Kidnaped Banker Found Shot After Illinois Scandal Tie
Leon Marcus 61 former Southmoor Bank and Trust Co. board chairman was kidnapped and shot dead on Chicago's South Side. He and relatives faced federal indictments for misapplied bank funds. The case ties to the Hodge era bank scandal and real estate loan diversions.
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Chicago
Orville Edge
Illinois
South Side
Leon Marcus
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Marcus
Hyman
Martin J. Rosene
Southmoor Bank
Hodge
Southmoor
Edward A. Huttz
Edward A. Epping
Marcus Brothers
Rosene
Alfred Rado
Lavine Lumber Co
Rado
Joyce
Richard Hehl
Hehl
Ralph Ferone
Indictants
Frank J. McGarr
U.S
Moslems Begin Ramadan Fast Worldwide
Cairo report notes the global start of the Ramadan fast for about 300 million Muslims. The month begins today, April 1, and Muslims abstain from eating or drinking during daylight hours as one of Islam’s five pillars per the Prophet’s guidance.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tornadoes and rains lash Texas with property damage high
A squall line crossed eastern Texas into Louisiana with tornadoes injuring two. Huntsville suffered a two mile destruction path with half a million dollars in damage. Baytown saw a tower collapse and KRCT loss. Dallas and San Antonio saw significant rainfall.
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Dallas
Texas
Louisiana
Huntsville
San Antonio
Austin
Boerne
Bryan
Baytown
KRCT
Buford Oil Co
Goliad
Dalas
Santa Fe Railways
High Plains
Berserk Youth Slays Family in Sunday Shooting
In St Joseph Missouri a 14 year old, Daniel Woolridge, killed his father 57 and mother 45 and a son 6 and a daughter 12 wounded another daughter Doris 12 and Paul 6. He was arrested after a call from a man identified as Mr Smith. Prosecutors say the boy acted crazy during a family Sunday dinner after Sunday school. The motive appears to be a dispute over a hunting knife and a ride. Daniel remains jailed with charges pending, while Doris fights for life.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Verne Starmer
Ossie Woolridge
Woolridge
Mr. Smith
Starmer
Daniel Woolridge
Frank Connett Jr
Riverside Presbyterian Church
Daniel
Milton Woolridge
Doris
Expert Says Drugs Killed Aoed Patient
In London a prosecution medical expert testifies that heroin injections given by Dr. John Bodkin Adams to Edith Alice Morrell two days before her death were murderous. Dr. Arthur Douthwaite says Adams used narcotics to create dependency and re introduced lethal doses to profit from Morrell’s £400,000 estate and Rolls Royce. The defense argues the dosages aimed to relieve pain as the trial proceeds.
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London
John Bodkin Adams
Arthur Douthwaite
Adams
Edith Alice Morrell
Douthwaite
Morrell
Geoffrey Lawrence
Gasoline Leak Ignites Fire in Glenolden Sewer
Gasoline seeped from a leaking station tank into storm sewers in Glenolden Pennsylvania. Firemen washed the fuel into a creek behind the Harvey Krouse station and used a chemical extinguisher to control the blaze. No injuries reported.
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Glenolden
Harvey’ Krouse
Philadelphia
Argentina Faces Deepening Rift With Air Force Leaders
Provisional President Pedro Aramburu struggles to control defiant air officers after dismissing Air Minister Krause. With tensions over the election date and Krause's reinstatement, the crisis marks the gravest since Aramburu took power. He seeks coalition support from army and navy while setting May 1 as the new government start.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Aramburu
Aramburu
Julio Cesar Krause
Krause
Navy
Argentina
Air Force
Speidel Assumes NATO Command In Central Europe
Lt. Gen. Hans Speidel of West Germany becomes commander of NATO ground forces in Central Europe. He will arrive at his new headquarters in Fountainebleau, France, on Wednesday after a delay seen as an attempt to disrupt a Communist demonstration against the former Nazi general.
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Fontainbleau
France
Hans Speidel
West Germany
NATO
Europe
Speidel
American aid suspended in Iran after killings by bandits
The United States halted the Point Four program in southeast Iran until the killers of three Americans are captured. Anita Carroll, the American woman's body was flown to Tehran, found near the ambush site as Iranian and local forces pursue Dadshah and his band. Police say a gun battle occurred as the manhunt tightens in Baluchistan.
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Tehran
United States
Iran
StarTek 3D
Weeotv
Anita Carroll
U.S
Baluchistan
U. S
Kevin
Interior Ministry
Dadshah
Carroll
Cincinnati Man Admits Murder In Boston Case
Nathan Fisher of Cincinnati was booked on suspicion of murder after he told police in Boston he strangled his girlfriend Inez Montgomery, 27, whose body was found in his south end apartment Sunday night. He said he came to Boston on Friday for work, met Montgomery, and killed her after an argument.
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Boston
Nathan Fisher
Cincinnati
Today
Police
Warren Blair
Inez Montgomery
Fisher
South End
Blair
Rain Likely as April Warm Start Gives Wet Begin
The Miami Valley forecast calls for cloudy and mild weather with occasional rain as a low system moves through. Highs near 65 today, 55 on Tuesday, with lows around 45 and 48 yesterday morning.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Bermuda Aftermath Angers Reds Threaten Reprisals
The Soviet Foreign Ministry accused President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan of planning atomic war at Bermuda and warned of massive Soviet retaliation. It claimed Western leaders would turn Bermuda into a rocket springboard and an atomic bridgehead for the United States, risking catastrophe for those driving such conflict.
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Moscow
Russia
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Bermuda
Britain
United States
U S Seeks Suez Canal Agreement With Egypt
In Washington, the United States presents a constructive response to Egypt's Suez Canal proposal aiming to safeguard Western users. Officials favor an international, ratifiable document aligned with UN six principles and the four power interim plan, while cautioning on Nasser's unilateral stance and sovereignty claims.
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Washington
United States
Egypt
U. S
Raymond Hare
United Nations Security Council
Nasser
U. N
Slayer Hunted In Ohio Death
Sheriff officers seek a 25 year old man for questioning in the robbery and slaying of 74 year old Ignatz Levinsky found beaten and shot in his Dun Glen Yorkville area basement. A suitcase with clothing traced to the suspect linked him to the crime and missing purse and pistol.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Jefferson County
Ignatz Levinsky
Dun Glen
Yorkville
Paper Price Hiked in Findlay Republican Courier
The Findlay Republican Courier raised its price by a penny to six cents per copy citing higher production costs.
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Findlay, Oho
Findlay
Republican Courier Today
Calvary Reflections on a Modern Proclaiming Voice
A meditation on the question of faith and witness at Calvary. The speaker asks what modern bystanders would say and proposes the need to declare with conviction that Jesus is the Son of God. The piece contrasts ancient Golgotha with today's quiet doubts and urged proclamation.
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Golgotha
Gun duel ends chase. patrolman dies in Ohio
A 20 mile late night chase concluded in a gun battle that killed Patrolman Robert E. Karsmizki and left another officer injured. Draper, wanted for murder, struck and killed Albert and Sylvia Pollock and their companion Mrs. Dora Harris, then crashed and was shot by police after a roadblock.
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Marion
Ohio
Thea Man Ufanfasd
Draper
Albert Pollock
Sylvia
Robert E. Karsmizki
Murray Youtz
Youtz
Galion
Karsmizki
Chuckle: Behind Every Successful Man There's a Woman
A lighthearted quip notes that behind success stands a woman who constantly tells him he's not so hot, offering a playful take on gender dynamics and encouragement.
Convicted Murderer Becomes Newark Area Pastor Tells Church
J Jerry Cacopardo, once convicted of murder in Brooklyn, spoke at East Side Presbyterian Church Newark, recounting a past he says he has left behind. Governor Harriman freed him from lifetime parole limits. he now leads a Reformed Christian church in Hackensack and nears seminary graduation with six pastorate offers.
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Newark
N. J
East Side Presbyterian Church
J. Jerry Cacopardo
Averell Harriman
New York
Cacopardo
Reformed Christian Church
Hackensack
Brooklyn, N. Y
Philadelphia
Bloomfield
College of and Seminary
Harriman
Rela
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Allert Pollock
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