Sierra wilderness and is a waste of public funds.
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Fresno
Sierra Natural Resources Committee
High “Sierra
Ansell Adams
Yose Rite National Park
Floyd Lobree
Sierra
Airman appeals four month court martial haircut ruling
Tokyo reports Airman 3/c Donald Wogeler of Cortez Colorado was convicted of dis obeying orders for refusing a white sidewall haircut. A four month hard labor sentence a $200 fine and rank reduction were imposed by a four man court martial. Attorney Murray Spring said he would appeal to Washington if needed. The case centers on uniform appearance for honor guard at Far East UN command headquarters in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Aircut
Washington
Murray
Spring
Donald Wogeler
Cortez
Colo
Wheeler
William Shortt
Seattle
Wash
Shortt
Far East United Nations Command
Stray Parakeet Sparks Ownership Frenzy in Paterson
A hospital stray parakeet drew thirty letters and calls from locals claiming the bird. The report notes even Solomon would have struggled to solve the dispute.
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Paterson
N. J
Solomon
Scientists breed a new duck type in Paris experiment
French biologists headed by Prof. Jacques Benoit kept 20 ducklings under observation as white pekin ducks were inoculated with khaki serum. The treated ducks gained new traits, resembling neither parent breed, and were called now whites. The study aimed to see if these characteristics could be passed to offspring.
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Jacques Benoit
Solon Seeks to Warn Public on Smoking Danger
Representative Marthe Griffiths seeks radio and television time from the FCC or a presidential request to publicize a U S Health Service report linking excessive cigarette smoking to lung cancer. Hearings featured National Cancer Institute testimony on a study of 290000 World War I veterans showing a link between daily cigarette use and cancer deaths.
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D-Mich
U.S. Public Health ‘Service
Tobacco’ Industry Research Committee
Rontends
Griffiths
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Eisenhower
House
John Heller
National Cancer Institute
Institute
Veretang Administration
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