Cavern At Brooklyn Work Site Kills Six Children
In New York authorities opened a full criminal negligence inquiry into a cavern collapse that killed six children and injured a seventh at a Brooklyn excavation site. District Attorney Edward Silver questioned workers as rescue crews cleared tons of dirt and identified the victims Ann Ortiz 8 Lorraine Stanikunas 5 Michael Stanikunas 10 John Kotav 7 Louis Nitti 6 and John McKenzie 9 with Anatole Bykov hospitalized. Two other children escaped unharmed. The children played near a 25 foot dirt cliff when the earth gave way burying them as workers had left for the day.
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Brooklyn
Edward Silvers
Silver
Edward M. McGarry
Ann Ortiz
Lorraine ‘Stanikunas
Michael Stanikunas
Lorraine’s
John Kotav
Louis Nitti
John McKenzie
Anatole
Kov
Mary Stanikunas
Brooklyn-Queens
United Press
Ex-Cons Indicted In Theft
Two former convicts, Edwin Hamlett of Houston and Harvey Marley of San Antonio, were indicted for a $250,000 burglary at a bakery owner Paul Denny’s home and tied to five other thefts. Hamlett is held without bond. Marley posted and was released on $120,000 bond.
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Houston
Edwin Hamlett
Harvey Marley
San Antonio
Hamlett
Marley
Paul Denny
Dan Cook
Jimmy Parks
Cook
Parks
Jimmie Hicks
Army to unfurl first flag at 181st birthday ceremony
The U S Army marks its 181st birthday with the public unfurling of its new flag. The flag will be unveiled at Independence Hall Philadelphia, with Vice President Nixon presenting it to Army Secretary Wilber M Brucker at the Capitol.
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Washington
U.S. Army
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Richard M. Nixon
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Capitol
Ma Ferguson Turns 81 Quiet Birthday Marked
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson Texas' only woman governor celebrated her 81st birthday with a quiet observance in Austin. She noted she isn't running for anything and called the year ahead exciting. Ferguson served as governor in 1925-27 and 1933-35, preceding her husband James E. Ferguson.
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Austin
Miriam A
Fugitive Captured On Building Ledge
Providence officials report two SPCA agents captured a raccoon found on the ledge of a 10th floor downtown office building after a chase. The unusual scene raised questions about how the animal reached such a height.
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Providence, R.I
the Society For the Prevention of ‘Cruelty To Animals
Aid Cut Called False Economy
Ten Republican senators led by Clifford P. Case warned that House cuts in President Eisenhower's foreign aid program will weaken allies and raise defense spending. They urged restoration of funds while noting no commitments were made at a White House briefing, as the Senate committee eyed action by week’s end.
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Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter F. George
D-Ga
GOP
White House
Senate
George
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Case
Gordon Allott
Cale
George H. Bender
Ohio
Prescott Bush
Conn
James H. Duff
Ralph E. Flanders
Irving M. Ives
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
William A. Purtell
Child Dies In Truck Crash At Airport
Johnny Ramirez, five months old, died yesterday from injuries after his father's truck overturned at the airport in Brownsville on Monday. Julio Ramirez, 28, and his wife were injured in the incident.
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Brownsville
Johnny Ramirez
Julio Ramirez
Tax fraud case against Truman aides closes
Closing arguments finished in the trial of former Truman administration officials Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle. The jury will begin deliberations after judge Rubey M. Hulen's instructions. Defenders urged acquittal, arguing no proof of conspiracy to defraud the government.
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ST. Louis
Truman Administration
Rubey M. Hulen
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Connelly
White House
Truman
Caudle
Justice Department
Irving Sachs
John J. Hooker
Nashville, Tenn
Sachs
John H. Lashley
Wyllys S. Newcomb
Connelly and Caudle
Atty
Harry S. Schwimmer
Schwimmer
Blaze damages training stables at Olympic site
A fire swept the stables used for Olympic equestrian training in Stockholm damaging only the training building. Horses from Canada Germany Venezuela Japan Italy Spain Britain Brazil were moved to safety as grooms quieted and tied them to trees. Fire crews brought the blaze under control with no horses trapped.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Canada
Germany
Venezuela
Japan
Italy
Spain
Britain
Brazil
Stockholm Fire Department
Workers Return To Chrysler Jobs After Wildcat Walkout
More than 10,000 idled workers returned to Chrysler Corp plants in Detroit Tuesday ending a wildcat strike. About 1,100 workers walked off Monday over the firing of two union stewards, idling 10,115 workers across five plants. Company spokesman said stewards were discharged for leading prior unauthorized walkouts.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Sabotage Alarms UK as Cypriot Tensions Rise
London police widen a Cyprus related probe after Archimandrite Kallinikos Macheriotis was deported amid protests. Investigations spread to Sheffield and Brightside with damag ed signals and sabotaged rail cars. Meanwhile in Cyprus a string of attacks leaves British troops casualties and dense violence in Nicosia.
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Sheffield
EOKA
Cyprus
Brightside
Royal Warwickshire
Ledra Street
Nicosia
Warwicks
Truman Blasts Russian Atomic Bomb Lie in Paris
Former President Truman dismisses Moscow radio charges that Russia halted the A bomb project. He asserts the first atomic explosion occurred at New Mexico on July 16 1945 and accuses the Soviets of stealing the information. He speaks to newsmen in Paris before continuing his European trip.
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Brussels
Flames Destroy Washington Home in Englands Little Brington
Fire swept a thatched roof house known as Washington House in Little Brington, England. The 400 year old home of the fore bears of George Washington burned down after an undetermined call on Tuesday. Thousands of American tourists reportedly visited the landmark.
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Washington
Water Saved For Cities In Valley
Falcon Water Compact members were urged to stop pumping and aid the watermaster Col. Kenneth Smith in enforcing rules. The State Board of Water Engineers ordered all Falcon water releases on the Rio Grande cut off last Thursday midnight to conserve remaining water for Lower Rio Grande Valley cities.
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Falcon Water Compact
Rio Grande Valley
Falcon
Kenneth Smith
State Board of Water Engineers
Rio Grande
Campaign Code and Rewards Shape Texas Governor Duel
The Associated Press reports a campaign code of fair practices urged by religious leaders, pledging to condemn personal vilification and prejudice. J. J. Holmes offers 10,000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the auto bombers in Brady that gravely injured Sam McCollum III, a key witness in veterans land cases. Ralph Yarborough calls for at least 50,000 dollars for information leading to the bomber’s conviction as plans for a San Antonio debate between Yarborough and Price Daniel collapse due to prior engagements.
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Associated Press
Texas
J. J. Holmes
Sam McCollum III
Brady
McCollum
Veterans Land
Ralph Yarborough
Gov
Shivers
San Antonio
Yarborough
Sen
Price Daniel
Eisenhower to Meet Adenauer in Hospital Suite
President Eisenhower, recovering from bowel surgery, will host German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at Walter Reed at 8 a.m. EST Thursday. Adenauer travels with Secretary of State Dulles. talks duration unknown. Doctors say conference is permissible as he regains strength.
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Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
White House
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
John Foster Dulles
Hagerty
Negro Picked From Lineup As Assailant In Dallas Case
A Dallas mother of six identified a 26 year old Black man from a four man lineup as her rapist in a Saturday assault. The suspect, recently released from prison for burglary, denied the charge as police questioned him. Detectives also linked him to prowler cases and a 1953 near bridge murder by another Black man. Three other suspects were detained after robberies at two filling stations. their car held two shotguns and $139.
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Dallas
Jone
State Penitentiary
Will Fritz
H. C. Parker
Rainbow Girls Faint in Heat During Houston Initiation
About 208 members of the Rainbow for Girls fainted or were overcome by heat during initiation ceremonies in Houston's city auditorium. Most were treated in the auditorium, some sent to hospitals. The initiation continued and the hall, seating about 4,000, was packed and hot.
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Houston U
Order of Rainbow
Houston
H. F. Herrington
Martha Whitfield
Dallas
Texas
Steel firms to reveal counterproposals in basic contract dispute
The Big Three steel companies plan to present counterproposals to United Steelworkers demands in New York. The union has asked for 22 terms including wage hikes guaranteed annual wage premium pay for weekends and a full union shop. Experts estimate the package could cost 60 cents an hour.
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New York
United Steelworkers
Banner Sold In Dallas Transfer To Oak Cliff Tribune
The bi weekly Grand Prairie Banner was purchased yesterday by the Oak Cliff Tribune owner John Patton said in Dallas. The sale completes a local media change with Patton confirming the acquisition of the prairie paper.
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Grand Prairie
Oak Cliff Tribune
John Patton
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