States Seek New Sedition Law After Court Ruling
Rep. Howard W. Smith and Rep. Velde call for state prosecution powers to combat sedition following the Supreme Court 63 ruling that voided state sedition statutes. Nelson remains jailed under federal Smith Act. court will hear his appeal next fall.
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Washington
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Rep
Velde
Illinois
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Supreme Court
Steve Nelson
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Hawaii
Nelson
High Court
Warrenton
Virginia Democrat
House Rules Committee
Warren
Reed
Burton and
Minton
United States
Last Hurdle Was A Toughie
A seven year old girl Linda Burnett leaped from a bed through an open window landing in a flower bed and then was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital with no serious injuries according to attendants.
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Dallas
Linda Burnett
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Supreme Court ruling may curb Ohio sedition law
Cincinnati report says a Supreme Court reversal of a Pennsylvania sedition conviction could hinder Ohio’s 1953 internal security law. Sidney Isaacs cites need to read decision first. Ohio law penalties include up to 20 years in prison and 20 000 dollars for violent overthrow advocacy. Ohio joined as friend of the court in Nelson case.
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Cincinnati
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio
Sidney Isaacs
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Steve Nelson
U. S
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Isaacs
William O'Neill
Internal Security
State Journal
Nelson
Wife-Killer Seeks Immediate Death Penalty
DENVER W Lee Roy Leick, convicted of strangling his wife Evelyn, asked the court for immediate execution. District Judge Joseph M McDonald said he would rule Friday. Leick, 32, was convicted on Dec 1 1953 and given death in the gas chamber. a prior second trial was ordered by the State Supreme Court due to a technical error.
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Denver
Lee Roy Leick
Dist
Joseph M. McDonald
Atty Charles Ginsberg
Leick
Canon City
Island tragedy halves flight to New York crash landing in Puget Sound
A Northwest Orient Stratocruiser crashed into Puget Sound after a vibration seized the airliner, killing four aboard and leaving one missing. Thirty-three other passengers were saved, aided by crew directions and swift Coast Guard and Air Force rescue. The Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation as crews prepared to raise the 400-foot-deep wreck. Passengers clung to cushions on the water while prayers echoed from a nun as rescuers arrived.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Northwest Orient Airlines
Seattle-Tacoma International
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert R. Heard
Dorothy Oetting
Eleanor Whitacre
Coast Guard
Air Force
Paul Wehrman
George B. Hook
Tsiu Kong Lin
Hong Kong
Yee Song Foon
David V.razey
Mary Mother Philothea
Kefauver Gambles Again In Wisconsin Primary
Sen. Estes Kefauver challenged Ike’s popularity in Wisconsin as voters weigh him against the current administration. With no Democratic opposition in Wisconsin, he seeks a strong showing to indicate how he would run if nominated. President Eisenhower faces no GOP challenger in the primary.
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Sen
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
South
Kefauver
Tennessee
Washington
GOP
Philip G. Kuehn
Kuehn
Florida
Lawyer Calls Accused Boy Insane in Ohio County Murder Trial
In Wheeling West Virginia 14 year old Tommy Williams is described by his lawyer as absolutely insane as prosecutors seek life imprisonment for the February 9 bludgeon death of 9 year old Cub Scout David Powell. Two confessions were introduced showing the boy admitting to striking Powell with a brick and a board.
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Wheeling
W.va
Tommy Willams
Ohio County Intermediate Court
Joseph A. Gompers
David Powell
William C. Callahan
Tommy
Weston State Hospital
Williams
Wheeling Island
David
Real Bargain At Twice The Price Real Bargain At Twice The Price
Washington reports a brief barter tale as a reader writes to the Library of Congress asking for the catalog and requesting the service at double the usual price, enclosing 23 cents in the letter.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Child Tossed From Pony Drowns In Farm Pond
A 7 year old boy Ronald Lee Hedrick died after being tossed from a startled pony into a farm pond near Jefferson Ohio. He was the son of Charles and Mrs Hedrick of Rome township, about 110 miles southwest of Jefferson.
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Jefferson
Ohio
Here
Ronald Lee Hedrick
Charles Hedrick
Rome Township
Oklahoma Town Hit by Tornadoes Killing Five
A swarm of tornadoes swept 24 towns across Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri killing at least seven. Drumright Oklahoma suffered five dead and about 100 houses damaged or demolished including the First Christian Church and city library.
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Drumright
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Tulsa
Joplin
Miami
C.V. Bevel
Bevel
Gloria Jean
Virginia
Elmer Weaver
Ethel Whited
Grenoa
Kan
E. E. Beek
Toronto
Reek
Hopeton
Skeedee
Pond Creek
Davenport
Jacktown
Freedom
Quapaw Okla
Baxter Springs
Kaw
Attica
Maple City
Otto
Florence
Strong City
Fredonia
Howard
Radium
Ellinwood
First Christian Church
Salvation Army
Ida Brasel
Cushing
Sam O’kelley
Forest Brokaw
Brokaw
J. R. Huxhall
Quapaw
E. J. Bailey
Ross Veetch
Paul Clegg
Marsha
Bill
Enid
Dust Storm Over Texas Worst Ever
A vast dust storm swept across Texas and adjoining states, with winds up to 80 mph and zero visibility in many towns including Midland Big Spring Childress Pecos and Abilene. Three people died in crashes near Odessa and Spearman while other injuries and service disruptions followed as utilities and travel were affected.
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Dallas
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
West Texas
Midland
Big Spring
Childress
Pecos
Abilene
Big Spring Herald
Joe Pickle
Lon Pateo
Haskell Enterprise
Haskell
Isham H. Wardin
Bill Hardin
Lubbock
Odessa
Jack Caro
Spearman
Picos
Wildorado
Morton
Aspermont
Snyder
Ten Cent Beer On Way Out In Cincinnati Talk
Cincinnati report says the Buckeye Retail Liquor and Beer Dealers Association foresees rising bottled beer prices due to higher wholesale costs. After a Monday meeting, executive secretary James Canning said bottled beer could move from 20 to 25 cents and premium beer from 25 to 70 cents.
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Cincinnati
Buckeye Retail Liquor and Beer Dealers’ Assn
James C. Canning
Baldwin Piano Co Reports Profit In 1955 Earnings
Baldwin Piano Co of Cincinnati reports net earnings of 1,597,294 on sales of 32,522,567 for 1955, equal to 5.97 per share on 267,566 shares outstanding. The 1954 results show net income 1,483,448 on 30,838,947 in sales, or 11.09 per share on 133,786 shares.
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Cincinnati
Baldwin Piano Co
Daytona Beach Fire Damages Empire Theater and Hotel
A fire in Daytona Beach caused by a burst water main damaged the Empire Theater and adjacent Orange Hotel after spreading to nearby buildings. About 700 theater patrons had left before discovery, and 100 guests were evacuated from the hotel. No casualties reported. damages estimated around 750000. Fire under control by 3 a.m. authorities suspected arson.
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Daytona Beach
Fla.t
Halifax
Weather Outlook For Miami Valley After April Showers
The forecast calls for a cold front bringing drier, cooler air by Wednesday after today’s cloudy, windy, and warmer conditions with a high of 75. Tonight and Wednesday will be partly cloudy and cooler, with a low of 55 and a high of 60. Yesterday’s unofficial high in Middletown reached 68 at 9:30 am, with a dawn low of 64. Rain totals reached 1.90 inches, including 0.85 inches between 1 and 2 pm yesterday and 0.60 inches between 1 and 3 am today.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Dulles Outlines Eisenhower War Power and Israel Arms Policy
Secretary Dulles stated Eisenhower would seek Congressional approval before using U S forces in the Middle East unless a sudden emergency makes Congress action impractical. He reaffirmed no current plan for standby authority and that the United States restricts substantial arms sales to Israel for now while leaving room for other Western powers to act.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Middle East
Congress
U. S
U.S
Israel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Gamal Eventsi
Nasser
Boy of the Year Frank B Boyce Receives Club Plaque
Frank B Boyce a 13 year old from Elizabeth City North Carolina is shown with his Boy of the Year plaque after a ceremony by the Boys Clubs of America in New York His award honors service to home church school community and the Boys Club He was chosen from about 450000 club members nationwide aged 7 to 20.
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Frank B. Boyce
Elizabeth City
N.C
Boys’ Clubs of America
New York
Frank
UN Envoy Hammarskjold Planned Palestine Mission
The United States seeks Security Council approval to send UN Secretary General Hammarskjold on a Palestine peace mission. The plan would have him meet regional leaders to ease tensions along Israel's borders and focus on violations of the 1949 armistice. Arab doubts faded as the resolution moved toward passage.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
U.S
Hammarskjold
Israel
Chinese Boy Dies Enroute To Dad He Had Never Seen
A four year old Chinese boy Yee Sau-foon and his mother Tsui King-lin died yesterday in the Puget Sound airliner ditching. They were en route to New York to meet the father Yee You, who had left Hong Kong before the boy was born. U S consulate officials said they were in a rush to catch Northwest Orient Flight with the mother marking big Xs on their American passports.
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Hong Kong
Puget Sound
New York
U.S
Yee Sau-foon
Tsui King-lin
Northwest Orient Airlines
Yee You
Brooklyn
Milk Strike Ends as Detroit Milk Supplies Rise
Detroit leaders of the nine day milk strike called off all picketing at 1 p.m. today. The Fair Share Bar gaining Assn said supplies rose to over 75 percent of normal as Rolland Brengle hailed a gained objective: higher milk prices. Other union leaders blamed court orders and police escorts for the decision.
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Detroit
Fair Share
Assn
Rolland Brengle
Fair Share Group
Turnpike Not For Planes Emergency Rule Adopted
Columbus Ohio The Ohio Turnpike Commission adopted an emergency regulation prohibiting aircraft landings on the turnpike after two incidents near Streetsboro and Stony Ridge. First violations face fines up to 50 dollars, with up to 500 dollars for subsequent offenses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Aire
Streetsboro
Akron
Stony Ridge
Toledo
New Permits Loom as Liquor Chief Orders Processing
Columbus Ohio William C Bryant state liquor director today ordered the department permit division to begin processing the first 200 new liquor permit applications under the new freeze regulation. He met staff to plan implementation and noted 1,533 pending applications and 40,000 renewals plus 5,000 transfers yearly.
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Columbus
Ohio
William C Bryant
Permit
Bryant
Supreme Court
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