Wetzel linked to double NC patrolman slayings and prison break
Federal and state warrants target Frank Wetzel 36 of Fayette N Y as he faces murder charges for killing two North Carolina state troopers on Nov 5 and efforts to free his death-row brother William Wetzel in Mississippi. Police chased a New Orleans suspect who resembled Wetzel but fingerprints cleared him. Florida and Tennessee leads tie Wetzel to an interstate crime spree as Gov Coleman urges vigilance.
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Jackson
Miss
Frank Wetzel
Mississippi
Parchman
William Wetzel
New Orleans
FBI
Greensboro
North Carolina
Frank Edward Wetzel
Fayette, N.Y
New York
Wister Lee Reece
Ellerbe
Richmond County
James Thomas Brown
Sanford
Lee County
Wetzel
Chattanooga
Tenn
Yes
Washington
J. P. Coleman
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Edgar McGraw
McComb
Russian Spy Abel Sentenced to 30 Years in U S
In New York the Soviet spy master Rudolf Abel received a 30 year prison term and an 8000 dollar fine after his conviction. He faced possible execution but showed calm as Judge Mortimer W. Byers pronounced the sentence in Brooklyn. Abel was led away in handcuffs without speaking.
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New York
Rudolf I. Abel
U.S
Mortimer W. Byers
Brooklyn
Banker Tells How Shortage Was Created
John Francis Carpenter 53, a Lawndale bank manager and cashier, faced FBI charges of a $116 623 bank shortage built up over years. He tearfully described holding checks and unsecured loans while aiming to explain the accounting later. He said he planned to fix things after his daughter finished high school.
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Lawndale
N.C
John Francis Carpenter
Carpenter
FBI
Shelby
Union Trust Co
Allen New ASIA Chief Sworn In At White House
George V. Allen was sworn in as head of the U.S. Information Agency in the White House by presidential aide Sherman Adams. President Eisenhower offered best wishes as Allen pledged to present truthful overseas information amidst Cold War propaganda pressures and Sputnik era challenges.
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Washington
George V. Allen
U.S
Greece
White House
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Overseas
Allen
Durham
N.C
Arthur Larsen
United States
Russia
Little Rock
Ark
Richard
Hhis
Inlaw
John T. Martin
Sens
Wiley
R-Wis
Cooper
R-Ky
Rooney
D-Ny
Alleged Mobster Quizzed on NYC Garbage Control
Vincent Jimmy Squillante, alleged Mafia figure, faces the Senate Rackets Committee in Washington over hoodlum control of New York trash collection. Chairman McClellan cites personal profit and names other hoodlums, with connections to Murder Inc. and Teamsters Local 813 involvement. Nunzio Squillante invokes the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
Vincent
Jimmy) Squillante
Senate
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc
Squillante
Teamsters Local 813
New York
Nunzio
Teamsters
AFL-CIO Suspends Bakers Union Over Compliance Failures
The Bakery Workers Union is suspended by the AFL CIO after an Oct 25 order demanded cleansing of corrupt influences. The executive board backed a new convention but did not bar President James G Cross from a new term, while Curtis R acquiesced. Cross vows re-election as head of the 142000-member union.
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Washington
Aflcio Today
Bakery Workers Union
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Bakery Workers Executive Board
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Executive Board
Meany
James G. Cross
Curtis R. Ac
Geese
Cross Cross
French Delegates Walk Out Of Nato Meeting Over Tunisia Arms
Paris reports France protested U S and British arms shipments to Tunisia by walking out of a NATO session and delivering formal protests to London and Washington. Paris fears arms could reach rebels opposing French rule in neighboring areas amid negotiations with Tunisias government. Bourguiba praised U S support as a liberty champion in a radio address.
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NATO
Paris
France
U.S
Tunisia
London
Egypt
Habib Bourguiba
United States
Bourguiba
Pierre Schneiter
Edouard Bonnefous
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Palais de Chaillot
U S Plans Sale of Dam Site at Styers Ferry
The federal government will auction the remaining 43 acres of the old High Point hydroelectric project on the Yadkin River near Styers Ferry 14 miles west of Winston-Salem. Sealed bids are due December 11 at the GSA office in Atlanta.
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Winston-Salem
Old High Point
Yadkin River
Here
Styers Ferry
General Services Administration
Atlanta
Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen
Archie Elledge
Kerr Scott
Fed Cuts Discount Rates Across Four Regions
The Federal Reserve Board reduced the discount rate from 3.5 percent to 3 percent in Atlanta New York Richmond and St Louis signaling an easing of tight money policy. Banks can borrow more easily boosting lending to businesses and consumers amid inflation concerns. Some officials welcomed the move while others warned it may not be warranted. Wall Street reacted with mixed but overall positive momentum as markets anticipate steadier prices and a potential January dip in living costs.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Atlanta
New York
Richmond
St. Louis
Neasonal
Wall Street
William McChesney Martin
Reserve Board
Martin
Britain and United States begin arms aid to Tunisia
Britain and the United States started shipments of 920 guns and ammunition to Tunisia despite French objections. Paris warned of a break in Atlantic solidarity as London and Washington announced 350 submachine guns, 70 Bren guns, later 500 M1 rifles, and 50 000 rounds. Bourguiba sought Western defense to counter Soviet bloc arms offer to Egypt.
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Tunis
Britain
United States
Tunisia
Paris
London
Washington
Habib Bourguiba
Bourguiba
Tribble attacked as resignation push spreads in North Carolina
Wake Forest College President Harold W. Tribble faces a sharp critique in a circulated report urging his resignation. Five alumni released the document claiming 14 000 copies mailed statewide while saying they do not officially represent the alumni or any body. The campaign risks affecting the Baptist State Convention meeting next week and the college Board of Trustees selections.
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Raleigh
Wake Forest College
Harold W. Tribble
North Carolina
Dr. Tribble
Robert Josey
Roanoke Rapids
Five
Alumni Association
Josey
the College
Winston-Salem
Tribble
Cr.ee
Wake Forest
Baptist State
Army Chief Projects Moon Flight By January Mission
General Medaris, head of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, signals cautious progress on converting Jupiter C into a satellite launcher. He notes a 90 percent probability of success on the first try while stressing no fixed launch date and separate requirements from Vanguard. The Army shows 3 to 9 Jupiter C vehicles at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, but warns more propulsion units are needed for satellite use.
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Washington
Johnee Medarias
Army
Medaris
Eisenhower
Navy
Ing
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Runaway Admits Slaying Infant
Reno police arrest 15 year old John Lawrence Miller at a filling station and say he admitted smothering 22 month old Laura Wetzel of Rolling Hills Estates near Los Angeles. Miller was a reform school runaway and was captured on a hitchhiker tip. The infant’s parents are Air Force Captain Charles W. Wetzel and his wife.
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Reno
Nev
Los Angeles
John Lawrence
Larry) Miller
Daryl Read
Young Miller
Laura Wetzel
Air Force
Charles W. Wetzel
Rolling Hills Estates
Fire On Airplane Indicated Mystery of Lost Pan American Flight
Navy reports evidence of fire after Pan American Airways Strato cruiser Romance of the Skies vanished with 44 aboard en route from San Francisco to Hawaii. Seventeen bodies recovered northeast of Honolulu, many in life jackets, with debris and possible damage guiding the search as ships and Coast Guard cutters extend the 11 by 3 mile debris field.
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Honolulu
Navy
Pan American Airways
Pacific
San Francisco
Hawaii
Philippine Sea
Philippine ‘Sea
Coast Guard
Donald MacDiarmid
Epperson
Renshaw
Bering Strait
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Afl-Cio
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U. S
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U.S. State Department
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National Assembly
Felix Gaillard
Vanguard
Defense McElroy
Marvin Lee Williams
Woodrow Ave
Deep River Friends Church
Memorial Hospital
Bill Jackson
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