Train derailment kills woman in Nashua
A Red Wing Boston & Maine Montreal to Boston passenger train derailed near Nashua station early today. One woman died and at least 19 were injured as six of seven cars toppled. Police rushed victims to two Nashua hospitals. The cause was unavailable. Mary Buckley of Seaca NH and her 11 year old daughter Katherine were among the injured.
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Montreal
Boston
Mons
Nashua
N. H
Maine
Red Wing
N.H
Mary Buckley
Se Cae
Katherine
Mother Convicted in Death of Paralyzed Daughter
Joyce McNeese 24 was found guilty by an all male Catoosa county jury of murdering her 2 year old daughter Donna Jane by beating choking and smothering. The jury recommended mercy and the judge will sentence her to confinement at hard labor. The trial heard she whipped the child with a belt after she cried and would not quiet. Medical testimony cited smothering as the cause of death.
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Ringgold
Catoosa County
Herman D. Jones
Georgia Crime Laboratory
Jones
Donna Jane
Goray
Hendersonville Man Dies of Injuries in Crash
Dewey N. Connor, 42, of Spartanburg South Carolina, died at 4 30 am in a Hendersonville hospital from injuries after his vehicle left U S 25 four miles north of Hendersonville yesterday at 9 30 pm and overturned according to Highway Patrolman A L
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Hendersonville
N.C
Dewey N. Connor
Magnolia St
Spartanburg
S.C
U.S. 25
Here
A. L
Officer testifies no entry signs in Marilyn Sheppard case
Patrolman Crenkhan testified that only one of three bedroom windows was open and latched, with dust on the sill and no signs of a break. He found blood specks on walls and a disordered living room desk, while denying evidence of a struggle or intruder in the lakefront home.
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Fred F. Crenkhan
Sheppard
Crenkhan
Lakefront
Dows
Thomas
Parrino
Ts Setemnes
Berrien
Poe
Marilyn
Jane
reeAs
Reds Readying Reply to Eisenhower Atomic Plan At U.N.
At the United Nations Andrei Vishinsky prepares a long awaited reply to President Eisenhower on the atoms for peace plan. Diplomats anticipate Russia will seek to join a proposed international atomic agency under conditions and will demand specifics on agency form.
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United Nations
N.Y
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Pres
Eisenhower
Union Fg
Vishinsky
U.N. Assembly
International Atomic Agency
Security Council
U.N
Shivers Talks 1956 Democratic Chairmanship Fate
Texas Governor Allan Shivers spoke at a Boca Raton news conference about the 1956 Democratic Party leadership and the post to succeed Stephen M. Shivers. He backed Dwight D. Eisenhower era allies and favored a strong middle candidate for the ticket, but offered no firm judgment on Stevenson.
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Boca Raton
Fla
Allan Shivers
Texas
National Democratic Party
Stephen M Shivers
Earle Kentucky
Mitchell
Dwight BD. Sleeshower
Reverenen
Adlai Stevenson
Shivers
Dulles Signals Willingness To Name Democrat Policy Consultant
The New York Times reports Secretary of State Dulles is prepared to name a Democrat as a foreign policy consultant if Democratic leaders propose a qualified candidate. Dulles previously served as a Republican adviser to Dean Acheson and other Democrats, and would not initiate the move himself. Leaders would need to select a trusted Democrat who can advise in State Department councils.
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Washington
Associates
Dulles
Dean Acheson
Congress
State Department
Ttme
Eisenhower
Cordell Hull
United Nations
Dalles
Sen
V Denberg 1
Senate
New York State
Acheson
New York Times
Rtto
Ocrat
Factory pay rises faster than prices, says Chamber
The US Chamber of Commerce reports hourly factory pay since early 1953 grew more than seven times as fast as consumer prices. It cites a 6 percent rise in average hourly manufacturing earnings versus a 0.8 percent CPI increase for 1953, noting earnings moved from $1.67 to higher levels.
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Washington
US Chamber of Commerce
Sial
Recreation official named to national committee
Washington Ralph Andrews director of the North Carolina Recreation Commission was named to the personnel practices committee for the American Recreation Society.
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Washington
Ralph Andrews
North Car
Jna Recreation Commission
American Recreation Society
Textile Leaders Warn Of Foreign Cloth Influx
Atlanta reports J. Craig Smith of Sinacauza warns foreign cloth, made with cheap labor, will bleed the American textile industry. He says wage gaps between domestic and foreign labor hinder bridging the cost gap and classifies free trade supporters into three types. Charles C. Hertwig cites FTC data showing low mill profits and urges self discipline to cut costs and avoid flooding the market, warning that profits may vanish.
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Atlanta
United States
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
J. Craig Smith
Sinacauza
Smith
Avondale Mills
Alabama
Charles C. Hertwig
Bible Mfc. Co
Macon
Hertwig
ACMI
Federal Trade Commission
Ace
Hanging Of Man Sought In Slaying Complicates Case
Baltimore police sought Ralph B. Garrett in connection with the slaying of 14 year old Carolyn Wasi lewski. Garrett was found dead by hanging from a gondola car brake wheel near the crime scene. Authorities pursued his car and tire prints to link him to the case.
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Baltimore
Carolyn Loretta Wasilewski
Ralph B. Garrett
Anne
Baltimore and Ohio
Carolyn
Garrett
Police ‘Crime Laboratory
Peraees
Eisenhower re election pledge denied by White House secretary
Hagerty dismissed a Beacon Journal report that President Eisenhower promised GOP leaders he would seek a 1956 re election. James Hagerty called it nonsense and said no White House meeting occurred. The piece cited a Toledo duck hunt as timing and suggested staff changes while preserving Sherman Adams.
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Toledo
Ohio
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Akron
Beacon Journal
Clyde Mann
White House
Ans
Congress
Monty
Lake Erie
Mann
GOP
Iand Senate
Wey Oace
Sherman Adams
Hurricane Hunter Probes New Area
A Navy hurricane hunter plane flew from Jacksonville to the southwestern Gulf of Mexico to probe a suspected area. Ships reported a sea spot with winds near 35 mph. Winds along the Florida coast were driven by a low pressure center about 500 miles south of New Orleans. Small craft warnings were issued along the Atlantic coast including Jacksonville and Key West.
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Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Florida
Atlantic
Keyes
McCarthy Whipping Boy Claim Fuels Senate Censure Debate
Sen Malone says McCarthy has become the whipping boy in moves to curb Senate investigative powers. Knowland calls Malone’s remark debatable as censure discussions continue. Case suggests self purge. Ervin and Dirksen offer cautious responses as page five coverage teases further details.
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Washington
Sen
Malone
New
McCarthy
Senate
Knowland
Cality Knowland
Sen. Ervin
DNC
Sen. Case
RSD
Case
Td Express
Comise
Mia
Dirksen
San Diego Quake Registers Sharp Rolling Tremor
A strong rolling earthquake struck San Diego at 4 33 am with houses creaking and suspended objects swinging no damage reported amateur seismologist Fred S Robinson rated intensity at 6 on the Mercalli scale tremor lasted five or six minutes centered about 70 miles southeast near Lower California police and newspaper hotlines flooded with calls as residents felt tremors from El Centro 110 miles east to the east coast of the area
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San Diego
Calif
Fred S. Robinson
Robinson
Sfort
Here
Blood Disease Found Among Hiroshima Bomb Survivors
A Japanese doctor announced a rare red blood cell disease called erythrochromatosis appeared in Hiroshima atom bomb survivors. Dr. Gensaku Obo reported about 30 prior Japanese cases and cautioned attribution to Hiroshima is premature. The disease is typically fatal within two to ten years.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Gensaku Obo
Power Dispute Persists Over Dixon Yates Contract
Washington lawmakers push to conclude hearings on the Dixon Yates private power contract signed yesterday. AEC officials including Lewis Strauss and K D Nichols may testify as Rep. W Sterling Cole seeks a quick congressional decision. Dixon and Yates defend the deal amid government scrutiny and potential for rapid action.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Committee
Dixon-Yates
14Th Congress
Rep
W. Sterling Cole
R-Ny
Senate House Group
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Ero
Eisenhower
Sappeg Aday
Lewis L. Strauss
K. D. Nichols
Act Comptroller
Frank H. Weitzel
R. W. Cook
Cook
Nteneera Co
Edgar H. Dixon
Southern
Yates
Mississippi Valley
Dixon
Democrats Oppose Tax Cut Repeal On Dividends
Washington observers report Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee oppose repealing the dividend tax cut from the 1954 act. With GOP help the repeal effort may fail as several Democrats are noncommittal or oppose the move. The committee balance and prior support from Eisenhower allies complicate passage.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Ane Committee
Eshama
Rep
Dingell
D-Midh
Ways
Meris
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Reds
Date Dinestor
Emae
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
America
Hagerty
Sen. McCarthy
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