Evansville businessman's alleged poison candy plot shocks city
Ralph Krauss, 53, a respected Evansville laundry operator, was jailed on a warrant for allegedly mailing strychnine coated chocolates to Emma Miller, an 81 year old nursing home patient and former employee who named him insurance beneficiary. Nurse Dorothy Jordan helped save Miller. Krauss asserts a rival copied his handwriting to frame him.
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Evansville
Ind
Krausses
Emma E. Miller
Krauss Brothers
Ralph Krauss
Miss Miller
Krauss
Indianapolis
U.S
Richard P. Stein
Dorothy Jordan
Norman Krauss
Former DNC Chairman Paul M. Butler Dies in Washington
Paul M. Butler 56 longtime South Bend resident and former Democratic National Committee chair died at George Washington University Hospital. He was admitted December 5 with a severe cold described then as not serious. Butler chaired the DNC from December 1954 to July 1960 and had been practicing law in Washington since leaving the post.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
George Washington University Hospital
Butler
South Bend
Ind
Rusk Reaffirms Stand On Berlin Crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk declared the West will defend West Berlin at any cost, while pursuing peaceful resolution. He cited unity in Western Europe, warned the Soviets against illusion, and noted unfinished challenges from Communist efforts in Laos Viet Nam the Congo and Cuba.
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Endre Marton Washington
Dean Rusk
West Berlin
Rusk
Berlin
American Historical Association
Kennedy
Laos
Pathet Lao
Viet Nam
Congo
Cuba
United States
East German Border Guard Defects to West Berlin for Asylum
An armed East German border guard fled to West Berlin during early duty at Heinrich Heine Strasse checkpoint and sought asylum. About 300 Vopos have fled to West Berlin since August 13, when the border was sealed.
Riots Rise After De Gaulle Algeria Plan In Oran
In Oran Algeria riots erupt after De Gaulle signals phased withdrawal of French troops. Two Muslims and a French policeman killed, bringing six deaths in less than 24 hours as European shops close and troops move to quell violence. Rebels in Tunis report talks toward settlement and broader North Africa ties.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Oran
de Gaulle
Secret Army
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Nimes
Toulon
France
Constantine
Algiers
Lof
Tunis
Tax Deductions To Be Bigger In 1961
Raleigh AP reports the IRS increases state sales tax deductions for 1961. Deductions vary by family size with higher brackets and a July 1 tax change in North Carolina including a 3 percent food tax. Taxpayers must itemize if state deductions exceed the federal table.
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Raleigh
Federal Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
Sole farmer leaves estate to United States in will
OGALLA Neb AP a lone bachelor farmer left an estate worth 250000 to 300000 to the federal government. Esley H Sproat 64 died alone in an unpainted unheated farmhouse ten days before his death. Neighbors found him under 13 blankets. Executor George Hastings said Sproat declined hospitals churches colleges or relatives. The will expressed gratitude for freedom and ownership stating the estate goes to the United States of America.
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Ogalla
Neb
Esley H. Sproat
George Hastings
Grant
Sproat
United States of America
Reprisal Bars Soviet Commandant From Western Berlin
The Soviet Berlin commandant Col. Andrei Solovyev and his top adviser were barred from entering West Berlin in a U S reprisal after East German and Soviet moves restricted American access. The U S action, announced by the American sector, aimed to pressure the East German regime to ease restrictions on Americans.
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Berlin
Red
U.S
East Berlin
Andrei I. Solovyev
West Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
Solovyev
Watson
Howard Trivers
East Germany
Fishing Trawler Sinks Off Cape Lookout with All Hands Safe
The 110-foot Charlie Lewis carrying 15 crew members ran aground in rough seas near Cape Lookout slough and sank Friday night. One crewman was slightly injured as the Coast Guard rescued the men. Owner is Standard Products Co. of Beaufort and Whitestone, Va. Refloating attempts possible if seas abate.
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Beaufort
N.C
Coast Guard
Charlie Lewis
Cape Lookout
Standard Products Co
Whitestone
Court challenge tests 1964 lieutenant governor election ruling
State Sen. J. Max Thomas of Marshville plans a Wake County court action to force the Elections Board to accept his 1962 candidacy filing for lieutenant governor. He seeks to overturn Atty. Gen. Bruton’s ruling that no interim election can occur before 1964 after H. Cloyd Philpott’s death.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
J. Max Thomas
Marshville
Atty
T. Wade Bruton
Thomas
Wake Superior Court
H. Cloyd Philpott
State Board For Elections
Bruton
Philpott
High Point Man Killed In Wreck
A High Point North Carolina man, Walter Eugene McGee of 415 West High Street, was killed when the car rolled down a bank on Virginia Route 657 nine miles north of Martinsville Virginia. He was thrown from the vehicle after the curve was not negotiated.
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Martinsville
High Point
N. C
Walter Eugene McGee
W. High St
Virginia
Scientist warns of mutations from cracking genetic code
Dr. A G Steinberg of Western Reserve University cautions that partial cracking of the genetic code could enable directed mutations and control of human genes. He notes benefits in disease treatment but warns of dangerous misuse by elites or rulers, citing past sterilization experiments.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
A. G. Steinberg
Western Reserve University
U.S. Public Health Service
Wmas Elites
Aasna Endlas
Dr. Steinberg
Steinberg
Heare
Sunday Enterprise Year in Review Preview
The Sunday Enterprise outlines its year end edition with a look back at 1961 in High Point and area. It promises top 10 news stories, local school and government coverage, police and crime, and industrial growth as well as world reports from Washington and Moscow on the cold war and 1962 outlook.
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High Point
Enterprise
Enterprise News
Washington
Moscow
Eight Die In Road Accident
Eight people die in a road accident reported by The Associated Press. Road safety authorities investigate the crash as responders work at the scene. Traffic and emergency services status update pending.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma Crash Blazes Into New Year Toll
A two car crash near Cor dell Oklahoma killed eight people including three children marking the start of the New Year high way death count. One car overturned and burned trapping seven riders while highways were mostly clear and snow plagued New York around Buffalo. The National Safety Council estimates up to 330 traffic deaths could occur before midnight Monday surpassing AP’s 347 from a December nonholiday period.
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Cordell
Okla
Oklahoma
New York State
Buffalo
National Safety Council
Associated Press
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