Boy Freed In Death Of Father
Martin H. Daniels Jr. 17 of Philadelphia is acquitted by jury of conspiring to murder his father who was shot June 22 on his South Philadelphia steps. A 14 year old fired the fatal shot. Verdict given by reason of insanity. Curtis Edwards 14 and Albert Strolis 15 still to face trial.
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Martin H. Daniels Jr
Daniels
Philadelphia
Pat
Martin
John Patrick Walsh
Curtis Raymond Edwards
Albert S. Strolis
Edwards
Town Hit By Tornado in Cochran Georgia
A tornado cut a mile and a quarter path through Cochran Georgia injuring 16 people and leaving more than 150 homeless. Forty residences and a church were damaged while three residents remained hospitalized. National Guard units directed traffic and guarded against looting.
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W. C. Etheridge
Soprano Callas denies temper, recalls Rome performance
Maria Callas tells Edward R Murrow she is not temperamental and never throws things. She explains her Rome Norma walkout was due to a cold and says the public reaction, flowers, and letters proved she is needed.
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New York
Maria Callas
Edward R. Murrow
Cbs-Tv
Rome
Norma
Miss Callas
Thor Grounded by Weather Delays Missile Test
At Cape Canaveral Florida bad weather halted a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile test firing. Technicians work in the Vanguard complex with lights visible on towers while an Army Jupiter launch setup awaits final preparations and a potential Jupiter satellite launch soon.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Thor
Air Force
Vanguard
Army
Brucker
House
Armed Services Committee
Hubcaps Stolen While Inmate Pleads Fine in Jail
Roger McKean nineteen from Dixon Illinois reported to police that while he sat out a fifty dollar fine in Lee County Jail someone stole his auto hubcaps. McKean admitted the offense involved stealing hubcaps.
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Dixon, Ill
Roger McKead
Dixon
Lee County
MccKean
Dewey Fee Reported In Eastern Airlines Case
A House subcommittee examines a report that Thomas E. Dewey received about 100000 dollars from Eastern Airlines in a Civil Aeronautics Board matter. Dewey’s law firm says neither he nor any firm member appeared before the CAB for Eastern. The inquiry targets six agencies as Congress funds a general review of regulatory bodies.
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Washington
House
Thomas E. Dewey
Eastern Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Moulder
D-Mo
New York
Dewey
Eastern
Mexico
Dewey, Ballentine, Bushby, Palmer and Wood
CAB
House Commerce Committee
Congress
The
Federal Communications Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Power Commission
Federal Trade Commissions and Securities and Exchange Commission
Fire ruins four story Chicago tenement killing seven children
In Chicago a four story South Side tenement fire killed seven children among 150 residents. Roy Wilkins, crane operator, faced loss of six children and a 11 month old infant. his wife survived with injuries. Authorities continued recovery efforts and identifying bodies amid extensive damage.
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Chicago
South Side
Todays Chuckle There Is No Free Lunch
A quip reduces the whole question of economics to a single idea that there is no free lunch. The line emphasizes scarce resources and tradeoffs in economic choice.
Venezuelan Junta consolidates power amid Caracas unrest
In Caracas the ruling junta fired two officers tied to the fallen regime, winning civilian backing led by Fabricio Ojeda who urged calm. Amid ongoing riots, about 300 killed and 1,000 wounded as mobs seek vengeance, while the junta adds two civilian members and prepares new elections.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Maweane Dacas
Trrmmanas
Sylglvo Awius
Fabricio Ojeda
Ojeda
Perez Jimenez
Eugenio Mendoza
Larrazabal
Blas Lambert
Willemstad
Cuaracao
Miami
Saremihet
Fire Claims Girl Victim in Mansfield Trailer Fire
A 7 year old Mansfield girl named Vicky Jacobs died in a trailer fire that damaged the home early today. Four other children escaped unharmed while the mother was away at midnight. the cause was not determined.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Vicky
Jacobs
Bernice Leshore
U.S. Close In H Bomb Power Race
Congressional atomic specialists said the United States is not being outstripped in the race to harness the H-bomb for power. The Senate House Atomic Energy Committee saw the British and U.S. lab results as promising though practical fusion power remains years away.
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Washington
Congressional
United States
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
U.S
Britain
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Durham
D-Nc
Navy Plane Sets Record Over Alameda Bay
The Tradewind seaplane from Honolulu to Alameda set a new sea plane speed record despite losing an engine. Lt. Homer C. Ragsdale piloted the craft after a crash landing near the breakwater in San Francisco Bay, injuring no one among 17 aboard. The flight beat the prior record of 6 hours 54 minutes by several minutes.
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Oakland
Calif
Alameda Naval Air Station
Honolulu- Alameda
San Francisco Bay
Homer C.ragsdale
Navy
Students Take Simulated Moon Trips In New Science Program
In Los Angeles a new science and mathematics program uses classroom simulators to excite students about space. Engineers from a major aircraft maker led the moon trip, discussed plane construction, and answered questions as part of a project by the Southern California Industry Education Council. The council, backed by Hughes, Convair, North American Aviation, Kaiser Steel and universities, aims to expand beyond high school to younger students. It has drawn support from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation and the Presidents Committee on Scientists and Engineers.
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Los Angeles
Scientif
Southern California Industry Education Council
Hughes, Convair
Kaiser Steel
National Assn. of Manufacturers
University of Southern California
University of California At Los Angeles
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation
Committee On Scientists ‘and Engineers
Jack H. .Coop
Ude
Gas Escape Overcomes 24 At Ohio Plant Blast
A pipe furnace gas leak at Interlake Transit Corp in Jackson Ohio knocked down 24 workers as a valve released gas. One man fell 15 feet fracturing his skull. Seven hospitalized including Chris Williams 30 in critical condition. Rescue workers also collapsed but were treated and released.
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Jackson
Ohio
Chris Williams
Interlake Trans Corp
J. A. MacMillan
MacMillan
Menderes Holds Talk With Iraq
Ankara reports Premier Adnan Menderes made a sudden Baghdad visit for talks with Iraqi leaders as the Baghdad Pact ministers prepare for a four day conference in Ankara. Officials fear Iraq may quit the pact while Britain and the United States pressure for greater contributions. Dulles will attend as an observer and meet Menderes in Tehran before Ankara.
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Ankara
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Baghdad
Iraq
Menderes
Middle East
Iran
Pakistan
Britain
United States
Dulles
Tehran
Secretariat
Badul Wahab Murjan
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Fatal two car crash claims Rockford man in Celina area
A Friday two car collision on Ohio 118 northwest of Celina killed Robert Steven son, 58, of Rt. 1 Rockford, who was a passenger in one of the anted vehicles.
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Celina
Ohio
Robert Stevenson
Rt. 1
Rockford
Ohio 118
Here
Gas Fumes Overwhelm Workers on Platform. Rescue by Fire Crews
Gas containing carbon monoxide forced evacuation of workers in the open air. The last two men on the platform were rescued by firefighters using protective masks. Victims received oxygen on site and were later hospitalized at Gallipolis and nearby Oak Hill.
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Gallipolis
Oak Hill
UAW Eyes Strike At Chrysler Ahead Of Talks
The United Auto Workers board approved striking Chrysler Corp.s Detroit Dodge main plant over layoffs and work standards, issuing a five day notice. The move, announced at the union convention, includes a 50 million dollar strike fund and aims to curb speed up practices cited by Nor man Matthews. Chrysler contends UAW workers at Ford and GM did more work, placing Chrysler at a disadvantage.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Chrysler Corp
Detroit Dodge
Chrysler
Unon
Norjman Matthews
Chrys
Matthews
Dodge
Ford
General Motor
Body Found and Suspect Admits Girl's Death in Farm Well
The body of 12-year-old Leslie Benedict was recovered from a 30-foot well on the farm where Paul Edward Huber lived. Marvin Talbott said Huber, held on a murder charge, admitted in oral and written statements that he killed the girl after she resisted his advances.
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S.D
Paul Edward Huber
Marvin Talbott
Huber
Leslie Benedict
Man Confesses In Absence of Schoolgirl Missing Case
Huber stated he picked up Leslie on Wednesday morning and offered a ride to school. Talbott said the suspect took Leslie to his bachelor farm quarters, strangled her, disrobed her, burned clothes, dragged the body to a well, and buried it with debris. Over 200 searchers, aided by planes and a bloodhound, sought the missing girl as authorities investigated. Leslie Benedict, seven, had moved with her parents from Whiting Iowa three years earlier and had been absent from school for the first time. The body could not be reached through the narrow well shaft, necessitating an adjoining digging effort.
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Huber
Talbott
Leslie
Tom Benedict
Whiting
Iowa
Experts Debate U S Readiness Against Nuclear Blackmail
At Rockhurst College a panel including Edward Teller Col. Thomas Lanphier Jr and Lt Gen James Doolittle discussed a hypothetical Soviet demand to surrender under threat of a nuclear strike They weighed missile counts shelter defense and the logic of satellite based distance assessments and potential outcomes.
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Rockhurst College
Edward Teller
University California
Thomas G. Lanphier Jr
Convair Division
General Dynamics ‘Corp
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Abel Romero Villate
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Doolittle
Teller
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