Prompt Naming Of New Envoy To Cuba Pushed
Congressional pressure mounted for the prompt naming of a new U S ambassador to Cuba amid criticism of executions and policy debates. Senate and House leaders pressed for a successor to Earl F E Smith as other developments unfolded including a Navy Marines move and Fidel Castro signaling cautious engagement.
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Cuba
Washington
U.S
Earl FE. T Smith
Innacionat
Navy
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Batista
Smith
Sens
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Roy R. Rubottom
Photograph Clue To Arrest Of Murder Suspect
Color photos from a sorority party before the mutilation slaying led to a murder charge against Ruth Ann Montague. Earrings matching those found on her body were found in her husband Charles Montague's coat pocket. he is hospitalized at Malcolm Bliss. Police noted a kitchen wall sorority contact list and late night noises as context.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Ruth Ann Montague
Phi Mu Sorority
James Chapman
Charles FE
Montague
Malcolm Bliss Hospital
Montagues
Change in Tax Rules Expected
Washington AP reports taxpay ers may be allowed next year to use the 1040A form for incomes up to 15000. This year the short form covers incomes up to 10000 on wages dividends and interest. The IRS is studying raising the ceiling to 15000 as part of easing tax payments.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Dana Latham
The
Revenue Service
Latham
Batista terror trials start delayed as rights rules change
In Havana 631 prisoners awaiting war crimes trials saw a 24 to 48 hour postponement amid new procedures by Castro forces. Matanzas trials resumed under rules expanding safeguards for accused Batista supporters. Executions were reported in Matanzas and Las Villas, including Capt. Isidoro Lopez Quintero at Colon.
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UPI
Matanzas
Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Jose Gonzalez Rigueral
Cabana
Fidel Castro
William Galvis
Las Villas
Galvis
Isidoro Lopez Quintero
Colon
Casilda
Trinidad
Las
Hospital Committee Eyes Ward 5 Site Options
Officials overseeing the proposed Ward 5 hospital continue evaluating sites now totaling 16. One site has been offered as a gift, but no decision is anticipated until Hill-Burton Act funds become available, possibly late in 1959.
Mailsters Introduced for Heavy Twin Cities Routes
Post offices in the Twin Cities will deploy about twelve mailsters to ease heavy routes. The mailsters, resembling golf carts, will be painted red white and blue. Four will operate in West Monroe and eight in Monroe, officials said.
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Twin Cities
West Monroe
Monroe
Eisenhower Ready to Use Veto to Trim 1960 Budget
President Eisenhower signals readiness to veto if needed to hold 1960 budget near 77 billion dollars. He aims for bipartisan support to curb federal spending and close tax loopholes, with revenues expected above 68 billion and a deficit higher than prior estimates. The administration projects an 81 billion dollar spending year, driven by IMF contribution.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
International Monetary Fund
Feisenhower
Atlas Missile Fizzles In 300 Mile Intercontinental Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a huge Atlas missile aimed at an intercontinental test fizzled after about 300 miles over the Atlantic. Officials offered no immediate statement but one source said the mission failed. This was the third ICBM attempt after earlier failures and successful satellite flights this year.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Air Force
Eisenhower
Earth
Batista blasts Castro in river of blood threat claim
Exiled leader Fulgencio Batista predicts Castro may purge over half Cuba’s six million people to enforce his vengeance. He cites alleged regrowth of executions as barbaric, recalling Castro’s past riots and killings during student years and in the Maestra mountains.
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Ciudad Trujillo
UPI
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Batista
Castro
Bogota
Maestra Mountains
FBI Agents Foil Extortion Plot Against MGM Executive
Federal agents arrested Herbert Strauch in Culver City after he sought 100000 dollars from MGM Studios executive Sol Siegel. Strauch claimed the money would avoid harm to Siegel and his wife. He faces arraignment January 16 and possible penalties up to 20 years plus fines.
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Los Angeles
FBI
MGM Studio
Herbert Strauch
Culver City
Sol Siegel
Siegel
Ruth
New York
Strauch
Germany
United States
MGM
Now About Those Robberies
George Buchanan White Jr. was jailed by mistake in Dallas after police arrested him on suspicion of car theft in a parking lot mix up. He had just been released from prison and investigators seek to question him about recent robberies.
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Dallas
Tex
George Buchanan White Jr
White
Rockwall
Greenville
General Marshall in satisfactory condition after mild stroke
General of the Army George C. Marshall, 78, was reported in satisfactory condition at Womack General Hospital in Fort Bragg North Carolina after a mild stroke. A full medical report was awaited.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
UPI
George Catlett Marshall
Army
Womack General Hospital
San Francisco Doctor Offers Hope to Save Hugh's Eye
In San Francisco eye specialist Dr. William Ferguson told seven year old Hugh Thornhill of Natchez Mississippi that his remaining left eye might be saved. Ferguson prescribed medication and predicted possible modest vision improvement in months. The boy has glaucoma and lost his right eye years earlier after multiple procedures.
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Hugh Thornhill
Hugh
Louis A. Thornhill
Winnsboro
Twin Cities
Natchez
San Francisco
UPI
Little Hugh Thornhill
William Ferguson
Natchez, Miss
Ferguson
Louis Thornhill
Thornhills
C. Shreve
Utah
Troy Watkins
Shreve
California
Hard Freeze On Tap For Tonight
A sharp temperature drop follows rain and wind in northeast Louisiana. Forecasters warn of a 20 degree night with clear skies as readings fall from near 37 at midnight to 25 by morning in Monroe. Selman Field reported 65 yesterday and .67 inches of rain.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Monroe
Former Mental Patient Admits Murdering Parents
David K. Sandahl 20, discharged 22 months earlier from DeWitt State Hospital, told police he shot his parents over hours of accordion practice. He was booked on two counts of murder after traffic crash led to discovery of two bodies in their Sacramento home. Ewald L. Sandahl 52 and Elizabeth Mae Sandahl 53 were described as locals with the father working as a production engineer. the case followed a handover from Pontiac, Michigan.
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Sacramento
Calif
David K. Sandahl
Harold Guerin
Sandahl
DeWitt State Hospital
Pontiac
Mich
Ewald L. Sandahl
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Elizabeth Mae
Highway Patrol
German Berlin talks dominate U S Soviet session
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles held more than two hours of talks in Washington on U S Soviet differences. They scheduled a second meeting for late afternoon as reporters watched Mikoyan leave for a Capitol Hill luncheon amid questions on German unification and Berlin.
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Washington
Anastas I. Mikoyan
John Foster Dulles
Mikoyan
Dulles
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mikhail Menshikov
U.S
Berlin
U S Seeks New Path in Surprise Attack Talks
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed new efforts are needed to reduce the danger of surprise attack in the nuclear age but rejected an immediate resumption of the Geneva conference. Washington urged a shared approach while the Soviets pressed broader disarmament topics, delaying productive dialogue until differences are resolved.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
U.S
Moscow
Geneva
France
Italy
Britain
Canada
Albania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Two Bandits Fall for Custard Pie Payroll Heist
New York police nab two Bronx brothersFrancis and John Romano after a car chase on Henry Hudson Parkway. They, with accomplices, tried to steal a payroll box but found a custard pie. Victim James Rayster and Gaston Martens of Fort Lee were involved. Robbery assault charges filed.
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New York (A
Gaston Martens
Fort Lee
N. J
James Rayster
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue Coach Co
Rayster
Henry Hudson Parkway
Francis Romano
John
Bronx
Pentagon fears and secrecy over germ warfare policy
An Associated Press report from Washington explores the secrecy around germ and chemical warfare. It cites NATO warnings on Soviet capability and quotes Pentagon officials noting the U S stance remains highly classified and tense as Maj Gen Marshall Stubbs faces limited access to interview about the topic.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Pentagon
Marshall Stubbs
Army Chemical Corps
Gen
Stubbs
U S Launches Campaign Against Mafia Activity
The federal government targets the Mafia and narcotics in a nationwide war on organized crime. Atty Gen William P Rogers' task force operates from Washington New York Chicago Los Angeles and Miami with emphasis on income tax violations gambling and vice. Giacomo Reina, jailed for conspiracy and narcotics, faces questions before a U S grand jury about underworld links to narcotics.
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New York
William P. Rogers
Washington
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
Anticrime
Mafia
Sicily
U.S
Giacomo Reina
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Black Jackson
Collie Puppy
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