Bombshell in Girard case shocks defense stance
Washington reports a defense official released evidence claiming GI William S. Girard enticed Japanese shell gatherers toward a guarded area before killing Mrs. Nak Sakai. Dechert said witnesses supported enticement, while critics alleged the move harms U.S. prestige and questions duty status.
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Washington
Girard
William S. Girard
Robert Dechert
Defense Department
Coral Gables
Fla
Japan
Nak Sakai
Dechert
Ottawa
United States
Sakai
Carroll
United Press
Case Given To Tribal Elders In Seminole Family Feud
In Collier County Florida Judge S S Jolly ruled a roughhouse among five Osceola brothers after a Seminole Green Corn Dance belongs to tribal elders to decide. Mike Osceola accuses Dougals Howard William McKinley Jr and John of beating him with a broken pop bottle. Tribal justice sometimes harsher on convicted defendants than white law.
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Everglades
Fla. i
Osceola
Collier County Court
S. S. Jolly
Mike Osceola
Dougals
Howard
William McKinley Jr
John
Mike
Eisenhower Brother Hospitalized At Johns Hopkins
Dr Milton Eisenhower 57 year old Johns Hopkins president is hospitalized in Baltimore with a kidney infection. He missed the university's first commencement since hisOctober appointment. Doctors say his condition is satisfactory but duration of treatment is unclear.
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Baltimore
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins University
Eisenhower
Weeping Widow and Involved Prayers at Burial Site
Sakai pours water on the fresh mound as his daughters watch. Candy pleads for forgiveness and asks to pray, but Sakai declines visits, saying they revive memories of his wife. Girard's fi ancee asks to come every other day, but is refused.
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Sakai
Candy
Girard
Train Hits All Had Not Been Removed From Scene
A 56 car freight train crash near Rocky Ford halted while authorities removed bodies. The truck involved was a mass of twisted steel, with about 25 people aboard and five survivors taken to Rocky Ford and La Junta hospitals. Bodies remained at the site as of 9 a.m. est.
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Pueblo
la Junta
Rocky Ford
First Page Notes Overwidth Trailers and Local Crime Tales
The article reports three overwidth trailers seized on highway 15 south of Monroe and notes parish offices closing Saturdays with a skeleton staff. It warns against door to door sales schemes and mentions cotton blooms in northeast Louisiana with farmers McCoy and Liles reporting blooms on DPL 15. John B. Kendall becomes district vice president of the Louisiana Pharmaceutical Association at the New Orleans convention where Elbert Moore is named president.
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Highway 15
Monroe
Bert Coverdale
Ouachita Parish
Winnsboro
News- Star
Otis Hassell
Louisiana
Franklin Parish
W. G. McCoy
Gilbert
Bayou Mason
John B. Kendall
Ruston
Louisiana Pharmaceutical Association
New Orleans
Elbert Moore
Alexandria
Market averages rise amid scattered gains and slow trade
Trading cooled from Monday as stock activity slipped with 1,170,000 shares by noon versus 1,540,000 the previous day. Leading issues gained up to 50 cents, with several names like Bath Iron Works Chrysler and Lukens Steel posting $2 or more advances. Shell Transport topped turnover while oils and motors edged higher and Rails climbed up to $1.25 in Louisville & Nashville.
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Bath Iron Works
Chrysler
Doheckman
Great Northern Paper
Lukens Steel
Newmont Mining
Norwich Pharmacal
Schering
Smith Corona
Shell
Motors
Louisville & Nashville
Five killed in fatal house fire after oil burner explodes
The incident began when a lift caused a stove to flare and ignite. William, his brother, and sister tried to move the burner but could not. Charles Jr. aided Mrs. Cooley and children as fire trapped the victims. rescuers found charred bodies upstairs. Mrs. Cooley and the baby died in the bedroom.
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Nilson
William
Charles Jr
Mrs. Cooley
Charles
Services For Noted Osteopath Scheduled Today
Funeral service for Dr. James Richard Kidwell 61 former president of the Louisiana Assn of Osteopaths will be held today. He died yesterday in a Baton Rouge hospital and is survived by his widow a son stationed at Norfolk Va a daughter Mrs R S Martinez Jr of Baton Rouge a sister Dr Kathy May Greaves Jackson Miss and an aunt Dr Kate R Ely Vicksburg Miss The body will be sent to Jackson Miss for burial.
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Baton Rouge
James Richard Kidwell
Louisiana Assn. of
Kidwell
Covington
James Richard Kidwell Jr
Norfolk
Navy
R. 5. Martinez Jr
Kathy May Greaves
Jackson
Miss
Kate R. Ely
Vicksburg
Jackson, Miss
Eisenhower Leaves White House For Office Visit
President Eisenhower, feeling much better after a brief illness, agrees to go to his office at 9 am with press secretary Jim Hagerty and Dr. Snyder. The trio chatted about a 15 minute visit on the White House grounds as the president walked briskly to the executive office.
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Hagerty
Eisenhower
Dr. Snyder
Snyder
White House
President
Howard M. Snyder
Gerry Kenny In Beauty Contest
Miss Gerry Kenny daughter of Mr and Mrs H M Kenny Monroe will vie for Miss Monroe West Monroe Friday night The pageant sponsored by the local Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held in the auditorium of West Monroe High School Kenny a Northeast Louisiana State College student majors in medical technology She is secretary of Beta Sigma biological fraternity publicity chairman for Wesley Foundation at Northeast member of the Honor Society and student assistant in the fisheries section of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Her hobbies include singing dancing acting drawing and cooking.
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Gerry Kenny
H. M. Kenny
Monroe
West Monroe
Junior Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe High
Miss Kenny
Northeast Louisiana State College
Beta Sigma Biological Fraternity
Wesley Foundation At
Northeast
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
President Recovers From Stomach Upset
The President awoke after more than nine hours rest and reported feeling refreshed and hungry. He had prunes, cooked cereal with warm milk, toast and honey for breakfast. Vitals are normal and he is nearly recovered, but will not engage in office activities today per his doctor's advice.
Mayor urges expanded local air service in Louisiana and nearby states
Lake Charles Mayor Sidney Gray testifies at Civil Aeronautics Board hearings seeking widened local air service for Louisiana Texas and Arkansas. He cites ties to Alexandria Monroe Memphis Little Rock and Jackson. Southern Airways backs speedy hearings while Trans-Texas objects to night sessions. examiner Fitzmaurice promises cooperation.
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Alexandria
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Sidney Gray
Monroe
Memphis
Tenn
Little Rock
Ark
Jackson
Miss
Gray
Trans-Texas and
Southern Airways
Joseph Fitzmaurice
Frank Hulse
Southern
Trans-Texas Airways
Fitzmaurice
Drive To Restore VA Segregation in Mississippi
The Disabled American Veterans in Mississippi plan a campaign to restore racial segregation in state veterans hospitals. State Commander Frank L. Caldarala of Jackson, elected at Biloxi, says he will pursue resolutions from the convention, asserting segregation benefits patient welfare and pledging to push the cause.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Frank L. Caldarala
Jackson
Biloxi
Caldarala
Governor hints on pay, gambling push in Jefferson Parish
Governor Long defends teacher pay as not cut this fall while acknowledging funds used to cover half the raise. He says State Police Supt Brown will urge Sheriff Coci to enforce gambling laws, noting Brown has seized 26 slot machines recently. Long cites local limits and past Kefauver testimony as context amid Gretna police election results.
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Long
Jefferson Parish
John Nick Brown
Coci
Brown
Rembdy
Jefferson
Phenix City
Ala
Vice
Times-Picayune
New Orleans
Malaya and Singapore Unite for Five Year Development Plan
Malaya and the Crown Colony of Singapore join in a five year plan to push broader development. Officials say the program targets infrastructure, housing, and economic growth across both regions coordinated by a joint committee.
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Malaya
Singapore
Dallas Woman Hit by 1926 Model Auto
A 30 year old Dallas woman Pauline Bennett was hospitalized with a severe head injury after being run over by a 1926 model automobile when she tried to crank it. Police said the car lurched in gear, caught her under its undercarriage, and dragged her about 20 feet before hitting another vehicle and stopping.
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Dallas
Pauline
Bennett
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