Parents Of 7 Dead Held Blameless
In Monroe Michigan a seven child fire tragedy ends with the parents John Cooper and Laura Cooper freed. They were released from Monroe County Jail after prosecutors found no neglect. The fire is blamed on a possible electrical wiring defect. The victims are Branda Joyce 9 Harrison 4 war ch Jacqueline 6 John 4 Sherrely 3 Georgia Marie 2 and Carter Stephen 2 months.
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Monroe, Mich. P
Monroe County
John Cooper
Laura
Michigan
Monroe
Branda Joyce Cooper
Harrison
Jacqueline
John
Sherrely
Georgia Marie
Carter Stephen
Kidnaping Of Sailors Denied By Soviet Delegation
The Soviet Union at the United Nations denied press reports that five Russian sailors were forced to return to Russia after giving up U.S. asylum. It said the seamen left of their own free will, and that the return was arranged by a Soviet consular official. State Department called for recalls of two delegation members and urged Sobolev to follow diplomatic rules, while senators urged expulsion.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
U.S
Russia
Arkady A. Sobolev
State Department
Aleksandr K. Guryanov
Nikolai Turkin
Ll. M. Zamyatin
Sobolev
Washington
Welker
Idaho
Jenner
R-Ind
United States
Mock Convention Nominates Eisenhower for Second Term
Lafayette Indiana delegates to Purdue Universities mock political convention nominated President Eisenhower Thursday for a second term in a close race with Ohio Governor Frank Lausche. Harold E. Stassen was selected as Eisenhowers running mate on the fourth ballot, with Averell Harriman of New York finishing third.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Eisenhower
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Foreign Operations Agency
Averell Harriman
New York
Lausche
Apartment E Heater Explodes in Pulaski Virginia Blast
A restaurant owner struck a match to a gas heater triggering a blast that leveled a three story brick building in Pulaski. The structure housed a restaurant two shops and a Salvation Army home on the ground floor with seven families above. Ten to twelve people were believed to be in the ruins. one body recovered and four hospitalized. A National Guard unit was called to assist the search as investigators prepared to inspect the charred remains.
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Pulaski, Va
Salvation Army
G. E. B Gard
National Guard
Pulaski- Radford
Lee S&s.boothe
Oldest Muskingum County resident dies at 102
Woman Melissa Crooks, age 102, died at her Zanesville home Thursday. Born February 26, 1954 on a Licking County farm north of Gratiot, she was Muskingum County's oldest resident.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Melissa Crooks
Muskingum County
Licking’ County
Gratiot
Steel Union Looks to Open Contract Talks
Pittsburgh United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald has mailed notices to 172 steel producers and iron ore firms seeking to negotiate a new contract to replace the expiring June 30. The wage policy committee will meet in Pittsburgh on May 14 and 15 to discuss wages and contracts, with no date yet set for formal negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
McDonald
USW
Cook Stews In Jailhouse
Covington report: William E. Cook dodges a longer sentence after a judge allows a 10 day run on weekends for disorderly conduct. The judge warned a $100 fine and 50 days in jail but Cook pressed on with the light penalty option.
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Covington
William E. Cook
Cook
City Eyes Income Tax for Fremont Ohio
Fremont city council plans a May 17 vote on a proposed city income tax of one half of one percent. The measure would raise an estimated $200000 annually.
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Fremont
Ohio
Itinerant Eskimo Tours The Good Country and Cement Holes
Editor Asagook Chester Seveck describes a Alaska Eskimo's U S voyage to publicize the territory. Starting March 29 1956 from Kotzebue via Fairbanks Seattle and Los Angeles he notes easy life yet laziness in modern comforts, curious Mexicans examining mukluks, handshakes with a live seal and a shark stealing his fish, concluding with reflections on planning neighbors and lifelong travel.
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Asagook
Chester Seveck
Alaska
United States
Arctic Circle
Alaska Vistors’ Assn
Seattle
Kotzybue
Fairbanks
Los Angles
Mexico
San Francisco
Khrushchev backs ban on arms shipments in Moscow welcome
Khrushchev said Moscow would welcome a ban on all arms shipments to the Middle East if other nations pledged likewise. He and Bulganin spoke after a 10 day visit with Prime Minister Eden and Britain. They urged Western trade normalisation and suggested a top level Soviet visit to the United States could occur if beneficial.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Middle East
Wit Satie
Wheeweurganin
Eden
Soviet Union
Bulganin
Britain
United States
Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Russia
United Nations
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
United Nations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
United
States
Big Sunspot Storm Blamed For Blackouts
New York reports say high frequency radio and cable communications have been blackout in many areas since Thursday night. Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co. calls it the worst sunspot storm in 30 years. The Weather Bureau notes aurora borealis interfering with relay waves, a rare late winter sight in the eastern United States.
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New York
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co
Weather Bureau
Arctic
Bureau
United States
Lost A Skirmish Red Visitors Find London Awful Cold
The 10 day Bulganin Khrushchev visit ends with a cool British reception and a vacant sense of progress. The joint communique promises broad aims to ease tensions and halt the arms race while offering no concrete steps. Trade talks hint at access to embargoed goods and expanding cultural exchanges, with the future of the Middle East hanging on Soviet actions.
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London
Middle East
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Moscow
Israel
Germany
Britain
United States
Fight Champ Quits Ring Never Lost
New York Rocky Marciano, unbeaten in 49 professional fights, retires as world heavyweight champion. He announced at a hastily called news conference in New York that he is stepping away from boxing. Marciano weighted about 210 pounds and had earned roughly 1.7 million in purses, with his wife Barbara influencing the decision for family reasons and their daughter Mary Anne. He won the title against Jersey Joe Walcott in September 1952 and defended it six times.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Gene Tunney
James Jeffries
Joe Louis
Trim Marciano
Marciano
Barbara
Rocky
Vic Dubois
Brockton, Mass
Enterprise
Oil Producer Sends No-Tax Check To IRS
A west Texas oil producer in Dallas sent the Internal Revenue Service a signed check for no dollars and no cents to state that he owed no income taxes. The gesture was addressed to the Dallas District IRS office and cited tax status as the motive.
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Dallas
West Texas
Sam
Dallas District Internal Revenue Service
Stone Falls Crushes Girl in Lightning Strike Death
A lightning strike toppled a large stone from the 11 story First National Bank Building in Springfield. The rock crushed a car and fatally pinned Sandra Stivers, the daughter of F A Stivers, who survived unharmed.
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Springfield
Ill
First National Bank
F. A. Stivers
Sandra
Nixon to seek second term as Eisenhower prepares ticket
AP reports the 1956 GOP ticket is virtually set with Vice President Nixon confirmed to run again, and President Eisenhower ready to support the campaign. Democrats react with sharp critique of Nixon’s tactics while Sen Knowland says the platform will reflect the Eisenhower record and help close ranks for majorities in Congress.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Tee Wahénat
Uuu
GOP
San Francisco
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
House
White House
Adlai E Stevenson
Miami
Fila
Pittsburgh
Estes Kefauver
Leonard W. Hall
Sen. Neuberger
D-Ore
Neuberger
Wife Seeks Divorce From Concert Violinist
Mrs. Rubinoff asks the court to restrain her husband from removing shared property and to appoint a receiver to manage it until the divorce trial. The 41 year old alleges cruelty by the 58 year old concert violinist as she was his booking manager until recently.
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Los Angeles
Dave Rubinoff
Rubinoff
Clear View Ahead For Road Bill
Washington lawmakers begin floor debate on a 514.0 billion national road program aimed at self financing. The House predicts passage as Republicans and Democrats argue about wage guidelines and utility line relocation costs. A compromise on utility facilities frees states to reimburse pole moves. labor wage provisions loom as a key fight. The plan envisions 14.0 billion in federal and state roadbuilding over 13 years with 40,000 miles of interstate highways and a 90 percent federal share. Taxes would rise by 14.8 billion for road users, offset by insurance and maintenance savings for drivers.
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Washington
House
Secretary of Labor
Boggs
D-La
Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers Threats
The forecast predicts a mixed week with warm, cool, and wet conditions. Partly cloudy and windy today reach 75 degrees, then showers and storms tonight with a low near 55. Saturday will be mostly cloudy and cooler with occasional showers, high around 60. Sunday turns partly cloudy and warmer.
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Middletown
Minister Admits Poisoning Wife in Rat Poisoned Stew
Greenville South Carolina police say 41 year old Rev Coke Cooper confessed to killing his wife Eleanor 40 by adding rat poison to beef stew served October 24. He told deputies the Devil made him do it and cited his wife’s accusations about his work. Cooper was held without bond after an weeks long investigation that began with information received in February. The couple’s 12 year old son Maxie recalled his father saying someone in the church would not attend again. Mrs Cooper fell ill for three days before her death.
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Greenville
Church of God
Coke Cooper
George Loumos
Paul Batson
Eleanor
Cooper
Loumos
Coopers
Maxie
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