Court martial case against Sgt. Gallagher in Korea
The prosecution rested its case in the court martial of Sgt. James C. Gallagher accused of murdering fellow American soldiers and collaborating with Communist captors. Also noted are reports on U S and allied diplomacy, a Brazilian burial, and a Coast Guard rescue of three children adrift near Delaware Bay.
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New York (i
James C. Gallagher
Cape May
N. J
Delaware Bay
Coast Guard
Lot
Lloyd W. Pate
Auguste
James Gallagher
Governor's Island
Gallagher
Korea
Pata
International
Talks for His Master's Thesis at John Carroll University
In Cleveland 0 the physics student Robert R. Dambach 26 built a working model to prove transistor advantage over vacuum tubes in hearing aids. Prof. Joseph Hunter wore a hearing aid during the defense, and the grade reflected the device’s success. In Vermont an NY hat salesman, Robert Barber, heard the air defense alert, stopped, sought shelter, and later found a Vegal parking tick.
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Cleveland
John Carroll University
Joseph Hunter
Robert R. Dambach
Hunter
Barre
New York
Robert Barber
West Virginia custodial conference held at Grafton High
Four Counties State Staffs instruct 46 janitors from Taylor Preston Doddridge and Monongalia at Grafton High School in a West Virginia Custodial Training Conference. The event covers building inspections and fire hazards, with certificates to be awarded after presentations by state and county officials and visiting instructors.
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Grafton High School
West Virginia
Taylor
Preston
Doddridge
Monongalia
Taylor County Board of Education
State Department of Education
Division of Vocational Education
Trade and Industrial Education
West Virginia Association of Public School
Grafton
New Cumberland
Saint Marys
George Camp
Lincoln
Huntington
O.G. Vass
Monroe
Wade Thomas
Charleston
Joseph W. Ervin
Taylor County
Ronald Knotts
Mae Smallwood
Hepzibah
Grant McDilda
Eva
Jena McDilda
Pruntytown
Thomas McWilliams
James Isner
Nettie Smith
Richard Ford
Grafton High
Kwara Riffle
Ola Powell
Connie Threat Looms Over Carolina Coast
North and South Carolina faces near hurricane force winds as Connie approaches from the Atlantic. Winds hitting 75 mph in bursts with tides four to five feet above normal threaten Myrtle Beach to Cape Hatteras. Tornadoes reported in Tenderlea and near Conway as Red Cross sets shelters and bases go to alert.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
North Carolina
Connie
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic
Myrtle Beach
D.C
San Juan
Miami Weather Bureau
Cape Fear
Willmington
Cape Romain
Georgetown
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
Carolina
S. C
Virginia Capes
Savannah
Block Island
R. 1
North
South Carolina
Swansboro
N. C
Tenderlea
Conway
Dillon
Bucksport
Red Cross
Radar Islands Far Off Cape Cod Under Storm Watch
About sixty workers stationed on a U S Navy radar island 100 miles off Cape Cod choose to ride out approaching storms Connie or Diana. Early project photos reveal a chain of radar islands from Newfoundland to Norfolk Virginia to defend the east coast from surprise attack.
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U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Connie
Diana
Newfoundland
Norfolk
Two C-119 Boxcars Crash Near Stuttgart Killing 67
STUTTGART Germany Two U S Air Force C-119 troop carriers carrying paratroopers crashed about 30 miles west of Stuttgart during a training flight killing 67 aboard initial reports said The two planes from the 60th Troop Carrier Wing at Rhein Main were on a mission to train Army troops at Stuttgart Helicopters were sent to the scene but survivors were not indicated An Air Force investigation team was dispatched to determine the crash cause Names of the deceased were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Air Force
13Th Air Force
Echterdingem
Arids
Afr
Rhein-Main Air Base
60Th
Rhein-Main
7Th Army
Stevenson Promises State Plans On Presidential Run
Chicago reports Adlai Stevenson indicating within four months he will decide on another presidential bid. He told Prediction Wednesday after a dinner with governors at their conference that he believes he can defeat President Eisenhower if he runs. The remark marks his clearest statement yet on political plans and chances against Eisenhower.
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Chicago
Adair E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Govenor
Eisehower
East German Barbers Ordered to Collect Hair
East Berlin barbers must collect hair shed by customers and package it for shipment to the government run raw material reserves commission. The legal bulletin provided no details on how the hair would be used.
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Berlin
Raw Material Reserves Commission
Twenty Die In Blast And Fire In Andover Ohio
Bodies of two more victims were recovered from the wreckage of a block long building demolished by a Wednesday night explosion and fire raising the death toll to twenty. The unidentified victims were burned beyond recognition and taken to a hastily assembled morgue at the town’s funeral home garage.
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Andover
Ohio
Lower Mercury Readings Loom In Warm Front
The tri county area expects temperatures in the 80s for several days as Connie and her cousin Dian arrive later. Yesterday’s high reached 90 with low humidity before dipping to 65 by evening. Today’s high should be 86 to 94 with a low of 65 to 70 and scattered showers and clouds.
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Connie
Dian
Tri-County
Medal of Freedom Given to Ex-Sec Harold Talbott
Harold F. Talbott, former air secretary forced to resign over private business ties, was to receive the Medal of Freedom in a sendoff at Bolling Air Force Base. Defense Secretary Charles F. Wilson would present the award as 1,800 troops outlined a retirement review.
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Washington
Harold FE. Talbott
Air
Air Force
Defense
Charles F Wilson
Bolling Air Force Base
Embarrass Bank Robbery Leaves $3500 Stolen
Embarrass police report a lone bandit robbed the Embarrass State Bank and escaped with 3500 dollars. The heist occurred in Embarrass Wisconsin with no injuries reported and police seeking clues.
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Wis
Embarrass State
Fair Association Meeting Tonight At Fair Grounds
Taylor County Fair Association president Lloyd Sayres announces a key meeting tonight at the Fair Grounds. It is the final gathering before the Fair opens and all interested persons are urged to attend.
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Lloyd Sayres
Taylor County Fair Association
Fair Grounds
Sayres
Schmidt's Wife Plans Reunion After Chinese Prison Camp
In Nevada City Calif Mrs Una Schmidt will meet her airman husband Daniel Schmidt when he returns Friday from a Chinese Communist prison camp. Her lawyer said Una will meet him alone and had considered bringing her 21 year old second husband Alford Fine to discuss their unusual love triangle. Una wed Fine in Mexico last year believing Schmidt was dead.
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Nevada City
Calif
Una Schmidt
Harold Berliner
Una
Daniel
Alford Fine
Enoch Arden
Fine
Mexico
Schmidt
New Squad Car Light Hidden In Rear Compartment
A new police squad car warning light is concealed in the rear luggage area. The driver activates it by foot button near the accelerator, lifting the signal via hydraulic jack to the usual revolving light height when needed.
Polio Epidemic Calls For Nurses In Boston
Massachusetts appeals for 43 nurses to care for the rising polio victims. The epidemic has struck 1,060 people with 134 new cases reported, surpassing last year’s totals. Hospitals brace for a potential Hurricane Connie tomorrow as emergency generators are borrowed to keep essential lines running.
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Boston
Ithe Massachusets
Strike Averted By Federal Mediation Board Action
A potential nationwide railroad strike affecting 27 railroads was averted today following intervention by the Federal Mediation Board. The move ends an impending work stoppage that could have disrupted rail service.
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Chicago
Gps
Federal Mediation Board
Man Falls From Roof at Jersey City Brass Factory
James O'Neil of Jersey City fell 60 feet from a factory rooftop in Bayomsn New Jersey but escaped injury Tuesday after landing on a refuse pile, police said. The incident occurred at the brassiere factory where he works.
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Bayomsn
N. J
James O'Neil
Jersey City
Brassieré
Communists Send Secret Reply in Prisoner Talks at Geneva
In Geneva, Communist China delivered a secret reply to U S demands for rapid release of American prisoners. Officials say both sides moved closer to agreement amid hopeful but unconfirmed reports. U S Ambassador Johnson and Wang Ping-nan held a fifth 85 minute session on the civilians issue with plans to continue Saturday morning.
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Geneva
China
U.S
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang Pin-nan
Johnson
Wing
United States
Red China
Reds
Peiping
U.S. May Reveal H-Tamer Plans Atoms for Peace conference
The United States is poised to outline timing plans for the hydrogen bomb in the Atoms for Peace forum at Geneva. Britain France and the Soviet Union have already announced active work on the H bomb, with Adm. Lewis L. Strauss set to hold a press conference to discuss potential controls and progress.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Geneva
Soviet Union
Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Quarles Named Secretary of the Air Force
President Eisenhower appoints Donald A. Quarles to be secretary of the Air Force replacing Harold E. Talbott. Quarles is currently assistant secretary of defense for research and development and will assume the post in Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Donald A. Quarles
Poor Driver Loses Wallet Deserters Return 3000 Francs
Marseille taxi driver Manuel Guerpillon said two Foreign Legion deserters robbed him of his wallet then returned it after finding only about 3,000 francs. They said it wasn’t enough.
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Marseille
France
Manuel Guerpillon
The
Foreign Legion
Detroit Plan Commission finds no farmland left
All city now Detroit reports a land use study showing there is no remaining farm land in the city. The Plan Commission released the findings today, highlighting urban expansion and changing district uses.
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Detroit
City Planning Commission
Airliner Lands At Pittsburgh To Escape Fog
A Trans World Airlines Constellation with 600 passengers and nine crew landed at Greater Pittsburgh Airport to escape dense fogs over New York landing fields. The flight from Frankfurt via London and Shannon was cleared by the Public Health Service after inspection. Most passengers continued to western cities. some were held until conditions improve.
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Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh
New York
Trans World Airlines
Constellation
Frankfort
Germany
London
Shannon
Ireland
Hele
Here
Cafe Patrons Lose Interest Over Bathing Suit Dress Code
Tokyo police ordered coffee shop owners to stop dressing waitresses in bathing suits. Police noted scanty uniforms are inappropriate for coffee shops, even as tea and cake shops attract customers with similar attire.
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Tokyo
Early car maker dies in Hartford at 83
Albert L. Pope, age 83, pioneer of the Pope-Hartford automobile, died Wednesday night at Hartford Hospital. The early industry figure helped establish the Hartford company and its automotive innovations. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Hartford, Conn
Albert L. Pope
Pope-Hartford
Hartford Hospital
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