Michigan Police Tape Clues in Barbara Gaca Case
Police pressed on with first solid leads in the Barbara Gaca kidnapping and murder in Oakland County Michigan. Footprints and tire tracks were cast from a desolate garbage dump where the seven year old girl was found after a week missing. Pathologist cites March 24 as death date. evidence includes rosary school papers and a blanket wrapped body discovered by Rufus Zamora near his rail yard work site.
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Detroit
Michigan
Barbara Gaca
Oakland County
Richard E. Olsen
Pontiac
Frank Gaca Jr
Rufus Zamora
Barbara
Ohioans Cut Butts Booze Report Shows Small Decline
Ohioans are smoking fewer cigarettes and consuming slightly less hard liquor. State Auditor James A. reports cigarette excise receipts for eight months ending Feb 28 at 13,033,588, down over two million from the prior year. Cigarettes fell by about 23,973,000 units while hard liquor sales were near 191 million dollars, down from 195 million last year, a decline close to 2 percent.
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Columbus
Ohio
Stassen Dodges Senate Probe In FOA Rights Clash
Washington AP Stassen backs away from a direct clash with Senate Investigations over staff rights to question FDA officials. FDA aides arrived with a lawyer, while subcommittee staff demanded private questioning without FDA counsel present. McClellan and other members urged committee control, with Symington pressing probe into FOA tie to a grain elevator project in Pakistan.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Subcommittee
FDA
White House
McClellan
D-Ark
FOA
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Agricultural Construction Co. of
Los Angeles
Pakistan
Fast Senate Action Seen On Treaties
Washington Senator George predicted swift Senate approval of treaties to grant sovereignty and bolster West Europe’s defenses against Russia. The Foreign Relations Committee backed the pacts 14 to 1, with Senator Langer opposing as a repeat of Versailles. One accord ends formal Allied occupation of West Germany and allows a German army, navy and air force under limits. the other invites West Germany into NATO as the 15th member. The treaties have broad international backing and no major obstacles are anticipated in remaining parliaments.
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Washington
Sen. George
France
Saar
Langer
West Germany
United States
Britain
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Denmark
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Jelke Convicted Again Shaking Playboy in New York Verdict
New York press reports Jelke, 25, heir to a margarine fortune, convicted on two counts of compulsory prostitution. Jury deliberated over 10 hours, sentencing set for April 28. bail at 45,000 dollars. Prosecution said he profited from Miss Ward and Miss Cordova while living with Ward. Defense plans appeal. Jelke’s wife Sylvia Eder remained in court as verdict read.
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New York
Minot F
Mickey) Jelke
Case Society
Jelke
Pat Ward
Marguerite Cordova
George Washington Herz
Miss Ward
Miss Cordova
Florida
Sylvia Eder
Quake Rips Philippines Killing and Wreckage Across Islands
A series of violent earthquakes in the southern Philippines killed at least 164 confirmed in Mindanao’s Lanao province and left thousands homeless. Towns from Ozamis to Dipolog reported major damage including collapsed churches, destroyed water mains, and a waterfront building sinking into the sea. The government mobilized relief, Red Cross kitchens opened, and damage is expected to run into millions of pesos.
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Manila
Philippines
Mardestam
Mindanao
Panay
Negros
Samar
Cebu
Leyte
Bohol
Philippine Red Cross
Lake Lanao
Angelo Cruz
Lanao
Philippine News Service
Iligan
Ozamis City
Misamis
Manila Times
Ozamis
Weather Bureau
Misamis ‘Occidental
Red Cross
Feliciano Cruz
Publisher Of Tribune Dies At 74
Col Robert Rutherford McCormick longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune and head of Tribune Co died at age 74 at his farm near Chicago. He led the Tribune to national prominence, oversaw key holdings including New York Daily News and WGN, and served in World War I earning the rank of colonel and the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Chicago
Robert Rutherford McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
United States
New York Daily News
Tribune
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
For America
Chicago Club
Tribune Co
Ontario Paper Co
Thorold, Ont
Ilinois
Signs of Pay Bill Boost for 1.7 Million Officers and Enlisted
Washington reports an average 12 percent pay raise effective today for about 1.7 million military officers and enlisted men. President Eisenhower signed the pay bill yesterday to keep trained personnel in service and deter departures to higher private sector salaries. The raises target career personnel and exclude those with under two years of service, though reservists and retirees gain benefits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Christmas Present in Fort Wayne Turns Odd Cash Find
Larry Christmas asked for no empty cigar boxes to store trinkets at a Fort Wayne tavern. At home he found a box containing $500. The tavern operator Carl Weillman said he had mistakenly given Christmas the cash box.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Larry Christmas
Carl Weillman
Christmas
Election Tally Shows Tories Gain
London reporting early returns from county council elections show Conservative gains as 32 of 42 districts counted. Labour holds control. Conservatives pick up 14 seats, Middlesex tilts to Conservatives 52 to 35. Voter turnout low, strike halting 13 London daily papers.
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London
Conservative
Churchill
London County
Middlesex County
House of Commons
Dr Sheppard Named in Parents Will Amid Probate Records
Cleveland reports the probate inventories showing Mrs Ethel N Sheppard and Dr Richard N Sheppard each owning substantial estates. Their son Dr Samuel H Sheppard, once convicted of second degree murder in his wife’s death, awaits appeal as briefs due in Court of Appeals. Wills divide the estate equally among three sons.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Ethel N. Sheppard
Richard N. Sheppard
Sheppard
Bay View Hospital
Samuel Sheppard
Weather outlook shifts as temps swing across weekend
The forecast wobbles with a wet start turning mild, then clouds and possible thundershowers. Temperatures yesterday hit a high of 66 and dropped to 34 this morning, with tonight cooling into the mid 30s before a mild weekend resumes.
Senator Says No War Now On Formosa Crisis
Senator H Alexander Smith said President Eisenhower believes the Soviet Union is unlikely to trigger a major war now and will resist Red Chinese moves against Quemoy and Matsu. Johnson noted no commitments were made regarding defending the islands, while Formosa remains pledged but without firm action on Quemoy and Matsu.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Senate
Kremlin
Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Formosa
Smith
Moscow
White House
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
New Jersey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Chiang Kai-shek
Sen
George ‘D-Ga
Dulles
Strike Called Off by Cincinnati Truckers
Truck drivers for 56 Greater Cincinnati produce firms accepted management pay increases after a scheduled strike was postponed for a vote. The contract grants 10 cents per hour raise the first year and eight and seven cents in the following two years. About 350 Local 850 AFL Produce, Frozen Food and Cannery Employed Teamsters' Union members approved the deal. In a separate incident, a window at Robert Meiser Market was smashed during the 39 day bakery drivers strike, and Meiser reported threats tied to port shipments from Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Robert Meiser
Portsmouth
Ohio
Meiser
LeMay to Clarify Bomber Needs Before House Panel
Gen Curtis LeMay, commander of Strategic Air Command, testifies to a House Appropriations defense subcommittee on whether new long range bombers are needed to defend the United States. Chairman Mahon notes concerns about reports LeMay favors round trip missions to Soviet targets without refueling.
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Washington
Curtis LeMay
Strateegic Air Command
House
United States
Mahon
D-Tex
LeMay
House Appropriations
Strategic Air Command
Fire at Wilmington warehouse stores castor oil
A Wilmington warehouse holding 15,000 gallons of castor oil caught fire yesterday. Firemen controlled the blaze before any oil was destroyed, delighting local youngsters who watched the incident unfold.
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Wilmington
Calif
Palm Sunday Start Of Holy Week In Sunday's Journal
Sunday marks the start of Holy Week with special church services and city-wide union rites. The Post Office launches a driver-safety program to reduce accidents. Hats are a popular spring theme for a parade. The library is highlighted as a place for fun for city youngsters in Sundays Journal.
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