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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1955

Page

9

Detective Guilty Of Illegal Wiretapping Case

New York private detective John G. Broady was convicted on 16 counts for illegal wiretapping from a February raid on a Manhattan center serving 48 000 to 60 000 telephones on the East Side near 26th to 96th Streets. The all male jury set potential sentence at 27 years with appeals planned. Witnesses tied to the raid included three men charged with wiring duties. Noted phones tapped belonged to Kyle MacDonnell Ann Corio and Alfred M Steele. Broady bail was 15000 and sentencing was scheduled for January 13.

New York John G Steve) Broady Manhattan 96Th United Nations Broady New York State Kyle MacDonnell Ann Corio Pepsi-Cola Alfred M. Steele Joan Crawford

Russians Visit Kashmir for 48 Hour Srinagar Stop

Nikita S. Khrushchev and Soviet Premier Bulganin arrived at Srinagar airfield for a two day visit to the disputed Kashmir region. The pair planned meetings with local officials and talks on regional issues during their stay.

Srinagar Kashmir Nikita Khrushchev Bulganin

East German border guards take over frontier duties

East Germany announced the frontier police would replace Russians in controlling borders. The move aims to respect allied access rights to West Berlin while differentiating zonal frontiers from the Western sectors boundary. The zonal border is manned by the trained border police, while the Western sector boundary remains under the regular police.

Berlin East Germany Otto Grotewohl Communist People's Police

New Civilian Airplane Is Easy to Fly

Tarentum Pa reporter Gerry Smith tests the Cessna 172 in a private flight. Despite no prior piloting experience, she climbs to 1009 feet, hits 120 mph, banks with pedals, and lands solo under supervision, illustrating the plane's simplicity for novices.

Gerry Smith Tarentum

Adding Machine Repairman Takes Seven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Five Dollars

A Whittier department store repairman, hired for two hours to fix an adding machine, stole seven thousand four hundred fifty five dollars in cash from the business receipts. He threatened staff with a gun and fled, revealing no prior call for his services. No one knew the caller.

Whittier Calif Lela E. Thompson

Television Schedule Dense with Classic Hits and Guest Stars

A full day of programs lists Pinky Lee and Howdy Doody through late night slots with classic shows. Notable events include boxing Carl Olson versus Ray Robinson for the Middleweight Title, and a lineup featuring Eddie Fisher, Steve Allen, Betty, Al, and Murrow’s Person to Person.

Carl ‘Bobo) Olson Ray Robinson

Saturday Matinee and Theater Schedule Page

The listing outlines Saturday programmed shows from 12:00 to 5:00 PM across Encore Theater Royal Theater and Big Top. Feature film Along Came Jones with Loretta Young at Encore Theater followed by radio/variety and sport events including Pro Basketball Minneapolis vs New York and The Lone Ranger at Big Top.

Came Jones Loretta Young Minneapolis New York Johnnie Coons

Army Issues Draft Call for 6000 Men in February

The Army announced a February draft call for 6,000 men as the lowest quota since Selective Service resumed in September 1950. The Defense Department said January’s 8,000 draft was cut to 6,000, while the Navy reduced its needs after strong enlistment progress. Army strength stood at 1,105,062 in October, expected to level to about 1,027,000 by June 30, with inductions totaling 1,998,430 since resumed service.

Washington Army Korea Defense Department Navy

Richmond-Henrico Delegation Urges Crump Appointed Adjutant General

An 11 member delegation from Richmond and Henrico County urged Governor Stanley to appoint Col. Sheppard Crump as Virginia adjutant general, signaling strong support from local leaders for the veteran officer.

Richmond Henrico County Gov Stanley Col Sheppard Crump Virginia

Martin Predicts Eisenhower Will Run Again

Bradenton Florida rep Joseph W Martin Jr told Florida Republicans that President Eisenhower will run again despite his heart attack. He predicted the President will be nominated and elected and argued Democrats would back a weak opponent while Republicans could win with a strong anti socialism platform.

Bradenton Fla Joseph W. Martin, Jr R-Mass Eisenhower Florida St. Petersburg Sarasota House Martin Congress

Reds May Release Turncoat Dec. 13

Washington reports prisoner of war Richard Tenneson who initially stayed in Red China and later sought return home may be released December 13. A Red Cross spokesman says a representative will meet him at the Hong Kong Red China contact point to deliver regular food parcels for American citizens detained in China.

Washington Richard Tenneson Red China American Red Cross Red Cross Hong Kong Red People’s Republic of China China Portia Howe Tenneson Alden Minn

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