White robber meets Negro ministerial student in court
In Memphis James Hays and Lloyd Pryner admitted robbing a theater of 50 dollars and a bus driver of 19 dollars. James Taylor, a Negro ministerial student, urged mercy and offered spiritual guidance as both men wept in City Court.
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Memphis, Tenn
James H. Hays
Memphis
Lloyd M. Pryner
Hays
James Taylor
Taylor
Prynor
Nashville
St. Joseph's Spiritual Church
City Court
Beverly Boushe
Charles F. Young
God
Christ
Man Held In Hammer Slaying
In Sanford North Carolina police report a man named Barber confessed to self defense in a hammer slaying. Barber was jailed without bond as investigators prepare an inquest while the victim, ace Both Hight, and Barber were described as married with families. Services for Barber are set for Sunday at a local funeral home.
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Sanford
N.C
Lee County Memorial Hospital
Joe Watson
Barber
Monace
Rockefeller Asked To Testify On Housing Bill
A Senate Banking subcommittee invited GOP Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York to testify in a six day hearing on housing legislation. Democratic leaders seek to prove Eisenhower overstates costs while Rockefeller likely backs higher expenditures than the administration. Chairman Sparkman plans to meet with Capehart to craft a compromise bill acceptable to the President.
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Washington
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Alabama
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Len Homer Capehart
New York Greeter Suffers Sudden Heart Attack on Beach
Madison police officer Bernard Moran recounted a heart attack on Long Island Sound near Middle Beach Road. Dr Hyman Birnbaum requested immediate oxygen, which Moran retrieved from the station. The patient regained no consciousness during oxygen administration and remained unconscious en route to New Haven.
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Bernard Moran
Madison
Long Island Sound
Whalen
Middle Beach Road
Hyman Birnbaum
Moran
Governor Long Attends Ruidoso Downs Chase
Louisiana Governor Earl Long arrives at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico after stepping from a plane. Sheriff S. M. Ortiz conducts a quick weapons search amid reports of threats to photographers. Long bets $280 on a race and is seen asking officials to place bets for him.
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Ruidoso
N.M
Louisiana
Long
el Paso
Ruidoso Downs
Lincoln County
S. M. Ortiz
Billy the Kid
Cochise
Geronimo
Ortiz
Marines Ready, Pate Says
General Randolph McC. Pate said Marines remain sharp in readiness despite manpower cuts. He noted the force is lean and ready in either major ocean area. The 175,000 active Marines cut became effective 18 days ago after Eisenhower’s proposal and congressional approval.
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3Rd Marine Division Assn
Eisenhower
Congress
Pate
Division cuts six squadrons and 100 planes
The speaker notes reductions in divisions and wings while asserting the remaining battalions and squadrons can provide immediate land based action. He claims no organization is better suited for wartime action than the Marine forces.
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Pate
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Abney Mills
Woodruff
S. C
D.W. Hawkins
Bill
Capehart
Florida Motel Assn
Pace
Daytona Beach
Punivgul
Omholine
Marinelands
Silver Ceraypress Gardens
Emmons
Ting Entertainment
Florida
S. Atlantic
Lue
Ria
Cadillac
Highland Motors, Inc
N. Main ST
Mea Heeta
Penney’s
Penney Special
Price
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