Suspect Confesses Slaying of Asheboro Girl in Point Case
The Asheboro man Joseph Warren Johnson, alias Joe Lon Johnson, reportedly confessed to the Hopkins murder. SBI agents questioned him in Greensboro after transport from Marion Prison Camp. authorities say he weighed about 200 pounds, married with three children, and was held in Guilford County jail. He also faced prior assault and is connected to the Isabel Hussey death inquiry.
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Newts
J. W. Powell
Neal Cockerham
Joseph Warren Johnson
SBI
L. E. Allen
Greensboro
Marion
McDowell County
Point
State Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
James Powell
Confes
Joseph Johnson
Hopkins
Johnson
SBBI
High Point
Canp
Cockerhams Johnson
Joe Lon Johnson
Asheboro
Isabel Hussey
Lamenee
Emale
Betty Ford
Davidson County
Cockerham
Guilford County
Hussey Girl
Boy Dies After Operation In Chicago
Seven year old Robert Prochorenia died at noon after a heart operation in Chicago. Doctors repaired a nickel sized hole between heart chambers that mixed pure and impure blood. an artificial heart functioned during the operation.
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Chicago
Robert Prochorenia
Wedding March Played At Harrowby Funeral
The Funeral of the Fars and Countess of Harrowby in Sandon England featured the Wedding March as the procession departed. The Earl was 91 and the Countess 89. myrtle from Lady Harrowby’s bouquet adorned the coffins.
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Sandon
England
Fars
Countess of Harrowby
Lady Harrowby
Earl
Cominform Death May Be Near
A New York diplomat suggested the Cominform may last only a few months more and Yugoslavia would welcome its dissolution. The Soviet led bloc’s body, formed in 1947 to target the Marshal Plan, has not met publicly for years and Mikoyan hinted the Kremlin may junk it, though no dissolution date was given.
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Cominform
Yugoslavia
Communist Information Bureau
U.S.S.R
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Hungary
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France
Italy
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Marshal Tito
Bucharest
Anastas Mikoyan
New Delhi
Kremlin
Soviet Union
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City rocked by Hopkins death in 51
In a March 9 discovery in an abandoned house on Street near the city center, the body of Mrs. Mary Hopkins was found. Police and the State Bureau of Investigation pursued multiple leads as coroner Dr. W. W. Harvey described a silk stocking noose and a belt improvised as a ligature. Investigators say the death may be the work of a sexual killer, with the victim last in January and the case potentially unsolved.
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Guilford County
W. W. Harvey
State Bureau of Investigation
Durham
Mary
Ry Hopkins
Eisenhower Backend Proposes Racial Conference Plan
President Eisenhower urged Congress to form a bipartisan commission to study voter rights and economic pressure on Negroes, signaling potential conferences with Southern governors if Congress acts. He replied to Gov. Collins stressing moderation and patient leadership amid school integration tensions and extremist activity.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Florida
Collins
Supreme Court
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South
Bad Odor Traced To Hunting Coat
In Clinton Missouri on March 31 a Mansfield family searched for a foul odor. A service man traced it to a hunting coat. He found a black iron containing old chicken livers and fishing worms in a pocket. He noted a similar odor experience at his own home last spring.
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Clinton, Mo
Charlies Mansfield
Mansfield
Russians propose disarmament plan with open sky aims
Moscow radio publicized a secret disarmament plan at a conference in London calling for a freeze on armies and nuclear tests, and for an international control body with veto power. U S observers doubt Moscow will embrace Eisenhower’s open sky proposals and oppose permanent veto rights in the UN Security Council. The plan envisions a 1955 level freeze with gradual 1958 reductions.
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London
Russia
Ian
Moscow Radio
U.S
Prada
U.N. Security Council
United States
Voices Of Easter Across Nations In 1960s Style
The Associated Press reports Easter observances in the United States with sunrise services at national spots and Easter parades. President Eisenhower and officials attend services while Arlington hosts dawn ceremonies. In Jerusalem worshippers seek the Church of the Holy Sepulcher amid regional tensions. Rome attracts over 200000 visitors and the pope delivers the Easter message.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Supreme Cour
Arlington National Cemetery
Jerusalem
Holy Sepulcher
Jordan
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Rome
Aca
Ps II
Tomb of the Kings and Garden Tomb Echo First Easter Image
In Jerusalem pilgrims visit a rock hewn tomb with a blocked doorway and rolling stone, a scene linked to Mary Magdalene and other women at Christ’s empty tomb. The Tomb of the Kings and the Garden Tomb offer plausible, ancient contexts for the Easter morning mystery and the traditional Holy Sepulchre’s altered appearance.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Damascus Road
Mary Adafene
Old City
Soreeng
Eo Soret
130 Rebels Killed In Algeria Reported By French
In Algeria's Aures Mountains French military authorities said 130 rebel nationalists were killed in the past 24 hours. Reinforcements arrived as police uncovered plans for a dam raid near Orleanville and 87 sticks of dynamite were seized.
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Algiers
Algeria
Aures
Palesae
Robert Lacoste
Paris
Lacoste
North Africa
Guy Mollet
Orleansville
Defense Secrecy Tightened in New Crackdown
The Defense Department tightens secrecy on information about new air craft and missiles. It applies to all agencies and contractors with defense contracts. A spokesman says normal information flow remains, and no release should occur until production starts and a service accepts the weapon.
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Washington
Wilson
Defense Department
Farm Bill Salvable Says Aiken May Still Clear
Sen. Aiken says there is a chance Congress can clean up a patchwork farm bill to avert a presidential veto. Senate House Conference Committee met but made little progress on divergent measures. The bill includes a $1.2 billion soil proposal and other provisions.
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Sen
Aiken
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Congress
Senate House Conference Committee
Senhower
Cwhire Senate
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