Detroit whites questioned in death of Negro construction worker
Four young white men were held for questioning after a street fight in Inkster near Detroit left Clyde W. Hardman dead from chest injuries after a car ran him down. A fifth suspect was sought as investigations continued amid conflicting accounts from Hardman’s party and the alleged attackers.
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Detroit
Clyde W. Hardman
Inkster
James 0. Lawson
Hardman
William Fisher
Lawson
Darden
Preston
Ark
Toledo
Ohio
New Trial Sought By Tar Heel
Eddie Junior Oxendine of Pembroke North Carolina seeks to overturn his death sentence in Oklahoma City The 27 year old twice convicted killer argues the jury was misinstructed and the verdict excessive In this case Ruth Zimmerman of Lawton was slain and James Spence of Kinston faces a second trial Spence remains jailed in the Oklahoma State Prison
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
Okla
Eddie Junior Oxendine
Pembroke
N.C
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Oxendine
James Spence
Kinston
N. C
Ruth Zimmerman
Spence
Oklahoma State Prison
Rescued Explorer Scout Hurt by Lightning on Mountain Pass
A five hour rescue pulled 16 year old William MacDonald from a 13 000 foot Colorado pass after a summer storm and a lightning strike. He suffered burns to the head shoulder and back and was flown or carried to Boulder Community Hospital where he was reported in good condition the next day.
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Boulder
Colo
William MacDonald
Denver
MacDonald
Boulder Community Hospital
Druggist Sued Over Misfilled Prescription
Mrs. Ruth H. Hancock filed suit in Cabarrus County seeking 50000 damages from Pike's Drug Store Inc and pharmacist Gordon H. Bane after alleging a January 24 prescription for a kidney condition was filled with a different drug, leading to hospitalization at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital for several weeks.
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Concord
N. C
Ruth H. Hancock
Cabarrus
Pike
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital
Equity grants funds to Fort Lee North Jersey Playhouse
Actors Equity pledged 2509 dollars to keep the North Jersey Playhouse in Fort Lee, New Jersey open amid threats of closure. The gift supports a permanent non profit operation, as actors voiced anguished cries over potential shutdown.
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New York
Actors Equity
Union of Performing Artists
Fort Lee
N. J
Equity
North Jersey Playhouse
Marines Test Air to Sea Insertion Off North Carolina
Marines at Camp Lejeune practice new downed helicopter insertions into the Atlantic near Onslow Beach. Lt. Col. Ephraim Kirby-Smith leads the Second Reconnaissance Battalion in methods to disperse troops from helicopters, dropping 75 foot ropes or swimmers with scuba gear to reach shores up to 30 miles from ship or sub.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Atlantic Ocean
Onslow Beach
U.S
Ephriam Kirby-Smith
Lejeune
Second Marine Division
Kirby-Smith
Capitalist Claimed by China Reds at Vienna World Youth Meet
A 480 member Red China delegation arrived for the Communist World Youth event in Vienna. Kuang Ying Wang Ying told Western reporters that before the 1949 liberation he was a capitalist who exploited people and earned too much money. After re education and restoration of his factory he is again a capitalist and earns the same amount as before liberation.
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Vienna
Austria
Red China
World Youth
Bt Wen
Tientsin
Kuang Ying
Wang Ying
Doomed Dogs Set Free From Kansas City Shelter
The Kansas City Star ran a front page story about hundreds of homeless dogs at the municipal shelter facing death due to lack of adopters. Early Saturday an intruder cut two large holes in the pound’s wire enclosure, freeing the strays and prompting staff to round them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
The
Kansas City Star
Hartford plans 2200-seat Bahamas playhouse near Nassau
New York businessman and theatrical producer Hunting ton Hartford, famed for a Los Angeles theater and Broadway shows, plans a 2200-seat playhouse with separate auditoriums for drama, musical, and sports as part of a larger Nassau Bahamas resort development.
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NEW York
Huntington Hartford
Nassau
Bahamas
Hartford
Los Angeles
Anti-Polio Campaign Launched at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg launches an emergency polio immunization drive after 10 children of service personnel contract the disease, two dying. Col. Samuel W. Caldwell notes five unvaccinated or partially vaccinated cases. clinic hours expand to include dependents. Cumberland County health officials report about 1,000 Salk shots weekly.
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FT. Bragg
Army
Samuel W. Caldwell
Womack Army Hospital
Col. Caldwell
State Board of Health
Jacob Koomen
Fayetteville
Cumberland County
US Cheese Production Concentrated in Ten States
About 85 percent of the nation’s total cheese supply is produced by ten states. The fact highlights regional concentration in dairy farming and processing, with major roles played by leading producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cape brass press for probe into Atlas Polaris mishaps
Cape Canaveral engineers defend ongoing testing and learning from failures as House Space Committee plans public hearings on Atlas and Polaris programs. An Atlas rocket then achieved its first success in five months, linked to a redesigned fuel flow valve amid model changes from CC to D series.
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Cape Canaveral. Fla
Cape Canaveral
Cape Cnaveral
House Space Committee
Washington
Overton Brooks
D-La
Air Force
Navy
Massive Paratroop Drop at Gowen Field During Mock Assault
In Boise Idaho observers watched a California air reserve unit drop 200 paratroops from the 101st Airborne Division at Gowen Field. The 349th Troop Carrier Wing from Hamilton Air Force Base loaded 19 aircraft and dropped troops two miles southwest of the field in a defense of a treaty divided city like Berlin.
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Boise
Idaho
101St Airborne Division
Gowen Field
Berlin
349Th Troop Carrier Wing
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
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