Murder Probe In Greenwich Village Woman’s Death
Police investigate the strangled body of Pleiades Fieldgrove 26 found in a Greenwich Village courtyard wearing a purple dress with ballet slippers nearby. Neighbors and former boyfriends questioned as detectives piece together her double life as an office clerk by day and dancer by night. The killer’s motive remains unknown as investigators review a single knife wound to her left breast and seek clues from those who knew her in Brooklyn and New York’s art colony.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Pleiades Fieldgrove
Art Colony
Hodge Starts Prison Term for Embezzlement Scheme
Edward A. Hintz former bank president began a one to three year state prison term at Stateville Penitentiary after a federal judge ruled concurrent service with a federal sentence. Hintz admitted cashing checks for Hodge in a $1 million embezzlement linked to State Auditor Orville E. Hodge. Epping received a five year sentence and five years probation in federal court.
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Chicago
Orville E. Hodge
Edward A. Hintz
Southmoore Bank and Trust Co
Stateville
Joliet
Ill
Hintz
Hodge
Edward A. Epping
Voices Praise For American Labor Echoes From Washington
President Eisenhower declared that free American labor is the greatest enemy of enslaved labor worldwide. He argued that America's economy and productivity, built on free labor, are the terror of any who would oppose the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Classified broker touts profits and fast service
An advertisement features O Howie Hustles the broker promising quick profits and wide buying or selling reach. It urges dialing OL 7 5121 for orders and emphasizes personal service and market prowess.
French Send More Troops Amid Suez Tensions
Med convoy moves to Cyprus precede Suez talks as Egypt denounces Anglo French buildup. Menzies-Nasser talks in Cairo loom while France dispatches three troop movements and Marseille stocks up. Eisenhower calls for peaceful settlement as espionage trials threaten next week.
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Suez Canal
Marseilles
France
London
Mediterranean
Egypt
Britain
el Alewawaét
Suez Committee
Robert Gordon Menzies
Cairo
Nasser
Cairo Dispatches
Dulles
Eisenhower
Attorney General
Egyptian Department of Information
Paris
Algiers
Marsailles
Algeria
Stevenson mum on Illinois nominee choice amid Paschen exit
Adlai E. Stevenson remained silent on whom he will back for Illinois governor after Paschen quit the race. He planned to discuss the political scene with Mayor Daley and state chair Ronan this weekend. Juries probe a welfare fund in Paschen’s office amid the scramble to name a Democrat to oppose Stratton.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Herbert C. Paschen
Illinois
Richard Daley
Daley
James A. Ronan
Paschen
Cook County
Ronan
Democratic State Central Committee
Mayor Daley
William Stratton
Elderly Couple Killed in Wisconsin Traffic Crash
In Rock County near Brodhead an elderly couple Manley Moore 80 and Addie 82 died in a two car collision at Wis 13 and a town road. The state traffic toll reached 624 for the year with their deaths.
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Brodhead
Wis
Wisconsin
Manley Moore
Addie
Rock County
Here
Thousands view blast scene at Sheboygan office
More than 5,000 people visited the Quasius Brothers Inc construction firm office in Sheboygan to inspect damage caused earlier by paint bombs and rocks. The crowd gathered after a full page Sheboygan Press ad offering a $1,000 reward for those responsible, described as a barbarous act. Police Lt. Clarence Zimmerman noted the orderly turnout.
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Sheboygan
Sheboygan Press
Quasius Brothers Ind
Clarence Zimmerman
Labor Day Traffic Toll Rises Slowly
By 9 a.m. CST 35 motor vehicle fatalities had been reported on Labor Day weekend with drowning and miscellaneous deaths bringing the toll to 42. The National Safety Council predicts up to 480 traffic deaths during the holiday period, surpassing AP's two week old count and contrasting with prior three day totals.
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National Safety Council
National Safety Councils
Associated Press
Air Force ends search for seven airmen over Alaska
Sparta Wisconsin and Spokane Washington linked families learn the Air Force has abandoned the search for M/Sgt Leslie Kenyon and six companions who bailed from a Stratotanker over Cook Inlet. The service said it searched every plausible area and presumed the men perished at sea though not officially declared dead. Kenyon, missing since a World War II shootdown, served 16 years. his wife and two children live in Spokane.
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Sparta
Wis
Air Force
Leslie Kenyon
Kenyon
Cook Inlet
Alaska
C. L. Kenyon
Airhus Air Force Base
Okla
Kenyons
Germany
Leslie
Patricia
Spokane
Wash
Eisenhower to Brief Stevenson in Campaign Foreign Affairs Talks
The White House said President Eisenhower will brief Democratic candidate Adlai E Stevenson on foreign affairs in confidence during the campaign. The disclosure follows questions about national security and election neutrality.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Picket Line Delays Kohler Fixtures at Lyman School
In Sheboygan a protest line blocked Kohler Co plumbing fixtures in a $110,000 addition to Lyman Grade School. Union carpenters refuse to cross the line. school board says brand changes require new specs and board approval. The school opens Wednesday.
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Sheboygan
Kohler Co
Kohler
Lyman
Carl Aldag
Aldag
Riot Over School Integration Rocked Clinton and Nearby Areas
Mob violence erupted in Clinton Tennessee where nearly 2000 youths and whites clashed with federal court order for integration. In Mansfield Texas a smaller but tense scene halted Negro enrollment while police stood by. Governor Shivers sent Rangers as Clinton officials warned of possible martial law.
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Texas
Mansfield
Mansfield High School
Clinton
Federal District Court
Fort Worth
Allan Shivers
Texas Rangers
Bryson
N. C
Swain County
Glad Woodward
Hilton Butler
Frank Clement
U. S. Supreme Court
Clinton High School
Kenosha forecast promises pleasant Labor Day weekend
The forecast calls for fair cool tonight with a low in the upper 40s. Sunday is expected sunny and mild with a high of 70 to 75. Noon readings showed 61 at the sewage treatment plant and 70 at American Motors downtown as sunrise occurred at 5 16 a m and sunset at 6 25 p m. Yesterday’s high reached 83 with a low around 57 this morning. The 24 hour pollen count ending at 8 a m stood at 167.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Truman to Speak at Milwaukee Labor Day Rally
About 10 000 expected to hear former President Harry Truman at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee Arena Monday night. He will discuss the Eisenhower Stevenson race after a morning arrival and news conference, AFL CIO luncheon, WXIX TV appearance, and a dinner before speaking at 8 30.
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Milwaukee
Harry Truman
Milwaukee Arena
Milwaukee County Labor Political League
Truman
Eisenhower
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Afl-Cio
Milwaukee Reports
WXIX
Nixon Visits Dying Father as Campaign Calls Resign
Vice President Richard Nixon rushed from Washington to La Habra California to be with his gravely ill father Frank Nixon. Doctors said the 77 year old fight is fading and Nixon may not live 48 hours.
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la Habra
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Frank Nixon
Nixon
I. N. Kraushaar
United Press
Kraushaar
California
Egypt Reports Clashes Quietly as Suez Crisis Looms
Egypt informs UN observers of three major Israel clashes but minimizes coverage at home. Cairo aims to curb reactions while focusing on the Suez Canal crisis amid mounting regional tension.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Cairo
Fourth Polio Case Reported in Madison in 1956
The Madison Health Department announced a polio case Friday marking the city’s fourth in 1956. Public health officials urged residents to complete vaccinations and report any paralysis or fever promptly.
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Madison —P
Madison Health Department
Glass Workers Strike Looms After Sealed Negotiations
The American Flint Glass Workers Union calls a strike of 10 000 after failing to reach a new contract. Libby Owens Ford Anchor Hocking Glass Hazel Atlas are among affected plants as wage demands range 26 to 31 cents hourly on a one year deal. The institutes offer hit 10 cents now plus 10 and 5 cents later for 1957 and 1958.
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Pittsburgh
American Flint Glass Workers Union
National Association of Pressed and Blown Glassware
Glass Containers Manufacturers Institute
Libby- Owens-Ford
Anchor - Hocking Glass Corp
Hazel-Atlas Glass Corp
Institute
Pressed Glass
Wisconsin Tops 13-State Fifth Army in Enlistments
Wisconsin leads the 13-state Fifth Army area in Army Reserve enlistments since the start of the year, Col. Claude N. Shaver, chief of the Wisconsin Military District, announced today.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Fifth Army
Claude N. Shaver
Wisconsin Military District
Marine League Backs Tough Boot Training
The Marine Corps League urged firm boot training and favored reducing the sentence for Staff Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon, leader of the Parris Island death march, saying the navy will decide an appropriate final sentence.
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Miami Beach
Marine Corps League
Matthew C. McKeon
Parris Island
League
Navy
McKeon
US and Red China Avoid Harsh Language in Patrol Plane Shootdown
The United States and Red China issued restrained statements after accusing each other of involvement in the Aug. 22 shootdown of a Navy P4M Mercator patrol plane. Sixteen crewmen are believed dead. two bodies recovered. The release blamed Red China for the attack while noting a possible navigational error over small Red-held islands.
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Washington
United States
Red China
China
State and Defense Department
Dulles
Duck Island
Lake Ontario
Amvets Seek Reduction of McKeon Sentence
The Amvets convention approved a resolution to urge the Board of Review to reduce Marine Sgt Matthew McKeons bad conduct discharge from a court martial in the Paris Island drowning case. The measure aims to allow him to leave the service without the discharge, with no opposition in committee or on the floor. The Amvets, a 125000 member group of World War II and Korean War veterans, backed the move.
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Milwaukee
Amyets
Matthew McKeon
Paris Island
S. C
Board of Review
McKeon
Service Council
Donald Spagnolo
Ohio Department of Amvets
Tot Trapped Six Hours Rescued From Well
A three year old boy named Rush Ray was wedged for six hours in a one foot diameter irrigation well beneath a house in Denver. Firemen freed him two hours after discovery, he received oxygen and was moved to Denver General Hospital where doctors reported a satisfactory condition.
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Denver
Rush Ray
Robert Given
C. W. Ray
Denver General Hospital
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