Revolt at Washington State Reformatory Ended by Tear Gas
Four inmates aged 19 to 23 led a 132 hour uprising at the Washington State Reformatory near Seattle, taking 39 hostages including 12 women and 8 children. Tear gas forced surrender as guards and other inmates were freed, with three attackers hospitalized and one placed in solitary. Charges likely for escape and kidnapping.
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Monroe, Wash
Reformatory
Canada
Washington State Reformatory
Garrett Heyns
Snohomish County
Seattle
Monroe
Wash
Fugitives Captured After West Virginia Car Kidnap Chief
Three teenagers from the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys escaped in a stolen car with 18 year old Sandra Lynne McKeen as hostage. Rector Jarrell and Moore were captured within hours. McKeen released unharmed but shaken. Authorities said all three face kidnapping and grand larceny charges.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Sandra Lynne McKeen
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Grafton
Larry Anthony Rector
Patrick Jarrell
Roger Lee Moore
Reform School
West Virginia
Ohio River
Harold E. Neely
Charleston
Rector
Miss McKeen
Reformatory
Richard L. Young
Shannon W. Westlerman
Wetzel County
Tragic 6-Year-Old Found Dead in Las Vegas Attic
The 6-year-old girl Dolores Stafford was found fatally injured in a neighbor's attic after a brutal attack. Authorities say a dull paring knife was used and a blood stained knife was found at the scene. Suspect Robert Ervin, 21, a bus boy, fled after cashing a paycheck prompting a manhunt with truck drivers aiding the search. Dolores was daughter of St Elmo Stafford, a Review-Journal employee.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dolores Stafford
Robert Kenneth Ervin
Ervin
Kingman
Ariz
Dolores
St. Elmo Stafford
The
Review-Journal
Adm Yarnell Dies In Naval Hospital
Rear Adm. Harry E. Yarnell USN retired aged 84 died Tuesday night at Newport Naval Hospital after a two week stay. He served in the navy through World War II and held commands including the Battle Fleet. The death was announced by naval officials in Newport Rhode Island.
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Adm
Yarnell
Naval Hospital
Newport, RI
Harry E. Yarnell
USN
Newport Naval Hospital
Route 19 Wreck Claims One Life
A Wythe County man Benjamin George Wynne Jr. died after a Route 19 crash near Tazewell. He steered to wave at friends, lost control, and was crushed beneath his ton and a half flat-bed truck, dying at Bluefield Sanitarium two hours later. Trooper L C Mercer confirmed the time of the 1:35 p.m. collision and subsequent injuries. Funeral plans had not been announced.
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Wythe County
Tazewell
Benjamin George Wynne Jr
Route 3
Box 140
Wytheville
Bluefield Sanitarium
L. C. Mercer
Route 19
Wynne
Mercer
Greever Funeral Home
Steel Union takes direct to Nixon in labor dispute
The Steelworkers Union announced it has taken its contract dispute directly to Vice President Nixon. President David J. McDonald told Nixon in Pittsburgh that the union will not propose any extension beyond the July 14 strike deadline. The nine week deadlock centers on wage concessions, with average steelworkers earning about 3.10 dollars per hour in April.
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New York
Steelworkers
Richard M. Nixon
David J. McDonald
Nixon
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
McDonald
Idlewild
R. Conrad Cooper
Giles County Sees Third Quake in Three Months
PEARISBURG Virginia Giles County residents felt a brief earthquake at about 6 20 pm lasting under a second. Windows rattled and golf course ground unsettled but no damage or injuries reported. An UNC seismologist may confirm if the event was recorded.
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Pearisburg
Giles County
Pembroke
Giles County Country Club
University of North Carolina
Coast and Geodetic Survey Office
Washington, D. C
Harry Schoen
UNC
Norfolk and Western
Eggleston
Mathena Gets 12 Year Term for Interstate Theft Ring
Ira Mathena, 45, of Bluefield, received a 12 year aggregate sentence after pleading guilty to multiple breaking and entering counts. The case capped an interstate theft ring unraveled last winter with 11 arrests and 21 indictments across Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
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Ira Mathena
Bluefield
Mercer County
Tazewell County
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Mathena
Mercer County Criminal Court
Walter V. Ross
Ross
Asst
William Bivens
Advise Against Live Virus Polio Vaccine
The National Foundation's Vaccine Advisory Committee said on Tuesday that mass vaccination with live virus polio vaccine is unwise at the present time.
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New York
National Foundation
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip sail from Chicago
The Queen and Prince Philip departed Chicago aboard Britannia returning to Canada after a 14 hour visit. A telegram from the Britannia to Mayor Daley praised the warmth and kindness of the two million Chicagoans who welcomed them.
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Chicago
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Canada
Worried Friends and Doctors See Gov. Long Fatigued
Ailing Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long remains exhausted after a lengthy campaign stop and a recent mental health stint. Doctors and friends urge rest as he resumes state duties, while a 900 mile Fourth of July tour drained his strength and a Texas boy guest stays at the mansion.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Robert Angelle
Long
David Rankin
Texas City
Tex
Galveston
Louisiana
Young Rankin
Texas Health Institute
Rankin
Clinchfield Train Derailed Near Marion N C
Twenty six cars of a Clinchfield Railroad freight train derailed near Marion North Carolina on Tuesday. Ten derailed cars carried industrial alcohol and one car caught fire hitting an overhead bridge. Firefighters from Marion Old Fort and Nebo fought the blaze as officials expected it to smolder overnight with a day needed to clear the track.
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Marion
N. C
Clinchfield Railroad
Southern Railway
Clinchcross
U. S
Old Fort
Nebo
Southern
Four York Children Drowned in Susquehanna River
In Saginaw village near York Pennsylvania four children from York including three brothers were drowned in the Susquehanna River after an outing with their parents. Identified victims were Michael Schwartz 7 Maurice Marchdeacon Jr. 11 James 9 and John 7. They were wading when they entered deep water.
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York, Pa
York
Saginaw
Here
Joseph Tappe
York State Police
Michael Schwartz
Maurice Marchdeacon Jr
James
John
Tappe
Senate cuts 300 million from Eisenhower arms aid request
The Senate rejected the White House arms aid plan with a 52 to 41 vote, trimming 300 million from the 1.6 billion request for military and economic aid to allies. The move reflected Democratic grievances over vetoed housing legislation and concern over military emphasis.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
America
Pennsylvania Wreck Kills Virginia Man
Gerry Gordon Call of Swords Creek Virginia, 21, died when the car he rode in left the road, struck two trees, and was hit by another vehicle in Clearfield. He attended the Rockwell School of Piano Tuning. The car was driven by David Bentz, 20, of Clearfield. the other car was driven by Gerald Bain, 19, of R D Clearfield. The drivers were hospitalized.
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Clearfield
Gerry Gordon Call
Route
Swords Creek
Call
Rockwell School of
David Bentz
Gerald L. Bain
R. D. Clearfield
Tropical Storm Cindy Forms Off Carolina Coast
Cindy became the season’s third tropical storm Tuesday, forming over the Atlantic about 200 miles from the Carolinas. The Weather Bureau issued storm warnings and a hurricane watch from Cape Hatteras to Charleston as residents were urged to stay ready for quick action if warning is issued.
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Miami
Fla
Cindy
Atlantic Ocean
Carolinas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Charleston
D.C
Soviet official tours Detroit to push peaceful relations
First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov met American business leaders in Detroit during a whirlwind auto capital tour. He urged expanded trade and cultural ties while acknowledging differences between systems, praising scientific progress and advocating its peaceful use.
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Kozlov
Detroit
Russia
Detroit Edison
Frol Kozlov
United States
Soviet Union
Mosscow
Detroit Athletic Club
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower vetoes extravagant housing bill
President Eisenhower vetoed a 1.375 billion dollar housing bill calling it extravagant and inflationary. He urged a sound bill within fiscal limits and warned of unnecessary spending including a 900 million urban renewal program and 22 billion potential federal obligations. Senate leaders signaled possible override opposition.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Museum Officials Seek King Midas Tomb Discovery
ANKARA Turkey AP Dr Rodney Young of the University of Pennsylvania Museum directs excavations at Gordion Phrygia 70 miles southeast of Ankara A bulldozer and 150 peasants from nearby villages dig at the site where King Midas reportedly ruled He legends say Midas turned all he touched into gold including his food and palace belongings.
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Ankara
Turkey
Rodney
Young
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Midas
Gordion
Phrygia
Sakarya
Porsuk
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Ernest Timpani
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Jarrell
Moore
Tyler County
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Norman Walker
Walker L. Cisler
Gov. Long
Clinchfield RR
Pennsylvania
Congressional
House Appropriations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
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Ellender
Auto Capital
Detroit Edison Co
University of California Radiation Laboratory
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Cees Sa Eee
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Barbara Burns
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