Brothers Acquitted In Mississippi Murder Trial
In Sumner Mississippi Delta a jury acquitted Roy Bryant and John Milam of murdering 14 year old Emmett Till after a one hour seven minute trial. The verdict followed three ballots and hinged on doubts about body identification. The case drew a packed courtroom and highlighted the motive alleged by the state wolf whistle incident at the Bryant store in Money.
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Emmett 'Bobo Till
Chicago
Tallahatchie
Till
Young Till
Bryant
Carolyn
J. A. Shaw
Mississippi Delta
Shaw
Curtis Swango
Milam
Body Identification Debate in Till Case Rises Tensions
Defense argues a body found in the Tallahatchie River was staged by rab blerousers to resemble Till. They claim the corpse appeared dead longer than the three days Till was missing. Special prosecutor says failing to punish the crime threatens the South's way of life. He cites a mother identification and a ring Till inherited from his father as proof.
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John Whitten
South
Smith
Former Agency Head Guilty of Embezzling
Clarence Melvin Disharoon, a former Salisbury auto agency head who vanished nearly five years ago, was convicted of embezzling 54 400 from the agency. His wife Norma Rosetta Disharoon collapsed in court. sentence held pending a motion for a new trial. Disharoon faces up to 18 years, with four more fraud charges pending.
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Salisbury
Ald
Clarence Melvin Disharoon
Norma Rosetta Disharoon
Disharoon
Hamilton P. Fox Jr
Alsu
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Washington
Dallas
Texas
FBI
Wisconsin
Norfolk
Air Force may expand beyond 137 wings if Soviets surge
Washington reports that if Soviet air progress continues the U S may need to exceed 137 wings by mid 1957. George Thomas White says current plan may suffice but stronger Soviet quality could force a larger force. Navy warns of rising Soviet sea power while nuclear carriers and subs promise faster gains. Defense leaders defend budgets amid congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
United States
Geo. Thomas White
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
U.S
U. S
White
Red Air Force
Pentagon
Geneva
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Charles ‘Thomas
Thomas
Burke
Capital Hill
Secretary of Defense
Reu
Consolidation Efforts Do Not Weaken U S Combat Firepower
In a current spending review Robertson says efforts aim to consolidate simplify and cut costs but nothing that affects U S fighting force effectiveness is eliminated. Separately University of Maryland reports fall term enrollment at College Park 9 864 up 12 8 percent from last year with 7 404 full time undergraduates 91 graduates and 1 569 part time students.
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Robertson
U. S
College Park
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Four Hurt as Car Crashes at Lime Kiln Crossing
Four persons escaped with minor injuries when a car struck the flasher signal at the Lime Kiln railroad crossing on U S 15. The car knocked the signal down and rolled 150 feet before going over a bank and catching fire. Frederick firefighters from Independent Hose Co. extinguished the blaze and the car was demolished. State Trooper Joseph Plume said driver Richard August Schmidt of Scranton Pa did not realize the grade at the knoll and braked too late.
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Lime Kiln
U. S. 15
Ren
Independent Hose Co
Frederick
Joseph Plume
Richard August Schmidt
Vine Street
Scranton
Car Crash Flattens Flasher Post, One Injured
A 1952 Oldsmobile sedan skidded into a flasher signal and knocked its concrete base two feet before the post shattered. The car continued over a bank, injuring Schmidt with a facial laceration and a boy passenger suffering nosebleeds.
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Schmidt
Rembrandt Van Rijn Noted Painter Mentioned in Report
Two other occupants were apparently unhurt. The occupants got out of the car before it started blazing. No charges had been preferred pending the completion of the investigation. Full name of the famed Dutch painter was Rembrandt Van Rijn.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
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