GIs Reflect on D Day Beaches at 15th Anniversary
Veterans from Edward Green to others revisited Omaha and Utah beaches in France to mark the 15th anniversary of the invasion. The scene showed mossy barges rusted hulls and ghostly coastlines where pillboxes and hedgerows remain, while memorial services honored more than ten thousand casualties, including two thousand dead.
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Omaha Beach
France
Normandy
Edward Green
Elizabeth City
N.C
Green
U.S
Omaha
Utah
Europe
Germany
Education budget clash sparks party critique in Hartford
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler attacked President Eisenhower for ignoring the education report recommending immediate doubling of national education funding. Butler linked Killian’s resignation from MIT to the administration’s stance and urged passage of the Murray-Metcalf bill despite potential veto threats.
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Hartford
Massachusetts Institute of Chnology
Democratic Women’s
Butler
House Education Committee
Buter
Pilot Dies As Inflatable Plane Tail Collapses
Akron Ohio AP report says Army lieutenant Malcolm B Wallace 26 bailed out as tail collapsed and plane crashed He died when parachute failed to open due to low altitude Investigators cited engine failure prior to impact and Goodyear officials disputed wings deflation details
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Akron
Ohio
Malcolm B. Wallace
Fort Rucker
Ala
Akron, Ohio
Plane crash leaves officer missing in swamp area
The body and plane parts rested in a swamp where the officer was last seen. The craft, inflated by bottled air and capable of being packed into a wheelbarrow bed when deflated, was designed for rescue and transport. Military authorities sealed the scene and provided no crash details.
AF Surgeon John Hargreaves Dies at 58 in Portland
Maj. Gen. John Morris Hargreaves 58 a former Air Force deputy surgeon general died in Portland Oregon authorit ies said his body was found by his widow Hattie after she returned from a trip Funeral officials ruled death from natural causes Hargreaves retired five years earlier after 30 years of service and had served as command surgeon for the Air Force in the Far East.
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Portland
Ore
John Morris Hargreaves
Air Force
Hargreaves
Hattie
William Farrell
Far East
Gals Oppose Cheesecake Art Exploitation At Conference
In Los Angeles AP report, General Federation of Women's Clubs votes to condemn exploitation of feminine appeal after Lakewood Ohio's Mrs. Walter Magee complains a woman is reduced to bodily measurements. Some delegates fear the resolution could stigmatize young women.
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Los Angeles
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Walter Magee
Lakewood
Ohio
Deserted WW2 bomber found in Libyan desert still intact
A World War II B 24 bomber with nine crew remains was located in Libya, about 380 miles south of Bengazi, 16 years after it disappeared during a Naples bombing raid. The fuselage is largely intact, no crew remains, water bottles still filled, radio working, and the plane was identified by serial numbers. The Pentagon identified the crew and notified next of kin, all of whom had been told they were missing in action or killed. A team of geologists found the wreck and the Air Force plans further study.
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Libya
Bengazi
Naples
Italy
War Department
U.S. Air Force
Coal Strike Bloodshed: Miner Killed as Trooper Firing Sparks Riot
In eastern Kentucky two shootings mark the ongoing strike over the United Mine Workers contract. Bobby Jenkins Jr., 25, was killed by a state trooper while fleeing after firing at officers. Chester Blair, 20, was wounded twice as sniper fire from hillside groups hit truckers unloading at a Kodak Coal Co. ramp. Columbus Haddix, 42, UM W member, was arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. The 12 week strike has seen daily gunfire and dynamiting as union demands for a 1959 contract persist.
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S Hazard
Kentucky
Bobby Jenkins Jr
United Mine Workers
Sassafras
Joe Romeo
Chester Blair
Sassafrass
Kodak Coal Co
Perry County
James Maggard
Kodak
Maggard
Stamper Collins
Collins
Magard
Jenkins
Columbus Haddix
UMW
Segregation Must Stop Judge Says in Atlanta Schools
U S District Judge Frank A Hooper ordered Atlanta public schools to end segregation and to propose an integration plan within a reasonable time The ruling rejected a fixed date for desegregation and warned that an integrated school system could risk loss of state funds or closure under Georgia law The injunction followed a petition by ten Black parents representing 27 children and highlights the imminent dispute over Atlanta’s school integration.
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Atlanta
U.S. District Court
Georgia
Frank A. Hooper
Hooper
Talks Stall As Berlin Dispute Persists At Geneva
Gromyko presses for Soviet control of West Berlin access during a four week conference stalemate. Herter Lloyd and De Murville push for guarantees of free West Berlin access while awaiting Kremlin guidance. A secret session at Selwyn Lloyd’s residence was held with plans for another Monday meeting.
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Lloyd
Christan A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Berlin
Adreji Gromyko
Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Gromyke
Geneva
Moscow
Khrushchev
Selwyn Lloyd
U.S
Christian A. Herter
West Berlin
Herter
de Murville
Khrushchev Returns to Moscow After Balkan Trip
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev lands in Moscow following a 12 day visit to Albania and Hungary. He traveled abroad to inspect allied posts and discuss regional affairs with leaders in Tirana and Budapest.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Albania
Hungary
Western ministers press Gromyko on Berlin talks duration
At a Palace of Nations session the Western ministers sought a time frame for the talks with Soviet Ambassador Gromyko. He asked for concrete Western plans on two prior proposals for a German peace settlement and for a nonaggression declaration and a limited armed forces zone in central Europe.
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Gromyko
Palace of Nations
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Europe
Missing $113,200 in Armored Car Cash Heist
FBI and police investigate disappearance of 113200 from an armored truck after loading at Bank of America vault. Deliverymen Weiss and Kitchen passed lie detector tests while routes and stops are checked for misplaced funds. may have been delivered to a branch or business.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Bank of America
Louis Weiss
Bob Kitchen
Slauson Avenue
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Five German Sailors Sentenced Over Beach Strip Change
Five young German sailors training at Charleston naval base received suspended sentences after witnesses saw them strip on a public beach to change into swimming attire. Judge Herbert Lauden, via interpreter, reminded the group that such undressing on American beaches is not permitted.
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Charleston
S. C
Herbert Lauden
Charleston Naval Base
Rebels to Continue Fight in the Hills
Nicaragua's defense chief Gen Anastasio Somoza says rebel invaders aim to emulate Castro by taking to the hills and exhausting the government. He claims the force totals 480, lacks equipment food and popular support, and notes the planned nationwide strike failed after the weekend landing. Costa Rica’s Enrique Lacayo Farfan counters that rebels are just beginning their fight.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Fidel Castro
Anastasio Somoza
Luis Somoza
Costa Rica
Enrique Lacayo Farfan
Somoza
What Turns Boy Into Murderer Chronicle
Philadelphia AP report on the case of Edward J. Cooney Jr a 15 year old who admitted killing Becky Holt after an advance The article notes the bereaved Holt family and Cooney parents both facing trauma and a judge ordering psychiatric examination for the youth Anatol Holt Becky’s father a UPenn mathematics professor vows resilience and aims to help the accused.
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Edward J. Cooney Jr
Philadelphia
Little Becky Holt
Cooney
Becky Holt
Tatiana Holt
Becky
Anatol
University of Pennsylvania
Holt
Philadelphia Bulletin
Race Car Flips Into Crowd Injuring 22 at Dirt Track
At Beverly Speed Way near St Joseph Missouri a modified stock car crashed into the front bleachers during a first race injuring 22 spectators. Ronnie Neidel eight year old son of driver Bud Neidel was among the seriously hurt. Emergency crews rushed victims to Sisters and Missouri Methodist hospitals as police kept traffic moving.
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ST. Joseph
Ronnie Lee Neidel
Albert M
Bud) Neidel
Neidel
U.S. 169
Sisters Hospital
Missouri Methodist Hospital
Ardale Chambers
Chuckle Bob Prompt Turns Question Back In Jest
A humorous exchange has Chuckle Bob asking why answers come as questions. Jim replies with a simple do I, prompting a light mini banter about question and answer habits.
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Bob
Jim
Woman Faces County Jail After Drunken Driving Plea
In Detroit, Mrs. Hassie Dole a county jail matron pleaded guilty to drunken driving. Judge George T Murphy offered $50 fine or 10 days in jail. She chose to pay the fine saying she must return to work.
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Detroit
George T. Murphy
Hassie Dole
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