Teen repairs jalopy then gets busted for driving without basics
In Madison a 15 year old boy after minor repair work on a new car was arrested for driving without a muffler windshield wipers horn rear lights and license. In Galveston a 15 year old's singing career ends as police seize 1200 dollars in instruments from 11 stores. In San Antonio FBI says interest in Air Force officers joining a nudist colony depends on crossing state lines.
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Madison
Wis
San Antonio
FBI
M. P. Chiles
Air Force
Fight at Redondo Beach Movie Ends With Arrest
In Redondo Beach California John Brock 34 was punched in a movie by Carl Capossi 24 after Capossi collided with Brock's wife Ruth in the dark. The altercation followed Ruth accusing Capossi of the disturbance and referring him to her husband.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
John Brock
Carl Capossi
Brock
Ruth
Capossi
Bandit Robs Western Union Clerks Near Police Station
In San Pedro California two women clerks were held up by a bandit near the police station. He apologized for the intrusion, tipped his hat, and escaped with 978 dollars and 59 cents in cash.
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San Pedro
Calif
Western Union
Lawsuit and Traffic Fine Folly Across Two Cities
In Los Angeles Malcolm Korth sues Leon Bach for 20000 damages after claiming he was knocked down by Bach’s car and injured his foot. In New York Saul Allen head of the traffic summons control bureau rejects James G Ryan’s offer of a wrist light as payment of a traffic fine.
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Los Angeles
Malcolm Korth
Leon Bach
Rorty
Bach
New York
Saul Allen
Traffic Summons Control Bureau
James G. Ryan
Omaha
Neb
Ryan
Allen
Playwright Marc Connelly Struck by Chair in Midtown
Playwright Marc Connelly, 63, was hit on the head by a chair that fell from a rooftop in midtown Manhattan. He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital after the incident and released after treatment for a head cut and X rays.
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Marc Connelly
New York
Connelly
Green Pastures
Midtown Manhattan
Roosevelt Hospital
Negro Leaders Push Jim Crow Campaign In Oklahoma Parks
Oklahoma City May 28 Negro leaders pressed their drive against Jim Crow in state parks while public schools remain segregated for at least another year. NAACP officials visited the Capitol seeking removal of segregation from Sequoyah State Park lodge plans funded by a 7.2 million bond issue, and higher courts may be brought if denied. State Superintendent Oliver Hodge advised school officials to wait for further U S Supreme Court action and legislative changes before altering policies.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U. S. Tate
Dallas
Southwest
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Capitol
Sequoyah State Park
Planning and Resources Board
Morton Harrison
Tate
Roscoe Dunfee
The
Oklahoma City Black Dispatch
Harrison
Sequoyah
U. S. Supreme Court
NAACP
Oliver Hodge
Hodge
High Court
Woman Walks For Paper As Bird Builds Home In Box
Mrs Lee Gillespie will walk next door for her evening newspaper because birds have built a nest in the roadside newspaper tube. She asked for delivery to continue until the baby birds hatch and leave.
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Saranac Lake
N.Y
Lee Gillespie
Gillespies
Kefauver urges new probe rules and fair play code
Senator Kefauver and 18 colleagues propose a code to curb sensational hearings and protect witnesses. The plan bans one man secret hearings and requires counsel for witnesses plus advance notice of charges, aiming to shield Congress from public contempt and improve conduct.
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Washington
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
Morse
Indore
Four Walters Scouts Earn Eagle Rank in Rotary Ceremony
Four Walters youths James Elton Jennings Ernest Dunbar Jerry Nance and Edward Asher were awarded the Eagle Scout rank in a court of honor at a Walters Rotary Club meeting. Joe Harbour said the feat is rare with all four earning 20 plus merit badges. initiation was led by Dewayne High and Jimmy Lake.
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Walters
Rotary Club
James Elton Jennings
Ernest Dunbar
Jerry Nance
Edward Asher
Dewayne High
Jimmy Lake
Joe Harbour
Asher
Walters Patrol
Dunbar
Nance
Jennings
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Ted Trying
Cam
le Willard
Roy Williams
Walter Robinson Mullins
Oscar Coy
Max Good
Earl Shannon
Donald Smith
Robert Rath
Travis Swinford
Scout Coy
Good
Shannon
Smith
Veterans GI Bill Bill Expands Training Window
A House Veterans subcommittee approved legislation to extend training start time to four years and completion to nine years for veterans using the Korean GI bill of rights. The current limits are two years to start and seven years to finish after discharge.
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Washington
House
Expectant Mother Faces Charges In Family Feud
In McCurtain County Oklahoma 19 year old Marshall Stroud is accused of shooting two men after a fatal family feud. County Attorney Bascom Coker says charges will be filed though delay due to the expectant mother nearing childbirth. He describes Peters firing first and Stroud's response as self defense while noting she will stay with relatives until her baby is born.
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Okla
Bascom Coker
Coker
Marshall Stroud
Stroud
Kiamichi Mountain
Dogpatch
Peters
Quintuplets Graduate From Teens Celebrate Birthday
In Nicolet Quebec the Dionne quintuplets marked 20 years since birth by sharing a gift of a new convertible from their father Oliva Dionne as four sisters reunite in Nicolet. Marie remained in Quebec City for novitiate vows and a prayer service at the Holy Sacrament convent.
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Ont
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Institute Familiale
Vonne
Montreal
Notre Dame
McCarthy Age Disputed Over Birth Date
Chicago report notes Sen. McCarthy born November 4, 1908 per Wisconsin Vital Statistics, while Who's Who lists November 14, 1909. Authors say information typically comes from the subjects, causing the discrepancy as publishers prepare the next edition.
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Who's Who In
Blishers
Who's Who
Wisconsin Bureau of Vital Statistics
Shot Solon Returns Home For First Time
SAGINAW Mich May 28 UP Rep Alvin Bentley R Mich returned home for the first time since he was shot on the house floor March 1 A brass band parade and a kiss from an unidentified woman welcomed the wounded congressman in Owosso before two civic receptions as he rested at his owosso residence following hospital treatment and ongoing recovery
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Saginaw
Mich
Alvin Bentley
R-Mich
Renu
Wee Heeee
Peese
Owosso
Bentley
House Committee Approves Temporary Postal Pay Raise
The House Post Office Committee approved a temporary postal pay raise by a 14 to 10 vote. The plan would raise salaries by about 7 percent on average, with part time and hourly workers receiving 10 cents more per hour. The measure would take effect immediately and end on October 1, 1955.
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Washington
Constitution Flights Between Lawton Duncan and OK City
Central Airlines routes linked Lawton to Duncan and Oklahoma City in the past. Military notes mention M Sergeant Kinmonth returning to Camp Maxey after a 10 day furlough. Cadet training and navy enlistments are listed among recent moves and honors.
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Central Airlines
Lawton
Duncan
Oklahoma City
Charles R. Kinmonth
Camp Maxey
Guy L. Shull
Max O. Brock Jr
Robert Douglass Scott Jr
Navy
Props Payments Open For Inspection
Washington records of payments to individual farmers under price support and soil conservation programs are now open for inspection. Secretary Benson ordered county offices to disclose information to any requester with confidentiality limited to data supplied by farmers.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Gibraltar Barbary Apes Exit Signaling British Departure
A tradition holds that when the Barbary Apes depart Gibraltar, the British will leave. The saying links wildlife to political change, reflecting local folklore about sovereignty and timing.
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Gibraltar
April Strikes Hit Record Lows Since War End
Washington reports fewer labor strikes in April than any postwar April. The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 450 strikes involving 200000 workers, causing 1200000 man-days of idleness.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Actors From 1 To 100 Take Stage In Church Pageant
Lincoln Nebraska actors aged 1 to 100 will perform in a Methodist church pageant. Lucian McCandless, a 100 year old actor, will sing a prairie service song with no lines. Hess, a 1 year old, will play himself and not speak or sing.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lucian McCandless
Die Hess
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