Widow Loses Auto Permit After Court Custody
In Cincinnati 78 year old widow Martha W Schaefer resisted surrender of her driving license despite state demands. Police carried her to jail. she later appeared in Judge Gilbert Bettman’s court, was found guilty, and license confiscated. She paid a $25 fine and costs and declined a ride home saying she would rather walk.
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Martha W. Schaefer
Cincinnati
Pat Whelan
Elizabeth Dagenhardt
Adan
State Drivers’ License Department
God Sights Red Ships In Pacific
Navy photographer Eugene Meece reported sighting three Soviet ships southwest of Hawaii during rocket test runs on January 14 and 15. He described them aligned in a line under heavy overcast, moving at about six knots, with the Sibir leading and flanked by the Sudian and Sakhalin.
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Honolulu
Mate
Hawaii
Eugene Meece
Dayton
Ohio
Sibir
Meece
Meece Describes Triangular Stationing of Ships
On January 15 Meece stated that they flew from Johnston Island to make another contact. Three ships formed a triangular pattern six miles apart and showed no apparent progress.
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Meece
Johnston Island
Plush Home Is Poor Prospect
Baltimore police testified that 16 year old Robert H. Smith confessed to 12 burglaries claiming he targeted old houses because he thought residents in new homes were rich and their homes cash poor. The teen described a special reason for his entries and was charged accordingly.
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Baltimore
Robert H. Smith
Today's Chuckle It's easy to be an angel when nobody ruffles your feathers
A light quip notes that virtue is easier when no one challenges you and feathers stay unruffled, preserving a playful image of flawless behavior.
Meter Looting Report Prompts Public Vigilance in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City Utah police urged residents to report tampering with parking meters after a thief looted money from metal boxes. A meter collector was questioned three times on Tuesday following strong citizen tips.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Kiss Leads To Murders Near Pond
In Hebron Connecticut two Willimantic residents Helen Yousman aged 49 and John Fugedi aged 40 were found shot dead near an ice pond. Richard Palmer 39 of Willimantic confessed to the killings after a call to state police. Palmer had been dating Yousman and the trio had gone to the pond for ice fishing when the murders occurred.
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Hebron
Conn
Richard Palmer
Willimantic
Helen Yousman
Palmer
John Fugedi
Palmer reports leaving group before shootings with shotgun
State police say Palmer told them he walked to his car away from others and saw two people kissing. He returned with a shotgun. Clinton Wilson, who lives near the pond, said Palmer came to his door, spoke of the shootings, and asked to use a phone, then left and Wilson called state police.
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Palmer
Clinton Wilson
Wilson
Palmer Cousin Cooperation Led Troopers To Palmer
A follow up call from Clarence Palmer of Andover prompted troopers to locate Richard Palmer. He surrendered without resistance and was taken into custody on a coroner's warrant.
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Palmer
Clarence Palmer
Andover
Hebron
Richard Palmer
Snowstorm Jams Roads In Portland
Portland faced heavy snow with up to a foot in the city, closing stores and schools and stranding hundreds. Three deaths were attributed to the storm as icy winds from the Columbia gorge continued, with freezing rain expected and more inches likely tonight.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific
Columbia River Gorge
Puget Sound
Seattle
West Hills
Blizzard Sweeps Northern British Isles Blocking Roads
Blizzards with winds to hurricane force swept the northern British Isles. Huge snow drifts blocked rail lines and highways from Scotland to the English Midlands. More snow was forecast for today and tonight.
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London
British Isles
Scotling
English Midlands
Oregon snowstorm prompts travel ban and closures
Drifts reach eight feet as highways reopen with warnings. Gov. Hatfield urges staying off roads unless necessary. In Salem snow depth hits five to ten inches. In Portland streets are empty, stores close at noon, bus service slows, and schools suspend operations across western counties.
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Columbia Gorge
Salem
Mark Hatfield
Snow crews reach stranded families on backroads
In outlying areas road crews labored around the clock to clear snow from little used roads and reach families cut off by the storm. Repair crews also worked to restore power and ensure essential services remained available.
Thug Admits Murder Plot In Courtroom Drama
James Bacon reports in Los Angeles that Jack Cody a 29 year old jailbird on furlough electrified a courtroom by admitting a murder plot against Carole Tregoff. Cody claimed he heard Carole say a killer would strike unless she accepted his plan, with Dr Finch allegedly guiding the scheme and naming a bullet as the cause. The exchange highlighted a tangled confluence of threats and manipulation in a sensational criminal plot.
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Los.angeles
Carole Tregoff
Jack Cody
Minneapolis
Carole
Jack
Dr. Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Bernie
Finch
Barbara Finch
Cold snap grips Miami Valley with snow flurries
A mass of cold Canadian air settles over the Miami Valley bringing frigid temperatures through Thursday. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies windy conditions and snow flurries with a high around 25 today. Tonight and Thursday remain cold with possible snow showers and lows near 10 above. Middletown records a high of 29 and a low of 18 with only a trace of snowfall last night.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
West Covina surgeon, mistress charged in Mrs Finch murder
Finch, 42, and Miss Tregoff, 23, are charged with the July 18 murder of Barbara Jean Finch, 36. Cody testified Miss Tregoff hired him to kill Mrs. Finch for 1400 dollars, paying 330 down in Las Vegas, then confessing the plan and its supposed completion.
Man Says He Faked Killing Wrong Woman In Court Testimony
Cody testified that he pretended to have killed Carole and claimed a July 7 meeting with Dr. Finch where he admitted shooting his wife. The witness said Finch claimed his wife was alive, prompting Cody to say he would correct the act if he had killed the wrong woman.
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Cody
Las Vegas
Nev
Carole
Finch
Man testifies about alleged plot involving murder for vengeance
Cody, serving time in Minneapolis for bad checks, testified in handcuffs about an alleged plan to kill a woman. He recounted urging Carole and Finch to abandon the plot and described the instruction to say “This is from Bernie” after the shooting.
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Bernie
Cody
Carole
Finch
Minneapolis
Eisenhower Forecasts Rosy U S Economy Through 1960s
President Eisenhower, in his annual economic report, projects Sizable budget surplus and debt reduction to sustain rising prosperity through the 1960s. He urges inflation curb and balanced budgets, with a 4.2 billion dollar surplus in fiscal 1961 and removal of the 4 percent interest ceiling on federal bonds while avoiding broad tax cuts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
White House
Administration eyes 1962 budget surplus and tax relief
The administration hopes the 1962 budget starting mid 1961 shows a seven to eight billion dollar surplus from rising economic activity. This would allow debt repayment and some tax reductions. A recession in 1960 or 1961 could cut tax collections and delay relief. The aim is steady growth with annual debt reduction.
Eisenhower urges price cuts to boost productivity economy
The message notes President Eisenhower aiming at price reductions to spur productivity in steel and auto industries, which have faced steep declines in foreign markets. It also highlights his push for Congress to take an active role in improving the economy, with continuation indicated on page 23.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
Eisenhower forecasts upswing and 1970 production target
President Eisenhower in his annual economic report to Congress predicts a business upswing through 1960 and beyond. He sets a 750 billion dollar production goal for 1970, calls for a black ink budget and federal debt reduction, urges wage price restraint, and supports price cuts as well as increases.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
58 Dead or Missing in Dual Turkish Air Crashes
ANKARA AP Fifty eight persons were dead or missing after a Scandinavian jetliner crashed on a hill near Ankara and a U S Navy P4M reconnaissance aircraft disappeared over or near Turkey The Ankara crash killed 42 aboard the jetliner and followed another disaster this year raising aviation deaths to 126 The Navy plane with 16 aboard was en route from Rota Spain to Adana Turkey A search by land sea and air was launched wreckage sighted high in the Taurus Mountains but life signs were not observed and weather hampered confirmation Naval bases reported contact five minutes before landing but no official confirmation
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Ankara
Turkey
Rota
Spain
Adana
Navy
Taurus Mountains
Naples
Plane crash marks first for Caravelle in history
A French-built twin-jet Caravelle operated by Scandinavian Airlines suffered a commercial crash, signaling the first such disaster for the model since Air France and the Caravelle program began.
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Scandinavian Airlines
Air France
Airlines to require preflight luggage searches in bill
Washington AP reports a House bill would require airlines to perform preflight searches of all luggage and cargo for bombs or other destructive items. Also in Washington AP the House Appropriations Committee aims for at least a two billion dollar cut in the 1961 federal budget, while Senator Russell faults airlift adequacy for U S forces amid brush fire threats. Moscow AP notes the Far East commander denounces the U S Japan security pact, warning it could jeopardize Japan's two postwar islands and Kremlin promises.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
U.S
Moscow
Far East
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Japan
Republicans Press Eisenhower for Expanded School Aid Plan
Senators John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky and Jacob Javits of New York seek Eisenhower approval for a broadened school construction plan. They intend to replace the Democratic bill proposing 500 million dollars in classroom funding each of the next two years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Democrats
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Jacob K. Javits
White House
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