Pickpocket to Attend Ball Game in Boxing Gloves
Edward Murphy, a famed Chicago pickpocket known as a "cannon," plans to try sneaking into a White Sox vs. Kansas City game at Comiskey Park wearing 16 ounce boxing gloves. Detectives Hill and Adams will be watching, with orders to detain him if he tries to enter without the gloves.
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Chicago
Edward Murphy
Mae White Sox
Comiskey Park
Sox
Kansas City
Murphy
Hill
Adams
Ohio Assembly Faces Mountain of Work Next Week
With three working days left, the 102nd General Assembly returns to finalize funding bills. The Senate passed a $1,167,266,255 two year appropriation, including $785 million for highways, with only two senators opposing. The House and Senate work on pay raises, school facilities, and public pounds sale to medical research institutions.
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Columbus
Ohio
102Nd
General Assembly
Senate
House
Fred W. Danner
R-Summit
Ross Pepple
R-Allen
Mechem
Youth Kills Grandmother Injures Cop in Twin Cities
Dennis Weiss 17 signed a confession admitting he strangled his 90 year old great grandmother, Mrs Anne Pedersen, and wounded Deputy Roger Johnson during a Friday night gun duel in Ramsey County. He surrendered after reinforcements arrived.
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Paul
Minn
T. R. Egan
Ramsey County
Dennis
Golf-Fish Story Tops Em All in Ireland
A golfer sliced his ball into a lake near Killarney, startling a trout that surfaced to take a fly. Another player waded in, retrieved the ball, and caught the fish, making a remarkable tale for the day.
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Killarney
Ireland
Here
Detroit Jury Frees Man In Coed Slaying
Philip Singer, ex Marine, acquitted in the Jan 2 1953 murder of 18 year old Joann Gillespie. Jury of 10 women and 2 men concluded the prosecution lacked sufficient evidence. Spectators cheered as defense witness Gladys Yocum cried out in relief.
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Detroit
Philip Singer
Joan Gillespie
Singer
Joann
Striking at Federal Credit Union Pits Manager Against Family
Wilfred Swan, 52, manager of a Detroit Federal Credit Union, is picketed by his wife Hilda and daughter along with six office workers who walked off Friday over a new contract. The wife says they must stand up for their rights and jokes about not cooking dinner.
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Detroit
Federal Credit Union
Wilfred Swan
Swan
Hilda
Two B G Students Face Hearing on Riot Charges
Two Bowling Green State University students, William Carmany and Bruce Buckholz, were to appear before a justice of the peace on assault and inciting a riot charges following a campus riot of about 1,500. Six students were expelled and more may be, as faculty and police investigated the demonstration tied to a liquor rule dispute between the Inter-Fraternity Council and university administration.
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Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
Justice of the Peace Court
William G. Carmany
Bedford
Bruce Buckholz
Cleveland
Justice of the Peace
Ralph J. Cain
Gus Rutledge
Somerville
N. J
Pat Berdone
Dale Swan
Canton
Robert Disbennent
Berea
George Howick
Findlay
Paul Walsh
Ralph McDonald
University
Inter- Fraternity Council
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Inter-Fraternity Council
Firecracker Hails Opening of Bank in Goodrich
GOODRICH Mich The 24 year bank holiday ended with a salute as 85 year old Steve Hagel lit a 1908 firecracker to celebrate the banks reopening in Goodrich a community near Flint. Hagel owns the former bank building and promised to celebrate when the bank resumed operations.
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Goodrich
Mich
Steve Hagel
Flint
Michigan
William A. Comstock
Hagel
Cincy Man Indicted for First Degree Murder
Hamilton County grand jury indicted Robert Lee Graham 31 on a first degree murder charge in the March 21 shooting death of his wife Evelyn 27 at their home.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Grand Jury
Robert Lee Graham
Evelyn
Tornado Outbreak Sweeps Plains States Causing Deaths and Damage
Dozens of tornadoes roamed the central United States in a major outbreak. Oklahoma reports four killed and five injured in storms near Lawton and Wanette. Texas, Colorado Wyoming, and Missouri endure injuries and destruction including tens of homes and a cotton compress lost at Tohoka. Fire officials credit radar tracking for saving lives. Flooding looms around Kennett as Little River swells. Continuous rain adds to the damage from Fort Worth to Tulsa.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Wanette
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Orton
Tom C. Smith
Tohoka
Okla
Shawnee
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Denton
Weather Bureau
Graham Draws Record Crowds For Dual Madison Square Sermons
Billy Graham preached to about 21 200 inside Madison Square Garden and another large street crowd of 21 00 outside. He urged salvation through Christ and gave a streetside sermon on a table marked lost and found before returning to conclude his garden address.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Mr. Graham
Manhattan
49Th Street
Wall
Tension Eases Apology Made After Formosa Riots
Chiang Kai-shek's regime in Taipei tightened control with 33 000 troops after anti American riots damaged the U S embassy and injured 13. The Chiang government apologized to the United States and promised compensation while U S aid and broader tensions with China persisted. MSgt Reynolds's court martial trigger sparked the unrest.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Chiang
United States
City Pool Sets $15 Family Season Ticket for Summer
The city announces a $15 family season ticket for the swimming pool this summer matching last year. Child tickets are $4 for other season admissions, and adults $5. single admissions are 25 cents for children and 40 cents for adults. Only children below ninth grade in 1956 57 may buy child tickets. pool opening on Memorial Day may be delayed due to painting.
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City Board of Education
Republicans Nominate Democrat for Scranton School Director
In Scranton a Republican party recall shows three school directors chosen in last Tuesday's primary include William L. Jones Jr a 15 year registered Democrat. GOP chairman William J. Powell reveals he knew Jones party ties and warned leaders about his strength. No state law bars running in November as a Republican.
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Scranton
William L. Jones Jr
William J. Powell
GOP
Jones
Friend Sells Appliance Store to Littles in Logan
Roger Friend announced the sale of his appliance store at 69 E Main St Logan to Hugh B Little and Velma Little. Friend, Logan mayor 1948 to 1953 and founder in 1945, now leads the Driver's License Division in Columbus. A special sell-out sale will liquidate remaining stock.
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Roger Friend
Friend
E. Main St
Hugh B
Velma Little
Logan
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Columbus
Test Delayed Again at Atomic Site in Nevada
The first atomic test of the summer series was postponed Friday night for the tenth straight day due to adverse wind conditions at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Steel Union Idea Said Flippant
Curry W. Stoup of Avco Manufacturing called a union proposal to submit the strike to stockholders flippant after a United Steelworkers representative replied to a bid to end Local 4839’s strike begun April 16. The company offered hourly wages from 1.65 to 2.61, above the present 1.50 to 2.40 range. The union seeks a 12 cent flat raise with six cents between labor grades, a five cent spread now in place.
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Celina
Curry W. Stoup
New Idea
Avco Manufacturing Co
Coldwater
Stoup
United Steelworker
Jackson Grid Coach Is Signed By Warren
Gene Slaughter of Jackson is named head football coach at Harding High School. The 31 year old former Capital University football and baseball star signs a two year contract after coaching Jackson since 1952, with a 43 8 1 record. He replaces Chuck Biffle who resigned last month after eight seasons.
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Warren
Gene Slaughter
Jackson
Harding High School
Capital University
Slaughter
Chuck Biffle
Ike and Aides Eye New Arms Policy
President Eisenhower and top advisers move toward final disarmament proposals to be presented to Russia as five power talks resume in London on Monday. Stassen and key officials join in London talks after recent White House reviews of U S policy amid Soviet proposals.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
London
Harold E. Stassen
U. S
Stassen
Dulles
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Donald Quarles
Defense
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert Cutler
James C. Hagerty
White House
National Security Council
Franciosa testifies of stealing sewing machine in hunger period
Anthony Franciosa, tearful, admits he stole a sewing machine during Christmas for cash to pawn it after pleading guilty to kicking a photographer's camera. The 29 year old actor faces sentencing with probation ahead, noting a prior petty theft conviction and two drunken arrests. He had married Shelley Winters weeks earlier and was arrested after shoving a photographer outside a courtroom.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Franciosa
Mark Brandler
San Francisco
Franciosa
Shelley Winters
Miss Winters
Polish Countess Stabbed In London
London Countess Teresa Lubienska a white haired Polish welfare worker was stabbed to death in a crowded subway station Friday night. An unseen assailant struck in the busy station as she traveled with refugees. Her death shocks friends who say no motive is imaginable for the crime. She led the London Association of Polish Ex-Political Prisoners in Germany and spent much of the last year in a concentration camp.
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London
Teresa Lubienska
Poland
Countess Lubienska
London Assn
Germany
Beck Oyster Sought
The Bay Area Joint Council of Teamsters voted unanimously Friday night that Dave Beck should resign or be removed as president.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Joint Council of Teamsters
Big Union
Dave Beck
Solons balk at permanent authorizations in Eisenhower aid plan
House Foreign Affairs Committee leaders Gordon and Vorys voiced opposition to permanent no ceiling authorizations for military and economic aid under the Eisenhower foreign aid bill. They indicated support for possible reductions below the 3.865 billion dollars sought, and may back limits on overall spending or project grants.
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Gordon
D-Ill
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
Congress
Eisenhower
United States
Two Auto Crashes Reported In Logan and County Road
Two crashes reported in this area. One in Logan involved Dr Harry Lutz of Augusta Kansas and Mrs Violet Carpenter. Mrs Carpenter’s mother Mrs Martha Brooks treated for head and arm injuries. A second crash on Tick Ridge Road near Route 328 injured drivers William Peters and Ronald Turner with moderate damage to both vehicles.
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Harry Lutz
Augusta
Kan
Hunter St
Market St
Violet M. Carpenter
East St
Martha Brooks
Carpenter
Lutz
Logan High School
LHS
State Highway Patrol
Gerald Morrison
Rt. 328
Tick Ridge Rd
William H. Peters
Laurelville Rt. 2
Ronald J. Turner
New Plymouth Rt. 1
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