Train Strikes Car Killing Local Man at Crossing
A diesel train with one boxcar struck a passenger car near a crossing at about 9:40 am. Robert Dale Ogard, 22, Route 1 Masville, died on arrival at the hospital after being extricated from the wreckage. Skid marks showed he braked 48 feet but accelerated to beat the train. the front of the car was crushed and his legs trapped. The engineer, H G Grubb of Thomasville, reported the whistle was blown and the train stopped.
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Robert Dale Ogard
Thomasville
H.p.t.&d
Ogard
Sturkey
Route 1
Masville
Dabous
Abi Nat Leaden
Mendenhall
St.Ext
H. G. Grubb
High Point
T. Thomasville
Peat Oo
Gov Kohler Seeks Favorite Son Run If Eisenhower Sits Out
Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler says he will file as a favorite son for the GOP nomination unless President Eisenhower declares by March 2 that he will seek reelection. Illinois Governor Stratton expects to head the 60 vote Illinois delegation for Eisenhower if he runs. otherwise the delegation may look around. Ohio Governor Lausche says he might run as a favorite son to keep the Ohio delegation from political bosses, while not aiming to block Stevenson for the Democratic nomination.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
GOP
Eisenhower
Kohler
Governors’ Conference Highway Committee
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lausche
Stevenson
Sen
Kefauver
Dfora
Ere
Duchess of Windsor questioned in Woodward slaying
The Duchess of Windsor was questioned by Nassau County officials in the shooting death of Woodward at their Long Island home after a party. Police report she described the evening and stated she left the group before the fatal incident.
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Husbars
Woodward
Theireter Bay
Long Island
Duchess
Woodwards
Barhood
Meg
Duchess of Windsor
W. Towers
New York City
Nassau County Co
James Farrell
William Garrett
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Nashua
William III
James
Plan Submits UN Move Amid Middle East Tensions
UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold pressed a peace plan to restore order in the Middle East after consultations with the United States Britain and France. He also spoke with Maj. Gen. Burns and warned Israel over the demilitarized zone attack as Western powers weigh Security Council action while fearing a Soviet veto.
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Hammarskjold
Masaenien
Egypt
Israel
Pu. N
United States
Britain
France
E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Palestine
Holy Land
Demilitarized Zone
U.N. Security Council
Russia
Arab Land
Moscow
Tunnel Way Out Ten Prisoners Escape Riot-Ridden Prison
A mother murderer and nine other inmates escaped Washington State Penitentiary after tunneling through seven inches of concrete and 30 feet of earth. The breakout occurred at 7:30 p.m. following a guard change, with two guards and warden statements noting the escape and subsequent manhunt. Among those who fled were William B. Bracey and Ollie Wiles, both linked to prior crimes, as authorities describe a pattern of riots and escapes at the facility housing about 1,600 prisoners.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
Anestedt
Liberty
West Wall
Cherry
David dl Gerechet
Ets
Soaneuntier
Uards
William B. Bracey
Tacoma
Ollie Wiles
Gene Kensler
Elmer Leackerby
William Paul Lee
Monroe
West To Demand Elections In Germany
Western ministers at the Big Four conference discuss a plan for German elections in September to form a reunified nation and a general peace settlement. A three-point framework includes free secret ballots and a German National Assembly.
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Geneva
all-German National Assembly
Ae Woll
Eastern N C Tenant Families on Move Amid Tobacco Cuts
Tenant farmers across nine eastern North Carolina counties face job losses as tobacco acreage shrinks by about 20 percent. An estimated 5,000 families may move, with Wayne, Duplin, Sampson, and Johnson counties reporting hundreds affected. Officials warn of severe economic and social impact as landlords may not retain tenants.
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Goldsboro
N.C
North Carolina
Goldsboroens
Argus Domal
Johnson County
J. E. Piland
Wayne County
Vernon Reynolds
Duplin County
Sampson County
E. J. Morgan
North Carolina Meet Set On Cotton Minimum Acreage
Rep. Cooley, head of the House Agriculture Committee, warns a minimum cotton acreage allotment would harm small farms and demand, calling the proposal old and ineffective. He notes a Raleigh subcommittee will convene in January to hear suggestions as North Carolina tops states in small farms.
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Nashville
N.C
Housericulture Committee
Cooley
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Eisenhower
Grossman Clark Thompson
Texas
Raleigh
North Carolina
Advertising Executive Turner's Suicide Linked to Missing Woman
William FR Turner 40, an advertising executive in Manchester near Boston, killed himself on White Beach as authorities prepared to arrest him on a Crawford County murder warrant for Doris Hatch, 22, missing since July 27. Hatch's skeletal remains were later found in Stafford Springs, Conn. Police linked Turner to Hatch's disappearance through observed connections at his Cam Springs hardware store.
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Manchester
Mass
Pennsylvania
William FR. Turner
White Beach
Boston
Turner
Doris Motch
Serinae
Diane Brown
Hatch
Ner
Cam Springs
Turner's Hardware Store
Stafford Springs
Conn
Miss Hatch
Cambridge Springs
Penn
Crawford County
Bernard J. Ackerman
Rockville
Both Sides Claim Strategic Checkpost
Israeli and Egyptian forces clash near El Sabha in the El Auja Nizana zone with both sides declaring control of the strategic checkpost after a 17 hour battle. The dispute centers on casualties and the demilitarized border area as U.N. and British positions call for restraint.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
el Auja-Nizana
el Sabha
Elido-Nizana
el Auja
Gaza
Ane Et Sethe
U. N. Namien
U. N. Headquartees
New York
Geneva
Britain
Umn U. N
London
U. S. State Department
Beirut
Egypt
Acre
Casua
Ate
Medidi Tele
Asiend
Cairo
Beersheba
Cy Young Dies at 88 in Newcomerstown Ohio
Denton True Cy Young legendary pitcher and Hall of Fame figure dies at about 9:30 a.m. while seated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bendum. He had recently visited a Newcomerstown newspaper office and remained active in baseball despite illness. He pitched three no hit no run games, defeating Cincinnati in 1897 Philadelphia in 1904 and the National and American Leagues in 1908 while with Cleveland St Louis and Boston.
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Newcomerstown
Ohio
Denton True
Cy) Young
John Bendum
Newcomberstown
Cy Young
Inter
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Americans
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Violence Erupts On Island Besieged by Danish Conflict
On Bordo Island Faeroe Islanders clash with Danish authority as a bomb damages Kinksvig Hospital storage. District doctor Olaf Halvorsen resignations ignite protest while fourteen Klaksvik residents await trial for violence and rebellion. A navy ship remains off the harbor and a guard detachment fights to restore order amid years of hostilities.
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Thorshavn
Faeroe
Bordo Island
Kinksvig Hospital
Gupeinnen
Olaf Halvorsen
Klaksvikings
Bu Ry
Kinksvig Har
Faeroes
Halvorsen
Bordo
Danish Medical Assn
Marine Tried For Assault in Court Martial Proceedings
The transcript details a Memphis Marine named Parker accused of abducting a child and assaulting a wife after demands for the wife. Itosu testified Parker abducted the child after the wife and an older daughter fled. Testimony covered a shakedown of the Marine area and statements from Parker about potential outcomes.
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Marine Court Martial Board
Memphis, Tenn
Itosu
Parker
Neig
Andrew B. Moritz
Ipswich, &. D
Italy
Marion C. Drake
Army Hospital
Indiana
George T. Kat
Moritz
Wees
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Gov. Kohler
West
Marjorie Smith
McMinnville
Ore
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