Navy airman faces death penalty in girl’s slaying
Carl Willis Strickland, 21, a Navy airman, stood trial in Leonardtown Md for the murder of Irene Marian Conde, a Rochester N Y telephone operator stationed at Patuxent Air Test. Prosecutors seeking the death penalty expected to finish presenting their case. The prone body of Conde was found May 29 at Point Lookout with drowning listed as the cause. investigators noted a bottle used as a weapon and blood type matches. Strickland claims innocence and says Conde was alive when he left her at the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardtown
Carl Willis Strickland
Rocky Mount
N.C
Irene Marian Conde
Roches
Ter
M. Y
Strickland
Oy Patuxental
Chesapeake Bay
Point Lookout
Henry C. Firemuth
Baltimore
Jap Ferry Still Holds Many Bodies
In Hakodate, divers comb the sunken Toya Maru as rescue teams work through mud filled compartments. About 900 or more people are believed trapped with 1,440 lives lost when the ferry capsized during a Northern Japan typhoon. Coast guards and forces continue searching while 52 bodies have been recovered in Hakodate harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hakodate
Japan
Hakodate Harbor
United States
National Rural Police
Eisenhower Praises Free Press During National Newspaper Week
President Eisenhower declared no institution is more essential to the United States than a free press. In a message to editors publishers and reporters, he praised their role in informing citizens and supporting free government. He called on the nation to respect and support those who keep America informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
U.S
Denver
Eisenhower
America
Mystery of Fields Family in Poland and Hungary Deepens
A refugee Polish police official Jozef Swiatlo alleges Hermann Field Noel Field and Noel’s wife Herta were arrested by Red police amid a purge trial linked to Laszlo Rajk. State Department seeks their earliest possible release from Poland and Hungary as officials note Swiatlo’s undercover insights into Eastern bloc security. Kate Field calls the news hopeful and urges clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Red Hungary
Jozef Swiatlo
U.S
Berlin
Russia
Swiatlo
Hermann Field
Warsaw
Communist Party Security Agency
Noel
Herta Field
Budapest
Hungary
United States
Herta
State Department
Hermann
Swiadlo
Kate Field
London
Cleveland
Three Fields
Red
Storm Clouds Gather Over McCarthy Censure Effort
Senate Rules Committee chair Robert Jenner plans to question Sen. Watkins as part of probing why Watkins held a one man hearing. The hearings concerned a Republican led special committee that recommended censuring McCarthy for conduct toward the Elections subcommittee during the 1951 52 probe of his finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Jenner
Watkins
Senate
Watkins Gues
Kes L. Watkins
Special Committee
Elections Subcommittee
Sen. Watkins
Edward Bennett Williams
O Aes
Williams
Segregation Arguments Set for Hillsboro Case in Ohio
A federal judge in Cincinnati will hear segregation arguments from Hillsboro Ohio in a northern school case. Judge John H Druffel will consider a petition to stop the Hillsboro Board of Education from enforcing a segregation policy. The NAACP seeks to use the case as a northern test after the high court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hillsboro
John H. Druffel
Hillsboro Board of Education
North
U.S. Supreme Court
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
Druffel
Ohio Ands
Answe
NAACP
School ‘Board
Nevada’s Pat McCarran Dies After Rally in Hawthorne
Sen. Pat McCarran of Nevada dies at 78 after a vigorous speech at a Democratic rally in Hawthorne. He collapsed following the event and died 20 minutes later from a coronary occlusion. The longtime senator faced internal party divisions and national liberal opposition, with speculation on a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
Nev
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Washington
Senate
McCarran
Civic Center
E. F. Hanson
Mineral County
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Charles Russell
Las Vegas
Roosevelt
Watkins Committee
Sen
McCarthy
Sen. Johnson
Wisconsin
Congressmen Do Not Act On Weather Much in 1950s Series
In a three part Washington focus, DON WHITEHEAD reports on the U.S. Weather Bureau, its budget struggles, and its collaboration with the Air Force and Navy. The piece highlights limited funding, shared resources, and a 85 percent forecast accuracy with a 15 percent error margin. Weather risk and recent hurricanes Carol and Edna illustrate the stakes, as 64 year old I R Tannehill discusses cautious optimism for longer term predictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Don Whitehead
Washington
Weather Bureau
Air Force
Navy
Carol
I. R. Tannehill
Tannehill
School Boycott Spreads Near Milford Del
Delaware state police report a boycott spreading to Millsboro Gumboro Ellendale and Lincoln as four of 113 children in Gumboro and 19 of 128 in Millsboro along with three of an unknown number in Ellendale attend briefly then leave. A cross burned near Milford Lakeview Avenue with a red flag and shotgun shell reported. Presegregationists motorcade of 15 cars in Milford shouts kept people from streets as elementary enrollment totals 175 and high school 207 amid total 1 562 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Del
Delaware
Georgetown
Millsboro
Gumboro
Ellendale
Lincoln
Lakeview Ave
George R. Miller
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
French Premier Mendes France backs seven nation pact and NATO accord
French leader Mendes France and Konrad Adenauer met amid a nine power conference on European defense. Allied sources noted a compromise plan combining a seven nation pact with NATO authority led by Gen. Alfred Gruenther, while a British plan proposed NATO control of troops and armaments with Germany as the 15th member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Mendes-France
London
Mendees
France
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
Europe
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
Mendes- France
Bonn
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
West Germany
Italy
Permanent Council
Mendes-France
Saar
Life term inmate seeks hanging to escape ghost of partner
Kenneth Hastings, serving a life term in Idaho State Penitentiary, asks to be hanged claiming the ghost of Ivan Baker haunts him after a 1951 tavern killing. Hastings, captured after a failed 56 hour breakout, says he would confess and seek the death penalty if the escape failed. Authorities remain skeptical of his tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Kenneth Hastings
Idaho State Penitentiary
Ivan Baker
Hastings
L. E. Clapp
Penitentiary
Desert
Atomic City
Baker
Hasting
Owens
Prospectors Seek Uranium In N. C. Mountains
Prospectors with Geiger counters roam North Carolina's mountains seeking uranium but officials see no proof of deposits yet. The Bureau of Land Management reports rising applications for prospecting permits and mineral leases in Pisgah National Forest, Burke County saw five such filings last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
Bureau of Land Management
Pisgah National Forest
Burke County
Leukemia Victim Heads Toward Early Christmas
In Bettendorf Iowa Linda Cargill a 7 year old with incurable leukemia faces Christmas as letters from Santa arrive and gifts pour in Toys and cards come from across the nation as Monroe school students plan a visit Browne troop gives a doll and clothes Linda remains hopeful despite illness and expresses thanks for the kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettendorf
Iowa
Linda Cargill
Santa
North Pole
Perry Anderson
Linda
Monroe
Davenport
Browne Ie
Robert
Robert Cargill
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Giants
Sal Maglie
al Smith
New York
Wes Westrum
al Barlich
Maglie
Smith
al Dark
Vic Wertz
Hank Thompson
John Stevens
Wertz’ Blow
Giants
Jap Ferry
Laszlo Rajk
Rajk
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Sen. Jenner
Senator McCarran
N. C. Mountains
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!