Fifth Amendment Protects Innocent, Court Affirms Privilege
Editorial revisits the Fifth Amendment to stress its core purpose to shield the innocent. Justice Harlan writes for a unanimous Court, rejecting attempts to discredit witnesses who invoke the privilege, and noting abuses exist but cannot erode a constitutional protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
U.S. Supreme Court
Dave Beck, Jr
Senate
Beck
Teamsters Union
U.S
Halperin
Justice Black
Justice Harlan
Ascam
January Mistake Strains U S Japanese Ties Over Soldier Case
The article reviews the January shooting at a Japanese range involving Army Specialist 3.C. William C. Girard. It notes the dispute over jurisdiction under the status of forces agreement, the U S decision to let a Japanese court try Girard, and the potential impact on relations with Japan and U S Congress scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
William C. Girard
Ottawa-LaSalle
Ill
Girard
United States
Japan
Beate
Anya Ee
Eisenhower
Congress
Early Rubble of Texts on Lyric Origins in Old Newspapers
A fragment recalls debates over who wrote the lyric for June is bustin out all over and mentions James Russell Lowell. The note also references Russia as a country of the past and a radio link called the Red Network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Russell Lowel
Russia
Red
Force Showdown In Galindez Case in New York Times
The Galindez Murphy mystery, one of the hemisphere’s most sensational cases, nears a possible solution. Disappeared scholar Galindez and American pilot Murphy are tied to a web of investigations, with DOJ and a grand jury pressing for transparency and Dominican cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Max Halperine
New York
Nue
Galindez-Murphy
Western Hemisphere
Pocom de Galindez
Salduane
Columia University
New York City
Ciudad Trujillo
Gerald Mur
Daniphan Ielines
Murphy
Life Magazine
Galindex
Edward Murrow
C.B.S
Congress
Charles O. Porter
Oregon
Department of Justice
Grand Jury
Washington
State Department
Espaillat
Galindez
the Americas
Generalissimo Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Small States and UN Power in Dorothy Thompson Editorial
Dorothy Thompson argues that small states with populations under 20 million wield outsized influence in the United Nations. She notes 60 nations, about 75 percent, represent only 17 percent of the world’s people, shaping decisions through power blocs. The piece stresses the backbone role of small nations in voicing global rights.
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Dorothy Thompson
United Nations
Miss Thompson
U.N
Li Oe
Miss N
United Deslens Tamilionise
Belgium
Otherlands
Greece
Miss
Soviet Union
Right Place Time: Fire crews extinguish garbage truck blaze in Waynesboro
Two fire truck drivers arriving on scene at the right place and time promptly put out a fire in a city garbage truck in Waynesboro Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro, Va
Columbus civic leader Frederick Schumacher dies at 93
David Felts notes Schumacher who aided the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts and a Danish immigrant who built a career from travel sales and a patent medicine empire. He funded a library in Waco and earned recognition in Ontario, Canada. The column reflects on Prohibition era tonics Hadacol Peruna and Geritol.
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Columbus
Frederick W. Schumacher
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts
Ontario
Canada
Waco
Texas
Schumacher
Denmark
Ad Concern
Marion's Elevator Tale Sparks 1920s Local Nostalgia
A Washington Post column recalls Marion's five story building once housing a bank and now split between offices and Hotel State. Former residents remember famed elevator rides, while some still prefer stairs. The piece also ponders timing and public relations around a Du Pont Barrister feature and cinema authenticity debates.
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Marion
State
Bill Gold
Washington Post
Times Herald
Washington
Marien le
Lnin
Don Roth Sees Global Meals Via Intercontinental Rockets
Chicago restaurant owner Don Roth envisions a future where meals from around the world are cooked by famous chefs in gourmet capitals and delivered by intercontinental rockets to diners. Orders are placed on 3D color television and the meals are watched being prepared.
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Don Roth
Chicago
Democrats bored public by weak campaign clash and turf
The piece argues Democrats offer little conflict while Republicans split over budget and defense under the new president. It notes Southern conservatism and party fatigue, with Congress failing to present a coherent philosophy and voters lacking strong guidance.
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Ional
Sayl
Sabh
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
House
Midwest
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Sam _ Rayburn
Small Nations Wield Stick Who Is Behind Decisions Of U.N.?
Dorothy Thompson argues the eleventh U.N. session shows Western influence dwindling as Afro-Asian states grow in number and power. She notes small states’ voting strength undermines Western leadership and that Soviet abstentions, not votes, shape outcomes. The piece critiques American world leadership and predicts further Western decline.
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Dorothy Thompson
United Nations
Britain
France
Israel
Assembly
West
United States
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Europe
America
U.N
Flying speed trap nets 1929 violators in 1956
Oklahoma City reports the highway patrol airplane piloted by Lt. Art Hamilton tracked 1 929 speeding motorists in 1956. Hamilton observed traffic from above and relayed positions to ground units who arrested the violators.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Art Hamilton
Hamilton
One Policeman Law Enforcement Problem At Crab Orchard
An editor notes Crab Orchard Lake faces law enforcement strain during peak season with a single officer patrolling the refuge. The 1955 created lake mainly serves recreation with wildlife control as a secondary function, attracting up to 20 000 visitors on busy weekends.
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Sheffield
Crab Orchard Refuge
Crab Orchard Lake
Life Refuge
U. S
Cash Orchard Lake
United States
Wes Newcombe
Gament
Shef Field
U. S. Park
Navy Pilots Dead After Collision Near Carrier
Two single seat attack bombers collided while approaching a carrier during maneuvers about 400 miles west of Los Angeles. Cmdr. Milton K. Dennis, 40, of Los Altos and Lt. (j.g.) John W. Thompson, 26, of Sunnyvale are identified by the Navy as the missing pilots.
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Navy
Los Angeles
Cmdr
Milton K. Dennis
Los Altos
Calif
J.g
John W. Thompson
Sunnyvale
Roosevelt brothers unhurt in plane crash
Elliott and Franklin D Roosevelt Jr survived a plane crash near Fort Sea Kansas while on an aerial cattle buying tour. A Fort Scott pilot estimated damage at $10,000. Elliott said Bill Roosevelt would fly from Denver in another plane to pick them up and continue the trip to Larned and Denver.
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Kansas City
Elliott
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Bill Roosevelt
Denver
Larned
Kan
Fort Sea
Fort Scott
South Africa Treason Inquiry Takes Month-Long Recess
The massive treason inquiry in Johannesburg pauses for a month to finish transcribing five months of testimony. Chief Magistrate Weshe ordered the recess as 156 defendants from Africans to whites await potential grand jury style decisions.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
F. C. A. Weshe
U. S
Grand Jury
The
Congress of Demorats
Federation of South African Women
Transvaal Indian Co
Transvaal Indian Youth Congress
African National Congress
South African Congress of Trade Unions
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du Pont
Crawford Greenewalt
Unday
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Dupnt
Bangkok
Siam
Yul Brynner
Brynner
ALA Rockette
S. S. Dunlap
Swiss Review of World Affairs
Palestine
South Korea
Membp
Crab Orchard
Moffett Field
Mao
Roosevelt Brothers
China
Ublic
White
Jack
Apa
Dienne
A. H. Murray
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