New Suspect Held In Case Of Two Murdered Sisters
Chicago dispatch reports Edward Lee Bedwell a 22 year old part time Skid Row dishwasher from Paris Tennessee became the prime suspect after failing lie detector tests. Investigators say Bedwell had been seen with the Grimes sisters on Dec 30 and the bodies of Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 were found near Willow Springs. Police press chief Lohman said the suspect’s story contained too many contradictions and another polygraph was planned. Police seek a friend of Bedwell who accompanied the girls that night. The Duros restaurant operators testified Bedwell worked there and the girls appeared ill or intoxicated.
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FBi Nabs 3 Soviet Spies Jets Crash Near Cuba
A life raft with three men aboard was sighted off Cuba after two U S Air Force B47 bombers collided during a refueling drill near the Isle of Pines. Six men were aboard the bombers, and rescuers pursued two life rafts while officials identified missing crew members and attempted to confirm survivors.
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Cuba
Homestead Air Force Base
Homestead Afb
Isle of Pines
James G. Cary
John N. Latham
Homestead
Air Force Base
Maj
James McGee McFarland Jr
John McFarland
Watsontown
Russian Agents Held In New York
FBI announces the arrest in New York of Jack Soble Myra Soble and Jacob Albam on espionage conspiracy and acting as Soviet agents without registration. They face up to 10 years and 5 years respectively with fines. Evidence gathered by the FBI will go before a federal grand jury.
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New York City
FBI Today
de Votee
Ethel Morton Sobell
FBI
J.ar Hoover
Nnn
Washington
Hoover
Jack Soble
T8th St
Myra Soble
Jacob Albam
United States
Soble
Lithuania
U. S
Sobles and
Albam
Sobles
Secretary of State
Russia
Justice Department
Freight and passenger trains derail in Rahway gaps
In Rahway New Jersey a freight train and four passenger cars derailed in two wrecks half a mile apart. No injuries were reported but five of six main line tracks were blocked. Pipes lumber and other cargo spilled while streets were closed and buses used to shuttle commuters to New York City.
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N.J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
New York
New Brunswick
Pennsylvania Station
New York City
Enola
Harrisburg
Greenville
Siesta Key Plan Faces Opposition Amid Uncertain Future
The News reports opposition from Siesta Key Association threatens the incorporation plan over the coming years. Other items note Sarasota basketball trip to Bradenton for a Western Conference game and a Bradenton girl writing about aiding Hungarian refugees. Virginia Rankin’s School Page highlights Sarasota students.
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Siesta Key Assn
Sarasota
Bradenton
Virginia Rankin
Arson Suspected In Denver Church Fire
Denver fire investigators examined the Holy Comforted Chapel of St. Mark's Episcopal Church ruins after a blaze caused $5 000 damage. Assistant fire chief Murry Wolz said the fire yesterday appeared incendiary and confined to the chapel.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Murry Wolz
Nehru Defies UN Plea on Kashmir Plebiscite
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said Indian laws would bind Kashmir tomorrow despite a UN Security Council call for a plebiscite. He voiced pain at the council decision and noted the Kashmir Constituent Assembly would dissolve that night, reaffirming India’s position amid the princely state's uncertain status.
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India
Kashmir
U.N. Security Council
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Chou En-Lai
Nepal
Security Council
Britain
Subcontinent
Pakistan
Sir Hari Singh
Ganeek
Washington plans faltering welcome for King Saud
The State Department pushes a grand Washington reception for King Saud with a campus holiday and a bold parade plan but faces school objections and fear of demonstrations. Blair House stay raises publicity and security concerns as police prep to avoid disruption. Jewish War Veterans decline invitation to join ceremonies.
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Saudi Arabia
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National Airport
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White House
Saud
Senate Cites Teamsters Boss In Contempt Probe
Senate investigators vote contempt citation against Frank W. Brewster of Seattle president of the West Coast Conference of Teamsters and Joint Council 28. The panel also subpoenas union files and vows to press other leaders who refuse to cooperate with the labor racketeering inquiry.
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West Coast
Teamsters
Joint Council 28
Washington State
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
John McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Einar Mohn
International
Dave Beck
Brewster
Nugent la Po
Mohn
Justice Department
B47 Sets Mark For Cross Nation Record Flight
An Air Force B47 jet bomber landed at Hanscom Field Bedford Massachusetts setting a new west east cross country bomber record from March Air Force Base California The elapsed time was three hours forty seven minutes the new bomber record surpassing the old mark by about twenty minutes and approaching last year’s F87 single jet record.
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Mass
Ins
Hanscom Air Force Base
March Air Force Base
Calif
North Trail Undercoating Cars With Mud Says Minnie
Minnie claims cars traveling the North Trail are mud undercoated rather than SAE compliant. She notes many northbound vehicles arrive two toned but end up gray from mud, citing persistent conditions despite light rain through Saturday in the Sarasota area.
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North Trail
Minnie
SAE
Sarasota
Old Conflicts Flare in 1957 Labor Merger Strife Looms
Tensions rise in the merged AFL-CIO as unions clash over whether to cooperate with investigations of alleged racketeering. Jurisdictional fights intensify between former AFL and CIO groups. Meany must mediate amid deadlines for state and local mergers and threats of suspensions. Senate hearings head by Senator McClellan have prompted refusals to testify.
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Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Congress
AFL
CIO
George Meany
AFL and Cio
U.S. Senate
Sen. McClellan
Eisenhowers Go To Weekend Retreat At Catoctin
President and Mrs. Eisenhower depart the White House at 10 a.m. for a weekend at the presidential retreat near Thurmont Maryland. They plan a brief stop at the Gettysburg farm closed for winter before continuing to the lodge in the Catoctin Mountains.
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INS
Eisenhower
White House
Thurmont
Eisenhowers
Gettysburg
Catoctin Mountains
German General Speidel to Lead Allied Central Europe Forces
Hans Speidel named by Bonn to command Western allied land forces in Central Europe. The move followed Rommel’s influence and aims to place a German NATO commander as Western Europe rebuilds defenses against potential Soviet attack. Drafts begin as West Germany resumes conscription with a target of 500,000 troops, though progress and domestic support lag.
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Europe
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Erwin Rommel
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Africa
Speidel
Hitler
NATO
Germany
Federal Republic
Yes
Florida Pike Opens Today in Fort Pierce
Florida's new 2 million dollar turnpike opened with Gov. LeRoy Collins present for the ribbon cutting. The 110 mile roadway will be free to traffic until midnight and closed 12 am to 6 am for debris cleanup, then reopen at 6 am to paying customers at 2.40 per toll mile.
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Florida
LeRoy Collins
Miami
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