High Court Setback Hamps Drive on Reds in Subversion Case
The Supreme Court restricted government anti subversive actions by ruling five of 14 California communists may have new trials and that the Smith Act does not ban abstract advocacy of overthrow. It also reversed contempt of Congress for John Watkins and set aside John Service’s loyalty firing on procedural flaws. Congress warned the court risks liberties.
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Reds
Congress
James O. Eastland
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
California
John T. Watkins
John Stewart Service
Dean Acheson
FBI
Eastland
Wiliam E. Jenner
Internal Security Subcommittee
Supreme Court
Judge Bars Gf Trial By Japan
Federal Judge Joseph McGarraghy barred turning Williams S. Girard over to Japan for a manslaughter trial and said the threat of action was illegal under US law. He ordered Girard not be delivered to Japan but noted he may be prosecuted by an American court martial.
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Washington
Joseph McGarraghy
Williams S. Girard
United States
Atom blast seen 350 miles from Angels Peak
A pre-dawn test in Nevada produced the fourth spring atomic blast, brightest so far, studied for fire and eye effects. The clear western night allowed the flash to be seen from San Francisco about 350 miles away.
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Angels’ Peak
Nev
The
Atomic Energy Commission
San Francisco
Ohio May Authorize Auto Insurance Hike
Ohio may authorize automobile insurance rate increases up to 25 percent this month. State insurance superintendent Arthur I. Vorys said he is reviewing rate schedules filed by two groups representing 25 percent of the state's auto insurance market.
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Ohio
Columbus
Arthur I. Vorys
The
United Press
National Automobile Underwriters Ass'n
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
NAUA
Vorys
NBCU
Weather recap and auto insurance rate hearings note
Partly cloudy hot and humid today and tonight with scattered thunderstorms. Highs 93 to 98, lows 70 to 75, continued heat and storms Wednesday. Lake Erie winds rise with thundershowers. Also discussed are proposed auto insurance rate hikes by NAUA NBCU and expected parallel increases across Ohio insurers amid regulatory review. decision anticipated this week.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
City May Try Again For Levy
Elyria eyes another attempt at a special operating levy as department heads submit 1958 budget requests by Thursday. City Auditor Elsworth Albert warns of tight general fund finances with May balances low and unpaid bills mounting.
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Elyria City
Elsworth Albert
J. Grant Keys
Keys
Albert
Pike Record Expected On Turnpike Revenue Surge
Ohio Turnpike Commission chairman James Shocknessy said June is shaping up as the first $2 million revenue month since opening. First half June tolls and concession estimates surpassed $1.2 million while traffic remains a concern with 15 deaths recorded this year and 13 in the past 60 days.
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Cleveland
INS
James Shocknessy
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Shocknessy
Humphrey Sees Threat Of Inflation Rising Signs Prompt Curb Push
Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey warned of a new threat of inflationary pressures as a disturbing renewal of inflation in the past year prompted vigorous efforts to curb the trend. He cautioned that abandoning tight credit would invite a fresh round of inflation. A Senate Finance Committee probe opened with a warning of dangerous potential from money credit policies and the danger of a new inflation.
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Washington
INS
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Where To Turn Hearing Set On Election
A public hearing is planned July 5 on the request for incorporation and election. Lorain must provide water for a shopping center both inside and outside the city limits. A bond issue for Lorain capital improvements appears likely as budget requests are filed. The Elyria Recreation Department opens playgrounds for the season with photos on page 4.
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Black River
Lorain
Busiest Opening Day Park Pool Welcomes Flood Of Swimmers
Cascade Park pool opened on a hot day drawing a flood of 1400 bathers. Three hundred were admitted at 12 30 p m for an hour, then another 300, then another 300. By 4 p m three shifts of 300 had entered and the pool remained busy until 9 p m. Early crowds formed before opening with about 250 awaiting entry.
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Cascade Park
Park Aids
Ted
Uncle Sam Pays Much of 85000 Dinner Cost
Senate Rackets Committee said Uncle Sam bore a large part of the 85000 testimonial dinner for Vice President Max Kralstein of the Bakery Workers Union. Kralstein got 61000 cash as a gift, paid no tax, donors claimed deductions. The hearing also touched on union officers failing to file returns and possible collusion with management.
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Sam
Washington
Senate
Max Kralstein
Bakery Workers Union
John L. McClellan
Dark
Kralstein
McClellan
John D. Nelson
Los Angeles
Nelson
Internal Revenue Service
Miller to Seek Reversal After Supreme Court Stand
Playwright Arthur Miller will ask a district judge to reverse his contempt of Congress conviction in light of a new Supreme Court ruling. The court overturned Illinois labor leader John T. Watkins's contempt conviction, citing his own admissions of past Communist ties while refusing to name others. Miller, free on bond, awaits sentencing with his attorney planning to invoke the Watkins decision.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Congress
Supreme Court
High Court
Illinois
John T. Watkins
Watkins
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Charles F. McLaughlin
Resignation at Gunpoint Shocks Chicago Union
Gilbert Mann, longtime Chicago branch leader, testified before the Senate Committee that he was forced to resign on January 21 1955 at gunpoint by international vice president George Stuart who sat behind his desk with a stainless .25 caliber pistol. Mann said the weapon shoots nine times and belongs to a brother, and he was made to sign the resignation as officials drafted it.
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Gilbert Mann
Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
Joseph Kane
Local 525
New York
Curtis R Sims
the International
Union
James G. Cross
Cross
Mann
Washington
INS
Chicago Bakers Union
Senate
International
George Stuart
International Union
Court rules Acheson exceeded authority in firing Service
The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that former Secretary of State Dean Acheson overstepped his authority in 1951 by firing State Department career officer John Stewart Service. The decision sent the case back to district court, with Justice Clark not participating and the court avoiding ruling on Service's merits.
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Acheson
John Service
Washington
Supreme Court
Dean Acheson
State Department
John Stewart Service
John M. Flarlan
High Court
U.S. District Court
Tom C. Clark
Justice Harlan
Heat and floods plunge nation with high death toll
A nationwide heat wave driven floods and storms cause numerous drownings and fatalities across the Midwest and Northeast. At least 101 drownings and 135 heat related deaths reported, with significant losses in Ohio New York Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan and Missouri. Severe thunderstorms drenched Cincinnati and parts of Ohio as temperatures rose to near record highs across several cities.
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Great Plains
Ohio River Valley
New York
Chicago
The
United Press
Southern States
New England
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
New Jersey
St. Louis
South Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
New Albany
Ind
Scranton
Columbus
Cleveland
Canton
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Flash Flood Causes Heavy Damage
A flash flood in Cincinnati's Northside and Cumminsville caused about half a million dollars in damage. Nine feet of water flooded intersections. dozens were marooned in upper floors. Emergency areas declared. 100 plus distress calls, downed wires and trees. Rainfall reached 2.35 inches at Abbe Observatory. temperatures fell from 93 to 68 before rising again.
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Cincinnati
INS
Cumminsville
Kirby Road
Weather Bureau
Abbe Observatory
Clifton
Lost Ad Service Prompt in The Chronicle Telegram
A reader is guided to place a Lost Ad by calling 4741 for an ad-writer who will draft and charge for an ad to help recover lost items. The note emphasizes ease and convenience in contacting finders through the newspaper’s lost ads.
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