Court To Rule On Primary Vote In Liberal Party Dispute
After a long session the court weighs fourteen disputed ballots and seven Purcell cases to decide if Assemblyman Brow or Justice Deckerman leads the Liberal Party. Final decision could extend the contest, with appeals likely from both sides as inspectors’ carelessness prompts review and cross-county ballot reopening.
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William Deckerman
Thomas H. Brow
Purcell
Brown
Justice Deckerman
Deckerman
Egypt to Buy Czech Arms Heightens Middle East Tension
Egypt announced plans to obtain weapons from Czechoslovakia in exchange for cotton, prompting U S and British fears of a regional arms race. Secretary Dulles and Foreign Secretary Macmillan urged Moscow and others not to fuel the arms buildup. Egypt said arms would include jet bombers tanks artillery and naval vessels though Western powers offered limited supplies for defense. President Nasser spoke in Cairo confirming the Russian satellite deal and noting Western nations would not supply such arms directly.
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New York
Egypt
Moscow
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Russia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Britain
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Skoda
Flames Burn Girl To Death In Portland Fire
A two story building housing an appliance store and apartments caught fire killing three year old Joann Burgess. Her brother James four and David one were in fair condition with burns. Parents Homer Burgess and Mrs Burgess and Clark Swoger were hospitalized with burns and shock. Fire started when gasoline used to remove putty splashed on a stove and exploded.
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Portland
Joann Burgess
James Burgess
David
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Homer Burgess
Burgess
Clark Swoger
Swoger
Hoosick Falls Youth Jailed In Slaying Accessory
Hoosick Falls resident Willard Dougherty, 71, an airman, was arrested in Jackson Mississippi as an accessory in the July 24 strangulation murder of John Rett Marsh 29 an interior decorator from Jackson The five airmen from Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi were detained without resistance after a two month FBI CID inquiry with charges of murder or accessory.
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Mort Carpenter
Hoosick Falls
Jackson
Miss
Willard
Dougherty
Francis V. Dougherty
River St
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
John R. Marrett
Silver Creek
N.Y
Warren G. Koenig
Chicago
Wii
Lawrence E. Burns
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph Fernandez
New York City
Joseph LaRocco
Brooklyn
M. B. Pierce
Record
Air Force
FBI
Die
Ousted VA Employees Not Risks Says VA Chief
Washington AP The VA chief H V Higley said that the great majority of 449 employees dismissed as security risks would have been fired for other reasons anyway. Senators were told that 3 814 federal workers were fired for security during 1953 last June 30 and 5 696 had unfavorable files, with 449 still dismissed for risks.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
H. V. Rigley
Higley
Eisenhower
Paul Hadlick
Senate Civil Service
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Young
Navy Plane Missing In Hurricane Janet Strikes Island
Hurricane Janet tore through Swan Island with 125 to 135 mph winds. A Navy hurricane hunter plane with nine crewmen and two Canadian newsmen aboard was missing after reporting earlier from Guantanamo Bay. Search efforts extended across the Caribbean as the storm battered Belize and surrounding waters.
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Miami
Fla
Janet
Swan Island
British Honduras
Yucatan
Belize
Navy
Armen
Guantanamo Bay
Panama
Jacksonville
Caribbean
Caribbean Sea
Poland diplomat critiques Dulles at United Nations
Marian Naszkowski of Poland challenged Secretary Dulles over labeling Eastern Europe as Soviet satellites. He urged a return to Geneva spirit, called for a European security treaty, and urged disarmament steps while noting Poland’s sovereignty and intent to normalize with West Germany. Spain’s U.N. bid looms amid Madrid’s support and a likely Soviet veto.
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Francis W. Carpenter
United Nations
Poland
U. N
Dulles
Soviet Union
Marian Naszkowski
U.N. Assembly
Geneva
Eisenhower
Naszkowski
U.N
Europe
Molotov
Germany
Moscow
Bota
Leeds
Russia
Spain
USN
Franco Spain
Madrid
United States
Democratic Leaders Meet in Austin for 1952 Campaign Talks
Adlai Stevenson Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn gather in Austin for a social dinner before Stevenson's non political lecture at the University of Texas. Stevenson will stay at Johnson's ranch for the night. Rayburn may join.
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Austin
Tex
Adlai Stevenson
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Stevenson
Rayburn
University of Texas
Johnson
American dentist drives British jeep into Soviet Union
Chicago dentist Schulz stunned Soviet officials by driving a cream colored Land Rover from Helsinki to Moscow and into the Soviet Union without a guide. He planned to travel through Russia to Iran or Czechoslovakia, saying he would cross borders and still reach his destination. The incident ended with Schulz reaching Red Square and seeking the American embassy, aided by English speaking locals.
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Stanley Johnson
Moscow
Berthold
Schulz
Chicago
Kremlin Walls
National
Soviet Union
Iran
Czechoslovakia
Helsinki
Finland
Washington
Britain
Exgarda Sparring Serbiter
Russia
Red Square
Stocks Rally After Big Losses On Eisenhower News
Investors poured hundreds of millions into stocks as prices rose $1 to $5 a share after Monday’s selloff tied to President Eisenhower’s heart attack. The Dow Jones AP average climbed $2.90 to end at 173.00, reclaiming about a quarter of the loss amid heavy turnover and cautious optimism.
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Steven V. David
New York
Eisenhower
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Wall
Free Vaccine Fund Approved for 22 States and Territories
Public Health Service announced approval of plans for 22 states and territories to use federal funds to distribute free antipolio vaccine. About 13.1 million of 30 million dollars appropriated can be drawn now, with funds to be used by February 15, 1956. Sixteen more plans are under review, governors to receive federal aid based on vaccine cost, per capita income, and children under 20 and pregnant women.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Congress
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Leonard A. Scheele
Delay Any Action To Delegate Power
Atty Gen Brownell said Eisenhower may resume his duties soon and no immediate action is needed on delegating powers. He noted encouraging Denver reports of the President’s health and said he would prepare an opinion if required. Meanwhile polio cases in New England for 1955 reached 4268 with Massachusetts reporting 3084 and Boston eight new cases.
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Richard NI
Washington
Secret Service
Eisenhower
Nixon
United Press
Senate
Donald Sanders Washington
Brownell
Spain
New York
Denver
Boston
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Egypt Israel Agree to Withdraw Troops From Sinai Zone
Egypt and Israel conditionally agreed to follow a U N request to pull back forces from the demilitarized Sinai border. Major General Burns set a deadline and extended it, with Egypt and Israel noting reservations.
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Egypt
Israel
Jerusalem
U.N
Sinai
E. L. M. .Burns
U.N. Observer Corps
Palestine
Gaza
Foreign Office
Nizana
el Auja
Nizana-El ‘Awa
Irving Sitomer Dies After Route 9 Crash Near Fishkill
Irving Sitomer of Spring Valley died from injuries after his car collided with a truck on Route 9 two miles south of Fishkill. The incident occurred last night according to AP reports.
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Fishkill (Ap
Irving Sitomer
Spring Valley
Route 9
Here
AP Science Writer Urges Medical Data For Public
AP science writer Alton Blakeslee urged doctors to join newspapers in informing the public. Speaking at a Queens event, he argued for ethics in reporting medical news and explained how public understanding of research supports continued progress and funding. He called for frank discussions between physicians and journalists.
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New York
Alton Blakes- Jee
Associated Press
Queensboro Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Queens County Medical Society
Blakeslee
Max
Eisenhower Makes Encouraging Progress In Recovery
President Eisenhower shows improving condition after long night of rest and time outside the oxygen tent. Mrs. Eisenhower thanks well wishers as son John visits. advisers expect no resignation and plan elder statesman role if recovery continues without complications.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Denver
HH Senhower
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Maj
John Eisenhower
White House
Mit
Weather Map Reports Rain Across Many Regions
The Associated Press notes a broad rain event with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving eastward through the midwest. Columbia and Joplin Missouri saw over two inches in six hours, with Illinois Indiana Michigan also wet and showers touching Oklahoma Kansas Texas Oregon Washington and Montana. Temperatures varied from seasonable in parts to hot in the southeast and southwest. Early readings included Washington DC 70 Tampa 89 Detroit 64 Chicago 67 Omaha 73 Dallas 80 Denver 68 Great Falls 62 Phoenix 85 San Francisco 57.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Columbia
Joplin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Washington, D. C
Tampa
Fla
Detroit
Chicago
Omaha
Dallas
Denver
Great Falls
Mont
Phoenix
Ariz
San Francisco
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Thon
Assemblyman Brown
Robert E. Gray
Eugene V. Coffey
Colonel Purcell
Hyman Bravin
Liberal Party
Edward M. Murray
Board of Elections
Troy
County Atty. Elmer Mo Rasmus' Ven
U.S
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Melcher
London
Capetown
Africa
Ido
Viipuri
Ike
New England
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