Shotgun Killings Stun Chicago Morgan Park Youth Shot
A 17-year-old Negro youth Curtis Bevins was fatally shot on a Morgan Park street by a moving car’s rear seat passenger, David Vandersteeg. A white girl passenger Eunice Miller and two white youths were with him. Vandersteeg claimed the shot was to frighten them after a car stoning incident. Police say Vandersteeg admitted firing. authorities held all three whites for questioning as the investigation continued.
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Chicago
Curtis Bevins
Bevins
111Th St
Ashland Ave
Morgan Park District
David Vandersteeg
Dennis Moffitt
Eunice Miller
William Touhy
Vandersteeg
Touhy
Sylvester Rhodes
James Hale
Thomas Webster
Miss Miller
Moffitt
Remarkable Teenagers Shine in Sebald Self-Reliance Awards
Nancy Murphy, 17, a Fenwick High School drum majorette, wins the fourth annual W. W. Sebald Self-Reliance Award and $400. Tears flowed as she and her mother, seated with Charles Murphy at 1300 Curtis St, shared emotional moments while Sebald announced her lengthy list of achievements.
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Nancy Murphy
W. W. Sebald
Armco Steel Corp
Charles Murphy
Curtis St
Middletown Senior Wins First in Heartfelt Contest
Sebald announced the first place winner as Mrs Ruth Lawson of 1715 Manchester Ave shows pride as her son James Lawson, a Middletown High School senior, receives a $400 prize. Tears and praise followed from the crowd of about 200 after the Junior Chamber of Commerce selected 24 finalists.
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Sebald
Ruth Lawson
Manchester Ave
Chamber of Commerce
Remarkable Teenagers Finalists Highlighted by Award Committee
Charles Hill notes "Truly remarkable teenagers" as finalists for an award honoring youths who make the most of their time and talents. Cash prizes go to six other area high school seniors. Miss Murphy balances part time work, 16 school activities, and church involvement while helping at home as one of four children.
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Charles Hill
Senators urge steps for permanent U.S. news access to China
Senators Mansfield and Kefauver pressed for widening American news access to Communist China. Secretary Dulles said a pool visit might be allowed but no fully satisfactory plan exists. Mansfield supported starting with a pool but urged broader rights for press access and reporting from the mainland. Kefauver urged releasing reporters denied visas to Red China.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Communist
China
Dulles
State Department
Red China
Meanest Darn Bear Ever Smokey Born Ornery Foster Parents Agree
Albuquerque NM Smokey the bear is described as mean and unsociable in youth after burned paws left him snarling. Found in Lincoln National Forest in 1951 he was cared for by the Bells before being sent to Washington Zoo and briefly eyed for Canada’s fire program while noted as the most antisocial bear alive.
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Smokey
Albuquerque
N. M
Smokey the Bear
New Mexico
Washington Zoo
Lincoln National Forest
Bell
Santa Fe
Forest Service
Washington
Homer Pickens
Canada
Ray Bell Appointed Foster Chief of New Mexico Game Dept
Ray Bell was named chief of law enforcement for the New Mexico Game Department effective immediately. He brings years of patrol and investigation experience to the agency and will oversee fisheries and wildlife enforcement efforts across the state.
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Ray Bell
The
New Mexico Game Department
Foster
Rioters Seek To Topple Pro Western Jordan Cabinet
In Amman and across Jordan leftists plus a general strike seek to topple Premier Hussein Khalidi. Rioters clash with security police as 90 percent of Amman shops stay closed and strikes spread to the West Bank areas.
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Jordan
Tom Masterson
Amman
Hussein Khalidi
Hussein
Ical
West Bank
Palestine
Jordan Crisis Sparks Protests Across Capital
Demonstrations erupted in Amman after charges that figures close to King Hussein conspired with Britain and the United States to influence Jordan's independence. Crowds gathered around Government House and the Moslem mosque, shouting anti Western slogans as Amin Shukeir urged calm and the crowd shifted to dispersal.
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Jordan
Hussein
Khalidi
Egypt
Syria
Government House
Amin Shukeir
Baath Party
Amman unrest tests Hussein in political power struggle
In Amman a serious disorder marks the latest phase of Jordan's political crisis as Hussein’s forces back him up after a royal army move. Rioters shout Down with the government and Federation with Syria and Egypt and demand an all party cabinet. Police tactics disrupt organized demonstrations as youths and seasoned agitators clash, signaling a fragile ceasefire.
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Amman
Hussein
Jordan Army
Syria
Egypt
Suleiman Nabulsi
Warm and muggy Miami Valley forecast this week
The weather over Miami Valley remains warm and humid with moist air moving in through Thursday. Expect partly cloudy skies today and tonight with scattered showers and highs around 85, lows near 55, then Thursday turns cloudy and warm with possible thunder showers and a high near 88. Middletown reported 83 high yesterday and 56 low this morning. rainfall yesterday totaled 0.31 inches.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Prostitute Recants False Affidavit in Senate Racketeering Probe
Kathleen Weeks testifies she signed a false affidavit alleging James Elkins profited from prostitution under threats from Deputy George Minnelly. Weeks claims Minnelly coached her and Mary Childress, recanting an extradition case from Mexico City tied to a burglary at Ray Clark’s residence. Elkins previously denied narcotics use and profiteering from rackets.
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Washington
Senate
Portland
Ore
Kathleen Lucille Weeks
George Minnelly
Miss Weeks
James B
Big Jim) Elkins
Elkins
Teamsters Union
Mexico City
Mary Childress
Ray Clark
Minnelly
Laredo
Tex
Minors’ Affidavit Fear Drives Oregon Testimony
Miss Weeks testified at Multnomah County Court House about pressure during interrogation to give expected answers or face six months in jail. She feared prison for alleged crimes she did not commit and referenced Salem as a hospital for the insane, claiming she was a narcotics addict at the time.
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Multnomah County
Portland
Miss Weeks
Salem
Oregon
Minnelly
McCormick Ticket Touched By Bus Zone Paint Change
In Miami, William H. McCormick found his legally parked car in a bus zone and received a ticket. Assistant City Manager Ray A. Williams then tore up the citation after McCormick complained about the curb being repainted as a yellow bus zone.
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Miami
Fla
William H. McCormick
Asst
Ray A. Williams
McCormick
One Time Proposal Seeks Ohio Time Standard Change
Senator Ed Witmer proposes a constitutional amendment to place Ohio on EST or EDT by legislative choice. The measure faced opposition at a Senate hearing from Senate Majority Leader C Stanley Mechem who prefers not to leave time decisions to the Legislature.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ed Witmer
Stark
Senate
Witmer
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Mechem
Ten Die In Kobe Harbor Explosion
A blast at the W-Ten dock yard in Kobe harbor killed ten mechanics and injured four others, cutting a swath of devastation through the cold storage ship operation. Authorities investigate the cause and assess structural damage to the port facilities.
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Kobe
Japan
Yma Sumac Family Brawl Stages Multilingual Showdown
Peruvian singer Yma Sumac’s wild home dispute erupted with hair pulling, backhands, and shouts in two languages at her estranged husband Vivanco’s residence in Los Angeles. The row drew private eyes, Inca dancers, a collie, and English speaking harpist amid a tangle of lawsuits and accusations.
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Los Angeles
Yma Sumac
Filmland
Peruvian Songbird Confronts Vivanco Family Drama
Yesterday morning Miss Sumac, a 35 year old singer from the Peruvian mountains, went to the Vivanco home to retrieve personal belongings. Witnesses say Vivanco welcomed her but objects to private investigators. Detective Fred Otash and Inca dancer Esmila Zevallos become entangled in the confrontation.
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Miss Sumac
Peru
Vivanco
Fred Otash
Esmila Zevallos
Immigrant Couple Elopes in Maryland Then Marries in Court
Domenico Viola, a 23 year old Australian shoemaker, and Mary Di Maio, 15, eloped to Elkton to wed but faced waiting periods and possible deportation. Judge J Sydney Hoffman granted permission to wed after parental consent was secured, and the couple married in his chambers. They praised the law as a wonderful thing.
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Philadelphia
Domenico
Viola
Mary DiMaio
Mary
Elkton
Maryland
J. Sydney Hoffman
Harpist in Free-for-All Battle Ends in Tossed Eyewear
A chaotic scene erupted as Farfan ceased playing the harp and spoke in Spanish. Reporters darted for vantage points while Miss Sumac’s glasses were crushed, revealing a black eye claimed by Vivanco. Otash restored order briefly, then argued with Vivanco over a private eye's gun. Violent scuffles followed as Miss Rivera, Miss Sumac, and Bill Lowe clashed, Prince the collie joining the fray before everyone paused to catch their breath.
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Farfan
Miss Sumac
Vivanco
Otash
Bill Lowe
Miss Rivera
Prince
Actress Sumac Allegedly Injured In Coat Dispute
Miss Sumac displayed bruises on a shoulder as Otash and Farfan wrestled over a mink coat button. District attorney’s men and police arrived for a conference in the prosecutor’s office to cement a truce. Sumac lamented the chaotic melee and claimed she was overwhelmed in the struggle.
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Miss Sumac
Otash
Farfan
Todays Chuckle
The easiest way to tell the difference between young plants and weeds is to pull up everything. If they come up again, they are weeds.
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Moises Vivanco
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