Senk Convicted Of 1st Degree Murder
A Pennsylvania jury convicted Frank Earl Lenk of first degree murder in the slaying of 15 year old Jane Benfield. The verdict, returned by a four woman and eight man panel, mandates a penalty phase to decide between life imprisonment or the death penalty in the electric chair. The defendant, a Polk, Pennsylvania resident, showed emotion as the verdict was read. the case timeline notes last seen July 11 and body found July 12 on Aristes Mountain near Centralia.
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Bloomsburg
Frank Earl Kenk
Frank Earl Seni
Jane Benfield
Pennsylvania
Senk
Polk
Silas R. McHenry
Stillwater
Lenk
Aristes Mountain
Centralia
Russell
Waren
Benfield
Felice
Garage Worker Burned In Gas Ignition At City Garage
A garage at 12 Spring Street yesterday burned after a pan of gasoline ignited from a spark or drill short. Harold Casier, near a car, suffered first and second degree burns to the face and hands. Firefighters from Engines 1 and 3 and trucks 5 and 4 responded, 11 men total, with Casler rushed to a local doctor. Building damage estimated at 100 dollars to the structure and contents. upstairs occupied by Betty Pratt, no injuries there.
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Spring Street
Harold Casier
Jerome Davis
Dale Paige
Betty Pratt
Groundbreaking for Pittsburgh Federal Office Building
Groundbreaking ceremonies held for a 23 story federal office building in Pittsburgh. The project costs 17.296 million dollars and will house about 30 federal agencies.
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Pittsburgh
Fedeal
Feder
Agen
Civ
Man Files Blank Income Tax Form To Test Government
A Wichita contractor named A. J. Porth filed a blank federal income tax form with the IRS to test the government's right to the information. He stated he wanted to be indicted before an eight-member federal grand jury and said he typed his name, address, Social Security number, and occupation but left figures blank. He warned that the form could be used against him if the service disagreed with his figures.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Internal Revenue Service
A. J. Porth
Senator charges Hoegh profits from fallout shelters
Senator Stephen Young accuses Leo Hoegh, former Civil Defense chief, of profiting from selling fallout shelters as part of a created demand. Hoegh denounces the claim, saying the President and defense advisers are best suited to speak on civil defense.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Eisenhower Administration
Leo A. Hoegh
Office of
Eisenhower
Young
Senate
Hoegh
Wonder Building Corp
Chicago
Horgh
Army Plans To Disband Small Guard Units Across Nation
The Army plans to disband about 26 small Guard and Reserve units nationwide, trimming strength by about 32 000 men. The move targets roughly 10 percent of the 4 800 lesser outfits and hinges on a nationwide study to distribute cuts by population and facility availability. Infantry divisions slated for elimination are not expected to lose manpower.
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Washington
Joblessness Drops as March Employment Rises
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg announced March unemployment fell by 161000 to 5.5 percent of the workforce. nonfarm payrolls rose to 66316000, up 527000 from February, with March job count signaling a continuing favorable trend though overall employment remains unstated.
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Wadrin Ton
Mearettth
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Wich
Senate drinking row over cherry blossom party
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon decries a Washington cherry blossom party as a drinking bout in a Senate room. Morse says three cases of hard liquor were brought in for the gathering at a senator's request, causing embarrassment and public ire. He urges the Senate to act to curb such conduct.
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Washington
API
Senate
Wayne Morris
D-Ore
Morse
Juvenile Drinking Case Upholds One Count in City Law
In police court yesterday Charles Elehynski, proprietor of Monse's Bar, had the charge of allowing a minor to frequent upheld under the city’s new juvenile drinking law, while a second charge of furnishing alcohol to minors was dismissed after the city witness failed to testify. James H. King of Bear Lake faced the minor’s charge, was found unfit to operate a car by an alcohol test, and refused to answer questions about beer purchases at the tavern. the bartender testified King appeared underage but did not tell him to leave. The case drew testimony on the tavern’s handling of the minor and the time King spent at the bar. (Continued on Page Six)
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Charles J. Elehyn
Ski
Monse
Bar Aid
West Main Street
Porter Auer
James H. King
Bear Lake
Roger Brown
King
Brown
Elchynski
Adal Gorski
Erie
Kin
William Schall
Schall
Auer
Mortician Dies After New Bethlehem Crash
A fatal crash near New Bethlehem fatally injures Judy Wernsing of New Hartford and injures her fiancé Richard George of Hawthorne and Thomas Rankin of Clarion. Mortician Charles Reitz dies of a heart attack at the Clarion hospital while tending the injured. George’s parents collapse in shock.
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Clarion AP
Kile
Hunbuainde
Laken
Judy Wernshig
New Hartford
New Bethlehem
Clarion Ostenpathie Hospital
Richard George
Hawthorne
Thomas W. Rankin
Clarion
Charles Reitz
Cuban frogmen tale sparks U S coast guard alert
Cuban authorities report seven North American citizens described as frogmen were detained on Oriente Province's coast. A Havana communique said the men were picked up at 5 a.m. Thursday and are under investigation for their presence. Miami speculation links the group to a treasure hunt aboard the 43 foot Pisces, whose crew included Gordon S. Patton and five others from Washington D C and Florida.
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Oriente
Havana
Miami
Pompano Beach
Fla
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Pisces
Jamaica
Coast Guard Search and Rescue
Gordon S. Patton
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Windward Passage
Bahamas
Patton
Florida
Fred Dixon Jr
Washington, D.C
Western Youth Rally Set at Corry Area High School
Dale and Con Linebaugh will headline a Western Youth Rally tomorrow evening at the Corry Area High School auditorium. The traveling family, known for yearlong touring in their home on wheels, will perform vocal and instrumental numbers with Mrs Linebaugh on vibraharp and her husband on electric guitar. The program is sponsored by the Christian Laymen's Committee, a city church business group.
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Owego
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Corty Area
Dale
Con Linebaugh
Linebaugh
Time Big Factor In New JFK Bill
President Kennedy's transportation program faces slow progress as Congress weighs time constraints and House actions. Key lawmakers including Rep. Oren Harris and Rep. John B. Bennett debate when action might occur, with Senate support pledged but no guaranteed timetable. The tax elements and wartime excise extensions loom as potential anchors for the plan this year.
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Kennedy
Transportation of
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House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Howse Interstate Commerce Committee
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Dohy B. Bennett
Michigan
Harris
Bennett
Warren Gy Maineson
Wash
Senate Interstate Committee
Eastern U S Waterslogged by Widespread Rain Across Regions
Eastern half of the United States experienced broad rainfall with milder air moving in. Heaviest precipitation fell in the lower Mississippi Valley with over an inch in six hours in Jackson and McComb Mississippi. Thunderstorms affected Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama. fog hugged the central and southern Pacific Coast and parts of the Midwest.
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McComb
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Frankfurter Suffers Attack at Supreme Court
Justice Felix Frankfurter 79 is hospitalized in Washington after collapsing at his desk. A hospital spokesman said he spent a comfortable night and his condition is quite satisfactory. He was taken to George Washington University Hospital by ambulance. his secretary said he is doing fine and he had not suffered a heart attack. He was treated for a heart disturbance in 1959.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Stanford Hose Names Lathrop To Presidency
Stanfor d Hose selects Thom Lathrop as the president for the coming year at its meeting of 30 members. Lathrop will be aided by Lyle Hotchkies as vice president, W M Halfast as secretary, and Leo Neckers as treasurer. New officials include Charles Spiesman and David Nichols as finance members, Jack Downey as finance member, Victor Dempsny and Ivan Bennitk as trustees. Installation set for April 26 with outgoing president Donald McCaslin planning the event. about 15 members planned to attend the Erie County Old Timers Dinner next Thursday at St Boniface Church Hammett. Reservations at No.1 Fire Station until Sunday.
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Ane Duallueg Tee Sa Ipany
Thomas Lathrop
Lathrop
Lyle Hotchkies
W. M. Halfast
Leo Neckers
Hose Company
Charles Spiesman
David Nichols
Jack Downey
Victor Dempsny
Ivan Bennitk
Donald McCaslin
Erie County
St. Boniface Church
Hammett
Wallsburs Road
Erisecreary
Committee Studies Harrisburg Constitutional Revision
The newly organized committee for state constitutional revision began mapping strategy today in Harrisburg for a complete overhaul of Pennsylvania's 88 year old Constitution. Milroy J. Shapp of Philadelphia was named chairman and the group set up headquarters in Harrisburg yesterday.
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Harrisburg
Committee For
Strately
Pennsylvania
Theroup
Milroy J. Shapp
Philadelphia
Senate OKs Kennedy Plea and House Weighs Measure
The Senate approved President Kennedy authority to extend 100 million dollars in U.N. aid funds. A compromise measure allows lending or buying U.N. bonds with 2 percent interest, repayable in 25 years, with bonds matched by other nations if loans exceed 25 billion. Dirksen praised Kennedy while urging House acceptance.
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Senate
Kennedy
Ptea
United Nations
House
Univer Nations
U.N
U.S
Everett M. ‘Dirksen
Qlinots
John Pitzgerald Kennedy
Dirksen
Eader
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Capitol
Priest Persuades Father Not To Kill Baby
In Austin a man named Joe Avla Garcla, 46, perched 150 feet up a tower with a baby boy and threatened to jump. A Roman Catholic priest persuaded him to hand the infant and descend. Garcla, described as intoxicated, was held by authorities after the incident ended.
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Austin
Tex
Joe Avla Garcla
Million Hollars and the Silver Dollar Dump Mystery
A garbled OCR item reports a one million dollar shipment of silver dollars being dumped into boxes during a World’s Fair event route from Philadelphia Mint toward Seattle. Fragmentary names and dates appear, with unclear phrasing about timing and handlers.
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Philadelhia Mint
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