Young Scientist Goes Berserk at Brookhaven Lab
Michael Maresca, 34, a reaction evaluation engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory, stripped to the waist and painted his chest and forehead with fingernail polish, then rushed into the engineering department with a shotgun. He wounded three colleagues before shooting himself outside his station wagon. a child’s pull toy remained on the rear seat. Maresca, described as quiet but acting strangely since Monday, had sought psychiatric help after reporting illusions of being followed. Police deem him deranged but say security was not involved. He had worked at Brookhaven since 1958 and lived in East Patchogue with his wife and three children.
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Upton
N.Y
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Maresca
Matesca
East Patchogue
Burns Fatal To Woman In Downtown Apartment Fire
An 87 year old Lima woman, Bertha Huber, died after flames swept a downtown apartment at 169 E High St. Fire crews arrived at 9:02 a.m. and believe clothing ignition from a hot plate started the fire. The building, in the High and Main streets area, was evacuated. Damages were listed at 500 dollars. Funeral plans were noted at Siford Main Street Chapel.
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High and
Main Streets
Mrs Gandhi Elected India's Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi becomes India's first female prime minister after Congress elects her leader of the majority faction. She won 855 votes to 169 for Morarji Desai as Parliament cheered in the central hall.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharta Nehru
Congress Party
Mrs. Gandhi
G.S. Pathak
Lima Interchange Named State’s Most Dangerous
A Lima freeway interchange east of the city logged ten accidents in the first half of 1955, more than any non municipal intersection in the state. The I 75 and U S 36.5 junction surpassed the U S 40 Georgesville Road site west of Columbus as the busiest crash scene. Despite the high incident count there were no fatalities at the 3 5 interchange, state patrolmen told The Star this morning.
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Lima
U.S. 36
Georgesville Road
Columbus
Warren C. Nelson
The
Star
Truce Eve Assault on Refugee Camp Near Tam Ky
Viet Cong staged raids on a refugee camp near Tam Ky as a four day lunar new year truce began. Thirty three people were killed and 5 wounded when attackers set huts on fire and murdered families. Nine men were kidnapped. Saigon and allies ordered a separate cease fire lasting 78 hours from noon Thursday to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Tam Ky
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Long Island
Atomic Energy Commission
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Bertha Huber
Phoenix Ridge
Siford Main Street
Sertoma Club
Leonard Lombardy
Teft
Lima State Hospital
Virgil Mauk
Lima Star
Conrad Fine
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Tory
Allen County
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