Murderer Hunted as National Guardsmen Guard Phenix City
In Phenix City Alabama Governor Gordon Persons orders National Guardsmen to keep peace while police pursue the gunman who killed A L Patterson in his car. A $5000 reward is offered for information. Fort Benning troops seal off the city as Allison Foster resigns from the chamber of commerce amid rising tensions. Investigators test footprints for clues in the downtown alley.
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Kanawha County Divorce Rate Higher than National Average
Analysis shows Kanawha County averages one divorce per 312 marriages, tracking a rate higher than the national norm of one in four. Last year 2,428 marriages and 665 divorces. five year figures include 1952 2,407 marriages 635 divorces and 1948 2,484 marriages 803 divorces. Cruelty, desertion, and other grounds drive most cases with 85 to 90 percent citing cruelty.
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Gazette Crossword Contest Prize Raised To $175
The Gazette increases the prize to 175 for this week’s crossword solution while noting no winners for four straight weeks. Last week's entry count exceeded 14 000 as readers submit solutions. the page 40 puzzle includes this week and prior answers.
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Divorce Granted One in Four Marriages Dissolved
Howard Whitman reports on the divorce rate in the nation. He notes that about one quarter of marriages end in divorce despite marriage being a solemn pledge. The piece contrasts marriage contracts with business contracts and cites yearly divorce figures approaching 400,000 from about 1.6 million marriages.
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Power lead cut by Soviet
At a high level defense conference in Virginia top chiefs warned atomic power alone may not win a war with the USSR as U S nuclear superiority narrows. Adm Radford and Donald Quarles cautioned against reliance on a single decisive scientific edge while Eisnhower and Nixon attended informal sessions with 125 civilian and military leaders amid regional tensions such as Guatemala's unrest.
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Yesterday's Top Sports Results Summary
National Open winner Ea Furgol tops the page. Ed Tutwiler and Jerry Whittington reach the finals. Navy wins again as intercollegiate relations loom. Charleston High appoints Dick McElwee as coach. Weather notes warn of hot days. temperatures expected in the upper 90s later in the month.
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Leaders Claim Capture of Guatemalan Seaports
Anti Communist leaders in Honduras announce feeble resistance as they invade Guatemala. They say forces have penetrated up to 25 miles toward Guatemala City, with an invasion HQ near Copan and claims the Guatemalan people are rising to support the liberation army led by Col. Carlos Castilla Armas and aides, including Manuel.
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Ambassador refutes Guatemala air raid accusations
The United States denounces Guatemala's claim of aggression as baseless and says uprisings are a revolt by Guatemalans against their government. A U S State Department statement from Ambassador John E Puerifoy in Guatemala City also contradicts Foreign Minister Torrello's claim that two aircraft bombed a house and strafed the presidential palace.
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Heat On For Arrival Of Summer In Charleston
Forecasters predict a 30 day stretch of much above normal heat begins with summer at 5 55 p m BST in Charleston Through July 15 temperatures will stay three to four degrees above early July's 85 degree highs Weather observers Joe Richter and Walter Wolfe of the Weather BureauKanawha Airport note summer will be hotter than last year and bring scant cooling rain.
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Bullet Fatal To Sen Hunt
Sen Lester Callaway Hunt 61 former Wyoming governor and Keefeauver panel member died by suicide in his Senate office. He shot himself over a kidney ailment and died hours later. Police found notes addressed to his wife and aide Mike Manatos.
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Charleston Senators A-3 404 Kansas City
A brief score note records Charleston Senators A-3 defeating Kansas City 404 with a 2:30 p.m. time reference.
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Weather forecast for Charleston Saturday and beyond
The Charleston forecast for Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies and warmth with a slight chance of evening thundershowers. Highs around 82 and lows near 66. A later update shows few wispy clouds and hotter conditions with a high of 87 and low of 64.
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Man Describes Frustration With Definition Tax Drive
A speaker criticizes a local definition tax drive, lamenting missed opportunities and incomplete efforts. The report captures sentiment about civic campaigns and public participation.
Guzman Predicts Invaders Defeat In Guatemala Radio Address
Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman said in a radio address that invading forces penetrated about a kilometer into Guatemala but he predicted a victory for his army. He accused Col. Rodolfo Mendoza of machine-gunning civilians in Guatemala City and called him a traitor. One child died from a wound and six others were reported wounded in the strafing.
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Portillo Reports Sporadic Skirmishes and Guard Withdrawals
Orellana Portillo described only sporadic scraps with Guatemalan army forces and noted that border guards had been withdrawn in many places, during the briefing to reporters.
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Gazette Introduces Droodles As Comic Page Feature
A new comic page feature titled Droodles gains nationwide fame led by Roger Price, a former Charlestonian and author of Droodies In One Head and Out The Other. Price also starred on Name's The Same Garry Moore Show and his own Droodies program.
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