Marietta Flood Crest Eases After Severe Ohio River Rise
Ohio floods spread downstream from Marietta as rain swollen the Ohio River crested near Wheeling at 44.7 feet, with 400 families evacuated in Wheeling and Parkersburg. Pupils missed some days, merchants moved stock, and officials warned of rising waters toward Huntington while inspections noted flood-control measures saving Pittsburgh.
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Marietta
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
State Highway Patrol
Belpre
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Pomeroy
Dam
Huntington
W.va
Col. J. L. Person
Ohio River Division
Wheeling News Register
Bellaire
Clarington
George Wood
Scioto County
Gallipolis
Boney Rt
Trial of Dr Samuel Sheppard Proceeding Without Delay
Cleveland Common Pleas Judge Ed ward Blythin denied a defense motion for a continuance and postponed change of venue. The trial of Dr Samuel H Sheppard for the slaying of his pregnant wife will proceed in Cleveland, with jury selection testing the possibility of a fair trial.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Blythin
Police Hunt for Wounded IRA Raiders in Omagh Raid
Police carry out house to house search for wounded IRA members after a Bloody Sunday style raid on a British army depot in Omagh. Five soldiers shot or slugged in a 10 minute gun battle. eight men captured and charged with attempted murder as a wide cordon seals the area near the Republic of Ireland border.
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Omagh
Northern Ireland
Gan
Southern Ireland
Irish Republican Army Ira
Republic of Ireland
Hurricane Hazel toll climbs in Canada and U S
Fears that Hurricane Hazel killed more than 100 in Canada grew as casualty lists showed 61 missing and 56 bodies recovered. Nine U S deaths raised total to 91 there, and 147 across both countries. The Humber River flooded Toronto area, sweeping away 19 homes on one Etobicoke street.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
United States
Ontario
Carolinas
Humber
Lake Ontario
Etobicoke
Woodbridge
Thistle Town
York
Weston
Fred Gardiner
Doctor Confident Sheppard Trial Set To Open Today
Cleveland AP The murder case of Dr Samuel Sheppard moved to the trial stage with experts predicting a month or more to determine innocence or guilt The defendant expressed confidence and the prosecution plans to focus on Miss Susan Hayes and Dr Lester Haversten The key questions will probe why the intruder did not kill the doctor and motive of burglary as the trial begins
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Ts Drower
Rephen Apard
Stephen
Sam
Frank T. Cullitan
Cullitan
John J. Mahon
Susan L. Hayes
Lester T. Haversten
Hayes
Bay View Hospital
Bay Village
California
Haversten
Glendale
Calf
Lake Front
Mahon
Marilyn
Gambling arrests rock Keystone City in Erie furor
In Erie Pennsylvania a 20 million dollar a year gambling syndicate is alleged to involve Mayor Thomas W Flatley and several associates. The mayor faces a nine dollar bribe charge while others including Jack Martin Stanley Schwartz Edward Camill and James Salomone are arrested on conspiracy and bribery counts. Bonds totaled 280000 with most defendants being shoe shine parlor or newsstand operators.
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Erie. Pa
Thomas W. Flatley
Lake Port
Flatley
Dist. Atty
Damian McLaughlin
Erie County
Jack Martin
Stanley Schwartz
Democratic Party
Martin
Schwartz
Edward Camill
James Salomone
McLaughlin
Salomone
Westfield Jimmy
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Crisedman
Lawrence Park
Churchill reshuffles cabinet brings seven new faces
A major Conservative government reshuffle in London adds seven new Cabinet members and shifts 17 other ministerial posts. Harold MacMillan becomes minister of license and housing, Duncan Sandys leads housing and local government, Sir David Eccles takes education, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe becomes lord chancellor, Derick Heathcoat Amory takes food and agriculture, Gwilym Lloyd George moves to home secretary and Welsh affairs, Osbert Peake gains cabinet rank, while Alexander, Lord Simonds, Sir Lionel Heald, and Florence Horsbrugh resign to private life.
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Churchill
Lye Agg
Harold MacMillan
Alexander
MacMillan
Anthony Eden
Chu
Soviet Union
Duncan Sandys
David Eccles
Queen Elizabeth
David Maxwell Fyfe
House of Lords
Derick Heathcoat-Amory
Gwilym Lloyd-George
Osbert Peake
National Insurance
Lord Simonds
Lelonel Heald
Miss Florence
NY Truck Firms To File Suit Today
NEW YORK A truck strike hit the area as strike bound firms planned to file a 10 million dollar damage suit. Employers' negotiator Joseph M. Adelizzi predicted a prolonged strike and urged federal intervention to end paralysis affecting industries and stores. The work stoppage targets general cargo drivers. food and fuel are largely exempt under separate contracts.
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New York
Joseph M. Adelizzi
AFL Teamsters Union
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Adelizzi
Peeta
Study Finds Cancer Not Hereditary, Says Evidence Small
New York The American Cancer Society reports a study found little evidence that cancer is inherited. Dr. Douglas P. Murphy and colleagues analyzed about 10,000 female relatives of cancer patients and controls at Gynecologic Research and University of Pennsylvania. They found no strong hereditary pattern for breast or uterine cancer, with only weak signals for uterine cancer potentially clustering in families.
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New York
American Cancer Society
Douglas P. Murphy
Gynecean Hospital Institute of Gynecologic Research
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Commonwealth
Murphy
Fate debate weighs Stringfellow case in Utah GOP
Utah Republican leaders meet in Salt Lake City to decide the political fate of Rep. Douglas Stringfellow after he admitted fabricating wartime heroism claims. The disclosure follows a wave of public and party response as callers indicate support despite the bombshell revelation.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Republican Party
Douglas BR. Stringisiled
Doug . Striow
Congressional
Germany
Stringfellow
GOP
Seri
Veterans Ecjee Army Times
WaDpaper
Burke For McCarthy Censure Vote Split In Debate
Burke said he would back censure of Senator McCarthy on current evidence but would reserve final judgment until McCarthy testifies. He aligned with the Watkins committee on McCarthy's conduct while noting McCarthy’s praise for exposing Communist influence. Bender favored censure as a duty but pressed McCarthy’s methods and timing amid Ohio electoral stakes.
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Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Burke
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Watkins
Wisconsin
Senate
Bemder
Bender
Robert A. Taft
Big Guns Duel in Formosa Tachen Amoy Areas
Nationalist spokesman said Chinese Communists and Nationalists exchanged light artillery salvoes yesterday in the Tachen and Amoy areas, Taiwan. The clash marks continued hostilities between the two sides amid ongoing tensions in Formosa.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen
Amoy
Swedish chemist unveils water resistant tanning suit
A Stockholm scientist claims discovery of a dark plastic bathing suit that tans the whole body while offering coverage. however water ruins it. The ad concludes with a local market appeal and a phone number for Journal Want Ads.
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Stockholm
British Dock Strike Spreads From London To Liverpool
London dock walkout expands to Liverpool and Birkenhead with about half of 17,500 longshoremen and 2,000 Birkenhead dockers quitting. Agitation spreads toward Southampton as the Queen Elizabeth speeds to berth. Emergency labor crews unload at Dover while the government considers sending 15,000 troops. Arthur Deakin condemns the London vote as a trick. Bus drivers and conductors in London remain largely on strike, overloading subways.
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London
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Southampton
New York
Orer
Dover
Arthur Deakin
Transport and General Workers Union
Subhway
Convict Calls Prison a College on TV Panel
A masked ex-convict known as Mr. X told KWK radio TV panelists that Missouri State Penitentiary is a “college of crime” where he learned to “crack a safe.” He cited riot factors like poor food and staff issues, noting four inmates died and 31 were injured during a recent prison upheaval.
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ST. Louis
WA Young
Yestereday
Missouri State Peniary
Mr. X
KWK
Kwk-Tv
Dem Suggests Eisenhower Out Of Campaign
In Cheyenne Wyoming Democratic Senate Leader Lyndon Johnson urged President Eisenhower to drop out of the congressional election, warning Republicans may trigger a smear campaign in three states. He claimed Democrats will win if the race focuses on issues and accused Republicans of wielding a last card by labeling Democrats as left wing.
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Wyo
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon
Dtex
Washington
Johnson
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