Aides Cleared in Amerasia Case by Federal Grand Jury
A U S grand jury in New York cleared government officials and agencies of shortcomings in the Amerasia theft case after an 18 month probe into subversive activities. It indicted William W. Remington for perjury and issued espionage indictments against Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubilchev, while finding no evidence of DOJ misaction.
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New York
Amerasia
Department of Justice
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubilchev
Philip Jafft
Emanuel 8
Tarsen
China
State Department
Market lifts slightly after two-day drop on Wall Street
On June 15 the market edged higher following a sharp two day decline. Gains reached about two points at most while many stocks stayed within a point. Trading was uneven with activity rising as prices rose and slowing when demand waned. Steel motor and railroad shares led the gains amid mixed overall performance.
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York
French airliner crashes again near Persian Gulf
A large Air France passenger plane with 52 aboard went down in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain on Wednesday night, with 40 feared dead and 12 rescued. The crash mirrors a similar accident two days earlier. weather and limited radar at the Bahrain airfield hindered search efforts. Survivors are French. both planes were en route from Saigon to Paris via Karachi and were on landings when they hit the water.
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Bahrein Island
Persian Gul
Air France
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Indochina
Paris
Aire France
Bahrein
Market Decline Among Blue Chip Stocks Capped by Congressional Action
The market showed one of the year’s largest average losses as blue chip stocks peaked at multi year highs before a mild pullback. Business news remained favorable while investors awaited Congressional moves on corporate taxation and related tales of reform.
Adelson Charges Draw A New City Charter Debate
Dr. Samuel Adelson urged charter change and a nonpartisan good government group while claiming the Board of Aldermen is superfluous in a Kiwanis Club talk. Alderman DeCotis rebutted that one body is enough to administer city affairs as Mayor Pardee and Maloney sought study of the speech.
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Board of Aldermen
Samuel Adelson
Representative Council
Kiwanis Club
Henry J. DeCotis
Fourth Ward
Exister
de Cotis
Adelson
Marty R. Hamilton
Edmund W.pardeee
Charles 2.Maloney
Rufus £. D. Bailey
Louis H. Scott
Stanford
Conn
See The Start Of THE YACHT RACES
Helen Tandy leaves Clealle n Whar one hour before race tare. Call Newport for preservations at 1809-3.2 per perron.
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Tandy
Helen
Clealle
Tare
Newport
State rests Gott murder trial with reading of confessed statement
The state rested its case against Rita Coney Gott 22 of Newport charged with murdering her husband Durward Gott 27 last March. The court overruled defense objections to admitting a police station confession read into record amid claims of undue pressure. The statement details an Emerald Cafe visit and a dispute over dancing with another man.
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Rita Coney Gott
Ledyard
Durvard M. Gott
Superior Court
Mortimer, A. Sullivan
Edward F. Jawyer
Matthew J. Faerber
Rita M. Gott
Ledyard Street
Newport
Durward Gott
Emerald Cafe
Prospect Hilll Street
Pay Raise Urged for Rail Workers
Washington June 15 The Presidential Board recommended a 10 hour week and an 18 cent hourly pay rise for about 75 000 railroad yard service employees while denying raises for about 125 000 trainmen and conductors. It proposed 18 cent boost for yard workers raising average pay to 11.76 an hour and noted $40 million annual cost. The board also urged a 40 hour week for 4 000 railroad yard masters with an 18 cent raise but not full maintenance of take home pay.
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Washington
Pi UA
Emergency Board
Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Roger I. McAdonough
Utah Supreme Court
Mart J. O'Malley
Indiana Supreme Court
Gordon 8. Watkins
University of California
Noth America
Governor Names Sheehan Colonel To Head State Police
Major John T. Sheehan of Newport was named superintendent of the Rhode Island state police by Governor Pastore, succeeding Colonel E Ralph Ponat who resigns to join the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Sheehan, native of Newport and Rogers High School alumnus, will take over July 1.
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John T. Sheehan
Bonat
Sheehan
Monat
Congdon Avenue
Rogers High School
Lodge wins Republican gubernatorial nomination on first ballot
J Davis Lodge, 46, brother of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr and grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge, wins the Republican nomination for Connecticut governor on the first ballot with 358 votes. Rival J Kenneth Bradley trails with 134, followed by William A Purtell 99 and ex Gov James Shannon 74. Mayor Raymond Snyder of Waterbury has 9.
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New Haven
Con
U. S
John Davis Lodge
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
R-Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chester Bowles
J. Kenneth Bradley
William A. Purtell
James
Shannon
Raymond
Snyder
Waterbury
Man Hit by Auto Near Simpson's Bicycle Store
William H. Smith aged 50 of 12 Holland Street was struck by a car shortly after 1 30 PM in front of Simpson's bicycle store on West Broadway and taken to Newport Hospital by Fire Department ambulance with minor foot injuries later released after x rays. Earlier Miss Sarah James of 83 Spring Street was reported ill at 11 16 AM at Spring and Touro Streets and conveyed to hospital by police car.
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William H. Smith
Holland Street
Simpson
West Broadway
Newport Hospital
Sarah James
Spring Street
Spring
Touro Streets
Miss James
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