Florida Laundry Operator Held After Mother and Daughter Slain
Police in Melbourne Florida questioned Philip Van Eeghen after the bodies of his wife Patricia 39 and daughter Phyllis Ann seven were found in the family car. The woman was killed with a heavy instrument and the girl struck on the head with one shoe missing. Authorities searched near the laundry where Van Eeghen worked and found blood and clues as they investigated a possible murder weapon. The husband said he last saw them Thursday evening and the family had planned to meet later that day.
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H. T. Williams
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John Thomas
Cocoa
Fia
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf Adolf
Meri
Eeghen
Ptize
United Nations
Oslo
Norway
Roger
Jury Finds Man Guilty In TV Trial In Stockholm
A televised trial in Stockholm convicts Harry Washburn of murder and sentences him to life. The event honors five prize winners including Vincent du Vignaud Polykarp Kusch Willis Lamb Hugo Theoreil and Haldor Kiljan Laxness. Each prize is valued at 36720 with gold statuette and leather WACO diploma.
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Stockholm
Vincent du Vignaud
Corneil University
New York
Polykarp Kusch
Columbia University
Willis E. Lamb
Stanford University
Hugo Theoreil
Haldor Kiljan Laxness
Tex
Harry Wash
Burn
Washburn
Iwii
Eisenhower Slate Likely In New Hampshire Vote
Washington sources say a pro-Eisenhower slate of delegates will enter the New Hampshire presidential primary race even if Eisenhower does not declare a second term. The March 13 vote marks the first key test for 1956 candidates as Styles Bridges urges a timely declaration. Kefauver also postpones his presidential announcement.
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New Hampshire
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Styles Bridges
Senate
GOP
Concord
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
San Francisco
William F.knowland
Calif
New York
Knowland
Paul M. Butler
Beverly Hills
Compsive Activities Control Board
Leonard W. Hall
Adlai E. Stevenson
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Bradenton
Fra
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
U.S
Red Trial In-Recess Opens In Cleveland Federal Court
The trial of 11 Ohio Communist leaders resumes in Cleveland as an ex-Communist testifies on Communist party doctrine. Elizabeth Hartle of Seattle completed days of testimony, while defense and prosecutors maneuver amid pretrial and political remarks.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John Lautner
New Haven
Conn
Lautner
Elizabeth Hartle
Seattle
Wash
GM hearings may spur new laws on auto industry curbs
U S Senate subcommittee hearings on General Motors concluded with Sen. Jos eph C O Mahoney predicting that new laws could be recommended. He urged liberalizing auto dealer franchise contracts while noting possible federal regulation of the industry. Sen. Alexander Wiley doubted need for specific legislation, favoring general revisions to antitrust laws. GM President Harlow H Curtice argued that size mattered less than organizational setup and management in GM’s success.
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Joseph C. O'Mahoney
General Motors
Wyoming
Indus
Chicago
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Wiley
Harlow H. Curtice
Reider Signals Run If Democrats Approve
Port Clinton publisher Robert W. Reider says he would run for governor only if Democratic leaders approve. He plans a hitchhike campaign across Ohio to challenge Lausche in the May primary, urging Democrats to oppose Lausche’s "one man machine" and end party dictatorship.
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Fort Clinton
INS
Port Clinton
Robert W. Reider
Lausche
Reider
Ohio
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Reid
Democratic Party of
Greek-born Dr. Yamnios joins Elyria Memorial Hospital staff
Dr. Yamnios, a Sparta native and University of Athens graduate, becomes Elyria Memorial Hospital’s newest resident physician nine days into service. He joins a diverse medical team including Americans, Mexicans, Filipinos, and a Chinese colleague, praising the hospital’s equipment and staff as he adapts to life in the United States after 20 years abroad.
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League of Nationalities
Yannies
United States
Yannios
Sparta
Yamnios
University of Athens
Athens
James Yannios
Greece
Northampton
Mass
Chronicle- Telegram
Montreal Rioters Wreck 236 Vehicles In Protests
Montreal officials ordered police on alert after rioters wrecked 236 streetcars and buses in a protest against a fare hike. Damage totaled about 102000 with 52000 to transit stock and 50000 lost revenue as fleets were kept off streets Friday night and early today.
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Montreal
Montreal Transportation Commission
Thomas D.eggett
Navy Plans Faster Atomic Submarine With Dolphin Hull
Washington reports the Navy will begin construction of a new atomic powered submarine. It will be the fastest in the world, larger than the Nautilus, yet shorter and less slender than prior attack subs. The hull will be porpoise shaped like the U S Albacore, currently the world’s quickest watercraft for short distances.
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Washington
ENS
Navy
Som Am
Sax
U.S. S
Parole Approved for Three More Japanese War Criminals
Parole granted to three major Japanese war criminals held at Sagamo prison. All were condemned to life imprisonment by the 1948 international military tribunal. Their release will leave one A class war criminal remaining in Sagamo custody.
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Tokyo
Sagamo
Crim
Six Story Plunge Injures New York Student
A 14 year old girl leapt from the sixth floor of a housing project in New York after a classroom incident at Cortears Junior High. A teacher described the girl tried to open a fifth floor window and then ran downstairs. The condition and motive remain unclear as she fights for life.
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New York
INS
Millie Savoy
Cortears
Pilot Leaps Mother of Five Killed in Hospital Crash
An American FMF Thunderstreak crashed into Lodge Moor Hospital near Sheffield injuring seven, including three children, as 46 year old Elsie Murdock died. Pilot Lt Roy Evans bailed out from 35,000 feet and survived. inquiry began at Burtonwood.
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Lodge Moor
Roy Evans
Pulaski
Tenn
Air Force
Evans
Sculthorpe
Elsie Murdock
Rita Richardson
U.S
Burtonwood
Pennine Mountains
Clergymen Study Union Plan in Sharon Strike
A group of clergymen considering a counter proposal to the union for Westinghouse in Sharon plans a secret ballot of Local 617 members. They proposed extending the ballot to all Sharon citizens and possibly including Steelworkers in nearby plants via Columbus, Ohio.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
St. John Episcopal Church
Greater Sharon
United Steelworkers
Columbus
Ohio
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