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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1955
Page
1
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, serving a life term for murder, lost the initial appeal for a new trial. Judge Blythin found no merit in 41 complaints of error from the 10 week trial ending December 21, and scheduled another hearing on newly discovered evidence.
Senator George predicted that Democrats and President Eisenhower will share similar views on foreign policy, national defense and world trade as Congress opens. He said there would be no basic disagreements with the President, though some detail arguments may occur, and noted tax exemption increases would wait for budget balance.
Nine sailors are believed drowned after a Spanish navy tug sank in heavy seas a mile off Cartagena Spain. A navy lieutenant and one sailor survived, officials said, as rescue operations continued today.
White House reportedly approves naming Sen. Goldwater to chair the Republican Senate Campaign Committee. If chosen by the Senate GOP Conference, he would replace Sen. Dirksen who is ineligible while considering a 1956 reelection bid. Goldwater defended Eisenhower amid McCarthy criticism and backs aggressive anti communism.
Panama officials launch a nationwide search for hitmen accused of assassinating President Jose Antonio Remon at a race track. The funeral crowd hears claims mercenaries acted on political enemies. The assembly imposes a 10 day siege to aid secret police, with ex-president Arias and others detained for questioning.
In Beckley West Virginia two hunters found the bodies of Irene Agee eight and Mary Agee six near their Egeria home last night. Sheriff John C Ward said the girls disappeared November first while walking home from school and died of exposure. Their coats scarves lunch kits and two letters found nearby were noted. Searches had continued for weeks in the mountains.
Police investigate the death of Mansfield Ohio youth Robert R. Ackerman 21 after he claimed a kidnap tale of a raft with snakes. Ackerman died on an operating table from blood poisoning during attempted amputation. Companion Charles L. Pearce 21 is jailed on a vagrancy charge as inquiry continues.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson invited Jewish leaders to discuss the charge of anti Semitic implications surrounding a letter supporting Ladejinsky’s ouster as agricultural attache in Japan. Edward Schultz and Joseph Barr accepted the invitation, while Vitt defended his letter amid charges of anti Semitism.
Long Beach Calif. Dianna Bixby 32 a noted aviatrix dies when her freight plane a converted A20 bomber crashes offshore in the Gulf of California near Loreto Mexico Her husband Robert 40 flies to the scene and Navy diver James Watkins recovers the body The couple operated an air freight service and had two children and a 1950 attempted round the world flight ended in Calcutta with engine trouble.
Senate Investigations subcommittee may pursue further inquiry into a woman witness Mary Stella Beynon who said a Communist warned of a death sentence. Beynon, an alleged former FBI informant, testified as McCarthy hands chair to McClellan. Contempt charges considered for Harold Binney and others who refused to answer or invoked the Fifth Amendment.
Rep Ray T Miller Jr of Cuyahoga proposes a $400 maximum state bonus for Korean War veterans. If approved by the new Legislature, the measure would appear on ballots for voters to decide. Eligible veterans on active duty between June 25 1950 and July 19 1953 would receive monthly payments of 10 15 or 20 dollars per month based on duty. About 30 000 Ohioans would qualify with an estimated cost near 100 million dollars.
The Korean Times reports Seoul will build 10,000 housing units this year at a cost of $6,800 each. Government aims to boost supply and stabilize prices amid housing shortages.
In Saginaw Michigan a family quarrel led to an oil heater being overturned triggering a rapid fire. Five children died including three of the assailant's own and Ada Lee Pierce is critically burned. Eugene Pierce 29 was under guard for manslaughter investigation.
Tokyo reports Japan will receive two million dollars from the United States for damage from last spring's H-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. Japan had sought seven million after radioactive ash from the March 1 test sickened 23 fishermen, with one dead and others hospitalized. Tons of radioactive fish were destroyed and Pacific fishing was hampered.
Sen. Mansfield calls for a Senate investigation to disclose the exact number and names of subversives removed from federal payrolls. The Civil Service Commission said 8,008 federal employees were dropped as security risks in 16 months, including 2,096 with subversive data, prompting Democrats to call it a numbers game and question the accuracy and scope of the firings.
After President Eisenhower's announcement that veteran benefits would end for those volunteering after January 31, enlistment surged in cities like Boston New York St Louis and Louisville with Navy Army and Air Force recruiters reporting busier days than normal.
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