Youth Killed in Troy Area With Seven Injured
A 15 year old youth, David Domino DeMeo, died when a 1951 sedan overturned on Panghorn Road in the Town of Princeton, Schenectady County. Two other teenagers, Gordon Bruce Seville and Gerald Keith Renner, both 16, suffered injuries and were treated at Bilis Hospital. The vehicle, owned by DeMeo’s grandmother, was driven by an unlicensed operator, who was fined $30 after pleading guilty.
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David Domino DeMeo
Guilderland Ave
Schenectady
Bilis Hospital
Bender
DeNeo
Mary Rogers
Wescott Road
Reutler
Justice of the Peace
Gerald Barkley
Princeton
DeMeo
Bilis
Soviets Propose Disease Studies in Joint Health Push
Washington AP In notes released by the State Department Moscow proposed joint U S cancer and heart disease research and teams to combat malaria and smallpox in Africa and South America. The move follows Eisenhower's invitation for Soviet cooperation and aims to work through the World Health Organization while keeping lines open for other fields.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Africa
South America
State Department
Eisenhower
Department
World Health Organization
WHO
Stritch's Body Borne Homeward
The body of Samuel Cardinal Stritch, archbishop of Chicago, was flown from Rome to Chicago on TWA Flight 731 753 for burial, with nephews Robert Emmet Stritch and the Rev. Morris Stritch among accompanying figures. About 16 cardinals and numerous priests attended funeral rites in Rome as flags flew at half mast and Italian air force honors were rendered.
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Rome
Samuel Cardinal Stitch
Chicago
TWA
Paris
New York
Robert Emmet Stritch
Morris , Stritch
Memphis
Trin
Chicagé
Dugler
Angelo Dell 'Acqua
Vatican
Pope Pius XII
Marlin J. O Connor
Scranton
Paressor
O'Connor
Ames Hardiman
Patrick Waves
Holy Name Cathedral
Merlin Kearney
Ammaculate Conception
Tenn
Andrew Landi
War Relief Service
Indict Four In Starving Buffalo Family
A grand jury charged four Dooling family members with starving Sheila Dooling, a seven year old who died May 3 from falnutrci at the foster home of Jerome and Clara Dooling in Snyder. Kenneth and June Dooling, the child’s natural mother, faced second degree manslaughter and related counts. Sheila’s sister Helen, nine, was found malnourished in a rented room and is hospitalized. The four pleaded not guilty to all indictments including failing to provide for a minor and endangering health.
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Buffalo
Dooling
Sitle
Sheila Dooling
Jerome Dooling
Clara
Snyder
Birl
deStee
Jerome Doaoglings
Kennett
June
Sheila
Kenneth Boolings
Chil
Helen
Doolings
Sie
Doelings
Do You Knowe That Newspapers Read by Many Daily
The passage asks if readers know that nearly everyone reads a newspaper daily and that newspapers are designed to reach all people constantly. It notes Americans spend substantial time with papers and pay only pennies for news and pleasure.
Justice Department says news merger exempt from antitrust action
Washington AP reports the Justice Department concluded the United Press International merger with International News Service involved a failing corporation situation exempt from antitrust action. Assistant Attorney General Nigel R. Hansen advised President Frank Bartholdi, former United Press president now head of the consolidated United Press International. The four day inquiry followed a merger announcement last Saturday amid calls from members of Congress for an injunction. Buffalo AP notes Mrs Julia Wolfsohn, 55, was fatally struck by a car yesterday while crossing a street.
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Washington
Justice Department
United Press
International News Service
Asst
Ally
Niglor R. Nansen
Congress
Buffalo
Julia Wolfsohn
Thousands Pay Tribute To Unknown War Dead
Thousands gathered to honor unknown war dead from Korea and World War II. The two unknown soldiers lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda for a second day as President Eisenhower planned to speak at Memorial Day ceremonies and award the Medal of Honor.
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Douglas
Cornell Washington
Grateful Living
Hon
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
Eisenhower
Capitol
Holiday Deaths Light Amid Memorial Day Travel Surge
The Associated Press reports millions hit the highways for a long weekend limit, with the National Safety Council projecting over 40 million vehicles and 10 billion miles. Predicted fatalities exceed 350, while early reports show scattered deaths in Minnesota Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Violent Winds Destroys Czech Homes and Forests
Powerful storms in central Czechoslovakia caused millions in damage as winds and hail destroyed homes and forests. The Czechoslovak News Agency reported the hamlet of Zah Fadiste leveled and more than 100 buildings damaged across southwest Modavia communities.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Czechosovakia Wedensday
Zah Fadiste
Mosdavia
Alaska Senator predicts Alaska statehood bill passage
Senator James P Murray of Alaska yesterday forecast Senate approval of the Alaska statehood measure. He doubted Hawaii’s statehood bill would be taken up this year.
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Washington
AML
James P. Murray
Monty
Senate
Hawaii
U S Plans Long Term Bond Issue
The government announced refinancing 9% billion dollars of the national debt and added a surprise sale of one billion dollars in long term bonds. The 26 year and 1 month bond matures May 15 1985 at 3 1/4 percent, priced at 100 30, with a yield of 3 22 percent.
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Washington
Treasury
Driscoll Appeal Argued in New York Supreme Court
The Appellate Division in Albany heard arguments on Justin E. Driscoll's appeal regarding reinstate ment with back pay as executive secretary of the Troy Housing Authority and on a separate breach of contract action dismissed by the Tower Court. The authority argues legal dismissal occurred February 7, 1957, and contends proper bylaws were not followed for the meeting. Driscoll, now an aide at Rensselaer County Children's Court, is represented by F Richard Decatur Jr and Raymond T Finnan.
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Herbert 4. Calkins
Supreme Court At
Albany
Isadore Bookstein
Justin KE. Driscoll
Troy Housing Authority
Driscoll
Tower Court
Housing Authority
Authority
Thomas F. Dougherty
Thomas Y. Kenney
Larner Corporation Counsel of
Troy
Kenney
F. Richard Decatur Jr
Raymond T. Finnan
Lff
Rensselaer County Children’s Court
Troy Boy Scout Terence Cox Rewarded by National Court of Honor
Terence Cox of Troop 53 receives a Merit Certificate from the National Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts for saving his mother Mrs Edward Cox during a gasoline explosion at the family summer home. He bravely smothered the flames with his body and hands after his mother restarted a fire to burn a stump. The Cox family, residents of 2021st Street, include Edward J. Cox, a Troy Fire Department hoseman.
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Trrence Cox
Boy Scouts
St Joseph Chwch
National Court of Honor
Boy Scouts of Erie
Edward Cox
St. Joseph's
Terence
Edward J. Cox
Pamper 5
Troy
GM Terminates UAW Contract
GM refused to extend the current labor deal with the United Auto Workers prompting a potential secret ballot among GM workers to decide acceptance of a two year extension. The decision leaves 196 plants in 70 communities across the nation operating without a UAW contract for the first time in 21 years as UAW officials allege inflationary demands and bargaining in bad faith linger.
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Dwight L. Pitkin
Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAION
UAW
Gms
Louis G. Seaton
Reuther
Seaton
Heather
Unnion
Auto Pay
Higher Old Age Benefits Sought by Burke
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee will hold hearings June 18–27 on proposals to widen social security benefits for about a million recipients. Expected boosts could raise monthly checks from around 30 to 208.50 dollars, funded by higher payroll taxes for employers and workers. The panel will study some 40 bills on old age insurance, dependent children grants, and aid to the aged disabled and blind, plus unemployment compensation extensions.
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Vincent J. Burke Washington
UPI
Mouse Ways and Means
Wilbur DB. Mills Park
Mills
House
Girl and Marine drown in sea at Hampton Beach
Warm sunny weather drew crowds as two Marines and two Coast Guardsmen took part in a rescue operation at Hampton Beach. August Pensserer, 21, of Queens Village, a Marine stationed in Portsmouth, died after attempting a rescue. Carol Ballotte, 18, of Worcester, went missing and was later presumed drowned. Janice Bye, 18, also of Worcester, survived after being found and revived. guards continued search for Ballotte as darkness approached.
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Hampton Beach
N. I
Coast
Worcester
Mass
Ave College
Hamp ‘Ton Beach
Janice Bye
Gerald Salvi
Totowa
N.S
iFensterer
Toliee
John Malek
Indiet 29 Oil Firms In Price Fix
A federal grand jury indicted twenty nine oil firms for allegedly conspiring to fix crude oil and auto gasoline prices. The indictment, returned before U S District Judge Albert Bryan, follows hearings since March 1957. Several defendants denied wrongdoing, including Standard Oil of New Jersey and Shell Oil Company. The case cites a single Sherman Act count with no individuals named. penalties seek substantial civil or criminal exposure.
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Kare R. Bauman
Alexandria
Ing
U. S
Albert Y. Bryan
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
W. F. Kennedy
Shell Ol Co
Texas Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Cities Service Co
Standard Oil Co. Vindiana
Humble Oil & Refining Co
De Gaulle Accepts Mandate to Form New French Government
Gen Charles de Gaulle accepted a mandate from President Rene Coty to form a new government and proposed a constitutional revision to grant the executive broader powers. He pledged to seek necessary authority to pull France from the crisis and to convene the National Assembly for investiture. Communists warned of labor protests while Algeria’s junta threatened action if de Gaulle is not quickly returned to power.
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Joseph W. Gricg
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Rene Coly
de Gaulle
France
Algeria
E de Gaulle
Ue de Gaulle
Coty
Stope
National Assembly
Seamen Walk Out In Italy Strikes Hit Shipping
Italian seamen walked out yesterday after union calls led by the Communist led Italian Federation of Maritime Workers and the Independent Maritime Union amid demands for higher pay and better working conditions, threatening crippled shipping across the Mediterranean.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Italian Federation of Maritime Workers
Independent Maritime Union
Powell Wins Republican Nomination For Congress In Harlem
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a Harlem Democrat with Republican backing, secures the GOP nomination for reelection as congressman. Harlem leaders fear opposition from Manhat tan GOP chair Curran. Powell may run in the primary as an independent Democrat to challenge Tammany Hall’s pick. Powell, an African American, faces federal tax evasion charges and has pleaded not guilty.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
DNY
Harlem
Manhattan
GOP
Thomas J. Curran
Powell
Curran
1Th
R Place
Tammany Hall
Earl Brown
Tammany
Eisenhower
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