Brink's Trial Opens in Heavily Guarded Boston Court
The long awaited Brink's robbery trial begins in Suffolk County Superior Court with eight defendants facing 156 of 169 indictments. Defense counsel moves to dismiss charges as motion battles start, while guards transfer the men from jail to the Beacon Hill courthouse amid strict security.
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Brink
Superior Court
Boston
Michael V. Geagan
Suffolk County
New
White Court House
Beacon Hill
Felix Forte
Paul T. Smith
Frederick T. Doyle
Smith
Osna
Forte
Suffolk Superior Court
Anthony Pino
Vincent W. Costa
Joseph F. McGinnis
Adolph Maffie
Henry Baker
James I. Faherty
Thomas F. Richardson
Spees
Vane Sour
Hetel Shore
Stanley Gusciora
Joseph Banfield
Greater
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Department of Justice
Mass
Driving safely on the moral highway
The author compares road safety to moral conduct, noting drivers’ lane discipline mirrors conscience. He observes America’s costly safety education yet questions if inward warning signs require more attention. The piece urges an educational program to reinforce moral and spiritual responsibility.
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America
McCormack Warns Suez Seizure Could Be Munich Moment
Representative John McCormack of Massachusetts compared Egypt's Suez Canal action to Munich and urged President Eisenhower to show firmness. He criticized administration appeasement and said Nasser shows no fear, warning the world could be in trouble if the issue is not addressed. He spoke as he chaired the Democratic Platform Committee gathering ahead of the national convention.
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Chicago
John McCormack
Mass
Egypt
Suez Canal
Munich
Eisenhower
McCormack
House of Representatives
Dulles
Nasser
Suez
Enterprise Unveils Giant Narrow-Format Press Upgrade
The Enterprise starts using a brand new four-unit press with Corona type, creating narrower pages and easier readability. The upgrade expands capacity to 64 pages per run, adds a reinforced mechanical wing, and frees space for circulation and newsprint storage. An open house and a forthcoming full-color weekly rotogravure supplement are planned.
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Shelby Star
Reer the
Boston (Mass) Post
Enterprise
Johnson Emerges As Key Figure In Stevenson Harriman Race
In Chicago Lyndon B. Johnson rises as a pivotal figure in the Stevenson Harriman Democratic presidential race. Johnson's Texas votes and unpledged Southern support give him leverage for potential first ballot victory or a convention deadlock. The party platform committee, led by Rep. John McCormack, tackles civil rights and farm planks as debates loom over the 1954 Supreme Court decisions.
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Johnson
Stevenson-Harriman
Chicago
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Harriman
John McCormack
Massachusetts
British Carrier Bulwark Sets Sail to Bolster Mediterranean
The 29 million dollar 22 000 ton aircraft carrier Bulwark departed Portsmouth to reinforce British forces amid the Suez crisis. Prime Minister Eden escalates measures as Egypt nationalizes the canal, with reservists recalled and paratroopers dispatched. Britain awaits Nasser's reply to a proposed 24 nation conference on canal control. Six nations have reportedly accepted inclusion.
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London
Mediterranean
Egypt
Suez Canal
Formpt
Portsmouth
Eden
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Britain
Australia
Portugal
Pakistan
Ceylon
Italy
Turkey
Low
Wickard Says Midwestern Farmers Are Not Satisfied
CHICAGO Claude R. Wickard said Republicans are fooled by seeming complacency among Midwestern farmers. As secretary of agriculture he is in town to help write a farm plank for the Democratic National Convention during public hearings. He argues farmers face low prices and incomes despite not complaining, challenging Republican optimism.
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Chicago
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Indiana
Senate
Benson
Democratic National Committee
U S 6th Fleet Maneuvers In Mediterranean
U S 6th Fleet sails from six ports Naples Genoa Leghorn Venice Rapallo Santa Margherita as ships redeploy over six weeks amid Suez crisis speculation. Navy denies changes stressing routine Mediterranean shifts with carrier Randolph and Intrepid leading formations and accompanying vessels.
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Naples
Italy
U. S
Genoa
Leghorn
Venice
Rapallo
Santa Margherita
Randolph
Intrepid
Uncle Jack the printing maestro shapes a new Enterprise press
John B. Taylor known as Uncle Jack by publishers from Boston to Brazil is a 75 year old press veteran with 55 years in the trade. He oversees the Enterprise four unit Hoe press now the second largest he has installed and capable of 42000 copies per hour for a 32 page edition. His son Elbert and foreman Das Williams aided a seven week installation.
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
John B. Taylor
Santa Claus
Boston
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Uncle Jack
Captain Jack
Taylor
New Enterprise Press
South America
Boston Post
Jack
Elbert
Das Williams
Enterprise Press
Aeee Taylor
McKeon Seeks Navy Secretary Action on Bad Conduct Discharge
S Sgt Matthew C McKeon asks Navy Secretary Charles Thomas to overturn his bad conduct discharge for leading a deadly march at Parris Island. If denied his options include a nine month hard labor sentence, reduction to private, and a $30 monthly fine during confinement.
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Parris Island
S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
Navy
Charles Thomas
Worcester
Mass
McKeon
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
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NEA
New Press
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U.S
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Janet Teague
McKeon Pins
Ing
Ribbon Creek
Emile Zola Berman
Corps
Berman
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