Murder Plot Uncovered in West Side Slaying
Chicago police charged 23 year old Richard Lansing and his 33 year old ex wife Mary Saisi with murdering insurance agent Peter Saisi on October 27. Lansing confessed to the shooting saying it was at Mary Saisi's instigation for a $12000 double indemnity and Saisi's 1958 car. The pair faced questioning as investigators questioned why robbers would take only $180 from the victim.
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Mary Saisi
Richard Lansing
Chicago
James McMahon
Peter Saisi
West Side
Lansing
Saisi
St Mary's Seminary
Cape Girardeau
Hickory High School Bomb Hoax Traced to Prank
An anonymous call triggered a bomb scare at Hickory High School. Police searched every room and evacuated students, who stood outside cold as coats were missing. Officials labeled the prank lunatic and noted prior similar calls in nearby counties.
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Hickory
Hickory High School
Mecklenburg County
Cabarrus County
New Hanover County
A. Glenn Buchanan
W. M. Jenkins
Explorer dies in Framingham hotel room
Sir Hubert Wilkins, renowned polar explorer, was found dead in his Framingham hotel room at age 70. Authorities reported no immediate cause, and the case is under investigation by local police.
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Framingham, Mass
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Byrd Urges Federal Spending Cuts Beyond Defense
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia plans a Chicago address to press deep cuts in nondefense federal spending. He leads the Senate committee on reduction of non-essential expenditures and cites military and civilian outlays rising sharply. President Eisenhower faces pressure over budget choices amid global tension and possible requests for higher aid.
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Washington
Hary F
D-Va
Eisenhower
Byrd
Chicago
Senate House Committee
Agriculture Department
Virginia
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Pledges to Protect West Berlin Backed by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower reaffirmed the U S pledge to safeguard West Berlin with Britain and France after a Sunday conference with Secretary Dulles. The commitment follows Communist threats and aims to reassure Berlin of continued Allied support.
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Augusta
West Berlin
Eisenhower
United States
Britain
France
Dulles
Berlin
Augusta Na
Airlines Strikes Create Optimism Amid Labor Talks
Travelers hopeful as a 10 day machinists strike against Trans World Airlines nears settlement. In Kansas City officials warn talks may resume today while New York City developments loom. Eastern Air Lines involvement and Pan American court actions add to nationwide labor dispute tension. A weeklong Lake Central stewardess strike persists with Indy negotiations failing.
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Trans World Airlines
Kansas City
New York City
Cliff Miller
District 142
International Assn. of
Machinists
TWA
Eastern Air Lines
Flight Engineers International Assn
Pan American World Airways
State Supreme Court
Lake Central Airlines
Indianapolis
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Eddie Rickenbacker
Iboard
Jack Robertson
Flight Engineers
Black car sought ends in Aberdeen police shooting
Aberdeen officer Bernie Sanders aged 38 was fired upon by two white men after stopping a car for a routine check. Buck Smith said the driver fired three shots wounding the officer as he approached the vehicle in Aberdeen North Carolina.
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Aberdeen
N.C
Bernie Sanders
Buck Smith
Sanders
Ellerbe
Sanford
Smith
Reds Sweep to Rightist Majority in French Assembly
In a sweeping victory, rightists allied with Premier Charles de Gaulle gained control of the new French National Assembly. The Union for a New Republic led with 32.1 percent of the vote and 188 of 465 seats, delivering a clear majority alongside independent deputies. Communists fell to 10 seats from 22.9 percent, while center parties suffered significant losses. The result marks a major realignment as de Gaulle seeks broad representation from Algeria but faces resistance from nationalist rebels and the army.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
France
Jacques Duclos
Edgar ‘Faure
Jules Moch
Christian ‘Pineau
Robert Lacoste
Francois
Fifth Republic
Soustelle
Algeria
Fourth Republic
Union For A New Republic
UNR
Sahara
de Gaulle
Catholic Popular Republicans
MRP
Pierre Mendes-France
Man charged after attempting to steal Air Force jet
Donald L. Latman 35 of Bound Brook New Jersey was arrested at Hanscom Air Force Base Bedford Massachusetts after attempting to steal a T33 jet trainer to fly to India He pulled a lever triggering a canopy opening and an explosion but was stopped by base personnel He claimed to want to reach Hindu leader Thakur and said he became a follower while in India with the American Field Service during World War II FBI noted his statements and the incident followed a misstep rather than a planned escape
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Boston
Air Force
India
Donald L. Latman
Bound Brook
N.J
Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford
Thakur
Lutman
FBI l
FBI
Four related souls die in South St. Louis home tragedy
In a South St. Louis apartment four related individuals died of apparent self inflicted gunshots after long illnesses. Arthur Forrester 62 a cookie company salesman his wife Lucille 65 Mrs Mary Conkling 86 and Blanche Conkling 66 were found by Tilton Conkling their brother in law. Notes found near the bodies referenced family matters and access to a basement locker and safe deposit box.
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ST. Louis, Mo
South St. Louis
Arthur Forrester
Lucille
Forrester
Mary Conkling
Blanche Conkling
Tilton Conkling
Raleigh Bus Drivers Walk Out Over Contract Strike
Raleigh's bus system idle after a midnight strike by City Coach Lines Inc. drivers. Mayor Enloe said talks with union and management failed to reach a settlement. The 35 buses and 52 drivers were affected as union members rejected a proposed raise and benefits, seeking higher pay and faster increments.
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Raleigh
Raleigh City Coach Co
W. G. Enloe
Ennie
Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway Employes Union
Enloe
Fats and Leans to Compete in Bologna Eating Bout
In Bologna Italy a hosted eating contest on December 15 will pit fats weighing 210 pounds or more against leans up to 165 pounds. Contestants must wolf three pounds of tortellini in 45 minutes to reach finals and the winner receives a golden tortellini. Sponsors are the National Gastronomic Academy and the National Assn. of Chefs.
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Bologna
Italy
National Gastronomic Academy
The
National Assn. of Chefs
Carolinas Warm Up After Chilly Weekend
A warm spell moved into the Carolinas erasing a frigid weekend. Temperatures fell to 17 in Raleigh and 20 in Greensboro with other cities in the 25 to 29 range, Mt. Mitchell at 25, and a forecast of clear skies and rising temperatures.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wilmington
Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg
Greenville
Mt. Mitchell
North Carolina
Mississippi
South Carolina
Coastal Plain
Adenauer and Ollenhauer discuss Berlin crisis in Bonn meeting
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer held a rare meeting with Socialist Erich Ollenhauer in Bonn to talk about Berlin as a U S military train to West Berlin was delayed by a claimed broken rail. Khrushchev floated a high level conference on German unification while Western powers resist a demilitarized West Berlin.
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Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
Ner Ical
Bonn
U.S
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
Moscow
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Eighth Grade Boy Admits Killing Aunt
A stocky 14 year old, Richard Mazziotti, confessed to fatally slaying his aunt Mary Lou Wright in Valley Stream New York. He battered her with a soda bottle a lamp a power sprayer and a carving knife then strangled her with an electric cord. Wright mother of two children Robert Jr 5 and Michael 3 slept unaware. Richard was charged as a juvenile delinquent and held for arraignment after the weekend killing in the basement apartment beneath his grandmother Jennie Mazziotti.
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Novie Mazziotti
Richard
Jennie Mazziotti
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