Voodoo Poison Suspect Charged With Murder
A widow, Mrs. Andette Lyles, 32, jailed in Macon Ga on murder charges after arsenic poisoning killed four relatives over six years. Investigators found voodoo items while authorities noted a web of letters and potential motives tied to inheritance. A nervous breakdown delayed further details as the case drew wide public attention.
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Macon
James I. Woodeis
Andette Lyles
Marcia
Elaine
Lyles
Ben F. Lyles Jr
Ben F. Lyles Sr
Joe ‘Neal Gabbert
el Paso
Tex
Marcia Elaine
Wood
Ike Plugs Hard for Arms Plan and Jobs Drop In April
President Eisenhower promotes his defense organization plan by letter and phone, while factory employment fell 1 270 000 in April defying spring trends. Unemployed rose to 1 900 000 long-term, with 600 000 out six months or more and 930 000 exhausting benefits. The Labor and Commerce reports show a reversal of the usual April manufacturing decline as unemployment overall fell. The White House campaign aims to drum up support in Congress amid hearings on the Pentagon plan.
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Washington
Labor and Commerce Departments
Commerce Department
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Congress
White House
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Mother of 12 Steals Meat Put on Probation
Ada Bell Baker, 52, a domestic worker and mother of 12, pleaded guilty to theft of meat from a Austin grocery. Judge Mace Thurman Jr. suspended a prison term and placed her on probation after she admitted concealing shoplifted items in men’s trousers.
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Austin
Tex
Mace
Thurman Jr
Pair Claim They Saw Sputnik Die at Sea
CAPETOWN SOUTH AFRICA Two men aboard the British freighter Trevellard claim they witnessed Sputnik II plunge into the ocean April 3 about 590 miles from Trinidad. Captain Jack Williams and third officer Kenneth Davidson, ages 71 and 71, describe a fiery ball with a long trail of sparks visible for about 20 seconds before it vanished. Davidson says he notified Williams, who is convinced it was Sputnik II.
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Capetown
South Africa
Capetawn
Davidson
Williams
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SCG
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Duster
Maher
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Lakewood Blvd
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Los Angeles
Valley’ Plaza
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Westchester
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Eastland
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