Eisenhower jokes on poisoned soda incident aboard railroad car
President Eisenhower joked he had not drunk pop in years while Secret Service agents and railroad investigators probed three people who drank ginger ale from a private car. Secret Service Chief A E Baughman said it may take days to resolve the matter as railroad officials provided updates to reporters.
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Eisenhower
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Walter J. Tuohy
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Tuohy
Huntington
W. Va
Washington
Howard Skidmore
C&o
Baughman
Canada
Mexico
Drug Death Of Doctor Is Probed
An inquiry opened into the drug death of Dr. Hobart H. Todd Jr. police found 36 seconal tablets missing and three empty vodka bottles in his hotel room. Todd, who faced murder charges in his wife Hazel Todds death, was found dead by apparent self overdose in a Loop hotel. Authorities connect the pattern of suppos ed narcotic use to the prior case and investigate if foul play or self harm caused the deaths.
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Chicago
Hobart H. Todd Jr
Tod
Todd
Harry Glos
Skokie
New York City
Atlantic
New York
Hazel
Looted Safe Found in County Field
Detectives recovered an abandoned safe taken from My Restaurant at 508 57th St. The safe weighed about 1000 pounds and contained $1800 in bills plus a check book and records. Entry was through the front door and the safe was moved to an area behind a tavern, with tools used to pry it open.
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Evening News
57Th St
Sheriff's
Kenosha County
Robert Deschneau
Michael Bruno
Floyd Hughes
60Th St
George Volpentesta
38Th Ave
Paul Conradt
Volpentesta
Volpontesta
Premier Resigns Over Differences With King
Beirut reports premier Samir El Rifai has resigned due to clashes with King Hussein over policy. Sources say Rifai favored closer Saudi ties while Hussein, from the Hashemite dynasty, remained wary of the Saudis.
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King
Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Samir el
Rifai
Hussein
Saudi Arabia
How Do You Measure Up on Voter Checklist
Public service message outlines eight steps to participating in elections. Encourages registration knowledge of issues and active involvement. Advises evaluating parties and candidates, marking a sample ballot, and setting a voting date. Produced with The Advertising Council in cooperation with publishers.
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The
Advertising Council
Exchange of Fire Between Egyptian and Israeli Forces
Egyptian and Israeli forces exchanged automatic rifle fire for three hours Monday in Jerusalem. The clash involved cross border style fighting with no immediate details on casualties or causes.
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Jerusalem
Weather clash as calendar and forecast diverge
The calendar declares spring in March while the Weather Bureau predicts winter scenes Wednesday. Kenoshans face tonight’s showers and thunderstorms with rain turning to snow Wednesday. Tonight’s low 30 to 38, tomorrow’s high mid 30s. Day temps mid 30s citywide with 36 at the sewage plant 37 downtown and 38 at American Motors. Sunrise 5 43 am sunset 6 11 pm. Beloit tied state high 60 yesterday Green Bay led with 23. Yesterday’s high 55 and midnight to date low 34.
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American Motors
Beloit
Green Bay
Beck Granted Full Power by Teamsters Board in Waikiki
Teamsters Executive Board unanimously empowers President Dave Beck with sweeping authority to purge corruption, lead a large organizing drive, and steer the union while continuing ties to the International Longshoremen’s Association. Hoffa confirms Beck’s control as the meeting closes.
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Honolulu
Teamster
Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
Beck
Teamsters
International
Assa
ILA
AFL
Waikiki
New York
Minneapolis
George Meany
Meany
Labor Federation
Overseas Real Estate Holdings Revealed by Senate Panel
The Senate Appropriations Committee disclosed that the United States owns more than 345 million acres of overseas real estate valued at about 52 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States
Three Nations Leaders Meet at Greenbrier in Informal Summit
President Eisenhower hosts Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent for a social oriented session at the Greenbrier hotel in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. No formal agenda or major issues were planned according to spokesmen.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eisenhower
Mexico
Canada
Greenbrier
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Louis St. Laurent
Sturgeon Bay Teen Dies After City Crash
Naomi Otto, 19, of Sturgeon Bay, died at a local hospital from injuries after a car she rode in slid 162 feet and struck a concrete retaining wall in the city Sunday. The incident occurred in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Naomi Otto
UN Mission Delayed as Syria Seeks Assembly Move
The UN Security Council delays a U S plan to send Dag Hammarskjold on a Palestine peace mission. Syria opposes shifting the proposal to the General Assembly and prefers full debate there. If moved, action could wait until late fall or winter.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
Palestine
Damascus
Said el Ghazzi
Security Council
General Assembly
West
Ern
Soviet Union
L-Nation Council
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Lebanon
Jordan
el Ghazzi
Hammarskjold
United States
Conscience Payment Sent to Tax Office in Chicago
A Chicago taxpayer mailed the Internal Revenue Service $2,000 in $100 bills with an anonymous note saying the money is conscience money. He claims he does not owe the amount but overpayment eases his conscience.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue Department
2,000,000th single unit car comes off AMC line
American Motors Corp produced its 2,000,000th single unit car today with Civic and factory officials present. The milestone vehicle rolled from the line at noon, tracing the method from Nash Motors in 1940 through Hudson in 1948 to AMC’s current lineup.
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American Motors Corporation
J. W. Mueller
AMC
Civic
Nash Motors
Nash- Kelvinator Corporation
Hudson Motor Car Company
American Motors
Nash
Hudson
Rambler
Metropolitan
City council divides over school remodeling plans in Kenosha
Kenosha's council and the school board clash over proposed funds for Durkee and Lincoln elementary renovations. The executive session delayed action as members argued about equal opportunities, budgeting, and the need for council review of plans before earmarking city money. The projects include a gymnasium auditorium at Durkee, roof replacement, office space, and kindergarten enhancements with estimated costs around 18000 and higher.
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Kenosha
Durkee
Lincoln
City Council
Gilbert Petzke
Harold R. Maurer
Edward Fechner
Lincoln School
R. Merrill Rhey
Durkee School
Gordon McAleer
Council
McAleer
Rhey
Shirlee Lake
Miss Lake
Nicholas Wade
Wade
Tax Agents Crack Down On Party Headquarters
U S government tax agents padlocked the Communist party national group in Philadelphia and seized the Daily Worker offices in New York and other cities for a back tax lien of 389 265. In Philadelphia a woman volunteer said she had no first name as agents entered the central office. The actions mirrored crackdowns in Detroit and Chicago on regional Daily Worker editions.
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New York
U.S
Communist Party
The
Daily Worker
Alan Max
U.S. Treasury
FE. 12Th St
Max
Sixth Avenue
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue
Communist Party of
Pennsylvania
Delaware
National Red Organization
FE. C. McGinnis
New York City
Communist Party of the United States
Quick Dive Injures Airline Passengers
An airliner forced to dive to avoid a jet fighter injures about half of the 23 aboard. Unbelted passengers were thrown from seats, banging against windows and ceiling, but all injuries are minor cuts and bruises.
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London
Senate Conferees Back Higher Price Supports For One Year
In Washington conferees voted to junk the administration’s flexible farm price support system and restore rigid high level price props under basic crops for one year. Also in Washington a proposed constitutional amendment for direct popular vote for president and vice president was rejected 69 to 13. In Virginia a Canadian proposal urged the West to challenge Russia with economic aid including blueprint exchanges in economic and disarmament fields.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Canada
Russia's
Plane Crash Near Hampton Roads Sparks Search
A twin engine military aircraft crashed today about one mile northeast of the Marine Corps forward ing depot in Portsmouth area. Navy Air Force and Coast Guard units rushed to the scene with boats planes and helicopters.
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Portsmouth
Hampton Roads
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
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