Trial reveals desperate struggle in Mrs Thompson murder case
Minneapolis jurors heard testimony painting a battered bedroom and bloodstained bathroom after the March killing. Police say a revolver, butcher knife, and red-stained evidence linked T Eugene Thompson to a plan that failed as Mrs Thompson resisted, with neighbors recounting her plea for help.
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Minneapolis
Carol Thompson
Elzerman
William Randall
Thompson
Randall
Ernest H. Williams
Theodore Elzerman
Police Crime Laboratory
Train crash injures dozens near St. Louis industry
A passenger train and a freight train collided in the 5700 block of Natural Bridge Avenue near Bremen Avenue in a switching area. About 30 to 40 persons were injured, with roughly 10 stretcher cases, some suffering cuts and bruises from being thrown in the cars.
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ST. Louis
North St. Louis
Natural Bridge Avenue
Bremen Avenue
Mastrian Defense Delays Thompson Murder Trial Start
In Minneapolis the opening session of the T. Eugene Thompson murder trial was delayed 35 minutes after a conference between Judge Rolf Fosseen and two Norman Mastrian defense lawyers. Mastrian is accused as the alleged middleman in the March murder plot against Mrs. Thompson. The lawyers may oppose transporting Mastrian from jail in St. Paul for testimony. Augsburg College students camped overnight to secure seats for the sessions.
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Minneapolis
T. Eugene Thompson
Rolf Fosseen
Norman Mastrian
Mastrian
St. Paul
Weather outlook with snow flurries and cold tonight
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and light rain or drizzle this Friday night, then snow flurries with more widespread snow likely Friday. Temperatures drop to around 20 to 30s tonight.
Vatican approves modern language in Catholic sacraments
The Vatican Ecumenical Council voted to permit use of modern languages in sacraments such as baptism and marriage, removing the obligation to retain Latin for key phrases. The ruling shifts liturgical practice across the Roman Catholic Church.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Night club bandits rob Gay Nineties for $1157
Two armed men robbed the Gay Nineties night club in Rock Island of $1157 in cash and checks. Manager Jet Stelios said he and an employee were forced into the basement office after the intruders appeared in the kitchen and opened the cash box.
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Rock Island, Ill
Jet Stelios
Stelios
Grinnell Grand Jury Postponed to December 2
Grinnell Iowa AP The grand jury investigating the slaying of Grinnell officer Ralph Ogan Jr 34 has been postponed to December 2 due to the death of Judge L R Carlson s father The investigation had been set for today Ogan was killed November 13 on a Grinnell street during an apparent burglary interrupted by his actions
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Grinnell
Ralph Ogan Jr
L. R. Carlson
Ogan
Grinnell Street
Illinois Man Convicted in Killing
Hobart K. Smith, 45, was convicted by a Circuit Court jury in Rock Island Illinois of murdering William Gann, 42, in a gun fight over Smiths estranged wife. Smith followed Gann and Mrs Smith to an East Moline tavern on Sept 17 and fired five shots. Profit-taking on 1963 gainers resumed in New York stock trading as the market slid with minor losses across key stocks including American Telephone.
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Hobart K. Smith
William Gann
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Joy
Gann
East Moline
New York
American Telephone
Erhard and De Gaulle Meet for Talks in Paris
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and French President Charles de Gaulle held talks in Paris after Erhard arrived by special train. The leaders, with Pompidou and Couve de Murville present, emphasized Franco German cooperation and Europe’s unity while noting differences on Britain's role in the Common Market and allied integration.
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Paris
Ludwig Erhard
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Erhard
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
France
Britain
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Europe
Real Anne Frank diary subject linked to Nazi officer arresting family
In Vienna a 52 year old policeman admitted he was one of the Nazi officers who arrested Anne Frank and her family. The officer was suspended from duty as the AP Wirephoto frame accompanies the report.
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Anne Frank
Amsterdam
Vienna
Anne
Retired Austin Police Captain Ray Locher dies at 62
Ray Locher 62 a longtime Austin police figure died of a heart attack Thursday afternoon at St Olaf Hospital. Born August 7 1901 in Adams he joined the force February 1 1927 and rose to captain in 1944 serving as acting police chief 1951 52. Funeral services Saturday at Queen of Angels Church. Survived by widow Regina three sons and five daughters.
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Austin Rt. 2
Austin Police Department
St. Olaf Hospital
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Adams
George Roope
Austin
Highway 116
Queen of Angels Church
Mayer
Jon and
Ray Jr
Richard Schaefer
Maureen
Susan Locher
Edward Kramer
Manterville
Duane Tollefson
Kasson
Paul Meany
Herbert Lang
Milwaukee
Mayme Hinman
Minneapolis
Rolvaag Plans Bus Tours of Mental Health Institutions
Gov Karl Rolvaag announced a series of two day bus tours to state institutions for the mentally ill and retarded. Invitations go to a dozen legislators department heads and health org leaders to acquaint them with new programs philosophies and facilities. The first tour January 15 16 visits Hastings Rochester St Peter Faribault hospitals. The second February 4 5 covers Atwater Fergus Falls Brainerd and the Northern district facilities.
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Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota Medical and Bar Associations
Rolvaag
Hastings State Hospital
Rochester State Hospital
St. Peter State Hospital
Faribault State School
Atwater
Fergus Falls State Hospital
Brainerd
Solons Plan Unannounced ADC Family Visits in Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers studying the Aid to Dependent Children program plan to drop in unannounced at homes of ADC families to see how they are getting along. They agreed that information on individual families would be kept confidential. A third tour is set for April 1 and 2 to other facilities including Pines mental health center at Little Falls.
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Des Moines
Iowa
ADC
JFK Frames Frontier as Bipartisan Path to Progress
President Kennedy presented the New Frontier scientific program as a bipartisan effort benefiting all, speaking at Brooks Air Force Base about a national era of challenges and achievements. He noted the slogan’s broad ownership while Texas politics showed civil rights splits and a Senate budget cut to space funding.
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San Antonio, Tex
Kennedy
New Frontier Scientific
Aerospace Medical Health Center
Brooks Air Force Base
Texas
Vatican Meeting Prepares for Ecumenical Session
Albert Gregory Cardinal Mey er of Chicago and Augustine Cardinal Bea president of the Secretariat for Promotion of Christian Unity conferred Wednesday at Vatican City ahead of the Ecumenical session.
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Albert Gregory Cardinal Meyer
Chicago
Augustine Cardinal Bea
Secretariat For Promotion of Christian Unity
Vatican City
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WU2 Weather Plane Found in Gulf After Cuban Hunt
Wreckage of a WU2 weather spy plane vanished Wednesday over Cuba was found in 100 foot Gulf water near Key West. Pilot Capt. Joe G. Hyde Jr. is missing. authorities report no cockpit body and say mechanical failure suspected.
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Key West
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LaGrange
Ernest H. Dunlap
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Hyde
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Washington
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Omaha
Gulf
Joe G. Hyde Sr
Marianne Gerdes
Leland, Miss
No Virginia We Will Not Drop Comics
The Herald comic page was omitted Wednesday due to a mechanical problem. Readers complained as the paper faced a choice between four extra pages and a late press or leaving out the comics, with many rings to the newsroom after press time.
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Virginia
Herald
Rupper Named Iowa City Police Chief
John Rupper aged 38, the current night captain, has been promoted to police chief as part of a larger reorganization of top assignments in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Towa
John Rupper
Man Crawls Quarter Mile for Help After Collision
In dense fog near Spirit Lake Iowa Bob Hasara 48 crawled a quarter mile to get aid for Arthur Caskey 27 after a pickup truck collided with a freight train. Both men were taken to a Spirit Lake hospital in serious condition. the crash occurred four miles northeast of Spirit Lake as they ran trap lines.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Bob Hasara
Arthur Caskey
Here
3 000 Again Out of Work at Rath Plant
Waterloo Iowa About 3000 Rath Packing Co workers reported for work but were suspended again marking a fourth straight day of stoppage. The hog production and sanitation department were chiefly affected with about 700 suspended Wednesday for the week. Union spokesmen were unavailable for comment. A company spokesman said the stoppage arose from untidy cleanup Tuesday night preventing Wednesday work.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Rath Packing Co
Nurse Killed as State Toll Keeps Rising
A retired Robbinsdale nurse Agnes Larrivee aged 65 died in a crash near the Glen Lake Sanatorium, pushing Minnesota highway deaths to 712 and the toll 101 higher than last year. Critically injured Aurora Racine of Little Falls was taken to St Louis Park Hospital. Earlier Hilmer Undeberg aged 74 died when his car hit another on Highway 59 near Halma, Kittson County. the other driver John Solland escaped with minor injuries.
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Minnesota
Agnes Larrivee
Glen Lake Sanatorium
Aurora Racine
Little Falls
St. Louis Park Hospital
Hilmer T. Undeberg
Highway 59
Halma
Kittson County
John M. Solland
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