Trouble Looming For Foreign Aid Over Girard Case
The 8 0 Supreme Court ruling in favor of Japanese trial of Army Spec William S. Girard sparks praise from administration officials but triggers GOP opposition in Congress. Bow plans an amendment to end foreign trials of GIs, threatening Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill and global security vows. House Rules clears aid bill for Monday debate amid fight over the Bow measure.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Girard
Eisenhower
Congress
Administration
Japan
Army Specif
William S. Girard
Juzo Kawachi
Capitol Hill
Rep
Bow
Ohio
House
House Rules Committee
Leo Allen (Jr
Rules Committee
Defense Chiefs
America
Gordon
Dhouse Foreign Affairs
J. Bow
Female-Clad Body Found
Police identified the deceased as Robert Eugene Montgomery a year old Columbus man found Thursday night in his apartment partially clad in feminine attire. He lived with his brother William there were no signs of violence and burglary was ruled out after $57 was found in his billfold. Radio and electrical equipment lay on the floor near the bed coroner Dr Robert A Evans suggested the equipment may have contributed to the death.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Eugene Montgomery
William
Robert A. Evans
Franklin County
Montgomery
Fatal crash as driver swerves to avoid collision
Concord California man Fred Drotsch, 46, was killed when avoiding a three car collision caused his pickup to veer off the road and overturn. His action prevented injuries to others, but he died at the scene.
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Concord
Califon
Fred Drotsch
Drotsch
Wiurt
Girard Sees Fair Trial In Japan
CAMP WHITTINGTON Japan AP William Girard, a 21 year old U S Army specialist from Ottawa Illinois, expects a fair trial in Maebashi Japan after the Supreme Court allowed his transfer for trial on charges tied to a Japanese woman’s death at a firing range. The court plans sessions Aug 9 Sept 6 13 14 and Oct 4 with Judge Juzo Kawachi promising a fast trial and possible October completion.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William Girard
U.S. Army
Ottawa
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Girard
Stanley Levin
Hollywood
Calif
Maebashi
Juzo Kawachi
Kawachi
Levin
Naka Sakai
Itsuro Hayashi
Hayashi
Louis
William
United States Supreme Court
Tokyo
Operation Alert Civil Defense Drill Imagined Nationwide Pattern
The article describes a pretend nationwide emergency exercise named Operation Alert 1957 with imagined air raids and a staged White House response. It notes Eisenhower and aides preparing to depart Washington in secret helicopters while a News Point center coordinates the operation.
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Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Office of
Emer
Khrushchev proposes marriage of convenience to avert war
In Prague Khrushchev urged a peaceful union between Communist and capitalist worlds to prevent war. He praised Yugoslavia as a Socialist state and called for unity among Communist countries. He warned against the arms race and urged improved relations with the United States.
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Harold K. Miles
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Mikita Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Pra
Gue
Hradcany
Rud-Chunny
Bohemia
Czech
Kremlin
Khrushchev
United States
Uals
Soviet Union
Jwe
Stop War Scientists Warn World
Pugwash conference in N S ends with a 2500 word pledge by scientists from Russia the United States and eight other nations. They warn that a nuclear war would be catastrophic killing hundreds of millions and harming unborn generations. They urge stopping nuclear tests as the first step toward international control of atomic weapons.
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Pugwash
N. S
Russia
United States
Canada
China
Heat Wave Returns as Temperatures Surge
The Weather Man forecasts hot today tonight and tomorrow with cloud cover aiding tomorrow. Yesterday the mercury hit 96 degrees at 4 30 p m and the low rose to 71 degrees.
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Weatherman
Delay Diablo Firing at Atomic Test Site
The firing of the Diablo atomic device, which failed to explode on June 28 due to a power failure, has been postponed at least until tomorrow morning. It was to be detonated from a balloon 500 feet above the desert, but the Atomic Energy Commission cited technical reasons for the postponement.
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Diablo
Atomic Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Tentative Agreement Made On Rights Vote
The U S government nears the heart of its case in the Clinton high school segregation trial with 16 defendants charged with defying a federal injunction. Witnesses describe riots and violent incidents as the case tests enforcing the Supreme Court ruling on integration.
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Knoxville, Tenn
United States
Tennessee
U.S
John Calvin Crawford
Clinton
Knoxville
Paul Turner
John Kasper
New Jersey
Lene
Supreme Court
F BI. U. S. Dist
J. M. Burkhart
Taylor
Lower Down Payments On FHA Homes Possible
President Eisenhower signed a housing bill enabling lower down payments on FHA insured homes and adding 1.99 billion for housing programs. He warned the bill has serious defects and urged repeal of some provisions next session. The act limits 1958 use to fit the budget, while offering reduced down payments in tiers and preserving current FHA requirements for larger properties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
National Assn. of Home Builders
Cincinnati Man Kicked Out By Red Chinese
Cincinnati man Donald J. Blackwood his South Korean wife and their 10 month old son arrived in Macau April 26 and vanished for 36 hours before entering Communist China they were expelled at the Macao border for illegal entry and escorted to Hong Kong by a Macao police subinspector officials say the trip violated U S passport rules and the United States consulate will decide further action if any.
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Hong Kong
Donald J. Blackwood
Red China
Macao
Blackswood
China
Blackwood
U.S
United States
Air Force
Korea
Cincinnati
Far East
Seoul
Macau
Lappa
Judge Denies Mistrial In Hoffa Bribery Case
U S District Judge Burnita S Matthews refused to grant a mistrial in the bribery case against Midwest teamsters chief James R Hoffa. The decision followed a separate trial granted to co defendant Hyman J Fischbach after his attorney fell ill and Fischbach's plan to testify alongside Hoffa.
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Washington
Dist
Burnita S. Matthews
Midwest Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hyman J. Fischbach
Edward Bennett Williams
Henne Eye
Hoffa
Fischbach
Williams
Miami
John Dye Cheasty
Cheasty
Senate
Three Held In Robbery in Fremont Ohio incident
HARLAN Ky authorities hold three men for investigation in a $50 robbery at Fremont Ohio last week. Franklin Rohm, 35, Fremont, filed assault charges against Clark West, 26, also of Fremont, and Bill Stewart, 0 Sarasota Florida. Rohm said the two beat him during a dispute over plans to rob several restaurants and he claimed they robbed an unidentified man of $500 in Fremont.
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Harlan
Fremont
Ohio
Franklin Rohm
Clark West
Bill Stewart
Sarasota
Fla
Rohm
Chuckle Judge Sdowntown Man Theft Case Prompt
A courtroom gag ends with the judge asking why the defendant took a woman's pose, and the defendant replying he was not feeling well. The exchange showcases a humorous moment in a possibly lighthearted hearing.
Southern Democrats to vote on motion to take up civil rights bill
Southern Democratic senators agreed to a vote timing on taking up the civil rights bill next week. Len Rusecil said details were being worked out with Republican Leader Knowland and Senate leaders Lyndon Johnson and Eisenhower's position remained unchanged on clarifying amendments. Knowland suggested possible amendments after the measure is formally pending in the Senate.
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Washington
Len Rusecil
Senate
Knowland
White House
Eisenhower
Laer
Capitol Hill
Rep
Celler
D-Ny
Sen
McNamara
D-Mich
House
Russell
Cigarettes Blamed as Cause of Lung Cancer Says Surgeon General
Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney states an increasing body of evidence links excessive cigarette smoking to lung cancer while noting it is not the sole cause. He urges more research and cites a 1956 Public Health Service study showing higher lung cancer rates among smokers with a direct link to amount smoked.
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Washington
Leroy E. Burney
Burney
Public Health Service
Clarence Cook Little
Eco Industry Research Committee
Adis
New York
Cigarette Public Health Service
American Cancer Society
American Heart Assa
F. M. Strong
University of Wisconsin Medical School
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