Model To Hang For a Murder
Ruth Ellis a 28 year old London model was sentenced to death for the murder of David Blakely a 25 year old racing driver outside a tavern. Judge Sir Cecil Havers refused the manslaughter defense and the jury deliberated 23 minutes. The sentence awaits appeal or possible reprieve.
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London
Ruth Ellis
Cecil Havers
Old Bailey Court
David Blakely
Havers
Ellis
Home’ Secretary
Senate Studies Stand On Big Four Meeting
Democratic leaders in Washington hope for a Senate roll call this week on Sen. McCarthy s resolution to force discussion of the Red satellite issue at the upcoming Big Four meeting. The plan is to move the resolution to the Senate with an unfavorable committee report for a vote tomorrow or Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Actress Defends Nude Scene In Controversial Film
Actress Rhonda Fleming defends a nude swimming scene in The Courtesan of Babylon saying it was in good taste. Director Carlo Bragaglia denies the scene existed, but Fleming maintains the shot was tasteful and properly filmed from shore.
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Rhonda Fleming
Carlo Lodovico Bragaglia
Associated Press
James Bacon
Hollywood
Babylon
Bragaglia
Miss Fleming
No-Scrub Way To Gleaming Floors
A housewife once scrubbed floors on hands and knees, but Glaxo promises gleaming floors with a water clear finish that seals dirt out and reduces maintenance, needing applications only about twice a year.
Ex-GI seeks new copies of Foster v Foster divorce record
In San Diego court clerk Al Fern reports a Maryland ex-GI lost his divorce papers and asks for fresh copies. He recalls only the case title Foster Vs Foster and does not remember his former wife’s name.
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San Diego
Calif
al Fern
Maryland
Foster
New Open Champion Talks With President At St Francis Hotel
Jack Fleck, the newly crowned National Open champion, spoke with President Eisenhower at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Fleck recalled the playoff with Ben Hogan and admitted he was nervous meeting the president though he had practiced at golf, not at meeting presidents.
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Jack Fleck
Iowa
Jack
Eisenhower
St. Francis
Ben) Hogan
United States
Fleck
Costly Eggs Burn Hen House In Harrisburg Incident
In Harrisburg a five year old named David E Gardner used his father's lighter to gather eggs in a hen house at night. He found nine eggs and burned the hen house to the ground. David and the chickens escaped unharmed.
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Harrisburg
David E. Gardner
David
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