Witnesses Fail to Appear in Senate Graft Probe
The Senate investigations subcommittee planned to quiz Jack Schwartz and Attilio Musto about 138000 bonds bought in their names by Joseph Abrams in a graft case tied to New York garment firms. McClellan delayed the session as both men reportedly sought excuses, with counsel saying subpoenas had reached them yesterday and may be clarified today.
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Washington
Ina
Senate
Juniforms
McClellan
de Ath
Trnvestigations
Jack, Schwartz
Attilio
Musto
New York
Joseph
Joey) Abrams
New-York
Abrams
Schwartz
Mart
Great
Allilio: Fashions,Inc
Brooklyn
Tme
Robert F. Kennedy
Ataft
Wholesale Food Prices Move Near 1954 Highs
The Dense Bradstreet wholesale food price index shows little net change for the week, hitting 5.96 dollars per unit, near the March peak. It sits 38 percent below the 8.54 dollar level of the same week last year, with 31 food categories varying within a broad range.
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New
York
Todays Features and Page Guide
A scan lists sections and page numbers for today’s newspaper features. It mentions Amusements on page 28 Financial on page 34 Bridge on page 10 InquiriesReporters on page 12 Classifieds on pages 39 to 43 Medicine City Life on page 25 Museo on page 37 Deaths on page 22 Radio on page 87 Editorials on pages 28 Women’s on pages 16 to 19 Lattera page 926 Sports on page 7 and 29 36 Money on page 12 Todays Pictures Pack on page 20.
Brooklyn fire claims three young children in tenement blaze
In New York Brooklyn a kerosene stove started a fire that killed three children. Raphael Rodrigues and sisters Maria and Elizabeth Wis were found after rescuers quenched the flames. The incident occurred in a fourth floor tenement, authorities said.
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New York
Tenemett
Brooklyn
Dreren
Raphael Rodrigues
Sand Wis
Mertea
Elizabeth
U N Chief Seeks Mideast Peace Progress in Cairo
U N Secretary General Hammarskjold met Egyptian Premier Nasser for over an hour and a quarter in Cairo seeking a ceasefire and peace talks. U S Ambassador Byroade and Soviet and British envoys held courtesy calls as Hammarskjold and Nasser considered a basis for his mandate to negotiate an Arab‑Israeli end to the fighting.
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INS
Dag
Hammarskjold
United States
Egypt
Israel
United Nations
Gamal' Abdel Nasser
Wayrto
Tunehéon
Hammarakjold
Nasser
Middle. East
U. S
Henry Byrdade
Evgeny” Kissiley
Byrdade
Humphrey ‘Trevelyan
U.S
Britain
17. S
Gaza
Strip
Palestine
Hammersfield
Nagser
Cary
Beirut
Panzt
Abdel Hakim
Amer
Kamaleddin
Hussein
Salah
Gohar
Palestine Affairs
Abdel -Khalek-iassouna
Arab- League
U S Warns on Middle East Force If Needed
The United States signaled possible military intervention if either side acts aggressively in the Middle East while backing UN efforts for peace. Officials noted a congressional standby authority could be requested, but stressed such action is unlikely before the current UN peace push concludes.
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Eisenhower
Conares
East
United Nations
Dag.Hammarskjold
Auccesatul
Congress
Formosa
Middle’ East
U.N
John “Torter Dulles
Congressional
Lucky Coin Traps Thief in Westfield Home
In Westfield a good luck charm coin kept by Clarence D. Hyde in his pants pocket allegedly trapped a thief. Hyde reported a wallet containing 527 dollars stolen from his trousers in his bathroom chair. Troopers learned Fred D. Slocum, Hyde's daughter's fiancé, was at the house on both occasions and agreed to a search.
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Westfield
Clarence
D. Hyde
Hyde
Fred D. Slocum
Slocum
Broadcast Corp. asks for higher pay for London reporters
The British Broadcast ing Corp asked for more pay Tuesday to recognize the responsibility and nervous strain of Chete profession.
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London
Werther
Broadcasting
Corp
Chete
Tax Collector's Starting Salary Sparked Curiosity
A humorous note recalls the IRS starting salary for a tax collector as 3410 dollars, suggesting the figure helps explain various overlooked aspects of early work life.
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Internal Revenue Service
Onondaga Pen Prisoner Flees Dentist Office
Robert P. Schell a 28 year old inmate at Onondaga County Penitentiary escaped after using a water faucet and a first floor window to jump from Dr J A Boulants dentist office near 766 James St He left during a dental visit with three other prisoners guards heard the window open and chased but he vanished in the Northeast city area His jacket and shirt were found at James and Lodi Streets and he was likely wearing only a T shirt Rumors spread as parents feared a dangerous killer at large and County Judge Leo W Breed was to sentence Schell for grand larceny theft of $80 on Jan 20Concluded on Page 21 Col 4
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Onondaga County
Robert P. Schell
Wolf St
James St
Schell
J. A. Boulant
Albert E. Stone
Skyline Apartments
Stone
James and Lodi Sts
Seymour St
Charles McNett
Eisenhower Signs 760 Million Power Dams Bill
President Eisenhower signed a 760 million dollar bill authorizing a system of power dams and irrigation projects in the Upper Colorado River area. Principal structures include Glen Canyon Dam and Flaming Gorge Dams with costs of 421.27 million and 82.94 million respectively, plus Navajo Dam at 36.59 million.
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Eisenhower
Colorado
Augusta National
Swork
Iaz
Utah
Mexico
Wyoming
Arizona
Interior
McKay
Congress
California
Park
Dinosaur ‘National Monument
Glen Canyon
Green River
Navajo
San Juan River
New Mexico
Jet Crash Kills Marine Pilot in Laguna Beach
A Marine Corps F9F Panther ditched and exploded in a six acre area inland from Three Arch Bay in foggy rain. The pilot, 2d Lt. Thomas J. Conboy, 23, of Corona Del Mar California, son of Mrs. and Mr. John L. Conboy, Kenmore New York, perished in the crash.
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Laguna
Beach
Calif
Marine Corps
Thomas J. Conboy
Bell aims to see elephant in wild state on journey
The report notes Bell’s ambition to spot an elephant in its natural habitat while traveling in Rhodesia and London. On a night train, Bell was knocked unconscious but remained determined to witness the elephant in the wild.
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Johannesburg
Bell
Rhodesia
London
Royal wedding fashion echoes austerity on mirrors
London reports Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret photographed at a royal cousin’s wedding wearing reused outfits. Both wore same old coats, Margaret a blue velvet and Elizabeth a pale satin, with hats of pin petals and similar past appearances noted.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Margaret
Portugal
Nottisham
Margareta
Train Hits Gas Truck In Fort Green Fire Rages
A Seaboard passenger train collided with a gasoline transport truck near Fort Green, Florida. Three coaches caught fire in the crash, witnesses reported a large explosion, and ambulances carried injured to nearby hospitals as Seaboard officials described a small branch line train between Tampa and Boca Grande.
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Fort Green, Fla
Seaboard
Air Ling Railroad
Tom Cooper
Fort Green
Tampa
Boca
Grande
Bartow Air Base
Kefauver Lags as Eisenhower Leads Illinois Primary Returns
Early returns from Illinois show Eisenhower leading Stevenson in Chicago Cook County and downstate precincts. Kefauver trails in write-in bids as GOP delegates favor Eisenhower while Democrats award Stevenson most pledged seats. Delegates with four votes to be chosen at a later state convention.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Adlair
Stevenson
Tlinois
Estes Kefauver
Tennes
Cook County
William F. Knowland
Lar Daly
Knowland
Daly
Kefauver
Jalter
Nine Inch Snow Coats Carolina Peaks
Unseasonable snow blankets Western North Carolina with up to nine inches in the mountains. Mt Pisgah at 5,721 feet near Asheville reports nine inches, Mt Mitchell at 6,683 feet in the Black Mountain Range shows six inches, Caesar's Head records three inches as the storm shifts from rain to snow.
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Asheville
N.C. Uy
North Carolina
Mt. Pisgah
Mt. Mitchell
Black Mountain Range
Mississippi River
Caesar's Head
Slayer 14 Is Given Life For Murder in WV
Tom Williams Jr. aged 14 received a life sentence after being convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of nine year old David Powell. Prosecution said Williams lured Powell into a cellar during a ticket sale, the body found February 10 with a shattered skull.
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Wheeling
W.va
Tommy. Williams Jr
Wag
David A. McKee
Tommy
David Powell
Powell
Williams
David
Miller pleads not guilty to drunken driving in traffic court
William G Miller, 46, of 128 Blaine Street pleads not guilty to driving while intoxicated in traffic court. Judge Preston sets bail at 1500 dollars and paroles Miller on a dangerous driving charge. Patrolman James Wheeler says Miller was arrested Saturday after a U turn on E Colvin Street, jumped a curb and drove onto a lawn.
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William
Chrome razor found dating to eighth century B C in Ancon
Archaeologists reported Tuesday the discovery of a chrome razor from the eighth century B C in Ancona Italy. The razor was shaped like a used scent bottle and needed sharpening according to researchers.
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Ancon
Italy
B.C
Weatherman Says Storm Misses Syracuse With Mild Outlook
Forecaster Andy Keller predicts a storm moving up the East Coast will miss Syracuse as it tracks through New England tomorrow. Expect mainly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with a low near 34 and a high around 50. mild, spring-like weather expected to continue in western regions for several days.
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Andy Keller
Seaboard
Syracuse
New England
Keller
Boys Club Essay Mixes Up Word Facilities
Officials judging a boys club essay contest in San Pedro California found an entry that reads the most important reason I go to the boys club is the fine sports fatalities. When asked the writer said he meant facilities.
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San Pedro
Calif
Boyny Admits Fatal Fires In Rochester Case
A 14 year old unidentified boy confessed to starting fires that killed three people in Rochester. Detective Captain Charles Austin said the youth, who had been paroled from a state institution, admitted to 24 fires over four years and to two rooming house blazes on April 7 that killed Michael J. Sullivan, 70, and others, and to the fire that killed George A. Mies, 80, and Mrs. Elizabeth Eastwood, 78.
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Rochester
Han
Charles Austin
Michael J. Sullivan
Austin
Cirller
George A. Mies
Elizabeth Eastwood
Six Held in Attack on Nat Cole in Birmingham
Nat King Cole was attacked on stage at Birmingham Municipal Auditorium by white men. Police arrested three on stage and two more nearby. a car with rifles and a blackjack was found outside. Arrested or questioned were Wilte Richard Vinson, E L Vinson, Kenneth Adams, and Jesse Mabry, all linked to Anniston, with others from Anniston held for questioning.
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Nat (King) Cole
Birmingham
Ala
Municipal Auditorium
Anniston
Als
Wilte Richard Vinson
E.L. Vinson
Kenneth Adams
Jesse W. Mabry
Orliss Clevenger
Mike Fox
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