Prison Killing Prompts Wide Probe At Lewisburg
William Walter Remington former government economist imprisoned for lying about Communist ties died after a bludgeon attack in his Lewisburg cell. FBI says motive may relate to Alger Hiss release. suspects George McCoy and Robert Parker charged with first degree murder.
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Lewisburg
Lewisburg Federal Prison
William Walter Remington
Remington
Alger Hiss
Norman H. MccCabe
Philadelphia
FBI
George Junior McCoy
Grundy
Robert Carl Parker
Washington
Jake McCoy
South
Pause In Sheppard Trial For Holiday
The prosecution pauses for Thanksgiving in its bid to convict Dr Samuel H Sheppard of murdering his wife last July 4 in their bed. Over six weeks of trial the state presents witnesses while jury selection dominated early days. The defense counters by portraying a bushy haired prowler as the intruder.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Colfas Man Held on Assault and Attempted Rape Count
Grant Parish sheriff announced Robert Walker a 20 year old Colfas area resident was charged with assault and attempted rape after an alleged assault on a Hudson housewife on November 17. He was arrested yesterday afternoon. The Hudson community lies about 14 miles south of Colfax. The sheriff said he believed the man intended to rape but was deterred.
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Colfas
J. W. Smith
Grant Parish
Robert Walker
Hudson
Smith
Walker
Colfax
Orleans Handicap Attracts 21 Starters At Fair Grounds
New Orleans AP says the $7,500 Thanksgiving Handicap drew 21 entries as Fair Grounds opens its 82nd meeting. Division one features King from Clover Leaf Farms with Cajac and Phil D top challengers. division two includes Bobby Brocato and Super Devil with Two Fisted in the mix.
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Fair Grounds
King
Clover Leaf Farms
Hawthorne
Chicago
New England
Narraganett Park
Cena Perea Nearalee
Marion van Berg
W. C. Martin
Phil D
Santo Anite
Cajac
Churchill Downs
Detroit
Joe W. Brown
Bobby Brocato
Gigantic
Rebel
Super Devil
New York
M. E. Affeld
Two Fisted
Yoshida Urged to Resign by Own Liberal Party
In Tokyo the Liberal Party voted Yoshida should resign as party president while provisionally retaining his premiership. Kyodo News says leaders back a Diet session starting Nov. 30 with Yoshida as prime minister and Ogata as party president, aiming for a general election after the supplementary budget. Opponents criticized the plan and vow to fight it.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal Party Today
Yoshida
Kyodo
Taketora Ogata
Japan
Red forces mass near Formosa coast amid invasion fears
Taipei reports quote Yu Ta-wei stating over half a million Chinese Reds massed along Chekiang and Fukien coasts and poised to strike Quemoy and the Tachens. Central News Agency adds Reds plan withdrawal to northwest China if World War III erupts, under Russian supervision near Lanchow.
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Formosa
Chekiang
Fukien
Quemoy
Nationalist
Tachen Islands
Yu Ta-Wei
Nationalist Defense Committee
Legislative Yuan
Formosa Strait
Tachens
Official
Central News Agency
Hong Kong
China
Lanchow
Peiping
Red Capital
Absence Of Three Grandchildren Dims Ike's Thanksgiving
President Eisenhower spends Thanksgiving at Augusta National Golf Club with work golf and a turkey dinner while lamenting the absence of his three grandchildren Susan Barbara Anne and David who stay at Fort Leavenworth with their parents. The president traveled in the Columbine III, bringing a 434 pound turkey named Kentucky Colonel gifted by the National Turkey Growers Assn to the visit with British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery among guests.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Susan
Barbara Anne
David
White House
Maj
John Eisenhower
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Kentucky
National
Turkey Growers Assn
Bernard Montgomery
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Europe
National Turkey Foundation
Richard M. Nixon
Bahama Islands
Nassau
U. S
Hartwell Johnson
America
Brownell Advocates Local Court Run School Integration
The Justice Department urges that desegregation be guided by local federal courts rather than a nationwide Supreme Court order. Atty. Gen. Brownell filed a brief sharing President Eisenhower’s push for a decentralized, court supervised plan after the May 17 Supreme Court ruling deeming segregation unconstitutional.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Brownell
Eisenhower
High Tribunal
Symington backs Talbott on Air Force budget inadequacy
Senator Stuart Symington said Harold Talbott’s speech shows the Air Force budget is inadequate. Talbott cited no sure fire defense in missiles or jet interceptors and urged instant retaliation as the pillar of deterrence. Symington expects Air Force to seek 15 to 16 billion dollars next year, up from about 11 billion this year.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Symington
Talbott
National Press Club
Short of War Policies Weighed for Americans Held by Reds
U S officials weigh peaceful options to win release of 18 Americans condemned by China while Peiping cites 13 prisoners and five dead as saboteurs. President Eisenhower pledges all humane steps within peaceful means to secure their return.
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Washington
Red China
Eisenhower
State Department
Red
Peiping
United Nations
Korea
United States
U. N. Red China
U. S
China
White House
James C. Hager
Quiet Thanksgiving Observance Observed Across Twin Cities
Residents marked Thanksgiving with church services led by Dr. R. T. Watson at First Presbyterian joining Presbyterian, First Baptist, First Methodist, First Christian and B Nai Israel. Music featured Mendelssohn and the Hymn of Thanks as congregations gave thanks and offerings for Palmer Orphanage.
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Twin Cities
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
First Baptist
First Methodist
First Christian
B'Nai Israel
R. T. Watson
Leon Hammonds
W. H. McFadden
James T. Horton
First Baptist Church
Harry Lemnert
Northeast
Louisiana State College School of Music
F. K. Hirsch
H. L. Johns
First Methodist Church
Palmer
Missing Girl Found Injured Near Her Home
A 12 year old school girl Joan Rantz missing since yesterday afternoon was found injured near her Highlandville home. Sheriff Clay Rogers said she could not explain what happened but indicated two men picked her up in a car. She was found by searchers beside the road and appeared to have been thrown or dropped from a vehicle. Injuries not yet determined.
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Highlandville
Clay Rogers
Joan Rantz
Georgia Governor Blasts Brownell Agency Over School Integration
Governor elect Marvin Griffin of Georgia denounces the Justice Department proposal for lower courts to supervise school integration. He argues education powers rest with the states and cautions against federal constitutional interpretation expanding federal control.
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Atlanta
Deep South
Justice Department
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Eisenhower
U.S
Number Of Gifts For Good Fellows Brighten Holiday
Editorial note explains donations for Good Fellows received today but the News-Star World business office is closed and listings will appear Friday. A letter requests aid for neighbors, citing a family living on an old age pension and limited funds.
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News - Star— World
News-Star
Monroe
West Monroe
Thanksgiving Observed Across Nation With Prayers and Football
Americans paused from worries to give thanks for blessings as Eisenhower and family marked the holiday in Augusta, Georgia. Turkeys cost less this year, while weather varied from snow in the Northeast to fair in the South. News included football games, TV lineups, and a fatal highway crash in Northport. The Rev Amos Kahgee, 66, died after delivering Thanksgiving sermons in Michigan, his final words urging love.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Colgate
Brown
Utah
Utah State
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military Institute
Maryland
Missouri
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Northport
Mich
Amos Kahgee
Michigan
Eight Cars Cf Santa Fe Chief Jolt Off Track
A Thanksgiving Eve derailment near Needles California injures 35 aboard the Santa Fe Chief. Eight cars left the tracks as 95 passengers rode in a reassembled train to Cadiz and then on to Needles. Two hospitalized, others treated. eighteen hundred feet of track torn up.
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Calif
Santa Fe
Mojave Desert
Cadiz
Here
Los Angeles
Chicago
Pullman
W. J. Cusack
Charles P. Andrews
Mark YV. Pacello
San Bernardino
W. C. Weese
A.C. Green
A. S. Day
Green
Watkins Says McCarthy Censure Battle Must Be Fact Based
Sen. Arthur V. Watkins said he will not bow to public opinion in the McCarthy censure case and will judge on facts and law. McCarthy, recovering from an elbow injury, was to have Thanksgiving dinner at Bethesda Naval Hospital, with a special menu including lobster, turkey, and pie.
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Washington
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Joseph R. McCarthy
Watkins
Senate
McCarthy
Where To Find It PREVENT FOREST FIRES KEEP LOUISIANA GREEN
Public notices urge residents to locate local resources for forest fire prevention and green initiatives across Louisiana. Officials emphasize community education and available programs to reduce wildfire risk and promote environmental stewardship.
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Louisiana
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