Justice Department weighs timing in Girard surrender case
Justice Department officials remain divided over seeking a fast Supreme Court ruling on District Judge MecGarraghy’s decision blocking the surrender of GI William S. Girard to Japanese courts. The case could lead to a court martial instead of manslaughter trial before a Japanese civil tribunal.
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Washington
INS
Justice Department
Supreme Court
William S. Girard
Girard
Joseph C. MecGarraghy
McGarraghy
Court of Appeals
Dis
Ripening Cherries Hint at Pies and City Views
NEWC residents observe ripening cherries promising upcoming pies while clouds drift into ship shapes. Wallace Ave repairs slow, blacktop machine idle due to rain. Ellwood City playgrounds plan a turtle derby and local sidewalk work continues on W Washington St bridge.
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Wallace Ave
W. Washington St. Bridge
Daily Weather Report Fair and Mild with Warm Friday
Fair and mild today with a high of 72 to 80 and a low around 51 to 60. Friday mostly sunny and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers mainly in the far north. 24hour period ending 7 am shows a max 78, min 52, precip 0.2, river 7.2 feet. Year ago limits: max 76, min 6, no precip, river 7.4 feet.
Governor Signs Fox Tax Bill
Governor George M. Leader signs HB 348 enabling wage tax reciprocity credits for Pennsylvania residents who work in other states and vice versa. Fox aims to expand similar legislation with neighboring states.
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George M. Leader
Bill of
General Assembly
Donald W. Fox
Pennsylvania
Fox
Senate battle nears on civil rights bill
The Senate moves toward a showdown as supporters and opponents debate routing the civil rights bill. A Knowland Douglas coalition uses a rule to place the measure on the calendar while southerners pledge fights and possible delays ahead of full debate next month.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Gop
William F. Knowland
Paul H. Douglas
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Mrs Eisenhower to Return to White House Today
Mrs Ma mie Eisenhower expected to return to the White House today after a four day stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. White House press secretary Hagerty said she would probably accompany the President to Constitution Hall for his convention address.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
James C. Hagerty
Constitution Hall
Young Republican National Federation
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Republicans Are Blasted In Truman Speech
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania former President Harry S. Truman attacked Republicans at a $100-a-plate Democratic dinner. He accused the Eisenhower administration of mishandling debt and a weak world peace effort, and charged state Republicans with thwarting Gov. George M. Leader’s expansion plans.
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United Press
Harrisburg
George Leader
Harry Truman
Pennsylvania
Harry S. Truman
George M
Truman
Democratic State Committee
Zembo
Eisenhower
State Department
White House
Two Guardsmen Die as Lightning Strikes NC Unit
Two North Carolina National Guardsmen were killed and 47 others wounded when lightning struck a bivouac area in Fort Bragg during a violent storm. The Old Hickory division, about 5000 strong, was preparing for supper in their second week of acting duty training. Names and units withheld pending next of kin notifications.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
North Carolina National
Legislature Session Not Yet Adjourned in 1957 Save
Harrisburg reports weary lawmakers delayed the end of the 1957 session after a near 15 hour day. Printing and a late GOP mix up left a 2.75 million dollar omission in the General Appropriations Bill unresolved. Democrats signaled they would drop a withholding stance on 93 million dollars for non preferred hospital and university funding.
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Burton W. Siglin
United Press
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Senate
House
Hoffa Seeks Delay in Bribery Trial
In Washington UPI reports Teamster Vice President James R Hoffa asked the U S Court of Appeals to halt his bribery trial. District Judge Burnita S Matthews denied a delay as Hoffa’s defense cites lack of prep time and extensive publicity from his arrest and the Senate corruption probe. Fellow defendant Hyman I Fischbach also seeks a postponement.
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Washington
Teamster Union
James R Hoffa
U.S. Court of Appeals
Hoffa
Edward Bennett Williams
Burnita S. Matthews
Matthews
Williams
Senate
Hyman I. Fischbach
Samaritans Act Backfires in Zurich Bird Rescue
A truck driver assisting a crippled bird in Zurich was knocked down when the shifting truck rolled backward after he left the cab to aid the bird. No further injuries or details provided.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi Addresses U S Congress
Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi speaks to the U S Congress pledging continued partnership against Communist expansion in Asia. He calls for a greater voice in Mutual Security Pact operations and other co operative ties with the United States.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Richard Nixon
Nobusuke Kishi
Washington Airport
Washington
Congress
United States
Asia
Japan
Kiihi
State Department
Death notices list six local residents ages 40 to 82
Death records from Thursday June 20 1957 note six individuals: Mrs Mary Bell 82 of Pulaski Road. Thomas M Bober 70 of 1711 South Jefferson Street. William F Branscome 80 of 2986 Mercer Road. Joseph R Martin 78 of 446 Ne Shannock Avenue. Carl P Stoops 40 of 4727 Ellwood Road Wayne Two. Mrs Bertha Suhak 63 of 1114 Lawrence Avenue.
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Carl P. Stoops
Ellwood Rd
Wayne Two
Bertha Suhak
Lawrence Ave
Worst floods in recent history hit seven Chinese provinces
Tokyo dispatch reports the worst floods in recent history ravaged seven Chinese mainland provinces last year. Peiping disclosed for the first time that the floods were far more serious than earlier statements suggested, admitting the scale of the disaster.
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Tokyo
China
Peiping
Radio
U.N. Summons Communists To Meeting
The United Nations Command summoned Communist representatives to a Panmunjom meeting of armistice groups, with reports hinting at possible nullification of the 1953 armistice. The U.S. announced plans to fly 20 American reporters to Panmunjom to cover the talks, while officials declined to confirm moves to end the armistice amid renewed North Korean military activity.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
U.N Command
U.S
Japan
North Korea
Nam Il
William K. Harrison Jr
U.S. Army
U.N
United Nations
U S Diplomat Ordered to Leave Hungary
A Budapest dispatch reports U S air attache Col Welwyn Dallam ordered to leave Hungary within six days for allegedly photographing military installations. Several other American attaches had already been expelled by Premier Janos Kadar's government.
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Vienna
Ins
Budapest
Welwyn Dallam
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Eastern Heat Wave Cracked Not West
A cool air mass broke the eastern heat wave as a storm front moved across the region, causing floods and violent weather that claimed at least five lives. Two National Guardsmen died by lightning at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, while winds up to 86 mph damaged buildings and airport property in Charlotte. The storm system brought heavy rains, with other damage across New England and the West grappling with brush fires as heat remained extreme. Overall weather deaths counted by the UPI reached 168 since last weekend.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
Los Angeles
Plains
Minnesota
Charlotte
Douglas Municipal
United Press
New England
Portland
Maine
Newington
N.H
Boston
Mass
Pace
Concord
Society
Cross Word
Editoris
Ellwood
May Change Armistice Prohibitions Possibly Scrapped
A Tokyo source says the United Nations command will unilaterally lift the ban on introducing modern weapons into Korea. The UNC may announce the move at Panmunjom during an Armistice Commission meeting and could reveal that new weapons have already entered the peninsula, possibly American twin jet B 57 bombers.
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Tokyo
INS
United Nations Command
Korea
Seoul
Armistice Commission
UNC
Panmunjom
Peninsula
Two Are Killed Five Injured Aboard U S Carrier
Two crewmen were killed and five seriously injured when a high pressure steam pump exploded aboard the U S S Franklin D Roosevelt. The 45000 ton carrier limped to Mayport near Jacksonville Florida. Twenty nine others treated for heat exhaustion during rescue operations. Six carrier planes were airborne at the time. one ditched after a jammed landing gear.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Ins
U.S.S
Franklin D. Roose
Maryport
Mayport
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
ASC
St. Johns River
Bayport
Thomas W. Hopkins
Shipboard
Stony Point Tanker Fire Kills 12 After Collision
The abandoned hulk of the tanker Stony Point burned off Land's End Brest as 12 seamen were killed in a collision with the Greek freighter Toannis. The Toannis limped into Brest under its own power late Wednesday night as harbor firemen fought the blaze.
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Brest
France
Stony Point
Land’s End
Mrs Cherkenbach Escapes Injury After Truck Crash
In Milwaukee Wisconsin Mrs Magdelina Cherkenbach 80 was riding with her son Mathias 47 when his truck veered into a ditch. He was thrown from the vehicle but neither passenger was hurt and she asked for a ride home after the crash.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Magdelina Cherkenbach
Mathias
Cherkenbach
Miss Spring Arrives with Guests as Summer Looms
Arthur Mometer notes Miss Spring arriving with advance team, packing up, and promising a stay until autumn. The weather cools to seventy one degrees as Miss Summer opens finery and welcomes guests.
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Summer
Miss Spring
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Ellwood City
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Daily Weather Report
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Stewart Hensley
Mary Bell
Pulaski RD
Thomas M. Bober
S. Jefferson St
William F. Branscome
Mercer Rd
Joseph R. Martin
Ne- Shannock Ave
Penn State Queen
Allentown
Audrey Finney
Mavertown
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State College
Asbury Park
N.J
Audrey
Panaa As
Carrier
Arthur Mometer
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