Sheppard Murder Trial Hints of Affairs and Jury Bias
The Sheppard murder trial enters its second day with possible revelations of the defendant's affairs and references to mysterious crank letters affecting juror selection. Judge Blythin oversees continuance and venue motions as defense questions potential bias before the panel is sworn.
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Crank
Sheppard
Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
William J. Corrigan
Edward Blythin
Common Pleas Court
Cuyahoga County
Corrigan
WHK
Fred Germane
Howard Barrish
Elizabeth A. Burke
Garmone
Republic Steel Corp
Gallipolis braces for crest far below flood stage
In Gallipolis Ohio river expected to crest this afternoon well under 50 feet as upstream flooding wanes. Reports from Wheeling and Belpre show crests near 44.7 and 37.5 feet with limited damage feared. Army Corps valued damage at 6.7 million while local officials disputed figures.
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Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Belpre
Washington County
Ohio
Earl W. Walker
Wheeling News Register
Army Corps of Engineers
Robert
Hazel
Pomeroy
Powers Blame Split On Careers
HOLLYWOOD Tyrone Power and Linda Christian announce they have split after five years of marriage blaming incompatibility over careers. Christian stays in Hollywood to pursue acting while Power heads to New York for Untamed promotion and The Dark Is Light Enough stage rehearsals with Katharine Cornell. Custody of daughters Romina Francesca and Taryn remains with Miss Christian.
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Hollywood
Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
Santa Francesco
Rome
Miss Christian
Power
New York
Katharine Cornell
Italy
Mexico
Spain
Annabella
Romina Francesca
Taryn
Two Perish In Jet Crash At Davis-Monthan
A B47 Strato jet bomber crashed during a practice landing at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona last night. The dead crewman identity was withheld while Capt George C Berger aircraft commander sustained first degree burns and M Sgt W A Nye had mild lacerations. Berger and Nye were identified by their bases and parents Mrs Mary P Berger of Thomasville Georgia and Mrs Emma Smith Nye of Hegins Pennsylvania. Cause of the crash was not immediately disclosed.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
George C. Berger
W. A. Nye
Berger
Mary P. Berger
Thomasville
Nye
Emma Smith Nye
Hegins
450 Truck Firms Still Holding Out
New York reports the AFL Teamsters say 450 carriers will keep resisting a strike for higher pay though many firms have agreed to union terms. The holdouts, led by nine truckers in a suit for damages, face pressure as signings rise and a looming court hearing.
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New York
AFL Teamsters Union
Joseph M. Adlizzi
Long Island
New York City
Trenton
N. J
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
A&p Food Stores, Inc
Teamsters
David Kaplan
Egyptian crowned Miss World in 1954 pageant
Miss Egypt, Antigone Constantia of Alexandria, won the 1954 Miss World title over contenders from 15 countries at the Lyceum Theater. Karin Hultman of Rochester, New York, finished second as Miss United States spoke graciously, and first prize of 500 pounds was awarded.
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London
Egypt
Antigone Constantia
Alexandria
Karin Hultman
Rochester
N.Y
Lyceum Theater
United States
Hultman
U.S.A
California
Dutch Reported To Be Involved In Spying Case
In Alexandria Virginia an authoritative source says the Netherlands is the country involved in the Petersen espionage case. Joseph S. Petersen Jr. is accused of obtaining government documents with intent to harm the United States or aid foreign nations. The Justice Department and FBI will not name the nation. An informant tied the case to Petersen’s friendship with a high ranking Dutch general who served in Washington in World War II.
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Alexandria
Netherlands
Petersen
Joseph S. Petersen Jr
National Security Agency
Justice Department
FBI
Washington
Utah GOP names Dixon to replace Stringfellow on 1st District ballot
Utah Republicans withdraw Stringfellow after his war hero hoax confession and select Henry Aldous Dixon president of Utah State Agricultural College in Logan to run in northern Utah. Dixon initially declined before finally agreeing amid party pressure. Stringfellow, 32, a disabled veteran with two children, admitted his fabricated claim of a behind the lines mission in World War II.
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John W. Hurst
Salt Lake City
Utah
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Rutah
Henry Aldous Dixon
Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Dixon
Ogden
GOP State Central Committee
Lucille
Democratic Party
Sen
Arthur V. Watkins
Germany
Dock Strike Threatens Southampton and Other British Ports
The Communist backed waterfront strike expands to Southampton threatening its main Atlantic liner port. London and Liverpool also face major shutdowns with tens of thousands off the job and ships idle while Queen Elizabeth faces departure without tugs and bus workers return amid pay and conditions talks.
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London
Southampton
British Isles
Liverpool
Britain
United States
Adenauer in Paris for German arms talks and Saar clues
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Paris for talks with French Premier Mendes France on reintegrating West Germany into the Western defense system. They planned to tackle the Saar question and sovereignty, as foreign ministers from the four powers and allies draft revised treaties ahead of Brussels and NATO decisions.
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Paris
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Saar
Adenauer
Bonn
Pierre Mendes-France
Europe
Germany
London
United States
Great Britain
France
European Defense Community
EDC
Canada
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Britain
Benelux
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mendes-France
Dulles Heads To Paris On Defense Pact Details
Secretary of State Dulles travels to Paris to join Western European diplomats in finalizing terms for West Germany in the anti-Communist alliance. Officials aim to translate the broad agreement on German sovereignty and rearmament into concrete controls over arms manufacture and deployment. France may push stricter oversight than Germany and others might accept.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
West Germany
United States
Germany
France
New German Navy Forces Build Under U S Supervision
Bremerhaven reports a West German navy ready to sail within days of London rearmament ratification. A small fleet of rebuilt mine sweepers and support ships, manned by 918 Germans under U S supervision, trains from Bremerhaven with two 10-boat Rboat squadrons clearing Baltic mine lanes. The program, begun in 1952, edge-implements Germany into its own sea role.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U. S
West Germany
U.S. Navy
Baltic Sea
Travenmuende
West Baltic
J. G. McLaughry
U.S. Naval
Delaware segregation case returns to court in Milford
The Milford High School integration dispute resumes in the Court of Chancery as 10 Negro students seek an injunction to permit continued attendance. Vice Chancellor William Marvel already ruled Negroes have the right to attend Milford School amid boycotts and board changes.
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Wilmington
Del
Milford
Court of Chancery
William Marvel
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Supreme Court
National Assn
Dover
Fires Leave 3000 Homeless in Pusan Korea
Two fires swept through Pusan Korea destroying 481 homes and leaving more than 3,000 people homeless. A Korean home fire alone leveled 361 houses affecting 2,400 residents.
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Pusan
Korea
Eight Year Old Immigrant Hero Rescues Woman From Fire
In West Orange New Jersey an eight year old immigrant boy Ronald Eggleston who cannot yet speak English saved 61 year old Ruth Davis from clothing flames. He beat out the fire and carried her to a telephone so she could call for help. Davis suffered first degree burns to hand and face.
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West Orange
N. J
Ronald Eggleston
Norway
Ruth Davis
Reds Push UN Action on Aggression Charges
The Soviet Union seeks UN debate on alleged American aggression around Formosa and near mainland China with claims of piracy and US encroachment. The United States rejects inviting Red China while a Steering Committee considers the piracy issue and possible broader action.
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United Nations
Russia
U.N
China
United States
Red China
Soviet Union
U.S
Formosa
Ching
Andrei Vishinsky
Chou En-lai
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.N. Security
Assembly
Unemployed Decreasing Says Humphrey in Atlantic City
Secretary George M. Humphrey told the American Bankers Association in Atlantic City that unemployment is a major concern and that the administration aims to place every job seeker. He cited rising industrial activity, peacetime employment records, and contrasted Democratic and Republican approaches from past decades.
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Atlantic City
the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Eisenehower
Humphrey
American Bankers Assn
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Treasury
Wilson
Cleveland
Europe
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James Webb
Reds
America
Crane
Eeeerr
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