Two Teen-Agers Admit 7 Killings
Sheriff Fay Gillette and FBI records recount a cross country crime spree led by James Latham and George York. The pair, AWOL from Fort Hood, seized cars, robbed and killed multiple victims from Tennessee to Colorado before being stopped near Grantsville Utah.
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Salt Lake County
James Douglas Latham
Mau-riceville
Tex
George Ronald York
Jacksonville
Fla
Little Grantsville
Utah
Fay Gillette
Gillette
FBI
Fort Hood
Tennessee
California
U.S. 40
Grantsville
Leonard Blaylock
Georgia
Six White Riders Arrested in Jackson Mississippi
Police in Jackson arrest six white travelers from Minnesota after they enter a Negro waiting room from a Greyhound bus. The group joins four others taken earlier, totaling ten held with no violence or crowds reported. Names and hometowns identified include Claire OConnor and others from Minnesota with ties to universities and art, writing, or local cities.
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Jackson
Miss
Minnesotla
Nashville
Tenn
J. L. Ray
Ray
Claire O'Connor
St. Paul Minn
Boston
University of
Germans Reject Khrushchev Proposals in Bonn
Western officials report Bonn's Christian Democrats and Socialists alike condemn Khrushchev proposals as unacceptable and reject East‑West negotiation. Diplomats say the Khrushchev timetable defers a Berlin showdown, shifting any decisive year from 1981 to 1962 and reducing urgency.
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Bonn
Christian Democrats
Berlin
Woman Dies of Burns After Gasoline Explosion
A 69 year old Beckley woman Mrs Mettie Belle Fink died from burns sustained when gasoline used to clean brushes caught fire while she waterproofed a tent. Her husband Jess and three sons survived the incident which occurred Friday morning at the couple’s home. Members of Memorial Baptist Church attended her service scheduled for Tuesday at the church with burial at Layland Cemetery.
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Raleigh General Hospital
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Rose
Beckley Fire Department
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Fink
Joe
James
Luther Hayden
Haleigh General
Memorial Baptist Church
Jess
William
Huntington
Robert
Ann
Sunshine Swells Pool Attendance at Charleston Pools
A warm sunny Sunday drew near record crowds to Charleston municipal pools. North Charleston pool reported 1 049 swimmers while Donnally Street pool saw about 200, with typical attendance around 100. Parks official Robert Kresge cited the day as near an all time high.
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West Virginia
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Baltimore
Nan Panhandle
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Houston
Indienapolis
Ohio
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Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Kentucky
Milwaukee
Virginia
Montreal
North Charleston
Robert Kresge
Parks and Recreation
Kresge
Donnally St
Laos Peace Talks Revived in Geneva Efforts Continue
Negotiations in Geneva aim to salvage a Laos truce as Souvanna Phouma and princes Souphanouvong and Vang Pao push a political settlement. Western and Soviet observers discuss ceasefire terms while pockets held by royal Lao troops face renewed pressure from pro Communist forces.
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Vong
V. K. Krishn
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Indi
Ee Ace
Padong
Gromyko
U.S
ICC
Service Set For Soldier Rifle Victim
A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davis Chapel Baptist Church for Corporal Willard Earl Tucker 32 of Charleston after a rifle discharge death at Fort Knox Kentucky. Army veteran served 12 years with overseas duty in Germany and Korea. Burial at Tyler Mountain Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Ann a son Wolfgang and daughter Norma Lee, parents Homer Tucker and Iva Harding, siblings Mary Flowers John F. Tucker and Jerry Wayne Tucker, grandfather John Wilkinson. An earlier service was set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Fort Knox with body returning to Long and Fisher Funeral Home Tuesday night.
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Chandlers Dr
Charleston
Ft. Knox
Willard Earl Tucker
Chandlers
Tey
Warren Anderson
Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens
Tucker
Germany
Korea
Ann
Wolfgang
Norma Lee
Kansas City
Homer Tucker
Iva Harding
Tyler Mt
Mary Flowers
St. Albans
John F. Tucker
Sissonville Rd
Jerry Wayne Tucker
John Wilkinson
Tractor Team Sets for Trip to Havana for Swap Talks
Washington reports say the four man Tractor for Freedom negotiators will arrive in Havana Tuesday to discuss a swap of farming tractors for Cuban invasion prisoners. They emphasize sticking to the committee offer and deny discussions of other matters. The talks involve Khrushchev and Berlin questions as Castro demands indemnification and land issues.
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Fidel Castro
Havana
Khrushchev
U. S
Cuba
Salong
Berlin
West
East Germany
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Miami
State Department
U.S
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Nuckols appointed to Ninth District seat in West Virginia
Raleigh County resident moves from House to motor vehicles post after Byrd vacancy. The Ninth Senatorial District includes Raleigh and Wyoming counties but replacement will come from Raleigh due to Wyoming already having a senator.
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Nuckols
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
Gov Patteson
Byrd
House of Representatives
Motor Vehicles Post
Raleigh
Wyoming
Senatoriay
Wyomin County
Wand Wyli Ero Nant
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