Mass Slayer Starkweather Is Executed
Charles Starkweather, 20, was executed in the Nebraska State Penitentiary chair after 17 months of murders. A prison physician who would declare death suffered a fatal heart attack. witnesses saw Starkweather smile as the 2,200 volt blast ended his life at 12:05 a.m. CST.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Nebraska State Penitentiary
John Greenholtz
Washington
Guy Starkweather
Weather report from THE HERALD site
The Herald Weather Site on the roof of the fire station shows 8:30 a.m. reading at 60 with a low of 59 and high of 89 for the previous 24 hours. General weather indicates rain with ten hundredths of an inch of precipitation. The Herald Building weather section continues with similar readings.
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Her
Strike Looms as Steel Leaders Face Unwanted Choice
In New York AP report, steelworkers weigh an imminent strike versus accepting a wage-freeze extension. Union President McDonald and U S Steel executive Cooper push for a path, with talks stalled pending union sessions. Workers earn about 3.10 per hour and 127.10 weekly.
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New York
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
U. S. Steel Corp
McDonald
Cooper
City Milk Shortage Amid Austin Strike Ties Up Supplies
Austin stores report scattered milk availability as dairy workers strike against Ankeny Distributing Co. Four supermarkets still have milk while others run dry. Some shoppers buy Land O Lakes or ship from Minneapolis. nine dairies pause operations. Jurisdictional talks at 2 PM aim to avert wider disruption.
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Minneapolis
the Herald
Austin
Ankeny Distributing Co
Heavyweight Title Fight Postponed In New York
Floyd Patterson defending his heavyweight title against Ingemar Johansson was postponed at Yankee Stadium due to threatening weather and a soaking infield. The 15 round bout, set for 9:30 p.m., was rescheduled to 9:30 p.m. Friday as promoter Bill Rosensohn cited soaked infield and a need for ten hours of sun to restore field conditions.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Bill Rosensohn
Rosensohn
Jim Thompson
Stadium
Detroit Fire Claims Seventh Child Victim
A Detroit house fire on June 14 killed 10 year old Nathan Crowell, raising the death toll to seven youths. The blaze injured others and prompted investigations from local authorities.
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Detroit
Nathan Crowell
Argentina near revolution as unrest climbs in military
Buenos Aires reports growing military discontent and mass union protests as President Frondizi reshuffles cabinet. Officials insist threats are overstated, while high officers plot possible action. labor unions condemn broken promises and warn of chaos.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Hector Solanas Pacheco
Cor
Armstrong Falls Ailing In Spoleto Coma
Satchmo Louis Armstrong lay gravely ill in a coma in Spoleto Italy after heart disturbances during pneumonia doctors said. American physician Dr Alexander Schiff noted Armstrong did not have a heart attack but that years of blowing wind instruments weaken the heart.
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Spoleto
Italy
Louis
Satchino) Armstrong
Satchmo
Alexander Schiff
Fairmont Businessman Named President of Taxpayers Assn
Minneapolis AP report names Einer B. Nelson of Fairmont as new president of the Minnesota Taxpayers Association. Nelson leads Nelson Ice Cream Co and Cleaview TV in Fairmont, with Otto F. Oswald of New Ulm named vice president and New Ulm Laundry Co president.
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Minneapolis
Einer
B. Nelson
Fairmont
Minnesota Taxpayers Assn
Nelson
Nelson Ice Cream Co
Cleaview Tv, Inc
Otto F. Oswald
New Ulm
Oswald
New Ulm Laundry Co
Senate votes to repeal passenger travel tax and communications tax
The Senate approved repeal of the 10 percent passenger travel tax effective August 1 and a repeal of the 10 percent communications tax effective July 1 1960. The move, part of a bill already passed by the House to extend current taxes for a year, risks losing about a billion in revenue.
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Senate
Washington
House
Hail Harmless in 3 Area Communities
A storm brought hail and heavy rain to Grand Meadow Spring Valley and surrounding areas with no reported hail damage. Measured rainfall at Spring Valley reached 2.1 1.72 and 3 inches at three points while Grand Meadow recorded 1.41 inches. Austin saw 0.10 inches. Wind toppled a tree limb at Walter Lee’s home in Spring Valley and a possible car impact was unconfirmed. Rain eased westward as sun returned by noon.
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Austin
Spring Valley
Grand Meadow
Walter Lee
Adams
Rose Creek
Parents of Infant Quadruplets Face Brooklyn Eviction
New York AP report: Alex and Bessie Kajouras parents of newborn quadruplets face eviction next Wednesday from their five room Brooklyn apartment. Kajouras calmly notes they must focus on the children as the landlord disputes repairs.
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New York
Alex
Bessie Kajouras
Brooklyn
No Chance for Lutheran Church Union Says Director
In San Francisco AP report Rev. Paul C. Empie, executive director of the National Lutheran Council, says unity among U S Lutheran churches is unlikely. He cites a Missouri Synod doctrine adopted in 1992 that rejects evolution and emphasizes divine grace, which also led the convention to vote against joining the Lutheran World Federation.
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San Francisco
Paul C. Empie
National Lutheran Council
United States
Lutheran Missouri Synod
Empie
Missouri Synod
Lutheran World Federation
Eisenhower cites highway aid loss without tax hike
President Eisenhower released figures showing Minnesota would lose about 78 million dollars in federal interstate highway aid over the next two years if the gasoline tax is not raised by ten cents per gallon. Under present authorizations Minnesota would receive 46.7 million this July and 42.1 million on July 1, 1960, with no aid this year and only 9.5 million next year without the tax increase.
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Washington
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Bureau of Public Roads
Finish of Longest Session in Sight
The longest Minnesota special session nears its end as Senate and House conferees reach a tax package agreement just before midnight Wednesday. The plan excludes income tax withholding, a modest win for Senate conservatives who opposed it. Rep. Fred Cina concedes but says the bill will balance the budget, praising conservatives on the tax conference committee.
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John Zwach
Cina
Canton City of Terror Under Flood Threat
Canton faces a devastating flood risk with 14 million residents under threat as Peh and Si or West rivers rise. Officials note dikes hold at midday but reports warn of possible catastrophe. massive rice and crop losses reported in Kwantung.
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Canton
China
Kwantung Province
Hong Kong
Sing Tao Jih Pao
Peh
North River
South China Sea
Pearl River
South China
Kwangtung
Electronic Device to Aid in Search
An underwater detecting device is en route to Teggan Lake to aid the search for a missing plane with two Minnesota men, Maurice J. Merickel and Sylvester Niesses, who disappeared May 26 after a canoe and wreckage were found on the lake.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Teggan Lake
Minnesota
Maurice J. Merickel
Wadena
Sylvester Niesses
Walker
Minn
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Calif
AP Photofax
B. A. Finkel
the Herald Weather Site
ALD
Oscoe
Energy
Mener
Land O'Lakes
Cenfer
Federal Mediation Ser
Faribault
Alvaro Alsogaray
Doba
Juan Peron
Adm
Isaac Rojas
Armstrong
Fairmont Man New Taxpayers Head
Chelsea
Mass
Interstate
Mower County
Kajouras
Peiping
ST. Paul
Fred Cina
Aurora
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Vnukovo
Alexander Kuznetsov
Soviet Committee On Cultural Relations
Gover
Nors
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Robert H. Smylie
Idaho
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
George D. Clyde
Utah
John E. Davis
North Dakota
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Colorado
LeRoy Collins
Florida
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