Van Rie Acquitted In Murder Trial After Five Hours
A Dutch seafarer Van Rie is acquitted of murdering Miss Kauffman after a three week trial. The jury deliberated fifteen hours, and he declared his innocence in a dramatic plea. His wife sobbed as reporters noted her silent reaction. The judge allowed the verdict and Van Rie, a radio operator, admitted adultery but denied beating or throwing her overboard. Bernard G. Roetering of Radio Holland pledged support and job prospects.
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van Rie
Radio Holland
Miss Kauffman
Chicago
Far East
Utrecht
75 Negroes Enter Jail At Nashville
Seventy five Negro college students are in a Nashville jail awaiting trial on disorderly conduct charges from downtown lunch counter demonstrations. Barbara Bigger and Carol Anderson posted bonds. Diane Nash remains jailed. Demonstrations also spread to Tampa Montgomery and Orangeburg with dozens more joining protests.
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Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Deep South
Nashville
Barbara Bigger
Carol Anderson
California
Fisk University
Tampa
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Orangeburg
D.C
Greyhound Bus Station
Eisenhower Makes Last Stop In Uruguay On South American Tour
President Eisenhower arrived in Montevideo for the final stop of a four nation Latin American tour. Uruguayan President Benito Nardone greeted him at Carrasco Airport and praised the visit as a crusade of friendship. The trip includes a speech to Congress and a dinner, with a brief stay before heading to Puerto Rico and home.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Eisenhower
Benito Nardone
National Council
America
Carrasco
Santiago
Chile
National University
Richard M. Nixon
Brown
U.S
Robert Woodward
Edmund Brown
California
Daryl Chessman
Woodward
Chessman
Council of Government
Nardone
Puerto Rico
Washington
Rambla Drive
Plata River
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jose Artigas
Jorge Alessandri
Latin America
Snow Closes Schools as North Carolina Bears Heavy Strain
Snow swept across North Carolina from the southwestern mountains to the east, bringing 3 to 6 inches in the high country and up to 10 inches in western counties. Schools shut in Buncombe Henderson Yancey and other counties while Piedmont roads grew hazardous and travel slowed. The Weather Bureau warned 10 to 14 inches west of the Blue Ridge and 6 to 10 inches in eastern mountains with mixed precipitation overnight.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
State Highway Department
Piedmont
Weather Bureau
Blue Ridge
Charlotte
Mountain Counties
Lenoir
Winston - Salem
Southern Pines
Clingman’s Peak
Mt. Mitchell
Buncombe
Henderson
Yancey
Haywood
Madison
Swain
Asheville
Asheville-Biltmore College
Transylvania County
Hendersonville
Canton
Mississippi Valley
Catawba Student Killed In Wreck
Four Catawba College players were in a car returning from a game when it crashed near Mooresville. James Zammiello 20 died at once. Andrew Balanda 19 was in critical condition. William Boschini 19 and Thomas DeMaio Jr. 22 suffered injuries and were treated. The group had just left Spartanburg after a district playoff game won by Wofford 68 to 59.
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Mooresville
N.C
Catawba College
James Edgar Zammiello
Gastonia
Rock Zammiello
Catawba
Andrew M. Balanda
Berwick
Charlotte
William L. Boschini
Brockway
Lawrance Hospital
Thomas A. DeMaio Jr
Hawthorne
N.J
Spartanburg
S.C
Wofford
Train and Oil Truck Collision Claims Dozens In Bakersfield
A Santa Fe passenger train collided with an oil rig truck near Bakersfield California killing at least 12 people and injuring 68. The crash shattered the locomotive and sent oil and debris across the tracks as ambulances and helicopters ferried victims to hospitals. Engineer L A Snyder and fireman A H Braley of Fresno were among the injured or deceased.
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Santa Fe
Bakersfield
Calif
Bakersfield, Calif
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Don Williams
L. A. Snyder
A. H. Braley
Fresno
Surviving Surges From Agadir Earthquake Toll Tops 3000
Stunned survivors streamed from Agadir as Red Cross officials estimated more than 3,000 killed and over 5,000 injured. Aerial relief ramps opened while Moroccan, French and American trucks converged on the city to aid in rescue and debris clearance.
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Agadir
Morocco
Red Cross
Albert A. Rainhard
International Red Cross
Geneva
U.S. Air Force
Europe
America
North Africa
Atlantic Coast
Rabat
Mohammed V
Bou Amrani
Long Senate Civil Rights Clash Extends Into Day Three
Senator Ervin leads a four hour floor speech as Southern colleagues press to stall civil rights voting. The nonstop session runs into its third day with quorum calls and frequent questioning from Lausche Gore and Cooper while spectators stay past midnight.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
D-Nc
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Albert Gore
Tenn
John Sherman Cooper
Ervin
Supreme Court
Unified A Force Planned by NATO Allies
General Lauris Norstad announced a unified U S British French force within NATO to be armed with conventional and nuclear weapons. Each nation will contribute one battalion with a mobile task force under a single commander and staff. Training rotations will pull battalions from national forces periodically. Bonn pledged no outside base decisions without NATO approval amid protests in Britain and elsewhere.
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Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Norstad
NATO
Bonn
West Germany
Spain
Britain
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Willem van Rie
Netherlands
Boston
Lynn Kauffman
Diane Judith Nash
Fisk
Ike
Sen. Ervin
Vin
Capitol Hill
Theodore Frankis Green
D-Ri
James E. Murray
D-Mont
State Supreme Court
Ttimes
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Johnston
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
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