Convicts Hold 16 to 19 Hostages in Tennessee Prison Standoff
Robert Rivera and Charles Farra, both 25, continue to hold 16 to 19 hostages at gunpoint in the Tennessee Penitentiary after mid afternoon Wednesday. Rivera says he will surrender if Farra is released or joins him, while Farra declines. Hostages include three women and 15 others. one trustee released earlier. Rivera cites parole, medical, and disciplinary grievances as he awaits officials' response. Nashville lawyer Byron Bean spoke by phone amid the standoff.
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Tennessee Penitentiary
Robert Rivera
Temple
Tex
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Borderland
W. Va
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Farra
Trusty
Parole Board
Byron Bean
Bean
Sam Broyles
FPC Chief Details Off the Record Gas Firm Contacts
FPC Chairman Jerome Kuykendall testified before the House Commerce Committee that a gas firm representative made off the record contacts with him and other commissioners during a multimillion dollar rate case. He said the commission made last minute changes in fixing the rate of return for Midwestern Gas Transmission Co.
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Federal Power Commission
Commission
FPC
Jerome K. Kuykendall
House Commerce Committee
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
Robbers Loot Western Union Office in Detroit
A pair of sporty thieves robbed a Detroit Western Union office of 190 dollars on Wednesday and fled in a white Jaguar convertible.
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Western Union
Supreme Court closes million dollar Ohio tax loophole
Ohio Supreme Court rulings affirm a $396,579 Kresge tax assessment and an $11,000 Heinz assessment, plus about $1,500 against Buddies Lunch. The decisions extend sales tax to advertising materials and catering sales in company cafeterias, potentially yielding about $1.5 million in back taxes and future collections.
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Supreme Court
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Ter
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Kosydar
Grand Jury Indicts Ohio Union Boss Over Invoice Destruction
Cleveland reports a federal grand jury indicted William Presser, 52, president of the Ohio Teamsters Union Conference, on charges of obstructing justice by destroying an invoice listing Christmas gift champagne buckets for eight recipients in 1955. He allegedly concealed a Christmas list envelope and a memorandum with names and values. Conviction could bring up to a $5000 fine and five years in prison. arraignment time pending.
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William Presser
Ohio Teamsters Union Conference
Senate
Backets Committee
Presser
Blind Deaf Boy to Become Eagle Scout
BERKELEY Calif Richard Joy 18 son of Mr and Mrs Richard Joy of Van Nuys Calif is one merit badge from the Eagle Scout rank He is blind and deaf and no other boy in his condition has ever won it This summer awaits the achievement in Scouting’s highest honor
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Berkeley
Calif
Richard Joy
Richard
van Nuys
Chessman IQ Test Ranking Declared by San Quentin
Condemned Daryl Chessman has increased his IQ by three points after 12 years on death row. Prison psychologists at San Quentin report a score of 130 this month, placing him among the top 3 percent of American men in mental ability. The earlier score was 127 in June 1941.
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Calif
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
Woman 33 Becomes Grandmother Again in Corpus Christi
Mrs. V. J. Francek, 33, became a grandmother for the third time when her daughter Mrs. Charles Jones, 16, gave birth to a girl in Corpus Christi. Francek married at 14 and became a mother at 15, with her daughter following the same path.
AGENCIES CLASH OVER LIQUOR BOARD ENFORCEMENT
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle urged a fair tough stance as the State Liquor Board and Liquor Department clashed at a special Columbus meeting. Board members and department officials complained about enforcement, with calls for stronger punishment and better communication to curb violators.
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Michael V. DiSalle
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Liquor Department
French Alliance Posed By Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged a Moscow Paris axis to counter France West Germany ties. He attacked West Germany and said France and the Soviet Union could preserve peace, in reply to Premier Debre at a Matignon luncheon. He spoke of a nonaggression pact between the two blocs.
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Matignon
Debre
Khrushchev Meets De Gaulle in Paris Private Talks
Khrushchev held a two hour private talk with Charles de Gaulle at the Elysee Palace. Two interpreters were present as they discussed Germany and global tensions after Khrushchev's arrival. They smiled and shook hands on the palace steps before lunch with Debre.
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Detective author Landon dies at 77 in New York
Hugo novelist Herman Landon author of the Gray Phantom series during the 1920s died Tuesday in New York. His works defined era mystery fiction and inspired numerous thrillers.
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Herman Landon
Symington Enters 1960 Campaign For President
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He called for a four-point peace and progress program and said the next president must provide decisive leadership to strengthen freedom and secure lasting peace. He has previously criticized President Eisenhower for lacking leadership.
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Kent Student Faces Murder Charge Today
Akron 22 year old Kent State University student Victor L. Buzard faces arraignment on second degree murder charges for the death of his girlfriend Paula Slife 21 of Akron. Slife was fatally shot in Buzard s car after they returned from church services. The grand jury returned the indictment Tuesday.
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Akron
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Paula Slife
Author of Tinker To Evers To Chance Dies
Franklin Pierce Adams known as F P A a famed New York columnist and radio panelist died at 78 after years in a nursing home. His witty verse covered baseball and classics and his Best Known piece quoted the Chicago Cubs infield Tinker Evers Chance in Baseballs Sad Lexicon.
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Franklin Pierce Adams
Chicago Cubs
Evers
Tinker
Violence Flairs in Nyanga Negro Settlement Near Cape Town
Newsreel reports fresh clashes as Nyanga residents form road blocks and fires while resisting white police patrols. Police refrain from firing. leaders call for a work boycott after earlier killings of about 80 Africans and injuries to over 200. A tense dawn patrol yields a quiet but uneasy scene.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Nyanga
Vereeniging
East West disarmament talks outline six initial principles
In Geneva delegates from the Soviet bloc and NATO tentatively approved six core principles for a global disarmament treaty. They call for an international enforcement body, stage by stage control, post agreement monitoring, universal participation including Red China, verification by international inspectors, and control of actual cuts in personnel and weapons.
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Geneva
North Atlantic Alliance
Millionaire Lance Reventlow Weds Jill St John in Suite Ceremony
San Francisco headlines report 24 year old millionaire Lance Reventlow marrying Hollywood actress Jill St John in a hotel suite ceremony. The couple ties the knot amid media attention and high society interest.
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Lance Reventlow
Hollywood
Jill St. John
Civil rights bill sends to Senate with referees for voting
The House approved a five point civil rights bill authorizing federal court appointed referees to certify eligibility and supervise minority voting. Southerners seek delays as the Senate may amend the measure then return it to the House for potential further blocks or corrections. The bill also requires preservation of election records for two years and access for the attorney general’s staff.
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Senate
Police Break Into Ocala Jail With Crowbar
Ocala police were locked out of the city jail after a force inside the door threw the safety latch. Officers gained entry with an ice pick and a crowbar as prisoners on a work detail waited for a meal.
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Ocala
Florida
Continue Effort To Reach Plane Wreckage
Military personnel will attempt again to reach a two engine plane crashed in northeastern West Virginia. Four people were aboard. The wreckage rests on a steep wooded slope of a mountain ravine. It was spotted Wednesday by an Army search helicopter.
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Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia
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