Dressmaker associate sought in Riesel blinding
The FBI and Manhattan prosecutors hunt Theodore Rij, 43, described as a close associate of racketeer Johnny Dio Dioguardi, in the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Riesel. Rij may have been Dio’s bodyguard, with charges of conspiring to obstruct justice through the air tank attack.
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Victor Riesel
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Rij
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Johnny Dio) Dioguardi
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U S Tries New Arms Approach
Washington officials weigh a piecemeal path to disarmament breaking the East West deadlock. They seek to parley on agreed limits one by one, guided by Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan and Bulganin's open skies letter. Diplomats hope for New York talks among many nations to form a peace agency with a board and nuclear material controls.
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Death Penalty Controversy Advances in California Bar
California State Bar committee recommends continuing the death penalty by 7 to 4 after a year review. George Nye of Oakland, leading the 11 member group, told 360 lawyers at the bar’s 29th annual meeting that deterrence and retribution justify the stance. Some members favor abolition while urging faster execution to cut lengthy delays.
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Teen crafts nitroglycerin after chemistry class
Sixteen year old Marshall Pulitzer spent six days in a high school chemistry class and five dollars on chemicals before attempting to make five ounces of nitroglycerin. He fooled his teacher and later dissolved the product in water and poured it into the ground as police and firefighters watched. He said he would likely study business in college.
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