Ex-Marine Admits Double Slaying Of Two Teens
James H. Vance Jr., 18, confessed to Morris County prosecutors the Saturday killings of Margaret Ann Kennedy 16 and Noreen Buckley 17 near Morris Township. The wrench found at the scene matched one missing from his car, making him the last person to see the victims. Both girls, Bayley-Ellard High School students from Morris Plains, were found clothed and deceased Wednesday night from severe head blows in a lovers lane area. The suspect, held without bail, had previously denied involvement after questioning.
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James H. Vance Jr
Morris County
Frank C. Scerbo
Vance
Scerbo
Margaret Ann Kennedy
Noreen Buckley
Morris Plains
Morris Township
Bayley-Ellard Catholic High School
Madison
UAW Ratifies Ford Terms Ending 18 Day Strike
United Auto Workers Local 420 ratified a settlement ending an 18 day walkout at Ford Motor Co Walton Hills stamping plant. The dispute paused Ford passenger car output and idled about 77 000 workers. Four members opposed the deal as mediators helped reach the agreement Friday night. The union ordered picket lines removed and prepared the plant for reopening with the midnight shift. Ford said it would take days to recall laid off workers.
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United Auto Workers Local 420
Ford Motor Co
Walton Hills
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Eastern
Pan American
Kennedy
Trans World Airlines
State Traffic Toll Reaches 191 For Year
West Virginia’s 1962 highway death toll stood at 191 Sunday with at least nine fatalities over the weekend. The list includes Ovie Hoy Harris, 41, Gillmer County coal miner, and 16 year old Michael Beckett of Milton, among others, with many victims in various counties.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Mingo County
Tug River
Ovie Hoy Harris
Gilmer County
Stout's Mill
Harris
Little Kanawha River
Michael Beckett
Milton
Teays Valley Road
Putnam County
Negroes Plan Washington Protest Over Picket Arrest
Albany Georgia residents from the Albany movement travel to Washington to protest the arrest of five Black picketers outside downtown merchants. Atty. C. B. King says 10 to 12 members join the delegation, seeking action from Attorney General Robert F Kennedy.
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South Georgia
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Atty. C
Martin-Sokolovsky Ends Masquerade No Regrets
William H. Martin, a former NSA mathematician who defected to the Soviet Union in 1960, says his action was foolhardy but not shameful. Now living as Vladislav Antonovich Sokolovsky in Leningrad, he works at the Steklov Institute, studies at Leningrad University, and earns 500 rubles a month while enjoying special privileges and access to Western books.
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Vance
Robinson
Leningrad
U.S.S.R
William H. Martin
Soviet Union
Sokolovsky
Martin
Steklov Mathematics Institute
Leningrad University
Harry S. Truman
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Nevsky Prospekt
the Sever
NSA
Bluefield Police Officers Arrested on Burglary Charges
Three veteran Bluefield officers Captain C P Cregger Lieutenant Charles Fox and Sergeant C E Kirk were arrested on burglary and theft charges with bond set at 2000 each. The probe linked to four other suspects including Marvin Brooks Ira Mathena Rabbitt Martin and Houston Howington. Authorities say many cases date back years and involve officers acting as lookouts or participants. All three suspended from duty as investigation continues.
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C. P. Cregger
Charles Fox
C. E. Kirk
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Kirk
Ington
Princeton
Mathena
Virginia State Penitentiary
John Michaels
College Avenue
Brooks
Michaels
Baiey Lumber Co
Bivens
Biven
Howington
Martin
Ed Guthrie
Beckley
Guthrie
Mercer County
Brooks and Murphy
W. R. Dyer
E. D. Bazzie
Ken Murphy
Wytheville
Virginia State Prison
Virginia
Mathena-Murphy
Rusk Sees Bright Outlook On Britain's Market Bid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in London that Britain is likely to join the European Common Market, after talks with Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. He said final decisions could strengthen the Atlantic Community, NATO, and the free world. The talks also covered aiding India against Soviet MIGs and Britain's stance on Southern Rhodesia’s UN pressure.
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Free World
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India
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Rhodesia
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U.N
Escapees Hearing Set Friday in Virginia Escape Case
A preliminary hearing for two men, Lloyd W. Bess and Olin D. Jones, wanted in Virginia, was reset to Friday before U S Commissioner Robert Scottz in Charlotte. Warrants from Virginia delayed the hearing. Each man held on 25000 bond. Jones was among four who escaped June 14 from a Halifax Virginia road camp after a car struck a guard. two other escapees were recaptured earlier.
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N. C
Virginia
FBI
U. S
Robert Scottz
Scott
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Olin D. Jones
Jones
Halifax
Bess
Eastern Strike and Weather Ground New York Travelers
A flight engineers strike at Eastern Air Lines and severe weather keep travelers grounded across the United States. About 18,000 Eastern workers are furloughed as mediation resumes Monday to resolve jet crew staffing, with Pan Am handling stranded Bermuda passengers and a court order restraining Pan Am engineers.
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Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
Pan American World Airways
Bermuda
Pan Am Okay
Pan American
Pan Am
Flight Engineers Union
Eastern Airlines
Algerian Referendum Campaign Surges as Independence Looms
Algerian rallies attract about 20 000 Muslims as FLN pressure for July 1 independence rises. Major Si Mokhtar accuses the United States of inaction while Europeans fear turnout and fear relocation as Oran endures attacks by the European Secret Army Organization.
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United States
Si Mokhtar
National Liberation Front
L’arba
Algeria
France
FLN
European Secret Army Organization
Oran
Secret Army
Oran Association of Labor Unions
Four Pennsylvanians Die In Washington County Plane Crash
A Mooney Mark 20 homeward bound from Asheville to Campbell’s airport disintegrated in a thunderstorm over Washington County. Pilot Joseph Donnelly of Pittsburgh and passenger Paul Kennedy of McDonald died with Kennedy’s two daughters Patricia and Linda. Kennedy’s body was found in a pasture near Meadowview. A witness saw an explosion in the sky as rescuers mapped wreckage over a two mile area.
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Washington County
Joseph M. Donnelly
Pittsburgh
Paul R. Kennedy
McDonald
Patricia
Linda
Kennedy
Mea
Dowview
Donnelly
Asheville
N. C
Campbell's
Bridgeville
Franklin Lemon
Presbyterian College
Presbyterian
Patty Ann
Sanford Day Corp
Knoxville
Tenn
Com- Tronics, Inc
Meadowview
Bristol
Sheriff's Department
Arrests Span Burglary Charges and City Officials Praise Police
State Police and Mercer authorities report multiple burglary arrests with four more suspects implicated. City leaders issued statements commending officers while urging residents not to condemn the entire force.
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Mercer
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