Sheppard Defense Reaches Its Case in Ohio Murder Trial
In Cleveland a 67 year old lawyer confronts state attorneys as the murder trial of Dr. Samuel Sheppard nears the end of the prosecution phase. The state has called six witnesses including Lester Adelgon and Don J. Ahern while defense counsel Corrigan challenges every detail of the case surrounding Marilyn Sheppard's death on July 4 and the alleged affair with Susan Hayes.
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Cleveland
State of
Ohio
William J. Cor
Rigan
Ite
Drsmeen
Samuel H
Dr. Sheppard
Marilyn
Susan Hayes
Lake Erie
Lester Adel Gon
Fee
Corrigan
Ene Ahern
Democrats Back Possible Tax Cut Agenda In House
The House Ways and Means Committee signaled support for future cuts in excise and sales taxes. With a January test vote on seating, lawmakers eye delaying the April 1 auto, fuel, liquor, cigarette, beer, wine, and truck tax reductions that would remove about one billion dollars in yearly revenue.
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Ng House —— and Means
Eisenhower
High Point Negro Killed In Randolph
Randolph County deputy reports a fatal cutting and shooting in Cedar Square near High Point. O Neal Johnson, 23, died at 7 15 p m from a shotgun wound after a sequence ending in a wreck. William D Dave Crouch 33 of Route 1 Ranchman is jailed on related charges. He says Johnson attacked him at Green's Store. Johnson later died in hospital after a crash in front of a home. Green and Ernest Green were involved in the altercation.
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Cedar Square
Point
Crouch
Green
Johnson
Ernest Green
Cooper
Hadening Downa
Shodigh Getty Cooper
Gang Violence Sparks Philadelphia Teen Crackdown
Philadelphia police under Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons clamp down on roaming teenagers after rising youth violence. Police fear further bloodshed this week if unrest continues.
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Philadelphia
Thomas J. Gibbons
McCarthy Censure Showdown Hinted Within 10 Days
Senate debate over McCarthy censure grows heated as Sen Knowland predicts a clash within ten days. Sen Watkins says one member favors changing a line in the resolution while supporting the committee's recommendations. McCarthy invites Watkins to testify on the Peress case as the censure fight continues.
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Hill
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Watkins
Utah
Wisconsin
Sen. Cave
R-Sd
Petal Commnnities
McCarthy
San. McCarthy
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Peress
Irving Peress
New York City
Senate
Watkins Committee
Ralph W. Zwicker
Watkine
Eisenhower Quits Duck Hunt For Mamie Birthday
President Eisenhower flew back from a two day duck hunting trip on Lake Erie to celebrate his wife Mamie’s 38th birthday. Aides said he limited eight ducks and added seven pheasants during the outing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lake Erie
Patricia Elane Gilbert
Pres
Cedar Point
West Virginia mine blast claims one killed others trapped
A large explosion at No 9 mine near Farmington West Virginia killed one man and trapped 15 others who were working about 500 feet underground. Rescue teams labored for hours as heavy fumes hindered efforts with no definite word on survivors.
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West Va
Farmington
W. Va
United Mine Workers Union
Sanders
Kiger
Horton
Fairmont
North Central
West Virginia
Pearsylvania
Pittsburgh
P. R. Priester
Ote Tae
Mendes-France En Route Here
Premier Pierre Mendes-France left Paris for Canada and the United States. He planned talks with President Eisenhower in Washington. Accompanied by his wife and a party of 11, they flew on an Air France Super constellation, with a stop planned at Gander Newfoundland en route.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes - France
Canada
States
Eisenhower Inington
Air France
Gander
Mid
Reds Still Active In Latin America
A congressional committee warned that Communists remain highly active across Latin America and the Caribbean, even after Guatemala’s June government overthrow. The report cites Kremlin influence rising in Central and South America and notes Red agitators in Costa Rica Ecuador Bolivia Mexico British Honduras British Guiana Trinidad and Martinique amid tensions and martial law declarations.
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Washington
Latin America
Guatemala
Kremlin
Central
Igge
Red
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Bolivia
Mexico
British Honduras
British Guiana
Trinidad
Martinique
Fliers Bail Out At 45 200 Feet
The Air Force reports two officers set a high altitude parachute record by bailing from a B47 jet bomber in the Gulf of Mexico area last summer. Capt. Edward G. Sperry of Tacoma Washington and Lt. Henry P. Neilson of Staten Island New York reached 45 200 feet, surpassing the previous 42 005 foot record set in 1990 by Maj. Vincent Mazza of the Wright Air Development Center.
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Washington
Air Force
Gulf of Mexico
Edward G. Sperry
Tacoma
Wash
Henry P. Neilson
Staten Island
N.Y
Vincent Mazza
Wright Air Development Center
Ohio
College Football Scores Roundup From Weekend Games
Duke 28 Wake Forest 71 Notre Dame 42 UNC 15 N C State 14 Richmond 6 W Virginia 20 William & Mary Maryland 16 Clemson 0 Auburn 35 Georgia 0 Florida 14 Tennessee U S Carolina 27 Virginia 0 VMS 42 The Citadel 0 Michigan 33 Michigan State 7 Army 35 Penn 0 SMU 21 Arkansas 1 Navy 51 Columbia 0 Princeton 21 Yale 14 Wisconsin 2 Haineis 14 Ohio State 24 Purdue 6 Minnesota 22 Iowa 70 Indiana 14 Northwestern 15 Georgia Tech 2 Alabama 0 Okla AAM 47 Kansas 12
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Wm. & Mary
Maryland
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Auburn
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Carolina
Virginia
VMS
the Citadel
Michigan
Michigan State
Army
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SMU
Arkansas
Navy
Columbia
Princeton
Yale
Wisconsin
Haineis
Ohio State
Purdue
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Okla
Kansas
U S Rejects Soviet Push for European Security Conference
U S officials deem a proposed Moscow or Paris conference as insincere propaganda aimed at Europe, with Dulles stating no negotiations with the Soviets until West Germany joins the Atlantic Alliance. Washington plans to press ratification of Paris agreements to grant West Germany sovereignty for rearmament, as Dulles discusses with allies.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U. S
Moscow
Paris
Dulles
West Germany
United States
Mentee
France
Britain
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Portugal
China
Russia
Moncow
Atlantic Alliance
White House
Prank Claims Lead to Jail for Mason City Students
Mason City Iowa two 18 year old junior students from Mason City High School faced a $1000 bond after pranks including a note in archaic spelling and a staged tombstone left on a family porch. They described themselves as members of a secret Lost World Literary Society and said the act was an experiment to test fear responses of a local 11 year old girl.
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Mason City
Iowa
Donald George Waigert
Richard Louis Tierney
Lost World Literary Society
Smiles Mark Odd News Moments From The Era
Fond memory recalls housepainter W Fields who cashed a mistaken 130 dollar check and felt rich for an hour. He only learned of the error after a clerk flagged it then notified the bank. In Macon Georgia Edward Durden posed with a tooth pulled from his lung after doctors raced in Philadelphia gear to treat him.
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Fields
Edward Durden
Philadelphia
Macon
Senate Panel OKs Dixon-Yates Plan Amid Debate
The Republican controlled Senate House Atomic Energy Committee voted 108 to 0 to approve immediate government control over the Dixon-Yates contract and allow plans for a 107 million dollar power plant at Memphis Arkansas to begin. Democratic opponents pledged continued fight as hearings proceed and other approvals remain.
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Washington
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Eisenhower
Tennessee Alley Authority
Congress
Dixon-Yates Group
Weeat Memphis
Ark
Housewife Bakers Lead Bermuda Security Demo
In Hamilton Bermuda on November 18 a local superintendent in charge of criminal investigation demonstrated cake baking and chiffon preparation. A former soccer principal joined the session, both women showcasing baking skills.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Bermuta
Soccer Am
Southern governors adjourn without action on desegregation
Southern governors at a regional conference issued a fealty statement opposing forced desegregation in public schools. Signed by seven governors and a governor elect, the note urged constitutional methods to preserve states rights in school administration. Several leaders did not sign, and Maryland's McKeldin urged briefs and oral arguments to implement the May 17 Supreme Court ruling.
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Southern Governors Conference
U.S. Supreme Court
South
Gove Thomas BR. Grant Wheed
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Allan Shivers
Texas
Herman E.nee
Georgia
Charney E. Johns
Iida
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Gov White
Missin
Gov
la Leroy Collins
Bod Lanteee Raton
Sondien Go Can
Gove
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Poses Weee Entucky
Frank G. T
Tennessee
Francis Cherry
Aie
William C. Marland
West Virginia
James F. Folsom
Alabama
McKeldin
McKeidin
North Carolina
Delaware
Yoshida Returns Home Under U S Aid Pledge
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida ends a six day Washington visit with promises of U S economic aid including a 19 million dollar shipment for American school clothing programs and currency funded spending in Japan. He faces a domestic political fight but aides say he is confident about fending off opponents. U S officials offered to resume negotiations on the night before his departure. The impact of the trip on his political future remains unclear.
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Washington
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
U.S
Eisenhower
Dulles
Yoshida
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