Man Leaps From 2nd Story To Safety As House Burns
A 52 year old Middletown man John Baker escaped a burning two story frame house at 866 6th Ave by leaping from a second floor window after breaking a storm window. He suffered cuts to both hands and was treated at Middletown Hospital. The fire was reported at 6 14 a m and brought under control before it reached the attic with 400 feet booster line 600 feet of 1 inch line and 1200 feet of 2 inch line used by Companies 1 2 and 3. The downstairs occupants Mrs Henry Griffin and her son escaped after the basement filled with smoke. The blaze may have been started by an overheated furnace.
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Middletown
6Th Ave
John Baker
Baker
the Journal
Middletown Hospital
James Mattson
Henry Griffin
Mattson
Youths Receive Life Terms for Worcester Murder
Five youths aged 15 to 20 from Worcester were sentenced to life in state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the robbery slaying of 46 year old T. J. Holder. The crime occurred last July 26 when Holder and 70 year old John Nephews were attacked for 12 cents.
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Worcester
Mass
Richard P. Pellon
George S. Patenaude
Donald C. Magnuson
Robert K. St. John
Robert F. Wesson
T. J
Tex) Holder
Park
John E. Nephews
Holder
Eden Forgets To Toast at Washington State Dinner
Prime Minister Eden tripped over a diplomatic nicety at a state dinner missing the customary toast to President Eisenhower. Eisenhower did not attend the dinner hosted by Secretary Dulles, who had spoken before Eden.
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Washington
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
Eden
Dulles
Hisabel
U.S
Middle East
Russia
Seven Inch Snow Blanket Covers Cleveland Area
Snow and ice slowed travel across Ohio with a seven inch snow cover in Cleveland and two inches in Youngstown. Cold Canadian air pushed temperatures down to the single digits in Findlay and Columbus with a forecast of more snow and a warming trend by Sunday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland-Canton
Youngstown
Findlay
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Zanesville
Chesapeake
Weather Bureau
Texas
Blizzards Paralyze Western Europe as Coldest Winter Day
Bone chilling blizzards grip Western Europe causing temperatures to drop to 64 degrees below zero in northern Sweden and heavy snow in the British Isles. Two Birmingham houses collapse under snow but no fatalities are reported. Warsaw reports traffic paralyzed.
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London
Europe
Sweden
British Isles
Birmingham
England
Warsaw
General Says He Admired Talk But Not Race Views
Maj. Gen. Eugene Caffey denied endorsing segregation talks after praising Rep. John Flynt's speech to Georgia lawmakers. He said he admired Flynt's ability and that his remarks were misinterpreted. The episode ties to interposition and school desegregation debates in Congress and Georgia.
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Atlanta
Eugene Caffey
Army
Georgia
House
Senate
General Assembly
John J. Flynt
Griffin
Flynt
Caffey
Washington
Guy S. Meloy
Army Chief of Information
Judge Advocate General
Meloy
Rep
Augustius B. Kelley
D-Pa
U. S. Supreme Court
Ten Die as Private Plane Crashes in Venezuela
Venezuela officials reported all ten aboard a two engine private plane were killed after it crashed in the Capaya Mountains near Higuerote. Among the dead were American pilot Charles C. Baughan, his wife Mary Edgerton from Connecticut, and Edgerton's spouse. Ballaghan of Georgia also perished. The Edgertons had links to a New York brokerage and Connecticut politics. The craft disappeared while preparing to land and was spotted on a mountainside by air searchers.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U. S
Capaya Mountains
Higuerote
Caribbean
Charles C. Baughan
Mary
Shelbyville
Malcolm J. Edgerton
Edgerton
Stamford
New York
Green, Ellis & Anderson
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Edgertons
Quake Shakes Slavs in Yugoslavia
A strong earthquake hit northwest Yugoslavia shaking Belgrade reports no deaths and considerable damage to public and private buildings.
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London
Yugoslavia
Belgrade Radio
Deep Freeze to Persist into Midweek in Middletown
The forecast shows continued cold weather with a high near 26 today and a low around 6 above. Wednesday will bring more clouds and a high near 30 as an ongoing cold snap grips the area, with Middletown reporting an unofficial high of 30 and a low of 14.
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Middletown
Pie Splattered Cop Takes Pie For Polio Funds
SEDA IA MO station KDROV staged a polio drive by telephoned pledges. A viewer offered five dollars to pie Patrolman Leroy Kidwell in the face. Police Chief Edgar Neighbors summoned him. Kidwell refused at first but agreed for thirty dollars. Pledges reached sixty five dollars and he was pied after overtime shifts.
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Seda IA
KDROV
Leroy Kidwell
Edgar Neighbors
Kidwell
Mollet Plans Cabinet Shuns Reds In France
Socialist Guy Mollet outlines a compact 13 minister cabinet as he seeks Catholic support for premier bid. He sketches a Europe unity program and Atlantic ties, aiming to woo MRP backing and avoid Communist votes. If approved, Mollet would travel to Algeria to push for ending the 15 month guerrilla revolt.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
France
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Republican Front
Mollet
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
Mendes - France
Algeria
Prosperity cited by Eisenhower aide at McKinley Day
Deputy Aide Fred A. Seaton told 720 Montgomery County Republicans that the GOP has put prosperity on solid footing and ended bickering and scandal He praised military strength and non-nuclear weapons while noting the cost of living has leveled off and working people are better off due to tax cuts in the 1952 to 1953 period.
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Middle East
Eden
Britain
Eisenhower
Far East
U. S
United Nations
Red China
Congress
Russia
China
United States
Dayton
Ohio
Fred A. Seaton
Seaton
Wommen
Fire Levels 81 Homes in Maebashi City
Fire destroyed 81 houses in Maebashi City Japan and spread to nearby forests. No casualties reported. Cause of the fire not determined.
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Maebashi City
Japan
Explosion at Pastor King’s Home in Alabama Violence Climb
A blast damaged the home of Rev. M. L. King in Montgomery amid ongoing Negro transportation boycott tensions. No injuries were reported. The City Commission offers $500 reward for bombing suspects. King, 27, had been fined for a speeding violation amid protests.
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Montgomery
Ala
M. L. King
King
Roscoe Williams
W. A. Gayle
Dexter Avenue
Gayle
Tot Falls Through Snow Dies In Well
A 3-year-old boy, David J. Rogan Jr., slipped into a partially completed well behind his Willoughby Hills home during heavy snowfall. His father, a Cleveland city firefighter, located the body minutes later as the well contained mud water and a thin ice crust.
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Cleveland
Willoughey Hills
David J. Rogan Jr
Nevada gambling revenue hits record $4.75 million in 1955
The Nevada State Tax Commission announced a record 1955 gambling revenue of $4,750,144, more than double the previous year’s $2,203,483. The increase partly stems from a higher tax rate.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
State Tax Commission
Britain plans three deck hydrogen bomb test overseas
The London News Chronicle reports Britain will explode its first hydrogen bomb somewhere in the South Pacific next year. It describes a three-decker device with an atomic trigger, hydrogen middle shell, and uranium outer layer, with air bursts considered if ground tests are objected to.
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London
London News Chronicle
Britain
South Pacific
Australia
The
News Chronicle
Pacific
United States
Bikini Atoll
Race Brawl Breaks Up Jazz Show in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee a bottle throwing fight between Negro dancers and white spectators interrupted a Roy Hamilton concert. Three white and three Negro individuals were hurt lightly and nine Negroes were arrested for disorderly conduct as officers broke up the melee. The incident occurred during a dance with a segregated seating area. Police noted mixed participation and unclear who threw first.
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Chattanooga
Tenn P
Roy Hamilton
Memorial Auditorium
Hamilton
Careless Dip Picks Policeman's Pocket
Lawrence J. Gamble, 40, was sentenced to six months in jail for attempting to pick the pocket of a policeman. A court officer called the act a social error.
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Boston
Lawrence J. Gamble
Adlai Stevenson Launches California Bean-Dinner Tour
Adlai Stevenson begins an eight-day whistle-stop campaign in California, flying to Sacramento to court voters with bean dinners and handshake events. Kefauver follows with four days on the state circuit after both face the California Democratic Council in Fresno. California votes June 5 promise 68 delegates, the largest bloc among three primaries. Stevenson sat out 16 primaries in 1952. Kefauver won California delegates this time.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Adlai Stevenson
Callifornia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
California
Sacramento
Keefauver
Kefauver
California Democratic Council
Fresno
Florida
Minnesota
Stevenson
Edmund G. Brown
Shot Fired In Castle Of Prophet Jones Detroit
A white gunman invaded Prophet Jones 54 room French castle in Detroit and fired a single warning shot over attendants heads. No one was hurt. The assailant demanded an audience with the Prophet and fled after the warning. Jones speculated the event might signal a move to New York.
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Detroit
Prophet Jones
Dr. Jones
Jones
New York
Philadelphia mother freed to pay for abortion leading to death
The mother of 22 year old Doris Jean Ostreicher was released to pay by a judge who said memories of the tragedy would bring substantial punishment. Shortly before, a bartender and his beautician wife received prison terms for the death of the food chain heiress.
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Philadelphia
Doris Jean Ostreicher
Government tests new keyboard system for stenographers
Twenty four federal clerks test a redesigned keyboard shifting load to the right. Proponents claim 35 percent higher output with potential cost savings as General Services Administration funds the trial. GSA chief Mansure visits, stressing no endorsement until proven effective.
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General Services Administration
GSA
Edmund F. Mansure
Panway
B .Ayz
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