Van Rie Cleared of Ship Death in Boston Trial
Willem van Rie, a Dutch radio operator aboard the Utrecht, was acquitted by an all-male Suffolk County jury after a 15 hour deliberation. The 31 year old denied killing Lynn Kauffman, a 23 year old Chicago divorcee, insisting the case involved a shipboard romance and possible suicide. His wife Nella, 31, sobbed in court as the verdict was read and she supported him through the ordeal.
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Boston
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Lynn Kauffman
Suffolk
Nella
Netherlands
Utrecht
Boston Harbor
van Rie
Holland
Quake Death Toll Above Three Thousand in Agadir
Stunned survivors fled earthquake wreckage in Agadir as Red Cross officials estimate more than 3000 dead and over 5000 injured. Europeans and Americans mobilize aid while U S military planes airlift the injured to Casablanca and Rabat.
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Morocco
Red Cross
Europe
America
North Africa
Atlantic
U. S. Navy
Norman Lefton
Casablanca
Rabat
Four Iowa professors urge board dismissal over Rose Bowl vote
Four University of Iowa professors from chemistry and philosophy departments call for President Hancher to dismiss the SUI athletics board if the Rose Bowl pact vote remains in favor. Despite the board’s continuance, faculty polls show a majority oppose the pact and urge faculty representation to shift the vote.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
SUI Athletics
Sulowans
Hancher
SUI
Charles Tanford
George Kalnitsky
Chemistry
Harry Bracken
Richard Popkin
Phiosophy
Trowan
Train and oil rig crash near Bakersfield leaves 17 dead
Witnesses recall a night collision when an Santa Fe passenger train struck a two trailer oil rig at a crossing. Survivors described seats flying, a huge fireball, and passengers aiding children as flames erupted. Police and emergency crews investigated the wreck.
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Santa Fe
Bakersfield
Calif
Marchers Protest Rise in Property Taxes in New York
More than 1,000 Staten Island residents marched on city hall in a tax protest. Signs decried rising assessments, claiming taxes rose 20 percent last year and 27 percent this year, as families and groups joined a broad coalition from Richmond Borough.
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City Hall
Richmond Borough Hall
Bay
Manhattan
Island
Atlantic Allies Plan Unified Atom Force
Paris AP dispatch reports NATO plans a unified U S British French atom armed force with conventional and nuclear weapons. Gen Lauris Norstad says one battalion per country to be deployed across NATO areas while Bonn assures no base outside West Germany without NATO consent. He notes missile battalions under his command have doubled in the past year.
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North Force
Mediter- Atlantic Alliance
Janean
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Bonn
NATO
West Germany
Norstad
New Jersey
Rights Session Into Third Day
The senate civil rights continuous session entered its third day in Washington as Southern senators showed they would continue speaking against the measure without end. Forty eight hours of nonstop debate had elapsed at noon.
Indiana University Suspends Grad Student Over Ghostwritten Thesis
BLOOMINGTON Ind AP Indiana University suspended a graduate student on grounds he hired a professional ghost writer to prepare his doctoral thesis.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Kin of Cedar Falls Man Safe After Californian Visit
A Cedar Falls train crash survivor, Mrs. L. E. Glaza, telephoned relatives Wednesday to say she escaped injury. She was in California visiting her son Louis, who served in England with Attorney Gerald Glaza of Cedar Rapids during World War II. Mrs. Glaza is an aunt of the Cedar Rapids man.
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L. E. Glaza
Cedar Falls
California
Louis
England
Gerald Glaza
Cedar Rapids
State Board Accused of Irregularities in Contracts
Des Moines Iowa State ethics panel and Rep George Paul outline a formal complaint against the Iowa Board of Control alleging irregularities in equipment contracts for state institutions over a three year period. The unnamed supplier claims board awards did not meet specifications and potential improper conduct is under review.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Board of Control
Legislative Interim Committee
George Paul
Brooklyn
Norman Erbe
Paul
Legislative Committee
John Hanisen
George Callenius
Jim Henry
Board of Control
Tear gas and hoses mark Eisenhower visit to Montevideo
Police used tear gas and fire hoses to disperse student demonstrators as President Eisenhower rode through Montevideo. A student was shot in the foot and several others injured while clashes erupted at the university and the school of architecture. The White House said the demonstrations were very small and should not mar the warm reception he received.
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Frank Akers
U. S. Fleet Air Arm
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Agadir
Montevideo
Uruguay
Eisenhower
University of Montevideo
White House
Hagerty
Benito Nardone
School of Architecture
University
Government House
Brown Calls for End of Death Penalty in California
Gov. Brown urged the California legislature to abolish capital punishment amid uproar over the Caryl Chessman case. He argued the death penalty has failed to deter or protect the innocent, instead harming the weak and minorities. He called for debate with reason and restraint despite resistance.
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Gov. Brown
Caryl Chessman
California
Chessman
Los Angeles
Lane
Brown
Regan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Masonic Temple Fire Destroys Building in Westmoreland
Westmoreland New York AP reports a Masonic temple used to smuggle slaves during the Civil War was destroyed by fire Monday night. Firefighters battled the blaze as investigators began assessing the ruins and seeking the cause of the blaze.
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Westmoreland
N. Y
California Death Penalty Figures Stir Debate
Governor Brown contrasted states with high homicide rates noting 12 southern states top the list while California shows lower rates. He cited 1955 figures: 417 homicides, 52 first degree murder convictions, and 8 death sentences. He also described executions of Mexicans and Negroes in the Deep South as shocking.
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Brown
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Delaware
Michigan
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Maine
Alaska
Deep South
Kennedy Shunning California's Test
Sen. Kennedy will not enter the California Democratic presidential primary on June 7 unless a rival to Gov. Brown emerges. The decision keeps Kennedy on the sidelines amid the crowded field and political tension in the race.
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Kennedy
California
Gov
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