Dayton Bank Shootings End in Death and Injuries
Richard Meyers, described as a religious fanatic, opened fire at Third National Bank and nearby Winters Bank in Dayton, killing three people and wounding two others before being killed by police. Officials noted his dying incoherent religious phrases and claimed he said he received a message from God on December 23.
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Richard Meyers
Dayton
Ohio
Banks
Wayton Banks
Meyers
Third National Bank
Winters Bank
George Sawaya
Freda Cramer
Joseph Gavin
WHIO
University of Dayton
Wilfred M. Sherman
Third National
R. H. Kastner
the Waters Bank
Helen Burks
Rail Strike Grips Britain Amid Emergency Powers
London reports a four day nationwide rail strike causing plant shutdowns and dwindling materials. Prime Minister Eden's Conservative government uses emergency powers to mobilize trucks and hope to move goods. Dock workers and rail crews demand higher pay as shipping stalls and exports slow under the disruption.
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London
Britain
Eden
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Child Larry Howard Killed by B&O Train
Cincinnati authorities report 12 year old Larry Howard died after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train last night.
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Cincinnati
Larry Howard
Baltimore & Ohio
Happy Trails To You Geiger Counters Hit Store Shelves
A Kansas City downtown clothing shop is advertising a new travel item for vacationers a Geiger counter. The quirky offering ties travel wear with radioactivity monitoring as a novelty or practical device.
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Kansas City
Relatives To See Airmen Tomorrow Freed Fliers Near Hawaii
Four US fighter pilots freed from Chinese captivity head toward Hawaii to reunite with relatives after more than two years in Communist China. They were shot down in the Korean War and are Capt. Harold Fischer Jr., Lt. Lyle Cameron, Lt. Col. Edwin Heller, and Lindanad Ww. rains.
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Freedom
Hong Kong
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland Parks
Omaha
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood, Ps
International Radiophoto
Honolulu
Hawaii
China
Iowa
Wynnewood
Maanha
UN Secretary Presses for Release of 11 American Airmen
Dag Hammarskjold renewed efforts to free 11 U.S. airmen held in Red Chinese prisons. Four prisoners were released yesterday. Diplomats expect further releases as Chou En-lai is urged to act. The United Nations atmosphere is hopeful despite tensions over a conference disruption. The airmen were flown to Hong Kong and Guam aboard the Bataan where they enjoyed Western meals and thick steaks.
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United Nations
N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
U.N
Chou
Indonesia
Red China
Peiping
United States
China
Washington
Formosa
Air Force
Hawaii
Hong Kong
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Guam
Weather Chronicle Residence Forecast
Cloudy and warmer conditions arrived nicely with a sunny cool outlook tonight. Fair and warmer today with some cloudiness tomorrow afternoon, highs around 80 to 86 degrees and overnight low near 52. Morning low was 52, tonight's low expected 50 to 55. Tuesday's high reached 78 at 4 pm.
Snowbound crowd watches White Christmas at Idaho drive-in
Heavy snow drenched Idaho Falls viewers yesterday as they watched the drive-in screening of White Christmas. A pall of whiteflakes blanketed cars and tents, yet families stayed warm and amused by the festive film under the snowstorm.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
End To Segregation Seen Fast Or Slow By Court Row
The Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation sparked sharp, conflictive views among local officials and the NAACP. Some Southern leaders predicted slow action, while NAACP leaders urged immediate steps to end segregation by September 1956 with local districts tackling plans and possible court actions.
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Deep South
Supreme Court
National Assn. For
Advancement of
Colored People
Sen. George
D-Ga
Sena
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Marshall
New York
Supreme Court rules end to public school segregation
The Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools must end as soon as practicable while allowing lower federal courts to weigh local conditions. Governors and state leaders in Virginia Florida Alabama resist rapid integration citing local factors and potential protracted litigation. NAACP officials caution the ruling may invite evasion while urging careful, local steps toward compliance.
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Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Martin Griffin
Supreme Court
Courts of Equity
Ischool
Atlanta
U.S. Supreme Court
Ruby Hurley
Birmingham
Ala
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Albert Boutwell
Alabama
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
High Court
Segregation Commission
Florida
Senate
Francisco A. Rodriguez
NAACP
Alabama Council of Human Relations
Kentucky
Deep South
J. A Crumlin
Mass Says U S Pressing for More Prisoner Releases
After a conference with President Eisenhower, House Republican Leader Martin Mass said the government is pressing for release of more Americans imprisoned by the Chinese Communists. Mass and Senate Minority Leader Knowland also noted four U S airmen have been freed by the Reds.
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Washington
House
Martin Mass
Eisenhower
Martin
Senate
Knowland
Calif
U. S
Four airmen released after Manchuria intrusion trial
Four airmen captured between 1952 and 1953 were deported after a military court convicted them of intruding into Manchuria. Peiping radio said confessions and remorse influenced the decision. They planned a news conference upon arrival at Hickam before medical checks and five days’ stay.
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Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
Wake
Air Force
Hickam
Hawaii
Manchuria
Peiping Radio
U.S
North Korea
Kidnapping Case Seizes Two Foster Children In Ohio
Muskingum County Sheriff says conspiracy to abduct charges will be filed as the search for two missing children continues. Tommy Campbell aged 2 and his nine month old brother Ricky are unaccounted for after a gunman abducted them from their aunt and uncle home. Authorities also seek the children's parents Thomas Campbell 28 and Nancy Campbell 20 and report Mrs Campbell and Marie Somers tied to a bed during the invasion.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Muskingum County
David Weissert
Tommy Campbell
Ricky
Thomas Campbell
Nancy
Harry Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
Marie Somers
Mr. Campbell
Union Leaders Ford Extend Talks With Ford Motor Co
DETROIT AP The CIO United Auto Workers union extended its contract with Ford Motor Co from midnight to night to next Monday morning to allow more time for negotiations.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workrs Union
Ford Motor Co
Auto workers brief standoff at Ford as talks loom
Detroit AP reports labor peace hinges on a midnight strike deadline at Ford Motor Co. with a key bargaining session planned. The CIO UAW presses for its guaranteed annual wage plan and a stock purchase arid layoff loan scheme while GM talks idle ahead of a June contract expiry. Local 600 holds a mass meeting as workers fear a possible plant shutdown at Rouge.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
CIO Auto
Fora
Cvunilsieu Wild Prosperity Partnership
Rouge
UAW
General Motors Corp
Washington
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
General Motors
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Bricker and Dirksen Say Eisenhower Will Run Again
Senators Bricker of Ohio and Dirksen of Illinois expressed confidence that President Eisenhower will seek and likely win a second term. They cited his remarks about seeing his work as a "fascinating business" and his evident health and sense of responsibility in guiding world peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Sen. Dirksen
Ill
Dirksen
Near On Pay Hike To Postmen
Senate bill headed for debate passage seeks about 8 percent average raise for 500000 postal workers with a floor and reclassification features shaping higher boosts for upper brackets. It aims to satisfy President Eisenhower who vetoed a prior bill with 8.6 percent average rise and 7 cent floor, by reducing overall cost to about 164 million dollars annually from the vetoed 179 million.
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Washington
Toam
Eisenhower
Senate
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Sen
Carlsom
R-Kan
Eiesenhower
Holiday Toll Goes Higher Amid Memorial Day Weekend Deaths
Final Memorial Day weekend toll climbs with 369 traffic deaths, 131 drownings, and 92 miscellaneous accidents. The overall 596 deaths surpasses the 1952 record of 363 traffic fatalities and 93 drownings from last year.
Cranford Family Marks July Fourth and Memorial Day Births
In Concord North Carolina C M Cranford and his daughter Polly celebrate Independence Day on July 4. Another daughter Annie Cranford Stephan observes her birthday on June 14 American Flag Day. Cranford’s son Jack was born on May 30 which is Memorial Day.
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Concord
N. C
C. M. Cranford
Polly
Annie Cranford
Stephan
Cranford
Jack
Court Grants Dick Haymes Right To Remain In U S
A federal judge ruled singer Dick Haymes cannot be deported over a Hawaii trip two years ago. The decision held Hawaii is part of the United States and he did not leave the country, despite immigration service claims of ineligibility for citizenship. The government may appeal. Haymes and Rita Hayworth welcomed the ruling in Beverly Hills.
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Washington
Dick Haymes
Hawaii
Dist
Burnita S. Matthews
Immigration Service
Haymes
Hmself
Rita Hayworth
United States
Matthews
Southwest Pacific
Beverly Hills
Calif
Hayeworth
U.S
Slinger
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Charles F. Barrett
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