Now We're All Murderers in Brooklyn Park Killing Case
Robert Trachtenberg, 15, testified that on Aug 16 the oldest defendant Jack Koslow, 38, urged four teens to hunt for bums and push a drunk man into the East River near the Williamsburg Bridge. The boy said Koslow and Melvin Mittman, 17, led the group. Trachtenberg followed with Jerome Lieberman, 37, and two others, as Willard Menter, 34, drowned after the attack. Koslow hinted at the chair and life terms for others, declaring, Now we're all murderers, as the four seek trial updates.
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New York
Jack Koslow
Brooklyn
East River
Robert Trachtenberg
Jerome Lieberman
Willard Menter
Koslow
Lieberman
Melvin Mittman
Trachtenberg
Duwties
Manhattan
Triangle Park
Williamsburg Bridge
Mitman
Mittman
Bob
Miltman
Trachtenberg Saat
Japan Opposition Moves to Force Yoshida Vote
In Tokyo opposition parties agreed to vote on a censure motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida. Yoshida warned that if the motion passes he will dissolve the Diet and call new elections rather than resign. The plan involves Socialist and Conservative Democratic Party backing to topple the six year government.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Diet
Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Open Men’s Bridge Title Awarded in Atlanta
The team of Alvin Landy Sol Mogal Arthur Goldsmith A J Frank Jeff Glick won the national open men\'s teams title in the American Contract Bridge League with 39 matches. Oswald Jacoby James Jacoby Jonn Fisher Sidney Lazard Henry Chanin finished second with 36 1/2 matches. Third went to Samuel Stayman Peter Leventritt Richard Kahn and Charles Solomon with 34 1/2 matches. Women’s winners were S Harris Robi nd Mrs Max Matz with 34 matches. Four women teams tied for second at 33 1/2. Today features a four session open pair. tournament ends tomorrow with a two session masters pairs championship.
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Alvin Landy
Sol Mogal
New York
Arthur S. Goldsmith
A. J. Frank
Cleveland
Jeff Glick
Miami
Erc
Oswald Jacoby
James O. Jacoby
Jonn Fisher
Dallas
Sidney Lazard
New Orleans
Henry Chanin
Samuel 3
Stayman
Peter Leventritt
Richard Kahn
Charles J. Solomon
S. Harris
Richard Jog
Robl
Max Matz
Mami ‘Beach
Fie
Knowland Seen Continuing Post in Senate Leadership
Senator Millikin reports confidence that California Senator Knowland will remain Senate Republican leader despite party rifts over condemning Senator McCarthy. The vote split showed 67 to 22 rebuking McCarthy. Knowland was among 221 Republicans opposing condemnation amid Asia policy tensions with the Eisenhower administration. Dowling quits state job as Albany Youth Commission chair. Dewey says Dowling left Nov 2 for health reasons. Raymond W. Houston temporarily chairs the panel.
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Washington
Dowling
Albany
Lee C. Dowling
Chaiman
State Youth Commission
Dewey
Raymond W. Houston
Dewey Aid
Dowlng
Longshoremen Strike After Intimidation Probe
About 500 members of Local S24 of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out on the North River piers after a union business agent faced questioning over intimidation charges. The strike affected luxury liners including the Queen Mary and Saturnia, which were due to sail. The action followed reports that passengers were being shaken down by baggage handlers while investigators looked into the case.
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New York
S24
Fedeional Longshoremen's Association
Ind
Kistol
North River
Queen Mary
Saturnia
Pire
New York-New Jersey Conmission
Guide 6 Moslems Sentenced to Death Now
Memphis report of guide six Moslems sentenced to death. The text then shifts to an unrelated drunkenness case involving the Myers brothers, with Forrest and Herman Myers each receiving prison time for drinking offenses.
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Guide
Forrest Myers
Herman
Hida Police Kill Would-be Bandit in Candy Store
In mid Manhattan a would-be holdup man was shot and killed by Detective James J. Hennessy and Patrolman Mitchell Lang in a candy shop storeroom. Kleinman, 23, fired a toy gun. store had been robbed two weeks earlier. The officers opened fire, firing ten bullets, ending the encounter. Local store manager Ruth Colley witnessed the standoff.
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Dew York
Manhattan
James J. Hennessy
Mitchell Lang »P
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William S. Kleinman
Ruth Colley
Kleinman
Harriman Urges Democrats to Press Eisenhower Accountability
Averell Harriman, New York governor elect, urged Democrats to hold President Eisenhower responsible for Republican actions. Speaking to the Democratic National Committee, Harriman said Eisenhower erred in fearing a cold war if Democrats gained Congress and criticized the president's party missteps. He vowed to expose Republican misrepresentations and focus on rallying voter support.
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New Orleans
Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Democratic National Committee
Harriman
Washington
Congress
Republican Party
Dra AY
Cwncrats
Sheppard Brother Admits He Gave Untrue Version
In Cleveland, Dr. Steve Sheppard, brother of Dr. Samuel Sheppard, testified under cross examination that one of his two statements about Marilyn Sheppard’s murder was untrue. He described finding his brother gravely injured after the attack and rushing him to the hospital, defending his actions as necessary to reach care quickly. The trial continues with defense expected to call Betty Sheppard to testify about events the morning of the murder.
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Sheppard
Cleveland
Ste Jnon
Steve" Sheppard
Steve
Thomas
Patie
Sam
Betty Sheppard
Davies Pay Delayed Over Possible Gag on Case
Washington The State Department withholds final pay to former career diplomat John Paton Davies Jr amid a dispute over a signed document he fears could gag him from speaking about his hiring as a security risk. Davies, a Foreign Service officer for 25 years, was dismissed November 5 by Secretary of State Dulles after a five member board found lack of judgment and discretion.
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Washington
State’ S Department
John Paton Davies, Jr
Davies
Foreign Service
Dulles
Anna Rior
Othe Truman
Benjamin Shute
New York
Shute
Judge Assairs Acquittal of Madison Holdup Man
Judge Morse Ames of Cortland County Court blasted the Madison County acquittal of Daniel R. White 25 of Kenmore Erie County as a miscarriage of justice amid testimony that White was forced to participate in the January 4 restaurant holdup in Madison Taft. Two accomplices Gerhard Schwartz and Raymond Fisher, already serving 15 to 30 years in Attica, testified to threats. White was cleared of first degree robbery and second degree grand larceny but remained jailed on a hold order from Erie County authorities.
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Wampsville
Morse Ames
Cortland County
Ames
Daniel R. White
Ken|more
Erie County
White
Madison County
Madison Taft
Gerhard Schwartz
New York City
Raymond Fisher
Attica
Waverly
Madison
Charles Collins
Erie’ S
President Eisenhower sees 50 percent rise in national output
In a message to the National Association of Manufacturers, President Eisenhower forecast that over the next decade the United States could push its already high national output beyond the wartime peak of 144, rising by nearly half if actions are wise. He urged keeping the industrial system free from abroad destruction and domestic government overreach. The announcement came during the convention's closing day with about 3,000 business leaders in attendance.
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New York
Eisenhower
National Association of Manufacturers
Red Warning From Soviet Deputy Defense Chief
Soviet deputy defense minister Vasilevsky warned in an open letter to British Field Marshal Montgomery that Russia could retaliate against those who threaten peaceful labor. He called Montgomery's stance on atomic war dangerous and urged international control over nuclear weapons. Montgomery, speaking in Los Angeles, argued the West must deter with strong retaliation and bolster defenses with air power and nuclear weapons.
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Marshall Alexander Vasilevsky
Lord Montgomery
New York
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Montgomery
U. S
Russia
America
Los Angeles
Grannie Doss Faces Murder Charges In Multiple Deaths
Tulsa Grandmother Nannie Doss denied giving lethal poison to her mother while already charged in four of her five husbands' deaths. Coroner Plummer said murder charges will be filed as authorities plan inquiries into several family deaths and exhumations.
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Okla
Nannie Doss
David E. Plummer
Jexington
N. C
Doss
Louisa Holden Hazle
Grandma Docs
Lexington
Emporis
Jacksonville
Alx
Frank Harrelson
Oklahoma
Kansas Crime Bureau
Harrelson
Mrs. Doss
Richard Lee Hig Igins
J. Howard Edmondson
Grandma Nannie
Meteorite That Hit Her Brings Bids by Dozens
In Sylacauga Alabama a nine pound meteorite struck Mrs Bert Hodges last Tuesday. At least 75 bids have poured in from interested buyers including the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Alabama Museum. Hodges hopes to reach the highest bid while preserving the meteorite intact for the museum. The event has caused the Hodges family, including Mrs Hodges still recovering in hospital, much nervous strain.
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Ala. P
Alabama
Huel Love
Herbert Hodges
Smithsonian
Edward P. Hen
Evanse Gerson
Dirtyville Pu’ Museum
Evansville
Hodges
City of Alabama Museum
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Wright-Patterson Air Force i
Washington
D. C
Dayton
Ohio
Yester
Sylacayga
Senators push rules overhaul after McCarthy probe
Senators Watkins and Stennis urged Senate rule changes to reform investigations. Proposals include barring one man hearings, limiting questioning to committee members or staff, restricting disclosure of closed hearings, and requiring signed chairman vouchers for committee expenditures.
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Wasitington CP
Watkins
Utah
Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
McCarthy
18 Years Savings Stolen From Salt Lake City Shoe Store
Salt Lake City shoemaker Neal L. Jens reported his 18 years of savings, possibly totaling 15,000 dollars, stolen after a window was smashed and a door pried open. Police arrested a 17 year old youth for questioning.
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Salt Lake City
25 Billion Highway Plan Studied for Eisenhower
The nation weighs a 25 billion dollar, 10 year interstate highway plan with federal funding and state matches. Governor Kennon presented to Eisenhower who was pleased as the advisory committee prepares to study it for inclusion in the 1955 program. Meanwhile a Washington Post editor warns the plan could threaten information liberty amid security concerns. Albany proclaims poultry week urging citizens to support the industry.
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Eisenhower
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Congress
Lucius D. Clay
American Society Ofence of Mayors
Clay
Commerce Department
Russell Wiggins
Wiggins
Washington Post
Times Herald
Society
Freedom of Information
Secretary of Commerce
United States
U. S
Ivalthy
Albany
Gov
Dewey
New York State
Governors Plan Faces Congress For Highway Expansion
Any plan would need congressional approval with local laws shaping state and municipal involvement. The governors' conference chair Ken non says the 10 year program could total about 90 billions, adding to ordinary state and federal highway spending.
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Kennon
Governors’ Conference
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