FBI Reports 1957 Record Rise in Major Crimes
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced 1957 saw a record 2 756 150 major crimes, up 7 5 percent from 1956. He warned subversive enemies grew bolder and the Communist Party USA renewed activity while law enforcement agencies nationwide improved cooperation and public service in civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
America
Communist Party, USA
New York City
Moscow
Atty
Rogers
Mine Victims Told Of Layoffs After Pocahontas Blast
Eleven bodies were recovered from Pocahontas Fuel Co mine No 31 as investigators began to probe at dawn. Fifteen survivors were helped from two trapped sections after 25 miners were caught by a gas explosion on the Virginia West Virginia border. Coroner ruled asphyxiation with burns and a fractured skull among the dead. Foreman Woodrow Evans credited for calm leadership saving others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amonate
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Union, and
Mine Company
Virginia
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Marling Alhemy
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Bishop
Beeee Geer
Mila
L. Wright
Woodrow Evans
North Tazewell
John E. Nunlay
Bluefield
Harman B. Perry
James R. Rutherford
Warriormine
Lloyd E. West
Freeman
W. Va
W. Young
Newhall
Afro Asias Anti West At Meeting In Cairo
Delegates at a Cairo conference drafted resolutions to widen attacks on the West with Israel as a new target. A Palestine subcommittee condemned Israel, while another committee urged denouncing nuclear tests and foreign bases. A Greek Cypriot leader urged independence from Britain and a plenary session heard observers from Communist countries reiterate U S Western guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Israel
Palestine
Sava Loizides
Britain
U.N
United States
West
Gems Stolen From Envoy Home In Rome
Gems valued at about 30000 dollars were taken from the Villa Taverna home of U S Ambassador James D. Zellerbach ten days ago. Italian police and U S security officers investigate as the ambassador and his wife vacation in St Moritz. Jewelry missing includes three diamond clips a gold necklace and a pair of diamond earrings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
James D. Zellerbach
U.S
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Villa Taverna
Carabinieri
Soviet Atomic Test Reported in Siberia
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new Soviet nuclear explosion on Saturday December 28 at the usual test site in Siberia. It is the first disclosed test since October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Soviet Union
Siberia
Bitter Jan 7 Return Sets Stage For Acrimonious Congress
The 85th Congress plans to reconvene January 7 for a likely acrimonious election year session. Lawmakers expect a long session with mid-July adjournment targets, heavy defense and science spending, and possible payroll tax increases to fund social programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Russia
Defense Department
Defense
Executive Branch
Eisenhower
1958 Forecast: Ike Health and Russian Power Shape Economy
Babson predicts a intensified cold war in 1958 with Russia seeking U.S. and Western Europe control. He warns of higher costs, tax and inflation risks, fluctuating money rates, rising bond activity, and labor shifts amid political uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
England
Europe
United States
Western Europe
Middle East
Hoover Commission
Dow-Jones
Butt
Teamsters Union
Uprisings and Famine Reported as Indonesia Faces Crisis
Jakarta reports rebel uprisings and famine amid economic crisis. Fighting in Makassar. Darul Islam fires 19 houses in West Java. Rice shortages spread as shipping lines seized. Government imports 10 000 tons of rice to ease crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Makassar
Celebes
Darul Islam
Ajiandjur
West Java
KPM
Dutch West New Guinea
Pia
Java
Semarang
Central
State of the Union address preview and Indonesian crisis items
President Eisenhower will outline his State of the Union plan to Congress on January 9. Hagerty denied Gaither report claims, stating the rumored danger is incorrect. In Indonesia, Sudibyo said talks and bartering aimed at easing shortages. Hatta criticized Dutch missteps as Sukarno prepares for a health trip around January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Jary
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Gaither
H. Rowan Gaither Jr
United States
Sudibyo
Indonesia
Malaya
New Guinea
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Dutch West New Guinea
Mohammed Hatta
Hatta
Sukarno
Netherlands
Nixon Sees Red Air Force Strengthened Says Soviets Building Bombers
Vice President Nixon at Cape Canaveral area remarks that while the Soviet Union leads in some areas they are expanding long range bomber forces. He has no plan to visit the missile test center this trip and notes no satellite launch date beyond public information. He opposes a tax cut, citing defense needs and maintaining Strategic Air Force capability. Nixon says he has not taken on extra duties since Eisenhower's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Cape Canaveral
Soviet Union
Nixon
United States
Eisenhower
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tazewell County
Tommasino
Milan
Italy
Ike
Roger W. Babson
Codaei
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!