Defense cites freedom of press in Hollywood libel trial
In a six week criminal libel trial over Confidential magazine, defense attorney Arthur Crowley argued that censorship harms freedom of the press and risks book burning. He urged jurors to view the prosecution as suppressing legitimate reporting while targeting Hollywood figures and a sex scandal ring tied to Confidential.
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Arthur J. Crowley
Freedom of the Press
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Imagazine
Crowley
Rizzi
Fe Parsons
Maureen O'Hara
Dorothy Dandridge
Paul Gregory
Marljorie Meade
Three Visas Launch New Immigration
The United States opens its gates to the first of more than 60 thousand immigrants eligible under a new law. A ceremony in Toronto issued visas to three women from Lithuania Turkey and Spanish Polish origin. McCollum coordinates the program with O Connor assisting. Officials say about 62 536 additional immigrants will be eligible, including 24 536 refugees from Communist countries 4 000 orphans adopted by Americans and 36 000 admitted under special non quota status.
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Toronto
Canada
Robert C. McCollum
Roderick L. O'Connor
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16 His Hoodoo Not a Sweet Number for Bandit
Loganport Indiana reports David Walls 44 arrested and charged Wednesday with a 36700 loan association robbery sixteen minutes after the incident. A prior arrest sixteen years ago linked him to a Jeffersonville bank robbery in Indiana.
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Jeffersonville
Exiles urge Mexico to back Batista condemnation
Cuban refugees in Mexico City press Mexico to sponsor a United Nations vote condemning President Fulgencio Batista’s Cuban government. In a letter to President Adolfo Ruiz Cortínes they call for sanctions over alleged inhuman and uncivilized acts against an indefensible people and say appeals to the UN Secretariat have failed.
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Mexico
United Nations
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Adolfal Ruiz Cortines
Batista
W. Secre
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Dredge Sinking Damages Sought From Norwegian Freighter
The federal government filed a 24 million dollar damage suit in U S District Court against the Norwegian freighter Thorshall and its operators after it rammed and sank the Army dredge William T Rossel in Coos Bay Oregon. Two crewmen died and a third died of a heart attack among the crew aboard the dredge. The government alleges negligent operation and excessive speed, seeking 2 million for the loss of the 268 foot dredge and 300 thousand for crew members' and relatives' damages. Defendants include the ship Thorshall her owners Try Dhals of Sandfjord Norway and General Steamship Corp West Coast agent.
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Thorshall
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William T. Rossel
Mexico Aids Silence on De Scaffa Deportation Order
Mexico City Interior Ministry refused to explain the decree ordering Countess Francesca da Scaffa to leave the country within 15 days. The brief statement superseded an earlier deportation order. The ministry gave no location details or reasons and did not reveal knowledge of her whereabouts.
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Interior Ministry
Francesca da Scaffa
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Soviet Minister predicts 80,000 engineers graduate in 1957
Soviet Minister Vyacheslav Yelyutin said 80,000 engineers would graduate from Russian universities by the end of 1957, an increase of 11,000 over 1956.
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Mere Russ Engineers
Moscow
Vyacheslav Yelyutin
Foster Child Killed Husband in Pomona Home
A Pomona woman Polly Ayala admitted for 12 hours that she did not shoot her husband Everett Ayala. A foster daughter, 5, allegedly carried out the shooting in the garage after the couple fought. The aunt was booked on suspicion of murder. the child is in relatives care. Police say the girl followed her aunt's instructions to fetch a gun. Ayala allegedly loaded and coaxed the girl to shoot. The victim died at a hospital.
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Everett Ayala
Pomona
CNS
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George's
Richardson
Joanna
Hurricane Carrie May Miss U S Mainland
Miami Weather Bureau forecasters said Hurricane Carrie would likely miss the U S mainland as it tracks north over the Atlantic. The tropical storm was near 21.3 N 52.4 W, about 1,900 miles east of Miami, with winds around 90 mph and gales extending 120 miles.
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Carrie
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United States
Gordon Dunn
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Atlantic
U N Vote on Hungary Friday at United Nations
UPI reports predicting the U N General Assembly will adopt a condemnation of Soviet interference in Hungary with broad support. Delegates expect abstentions from India Indonesia and others while the resolution calls for Prince Wan Waithayakon as special representative to engage Soviet leaders.
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Allan Noble
Britain
Arkady A. Sobolev
Prince Wan
Naned
New Malay Envoy Arrives in San Francisco
The Federation of Malay’s new ambassador to the United States, the Hon. Dr. Ismail Bin Dato Abdul Inman, reached San Francisco Wednesday night from Singapore on his way to Washington. He travels on to the capital today to present his credentials.
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United States
Federation of Malay
Singapore
Washington
Ismail bin Dato Abdul Inman
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