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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1956

Page

5

Forget Me Slaying Suspect Tells Wife

In Cleveland Navy Yeoman William Miller, jailed for beating a 21 year old woman after New Year’s Eve, tells his wife “Forget about me” as she visits in tears. Miller, 24, reportedly spoke while admitting the crime. his wife pleads for protection of their family’s names. The victim Carol Martin’s body was found at an east side ball park. case details include psychiatric history and questions of insanity.

Cleveland Navy Wiliam Miller Miller Louis Miller Huntington W. Va Carol Martin

Kefauver Enters Florida Primary for Presidential Nomination

Senator Estes Kefauver announced at a Jacksonville press conference that he will enter Florida’s preferential primary for the Democratic presidential nomination. He said Florida’s May 29 primary will influence outcomes elsewhere and stressed he seeks the presidency, not the vice presidency, noting he plans to run in New Hampshire Wisconsin and California as well. Stevenson plans to run in California and Florida. The Florida results four years ago gave Richard B. Russell 19 delegates to Kefauver’s 5.

Jacksonville Fla Estes Kefauver Florida Adlai Stevenson WMBR Empatver New Hampshire Wisconsin California Stevenson Richard B. Russell Georgia Kefauver

Rioting Probe Launched at Southern Penitentiary

A formal investigation was opened after about 20 prisoners staged a riot at West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville. Five or six guards were beaten, three hospitalized, and a guard held briefly as the disturbance lasted about an hour. Warden Skeen said some inmates may be tried for attempted murder or malicious wounding. Prisoners ransacked benches and damaged 100 windows in the south hall housing 600 of 1,700 inmates during the 1:30 p.m. outbreak, which began when a guard moved on a line at movie time.

Moundsville W. Va. P West Virginia State Penitentiary Sheld Orel J. Skeen Skeen Roy Adkins Long South Hall Adkins South Hall

First of 100 Locomotives Given Indians

Cooper formally presented to Indian Government Railways today the first of 100 railroad locomotives under the U S Indian technical cooperation program. He noted in eight years since India’s independence America has given aid totaling nearly 8 million dollars with 230 million more from private agencies. He said the relationship is one of complete freedom and that India has given freely in return.

Bombay U. S John Sherman Cooper

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