Missing editor Howard Rushmore Drives Chicago Search
Police report editor Howard Rushmore, a former Communist Daily Worker editor and witness before Congress, vanished after a 1:15 a.m meeting with a man named Larry in Chicago. Detectives found uncashed New York ticket and Rushmore’s hotel room belongings. his wife in New York said confidant Robert Harrison feared for him.
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Communist Daily Worker
New York Journal American
Larry
Roosevelt Rd
Halsted St
Stephen Harrison
Chicago
Near
Maurice Schaffner
George Williams
New York
Near North Side
Ambassador East Hotel
New York City
Frances
Women’s Page
Robert Harrison
Confidential
Howard
Milwaukee Advises Ship To Leave Harbor
The Milwaukee Harbor commission voted to not unload the freighter Fossum here and urged its return to Sheboygan to unload clay for Kohler Co. amid a labor dispute. Police dispersed about 400 near the Sheboygan dock after the ship’s planned unloading was blocked. Attorneys for the ship owners warned of damages if Milwaukee does not provide unloading facilities and protection.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Harbor Commission
Sheboygan
Kohler Co
Harbor Commission
Here
Lake Michigan
Rudolph Ploetz
Milwaukee Commission
Weather brings relief to Kenosha after harsh week
A brisk wind and steady rain eased conditions in Kenosha this morning ending a hot humid spell from the past week. More showers and cooler breezes are forecast for the weekend. The sewage plant logged 94 yesterday and 60 overnight, with 70 this morning. American Motors reported 74 at 11 am while downtown hit 82 in the heat.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Surrender of Armed Michigan Brothers Ends High-Speed Chase
Two Michigan brothers 16 year old Dick Mayles and 14 year old Billy Mayles forced a state police car off the road near Medaryville Indiana in a 90 mph chase firing on officers. The chase ended in a blind alley at Monon where they surrendered after Dick was shot in the hand. They admitted stealing the car in Michigan and breaking into a La Crosse Wisconsin service station. They were charged with auto theft and breaking and entering.
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Monticello
Ind
Michigan
Hubert Burnworth
Rudy Schultz
Dick Mayles
Billy
Bitely
Mich
U. S. 421
Medaryville
Burnworth
Schultz
Monon
White County
la Crosse
Wis
Eisenhower Plans Speech Ahead of Geneva Summit
President Eisenhower will deliver a 15 minute television and radio address from the White House broadcast room at 6 15 p m CST ahead of the Big Four summit. He will outline aims for the Geneva meeting and depart for Geneva by plane at 8 30 p m CST. The speech will be carried by all TV and radio networks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
White House
Reds Nab Reporters For UP AP In Budapest
Hungarian communists announce the arrest of United Press reporter Ilonya Nyilas and her husband AP correspondent Endre Marton in Budapest. Also seized were two U S Legation employees Balint Sapzsi and Cornelius Balas. The four Hungarians face charges of long term work for the American secret information service. Marton had been arrested in February and Nyilas disappeared June 24.
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Hungary
United Press
Associated Press
Budapest
U. S
Ilonya Nyilas
Endre Marton
Marton
Red Radio
U. S. Legation
Balint Sapzsi
Cornelius Balas
American Secret Information Service
MTI
U. S. State Department
Balas
Ministry of Interior
Educators Decry Book Burnings at National Convention
The National Education Association closed its convention with a resolution condemning book burnings and purges that erode trust in American citizens. It urged federal funding to ensure adequate teacher salaries, proposing starting pay of 4200 dollars for bachelor's graduates and 9500 dollars for those with a master’s degree and 15 years of experience.
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Chicago
National Education Assn
Level Heresy Charges At Minister Milwaukee Area
An investigating committee of the Northwest Synod of the Lutheran Church begins formal heresy charges against Rev. George Crist Jr of Bethlehem Lutheran in Durham. Crist faces 14 charges over his Bible interpretation and views on the birth and resurrection of Christ.
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Northwest Synod
The
Lutheran Church In America
Paul E. Bishop
Minneapolis
Synod
George Crist Jr
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Durham
Christ
Crist
Jesus
Bishop
John Gerberding
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Menomonee Falls
Victor K. Wrigley
Gethsemane Church
Brookfield
Moscow appeals London for wartime cooperation revival
Radio Moscow appealed today for a revival of wartime cooperation between Russia and the Western Allies, signaling a push to restore joint collaboration and address postwar tensions.
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London
Radio
Moscow
Russia
Squall Breaks Heat Wave in Kenosha Storm
A morning wind and rainstorm knocked out power in scattered areas of Kenosha. Wires down branches and fallen trees crowded the city as 0.7 inches of rain fell in half an hour, following 94 degree heat and high humidity. Esther Palmers ankle injury linked to the storm.
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Kenosha
Kenoshans
Wisconsin Electric Power Company
Esther Palmer
Palmer
62Nd St
64Th St
27Th Ave
Kenosha Hospital
Laos Battle May End Peace in Asia
Massive Communist led assault in eastern Laos challenges SEATO and raises fear of broader war. Pathet Lao rebels, reinforced by Viet Minh elements, overran at least one Laotian post as Asia watches Western powers respond and SEATO allies reassess defense plans amid a Mao Ho declaration of aid to Indochina.
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Asia
Tokyo
Tihie
Uvrillateu
Viet Nam
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State Department
Pathet- Lao
Free Lao
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
SEATO
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New Zealand
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Thailand
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Red China
Mao Tze Tung
Ho Chi Minh
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Southeast Asia
Baguio
Nehru Confers With Eden On Moscow Attitudes
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru met with Prime Minister Anthony Eden in London for pre Geneva talks. British Foreign Minister Harold Macmillan and V. K. Krishna Menon attended. Nehru briefed on Moscow’s stance and indicated Kremlin may seek an end to the cold war.
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London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Anthony Eden
Geneva
West
Harold MacMillan
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
Probate Court Orders Immediate Appearance of Child in Adoption Dispute
In Dedham Massachusetts Probate Court Judge James F Reynolds demands the immediate appearance of Hildy McCoy a four year old pawn in a lengthy religious adoption dispute.
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Dedham
Mass
James F. Reynolds
Hildy McCoy
Laotian Loyalists Reclaim Territory From Rebels
Loyal Laotian forces backed by paratroopers and local troops recaptured positions held by Communist led rebels in Muong Peun region of Sam Neuva and Xieng Khoang. The operation aimed to halt rebel gains and push Reds eastward, with a large national force deployed to secure the area.
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Saigon
Pathet-Lao Free Laos Movement
Muong Peun
Sam Neuva
Viet Nam
Xieng Khoang
Ammonia Blast Kills Man, Wounds Six at Green Bay Plant
An ammonia gas explosion shattered the Liebmann Packing Co meat plant glass wall in suburban Preble. Night watchman Malen Krull died from flying debris while six workers in the fire brigade were injured. four were discharged and two remained hospitalized. Plant official Herbert Liebmann Jr. blamed a spark igniting a mix of ammonia gas and oil vapor in refrigeration equipment. The facility filled with gas after a cylinder head broke. No immediate damage estimate was given.
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Green Bay
Preble
Malen Krull
The
Liebmann Packing Co
Brown County
Cletus Belisle
Krull
Herbert Liebmann Jr
Indictment of 14 youths in Chicago gang killing
Fourteen youths were indicted in Chicago for the murder of 17 year old Kenneth Sloboda. A coroner's jury had recommended holding the youths for the grand jury, which returned murder indictments. Sloboda was killed during a scuffle between rival gangs of youths.
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Chicago
Kenneth Sloboda
Sloboda
Permit Dispute Over Turncoats in Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities accuse Chinese officials of pressing transit permits for three turncoat Americans seeking to leave Red China. A British charge d affaires was told the men would be admitted as undocumented aliens, with Hong Kong awaiting London and Washington consultations. The three Korean War prisoners, who first stayed in Red China then sought exit, were slated to cross into British territory today but Peiping radio said their departure was postponed.
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Hong Kong
Red China
U.S
London
Washington
U. S
United States
Peiping
Indiana Man Sentenced to Die for Wife’s Slaying
Terre Haute attorneys for Elmer Flowers 42 plan an appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court after his death sentence by electric chair for the murder of his wife.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Elmer Flowers
Terre Hautte
Indiana Supreme Court
Pistol Whip Attack on Patrolman During Traffic Stop
Kansas City police officer John Holcomb described being pistol whipped and kidnapped by two hoodlums while trying to serve a traffic ticket. He was held in a stolen car trunk for about an hour as investigators searched citywide, suffering head lacerations needing 12 stitches.
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Kansas City
John Holcomb
Money Man Ellsworth Disappears After Cash Heist Claim
Las Vegas authorities sought to question Frank Ellsworth after he vanished with 87 000 in cash and was later released on bond. Ray Wilson remained jailed on robbery suspicion after flashing new hundred dollar bills at casinos. McGlynn reviewed the case and ruled it unlikely connected to the Queens bank robbery.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Frank Ellsworth
U. S. Internal Revenue Department
Ellsworth
Ray Wilson
Chase Manhattan Bank of Queens
Frank McGlynn
New York
Queens
Second Pepper Bandit Denies Armed Robbery Charge
Detroit court today set a $10,000 bond for Marvin Bruein 45 who pleads innocent to an armed robbery count. He is accused with Oscar Brandeberry 48 of a drug store robbery that yielded $705. The pair were nicknamed the pepper bandits after an earlier attack with pepper spray in a separate robbery.
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Detroit
Marvin Bruein
Oscar Brandeberry
Stevenson accused as sly smooth political snip er at Chicago speech
Harold F. Stassen special assistant to President Eisenhower labeled Adlai Stevenson sly and smooth in a Chicago speech Friday, calling him a political snip er amid campaign rhetoric and attacks.
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Harold F. Stassen
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
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Ruth Wiseman
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