Memorial ceremony honors Pearl Harbor dead in Schulenburg
In Schulenburg Texas a memorial ceremony marks 14 years since Pearl Harbor the sunken battleship Arizona referenced amid a town race dispute. The Chamber of Commerce offers a 5000 reward for proof a Schulenburg white person killed Herbert Johnson, found beaten and burned west of town. Authorities investigate Johnson family disputes over his late father Anderson Johnson estate.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Schulenbsurg
Texaw
Arizona
Acendirg Chamber
Sxig
Ford Taland
Ed Charhber
Schulenburg
Herbert Johnson
National Assn
Johnson
L. C. McGinty
Gonzales
Tex
Austin
John Romberg
Romberg
Anderson Johnson
Herbert
Adlai Stevenson Accused Of Crossing Picket Line
A Flight Engineers Union official says Adlai B Stevenson and two aides crossed a one man picket line yesterday as they boarded a United Airlines plane at Chicago Midway for New York. Stevenson denies seeing pickets and says he was unaware of the strike. Stevenson is in New York to address the AFL-CIO unity convention.
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Chicago
AFL
United Air Lines
Adlai B
Stevenson
UAL
New York
Midway Airport
David Landry
Flight Engineers International Assn
Midway Terminal
Patricia Milligan
William McCormick Blair Jr
Roger Tubby
Afl-Cio
Gas Fumes Kill Family Of Four In Apartment
Coroner J Clinton Atwell reports four residents killed by carbon monoxide from a gas heating stove in their apartment in Eau Claire. Victims identified as James R Corbett 27 his wife Sophia about 25 and their children Rickey 3 and Sandra 9 months.
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Eau Claire
J. Clinton Atwell
James R. Corbett
Sophia
Rickey
Sandra
Federal reject on Till case probe in Mississippi
Springfield Illinois reports federal authorities refused to investigate the Emmett Till case. Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. said no federal offense occurred as the crime involved private individuals within Mississippi. Governor Stratton noted jurisdiction only exists if state officers were involved or if Till was abducted across state lines.
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Springfield
Ill
William G. Stratton
Emmett Louis Till
Ilinois
Morday
Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
Stratton
Brownell
Till
Mississippi
LeFlore County
Miss
Chicago
Prostitution Decree Bans Old Legal Status in Argentina
In Buenos Aires the provisional government has outlawed prostitution that was legalized during the Peron era by decree. The move ends the long contested legal status and imposes new restrictions and enforcement measures across the country.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Peron
Waterman Marine Sgt Cipollini on 26 day leave home
Marine Sgt Donald Cipollini, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Cipollini of Waterman, is spending a 26 day leave with his parents. He joined the Marine Corps in February 1953 after graduating from Laura Lamar Joint High School Homer City class of 1952. He trained at Parris Island and San Diego and is now stationed at Twenty Palms California as a clerk in a military court. He plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh to study medicine after his release next February.
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Waterman
Donald Cipollini
Edward Cipollini
Marine Corps
Laura Lamar Joint High School
Homer City
Recruit Depot
Parris Island
D.C
Stenographers School
San Diego
Calif
Waterman Marine
20 Palms
Cal
Common Falls Cause Grief in Rural Pennsylvania
Mrs. Vernon Norris of the Pennsylvania State Grange warns fall dangers in rural areas as winter approaches. Ice and snow on external stairs and driveways require solid railings and ice control materials. Through 1955 rural Pennsylvania reports show two fatalities and one injury from falls, with 43 deaths in 1952-54.
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Pennsylvania
Vernon Norris
Pennsylvania State Grange
Home Safety Committee
Pennsylvania Rural Safety Council
Norris
Division of Farm and Home Safely
State Department of Public Instruction
Belgium Moves Toward Liquor Sale by the Drink
Belgium prepares cautious legalization of liquor sales in bars and cafes. Parliament expected to approve next year allowing sale by the drink only during specific hours, ending a ban in force since 1919. Enforcement remains lax in many restaurants and cafes.
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Brussels
Belgium
Marine Pvt Fran C Rethi Stationed at Camp Lejeune NC
Marine Pvt Fran C Rethi son of Francis and Mrs Rethi of Clymer RD 1 is stationed at Camp Lejeune NC after enlisting for active duty He previously served with the 34th Special Infantry Company in Johnstown and now belongs to the Second Marine Division The report also notes training at Paris Island and highlights a bizarre historic aside about ancient Rome and oil well drilling in Asia Minor
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Clymer
Francis W. Rethi
Francis Rethi
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Marine Corps
Rethi
34Th Special Infantry Company
Johnstown
Second Marine Division
Fleet Marine Force
Atlantic
Pariis Bill
Rig Island
South Carolina
Rome
Northern
Scotland
Euphrates River
Asia Minor
Made The Cop Pay Cab Fare In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a traffic cop refused a left turn by taxi driver Jerry Thompkins. An argument led to the cab leaving the scene and ending at Central Police Station. Thompkins paid the fare of 60 cents and a $10 disorderly conduct fine.
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Pittsburgh
Walters
Jerry Thompkins
Central Police Station
Thompkins
Flag speeders to be flagged like race drivers in Indianapolis
Sheriff's deputies will flag down speeders using flags similar to those at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sheriff Robert O'Neal says motorists who think they are race drivers will be treated as such, but he doubts they will be winners in magistrate courts.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Robert O'Neal
Four Children Die In Fire In Kansas City Home
A Kansas City fire killed four children in a four room frame home. Parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hazlett and two other children escaped. Names listed: Helen Agnes 3 Mary Hilion 4 Duane Anthony 8 Donald Joseph 11. Father rescued others before flames forced retreat. Mrs Hazlett found in bathroom, hospitalized in critical condition. Firemen report burns on Hazlett and Martin but not serious. Cause under investigation.
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Kansas City
Lawrence Joseph Haglett
Helen Agnes
Mary Hilion
Duane Anthony
Donald Joseph
Hazlett
Wilkie Dye
Shirley Sue
Martin el
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