Not Telling Truth fuels Grimes sisters murder probe
Sheriff cites Bennie Bedwill 21 amid fresh identifications by five people as being with Barbara Grimes 15 and Patricia 13 after their disappearance on December 28. Bedwill is questioned after lapse in statements. investigators link him to two restaurants where the sisters were seen, with a man of unknown origin.
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Chicago
Grimes
Joseph Lohman
Bennie Bedwill
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Willow Springs
Lohman
Bedwill
Paris
Tenn
Grimes Sisters
Madison Street
Skid Row
John Duros
Casey Jarzen
Stickney
Mary
Donna
Barbara
South Side
Times Man Sentenced To Jail
Robert Shelton a New York Times copyreader was sentenced to six months in jail and fined 900 dollars for contempt of Congress. Judge Ross Rizley refused probation, and Shelton plans an appeal through attorney Joseph Rauh Jr. He was convicted for refusing to answer questions before a Senate subcommittee in January 1956 including whether he belonged to the Communist party.
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Washington
Robert Shelton
New York
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Shelton
New York Times
Liberty
U. S. Dist
Ross Rizley
Rauh
Rizley
Senate Inter- Security Subcommittee
Communist Party
Ohio Traffic Fatalities Dip in 1956 Report
Ohio traffic fatalities fell three percent in 1956, dropping from 1,481 in 1955 to 1,427, according to the Ohio Department of Highway Safety report.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Depote of Highway Safety
Runaway Fort Worth Brothers Tunnel 100 MPH Chase
Fort Worth boys Donald nine and Ronnie Walden thirteen in a dad’s car led a 100 mph pursuit from McKinney to the Dallas area. Police say the driverless sedan sped through towns before the engine died. No charges will be filed as the boys said they simply did not want to be stopped.
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Grapevine
Texow
Fort Worth
Dan Nowlin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Donald
Ronnie Walden
McKinney
Jack Sullivan
Nowlin
Auto Gets Repair Job
Mrs. Marjorie Guerrieri left her car in a hospital adjacent lot. A patient with a similar car phoned a garage for a repair, the garage took Guerrieri’s car and while police pursued a car theft case the vehicle received a motor overhaul fender repair mirrors and a polish. The garage returned it free of charge.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Marjorie Guerrieri
Policy On Mideast Policy Approved With Minor Change
Senate and House panels pressed Dulles for more questions as Humphrey predicted two weeks of hearings. Aiken called the probe a harassment pattern while Eisenhower’s plan to use U.S. forces to halt Communist aggression was approved with up to 200 million dollars in funds over two years and semiannual reports to Congress.
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Washington
House
F Eisenhow
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
State Dulles
Sen
Humphrey
D- Mine
Middle East
U.S
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
United Nations
Refugee Road Gets Tougher
Vienna reports 34 refugees from Russian-occupied Hungary reached Austria in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily total since the Oct. 23 revolution. Tightened Hungarian police guards reduced crossings, driving many Hungarians south toward Yugoslavia.
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Vienna
Hungary
Austria
Yugoslavia
Chuckle Punchline on Women and Voice Signals
A witty quip notes that lowering a woman's voice signals desire for something, while raising it signals frustration at not getting it. The joke uses gendered timing for humor and reflects playful social commentary.
Two Wrecks Kill Three on Icy Area Highways
Three people die in two crashes on area roads blamed on ice. Miss Frances Cobb 44, Mrs. Mary Sias 43, and Lacey Watson Degraw 28 are the victims. Miss Cobb’s car struck a culvert on Rt 63 near Yankee Road, throwing her and a passenger from the vehicle. Miss Cobb dies at the scene. Mrs. James suffers minor injuries and is hospitalized. Miss Cobb was to work at Crystal Tissue Co.. she had ties to Monroe and Williamsburg. The fatalities push Butler and Warren County totals higher for 1957.
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Frances Cobb
Marshall George Cobb
Monroe
Mary Sias
Woodlawn
Lacey Watson Degraw
Middletown
Warren
Butler County
Miss Cobb
Butler
Warren County
U.S. 25
Monroe R.barrett
Crystal Tissue Co
Rt. 63
Yankee Road
John James
James
McCoy-Leffler
Matson
Williamsburg
Ohio
Wright Patterson Afb
Dayton
United
Second Nurse Dies From Ether Burns in Prank Case
Lexington reports the death of Miss Charlotte Smith 23 as the second nurse to die from burns suffered in an ether prank at St. Joseph's Hospital January 16. Kathlee Decehler 19 of Frankfort died Sunday. two Lexington nurses, Margaret Donovan 24 and Mary Hutchinson 26, signed statements admitting ether was thrown by nurses just before a smoking incident. No charges have been filed.
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Lexington
Charlotte Smith
Kathlee Decehler
Frankfort
St. Joseph's Hospital
Miss Smith
Earl McDaniel
McDaniel
Margaret R. Donovan
Mary Frances Hutchinson
Three Air Force officers rescued after jet collision off Cuba
Three Air Force officers Maj James McGree McFarland Jr Maj Winfred E Lynn and 1st Lt James Edward Rose Jr were rescued in good condition after two Stratojet bombers crashed off Cuba following a refueling exercise. Three others Captain James H Parker 1st Lt Earl S Chris McFarland and Lynn were unaccounted for in the incident. Coast Guard sighted the trio on a life raft and Air Force transported them to an undisclosed hospital. The two bombers were part of a refueling mission group.
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Miami, Fla
U. S. Air Force
Homestead Air Force Base
James McGree McFarland Jr
Watsontown
Winfred E.lynn
Paducah
James Edward Rose Jr
Dallas
Tex
Tal
Cuba
Rose
McFarland
Mal
Ph Bryant
Homestead
Fla
U. S. Coast Guard
Air Force
Judge rules dog has right to a few barks in Virginia
Evelyn Seay, 7, hugs her dog Sam in Alexandria after Judge James Colasanto dismissed Curtis Seay, 22, a barking dog owner charged with breach of the peace. The judge noted overbroad dog barking prosecutions would clog courts after a neighbor complaint.
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Evelyn Seay
Sam
Alexandria
James Colasanto
Evelyn
Curtis Seay
Spy Ring Breakup: FBI Arrests Soble Pair and Albam in New York
New York AP report says FBI arrested Jack Soble 53 Myra Soble 52 and Jacob Albam in a major espionage case tied to Soviet intelligence. The trio faces conspiracy charges and possible grand jury involvement with more suspects suspected.
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New York
FBI Today
Jack Soble
Lithuania
U. S
Red
Myra Soble
FBI
Washington
J.edgar Hoover
Hoover
Vassili Zubilin
Hey N.K
Soble
Albam
Sables
Aoe Ae
Devel
Julius and Rosenberg
Four Die and Five Missing as Fire Traps Women in Loft
A four story brick loft building in New Haven evacuated 112 workers as flames spread. Four women died five others remained missing feared dead and 31 were injured. A jammed fire escape trapped several victims while firemen fought the blaze and rescued survivors. Fire Marshal Mulligan cited panic as a major factor in the fatalities.
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New Haven
Alma Bradley
Grace Pitman
Walter Mujak
Josephine Nastri
North Haven
Thomas Dombroski
Eugene Mulligan
Dag Hammarskjold cites barriers to Israel Gaza pullout
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold says serious legal obstacles block accepting Israel terms for withdrawing troops from the Gaza Strip. He notes Israel has not fully complied with UN demands for complete Egyptian withdrawal by Thursday night and says a UN emergency force could move into Gaza only if Israel withdraws but cannot perform all requested functions. Egyptian spokesmen urge Gaza and Aqaba coast issues be resolved without internationalizing the area.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Sharm Hammarskjold
U. N
Weekend Weather Ahead for Miami Valley Snow and Freezing Rain Likely
The forecast calls for snow sleet and freezing rain turning the Miami Valley wintry. Mostly cloudy skies will give way to colder conditions with light snow possible Saturday and Sunday. Highs near 32 degrees yesterday with minimal snowfall reported.
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Miami Valley
Richmond Firm Boss Treats Workers With Acapulco Vacation
FE Claiborne Robins, president of a pharmaceutical company, took 170 Richmond employees on a two week trip to Acapulco Mexico while his wife flew separately. He received two employee gifts including a 4200 vacation fortune and a bank check of good times. He defended the trips as rewarding investments that pay dividends in art. The piece notes prior trips to New York and Miami with theater and nightlife.
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John F. Daffron
Richmond
New York
Miami
Claiborne Robins
Robins
Acapulco
Mexico
Dallas
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