Nationwide Quiz Of Hoodlums On Bioff Slaying
Phoenix AP report details a nationwide probe into the murder of Willie Bioff 55 a former film union leader killed when his pickup exploded at his northeast Phoenix home. Lt. Ralph Edmundson says little to go on as investigators gather evidence and interview associates tied to Bioff under an assumed name William Nelson.
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Bioff
Phoenix
Ariz
Willie Bioff
Ralph Edmundson
Sheriff's Office
Grand
New York
Mike
AFL Teamsters
Hollywood
George Browne
International Alliance of Theatrical and
Movie Industry Union
Browne
Chicago Bank Robbed by Wiseacres in Suburban Chase
Three masked men robbed a suburban bank of between 25000 and 30000 dollars last night. Witnesses said the gunmen shouted trick or treat and held seven employees and five patrons at gunpoint while two accomplices scooped cash from tellers cages. They fled in a 1955 Cadillac. Peter Giachini, bank vice president, estimated the loss. the bank notes Friday night hours.
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Chicago
Peter Giachini
Maywood-Proviso State Bank
Western allies press on at Geneva Big Four talks
Secretary of State Dulles leads Western ministers in confrontations with Molotov at Geneva as plans for German unification gain pace. Molotov rejects a proposal for German-wide elections as talks continue with Macmillan Pinay and Dulles.
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Geneva
Dulles
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Molotov
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Hollywood Row Continues Over Susan Hayward Scuffle
Jil Jarmyn accuses Susan Hayward of battery after a domestic dispute at Don Barry’s home. Police report Hayward called the incident a wrestling match and temper flared over remarks amid divorces and filming. Barry, the Red Ryder star, declined to comment as Jarmyn details a tense morning near New Orleans location work.
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Hollywood
Susan Hayward
Jil Jarmyn
Donald
Red) Barry
Miss Jarmyn
Miss Hayward
Susan
Jess Barker
Pat Kealy
Barry
Don
Jil
New Orleans
van Nuys
Welcome burglars sign greets quiet thieves
Ernest Stearns of Freewater Oregon posted a sign in his house in SENDAI Japan inviting burglars to loot quietly. He claimed his home was the only one in the neighborhood unlooted over four days and asked intruders to be as quiet as possible to allow him to sleep.
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Sendai
Japan
Ernest Stearns
Freewater
Ore
Woodward’s Mother Defends Beloved Son and Daughter-in-Law
Nassau County detectives report Mrs. William Woodward Sr. calls her dead son and his wife a very happy couple. She expresses sorrow for her son and concern for her daughter-in-law amid the investigation into the shooting death. Ballistics support her account of where she stood when she fired at a presumed prowler. The district attorney maintains the slaying appears accidental so far.
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Mineola
N.Y
William Woodward Sr
Nassau County
Woodward
New York City
Daugher
Ann
Oyster Bay
L.1
Frank Gulotta
Seven Escaped Convicts Recaptured Near Walla Walla
Seven of ten inmates who bored through concrete and dirt to escape the state penitentiary were recaptured within 24 hours. Four men surrendered along railroad tracks north of Walla Walla, three more were nabbed in Milton Freewater Oregon, and the last three included William Bracey a Tacoma youth who killed his mother two years earlier.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Liberty
Washington State Penitentiary
Here
Milton Freewater
Ore
William B. Bracey
Tacoma
John Munn
Arthur Lee Walker
California Cities May Use Sewage Water
A California Assembly subcommittee was advised to study reclaiming sewer water for reuse. Stockton attorney Tom H. Louttit said a study is needed despite social unpopularity of the idea.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Assembly
Tom H. Louttit
Stockton
Four Are Saved Four Missing As Plane Goes Down
Four persons were rescued and four more were missing after a C47 crashed into the Connecticut River near Holyoke Massachusetts during heavy rain. The two engine craft was en route from Bolling Field Washington to Westover AFB Chicopee. Survivors were treated for shock and immersion and identified by Westover AFB officials as Navy Captain Henry C Nichols First Lieutenant Joseph M Delaurentis T Sergeant Richard Gearhard and S Sergeant Alex Wermeichik plus passengers Mrs Pearl Keller and others.
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Holyoke
Mass
Connecticut River
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee
Massachusetts
Route 5
Westover
Westover Afb
Holyoke Hospitals
Navy
Henry C. Nichols
Salem
Joseph M. Delaurentis
Latrop St
South Hadley Falls
Richard Gearhard
Atlantic Ave
Rochester
N.Y. S
Alex Wermeichik
Brooklyn N.Y
Pearl Keller
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Don Curtis
Air Force
Nichols
Ed Hurley
Paul Donahue
Springfield Union
Providence Hospital
Three Faiths Heard On UNESCO Panel In Cincinnati
A Protestant theologian a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi spoke at the fifth conference of the US National Commission for UNESCO. They stressed religious motivation as a motor for education science and culture while insisting UNESCO must remain neutral regarding any creed.
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Cincinnati
United States National Commission For the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
American Legion
Justin Wroe Nixon
Colgate Rochester Divinity School
Francis P. Flanagan
Maurice N. Kertzer
American Jewish Committee
Flying Auto Demolished Driver Unhurt in Louisville Crash
Barrett L Crabtree 25 drove about 80 mph when his sedan struck a dirt pile at an excavation. The car crash landed, sheared a utility pole, spun 150 feet, hit another pole, flipped onto a railroad track and burst into fire trapping Crabtree beneath. A cab driver reported the sequence and Crabtree was charged with reckless driving.
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Louisville
Barrett L. Crabtree
Crabtree
Robert A. Eaton
Ruth Roman to Seek Divorce From Mortimer Hall
Hollywood actress Ruth Roman announces she will file for divorce from radio executive Mortimer Hall next week on cruelty grounds. The couple married in 1950 and have one child.
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Hollywood
Ruth Roman
Mortimer Hall
Columbus Nears End of Rough Municipal Campaign
Ohio capital prepares for a nonpartisan city election in which Republican Sensenbrenner defends the mayor’s office against Joseph Jones. The race features newspaper endorsements and a push to swing control of the seven-member city council with four seats in play.
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Columbus
Ohio
Maynard E
Jack) Sensenbrenner
Robert T. Oevstreicher
Oestreicher
Jones
Columbus Citizen
Scripps-Howard
Sensenbrenner
Ohio State Journal
Columbus Evening Dispatch
Journal
Dispatch
Kentucky Farmer Burned To Death In Apparent Stove Fire
ARLINGTON Ky A 69 year old farmer was burned to death yesterday when a stove apparently ignited an alcohol solution he was using to rub a sore leg authorities said the man died at the scene responding firefighters reported no other injuries.
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Arlington
Latin Bloc Faces Split Over UN Atomic Study Panel
At the United Nations, a 20-nation Latin American bloc threatened to oppose the Western proposal to form an 11 member international committee to study atomic radiation. Ecuador seeks two Spanish speaking nations and broader participation, while the United States argues for a smaller, manageable panel. Brazil backs Ecuador’s appeal though on the initial list.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N
United States
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
Ecuador
Wadsworth
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Czechoslovakia
France
India
Japan
Sweden
Britain
Soviet Union
Man Admits He Is Red in Trial of Smith Act Defendants
Anthony Krehmarek a Cleveland man and self appointed defense counsel tells a federal jury I am a Communist I have read books many books as opening statements mark bitter jury selection in the nation s 12th Smith Act case against Ohio leaders indicted in 1953 prosecutors call the group a partnership in crime and seek the downfall of the nation.
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Cleveland
Anthony Krchmarek
Communist Party
Ohio
Krehmarek
U.S
Sumner Canary
America
Left Wing Books Challenged by Publisher at Library Meet
Publisher Eugene Pulliam Sr of the Indianapolis Star and News told library officials in Indiana Kentucky and Ohio to allow a mix of viewpoints. He said about three fourths of books on politics and social topics are left wing but urged shelves include right wing and middle of the road titles to balance socialism and totalitarianism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Eugene Pulliam
Indianapolis Star and News
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Big Three and UN Move to Halt Sinai Dispute
Israeli and Egyptian guns faced each other atop El Sabha plateau as Big Three and U N diplomats urged a peace plan. Egyptian troops dug in near a check post amid 17 hour battles with claims of high casualties. Eban met Hammarskjold seeking UN mediation and possible US arms to balance Egypt's Czech aid.
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Jerusalem
el Sabha
Sinai Desert
Big Three
U.N
Middle East
el Auja-Nizana
Gaza Strip
el Auja
Egypt
Israel
United Nations
USN
Dag Hammarskjold
Auja
U. N
New York
Abba Eban
Hammarskjold
Eban
Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Ambassadors To Discuss Middle East Tensions
In Washington the State Department summoned Israel and Egypt ambassadors for separate talks with Assistant Secretary George V. Allen as it seeks to avert a broader Arab Israeli conflict. Abba Eban and Ahmed Hussein planned discussions amid UN mediation efforts and U S arms requests from Israel.
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Washington
State Department
Middle East
Abba Eban
Israel
United States
Asst
George V. Allen
Egypt
Ahmed Hussein
Allen
Department
United Nations
U.N
Hammarskjold
el- Auja
Britain
France
Eban
Army Allows Holiday Leaves For Soldiers Over Christmas
Washington The Army has authorized field commanders to suspend training from December 21 to January 3 so soldiers can take holiday leaves. Officials said about half of eligible personnel will gain leave over Christmas and the remainder over the New Year.
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Washington
Three British Atom Experts Visiting Here
Three of Britain’s top atomic security experts visit the United States for an exchange of ideas on security procedures. Kenneth Morton-Evans heads the group with Guy Liddell and Wing Cmdr. Henry Arnold, invited by the U S Atomic Energy Commission.
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London
Britain
United States
Atomic Energy Authority
Kenneth Morton-Evans
Guy Liddell
Henry Arnold
Harwell
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Jury clears Mrs. Smith in husband murder case
Portland area jury acquits Marjorie Smith on a first degree murder charge over the April 21 auto bomb death of her attorney husband Kermit Smith. Victor Wolf admitted wiring the bomb and said she urged the slaying for the estate, while a California check charge against her was dropped.
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Portland
Ore
Marjorie Smith
Victor Laurence Wolf
Greg
McMinnville
Mrs. Smith
Californa
Smiths
Leo
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