Revenge shootings jail youth gripped by high school attack
In Edmonton a 19-year-old youth, Stan Williamson, is held after a deadly high school corridor shooting at Ross Shepherd High. He sought revenge for a romance breakup with Diane Kane, 16, killing Howard Gates, 16, and wounding five others before being overpowered.
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California Schools Score Poor in State Report
Sacramento report based on 1937 state college records shows California freshmen at four liberal arts colleges scoring below national norms in English grammar and reading. Freshmen aptitude scores slightly above average. San Jose State College women rank in the bottom quarter for math science and social studies among college-bound graduates. men show similar patterns. Teaching credential hopefuls score notably lower on aptitude tests than those not seeking teaching.
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Strong Support On Ike Berlin Stand Builds Up
Washington reports strong congressional backing for President Eisenhower over Berlin as allies praise his plan for a summer summit to halt the Berlin threat. Moscow observers note Khrushchev may favor a less negative approach, while France and West Germany express approval locally. Brandt affirms West Berlin protection from Communist threats.
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Mrs. Duncan Smiling as Murder Trial Frays Ahead
Elizabeth Duncan, 54, sat composed on a Ventura train en route to court for a hearing to decide if she will live or die for the murder of her son’s wife Olga Duncan, 30. Fourteen jurors will determine the penalty under California’s three-trial law after two psychiatrists and a defense expert prepare their mental-condition findings.
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Turnpike collectors on strike in New Brunswick
Tall toll collectors and maintenance men walked out just before the morning rush hour, leaving supervisory staff to man booths. About 450 turnpike employees were affected, including 320 collectors, after Local 1411 AFL CIO protested suspensions and a ban on wearing union buttons on uniforms.
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Solons Clash On Secret Testimony
Washington Reuters reports two House Foreign Affairs Committee members arguing over a secret session on President Esentower's foreign aid request. Chairman Thomas Roigan ordered secrecy amid Rep. Wayne L. Hays protest, with Hays promising to reveal a country by country aid breakdown. Witness: C. Douglas Dillon, undersecretary of state for economic affairs.
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Insurance deal with unions tested before Senate
Senate investigators testified that a California insurance company paid up to 200 percent in excessive commissions to brokers who won 21 Chicago union accounts. The hearings highlighted rebates and incentives used to secure union business amid scrutiny of broker compensation practices.
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Discoverer 7 Lost In Pole To Pole Orbit
Washington uproar as Discoverer 7 is declared lost and presumed dead after radio silence and radar tracking failures. UPI reports Defense Department statements and ARPA chief Roy W. Johnson citing failed signals and a mission ended.
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Two Airmen Lost In Plane Crash Near Atlantic
Elabetie City North Carolina United Press International reports two airmen are missing after a no engine plane crashed into the Atlantic during anti submarine exercises Monday night. Search efforts resumed today as rescue crews seek the missing servicemen amid ongoing investigation.
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State to Invest Billion in Water Development
Washington reports Gov. Ed Brown of California pledges more than 1 billion dollars over 35 years to fund statewide water development. He told a House hearing the state will launch an unprecedented program and seek joint state federal construction of the San Luis Reclamation Project.
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Prayer for Today Devotional Appeal
A brief prayer asks a benevolent God to reign within us so kindness and courtesy become daily attitudes toward others. It emphasizes mercy experienced from the divine and requests reflection of that mercy and tenderness in everyday interactions.
Three Dead in Nimitz Freeway Head-On Crash
A head on collision on the Nimitz Freeway near San Leandro killed Navy sailor John Williams 28 Reyes Martinez 32 and truck driver John Archuleta 22. Two speeding sedans collided with a loaded egg truck at 1 10 a m blocking northbound lanes for hours. Rescue crews freed Williams from his car while Archuleta lay trapped under a trailer wheel. Police said rough conditions and a flare barrier incident followed the crash.
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Ex Strikeout King Succumbs in Germantown Hospital
Horward Ehmke, once a lightning hand for the Philadelphia Athletics and a 15 season AL star, died suddenly in Germantown Hospital. He held the one game World Series strikeout record with 13 until Carl Erskine struck out 14 in 1953. Grimke would have been 65 next month.
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Seedy alcoholic robs hotel in San Francisco
A robber described as a seedy alcoholic held up the El Cortez Hotel in San Francisco early today and escaped with 175 dollars after threatening the night clerk, police said.
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Midwest Snowstorm Death Toll Rises Across States
A severe snowstorm sweeps the Midwest piling new accumulations in Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan. Seven deaths are reported in Iowa Wisconsin and Texas with two brothers found buried near Creston Iowa as snow totals surpass 100 inches in parts of Michigan.
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Ike Calls Off News Conference
Washington briefing from UPI states President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week due to other engagements, the White House said today.
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