Youth 16 Slays 'Sick' Mother Stirs Politics Talk
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on February 17 a 16 year old, Gordon Dukey Harris, confessed to shooting his 44 year old mother Evelyn Harris twice with a 22 caliber pistol as she swept a trailer camp near Narragansett Park. Police say he fled but was captured. He reportedly said she was sick and unhappy and that he loved her.
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Pawtucket
R. I
INS
Gordon “Dukey” Harris
Evelyn Harris
Narragansett Park
Frank
Young Harris
Edward Parker
30 Marines Die in Crash Of Transport
A Marine Corps four engine RD5 transport carrying 38 Marines and crew crashed on a 45 degree slope in Alameda County near Niles Canyon while en route to Alameda Naval Air Station. There were no survivors. Helicopters and ground teams battled wreckage and smoke amid murky weather as rescue workers reached the scene.
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Alameda County
Alameda Naval Air Station
Marina Air Station
Russ Reed
Oakland Tribune
Niles
Reed
Reddy
Niles Canyon Road
Decoto
Oriskany
el Toro Marines
California
San Francisco Bay
United Air Lines Dcsb
iMi
Oakland Municipal
Alameda Naval, Air Station
Oakland Naval Hospital
Coast Guard
Gillooly Denies Attending Ferguson Rally in Charleston
State Insurance Commissioner Thomas J. Gillooly said he did not attend the Ferguson for Governor rally at the Daniel Boone Hotel Wednesday night. He testified he was at an insurance meeting in the same hotel from about 5 p.m. to well past 10 p.m. with Charles Lively confirming the account.
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Thomas J. Gillooly
Daniel Boone Hotel
Gillooly
Charles Lively
The
West Virginia Medical Assn
Insurance Commissioner's Office
Beer Commissioner's Office
Daniel Boone
Lightning hits Cloverdale home. family escapes with injuries
A four room cinder block house in Cloverdale was struck by lightning early today. Mr and Mrs Pennington and their one month old son woke to a collapsing ceiling in the bedroom and kitchen. Electricians attributed the damage to a TV antenna strike and insurance on the home had lapsed as the Pens planned to sell.
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Cloverdale
Arnold Pensnington
Pennington
Surance
Definition of a reactionary in political terms
A reactionary is a person who favors moving backward to past norms, resisting modernization and reform. The term describes someone who seeks to restore older social orders rather than embrace progressive change.
American soldier freed from Soviet captivity returns to U S custody
Pvt. Sidney Ray Sparks of Tennille Georgia is returned to U S custody in West Berlin after four years in Soviet camps. He faces a court martial on charges of assault and robbery of a German taxi driver and possible desertion. Sparks is in good health and has seen his mother, Mrs. Lucille Cooper Gladin.
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Pvt
Sidney Sparks
Berlin
Sparks
Sidney Ray Sparks
Tennille
Spark
Army
U. S. Army Hospital
West Berlin
Lucille Cooper Gladin
Ray D. Schultz
Batavia
N. Y
Charles. J. Scott
Decatur
Til. Scott
Schultz
Jesus Life Story Told Serial During Lent
April Oursler Armstrong daughter of Fulton Oursler describes Stories from the Life of Jesus to run serially during Lent. The pieces aim to present Jesus life as the greatest story ever lived in The State Newspaper big editions beginning Sunday.
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Jesus
April Oursler Armstrong
Fulton Oursler
Fresh Snowstorms Deepen Europe Arctic Freeze
Fresh snowstorms blanket Europe amid a three week cold wave that has killed 616 people. Crops lose millions and fuel shortages worsen as Yugoslav artillery targets ice barriers on the Morava River to curb flooding. Death tallies span France to Spain and include Britain Denmark Greece Germany and Italy among others.
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Europe
Morava
Serbia
France
Turkey
Italy
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Britain
Denmark
Greece
Germany
Austria
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Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Poland
Norway
Africa
Spanish
Morocco
Libya
Senators Debate Decision on Eisenhower Veto of Gas Bill
Senators dispute the Presidents veto of the natural gas bill calling it political while others hail the move as public service. The session ends with no override talk and votes focus on political fallout and party lines.
Four Lie Detector Tests In Morgantown Death
Sheriff Clarence Johnson said four people took lie detector tests this week in connection with the unsolved murder of Mrs. Susan M Holden at West Virginia University. Names and results were not released. Holden, 52, an English instructor, was found stabbed to death in her bed last October.
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Morgantown
Clarence Johnson
Susan M. Holden
Johnson
Holden
West Virginia University
Accountant in Quebec slays family blaming the devil
Sherbrooke report states 39 year old Romeo Drapeau, who claimed the devil forced him, was charged with murder after bludgeoning his wife 38 and four children Claude 7 Pierre 6 Michell 3 and Manon 11 months. Coroner's jury found him criminally responsible for the deaths.
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Sherbrooke
Romeo Drapeau
Drapeau
Claude
Pierre
Michell
Manon
Eisenhower vetoes natural gas bill amid graft critique
President Eisenhower refused to sign a bill exempting natural gas producers from direct federal regulation. He said he supported the objectives but feared signing now would cast doubt on public integrity after a donation controversy and veto message citing arrogance by some supporters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Truman
Sen. Clements
D-Ky
Case
Sen. Case
R-Sd
Philip
D.D
Embargo Flap Rattles Middle East In Arms Row
U S halted shipments of 14 Walker Bulldog tanks to Saudi Arabia after Israel condemned the move as destabilizing. The administration suspended all arms export permits to the Middle East while France paused light arms deliveries and Britain indicated possible policy reconsideration. Saudi envoy warned the action would create an unfavorable Arab world impression as a State Department review followed a Brooklyn dock discovery.
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Eisenhower
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Israel
Forder
Sheik Abdullah Al-Khayyal
State Department
Asst
George V. Allen
United States
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Bahamas
Humphrey
D-Minn
Brooklyn
Eissenhower
France
Britain
State
Defense Departments
James Monroe
New York
Damman
Lincoln White
Thomasville
White
Eisenhower Plays Golf in First Return Run
President Eisenhower played nine holes at Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville Georgia his first golf outing since a heart attack on September 24. He shot an 11 over par 47 amid light rain and expressed both relief and nervousness about taking full swings. His doctor said he meant possible caution over using his driver and woods.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Glen Arven Country Club
Howard M. Snyder
Charleston Sale Finale Draws 80 Merchants to Town
Today marks the last chance to grab deals from over 80 sponsoring merchants in Greater Charleston as a historic shopping sale offers more than a million dollars in merchandise at reduced prices. Free Charleston Transit buses run from 9 to 11 a.m. to town.
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Charleston
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