Nursing Home Fire Victims Identity Sought
In Council Bluffs Iowa authorities sought to identify two of 14 people killed when a fire swept a three story convalescent home trapping patients in beds. Ten injured. eight hospitalized. Unidentified bodies believed to be two elderly patients Mathilda Luchow and Rose Cochran. Fire possibly started by a patient’s burning cigarette. Building license had expired and not renewed.
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Iowa
Baz
Annie Orme
Council Bluffs
Mathilda Luchow
Rose Cochran
Cleo Clark
Kim Pattin
Kim
Iowa Public Health Commission
Edmund Zimmerer
Young Fairris Gang Member Escapes McAlester Prison
James Edward Skinner twenty four, linked to the Fairris gang that killed detective Bennie F Cravatt, vanished from Manchester State Penitentiary in McAlester Oklahoma City police said no trace found. Officials reported a hole in a cyclone fence and a wall to the prison school area as the escape point after a 7 30 p m check. Skinner had life for Cravatt murder during an attempted 1954 Oklahoma City supermarket robbery. Raymond Price another gang member is also serving life. Fairris the trigger man was executed in 1956. He was deemed incorrigible and had recent solitary confinement.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond C. Price
Cravatt
McAlester
Fairris
H. C. McLeod
Price
Allred Named Chief Attorney for Receiver
Renne Allred has been appointed chief attorney for the receiver of U S Trust and Guaranty Co by Insurance Commissioner Mark Wentz, confirmed by Dist Judge Charles Betts. State liquidator J D Wheeler, receiver, has collected about 9 million dollars in asset liquidation, with priority suits delaying claim payments.
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Renne Allred
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U.S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Mark Wentz
Dist
Charles Betts
J. D. Wheeler
Waco Trust and Insurance Firm
Allred
James V. Allred
Rome
Betis
Jadte
Commissrry
Dhicfarity
Weather forecast fragment with garbled text
Fragmentary weather forecast for TZ Weatter Dareng at Alp Termin Teut. Text is garbled with multiple nonsensical phrases and illegible data. No coherent readings for temperatures or dates can be extracted.
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Panett
Fern
Bill For Ector Gets Approval
American's Austin Bureau reports that a bill approved by the Texas House assigns county commissioners the power to hire investigators assistants and secretaries for the district attorney's office. Previously the office used a deputy sheriff as investigator and shared staff with the county attorney. It awaits Gov Price Daniel's signature to become law. Rep John R Lee of Kermit urged swift passage after Senate approval.
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Jordan Ends 1948 Alliance With Britain Celebrated
Amman residents cheered the end of Jordan's 1948 treaty of alliance with Britain. King Hussein and allied leaders hailed the move as liberty and sovereignty. A communique set termination by March 1 if possible, but no later than April 7, with British forces to withdraw within six months of the document exchange.
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Shukri Karratly
Hussein
Race Issue In Congress And Southern Legislatures
Segregation controversy surfaces in two congressional committee hearings and in TN and GA debates. Georgia considers impeaching four Supreme Court justices. TN weighs curbing NAACP anti integration activity while GA lawmakers push Warren impeachment. NAACP battles in several states as Southern leaders draft appeals to Eisenhower. A Clinton Tenn high school student refuses readmission after riots. Indianola Mississippi Junior Chamber severs ties with state and national bodies over pro integration campaigns.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Senate Constitutional Subcommittee
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Georgia
Earl Warren
Marvin Griffin
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Clinton, Tenn
Alfred Williams
D. J. Brittain Jr
Williams
U N Group Rejects Russia Complaint at UN Rally
United Nations New York outward session of an 80 nation assembly rejected a Soviet bid for a debate on the Eisenhower Middle East doctrine and military policy. US Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge termed Russia’s charge a “gigantic cock and bull story” and accused Moscow of Hungarian killings and the Korean War.
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General Assembly
U.S
Henry Cabot
Russia
Osorio Faces Senate Hearing on Insurance Nomination
Austin P Insurance Commission Chairman John Osorio testifies before the Senate Nominations Committee in a high stakes hearing over his appointment. Opponents question qualifications while supporters urge full Senate approval after committee action.
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Senate
Allan Shivers
Burdie
McCellan Subcommittee Probes Military Contract Ties
Senator McCel lan of Arkansas says his subcommittees have accelerated their investigation into large military contracts awarded to firms linked to relatives of Robert Trop Ross, the Defense Department assistant secretary. The probe focuses on contracting practices and potential conflicts of interest.
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Robert Trop Ross
London Report Of Ike's Threat Bluntly Denied
Thomasville Ga dispatch reports White House denies a London rumor that President Eisenhower threatened economic sanctions on Great Britain during the Suez crisis. White House officials call the claim ridiculous stating no such threats were made.
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Weber
Anthonyden
Governor Urges Stiff Dope Laws
SAN ANTONIO (UP) Gov Price Daniel urged sharper narcotics penalties including the death sentence for drug sale to a minor. He told the Greater San Antonio Citizens' Narcotics group that federal tax laws allow a jury to impose capital punishment in such cases. He called for immediate prosecution and vowed to push for strong penalties to deter narcotics trafficking.
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San Arcomin Ciizens
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Five room Odessa home fire claims Mrs Huber life
Mrs Raymond F Huber 48 died from suffocation early Thursday as flames tore through her five room frame home at 806 West 22nd Odessa. Next door neighbor D H Yarbrough attempted a rescue but she died on arrival at Medical Center Hospital. Fire started from a hot water heater and the death is Odessa’s first fire fatality of the year matching 1956. Mrs Huber survived by son Bill Huber and three grandchildren. Burial set for First Methodist Church Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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W. J. Childress
Medieal Center Hospital
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Hubbard Funeral Home
Barmaid Freed In Cop's Death Case
In Houston a barmaid was cleared of murder charges after a jury delivered a verdict following a three day trial. The case involved a confrontation during an incident in which police detective Rohe Schulies pursued the barmaid's husband. Deliberations lasted about a day and the acquittal was greeted with relief by supporters.
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UPI
Lallina Begiecinn
Excleccon
Rohe Schulies
More cheerful view taken on strike end
New York federal mediator Joseph Finnegan reported progress in clarifying unresolved issues in the longshore strike from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia. Union and management spokesmen voiced optimism that a contract could be reached soon, with talks focusing on wage and fringe benefits.
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Maine
Virginia
Joseph F. Finnegan
Alexander Chopin
New York Shipping Assn
Lois Waldman
Independent International Longshoremen's Ass
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Hampton Roads
Halifax
N.S
ILA
Commies Admit Rebels Hold Out Near Yugoslav Border
In Budapest and Hungary the Communist regime acknowledged that remnants of the counterrevolution still control the wall town of Tornókereszt near the Yugoslav border, about 314 months after Soviet forces crushed the October revolt. Nepszabadsag cited ongoing rebel holdouts in a town of roughly 5,000.
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Dulles Plan to Pull Israeli Troops Faces Arab Doubt
Washington sources report that the Dulles proposal to remove Israeli troops from Egypt risks Arab chill as King Saud, en route home via Spain, weighs the plan after talks with President Eisenhower. Rountree assured Saud the plan seeks peace, not force, and UN mediation is preferred to secure Gulf stability. Egyptian criticism remains strong.
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Prayer Offered For Baby Life In Indiana Town
In Princeton Indiana two counties churches held noon prayers for the recovery of Julia Ann Ruspell month old daughter of Ronald and Mrs. Ruster shot in the head during a trailer home attack. She remained paralyzed on her left side but fed and in an oxygen tent at Desconess Hospital Evansville. Ministers from Gibson and Pike counties organized the prayer day and protested violence amid a long strike at Potter Brumfield Electn.
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Desconess Hospital
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Pike Counties
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Texan Plans Water Pipeline From Great Lakes to Gulf
Washington reports a Texan proposes a bold plan to end the Southern drought by diverting water from the Great Lakes through a ground pipeline to the Gulf, aimed at rapid deployment with federal help. Proponents cite Navy use for submarine transfer and a rough $7 billion price tag, with Veeks or Boerner backing the project.
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