Klansmen Guilty in Beating Sentenced in Greenville
Four Ku Klux Klansmen were convicted and sentenced in Greenville South Carolina for the beating of Claud Cruell a Black man. An drew Rochester the Greenville Klan head received six years at hard labor Wade Henry Howard got three years. Witnesses said the motive involved a white family renting Cruell property and ties to the Turners. The judge noted segregation was not the issue and praised Rochester as leader.
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Greenville
S.C
General Sessions
James M. Brailsford Jr
Andrew Marshall Rochester
Claude Cruell
Sherwood Turner
Cruell
Bransford
Rochester
Greenville Klan
Brailsford
Turners
Explosion rocks apartment building injuring dozes of residents
An early morning blast rocked an apartment house killing an infant and injuring many. Police noted seven children and one adult unaccounted for as over 75 residents were displaced. Firefighters regained control after about two hours as investigators ruled out a link to a separate scare on the West Side.
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Edward Brennock
16Th Battalion
Bill Powell
Dulles Arrives in Morocco for Talks Before Baghdad Pact
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles landed in Benguerir Morocco to hold brief talks with Moroccan officials before traveling to Ankara Turkey for a Baghdad Pact meeting slated to begin Monday.
Gaillard Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament
Paris reports Premier Felix Gaillard won a two day national debate with a 343 to 224 vote of confidence. The government backed Gaillard's foreign policy after he and Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urged arming France with ballistic missiles capable of striking Soviet bases.
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Paris
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
Christian Pineau
France
Toastmasters in London Seek Higher Fees for Dignified Roles
London professional toastmasters plan a rate increase citing the effort of introducing up to 800 guests at major dinners. Harold Dean, president of the Society of London Toastmasters, notes duties include correct titles and formal preambles. They currently charge 4 to 5 guineas per function and seek at least one more guinea.
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London
Harold Dean
Society of London Toastmasters
Marquess
Dean
Canterbury
Tance
Harold Macmillan
Woman Delivers Baby in Hospital Parking Lot
In Tulsa Oklahoma a 22 year old mother Mrs Pauline Payne gave birth in a car in a hospital parking lot. A surgeon nearby assisted as the infant and mother were reported doing fine at the hospital. The father Joseph W Payne said the mother kept saying it isn’t time yet.
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Tulsa
Okla
Pauline Payne
Her &Pound
Lounce
Joseph W. Payne
Photog Bryson jailed in nude photo trap case
In Huntington Ohio area police arrested Billy Joe Bryson 21 on contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a motel sting. A decoy girl posed in a swimsuit as officers exposed a scheme involving offers of money to appear nude. Bryson claimed photography was new to him. He was to be arraigned before Magistrate Bert Honaker.
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Huntington
W. Va
Billy Joe Bryson
Chesapeake
Ohio
Rt. 1
Bryson
Keith L. Newman
U.S. 6
Newman
W. E. Webb
Robert K. Means
Webb
Bert Honaker
Ohio 1950 B-50 crash near Lebanon with live atomic bomb
The Dayton Daily News reports a Strategic Air Command B fifty crashed July 13 1950 near Lebanon Ohio after departing Biggs Field Texas. Sixteen crewmen died. Wreckage burned for hours and a farm home nearby suffered blast damage. A live atomic bomb aboard reportedly did not explode.
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Dayton
Dayton Daily News
U.S
Lebanon
Air Force
The
Daily News
Ohio
Strategic Air Command
Hamilton-Mason Road
Biggs Field
el Paso
Texas
Hattie Bishop
Tighten Our Belts Bridges Urges Missile Economy
Sen Bridges says the nation must tighten belts to advance missiles and space programs to outpace the Soviet Union. Secretary McElroy testified on 14 steps since Sputnik to speed important programs, while Sen Johnson praised his candor and urgency.
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Washington
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Soviet Union
McElroy
Johnson
Bridges
X15 Prepares For First Test Flight From California Desert
Two pilots Kincheloe and Walker describe a planned early next year test of the X15 rocket plane. From a B52 over the California desert it will fly 480 miles to Wendover Utah and back to Edwards AFB California. The craft aims for 3600 mph and 100 mile altitude.
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Los Angeles
Man
Air Force
Iven C. Kincheloe
Joseph Walker
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
California Desert
Wendover Air Force Base
Salt Lakes City
Utah
Edwards Afb
Calif
Kincheloe
Walker
Forgotten Man Stops Advertising Yesterday
A lighthearted note laments the forgotten man who ceased advertising yesterday, suggesting a whimsical downturn in promotional activity and its modest impact on daily life.
West Side Fire Officials Seize 1300 Gallons Explosive Fuel Mix
A house to house search covered a Chicago West Side district after 1300 gallons of an explosive gasoline fuel oil mix were sold as stove fuel. Fire officials collected 950 gallons at a central station. No blasts occurred though deputy chief Harry Mohr warned of great explosion risk.
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Chicago
West Side
Harry Mohr
Mobr
TV Subliminals At KTLA Spark Controversy In Los Angeles
KTLA plans a subliminal programming test within 60 days using rapid flashes to implant messages like Join the Army or Give to the March of Dimes. Executives emphasize public service messages first while FCC studies potential restrictions.
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KTLA
Lew Arnold
Arnold
Federal Communications Commission
Revolt Tops Venezuela Dictator Perez Jimenez
Civilian led uprising forces Perez Jimenez from power as military junta takes over. Fabricio Ojeda and the Patriotic Junta push for early elections and a national unity government while violence erupts in Caracas and the Dominican Embassy becomes a flashpoint.
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Jimenez
Venezuela
Caracas
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Perez Jimenez
Adm
Wolfgang Larrazabel
Miraflores Palace
Fabricio Ojeda
el Nacional
National Union
Patriotic Junta
Lby
Extra Special Fare Sugar Dog Rides Louisville Night
A Chicago mongrel named Sugar owned by Mrs. Robinson rode with cab driver Donald Jaggers on a six hour Louisville trip. Sugar, tipping, scratched to signal a stop and is described as well behaved. The dog is about to become a mother.
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Sugar
UAW Adopts Profit Sharing as 1958 Goal
In Detroit a special UAW convention approved Walter P. Reuther's plan to make profit sharing the union's main bargaining objective for 1958 by a 90 percent show of hands despite calls for a roll call. General Motors President Harlow Curtice sent word that he rejected addressing the convention and urged a wage program aligned with economic realities.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Reuther
Stellato
Ford
Lewis H. Michener
Long Beach
Calif
Curtice
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
Jack Conway
Weather forecast for Miami Valley turns cloudy with possible snow
The Miami Valley faces unsettled weather with chances of snow or rain by Friday. Today should be partly cloudy and warmer with a high near 40. Overnight may be increasingly cloudy with a low around 30. Friday looks cloudy with possible rain or snow and a high near 42.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
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Crane
Ernest B. Vaccaro
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Sen. Johnson
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Conrad Fine
Martin Oil Co
Martin
Robert Henderson
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