Calm Before Funeral for Becky as Teen Confesses
Almost an hour before the service a crowd of 300 mourners gathered as Edward Cooney Sr. stood by Becky's casket after his 15 year old son confessed strangling her in the basement when she resisted his advances. The teen faces psychiatric evaluation while the service included readings and prayers from multiple faiths and a plea for compassion.
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Edward Cooney Sr
Becky
Cooney
Holt
Tatania
Rabbi Levin
Thad Holt
Olt
Race Against Drowning Claimed Daughters Life
In Boulder Colorado 10 year old Joyce Watkins fell into South Boulder Creek during a family picnic. Father Earl Watkins a Denver truck driver commandeered a passing car and with the motorist pursued downstream. Three miles from the start he entered waist deep water and recovered the body. The motorist remains unidentified.
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Boulder
Colo
Joyce Watkins
Boulder Creek
Earl Watkins
Watkins
Denver
Lawrence County Community Visits and Gatherings
Mrs J W Reed and Mr and Mrs John Roberts with others visited relatives at Colbert County Hospital and others hosted guests in Florence Moulton Decatur and Hart selle over the weekend. Family members and friends attended church and camp trips while patients at local clinics receive support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roberts
Robert Terry
Mark
Russell Landers
Colbert County Hospital
Eddie McCreless
Jerry
Florence
Ted White
Moulton
Neyland McCreless
Fred White
William Dilbeck
Jim Anderton
Wendell Roberts
Snooks
Little
James Vapdiver
Wallace Reed
Woodie Reed
Lawrence County Hospital
Owen Sandlin
Angie
Claude Sandlin
R. L. Teeney
Birmingham
Emmett Smith
Stanley Jordan
Chicago
Noah Gampfield
J. C. Masterson
Junior Summers Andly
J. C. Smith
John White
Roy Anderton
Moultoin
Oklona Baptist Church
Bill Kellen
Neil Little
Howard Little
Decatur
Sabotage Blamed for West Java Train Wreck Killing 92
Indonesia Communications Minister Sukardan blamed sabotage for a West Java crash that killed 92 and injured 124. He told Parliament an unidentified person derailed the locomotive from the passenger coaches on a decline.
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Jakarta
Sukardan
West Java
Alabama Senators See Hurdles in School Tax Bill Fight
Two Black Belt state senators Donald Ward and Alton Turner say Gov Patterson will face stiff opposition from Black Belt lawmakers over the school tax bill. They favor a one cent sales tax hike for education but differ on its passage. Reapportionment chances are slim with likely veto risk.
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Birmingham
John Patterson
Donald Ward
Scottsboro
Alton L. Turner
Luverne
Patterson
Wapi - TV
Alabama
Word
Turner
Ward
Old Couple Found Dead in Saint Louis Apartment
An elderly man Joseph Palmisano and his wife Sabina were found dead in their second floor apartment. No violence noted though several medicines were nearby. A note by Sabina cited inability to afford aged care and pleaded for help for the sick and aged. The investigation continues with doctors and family mentioned.
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St. Louis
Joseph M. Palmisano
Sabina
Joe
Thomas Palmisano
John F. Smith
Snead College Holds 24th Commencement
Boaz Alabama AP Snead College graduated 28 students at its 24th commencement exercises Sunday. Charles W. Barrett Southern district manager Republic Steel Corp Gadsden Alabama served as the commencement speaker.
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BOAZ
Ala
Snead College
Charles W. Barrett
Republic Steel Corp
Gadsden
Meeting Outside Church Sparks Heated Debates
Oklahoma City police officer Alonzo Cooper investigated a disturbance outside Friendship Baptist Church after a special membership meeting. He found arguing but no violence and made no arrests.
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Oklahoma City
Alonzo Cooper
Spiritual Theme Of Meet Cited By 7500 At The Mother Church
The annual meeting in Boston of The Mother Church draws about 7,500 Christian Scientists from around the world. The gathering emphasizes spiritual power over material means to address social and international problems. Kathryn F. Cook of Boston named president for the coming year, succeeding Leonard T. Carney.
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Boston
Church of Christ Scientist
Christian Science Board of Directors
Kathryn F. Cook
Cook
Leonard T. Carney
The
Christian Science Publishing Society
Faked cow search ends in double shooting near Macon
Macon Missouri AP report says farmer lured by a faked cow search shot at Forrest Vansickle and Inman, then killed Hermis before shooting himself. Kordash initially tried to recruit help, firing a .32 caliber revolver as the pair fled. The incident ends with Kordash dead by suicide.
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Macon
Bloomberg
Kordash
Denver Orbin
Inman
Forrest Vansickle
Alabama Tax Bill Sparks Rider Backed by Dumas
In Montgomery Gov Patterson blasts a bill to pull Alabama from ad valorem taxes drawing criticism from sponsor Sen Dumas of Jefferson County. Former revenue commissioner Metcalf says Patterson aims to wreck state government while Dumas argues replacing the 2 mills with other taxes or budget cuts could preserve services. Metcalf commends Revenue Commissioner Haden for overseeing tax equalization to 30 percent of market value.
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Montgomery
Patterson
Larry Dumas
Jefferson County
Smag) Andrews
Birmingham
Geneva
Ala
Neil Metcalf
Metcalf
James Folsom
Dumas
Alabama
Black Belt
Harry Haden
Writer Seeks His Daughter in Nevada Missing Since May
Kenneth and Margaret Millar seek their 19 year old daughter Linda J Millar a UC Davis student who disappeared after leaving a Lake Tahoe Nevada casino May 30 31 Authorities say she may have fled to cope with stress or fear of exams Millar notes a past accident involving a fatal crash and hints at guilt she is described as a brilliant student living with this burden
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Davis
Santa Barbara
Millar
Average Citizen Listed As Strong Force For Lobbists
Two House committee leaders and others say the munitions lobby has raised defense costs and that average voters unwittingly fuel lobbying through media ads and public pitch programs. They differ on whether a congressional probe would help and note social and advertising influence as key factors.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Investigating
Congress
Hebert
Sen
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Pentagon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Senate Majority
Senate Preparedness
Johnson
Stuart Symington
Air Force
Cannon
Hebertt
Deadliest spy Klaus Fuchs set for early release
London AP reports Klaus Fuchs, the German born scientist who betrayed Western atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, is likely to be freed within weeks after serving nine years. Home Secretary Butler will outline next steps, including possible deportation, amid debate over his future in East or West.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
Soviet Union
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Fuchs
Old Bailey
East
Wakefield
England
East Germany
Emil Fuchs
Leipzig University
Leipzig
Prof
Order of the Fatherland
Social notes from Lawrence County forest chapel and neighbors
Local social column lists numerous Sunday dinners visits and hospitality in Forest Chapel and surrounding communities. Guests include the West, Cox, Sybert, Bridges, Woodall, Wallace, Ward, Alston, and other families from Brooksville and nearby towns, with multiple dinners and hosting at homes and a trip to the Thomas Jefferson Hotel.
Liberace Denies Homosexuality in Libel Trial
In a British libel case Liberace denies homosexual acts as his lawyer questions him about private conduct. The case opens before a judge and jury including two women with a crowded gallery. damages, if any, to be set by the jury.
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Beyfus
Liberace
the Mirror
Connor
Starkweather Father Seeks Stay For Execution Date
In Lincoln Nebraska 20 year old mass killer Charles Starkweather faces a fourth execution date Friday His father Guy Starkweather hopes to delay the sentence by seeking a writ of habeas corpus from Lancaster District Court and asking the US Supreme Court for review A parole board interview quote shows Starkweather claiming life could be possible with proper legal representation The case covers the January 1958 killings including schoolboy Robert Jensen and other victims plus a December 1957 shooting of a gas station attendant
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Guy Starkweather
Lancaster District Court
Guy
Nebraska Parole Board
Starkweather
Robert Jensen
Bennet
Youth meeting attendees at West Hartselle Baptist Church
Truman Bridges Gary Andy Wallace Joyce Bridges Mrs. Lesley Woodall and Mary Frances attended the youth meeting at West Hartselle Baptist Church Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs Malcolm King and their girls of Hartsville were supper guests Saturday of Mr and Mrs W P Roberts.
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Raymond Cocke
J.L. West
Pervis Cox
Dot
Buddy
Stevie
Oscar Sybert
Ricky
Malcolm Sybert
Jay Breeding
Tanner
Truman Bridges
Gary
Lesley Woodall
Mary Frances
W. B. West
Homer Jones
J. T. Wallace
Andy
W. E. Ward
W. J. Alston
N. E. Bailey
Floyd Halbrooks
J. L. West
Jim Cox
Mary and
Maudie Russell
R. B. Bridges
Mary Joyce
Pat
Danny
Bobby Moore
LeRoy Bennett
Franklin Henderson
Howard Slaten
Wayne
Brooksville
Bill Bean
Hartselle
Frank Wallace
Linda
Andy Wallace
Jerry Story
Floyd Reid
Edgar Callahan
Moulton
Alton Wallace and Son
Percy Morris
Wheeler
Cox
Brandon West
Carameham
Thomas Jefferson Hotel
Gary Andy Wallace
Joyce Bridges
West Hartselle Baptist Church
Malcolm King
W. P. Roberts
Von Braun Warns Of Space Race
Wernher von Braun, the Army missile expert, warns Worcester audience at Clark University that the US should not assume Russia’s lull in space exploration ends the race. He stresses vigilance and continued effort in the space program.
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von Braun
Worcester
Mass
Wernher von Braun
United States
Russia
Clark University
Wreck Scares Georgia Town
In McRae Georgia two derailed 55 ton tank cars carrying chlorine threaten the town of about 3500. Authorities cordon off the area as residents are urged to stay calm and evacuate if needed. Olin Mathieson officials arrive to assess potential one mile contamination radius.
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Mcrae
Main Street
Georgia
Army Reserve
Warner Robins Air Force Base
George Callahan
Olin-Mathison Chemical Co
McIntosh
Ala
E. L. Blume
Southern Railway
Brunswick
Macon
Security Cited As Growth At Birmingham Speech
United States Steel Corp. official Howard E. Isham urged Birmingham Southern College graduates to seek personal growth and inner confidence rather than rely on security. He warned against organization men and yes men, saying real security comes from taking on opportunities and responsibilities.
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Birmingham
Howard E. Isham
United States Steel Corp
Birmingham Southern College
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