Jury Chosen Quickly for Puerto Rican Nationalist Case
A jury of seven men and five women was picked in under an hour to try four Puerto Ricans who shot at the House of Representatives last March 1. The defendants Rafael Cancel Miranda Andres Fugueroa Cordero and Irving Flores Rodriguez face up to 75 years if convicted on five counts each of assault with intent to kill and five counts with a dangerous weapon.
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Washington Co
House
Lota Ledron
U. S
Alexander Bholrzor
Cancel
Ambush near Saigon stains French forces in Viet Nam clash
Three Communist battalions attacked near Cung Song in South Annam northeast of Saigon, killing or capturing about 50 French Union troops. Earlier Red forces seized a watchtower within 10 miles of Saigon amid explosions at an ammunition dump in a capital suburb.
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Indo-China
Viet Nam
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Saigon
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Editorial warns on drift in U S foreign policy
Marquis Childs argues on the editorial page that U S foreign policy has weakened in the last six months. The feature outlines discussion topics across Today’s page sections including junior set, inquiring reporter, letters, sports, and financial notes.
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U. S
Marquis Childs
Tunior
Radio-Tv
Dr Condon Under Probe
CORNING New York Dr Edward J Condon former director of the National Bureau of Standards says the Defense Department may seek to limit his access to classified government information. He will work only on non military projects at Corning Glass Works while loyalty review proceeds. Corning holds defense contracts alongside civilian production. He notes references to him in the Oppenheimer royal case but says he remains a loyal citizen.
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Edward J. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Department of Defense
Condon
Corning Glass Works
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Akron Bans Secret Board Meetings
Akron city councilmen passed an ordinance banning all secret meetings of city boards or commissions. The measure was amended to permit departmental meetings to be held behind closed doors.
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Akron
Ohio
Woman Finds Ring and Wristwatch While Fishing
Mrs Marjorie Kelleher caught several bats and a bass at Gridley. She later found a gold ring in the water and a woman's wristwatch inside the bass.
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Gridley
Marjorie Kelleher
Girls Invest In Stock Market Project At Goucher College
Prof Frederick G Reuss of Goucher College ran a student stock analysis project with 31 economics majors backed by nearly $31 000. The class reports on a single stock each and the investment pool yields about 6 percent annually and may fund a scholarship as profits approach $1 000. The professor says results are strong and now even seeks tips from the students.
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Reuss
Explosion Probe Testimony On Mist Near Carrier Wardroom
Lt Maurice A Somme of New Orleans testified at a Navy Board of Inquiry into the Bennington disaster that a grey mist or smoke often appeared near the carrier wardroom during catapult operations. He said it gave the impression of a fire somewhere aboard the vessel, which killed 101 people on May 26.
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BR. I
Bennington
Aircraf
Maurice A. Somme
New Orleans
Navy Board of Inquiry
Plane lands after bird nests on cylinder in Minnesota
Grounded in Cloquet Minnesota Mr f and Mrs Nelson and their three children were flying in their Wight plane when it began to lose altitude They landed at Brainard Minnesota and found a bird had built a nest on one of the plane's cylinders.
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Nelson
Wight
Brain‘ard
Belgian Plane Hit by Shells Over Yugoslavia Killing Pilot
A Sabena freight DC-3 carrying pigs from Britain to Belgrade was attacked by cannon fire over Mayvor Yugoslavia near the Hungarian frontier. The radio officer was killed and a Belgian pilot wounded, with two pigs killed. A second Sabena transport reported no incident.
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Joseph Clauwaert
Victor Shirts
London
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Red Gunners
U.S
Central Agrees to Drop Suit Over Disputed Rail Shares
New York Central Railroad backs down in a Supreme Court move to drop its suit over $00,000 shares held in a voting trust related to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway dispute. The action, part of a broader control struggle led by Robert R. Young, followed an Albany vote where election inspectors rejected a management challenge to the same shares.
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Robert R. Young
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the Central
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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TRE
Sid W. Richardson
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Clint W. Murchison
UN Considers Thai Call for Peace Commission Over Indochina Threat
The UN Security Council debated Thailand's request for a UN peace commission to study the Indochina war threat on Thai borders. Ambassador Pete Sarasin urged action against the crisis affecting Cambodia and Laos, while the Soviet Union opposed and France shifted to support. The council adjourned to study the proposal amid potential Soviet veto risks.
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UN Security Council
Thailand
Thailland
Pete Sarasin
United States
Cambedia
Laos
Sarasin
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Y Tsarapkin
Indo- China
Geneva
Three Sites Proposed for Air Academy Location
The Air Force Academy site selection commission recommends placing the academy at one of three locations Alton Illinois Colorado Springs Colorado and Lake Geneva Wisconsin.
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Air Force Academy
Alton
Ill
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lake Geneva
Wis
Taxicab Robbery Case Reported in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis an on duty taxicab driver, Fruberti Brown, 41, said he was robbed of 10 dollars by William Cody, 29, who ordered the driver to a downtown area. Cody allegedly fell asleep during the trip and was arrested by police.
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Ind
Fruberti Brown
Pat Wiliam Cody
Cody
Brown
Todays Chuckle On Tastes Changing With Age
A light joke notes how preferences shift from dolls to soldiers for girls and boys as they mature. The bit humorously suggests adult tastes favor soldiers over painted dolls, while girls move toward soldiers.
Curtain on probing powers sparks McCarthy showdown
Senator Joseph R McCarthy faces a possible clash over his authority to probe executive agencies as he targets the CIA in what may become a constitutional confrontation. CIA director Walter Dulles calls the charges false and a showdown could force the issue.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
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Wisconsin
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CIA
Alien W. Dulles
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Dulles
Ike to Push His Program
Washington report says President Eisenhower will press Congress to pass as much of his legislative program as possible before adjournment. He plans radio and television appeals to gain public support before the July 31 target. Only two months remain as key measures linger or stall in the legislative mill.
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Eisenhower
Congress
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Trout Fisherman Reels in Hawk on Bellows Lake
Ford Kellum district game supervisor trout fishing on Bellows Lake. a hawk swooped onto a fly while he was casting for rainbows. The bird seized the fly, dived, and Kellum reeled in the hawk, unhooked it, and released it afterward.
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Traverse City
Mich
Ford Kellum
Bellows Lake
Kellum
Meat Institute Says Americans Must Eat 21 Hot Dogs a Day
The American Meat Institute estimates people aged 5 to 60 must eat 21 hot dogs to keep up with the national average from now until Labor Day. They project 2,624,640,000 frankfurters will be consumed in the 14 weeks before Labor Day.
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Chicago
INS
American Meat Institute
Honest Woman Virginia Mae Ginder Fined for Talking
Des Moines Iowa Airs Virginia Mae Ginder 33 told Judge Howard Brooks she was driving 38 miles an hour in a 25 mile an hour zone because she was talking too much as usual. The judge complimented her for being frank then fined her 13 dollars.
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Des Moines
Airs
Virginia
Mae Ginder
Howard Brooks
Cohn Defends Army Hearings Against Blackmail Charge
In hearings on the Army McCarthy inquiry Roy Cohn accused Attorney General Brownell or aides of instigating the process and called the conduct a stacked deck. He testified under oath that the Army sought to halt the investigation after alleged blackmail attempts, while Senator Jackson pressed true or false questions and read perjury laws to Cohn. Cohn cited testimony of senators about Adams visiting them to threaten subpoenas and implied threats if the probes continued.
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Roy
Cohn
Autorney
Brownell
McCarthy
Senator Jackson
D-Waesh
Army
McCarthy Subcommittee
Stevens
John G. Adams
Jackson
Adams
Subcommittee
Army Loyalty Board
Dirkison
R-N
Colum
New Storm Heads Here
The Weather Man forecasts a Western import bringing showers and possible local severe thunderstorms tonight. Occasional rain, windy and cooler conditions expected tomorrow with a low around 55 and a high near 65. Southeast to northeast winds shift to strong westerly, gusty up to 20 to 25 miles per hour tomorrow.
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Ilinois
Pempesaines
Boys Disarm Officer Take Patrol Car In 25 Mile Ride
Two youths aged 13 and 9 abducted Patrolman Robert Martin in Dansville, disarmed him and forced a 25 mile drive toward Rochester before he subdued them near Springwater. The boys were taken to a Rochester children's shelter while Livingston County builds a court plan.
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Robert Martin
Springwater
Theivggiston County
Wiage
Rochesters
Hornell
Martin
Rochester
Livingston County
Livingston County Children’s Court
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