Murder or robbery suspected in Rubinstein death on Fifth Avenue
New York police suspect murder or robbery after financier Serge Rubinstein, 46, was found dead in his Fifth Avenue mansion. Authorities say a cord around the neck, bindings on hands and feet, and a ransacked room indicate foul play. Rubinstein, a Russian-born Wall Street figure, faced deportation battles since 1952 and had past World War II draft evasion conviction. His arrest records and legal troubles followed him through a lavish career marked by high society status and legal clashes.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Rubinstein
Fifth Ave
62Nd St
United States
Knowland Defends Formosa War Resolution
Senate Republican Leader Knowland says President Eisenhower does not view the Formosa resolution as authorizing preventive war. He argues the measure aims to stabilize the Pacific, with no intent to attack China unless attacked. Debate centers on limits to a potential U S response and amendments proposed by Humphrey Kefauver and Saltonstall.
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Washington
Senate
Downland
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
Formosa
Knowland
Leavig
Anowlang
China
Congress
Pacific
United States
House
Humphrey
Pescadores
Kefauver
United Nations
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Coast Guard Cutter Rescues Plane 840 Miles East of Bermuda
A Coast Guard cutter Coos Bay rescued six crewmen and two passengers from a four engine Air Transport Service plane after it ditched 840 miles east of Bermuda in 13 foot seas and 40 knot winds. The crew reported fuel exhaustion and no land in reach. The cutter guided the aircraft by radio and completed a 12 minute rescue with no injuries. survivors awaited tow to Bermuda.
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New York
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Bermuda
Coos Bay
Mitchell Sees Guaranteed Wage As Labor's Goal
Dayton Ohio Labor Secretary James P Mitchell says the guaranteed annual wage will be the major issue in bargaining sessions nationwide this year He spoke at a national industrial relations meeting and indicated CIO talks have already raised the question and there is reason to believe it will come up elsewhere.
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Dayton
Ohio
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Fowler Arrests Related To Child Support Case
Patrolman Pat Fowler arrested Everett Fowler on a warrant signed by Judge Dan Fowler and sworn to by Betty Fowler, charging him with failure to support the Fowler children. The couple, the judge and the patrolman are not related.
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Lexington
Pat Fowler
Everet Fowler
Dan Fowler
Betty Fowler
Fowler
Ike To Stick To Short Trips For A While
President Eisenhower will limit travel for two to three months to trips within two hours flying time from Washington. White House press secretary James Hagerty cited the Coral Sea and Chinese invasion threat as not emergency factors, but emphasized staying close to Congress to push administration legislation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
White House
James C. Hagerty
Tolg
Hagerty
Tiny Woman Found Dead On Highway
A slight woman in her 40s was found nude and frozen on a Medina County road near Boston Road and Ohio 252. Pipeline workers found the body. tire tracks suggest a car pulled over and dumped her. Clothing with missing labels lay nearby. morgue tests planned to aid identification.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Medina County
Boston Road
Ohio 252
Sheriff's
Forty Seamen Feared Lost In Black Frost Off Iceland
Hull England forty British seamen aboard two trawlers the Roderigo and Lorella are feared dead after sending distress signals during a hurricane and snowstorm. Each ship carried twenty men and vanished as icy haze described as black frost wrapped the vessels.
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Hull
England
Iceland
Cautious Culprit Conceals Name
In Wichita Falls Texas a 7 year old boy was arrested while stealing equipment at an amusement park. He refused to give his name saying he was in trouble once before as a child. Police later obtained his name and handed him to his parents.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
U S Sabrejets Bolster Formosa Stand amid Tachen Raid
Swift U S Sabrejets from Okinawa and the Philippines roared toward Formosa to back Nationalist defense as heavy Nationalist air strikes battered Yikiangshan. U S weapons and 7th Fleet forces reinforced regional power while evacuations of Tachens were contemplated under air sea cover.
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Formosa
U. S
Okinawa
Philippines
Yikiangshan Island
Yikiangshan
Tachens
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Defense Ministry
7Th Fleet
Taipei
U.S
Far East
Tokyo
Earle E. Partridge
FEAF
Wilson
Partridge
U.S. Air Force
Guam
Strategic Air Command
3Rd Air Division
Okinawa Command
Navy censorship tightens on 7th Fleet coverage in Formosa
Formosa Formosa amid the 7th Fleet off Formosa is under near total Navy censorship. Restrictions bar reporting on fleet movements size disposition intentions and possible damage. Correspondents must submit stories for captain clearance and then to Pearl Harbor and Washington before release. Vice Admiral Pride has refused access for reporters aboard the flagship.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Navy
U.N
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy Chief of Information
Washington
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
Chiang Provides Support For Cease Fire Policy
New York Herald Tribune reports that Chiang Kai-shek’s government will not veto a reasonable cease-fire in the United Nations Security Council. Washington dispatch notes assurances were obtained during a visit by Walter Robertson to Chiang’s headquarters, signaling increased odds of ending hostilities in the Formosa Strait if the Communists accept a cease fire.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations Security Council
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Formosa
Pescadores
Chiang
Walter S. Robertson
Formosa Strait
Pirates raid JAKARTA coast village seizes sewing machines
Pirates raided a remote coastal village near Jakarta, taking 29 sewing machines and 20 bicycles before fleeing. Authorities reported the incident as a coastal raid with no immediate injuries or arrests announced.
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Jakapta
Indonesia
Frankenstein to Both Sides MacArthur Calls to Abolish War
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, on his 75th birthday in Los Angeles, urged abolishing war while defending patriotism. He decried seductive voices from all sides and urged scorn for them. He also dedicated a monument in MacArthur Park and planned to return to New York.
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Herbert D. Wilhoit
Los Angeles
Douglas MacArthur
America
Japan
Far Eastern
Cation
Eisenhower
Hirohito
Gen
MacArthur
Patrolman Theodore Thompson Wins Yearly Police Award
Theodore Thompson of Middletown, a 38-year-old patrolman with eight years on the force, received the Fraternal Order of Police Associates Patrolman of the Year award plus a $50 defense bond. The unanimous selection followed a judging process based on appearance, conduct, duty beyond duty, courtesy, efficiency and community service.
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Theodore Thompson
Waite St
FOPA
Middletown
Charles Reuthe
Fraternal
Order of Police Associates Award Committee
Thompson
Reuthe
Police Department
FOP
Coldest weather grips Middletown Ohio and region
A frigid Arctic air mass blasted Ohio from the Northwest driving subzero readings across the state. Zero degrees was recorded at 7 am with snow totals varying from a trace to four inches in cities like Columbus Cleveland Youngstown and Akron. A warming trend was noted in the South as Montana and Midwest regions faced sharply colder conditions. The cold snapped from 9 pm with steady four degree drops hourly to dawn when the mercury reached zero at 7 am.
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Ohios
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Ohio
Saskatchewan
Mercury
Columbus
Cleveland
Youngstown
Akron
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