Man Admits Slaying Baby in Akron Kidnapping Case
A 28 year old man Ronald G Fenton surrendered to Akron police and admitted abducting and killing 1 year old Joanne Starcher from her East Akron home. He said he took the child after entering her bedroom then attempted to rape her and threw her into Weaver's pond. The infant was found dead in the water six miles from the Starcher home.
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Ronald G. Fenton
Lakemore
Arnold Starcher
East Akron
Weaver's Pond
Here
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Charles Madden
Carroll Cutright
Death Probe Involving Youth Linked To Starcher Family
An 18 year old youth tied to the Starcher family faced questioning over the death of a baby in a case described as a social or domestic incident. Authorities pursued leads as the investigation continued.
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Starcher Family
Father dies after son falls in French mountaineering tragedy
In Faix France Yves Rouan 11 slipped during mountain climbing Saturday and plunged over 1000 feet to die. His father Roger Rouan organized a search and then fell to his death a few feet from his son’s body, mirroring the fatal fall.
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France
Yves Rouan
Roger Rouan
Rouan
Ronan
Chuckle Women Reflect in Mirrors Since Birth
A playful quip notes that Chuckle Women were created before mirrors and have remained there ever since, implying timeless vanity or humor.
Band Hopes For Park Stand In Sunset Park
A summer drive led by Harold Koerber aims to add a permanent bandstand at Sunset Park for the Young Musicians who perform Friday concerts. Tom Hopkins reports on page 25 with related features on library lending, juvenile bureau efforts, and other Middletown notices.
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Harold Koerber
Tom Hopkins
Middletown Public Library
Patty Mummert
Middletown
John Fleming
Travelin' Music Always Bad for Frank Cherubino
Huntington Station New York AP Frank Cherubino 29 has been repeatedly injured by traffic and transit mishaps. After car collisions in 1957 and 1958 and a 1959 truck strike he gave up driving and walked or rode trains. A Long Island Rail Road trip left him hospitalised with 12 facial stitches when a pop bottle hit him on a rear coach platform.
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Huntington Station
N.Y
Frank Cherubino
Cherubine
Nixon urges pause on underground tests amid push for accord
Vice President Nixon said it would be a mistake to resume underground nuclear tests now and favored continuing negotiations for a worldwide ban with inspection. He noted disagreements with the Eisenhower administration, particularly on farm policy, and praised Ezra Taft Benson while urging a new approach to break the congressional stalemate.
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Portland, Maine
Nixon
United States
Cumberland County
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Eisenhower
Congress
Fairborn Man Dies in Head-on Crash Near Montgomery Line
Dayton AP reports Fairborn resident George Roberts, 36, died several hours after his car collided head-on with another vehicle on Airway Road about three miles northeast of the Montgomery County line in Greene County. The other driver, Robert H. Norman, 23, of Fairborn, was reportedly uninjured.
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Montgomery County
Greene County
Ohio Highway Patrol
George Roberts
Robert H. Norman
Fairbern
Five Sailors Dead in Exultant Mine Sweeper Fire
The Navy minesweeper Exultant docked in Savannah with five crewmen who perished in a Friday night engine room fire. Lt Cmdr G E McPadden said the blaze began about 6 p.m. Friday, fought two and a half hours, with USS Nimble assisting. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. No injuries were reported. The ship, one day out of Charleston, showed engine room damage and a ruptured fuel line caused diesel oil spurt.
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Top Red Diplomat Banished By U S
The United States ordered Soviet diplomat Valentin Ivanov out for paying an American to seek a U S government job. Moscow responded with against Hungarian and U S attache actions while Menshikov criticized the weather and awaited possible Soviet retaliation.
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John M. Washington
United States
U.S
Mikhail A. Menshikov
State Department
Valentin I. Ivanov
Moon Landings May Need Underground Shelters
U S experts from the Geological Survey and Army Engineers report six favorable lunar landing spots from the first geological study using photographs. They warn temperature swings from 214 to minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit require underground or cavern habitats to survive.
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U.S
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Moon
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Experts cite soft landing sites on lunar craters Kepler Copernicus
At a Pentagon briefing, experts identified lowland crater regions in Kepler and Copernicus within Mare Imbrium as favorable for a gentle touchdown. The study found little dust accumulation to bury a lander and no evident radioactivity on the moon’s surface.
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Kennedy In Newport Surprise Visit Sparks Attention
Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrived unannounced in Newport Rhode Island on Saturday night to be with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter at the home of his mother-in-law.
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R.I
John F. Kennedy
Associated Press
Maine
Virginia
Senate Session Highlights Campaign Fire Over Civil Rights
The Associated Press reports Nixon campaigns in Maine while Kennedy eyes Virginia with talks in Alexandria and Hyde Park. Senate debates heat up as Cooper and other Republicans push limits on civil rights bills, with Fulbright suggesting Lodge resignation and Stevenson replacement. Bryant meets with Kennedy and Johnson to discuss Florida politics.
Goldwater Links New Frontier to Henry Wallace Book
Senator Barry Goldwater asserts the term New Frontier used by Kennedy originated from Henry A. Wallace’s 1944 book. He claims Wallace, Roosevelts vice president and 1948 Progressive candidate, is the hidden author behind Kennedy’s slogan.
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Goldwater
Henry A. Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Laos Rebels Say Premier Will Resign
Laos rebels claim Premier Sthamsonith will resign to clear the way for a neutral regime. Royal forces reportedly move against rebels in Vientiane as Capt Kong Le warns of a bloody war if the premier does not step down.
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Saigon
Families Await Powers Trial In Moscow After Spy Arrest
The Powers family arrived in Moscow in fear and fatigue hoping to see Francis Gary Powers before his espionage trial in the Hall of Columns. His father appealed to Premier Khrushchev for mercy as the mother suffered heart trouble and Powers’ wife faced a long, weary wait. The U.S. Embassy learned the regime was surprised by expectations to meet Powers prior to the three day proceeding. Khrushchev said he could not intervene, noting the Military Collegium would decide his fate.
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State Department
Carl Watkins Miller
U. S
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Hungay
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Moscow
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