Indictments in Hodge check scandal mount in Illinois
Sangamon County grand jury hears 46 indictments against former Illinois Auditor Orville E. Hodge tied to a large check scandal. Indictments total near 1 million dollars across checks cashed under suspicious conditions. Federal charges include misapplication of 875 677 in insured bank funds. Witness testimony recounts a tell all statement by Hodge. Indictments could lead to arraignment after processing in Circuit Court.
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Man Uses Field Glasses in Beach Murder Probe
CHICAGO UP A hospital superintendent watched from his North Side apartment as a man stalked and attacked a woman at a city beach. The killer beat the victim and fled after throwing a shirt over her head. Police found Margaret Gallagher, 50, dead in the bushes. Several suspects were questioned and released.
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Another Nuclear Explosion by U S Reported by Japs
Tokyo reports Japanese scientists claim the United States conducted another nuclear test in the Pacific. They say the eighth detonation occurred early Sunday at the Eniwetok Bikini tests, with atmospheric pressure shocks recorded at Yonago Kagoshima and other weather stations.
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Ellmann elected Wisconsin American Legion head in runoff
Gilbert Ellmann, Waupun, chosen commander of Wisconsin Department of the American Legion at the convention in Eau Claire. He defeated Roman Reuter, Sauk City, 470 to 288, after a runoff prompted by no majority in three-candidate balloting. Mrs. Janitta Erickson, Ashland, named vice commander, first woman in that office for Wisconsin. The convention also urged continued effort to oust the Labor Youth League from the UW campus and discussed tax-funded building use by groups deemed subversive.
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Anonymity Case In Los Angeles Costly Suit
An attorney Charles E. Tainter sues Georgette A. Beckford widow of a wealthy candy maker for 77,500 in fees. Beckford reportedly changed her name 30 times to preserve anonymity amid the dispute.
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Fluoridation Praised For Cutting Child Cavities
Washington report cites a ten year Grand Rapids study showing about a 60 percent drop in children's tooth decay after adding fluorine to water. Adults show unclear effects though some decay reduction observed in teeth formed before fluoridation. Water fluoridation gains broad professional endorsement despite ongoing community debate.
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Presidents Laud Eisenhower Plan At Western Hemisphere Meet
PANAMA CITY UP President Eisenhower meets privately with Latin American leaders in a three day good neighbor conference that produced a solidarity declaration and backed a proposal for an inter American cooperation commission. He suggested his brother Milton Eisenhower as US representative. Executives from 19 states attended and talks focused on hemispheric economic problems and peaceful nuclear cooperation. The president, recently released from Walter Reed, showed high stamina as he urged a new era of regional development and use of nuclear energy in industry and disease control.
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Anjar Quake Toll Rises in India Town Disaster
Indian relief efforts accelerate after a weekend quake devastates Anjar and surrounding areas along a 500 mile stretch from Bombay to the Pakistan border. At least 117 killed and 309 missing in Anjar, with thousands of buildings destroyed and panic in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Nehru visited Jamnagar to oversee relief steps as Army and police aid rescue.
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27 Hurt In Derailment Of Santa Fe Chief Train
In Carrollton Missouri a Santa Fe San Francisco Chief derailment left 13 cars off track injuring 27 of 122 aboard. No fatalities reported. Many treated and released. others detained. Patrol said 20 of 26 litter cases. Cause traced to a V shaped metal piece in a switch after a passing freight. The train was en route from Chicago to San Francisco and derailed at 10 20 p m while slowing for a stop.
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New Troubles In Tibet Are Bared
Kathmandu reports new demonstrations in Tibet against Chinese troops. A June 19 incident at the opening of an all weather road between Garioh and Taklakot near the Indian Tibetan border is cited. Amb Kisseler was reportedly planning a flight to Moscow amid unsettled details and casualties are not confirmed. Egypt's Aswan Dam project is also mentioned in the surrounding reports.
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British Auto Industry Hit By 50 000 Walkout
London reports around 50 000 workers walked out in Britain's biggest auto industry strike since World War II. Fifteen unions called 13 BMC plants to protest the dismissal of 6 000 surplus employees. Picket lines formed as police guarded plants amid fears of clashes. the walkout threatens exports and the balance of payments in a fragile economy.
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Traffic Toll In Wisconsin Rises to 507
Wisconsin’s 1956 traffic deaths rose to 507 on Sunday, up from 422 on the same date last year. Raymond C. Krueger, 38, of Route 1 Burnett, a cheesemaker, died after his car left County G near Beaver Dam and struck a tree. Clara Merkle, 53, of Chicago, was killed in a two car collision on County G near Springfield. Ronald Katzenberger, 18, of Janesville, was injured when his motorcycle hit the last car of an Army convoy on Highway 34 near Evansville. Rade Hrajak, 60, of West Allis, died in Milwaukee after injuries from a July 9 accident.
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Congress Eyes Final Week to Wrap Aid and Civil Rights
Washington reports the closing session week as Congress races to decide President Eisenhower's four billion dollar foreign aid bill and housing programs while the House pushes toward final passage of the Civil Rights Bill amid expected Senate slow action. Leaders express optimism for a weekend adjournment, with Tuesday facing a Senate showdown on the foreign aid measure after the House approved three point four billion.
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Survivor Testifies McKeon Slap Was Discipline Not Injury
Parris Island witnesses described Marine Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon as a fatherly drill instructor who slapped recruits to straighten them, not to harm. They testified during his court martial for manslaughter in the deaths of six recruits after a salt creek march, with mixed views on intent and temper.
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Car mistaken for service vehicle by attendant in Hillsdale
Mrs Dale Estes lost her automobile for a few hours in Hillsdale Michigan. Police found her car in a nearby garage after an attendant mistook it for another vehicle he was to service. The mix up yielded a free grease job and oil change for Estes.
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