Manhunt for model killer in New Orleans bedroom slaying
Police pursue a suspect after Donna Trussell, 18, a modeling student and cousin of 1960 Miss America Lynda Mead, was found slain in her New Orleans bedroom on her birthday. The coroner cites multiple stab wounds. a fleeing assailant was seen riding away on a bicycle carrying clothing.
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Donna Trussell
Lynda Lee Mead
New York
Miss Trussell
Myron Weysham
Homicide Division
Lynn Bulliard
Miss Bulliard
Allen
Allen Rothbart
Turbulent Hollywood Marriages Mark 1961 Start
Hollywood marriages again show fragility with three high profile divorce actions in Santa Monica. Actress Joan Fontaine ends her 1952 union with Collier Young citing his drinking and lack of warmth. Singer Margaret Whiting sues John Richard Moore for divorce amid alleged cruelty. Mel Torme’s wife files a cross complaint as he seeks annulment or divorce and cites past marriage issues and a restraint request.
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Gibraltar
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Collier Young
Miss Fontaine
Young
Brian Aherne
William Dozier
Valerie Young
Ida Lupino
Margaret Whiting
John Richard Moore
Santa Monica
Moore
Mel
Torme
Phyllis Arlene Torme
Candy Toxton
Phyllis
Swiss offer to handle US diplomatic affairs in Cuba
Swiss government states it stands ready to manage diplomatic and consular matters for the United States in Cuba if the Cuban government does not object. SEATO warns Viet support to rebels in Laos threatens regional security. Indian espionage cases implicate Soviet Embassy official. Eight Indians arrested in parallel spying cases. Barry Bucknell hosts a DIY TV program in London.
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Switzerland
United States
Cuba
Bangkok
Seato Council
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Indochina Kingdom
New Delhi
Hindustan Times
Soviet Union
Demonstration on Beating Car Thieves Ends in Car Theft
A presenter showed an auto alarm rig as a demonstration of how to deter thieves. Later, a viewer’s act of theft occurred when a movie projector and a collection of films were stolen from a locked car.
Kansans Bid For Committees
Kansas four newly elected Republican U S representatives, Fllsworth McVey Shriver and Dole, discussed committee preferences after swearing in. Fllsworth seeks Public Works or education and labor. McVey favors Government Operations or Judiciary. Shriver aims for Judiciary or Public Works. Dole targets UnAmerican Activities or Agriculture. Ellsworth seeks funds to block Naval Air Training from Olathe to Georgia and Cheney Reservoir construction. Shriver seeks budget funds for Cheney Reservoir and more R52 planes.
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Kansas
Robert F. Fllsworth
Walter L. McVey
Garner E. Shriver
Robert Dole
William H. Avery
J. Floyd Breeding
Andrew F. Schoeppel
House
Avery
Shriver
Ellsworth
Dole
McVey
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Air Technical Training Unit
Olathe
Kas
Glyncoe
Congress
Cheney Reservoir
Nine of Ten Forest Fires Are Man Caused
A report shows nine of ten wildfires in the period traced to human activity, prompting officials to urge greater vigilance and enforcement. Authorities note common causes include discarded cigarettes and campfires, with burn bans in effect across multiple counties.
Kincaid Edges Elsmore In Nonleague Duel
Kincaid Blue Devils defeated Elsmore 59 to 52 after leading by 13 after three quarters. Dennis Hawkinson scored 18 for Elsmore and Dean Ramsey 26 for Kincaid. Elsmore traded a 19 to 4 free throw deficit for the loss. Arcadia visits Elsmore Friday for Marmaton Valley League action.
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Kincaid Blue Devils
Elsmore Dragons
Dennis Hawkinson
Dean Ramsey
Elsmore
Dragons
Richard Ard
Arcadia
Hodgson
Ramsey
Woolery
Herynk
Kersley
Totals
Hawkinson
Bauer
Laver
Crumbliss
Roedel
Jackson
Thayer Flies Past Fall River 60-42 In Nonleague Win
Thayer Fliers overpower Fall River 60 to 42 in a nonleague basketball game with Robert Holtzman scoring 22 for Thayer. E Hime led Fall River with 26 points and 21 rebounds while Thayer also won the B team 49-20 led by Gary Marsh and Kenneth Timmons with 12 points each.
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Thayer Fliers
Lover Fall River
Fall River
E. Hime
Robert Holtzman
Gary Marsh
Kenneth Timmons
R. Diklith
Falls River
Altoona
Wright
T. Adams
R. Adams
R. Umbarger
L. Umbarger
Richard Holtzman
Timmons
Hime
G. Hebb
B. Sexton
Lakin
M. Hebb
A. Sexton
Thayeree
Fell River
Sttaséese
Oklahoma Kansas Oil Output Increases
Oil production in the United States ended 1960 with a solid weekly rise, led by Oklahoma and Kansas. The Oil and Gas Journal reported daily crude oil and lease condensate output averaging 7,166,175 barrels for the week, highlighting gains in the two states.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oklahoma
Kansas
Oil and Gas Journal
Oil production gains in Oklahoma and Kansas rise weekly
The report shows end of December output up 40 790 barrels per day from the prior week. Oklahoma totals 584 000 barrels per day, up 29 700, while Kansas averages 298 100 barrels daily, up 8 590.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Relatives Must Seek Permission to Visit Harper
TOPEKA AP A court order Tuesday requires relatives of George B. Harper to obtain his permission before visiting. District Judge David Prager ordered the sisters Dora and Marvalie Tibbs, who had been caring for the 83 year old retired real estate man, to stop interfering in his personal affairs. The ruling followed a petition by Elizabeth Harper of Hot Springs Arkansas, widow of Harper’s brother.
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Topeka
George B. Harper
David Prager
Elizabeth Harper
Hot Springs
Ark
Harper
Dora
Marvalie Tibbs
Tibbs
Derailment Delays Crack Passenger Train in Manhattan
A derailment west of Manhattan station delayed the Portland Rose, a crack passenger train to Kansas City, for several hours Tuesday night. Passengers remained aboard with no injuries as a Kansas City derrick was brought 119 miles east to realign the diesel locomotive.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas City
Portland
Eisenhower to Skip Personal State of the Union
President Eisenhower will not deliver the final State of the Union address to Congress on January 12. The White House set January 16 for the budget and January 18 for the economic report, with Hagerty noting a possible farewell radio and TV talk before leaving office January 20.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Oklahoma House Speaker Smashes Gavel On First Session
Oklahoma State Representative J D McCarty began his term as speaker with a dramatic incident at the opening session when he smashed his gavel while attempting to bring order to the chamber.
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Oklahoma City
J.D. McCarty
Oklahoma House of Representatives
McCarty
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
In Terk New York a new healing substance named Bio-Dyne enables shrinking hemorrhoids while stopping itching and relieving pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction with relief, and patients claim piles are no longer a problem. The preparation H suppository and ointment are now sold at drug counters.
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New Terk
N. Y
Belgium Strife Eases as Government Presses Austerity
Belgium reports slow return to normal amid ongoing strike actions. Socialist led federation urges new rally while police guard depots and department stores. Parliament convenes to debate higher taxes and welfare cuts as power, rail, and air services gradually resume.
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Belgium
General Workers Federation
Ghent
Pierre Harme
Italy
Switzerland
Liege
Hainaut
Erie and Vicinity Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Mrs John Dougherty of Colorado Springs returned home after visiting her mother Mrs Ira White and Mr White in Erie. Lawrence Shaffer Everett Stafford and Mrs Verne Shaffer hosted New Year dinner in Neodesha. Marjorie Gerbrandt, KU Medical School senior interning at Erie Clinic, returned from Oklahoma City. Janeil Attebury of Joplin visited the Bryans in Erie.
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Inez Ashcraft
Gardner
F. J. Meeker
Change
Hazel Meeker
Erie
William Eaton
Jill Garay
Hayward
Calif
James Heady
Billy Stanley
David
Sarcoxie
Chris Stanley
Mary Jane Dawson
William Dawson
Joplin
St. John’s Hospital
John Dougherty
Colorado Springs
Ira White
White
Dougherty
Colorado
Eureka
Lawrence Shaffer
Everett Stafford
Neodesha
Verne Shaffer
Shaffer
Stafford
Kansas City
Marjorie Gerbrandt
Oklahoma City
Miss Gerbrandt
EC. Bryan
Erie Clinic
Kansas University Medical School
Janeil Attebury of
E. C. Bryan
Rockefeller calls for bigger New York budget and tax cut
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller urged a near 2.5 billion budget with new spending for education highways and the aged plus a 10 percent personal income tax refund. He proposed a 100 million job program and 40 million for aged medical care as part of the plan. The era’s largest wooden house claim notes the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts, built in 1636.
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N.Y
Nelison A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
United States
Dedham
Mass
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