mobs chant for death of slayer in New Jersey New York case
Police guarded confessed sex killer Fred Thompson as mobs protested in New York and New Jersey after his arrest for the rape and murder of 4 year old Googie Kiccorius. Thompson confessed to luring the child to a slum room, beating and raping her, and faced arraignment under heavy security.
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Fred Thompson
Thompson
New Jersey
Edith Googie Kiccorius
Criminal Courts Building
Max Pesko
Pesko
John Andrews
Philadelphia
Googie
Upstair
Bowery
City Sees Record Tax Intake Driven by Home Building
City finance director Joseph R. Sawicki reports 7.54 million dollars in 1960 property taxes collected through yesterday, with 9.398 million total to be collected. Eighty percent of the tax roll has been collected, 5 percent above last year, amid a strong 1960 economy and booming home construction. Installment payments continue at City Hall, with the two remaining installments due April 30 and July 31 before county collection.
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City Hall
Joseph R. Sawicki
Sawicki
Treasury
Kasavubu pledges halt to assaults in Congo crisis
President Kasavubu's government promised to curb Congolese army assaults on U.N. personnel after a warning from U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. Interior Minister Cyril Adoula said legality would be applied if needed as U.N. staff reported mistreatment by soldiers amid mounting political maneuvering among Katanga, Kasai, and central authorities.
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Leopoldville
Congo
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Joseph Kasavubu
Cyril Adoula
United Nations
Hammarskjold
Kasavubu
Elisabethville
Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga
Madagascar
Anicet Kashamura
Patrice Lumumba
Kashamura
Kivu
Stanleyville
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Joseph Ileo
Albert Kalonji
Kasai
Fire damages Sheboygan building injuring two
Two people were injured when a fire tore through a building on Superior Avenue in Sheboygan Wisconsin housing apartments a tavern and a jewelry store. Patrolman Ralph Dottai 27 jumped from a ledge to guide occupants to safety while Lois Oberhuber 38 suffered arm burns and Ernest Pape jewelry store employee found the fire in a rear stairway leading to the apartments.
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Sheboygan
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Superior Ave
Ralph Dottai
Lois Oberhuber
Ernest Pape
Navy fires Polaris missile from ship at sea
Bulletin items report an advanced Polaris missile test launched from a naval ship off Cape Canaveral. Other notes include a Weger testimony quote about missteps in a Chicago Starved Rock probe and Mrs. Kennedy’s flight to Palm Beach to address bronchitis. Nine workers were injured at an Atlas missile silo construction site near Pittsburg, New York.
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Ottawa
Chester
Rocky) Weger
Chicago
Starved Rock
Clayburg
N.Y
lPi
Pilattsburgh
Springlike weather persists in Kenosha area
The forecast calls for continued springlike conditions tonight and Thursday with a low in the mid-20s and a high of 50 to 55 degrees. Temperatures midday reached 49 at American Motors, 46 downtown, and 45 at Southport Park, with a Southport low of 29. Sunrise was 6:27 and sunset 5:41.
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Kenosha
Mercury
American Motors
Southport Park
Southport
Kennedy outlines defense, Peace Corps plan at press briefing
President Kennedy said the Defense Department backs increasing conventional weapons while no decision was made on nuclear buildup. He announced creation of a Peace Corps, urged Eisenhower’s five star rank restoration, and noted a gold inflow drop, Adenauer’s April Washington visit, and allied talks on aid to undeveloped nations.
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Kennedy
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AAS
Rentagon
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Peace Corps
Civil Rights Commission
Williams
Africa
Supreme Court
Department of Commerce
United States
Algeria
Wisconsin Assembly Sees Controversy Over HUAC Moves
The Wisconsin Assembly faced clashes over a resolution praising the House Un-American Activities Committee. Democrat efforts to amend stalled as Republican Nile Soik accused out of state and university students of opposing the measure. Separately FBI arrested James H. Dart and Paul P. Chien for a Dart National Bank defraud case totaling 371680.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Wisconsin Assembly
Nile Soik
Whitefish Bay
Soik
Wisconsin
Brooklyn- Bronx
New York City
Frederick Kessler
Milwaukee
GOP
William Ward
New Richmond
Robert Huber
Dwest Allis
Ward
Congress
Huber
Drive-ins May Eliminate Gal Carhops This Summer
A Wisconsin Restaurant Association talk sparked a trend toward hiring male car hosts at drive-ins. Proponents say males speed service and reduce absenteeism, while owners argue girls’ efficiency and smiles keep orders accurate. Some operators plan to test male staffing this summer, warning patrons to mind their winks.
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Merken
V. J. Konicek
Racine
N. C. Rohr
Neenah
Wisconsin Senate Rejects Scratching County Surveyor Ballots
The Wisconsin Senate rejected a proposal to remove the surveyor from county election ballots. Senator Lynn Stalbaum led opposition, warned reducing the post to an appointment could end surveying service in many counties. The motion failed 18 to 14 by Republican Senators Rice and La Fave.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Treasure
Lynn Stalbaum
D-Racine
Raymond Rice
la Crosse
Reuben la Fave
Oconto
Rice
AF Tanker In Crash Near Mount Clemens Michigan
A KC97 tanker from Selfridge Air Force Base crashed on U S 25 after takeoff en route for a fueling run. The four engine aircraft carried 9500 gallons of fuel and exploded in flames, destroying two buildings and narrowly missing a tavern and a tulip farm home. Lt. John C. Bibble and four other airmen were killed in the crash. A housewife reported witnessing a large column of flame and smoke as wreckage blocked power lines and highway traffic.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Air Force
John C. Bibble
Urbana
Ill
Ruth King
Selfridge Air Force Base
U.S 25
Detroit
Farm Belt Leader Dismissed in Khrushchev Drive
Nikifor Kalchenko, a farm belt leader in the Ukraine denounced by Premier Khrushchev during his reform of Soviet agriculture, has been dismissed as premier of the Ukraine and sent into political asylum.
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Moscow
Nikifor Kalchenko
Khrushchev
Ukraine
Unsuccessful Novel Reissued After 14 Years
Washington postmaster general J Edward Day wrote the wartime novel Bartholf Street about a radical plan for a universal state aided by an intellectual belly dancer The book originally sold only 2000 copies and now publishers and paperback firms plan new editions Day later earned a 40 cent royalty and was paid in stamps The piece notes the book's risqué content and Day history with censorship debates.
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Washington
UPI
Philadelphia
The
United States
J. Edward Day
Day
Lawrence
Lithuanians sentence three for wartime killings
The Lithuanian Supreme Court sentenced three men to death for war crimes tied to killings during the German occupation. Prosecutors said thousands died under their alleged actions, marking a rare wartime justice outcome.
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Moscow
Supreme Court
Lithania
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