Abel Is Arraigned In Brooklyn
Rudolph Abel, alleged Soviet spy, was arraigned in U S District Court Brooklyn on charges potentially carrying the death penalty. He entered a plea of innocent and was held without bail before Judge Matthew T Abruzzo. A hearing was set for August 13 as Abel sought time to obtain counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
U. S
Brooklyn
Abel
Matthew T. Abruzzo
U.S
Iapne Wena Ae
Cee
William F Tompkins
Spies Given Prison Terms In New York Case
Jacob Albam 64 and Myra Soble 52 were sentenced to 5 1/2 years each for spying for the Soviet Union. Husband Jack Soble, 54, awaits sentencing and was not present. Spectators observed shock as the couple appeared in court with their son Lawrence nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacob Albam
Brooklyn
Myra Soble
Soviet Union
Jack
Albam
Mrs. Soble
Richard H. Levetoro
Rayburn Urges Senate Civil Rights Bill With Narrow Jury Trial Compromise
House Speaker Rayburn of Texas called for acceptance of the Senate civil rights bill with a possible compromise limiting jury trials to criminal contempt cases involving voting rights. Republican Leader Martin condemned the bill, releasing Deputy Atty. Gen. Rogers who warned it would erode federal court authority and hinder enforcement across many areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Martin
Massachusetts
William P. Rogers
Justice Department
Rogers
Atomic Energy Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Courts of Appeals
Lord Called Shots Plane Brought In Honolulu
Maj Samuel Tyson piloted a C97 military air transport 1000 miles with 67 aboard from Travis to Oahu then to Hilo Hawaii. He credited the good Lord for the safe flight after two engines but remained modest about praise and noted he faced danger with calm resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Samuel Tyson
Tyson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Hilo
Hawaii
Mats Headquarters
Parents seek transfer for daughter to Myers Park High
The Charlotte school board disclosed that Jeffer son E Prather and wife petitioned to reassign their 17 year old daughter Madeline Carolyn Prather from Central High to Myers Park High. The move follows the city board’s integration decision and marks the first use of the Pearsall Plan provisions allowing parents to request transfers to avoid mixed schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson E. Prather
Myers Park High School
Central High School
Prather
Central High
Little Liz K. Portraits Amid Silent Horses
Odd fragment reads Little Liz K with rusted auto missing its horse replacement leaving bronze statues of men seated beneath a steering wheel. The text hints at unexpected art pieces in a curious display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enne
House Showdown Over AEC Reactor Construction Bill
Washington debate centers on a $389 million Atomic Energy Commission bill authorizing $58 million for three reactors at Idaho and Washington state installations and for cooperative or public power plant construction. Critics warn progress is slow and U S leadership in atomic power could be jeopardized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
AEC
Idaho
Washington State
Gram
Two Tractors Collide on U S 64 Killing One Driver
A fatal crash on U S 64 near Apex North Carolina blocked the highway as two big tractor trailer rigs collided. Joe Quinn, 40 to 45, of Goldsboro and formerly Winston-Salem, died after being trapped in a burning cab. The Dewey Bros truck from Goldsboro struck the Cooper Motor Lines truck from Greenville, S C which turned onto NC 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apex
N.C. W
B. J. Besi
Joe Quinn
Goldsboro
Winston-Salem
Quinn
Best
Dewey Bros. Fof
Cooper Motor Lines
Greenville
S.C
U.S. 64
Cooper
N.C. 55
Growers May Sue Agency Over Discount Tobacco Tags
Chairman Cooley says Carolina growers may sue the Commodity Credit Corp for outlawing several flue cured varieties marked with yellow striped tags. At a Raleigh area hearing, attorney Jesse Jones cited growers who mixed discount types unknowingly. Some buyers withdrew bids once tags were applied, affecting government purchase support. Cooley noted the department must take the action, with Abbitt agreeing Congress will not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carolina
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Raleigh
N.C
Jesse Jones
Kinston
Jones
Agriculture Dept
Rep. Abbitt
D-Va
Department
Prison chief challenges lifer’s bribery claim in S C
South Carolina Penitentiary superintendent disputes George Page’s 700 bribe tale after Page surrendered in Honolulu. Page, 28, jailed for a 1946 Cameron County murder, says he bribed a guard to escape, while Col. Wyndham Manning calls no evidence of bribery and promises full investigation upon Page’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
George Leroy Page
Honolulu
Wyndham Manning
Page
Manning
Cameron
Union Sale Of Building Ties To Labor Racketeering Probe
Former AFL United Auto Workers board member testifies that the union sold its Milwaukee headquarters to Badger Realty Co. for 89 000 in 1955 and resold weeks later for 115 000. He questions lack of board explanation and notes a 50 000 cash plus 30 000 mortgage deal. The hearing also centers on Johnny Dio and James Hoffa, with Dio invoking the Fifth Amendment in about 140 questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
United Auto Workers Union
Milwaukee
Morris Weintraub
South
Newport
Badger Realty Co
Anthony Doria
Senate
Weintraub
Doria
New York
Johnny (Dio) Dioguardia
Afluaw
Allied Industrial Workers Union
Dio
UAW
Die
Couoe
James R. Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
Earl Heaton
Allied Industrial Workers
Brains Of Red Policy Is Sought
Washington officials seek to identify the mastermind of Soviet foreign policy as US intelligence analyzes top leaders. Khrushchev and Bulganin are debated options, with Zhukov seen as potentially influential after the purge of rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Allen
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Andrei
Kremlin
Georgi Zhukov
Molotov
Khrushchev
Bertha Expected Tonight Strikes Louisiana Coast
Tropical storm Bertha intensified to a hurricane and aimed at the Louisiana Texas coast. Forecasters warned of five to six foot tides from Galveston to Sabine and possible inland landfall near Houston Galveston tonight. Civil defense units prepared as offshore crews returned to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana-Texas
Lake Charles
Cameron
Audrey
New Orleans
Bertha
Louisiana-upper
Texas
Weather Bureau
Galveston
Sabine
Tex
Louisiana
Cameron Grand Chenier
Texas Gulf Coast
Claude Spencer
Civil Defense Headquarters
Region
Denton
Houston-Galveston
G. L. Allen
Britisher Claims U S Gals Hold Men In Check
London columnist Edward N. Connor of the Daily Mirror says American women are pampered and dominant, growing taller and wealthier while controlling finances. He asserts husbands live on allowances, must entertain children, and that the trend could threaten the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Edward N. Connor
The
Daily Mirror
United States
London
Statue of Liberty
Connor
Romeo
Dallas
Denver
Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Storm
Little Liz K
Far East
Kevin Barrett
Waikiki
St. Augustine
Father Barrett
Betty Lou Fitzner
Port Huron
Mich
Calhoun County
Louis S. Fitzner
Eugene Kuhn
California
Fitzners
Kenneth Campbell
Fitzner
Detroit
Chicago
San Mateo
Calif
Lafayette
Mississippi
Jackson
Baton Rouge
Gulf
Matters Financial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!