Motherwell Arrested In Atlanta In Putney Disappearance Case
Larry Lord Motherwell 43, sought in the disappearance of Pear Ida Putney 72, was arrested at Atlanta airport. FBI said he used the alias Craig DuBar Foster and was identified by agents while en route to Cleveland. Putney, widow of Albert H. Putney, was found missing since August 1958 with about 60000 dollars in cash and securities.
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Motherwell
FBI
Pear Ida Putney
Washington, D.C
J. Edgar Hoover
Craig DuBar Foster
Cleveland
Ohio
Marysville
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Eisenhower vows Western unity ahead of Europe trip
President Eisenhower said his European mission aims to pledge Western unity against aggression and to reaffirm America’s devotion to peace with honor and justice. He outlined talks with West Germany, Britain, and France before meetings with Khrushchev and a later Soviet visit. Leaders Adenauer Macmillan and de Gaulle will be met in Bonn, London, and Paris.
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Eisenhower
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Bomber Skeletons Found Near Campbell River
In Campbell River British Columbia authorities report discovery of bomber remnants and skeletal remains at a site. Investigators are assessing the find and tracing historical aircraft activity in the area to determine its origin and date.
Old Belt Opening Delayed by Two Days
Royster of Henderson and the North Carolina Seats total ero bacco markets committee voted unanimously to delay the opening of the Old Belt markets from September 8 to September 10. The vote affected 16 of 20 markets including West and Canina Middle Belt, with a two day postponement approved for the Middle Belt as well.
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Henderson
Mittee
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West
Canina
Middle Belt
Khrushchev Likely Move Behind Berlin Crisis
Berlin reports a surprise Communist push to transfer key government offices from East Berlin and draft a new East German capital near Potsdam. Western leaders fear a broader free city plan could justify Western troop withdrawal, complicating Eisenhower’s Washington visit.
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Kent Eisenhower
Washington
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Nehru Defends Bhutan and Sikkim From Invasion
Prime Minister Nehru warned China that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim against any invasion. He stated that any infringement of their borders would violate India’s commitment to protect the two small states and that both protectorates rightfully belong to Peiping. The comments followed anxiety after the Tibetan revolt was crushed last spring.
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India
Nehru
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Sikkim
Peiping
Climbers Die After Rescue Attempts in White Mountains
In Franconia New Hampshire two climbers died after a rescue in bitter weather. John E. Taylor of Princeton Mass led a seven man team to a ledge as freezing rain and 50 mph winds battered the group. A rescued climber described near collapse and a voice yelling for aid while another rescuer lowered a youth and tried to move bodies with ropes.
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White Mountains
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UN May Enter Laos Situation
Secretary of State Herter told members of Congress that the United Nations may take part in the Laos situation before long. He described the Laos scene as very dangerous and said he is deeply concerned, after a 75 minute briefing at the State Department.
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Christian A. Herter
Congress
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Laos
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Herter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Fulbright
Department of Defense
19-4 VOTE Committee Okays New Housing Bill
Washington bureau report says the House Banking Committee approved a Senate passed substitute housing bill by 19 to 4. The measure would support new public housing and college loans though trimmed from earlier figures. Leaders plan to push it to Eisenhower on a take it or leave it basis as session winds down.
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House Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Rep. Gordon
L. McDonough
Calif
House
Senate
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Banking Committee For Action
Congress
Gartin Predicts Sweep In Mississippi Governor Race
Lt. Gov. Carroll Gartin forecasts winning 50 to 55 of 82 counties in the Democratic primary while Ross Barnett leads on the Republican side in a solidly Democratic state. Coleman backs Gartin as he runs for state representative. Barnett and Gartin campaign amid segregation tensions.
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Miss
Carroll Gartin
Ross Barnett
Republican Party
J. P. Coleman
Choctaw County
Gartin
Arkansas
Mississippi
Barnett
Coleman
Charles Sullivan
Nixon Addresses Legion at Convention Session
Nixon told Legion delegates they hold no power to decide. Delegates opposed Khrushchev's visit with at least one resolution likely for the floor. He said Eisenhower would discuss Berlin but urged realism that differences cannot be resolved immediately. Nixon's remarks closed the Legion's first convention session.
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Eisenhower
Berlin
1 Cent Increase Is Upheld
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 16-9 to keep a 22 month 1 cent per gallon federal gasoline tax hike. It rejected Rayburn's 12 month compromise by 13-12, a clash with Speaker Rayburn over highway financing.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
House Ways and Means
House
Second Front In Battle Of Smells Near Rock Hill
In Rock Hill South Carolina AP report Sam J Breen chair of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce suggests a second front to counteract odors from Bowaters pulp plant near Charlotte North Carolina. Residents say the smells are detectable miles away and from Sugar Creek. Breen has a proposal from a perfume distributor but has not decided where the strongest smell is.
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S.C
Charlotte
N.C
Bowaters
Sam J. Breen
Breen
Detectives Reconstruct Slaying of Linda Martin in LA
Police reconstruct a murder scene in which Linda Martin, a 21 year old art student, was slain by an intruder after a kitchen confrontation. Detectives say a neighbor heard screams as the suspect attacked, leaving Martin bleeding and fatally injured after a struggle near a bathroom and stairway.
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Linda Martin
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