Portland vice probe spurs action in three courts
In Portland Oregon three cases tied to a yearlong vice and corruption inquiry move forward. Big Jim Elkins faces federal wiretap charges in U S District Court while Portland District Attorney Langley seeks a new trial on a gambling case in State Circuit Court. Reporter Doug Baker of the Oregon Journal must testify in another Circuit Court as he defends his refusal to testify before the grand jury. The grand jury sessions continue with about 60 indicted on over 100 charges.
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William Langley
Doug Baker
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Thomas Maloney
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Spokane
Vice
Langley
Maloney
John Sweeney
Western Conference of Teamsters
Teamsters Union
Over-Estimate Of Loot Key To Solution
Toledo detective says his deliberate over estimate of the loot in a hold up led to a gang fight that left one man shot and buried in a shallow Lake County grave. Paul F. Carpenter, a state witness in an Akron burglary trial, was shot after the ruse. defendant John Lexume, 39, of Cleveland, is named as leader of a five man gang that robbed Libby Owens Ford Federal Credit Union of 30000 last Feb 1.
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Ohio
Lake County
Paul F. Carpenter
Akron
Edward E. Meeker
Libby-Owens-Ford Federal Credit Union
John Lexume
Cleveland
Meeker
Carpenter
Rains Bring Floods Storms Across Texas
Northwest Texas faced renewed flooding as thunderstorms and heavy rains rolled through. Gov. Price Daniel sought federal disaster relief designations while rivers rose, with the Trinity at three feet above flood stage in his hometown Liberty. Creeks overflowed northwest of Abilene, and cities like Rotan Olney and Wichita Falls reported extended flooding and evacuations. Tornadoes touched near Abilene and Wellman but caused no major damage.
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C. B. Crocker
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Rotan
Wichita Falls
Olney
View Community
Big Spring
Wellman
Brownfield
State Civil Defense Office
Brazos River
Hearne
San Gabriel
Little Rivers
Brazos
Little Colorado River Authority
Austin
Lake Travis
Oklahoma Town Hit By Twister in Holdenville
A tornado struck Holdenville Oklahoma injuring no one but damaging 25 to 30 homes and several businesses in a three block downtown area. State troopers reported a $150000 damage estimate and power outages hampered warning efforts.
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Holdenville
Oklah
Oklahoma
Calvin Bingham
Pugh Estate Valued at 43022 in Cincinnati Case
Mrs Audrey Fvers Pugh, 34, who was staying at her home on April 11 1956 remains unsolved. The estate valued at $43022 was disclosed to William Worthington Pugh the widower and heir.
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Cincinnati
Audrey Fvers Pugh
William Worthington Pugh
Oklahoma City teens favor standard haircuts over Brynner look
A symposium by the Oklahoma County Mental Health Association heard teen girls prefer regular flat tops and standard haircuts over the Yul Brynner bald look. Participants questioned motorcycle jackets and Brando style toughness, noting girls would date boys with normal hairstyles.
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Oklahoma City
Yul Brynner
Oklahoma County Assn. of Mental Health
Donna Moreland
Donna
Weekend Heat Relief Likely With Humid Skies
The Miami Valley faces a hot and muggy weekend as Gulf air moves in through Saturday. Sunday may bring cooler conditions with partly cloudy skies. Today’s forecast calls for a high around 85 degrees, tonight and Saturday remain warm and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Expect a high near 85 and a low around 63. Middletown measured 83 at 3 p.m. yesterday and 57 at 5:30 a.m.
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Gulf
Miami Valley
Middletown
Ill woman urged to get yap endectomy at cinema
A theatergoer in the row ahead chatted loudly throughout the film. The man behind tapped her shoulder and warned she should visit a doctor and have a yap endectomy.
Soviet Spy Confesses In Court
New York, Jacob Albam pleaded guilty to conspiring with Russians to obtain U S defense data for transmission to Russia. He and co defendants Jack Sobel and Myra Sobel pleaded guilty to one count each and face up to 10 years and 10 thousand dollars in fines at sentencing set for next Friday. The trio, arrested by the FBI February 25, were charged on a six count indictment detailing spy activities here and abroad.
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Jacob Albam
U. S
Russia
Albam
FBI
Jack Soble
Soble
Myra
Richard H. Levet
Iron Curtain
Jordan Appoints Suleiman Toukan Military Governor in Crisis
Defense Minister Suleiman Toukan is named military governor as King Hussein tightens martial law in Jordan amid curfews in the kingdom's five largest cities. Premier Hashem bans public prayers to curb potential demonstrations and arrests many leftist leaders in a crackdown.
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Suleiman Toukan
Jordan
Hussein
Ee Weer
Rr Toukan
Ibrahim Hashem
Hashem
Arab Jerusalem
Ramallah
Nabdus
Irbid
U.S. Seeks to Prevent Jordan War Crisis
U.S. diplomacy mobilizes all resources to avert a Jordan crisis from widening. Officials discount direct American military involvement for now, while stressing seriousness and urging regional powers not to rock the boat. Senate leaders Knowland and Mansfield warn of war risks and the president’s duty to act if events escalate.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Middle East
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Dulles
House
Jordan
Soviet Union
When I Go My Lawn Goes A City Garden Dispute
Albert Bartholomew moved from Parkfield housing with his lawn shrubs and roses to a private home. The City Council through Town Clerk Francis Busby says the lawn became city property and Bartholomew had no right to remove it without consent. The council plans to sue to recover the plants and turf. Bartholomew says he spent over 100 pounds on the garden and it was in poor condition when he moved.
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Eastbourne
England
Albert Bartholomew
City Council
Francis Busby
Bartholomew
Parkfield
Busby
Thugs Slug and Rob Woman Near Hamilton Bank
Mrs. Elaine Bowden was slugged and robbed of 5650 after drawing payroll cash from a bank. Two masked men, aged 35 to 40, demanded the money, struck her, and fled in a car abandoned on Ford Boulevard. Police seek leads.
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Hamilton
Elaine Bowden
U.S. weighs Egypt Suez plan as trial option at UN
The United States plans to tell the U.N. Security Council that Egypts new Suez declaration is not perfect but worth a trial. Britain and France push for pressure. Egypt to operate the canal under a new system with tolls rising 1 percent and profits allocated to Egypt.
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United States
U.N. Security Council
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Suez Canal
Ralinstan
Ve O. Meic Kae Awnuiy
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U.S
U.N
U. S
London
Brittain
France
Paris
Nasser
Constantinople
Bunals
Suez Canal Authority
Quiet Dallas Barber Served Loyal Clients and Frank James
Johnny Dickson, 89, longtime Dallas barber who once cut Frank James among his regulars, died yesterday. He recalled riding to the Bird Cage Barber Shop on a sorrel horse and the era when barbershops hosted lively bets and fistfights, noting his last fight was nine years ago after a disrespectful remark.
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Johnny Dickson
Frank James
Dickson
Paris
Tex
Jesse
James
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