US to Continue Use of Ex Reds in Prosecutions
Assistant Attorney General William F. Tompkins said the Justice Department will not be deterred by criticism of using former communists and confidential informers as witnesses in subversive prosecutions. He defended the practice as standard and necessary in enforcing laws against subversion, noting several convictions and upholding appellate rulings.
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Philadelphia
William F. Tompkins
Justice Department
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police
Tompkins
Department
Internal Security Division
Harvey Matusow
Department of Justice
Smith of Tompkins
Communist Party
Reds Gain Victory In Indonesian Vote
The Indonesian general election shows Nationalists leading with 3,988,954 votes, Masjumi 2,710,951, and Communists 2,069,616 as counts top a third of ballots. Mohammed Natsir concedes Masjumi loss while coalition potential with Communists looms and Soekarno urged to dismiss Harahap’s caretaker government.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mohammed Natsir
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sastroamidjojo
Suluh Indonesia
Proletariat
Java
Indonesian Communist Party
Soekarno
Masjumi
Burhanuddin Harahap
France Keeps One Foot Inside The UN House
France announced the withdrawal of its permanent UN delegation while remaining in the Security Council and disarmament bodies. Premier Faure and Foreign Minister Pinay canceled a Moscow visit after the Algeria vote, as Morocco turmoil escalates and North African policy sparks parliamentary tension.
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Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Moscow
Russia
Morocco
France
Premier Faure
National Assembly
Rene Coty
Paris
UN Assembly
Algeria
Pinay
California
United States
Foreign Office
Tunisia
Heart Attack Kills Man After Robbery
In Tulsa Oklahoma a grocery employee died about an hour after a robbery at the Warehouse Grocery and Market. Floyd Allen age 55 stock foreman collapsed after being photographed outside the market while four coworkers were forced into a walk in refrigerator. The bandit escaped with an estimated six thousand dollars.
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Tulsa
Okla
Floyd Allen
Allen
Airman Stabbed Robbed After Ride By Strangers
Russell Kansas police hunt two men who offered the airman a ride from Hugo Colorado to Russell. Robert Fox eighteen suffered a chest stab and robbery of his uniform thirty dollars and papers after being knocked unconscious in a two door car with California plates.
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Russell
Kan
Robert Fox
Kennewick
Wash
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Hugo
Colo
Bob
Bill
California
Republicans Target Individual Labor Voters in 1956 Strategy
Republican leaders vow to appeal to individual workers rather than unions, citing wage highs, lower living costs, and expanded social benefits. The plan stresses treating workers as individuals, not a class, and cites high employment, tax cuts, and higher minimum wages as evidence of benefit under the Eisenhower administration.
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Edwin E. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Eisenhower
Capital Legger Charged With Assault Back In Jail
Oklahoma City edition reports Rus sell Gilbert Cofer, 29, a boot legger, being jailed again on assault with a deadly weapon charges after his arrest Monday. The suspect, previously free on 7500 dollars bond, allegedly beat Eddie Goergen, a cafe customer in the southwest city area, following a shooting of a federal alcohol tax agent near Joplin Missouri.
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Oklahoma City
Russell Gilbert Cofer
Joplin
Cofer
Eddie Goergen
Denver Kids Advise Eisenhower to Take It Easy Now
Denver nine year old Sharon Kay Bell leads 31 fourth graders in a letter to President Eisenhower at Fitzsimons Army hospital urging him to rest and get well. The missives praise his work, wish for restoration of health, and note concerns about his recovery and pace.
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Denver
Sharon Kay Bell
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Eugene Burke
Olive Allred
Gary Shefstall
United States
Linda Penney
Tablet
Jerry Dobson
Frank Roberts
Neces
Fisher
Cocker
James Esche
James
Alex Jacobs
Linda Essig
America
Instructor Roberts
Latin teachers in demand outpace supply in U S states
Dr. Grace L. Beede head of Latin and Greek at the University of South Dakota says twenty thousand Latin teachers in the United States are insufficient. She notes 140 vacant Latin posts in Indiana versus only 10 Latin majors there as she gathers data for the American Philological Association committee on educational training.
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Vermillion
S. D
United States
Grace L. Beede
University of South Dakota
Indiana
Soviet Builds Big Base In Poland
STETTIN Poland The Russians have built a giant military base between Stettin and Kolberg in northwestern Poland. The base area covers about 30 square miles and houses jet air fields naval installations and the full Soviet army stationed in Poland. It serves as the supply center for the 300 000 man force in East Germany and was planned by Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky now Polish defense minister. The old Liegnitz base and related sub bases were eradicated.
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Stettin
Poland
Kolberg
Baltic
East Germany
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Liegnitz
Frankfurt-Oder
Brest- Litovsk
Doctors Develop Test For Salty Tears Disease
AP report on a saliva test for fibrocystic disease also called salty tears. University of Maryland researchers outline a quick cotton swab saliva salt test usable in any lab to aid diagnosis, reducing reliance on time consuming sweat or digestive tests. The disease often mimics asthma or diarrhea and can be fatal by age 12.
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Frank Carey
Science
Chicago
University of Maryland
Samuel P. Bessman
American Academy of Pediatrics
Bessman
Kanady Home Returns From China Prison
Dilmas T Kanady arrived in Houston after 12 years as a prisoner in Communist China weighing 65 pounds less than his normal 225. His brother William said he talked of President Truman rather than Ike and appeared unaware Ike is president. Dr. Cox described him as living in a world of his own after long solitary confinement.
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Houston
Dilmas T. Kanady
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
General Eisenhower
William Kanady
Texas
Truman
Ike
Dr. Cox
Dilmas
Gas supply dwindling under federal control say oil expert
Dr. John W. Boatwright of Chicago, a Standard Oil executive, told the Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association meeting that natural gas production under federal control shows dwindling supplies. He cited sharp drops in interstate gas commitments, fewer gas wells being drilled, and tightening development funds, noting 1954 commitments fell to 2.3 Tcf from 6.4 Tcf in 1953.
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Dallas
John W. Boatwright
Chicago
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Boatwright
Burglars Hit Four Lawton Homes In Weekend
Showers did not deter thieves in Lawton who struck four homes over the weekend stealing clothing hub caps a bicycle and other items. Victims include Russell Tharp 1202 A who lost an automatic toaster between Sept 25 and Sunday entering his upstairs apartment through a bath. Sgt Irvin N Dailey 414 S Ninth who reported cigarets a khaki uniform a white shirt GI boots a sleeping bag and $5. Harv ey G Corbeil 807 E groceries. Betty Romanello 1405 A clothing from a line including shirts a skirt pants and pajamas. Robert Davis 1911 Elm hub caps from a 1955 Ford. Edward Maitland 416 S Ninth and Johnny Jones unit also entered with no loss noted. Police investigated Sunday night into Monday morning.
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Lawton
Russell Tharp
Bill Davis
Irvin N. Dailey
S. Ninth
Melvin Kelley
H. R. Lee
Edward Maitland
Dailey
Maitland
Harvey G. Corbeil
Kelley
Lee
Johnny Jones
Betty Romanello
Robert Davis
Elm
Fifth Street
William Probst
Justice Strother Faces Grand Jury Scrutiny in Audit
Chickasha Oklahoma justice of the peace Calvin Strother, who helped call a grand jury that indicted him, remains under focus as jurors reconvene to review an audit of his accounts. The audit, ordered after the indictment for irregularities, follows his leading role in vigilante whisky raids last July. He plans to move elsewhere.
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Chickasha
Okla
Calvin Strother
Strother
Douglass Band Wins Langston Marching Laurels
Douglass high school band earned first place in the marching division at Langston University Band Day over the weekend. Levi Presley, director, announced the 55 piece group will perform at Thursday night’s football game here with the Lions and Oklahoma City’s Douglass school.
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Douglass High School
Langston University
Levi Presley
Douglass
The
Lions
Oklahoma City
Douglass School
Bond Approved for Marble City School District
Oklahoma City reports the state attorney general’s office approved an $18,000 bond for the Marble City School District in Sequoyah County. Funds will finance a school building project.
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Oklahoma City
Marble City
Sequoyah County
State Attorney General’s Office
Area Men In Service Area Men In Service
Cpl. James T. Johnston of the 714th Transportation Battalion at Fort Eustis Virginia is described as a conductor in Company C. He entered the Army in 1942 and has 25 months of service in Europe. his wife Audrey resides at 1108 Cache Road.
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Cpl
James T. Johnston
Audrey
Cache Road
Fort Eustis
Johnston
Europe
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