Slayer Dies In Crash Of Stolen Auto
A diabetic gunman Henry Overton 44 Martinsville Va dead in a head on crash near Wrens Ga after a high speed chase. He and accomplice Russell Carpenter 21 Washington had kidnapped three people and stolen cars in a spree linked to a Washington bar shooting. The car blaze was extinguished. others in the chase survived. The FBI noted Overton’s long record of assault break‑in and larceny.
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Henry Overton
Martinsville
Russell Carpenter
Washington
Overton
Here
Jacksonville
Fla
Headon
Georgia
Charlie Wray
Cocoa
Swainsboro
Carpenter
Tennessee
Virginia
State Patrol
R. L. Knight
Cpl
F. R. Dalton
Knight
FBI
George Kaldes
Kenneth Fisher
Bernard Mainer
Doris Mattingly
Army
Larry Monteith
Soviet Satellite to Burn Up Early January
Moscow said the first Soviet earth satellite launched Oct. 4 is in a rapidly decaying orbit and will reenter and burn up in the first days of January. Soviet officials reported the satellite was getting closer to the earth as its orbit declined.
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Moscow
Socom Radio
Monay
Delegates Seek Moderation in Afro- Asian Solidarity Talks
Neutralist delegates at Cairo press for a middle ground final communique to counter Western charges of Communist influence. Ethiopian spokesman Mekasha Getachew and organizer Anup Singh say many delegations, including Burma, oppose Communist labeling and favor non-Communist stance. Despite protests, public remarks remain anti-West in tone.
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Cairo
Mekasha Getachew
Getachew
India
Anup Singh
Africa
Asia
U.S
Accidental Atom Blast Could Stir War
Rep Porter warns accidental nuclear weapon explosions are probable despite safeguards. He urges the Defense Department to inform the public and world of the danger and potential for triggering World War III. Porter cites SAC planes carrying unarmed bombs and calls for reassurance about accidental risks.
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Washington
Porter
D-Ore
Defense Department
Strategic Air Command
Francis Griswold
SAC
Herbert Loper
Secretary of Defense For Atomic Energy
Loper
Unmasked Titlist Seeks Divorce in Las Vegas Move
Hollywood Miss USA Leona Gage plans to establish residence in Las Vegas next month to obtain a divorce from Air Force Sgt. Gene Ennis. She says the marriage wasn’t working but she wanted to give it a chance.
Iowa Woman Dies in House Fire At Sioux City
Clara Schrader aged 50 died after a Sunday fire destroyed her small frame home in Sioux City. Firemen found her body near a doorway. Assistant fire chief Robert Miller cited an unknown cause possibly a stove defect. She is survived by a daughter two brothers and two sisters.
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Sioux City
Clara Schrader
Centerville Man Dies from Christmas Fire Burns
Richards Peel aged 74 died in an Iowa City hospital from burns suffered in a Christmas morning house fire in his Centerville home. He lived alone and died Monday, state AP reports.
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Centerville
Richard Peel
Iowa City
Burglars Smash Way to $600 in Safe at KC Hall
Cedar Rapids police investigated a $600 safe robbery at the Knights of Columbus hall 716 A Avenue NE. The break in was found Sunday noon as the Tom and Jerry party prepared to start. Detectives call the crime a muscle job as burglars battered the three foot high safe and pried through doors and cabinets.
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Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus
Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion Resigns Cabinet
Premier Ben-Gurion announced the resignation of his five party coalition cabinet amid a dispute over a reported arms deal with West Germany. Bonn denied any arms sales or approach to Israel. He may be asked to form a new government if the resignation is accepted.
Council Meeting Ends in Casualty
PESSAC France city council meeting was halted as Mayor Jean Tromas was rushed to a doctor. Police were ordered to locate the person who left an open pair of scissors on his council chair.
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Pessac
France
Jean Tromas
Mouse Set But Rocket Won t Budge In Austin
Austin Rocket Society with 11 teenage boys and Sister Dan Scotus failed to launch a mile high rocket carrying a white mouse named Ulysses. Ignition and manual triggering failed, ending months of prep amid a dramatic second rocket that exploded in smoke and fire.
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Austin, Minn
Austin Rocket Society
U. S. Navy
Ulysses
Dan Scotus
Russia
Naples
Earth
Sun
Ice and Snow Forecast for Last Day of 1957 in Iowa
Weather observers predict snow or sleet in northern Iowa and freezing rain in the south on Monday night with fog likely. Tuesday will bring snow statewide as the year ends with bitter cold and a warmer start expected for 1958.
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Iowa
Child Rescued After Two Days Roaming West Virginia Mountains
Shirley Ann Ramsburg a 3 year old wandered two days through rugged Blue Ridge terrain near Charlestown West Virginia. She was found by volunteer Bill Rogers of Martinsburg after searches by police firemen guards and 100 volunteers including Arthur Godfrey. She suffered exposure and cold but was in satisfactory condition in a hospital bed.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Shirley Ann Ramsburg
Donald McIntyre
Shenandoah River
Shirley
Blue Ridge Mountains
West
Virginia
Panhandle
Bill Rogers
Martinsburg
National
Arthur Godfrey
McIntyre
Brownie
Budget Near 74 Billion Mark in Post Sputnik Budget
The administration's first post Sputnik budget may reach 74 billion dollars, setting a peacetime record. This AP report by Fred Hoffman notes the total and its significance for Washington's fiscal plans.
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Fred Hoffman
Washington
Gunmen Yield After Holding Six Hostages
Two gunmen Howard Scott and Roger Hoskins both 19 from Inglewood held six hostages for nearly three hours at the Beacon cafe in Inglewood before surrendering as tear gas was deployed. A waitress, Evelyn Shane 37, was freed crying after the ordeal. Police surrounded the scene while negotiators tried to talk the men out.
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Inglewood
Calif
Howard Scott
Roger Hoskins
Olice
Evelyn Shane
John Eric Johnson
Miss Shane
Johnson
Aj Isimilar
Transit Workers Vote to Strike New York Subways
The Transport Workers union voted to strike the New York subway system and bus lines at midnight Tuesday unless a settlement is reached. A strike would cripple transportation for eight million people and be far larger than the December 16 subway motormen’s walkout.
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New York
INS
Transport Workers Union
Total in Schools Up 27 Percent
Census Bureau reported Monday that 41,200,000 Americans were enrolled in schools and colleges during October, increasing 27 percent over five years ago.
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Washington
The
Census Bureau
Iowa 2 Percent Sales Tax Take Tops Estimates
Des Moines AP Iowa Tax Commission reports first quarter 2 percent sales tax collections at 15.744 million, 864,782 above forecast. Gov Loveless vetoed 24 percent rate. three years ago first quarter receipts were 13.646 million excluding tobacco beer tax. Fred Campbell credits retail sales rise for the surprise overage.
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Herschel C. Loveless
Fred Campbell
Commission
Four Year Plan Aired By Folsom
President Eisenhower endorsed a billion dollar four year education program to add 10,000 federal scholarships yearly and 50-50 matching grants to states. Folsom outlined science and math emphasis alongside broader efforts to boost college enrollment and reduce dropouts.
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Eisenhower
Russia
National Science Foundation
Folsom
Congress
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