10 May 1955
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
1
Rescue squads dug through tons of rubble in New York City as they search for a construction worker buried under the collapsed main exhibition floor of the New York Coliseum.
A floor failure at a 22 story Columbus Circle site injures 51 workers, with more than 100 escaping as concrete and steel dropped 22 feet. The $35 million project, begun a year earlier, is half completed, and investigators consider possible misbraced vertical beams or slipped jacks as causes. Mayor Wagner praises the builders and aims for a two week debris clearance.
Dr. Samuel Sheppard, convicted of murdering his wife, seeks a new trial and appeals court hearing set for May 23. Defense via William Corrigan cites newly discovered evidence including a 50 page affidavit by Dr. Paul L. Kirk about a blood spot on a wardrobe door and testing claims. The state challenged Kirk’s methods. Judge Blythin notes Kirk’s conclusions rely on theory and don’t negate the trial theories.
Washington reports the fate of Alaska and Hawaii statehood hung on about 80 undecided House members with a nightfall vote expected. Supporters claimed 176 votes for, 172 against, amid plans to modify the bill to grant the president authority over a northern Alaska military reservation and to limit Hawaii to one House seat pending 1960 census reapportionment.
The Senate is set to back an average 8.8 percent postal worker raise after House passage. President Eisenhower warned he would veto any increase above 7.6 percent, while Democratic leaders say the bill advances tomorrow. The package adds 179 million dollars yearly to pay for about 500,000 postal employees.
London says British Charge dAffaires Humphrey Trevelyan discussed the Formosa situation with Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-lai in Peiping yesterday. No further details were released by the Foreign Office.
President Eisenhower issued invitations to Soviet Premier Bulganin British Prime Minister Eden and French Premier Faure for informal discussions on world problems. France and Britain sent similar invitations. No immediate Soviet response was reported. Moscow did not disclose time or place.
Ohio Highway Director S O Linzell seeks county official input on moving the Toledo spur of the north south turnpike to run parallel to U S 23 east of U S 33. The proposed spur would start near Columbus, shift away from U S 33, and connect with other routes to strengthen the state highway network.
In the Yellow Sea area between North Korea and Red China American Sabre jets battled Communist MIGs. The Air Force reported two MiGs shot down and one possibly destroyed as eight Sabres repelled 12 to 16 attackers. Pilots Capt. R. V. Fulton Lt. Bert C. Pythyon and Lt. J. E. McInerney were named.
Actress Joan Crawford married Alfred N. Steele, president of Pepsi-Cola, in a surprise ceremony at the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas. City judge officiated. couple planned to spend time there after meeting about three years ago and being seen together in Hollywood on Steele’s business trip.
Charles Rappaport, 58, was robbed of $5,000 by two men yesterday in Detroit. Pepper was sprayed into his eyes, and the assailants seized a box containing the cash before fleeing in a car.
The United States will launch a second underwater atomic test in the eastern Pacific within days. A small yield device will be exploded away from fishing grounds and shipping lanes, with no hazard to land or islands. Task Force 7 under Rear Adm. C. B. Momsen conducts the test to study effects on submarines and ships amid growing Soviet submarine activity.
Senator George of Georgia says he will support reductions in the army if Congress guarantees complete mobility for the armed forces. He contrasts with fellow Democrats fearing deep cuts, noting the Army would drop 87,000 in the coming year while the Navy and Marines see smaller cuts and the Air Force gains.
Washington reports that a new rail agreement ends the Louisville and Nashville strike and sends issues to arbitration, while federal mediators hope the settlement will prod progress in the ongoing phone and bus labor actions. The phone strike nears two months with disputes over contract limits on strikes and grievances arbitration.
Western Big Three backed by NATO invited the Soviet Union to a four power top level conference this summer on East West tensions in Europe. Dulles Macmillan and Pinay to meet Molotov in Vienna before a Kremlin invitation is sent within 24 hours pending NATO council approval. The plan envisions four leaders meeting mid July in Switzerland or similar neutral setting to lay groundwork for foreign ministers talks.
A 100 ton nationalist military craft at Kaohsiung, Formosa, was torn by an explosion killing forty nine aboard while Japanese shells were being loaded for dumping at sea. The officers said the blast occurred yesterday on the southern Formosan vessel.
In Vienna the Soviet ambassador Ilyichev pressed to exclude Western economic concessions from the Austrian independence treaty and keep 1949 reparations provisions. Molotov reportedly signaled a separate Soviet-Austrian pact for reductions. Despite the hitch, officials expected the Big Four to sign in Vienna next weekend ending occupation.
Blue skies fade as clouds roll in for a two day spell with showers projected today and Wednesday. Temperatures to reach the mid 70s after a high of 69 yesterday afternoon. Lows around 58 expected, a touch cooler than tomorrow’s anticipated low.
Rep. Priest says the government plans closer checks before releasing future Salk polio vaccine supplies. Lawmakers criticize administration handling. Dr Scheele urges stoppage was to ensure safety. Vaccination pauses persist in most states awaiting planned resumption with audited manufacturing and distribution.
In early lab work scientists report using Newcastle disease and other viruses to target cancer cells in test tubes and mice. Experiments show tumor reduction with limited animal impact, and cowpox virus shows selective cancer cell destruction in vitro. Research teams include Alfred M Prince Harold S Ginsberg Alan Bernstein Lila Pope M Michael Sigel R F Haff and H E Swim at Western Reserve University and U S Public Health Service Laboratory Montgomery Alabama.
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