Rehearing Asked in Sheppard Case Challenge to Ohio High Court Panel
Columbus attorney Paul M. Herbert seeks rehearing of the Ohio Supreme Court decision upholding Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's second degree murder conviction. He argues the court was not legally constituted, challenges the trial atmosphere, and asserts equal protection issues under the 14th Amendment. He cites Chief Justice Weygandt's replacement and alleged exclusion of character evidence.
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Colmbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
U. S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
Ohio
Marilyn
Lake Erie
Bay Village
Herbert
Carl V. Weygandt
Richard Weygandt
Charles W. Montgomery
Newark
Montgomery
Cuyahoga County
Sam Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Polio Vaccine OK During Epidemic Peak
Navy doctors report Salk polio vaccine given during a severe epidemic shows little or no paralysis provoked. Captain John R Seal leads a study of 26 010 vaccinated in Honolulu with Capt Robert S Poos and Dr Neal Nathanson. Venues include Pearl Harbor and Atlanta. The epidemic declined after vaccination, though causality is not proven. Morale was improved.
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Chicago
Navy
John R Seal
Naval Medical Corps
Marine Service
Honolulu
Naval
Robert S. Poos
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Neal Nathanson
Atlanta
American Medical Assn
Seal
Steubenville Moves Against Pinball Machines
Steubenville prosecutor Bernard T. McCann orders law enforcement to ban 270 pinball machines in Jefferson County. LeRoy Schell Steubenville solicitor notes a $50 license fee paid by 150 machine owners in the city will not be refunded.
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Steubenville
Bernard T. McCann
Jefferson County
LeRoy Schell
Ambulance Service Considered by Wilmington Fire Dept
The Wilmington Fire Department and Chief Harry W. Hague III consider adding ambulance service. A cot for an ambulance was donated, with plans to use on duty firemen for rapid responses, similar to rural fire calls, though exact handling is not yet worked out.
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L. C. Clinton
Wilmington
Hague
Survey stalls on Ohio expressway study funding
Ohio State Highway Department seeks 5.125 million for preliminary plans of two expressway legs from Cincinnati to Dayton and Conneaut to near Cleveland. The State Highway Construction Council delays approval until further financing details and contingencies are clarified. Linzell cites estimates of 1.5 million and 4 million for studies and 32 million and 100 million for construction.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
State Highway Construction Council
Highway Department
O. Linzell
Cincinnati
Dayton
Conneaut
Cleveland
Ohio
Linzell
Cincinnati-Dayton
Conneaut- Cleveland
Temperature Hits 92 Wednesday
A sweltering 92 degree high marked Wednesday with a trace of rain in Wilmington and menacing clouds in the late afternoon. Heavy rain fell along Prairie road and Route 72 with gusty winds and some hail reported. Night cooled to 60 as Mrs. Ethel H. Hayes noted.
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Wilmington
Prairie Road
Ethel H. Hayes
Tighter Security Law Is Predicted
Washington Senator Mundt predicted swift congressional approval of a bill to close a hole in internal security following a Supreme Court ruling. He and Senators Eastland and McCarthy, with former Sen. Cain, argued to expand security powers and criticized the court. The piece covers cases of Irving I. August and William Henry Taylor, and Cain’s push for reforms to ensure due process in security actions.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Congress
Supreme Ourt
Sens
Eastland
D-Miss
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry P. Cain
Supreme Court
Cain
Hennings
D-Mo
Red Cross
Army
Defense Department
Irving I
August
Seattle
Progressive Party
Pentagon
William Henry Taylor
Taylor
Air Force Raises Goal to 600 B52 Bombers by 1959
In secret testimony Lt. Gen. C. S. Irvine said the Air Force increased its B52 goal from 500 to 600 by 1959, with production rising to 20 per month and total cost about 82 million per aircraft. Gen. Curtis LeMay seeks more funds to expand bases and manpower, while Gen. Nathan Twining and nine officers plan a June Russia visit to inspect Soviet airpower. Brig. Gen. William H. Blanchard accompanies the delegation.
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Washington
Air Force
C. S. Irvine
Special Armed Services Subcommittee
Irvine
Russia
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Senate Appropriations
Nathan Twining
Strategic Bomber Force
Twining
Moscow
Oklahoma City
William H. Blanchard
LeMay
Teen-Age Road-e-o Set For Saturday
Cleveland reports the Ohio Teen-age Road-e-o in Euclid will test best young drivers in written safety tests and on a barrier course, with public-road judging of attitude toward pedestrians and traffic laws. Milton Patton, Clinton county road-eo winner, competes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Euclid
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Milton Patton
Clinton County
Dutch Papers Deny Healer Influence On Queen Juliana
Dutch newspapers rejected abroad reports that a faith healer, Greet Hofmans, influenced Queen Juliana and pressured abdication. The Der Spiegel story originated in Frankfurt and alleged Hofmans swayed state affairs after Princess Maria Cristina’s care began. The elections proceeded with Reds losing two of six Communist seats.
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Hague
Netherlands
Juliana
de Waarheid
der Spiegel
Frankfurt
Miss Greet Hofmans
Prince Bernhard
Maria Cristina
Miss Hofmans
Eight Die as Express Derails Near Reims France
Eight passengers killed and 30 injured when the Paris to Luxembourg express derailed near Reims France, the French Railway Company announced.
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Reims
France
Paris
French Railway Co
Woman sues over geiger counter ads using her name
Akron Mrs. Dorothy Madigan of Silver Lake sues Hower Department Store and radio station WAKR for 25 000 dollars claiming invasion of privacy. She says they used her name in advertising geiger counters tied to a claimed uranium hoax found 60 miles south of Ottawa.
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Akron
Dorothy Madigan
Silver Lake
Common Pleas Court
Cardinals Giants In 8 Player Swap
The St Louis Cardinals and New York Giants completed a four for four deal with Red Schoendienst Jackie Brandt Bill Sarni and Dick Littlefield going to the Giants in exchange for Al Dark Whitey Lockman Ray Katt and Don Liddle no cash changing hands and Don Blasingame to move from shortstop to second base with Dark at short.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Red Birds
Red Schoendienst
Jackie Brandt
Bill Sarni
Dick Littlefield
Giants
al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Ray Katt
Don Liddle
Cardinal
Frank Lane
Lane
Don Blasingame
Dark
Parolee Sought In Bank Holdup Near Southport
Indianapolis police sought 32 year old Roy Rudolph Drake a former parolee on a bank robbery charge after arresting his wife Pauline Drake 23 and recovering 17368 believed to be part of 66546 taken from the Southport State Bank. Drake may be hiding in St Louis.
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Indianapolis
Southport State Bank
Roy Rudolph Drake
Franklin
Pauline Drake
Robert F. Dillon
Southport
Four Men Missing As Tug Flounders
NEW ORLEANS three survivors from the sinking of the tug May Dee were rescued early today after it went down off the Mississippi coast during a tropical storm. Four men remain missing as rescue ships rove the Mississippi Sound and two tugs, O. J. Senac and Cormorant, rescued crews northwest and south of the wreck site.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
O. J. Senac
Morgan City
Cormorant
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Mississippi Sound
Escaped Prisoner Promises Return to Clarendon County
Clarendon County Sheriff T. S. Jackson notes a returned escape attempt as Johnny Edward Ard 24, jailed for auto theft grand larceny housebreaking and theft of auto parts, fled and left a note claiming he would be back, along with a 12 gauge shotgun missing from the sheriff’s car.
Miracle recovery fuels Eisenhower Adenauer meet
President Eisenhower in Walter Reed Hospital hosted German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in pajamas after his abdominal operation. The two discussed German reunification and the 17 million in the eastern zone as Adenauer praised Ike's recovery as a miracle. Dulles and an interpreter attended, with Adenauer leaving for New York after the meeting.
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Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
Henry Kellerman
State Department
Adenauer
Washington
New York City
U. S
West Germany
Five Treated In Emergency Room At Clinton Memorial
Five persons received treatment in the emergency room at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Three were injured and two received medical treatment. Names include Mrs. Milton Farquhar, Donald Wiget, Francis Milburn, Martin Fisher, and Mrs. Gene Hebrank with injuries and exposures reported.
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Clinton Memorial Hospital
Milton Farquhar
West Locust Street
Donald Wiget
Martinsville
Randall Co
Francis Milburn
Irma Milburn
New Vienna
Martin Fisher
Richard Fisher
Gene Hebrank
Port William
Police clarify drunk status in Sweden
Stockholm police state intoxication is only confirmed when a person falls prone. Stagg ers are not considered proof of drunkenness, the force said in commentary.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Probe Ordered On Kickbacks In County Officials
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown ordered an investigation into alleged salary kickbacks by four Cuyahoga County officials. The probe targets election law violations and requires the election board to report findings to the county prosecutor for possible grand jury action. Browns comments warn of fines and jail for unreported campaign funds.
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Cleveland
Ted W. Brown
Cuyahoga County
Albert S. Porter
John J. Carney
Leonard Fuerst
Frank S. Day
Brown
Election Board
Ben C. Green
Cleveland News
Porter
Carney
Fuerst
Day
Truman Aides Guilty In Income Tax Fix Case
Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy in an income tax evasion scheme. The verdict followed 8 hours 43 minutes of deliberation. both face up to five years in prison and $10,000 fines. They were accused of conspiring to defraud the government by hindering the prosecution of Irving Sachs, a St. Louis shoe maker who later pled guilty and paid a $40,000 fine.
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ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Connelly
White House
Truman
Caudle
Justice Department
Irving Sachs
Sachs
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