Tragic Cross County Train Crash Kills Father and Son
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a auto on Franklin Maddock Road near Middletown killing Lloyd Koch 46 and his son Lloyd Gerald Koch 14. The father died at the scene while the son died six hours later at Middletown Hospital. Witness Roscoe Frazier reported the car crossed the tracks slowly before impact. The accident raised questions amid a busy Warren County traffic year.
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Baltimore & Chiassenger
Franklin Mackson
Middletown
Lloyd Koch
Keister Road
West Middletown
Rt 1
Lloyd Gerald Koch
Middletown Hospital
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Mr. Koch
Riggs
Butler
Warren County
J. A. Matthiae
Lima
Thomas Peek
Cincinnati
Sinatra Slapped by Rex Harrison at Hollywood Party
Reports say Rex Harrison slapped Frank Sinatra twice at a party over Kay Kendall misunderstanding. Sinatra did not strike back and left. friends say he believed Harrison unaware of the supposed flirtation. Charles Feldman hosted the gathering in Hollywood.
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New York
Rex Harrison
Frank Sastre
Hawtion
Tancee
Kay Kendall
New York Herald Tribune
New York Daily Mirror
Hollywood
Sinatra
Darrian
Hallywood
Harrison
Harpan
Frank
Charles Feldman
Horse Had More Sense in Farmington Drunk on Horse
A 41 year old man in Farmington New Mexico was fined $9 for drunkenness after magistrates reported a state police charge. He was riding a horse after dark near lamps displayed when he fell into traffic asleep. The horse remained sober.
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Farmington, N. M A
FiveYearOld Killed in HeadOn Crash Near Lambertville
Five-year-old Cindy Lou Doxsie of Holland Ohio died when the car she rode in collided with another vehicle at an intersection near Lambertville Michigan. The crash occurred Sunday and police investigated the cause.
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Lambertville
Mich
Cindy Lou Doxsie
Holland
Ohio
Here
Zhukov Returns from India Tour
Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov arrived back in London after a 20 day tour of India and Burma. Indian officials greeted him with formal protocol but offered little warmth and substance in the reception.
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London
Georgi Zhukov
India
Burma
Marshal Zhukov
Heavy weekend rains offer brief drought relief in Texas
Heavy rains drenched drought‑seared Texas including Big Bend and the lower Rio Grande Valley with more rain forecast. At least eight deaths were blamed on the weather, seven from traffic incidents. County agents called the downpours the best in years, though officials cautioned the rain is not a general drought break.
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Dallas
Texas Big Bend
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
John White
Alpine
Brownsville
Frank Newsom
Jeff Davis
Brewster
Newsom
Ito
Strek
Stuart
Cna
Jared
Kosher Diet Sought for Dog in Pal Joey
Hollywood director George Sidney seeks a dog to co star with Frank Sinatra Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth in Columbia Pictures Pal Joey The dog must eat kosher foods like bagels sour cream lox and cheese blintzes any breed or mix is acceptable The dog should recognize Sinatra as a person not a bone or lamppost and avoid horsemeat substitutes for realism
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Hollywood
George Sidney
Frank Sinatra
Kim Novak
Rita Hayworth
Columbia
Joey
Sidney
Sinstra
Sinatra
Guard Army Compromise Sought in Training Plan Hearings
Washington The National Guard backs a compromise on compulsory active duty training for recruits amid House hearings. Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh, head of the National Guard Association, testified as Army officials push six months of continuous duty for new soldiers with yearly drills and camps to follow. The Guard favors shorter initial terms, proposing one to six months for older recruits and a six week plan for younger enlistees. Talks consider a two-summer split or a one-year trial, with potential training extension to three months. Lawmakers edge toward a settlement without new legislation. Subcommittee Chair Overton Brooks expects no guard strength drop below 400,000.
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Washington
National Guard
Congress
Guard
Army
Ellard A. Walsh
The
National Guard! Assn
House Armed Services
Army Reserve
Subcommittee
Overton Books
D-La
Brooks
Ramses Becomes First Vessel To Sail Full Suez Route Since Fight
The 322 ton Egyptian ship Ramses squeezed past obstructions and completed the 103 mile Suez Canal passage, the first commercial vessel to do so since last November’s fighting.
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Suez
Egypt
Ramses
Suez Canal
Fire Devours Missouri Old Folks Home Killing Dozens
A blaze at a Warrenton old folks' home on a Sunday afternoon killed at least 70 inmates, with 4 missing and 10 bodies recovered. Fire spread in minutes, trapping residents as firefighters from 25 nearby communities battled the flames and aided bedridden patients.
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Warrenton
John J. Barada
F. H. Knigge
State Highway Patrol
Walter H. Schwanie
Jesus
Warren Stuart
Missouri
St. Louis
Velma O'Sullivan
Night Raid Involving Sinatra Monroe DiMaggio Eyed in Inquiry
California Senate interim committee on collection agencies will hear about a 1934 raid alleged to involve Frank Sinatra Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe. The probe, set for hearings Feb 27 28 in San Diego and March 1, aims to examine private detective practices amid divorce era disputes. DiMaggio says he knows nothing of the subpoena and concerns.
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Los Angeles
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
California Senate
DiMaggio
Miss Monroe
New York Yankee
Lloyd Harris
Harris
Wrom House
Senate Committee
San Diego
Formosa Patrol Vessels Attacked
Communist shore batteries fired 32 rounds at nationalist patrol vessels in the Matsus area northwest of Formosa Sunday night. Defense headquarters said there were no casualties or damage.
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Taipel
Matsu
Formosa
Defense
Warm Southeast Flow Keeps Miami Valley Mild
Springlike air from the southeast raises temperatures tonight with the latest forecast showing a high near 48 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. Partly cloudy conditions return tonight and Tuesday with rain or snow likely on Tuesday and a low around 27.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Like Russia Commissars To Rule Hungarys New Army
Hungary unveils plans to rebuild its army under strict political commissars akin to early Soviet practice. Gen Ilku says commissars will outrank most officers and must countersign military orders to ensure ideological control.
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Hungary
Budapest
Russia
Red Army
Ferenc Ugrai
Pal Iku
Aasiae
Mayagallorg
Ream
Communist Party
Nepszabadsag
Ilku
Daryll Debuts in The Secret Diary of Joseph Stalin
Russian-born Nat lia Daryll, 24, stages both before and after shots in Hollywood for her film debut The Secret Diary of Joseph Stalin. She models long hair before a scene requiring a scalp shave for the Red dictator role, holding clippings in the publicity still.
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Lia Daryll
Hollywood
Calif
Joseph Stalin
Calm McCoy Surrenders After Fatal Double Slaying
Russell Thomas McCoy 22 admitted killer surrenders to Muskingum County Deputy Sheriff saying he cannot live with it. He faces first degree murder charges for the February 9 deaths of his half sister Louise Lee and her husband Lloyd. He described fires and a cross country flight ending in surrender with a 54 page statement detailing robberies and drinking sprees.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Russell Thomas McCoy
McCoy
Louise Lee
Lloyd
See
Here
Columbus
Muskingum
Fred Uffner
Uffner
Joseph McNerney
Richard Bridwell
David Weissert
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Fl Paso
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
McNerney
el Paso
Dale Bundy
MceCoy
Line Material Co
Israel Rejects Ike Proposal in U N Effort Fallout
President Eisenhower told Israel it has the maximum assurance possible as U S efforts outside the United Nations fade. Israeli officials said talks with U S officials arenot over, with Abba Eban planning another meeting with Dulles. Golda Meir proposed three options including free Gulf shipping guarantees, U N police at Sharm el Sheikh, or an Israeli Egyptian peace treaty.
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Uwlies
White House
Eisenhower
Israel
Othes
Thomasville
United Nations
United States
Abba Eban
Dulles
U. S
U. N
New York City
Eban
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Sharma Sheikh
Golda Meir
Sharm el ‘Sheikh
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Gulf
U.N
Sharm el Sheikh
Queen Elizabeth II Arrives in Lisbon for Historic Portugal Visit
In Lisbon Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh landed for Britain's first monarch visit to Portugal in three years. A 21 gun salute marked the arrival as crowds cheered and fishing boats filled the Tagus. The three day trip follows a 20 hour yacht passage and aims to strengthen ties with a longtime ally amid private reports of a royal rift.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Elizabeth I
Duke of Hdinburgh
Tagus River
Britain
Elizabeth
Setuba Harbor
Here
Buckingham Palace
Bride teases groom over life insurance policy joke
A lighthearted notice from the era features a bride calling her husband selfish for taking out a life insurance policy and joking he bought it on his own life rather than hers. The quip captures the humor of domestic humor column.
Pact Ends East Coast Dock Tieup
New York waterfront employers and the International Longshoremen's Association reached a pact to end the five day East Coast dock tieup. The back to work move is conditional on ratification of a three year contract by 45,000 longshoremen amid ongoing local talks in Boston Philadelphia and Wilmington Delaware.
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New York
International Longshoremen's Assn
Hampton Roads
Portland
Maine
ILA
Louis Waldman
Boston
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Waldman
New York Shipping Assn
Alexander Chopin
Chopin
Wiliam V. Bradley
Mr. Chopin
Vandalism Disrupts Portsmouth Telephones During Strike
In Portsmouth Ohio vandals cut pay telephone wires stealing a receiver at the police station. The spree coincides with 500 plus cable cuttings since the CWA strike against Ohio Consolidated began July 15. Police report 30 weekend incidents disabled hospitals and emergency communications as talks in Columbus resume tomorrow.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto County
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
One Consolidated Telephone Co
Harrison County
Cadiz
Flushing
New Athens
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Ohio Consolidated
Columbus
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