Hold Woman Witness in Ohio Murder Case
A 23-year-old divorcee, Jessie M. Dill of Painesville, was held as a material witness in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case after providing new information. She was admitted to the hospital ward of the county jail in Bay Village as police said the information was interesting and unpublicized while detectives verify its significance.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Jessie M. Dill
Painesville
Jay Hubach
Bay Village
190 Deaths in Nation s Heat Wave
Heat and storms push death toll to 190 across the nation as cooler air moves in. Temperatures drop 10 to 25 degrees from Kansas and Oklahoma eastward with 90s and 100s in the south, while Missouri and Oklahoma lead fatalities. State tallies include Missouri 60 and Oklahoma 44 with multiple states reporting deaths.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Thinais
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Atlantic
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Worth
Tex
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
New York City
Mingis
Pennsylvania
Colorado
West Virginia
Arkansas
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Massachussetts
New York
Iowa
Louisiana
Connecticut
Virginia
Tennessee
Maryland
Richmond builderTestifies gifts to FHA staff common practice
Bertram Bonner of Richmond, Virginia, a builder and friend of former FHA official Clyde L. Powell, told senators gifts to FHA employees were common. He noted small tokens worth about 50 dollars went to receptionists and switchboard operators, usually liquor cigars or ashtrays, but he denied any favors. Powell has refused to testify in the probe of government housing programs.
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Washington
Richmond
Clyde L. Powell
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Bertram Bonner
New York
Florida
Powell
Bonner
Senate Banking Committee
Bct
Capehart
R-Ind
Ing of
Kannes
Obey Signs 25 Mile Per Hour Limit Debate
Los Angeles traffic officials debate mph limits as 30 mph signs are removed after motorists complained of inconsistency. Lloyd Braff of the traffic department notes signals set for 20 mph and 25 mph signs will stay or be adjusted, with reports that some signals will not be changed.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Mr. Braff
Pickets Withdraw From Desert Inn After Talks
Striking maintenance engineers end picketing at the Desert Inn Las Vegas as negotiations for a new contract resume. Representatives of the Resort Hotel Association and AF of Labor Council announced the halt of protests Thursday night.
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Las Vegas
Desert Inn
Resort Hotel Assn
AFI Central Labor Council
Eisenhower Maintains Three League Gulf Entitlement
The White House stated President Eisenhower still supports offshore lands three leagues from shore in the Gulf of Mexico, not three miles. Press Secretary Hagerty said Senator Daniel was authorized to articulate the position after discussions with the President, who has not altered his view on the issue.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
James C. Hagerty
Sen
Daniel
D.-Texas
Owner Located for Cocker Spaniel Hit by Car in Long Beach
George Lavin of 26442 Roswell Ave identified the injured cocker spaniel hit near Livingston Division and Ximeno Ave as his. The dog, which jumped a fence, was found after a car struck it and the driver fled. Robert Radcliff, 185 Ximeno Ave, delivered the pet to Mercy Animal Hospital on 5400 Cherry Ave following a Press-Telegram story.
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Livingston Div
Ximeno Ave
George Lavin
Roswell Ave
Robert Radcliff
Mercy Animal Hospital
Cherry Ave
Press-Telegram
Cache of 1700s copper coins found in house wall
While adding siding on their home the Zeitlers discovered a cache of copper coins dated to the early 1700s hidden between partitions of the former Rufus Tyler Inn from pre Revolutionary days.
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Jinsdals
Mass
Rufus Tyler
William Zeitler
House Unit Approves 5 Percent Pay Hike for Civil Servants
The House Post Office and Civil Service Committee approved a 5 percent across the board raise for about one million civil service and congressional employees. Minimum increase set at $180 annually. Estimated yearly cost about 300 million dollars. Postal workers already voted similar increases. Committee did not act on raises for judicial, Foreign Service, or Veterans Administration staff.
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Washington
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Congressional
Roof Slab Collapse Injures Eight at Serra Catholic High
Eight men were injured when a 300 ton prefabricated roof slab at the Serra Catholic High School construction site collapsed during lifting. The 70 by 45 foot slab was raised using jacks in a new technique. Onlookers included E King Vagtbord of Los Angeles, president of Vagtbord Lift-Slab Corp. Five men were trapped beneath but escaped as the slab swayed.
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San Mateo
New Serra Catholic
King Vagtbord
Los Angeles
Vagtbord Lift- Slab Corp
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