Capitol to begin east front expansion despite protests
The Capitol will start work on extending the east front, moving it 32½ feet at an estimated $10.1 million, in a first phase of a larger remodel with total costs around $110 million. Also noted are ongoing probes into Mrs. Scott’s disappearance and legal actions involving Morris Lavine and Massad, with related court and grand jury developments.
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W. Martin Jr
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Plot to free Scott shadows two boy deaths at drive in
Ambitious theories filled Tuesday night as two youths Robbie Joordens and an unnamed companion died when a cave like drain spout collapsed under a rain swollen sump. Bulldozer operator Harold Moret unearthed one body while divers searched for the other.
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Harold Moret
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William McMerkin
Frog Pond
Capitol Extension Sparks Wide Protest from Architects and Citizens
The extension plan faces broad opposition from architects and preservation groups worried about the Capitol’s historic look. Stewart defends the project, saying the appearance will be preserved and improved with a better balanced dome. He urges quick heavy construction to address sandstone crumbling in the central portion.
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Capitol
Stewart
Man Deliberately Ends Life After Failed Leap
A 3 year old? man shot himself on a downtown sidewalk witnessed by a 19 year old woman who stopped him from jumping from a hotel roof a month earlier. Bonnie Ja Ross a theater cashier observed him with a gun as police moved in traffic officers warned him and he fired a self inflicted wound dying at General Hospital.
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General Hospital
Fragmentary Foreign News Snippet in OCR Garble
A garbled OCR line mentioning scattered words such as Earler Dell igh and December, with references to persons or places unclear. The fragment lacks cohesive names, dates, or events to form a clear summary.
Weather Bureau report misleads jurors in Len Morris case
In Philadelphia on January 25, Len Morris aged 16 was placed in an unspecified correctional institution for an indeterminate term after a 39 year old woman accused him of beating and robbing her. The victim identified Morris, and prosecutors used the Weather Bureau report to persuade the judge. The night was described as rainy.
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Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Len Morris
Morris
BOWL FLIES OFF TABLE FOR SEAFORD FAMILY MOVE
The James Herrmann family of Seaford N Y left their ranch home for a few days after objects and bottles reportedly flew from shelves since February 3. Nassau County detective Joseph Tozzi said a sugar bowl leapt from a dinette table in his view and could not have been touched by a human. Police installed a chimney cap to stop a possible downdraft while other devices failed to reveal a cause.
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James Hermann
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James Jr
Lucille
Nassau
Joseph Tozzi
Tozzi
U S Radar Planes Search for Missing Navy Plane
Up planes from three nations scoured the icy North Atlantic for a U S Navy feeder plane that vanished early Thursday with 22 men aboard. No sign of the crew was found after a day of searching Friday though one plane reported a flare and another sighted lights on the water about 150 miles from the flare.
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North Atlantic
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Carver Island
Azores
Aiike Truman to Talk for Foreign Aid Conference
Eisenhower and former President Truman will headline a bi partisan daylong conference on U S foreign aid with Eric Johnston as chairman Vice President Nixon will lead a panel and major US radio networks plus the BBC will carry speeches to about 1200 attendees from labor industry church groups veterans and other sectors Congress members are invited Dulles to open the event and Adlai Stevenson will speak after him
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U.S
Eric Johnston
Nixon
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Will Speal
Truce Panel to Confer on Plane Grab
SEOUL UP The Military Armistice Commission will meet Monday at Panmunjom at North Korea's request. It may discuss the fate of 34 people on a captured South Korean airliner. South Korea rejects direct talks with the Communists and urged the UN to end the 1953 armistice and seek free elections to reunify the peninsula.
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South Korea
Indian Fighter 103 Avoided Gunfights in 1870s
Grangeville Idaho reports Indian fighter George Motz celebrated his 113th birthday Friday. He explained his long life by saying he never invited gunfights and avoided dangerous street conflicts in the 1870s.
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Idaho
George Motz
Truman to Speak at $100 Dinner Aimed at Democrats Campaign
Former President Harry S. Truman was billed as the keynote at a $100-a-plate fundraiser in Washington where about 3,000 attendees reserved seats to help the Democratic Party defend against a $700,000 deficit. Republican leaders circulated a memo mocking Truman and recalling his 1950 recession-era actions, quoting him on unemployment and economic measures.
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Harry S. Truman
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House
Sam Rayburr
Senate
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Knowland
California
Bridges
New Hampshire
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Dirksen
Illinois
Freedoms Awards Honor Hoover and 768 Recipients
Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge announced its ninth annual awards honoring 768 individuals, organizations, and schools for promoting American ideals in 1957. Herbert Hoover received top recognition for steadfast duty, with fellow winners including Cecil B. De Mille, John Hancock, Mutual Life Insurance, Chevrolet, and notable leaders in public service and industry. The event, tied to George Washington’s birthday, awarded $39,900 in prizes plus medals and related educational support.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
George Washington
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Freedoms Foundation
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Mutual Life Insurance Co
Chevrolet Motors
General Motors Corp
Albert Moldway
Denver
Colo
America
Hoover
Foundation
Very Good Night Spent by Churchill in France
Churchill’s personal doctor said the 83 year old British prime minister spent a very good night despite pneumonia and pleurisy. Dr David Roberts relayed the update from Churchill’s villa in Roquebrune Cap Martin as he stays away from London.
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Lord Moran
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David Roberts
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Statesman
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Surance
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Soviet Defense Minister declares hydrogen warheads in long range rockets
Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky, speaking on the 40th anniversary of the armed forces, said the USSR already fields long range rockets capable of carrying hydrogen charges to any point on earth. He cited industrial gains enabling atomic and hydrogen weapons, rocket means, and advanced electronics. The land forces can handle wartime tasks, while the navy can defend sea frontiers and strike enemy naval forces and distant targets.
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Jury Convicts Boy's Kidnapper in Edmonds Case
In Everett Washington George Edward Callins 21 was found guilty of second degree kidnapping in the September 23 abduction of Lee Crary eight from Edmonds. He faces up to twenty years and the mother Katherine Meyers 21 faces first degree kidnapping charges and awaits trial while Crary is found safe. The boy escaped from the kidnapper a Thursday later and aided detectives who arrested the two.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court
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Live the Life of Riley at the Huntington Hotel
An OCR extract advertises the Huntington Hotel at 1290 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach offering long, two lobbies, private baths, wall to wall carpeting, daily maid service and meals from 25.50 per person. It touts catering for outside guests, club meals, breakfast and seating options.
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Huntington Hotel
Fear Wire
Youngstown official Tobin tied to embezzlement scheme
In Houston a broad embezzlement case links Tobin and Shade to insurance fraud with fake accident reports. Tobin, a council candidate, fled after a high-spending campaign and a church of transactions including a $6,000 airplane. Swaim, a lawyer, was later arrested in Los Angeles as investigators trace the scheme back to 1955.
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Donald Lucky
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Shade
Moore- Peterson Engineering Co
Frank Watters
Youngstown
Houston
American Associated Insurance Co
James W. Barnes Jr
Barnes
Watters
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