Ford Criticizes Fund for the Republic Actions
Henry Ford II, head of Ford Motor Co and Ford Foundation trustee, wrote to Syracuse Legionnaire John Dungey questioning the Fund for the Republic. He cited dubious actions and warned that the fund’s methods threaten constitutional aims while denying legal right to intervene.
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Fund For the Republic
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Ford Foundation
Syracuse
N. Y
American
Ford
U. S
Dungey
The
Foundation
Relative Held In Negro Death In Gonzales Texas
A 15 year old distant relative is held in the killing of Herbert Johnson a leader of the NAACP in Schulenburg Texas. Johnson was slugged with a fence post dragged behind a car and his body set on fire. Officials said motive unclear with reports of $17 involved or a family quarrel. The boy may be confined in a reform school until age 21.
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Willie Tennon
Johnson
Henry
Texas
Bank Robber Flees With 74293 From Lake Geneva Bank
A lone gunman robbed the First National Bank in Lake Geneva Wisconsin escaping with 74293. He masked his face and forced seven employees into the vault then bound the vice president before fleeing in a stolen car. Police set roadblocks in Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
First National Bank
Vickie Lochner
George Allen
Epidemic Hits Pennsylvania In Lancaster para typhoid outbreak
Lancaster officials declare an epidemic after 54 reported paratyphoid cases and 16 new cases yesterday. A mass inoculation program for 35 000 residents starts today with free vaccines and antibiotics, while investigators probe a dairy linked to many cases.
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Lancaster
State Department
W. D. Schrack Jr
Lancaster City and County Medical Society
State Department of Health
Stroudsburg
James Appel
Davis To Get 5000 Or Find In Dallas Money Find
Davis, a 24 year old from Corsicana, was involved in a dispute over 60000 found in a Dallas home. An agreement proposed giving him 5000 plus 15000 spent, but the out of court settlement was blocked as authorities pursued claims from Mrs. Elsie Haynes. Judges require disposition of her claim before releasing funds.
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Corsicana
Tex
Dallas
Jackson Davis
Matt Johnson
Davis
William D. Feder Jr
Felder
Bill Decker
T. Whitfield Davidson
Elsie Haynes
Missing Worker Found In Slag In Daingerfield
Robert O. Neal a construction worker missing since November 18 was found buried in slag at Lone Star Steel Co mill in Daingerfield Morris County Sheriff Ben Garrett said Neal entered the slag pit unknowingly and was moved into a loading car by a dragline his death leaves a wife and three children in Fort Worth and he worked for a Fort Worth firm relining a blast furnace at the mill
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Daingerfield
Tex
Robert O
Cotton) Neal
Lone Star Steel Co
Morris County
Ben Garrett
Neal
Garrett
Fort Worth
Lone Star
Navy Bomber Sinks in Sea Near Kauai Rescue By Sub
A two engine Navy patrol bomber crashed at sea during maneuvers east of Kauai. Three survivors were rescued by the submarine Bashaw shortly after the crash. Ten men were aboard. seven remain missing as searches by seven submarines and four planes continue. The three named survivors are Lt. K. C. Guedel pilot Lt. (j.g.) E. J. O'Malley co pilot and Lt. (j.g.) Robert S. Smith navigator.
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Honolulu
Navy
Kauai
Oahu
Bashaw
K. C. Guedel
J.g
E. J. O'Malley
Robert S. Smith
Man Confesses to Slaying of Estranged Mate
John Pipkin admitted in jail July 12 that he killed his bride, 16, two months earlier because she was with another man. Witnesses testified that Pipkin said he would do it again and described taking a rifle, luring her to a roadside, shooting her, and taking $10 from the purse before leaving.
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Colo
John Pipkin
Charles Seeley
Pipkin
Mabel Pipkin
Colorado
Louisiana
Albert Andrews
Andrews
Brush
Mabel
Frank Smith
Sherman Walrod
Ike Meets Top Budget Men at Camp David Session
President Eisenhower conferred with top advisers at Camp David to shape next year’s defense program while aiming to balance the budget and consider a tax cut. Secretary Humphrey said the budget should be balanced despite military spending, and hinted the State of the Union may address tax relief.
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Eisenhower
Camp David
Treasury
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Mountaintop
Rowland Hughes
Congress
Weaver Charged With Murder in Casper Case
In Casper Wyoming 42-year-old Rose Alexander a mother of two was jailed without bond on murder charges after she led investigators to Barbara Alexander 27 buried in a cellar. Ray Whitaker Natrona County attorney said arraignment would occur today. Rose testified the death July 18 1953 was accidental and buried Barbara to protect the children. Police unearthed the tomb at midnight after the man allegedly involved disappeared.
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Barbara Alexander
Casper
Ray Whitaker
Natrona County
Rose
Barbara
Tuly
James
Casper High School
Worland
Wyo
East Casper
Ross
Alexander
United Nations votes for 18 new members amid veto tensions
The General Assembly expected quick ratification of the Special Political Committee recommendation to admit 18 applicants to the United Nations after a 52 to 2 committee vote with five abstentions. The Security Council faces a veto risk from Nationalist China over Outer Mongolia, while the United States abstains on Communist entries. President Eisenhower reportedly urged Chiang Kai-shek to refrain from vetoing Mongolia as the council weighs final admission.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
China
General Assembly
Special Political Committee
Assembly
Outer Mongolia
Cuba
United States
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
American Legion head urges hard line against communism
J Addington Wagner national commander of the American Legion called for the United States to collapse the Communist movement rather than seek coexistence. He urged frank talks to rally Americans and critique aid to nations like India, suggesting money cannot win friendships and urging a tougher stance in the cold war.
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NEW York
J. Addington Wagner
American Legion
United States
Afl-Cio
Wagner
Lenin
India
Weather Outlook Turns Colder With Variable Temperatures
The forecast calls for a weather fair and colder spell this afternoon through Friday. Highs around 56 today, 50 tomorrow, and a low near 26 tonight, with overnight lows dipping to 32. Yesterday reached 71.
Doctor Sainburg to Fight Unlawful Flight Charge in Arizona
Dr. Frank Sainburg, 36, arrested in Yuma after fleeing Texas with his son and stepdaughter, prepared to contest a habeas corpus petition challenging his detention on a charge of unlawful flight in connection with allegedly kidnapping his 4-year-old son Phillip from Ithaca New York last November. The case involves custody disputes with the mother and concerns about the children’s welfare.
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Dr. Sainburg
Arizona
Yuma, Ariz
Frank Sainburg
Texas
Phillip
Ithaca
N. Y
Samburg
John H. Westover
Westover
Texas Court
Two US Soldiers Held by Soviets in Berlin Incident
East Berlin reports two American soldiers arrested after a street fight were handed over to Soviet military authorities. A US Army spokesman said the Russians had not replied to an inquiry, and records checked showed no men absent without leave. The incident follows East German claims of sovereignty over Berlin and a possible test case with Soviet backing. The soldiers were attacked at a nightclub, and the exact identities remain unlisted.
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East Germany
Reds
East Berlin
13 Texas Counties On Disaster List
Thirteen Texas counties are placed on the disaster list amid ongoing emergency conditions. Officials urge residents to heed warnings and prepare for possible evacuations as state agencies coordinate relief. County authorities report damage levels and request aid from federal and state programs.
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Texas
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