Kidnap hoaxer arrested in Weinberger case
Harold Snyder, 32, of Brooklyn, booked on disturbing the peace in Westbury as a latest in telephone calls to the Weinberger family. Police say no extortion motive. FBI and Nassau detectives review signatures from 300000 auto registrations and compare ransom note handwriting for possible links to the Dammen kidnapping.
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Westbury
N. Y
Peter Weinberger
Harold Snyder
Brooklyn
Weinberger
Nassau County
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Snyder
Pinnell
FBI
Stephen Dammen
Fire shuts New York subway amid Grand Central chaos
Weekend blaze at an abandoned John Wanamaker building in New York City flooded the IRT Lexington and BMT lines, halting service on the IRT between Grand Central and Brooklyn Bridge. Riders diverted at Grand Central creating the biggest crowd police had seen at the station.
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Subway
Juana Otero
New York
Grand Central
Transit
Arthur Dixon
John Wanamaker
Grand Central Terminal
Astor PL
Lexington Ave
BMT
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Eighth St
Brooklyn Bridge
Wall St
Hold Up At Household Finance Corp In Los Angeles
Two armed bandits terrorized ten people at Household Finance Corp on 610 S. Broadway. One gunman guarded the door while the other forced six employees and three customers to the floor. Manager F E Colby was forced to open the safe and cash drawers.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Household Finance Corp
S. Broadway
F E. J. Colby
Senate pushes through 115 bills in one day rush
The Senate, meeting 22 hours early, rammed through 115 bills in a single day as it rushed toward adjournment. Both chambers faced the major hurdle of completing business by July 28 or sooner, with the session nearing its end.
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Washington
Senate
House
Trial Goes to Jury in Calhoun Case
The Superior Court trial of Bernard P. Calhoun went to the jury at 9 45 a m today in San Diego.
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San Diego
Superior Court
Bernard P. Calhoun
Baseball Today Leads with Rain Postponement
American League game between Chicago and New York was postponed due to rain. National League schedule shows Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at Cincinnati with night games in Philadelphia at St. Louis and Haddix facing Schmidt for the late slate.
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Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Craig and Campanella
Jones and Chitt
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Kline
Foiles
Buhl
Rice
Cincinnati
Antonelli
Fowler
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Haddix
Schmidt
End of an Era Ringling Circus Folds Tents for Last Time
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus ends its outdoor tented era after the 1956 season. The company plans a new mechanically controlled show, with the 87th edition opening April 3 at Madison Square Garden and the 1957 season to be staged in air conditioned arenas nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Heidelberg
Sarasota
Fla
John Ringling North
North
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Parties Eye Platform Clash Ahead of Convention
The Associated Press reports both major parties face the tough task of shaping election year platforms with civil rights as a central issue. Southern Democrats warn against bolts or walkouts while seeking unity for the convention less than four weeks away.
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Democratic Platform Committee
Congress
Paul Butler
John W. McCormack
Atlanta
Pol
Tee Southern
Eisenhower Back at White House Desk After Operation
President Eisenhower in a brief return to his White House desk with a bandage, beginning a light workday after more than five weeks post operation. He met staff, then Adm. Lewis W. Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, followed by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for foreign policy talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Lewis W. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
John Foster Dulles
Panama
Three Faiths Seek Guidance at Test Site Ceremony
At White Sands Proving Grounds New Mexico a Catholic priest an Army chaplain and a rabbi led a prayer service for divine guidance in the atomic age. About five hundred people attended at the Trinity site on the desert mesa where the first nuclear explosion occurred eleven years earlier. Civic groups from Alamogordo and Tularosa sponsored the observance.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Tularosa
Soldier killed in crash on new Harbor Freeway
A recently discharged soldier, Paul F E Harrison, 21, of San Pedro, died when his car left the outbound Harbor Freeway at B Street in Wilmington. The vehicle flew 76 feet and fell 25 feet, marking the first traffic fatality on the new section as county toll rises to 452.
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Wilmington
CNS
Harbor
Los Angeles County
Paul FE. Harrison
Armona Court
San Pedro
B St
Thief Snatches Diamonds in London Limousine Heist
In a crowded Hatton Garden area street a jewel thief in overalls seized a bag containing diamonds worth 280000 pounds from a Rolls Royce. An elderly secretary was in the back seat as traffic stalled and the robbers fled after a quick chase through a dark alley to a waiting car.
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London
Hatton Garden
Messrs. M. Wienberg Jewelry Firm
Dr. David Petegorsky Dies at 41 After Service with AJCongress
Dr. David Petegorsky 41 longtime executive director of the American Jewish Congress since 1945 died yesterday in New York City. He led the organization through postwar efforts and national civil rights advocacy.
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New York
David Petegorsky
American Jewish Congress
Two Days From Darkness Churches Pray for Boy
In Orlando Florida Baptist churches hold prayer services for 4 year old Mike Sibole who is to have eye removing surgery Wednesday to save his life. His father Rev James M Sibole leads Forrest Hill Baptist Church and reflects on faith guiding the family through medical crisis.
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Orlando
Fila
Mike Sibole
Forrest Hill Baptist Church
James M. Sibole
Sibole
Mike
Joshua
Marine sergeant McKeon on trial for drowning recruits at Parris Island
S/Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon of Worcester Massachusetts faces man slaughter and other counts after a night march in April led to the drowning of six recruits at Parris Island. Defense seeks to sever drinking charges as trial questions past Marine training methods. McKeon could face over four years if convicted.
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McKeon
Parris Island
S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Emile Z. Berman
New York City
Navy
I. N. Klein
Berman
Ram-Rod Stiff
Elizabeth
Set
James R. McKeon
Worchester
Mary Hanratty
Thomas C. Hardeman
Savannah
Randolph McC. Pate
Marine Corps
Radio Hams Speed Life Saving Drug To Belgian Congo
Two continents of ham radio operators coordinate a救 aid mission for 2 year old Pall Jean Luc bleeding from hemophilia related nosebleeds. Harry Fendt a Staten Island marine engineer and ham relays emergency call from Leopoldville. Parenogen drug is flown to curb bleeding after local blood supplies ran low.
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New York
Belgian Congo
Harry Fendt
Staten Island
New York City
Congo
Leopoldville
Fendt
Pall Jean Luc
Weather Report Teases Coastal Skies Next Week
Light to moderate marine clouds linger near the coast late tonight with a gradual clearing into Tuesday. Then expect generally sunny conditions on Tuesday and a mild high around 70 with a low near 54 as full details appear on Page AS.
Romanian Sprinter Wins Liberty Dash at AAA Meet London
Lon Opris, a 71 year old member of Romania's Olympic team, won liberty as a prize after finishing fourth in the 120 yard high hurdles at the AAA Championships in London. He sought asylum with help from the Free Romanian Press Agency editor, escaping Communist Romania as British officials grant political asylum. The British crowd cheered British winner P B Hildreth.
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London
Lon Opris
Opris
Romania
Free Romanian Press Agency
England
Ooris
P. B. Hildreth
Britain
Pair Nabbed After 50 Mile Desert Chase Across Three States
John Ruano and Jack Oliver, both listed as California desperadoes, were captured after a 50 mile cross state pursuit ending when their stolen car wrecked in an irrigation canal. They await extradition as officers prepare to return them to the Coast. Michael Deveny linked to the case is noted.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
California
John Ruano
Jack Oliver
Michael Deveny
Argentina Air Crash Kills 18 En Route to Tucuman
A Argentine airlines twin engine DC 3 crashed in Cordoba Province killing all 18 aboard including four crew, two women, and a child. The craft, en route from Buenos Aires to Tucuman with a Rio Cuarto stop, plummeted to the ground 43 miles from Rio Cuarto.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Airlines
Cordoba
Rio
Cuarto
Tucuman
Rio Cuarto
Farmers allowed to graze soil bank lands in four states
The Agriculture Department announced that farmers in 15 drought stricken counties across Iowa North Dakota Montana and Missouri may graze soil bank acreage reserve lands under a new permission.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
North Dakota
Montana
Missouri
Young Woman Doctor Delivers Her Own Baby on Road
Dr Helen Stein 25 an intern at Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn calmly delivered her own baby on the front seat while her husband drove to a hospital after an emergency maternity case. The baby weighed about five pounds and both mother and child were reported in good condition at the hospital.
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New York
Helen Stein
Erin
Marvin
Stein
Long Island College Hospital
Brooklyn
Martin
Movie Tickets Tax Cut Backed
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to drop the 10 percent federal tax on movie admission costing $1.00 or less. The exemption would also apply to admissions of $1 or less to all other public events taxed. The current tax applies to admissions over 50 cents.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon's Father Taken to Hospital in Fullerton
Frank Nixon, 77, father of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, was taken to Cottage Hospital in Fullerton at 4 a.m. today for a recurrence of a stomach ailment. The Vice President has been notified but is not expected to come.
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Fullerton
Frank Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Cottage Hospital
Nixon
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