49 Star Flag Official on 4th
The United States unveils the 49 star flag marking Alaska as the 49th state. Ceremonies will raise it at Fort McHenry in Baltimore and Independence Hall in Philadelphia, with other buildings still using the 48 star flag. Alaska’s admission shifts the flag’s birthday to July 4 1960 for Hawaii.
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Washington
America
Alaska
Cal Rful
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Independence Hell
Philadelphia
Capidl
White House
Hawaii
William Howard Taft
New Mexico
Arizona
Union
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Fred Seaton
Independence Hall
Army Quartermaster Depot
State Capitol
Alaska State Museum
Long Plans Re Election Campaign Amid Health Scrutiny
Gov. Earl K. Long clung to plans for a re election kickoff Saturday despite ailing heart condition. Doctors ordered heart tests to gauge his ability for four Southern speeches and a northern Louisiana beauty contest appearance in the days ahead.
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New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Paul Prat
Long
Roosevelt
Canal Street
Louisiana
Parisians Open to Shorter Midday Meal Break
Paris residents in a Chamber of Commerce survey favor a reduced midday break with about half the respondents saying 45 minutes suffices. The report notes the city’s two hour meal pause tradition could be shortened to boost productivity.
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Paris
Chamber of Commerce
Keep Cool In Church in Dayton Parish
The Rev. Gordon Price at Christ Episcopal Church invites male members to remove coats and ties and wear sports shirts to ease the heat. He notes church heat has been sweltering and says God does not mind what is worn. tradition can be set aside for comfort.
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Dayton
Ohio
Christ Episcopal Church
Gordon S. Price
Fire Burns Pentagon Computing Center in Four Hour Blaze
A four hour fire gutted the Pentagon’s Air Force Statistical center destroying computer equipment and thousands of magnetic tapes. Officials said most lost data could be replaced and most staff were sent home with return planned Monday. Damages were estimated by The Washington Post at about 30 million dollars.
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Pentagon
Air Force Statistical Center
U.S
Civlian
Washington Post
International Business Machines
Air Force
No Journal Tomorrow Edition on July 4
The newspaper announces there will be no edition published tomorrow July 4, noting a holiday break in print production. No additional details or dates are provided.
Kozlov Begins U.S. Visit During Berlin Crisis Standstill
Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov left Washington for a coast to coast tour with a light note that there is nothing to fight about. He planned lunches with Governor Edmund Brown and meetings in San Francisco while maintaining talks with U.S. officials. Officials warned no new progress emerged on the Berlin crisis and Russian demands remained unchanged.
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Frol R. Kozlov
United States
California
Edmund G. Brown
San Francisco
National Airport
Kozlov
U.S
U.S Soviet
Asst
Livingston T. Merchant
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Berlin
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Manchester
Mass
Herter
Geneva
Eisenhower
Akron lineman dies after fall from pole
Akron Ohio AP report states 28 year oldDonald Mohn an Ohio Edison lineman fell forty feet from a utility pole Thursday. He died from the accident according to authorities at the scene.
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Akron, Ohio
Ohio Edison
Donald Mohn
Akron
Religion Helps Man Live In Peace Murder Changes 2 Lives
A year after his second death sentence in the Drake murder James Fulton Foster finds peace through religion in Jefferson jail. Meanwhile Charles Paul Rothchild confesses to the same crime in South Carolina and receives a life term. his faith struggles as he endures prison life and questions his actions. Foster hopes for a Furman track scholarship for his son and Georgia compensation for jail time as Rothchild faces bewilderment and weight loss.
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Jefferson, Ga
James Fulton Foster
Charles Drake
Jackson County
Foster
South Carolina
Jefferson
Charles Paul
Rocky) Rothchild
Cairo, Ill
Southern Illinois University
Drake
Rothschild
Christ
James Foster
Stanley
Furman University
Elizabeth
Georgia
FBI Solves 81 Million Bond Theft
FBI ties three Americans to a major international bond theft in Brockville Ontario. The 8 million dollar loss included Canadian bonds cash and jewelry. Suspects Mannarino Rabin and Rothman face charges while two Canadians remain at large. Rothman died by own hand after indictment.
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FBI
Chicago
Brockville Trust and Savings Co
Brockville
Ont
Montreal men linked to interstate bond fraud indictment
Rene Robert and Giuseppe Cotrini of Montreal remain sought while three others were seized last year in a scheme. Rabin allegedly pledged over 138000 in Canadian bonds at a Chicago bank and 140000 in stolen bonds to a Swiss bank. Rabin denied knowledge the bonds were stolen as investigators pursue further indictments.
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Rene Robert
Giuseppe Cotrini
Montreal
Rabin
Chicago
Weather forecast for Fourth of July weekend
The forecast calls for fair weather with no extreme heat. A high near 85 today and a low around 63 tonight, with Saturday and Sunday sunny and warm reaching about 89 on Saturday. Middletown reports a high of 76 at 6 pm and a 53 at 5:30 am. The discomfort index tops at about 73 today.
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Gulf of Mexico
Middletown
Three Women Executed By State In Ohio History
Edythe Klumpp, 41, convicted of first degree murder without mercy, faces Ohio’s fourth female execution pending higher court rulings. Historical record notes Anna Marie Hahn, Davie Dean, and Betty Butler as prior female verdicts and deaths in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Edythe Klumpp
Ohio
Klumpp
Frank M. Gusweiler
Anna Marie Hahn
Davie Dean
Chermont County
Hawkins Dean
Betty Butler
Evelyn Clark
McCullum Injured in Second Todhunter Road Accident
Kenneth L. McCullum 40 of Carlisle was hospitalized after a second incident at the Fenix and Scisson Inc. Todhunter Road project. He injured his back and shoulders while riding a high lift and was taken to Middletown Hospital by McCoy-Leftler ambulance.
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Covington
New Orleans
Kenneth L. McCullum
Carlisle
Middletown
Fenix & Scisson Inc
Todhunter Road
McCullum
McCoy-Leftler Ambulance
Higgins resigns as Red Sox manager in Boston shakeup
Boston manager Mike Higgins stepped down today as announced by Jack Maloney Sox director of public relations. Rudy York was named temporary manager while a permanent successor was sought.
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Boston
Mike Higgins
Boston Red Sox
Jack Maloney
Sox
Rudy York
Attorney seeks new trial for Klumpp murder case
Cincinnati AP reports attorney William F. Hopkins filed a motion for a new trial for Mrs Edythe Klumpp convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of Mrs Louise Bergen. He claims juror misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct occurred during the trial.
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Edythe Klumpp
Cincinnati
Louise Bergen
William F. Hopkins
Hopkins
Frank M. Gusweiler
Canada
Mrs. Klumpp
Mrs. Bergen
Boy 8 Killed by Car in Cleveland
A Cleveland boy, Emmanuel Bolger, eight years old, was killed Thursday after being struck by a car. Police reported the accident occurred in the city, and an investigation into the crash is underway.
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Cleveland
Ile
Emmanuel Bolger
First-Degree Murder Verdict In Klumpp Slaying
In Cincinnati Ohio Edythe Margaret Klumpp 41 faces execution by electric chair for the murder of Louise Bergen. A six by six jur y found her guilty after about 13 hours of deliberation. The trial traced a deadly relationship among Klumpp Bergen and Bergen’s estranged husband.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Edythe Margaret Klumpp
Louise Bergen
Chuckle on Right Turns from Left Lane Sparks Laughs
A humorous quip notes that making a right turn from a left lane marks carelessness or recklessness, not the insult some drivers intended. The line playfully contrasts traffic error with the label given by the driver behind.
Nixon Was Bar Association Invitation Blocked by Warren
Chicago AP reports Chief Justice Earl Warren blocked an invitation to Vice President Richard Nixon to attend the American Bar Association meeting in London in 1957. The Tribune cites a Warren threat to withdraw support if Nixon attended, detailing a split between Warren and Nixon and noting Warren later dropped ABA membership.
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the Tribune
Earl Warren
Richard M. Nixon
American Bar Assa
London
Washingon
Walter Trohan
Warren
ABA
ABA Board of Governors
Association
Nixon
Dispatch
Earl Mare
Richard Nixon
Mare
Justce
Twelve off duty cops raid eight Massillon gambling parlors
MASSILLON Ohio twelve off duty policemen conducted a gambling raid at eight establishments during a Policemen's Union meeting. They did not warn Mayor Lash or Police Chief Switer who called the action an attempt to embarrass the administration.
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Massillon, Ohio
Edgar Lash
Stanley Switer
Switer
Raiders Crack Down After Raids On Gambling Rooms
A spokesman says locals show no police respect as officials conduct raids on suspected game losing venues. On Wednesday two arrests were made including Charles Berry, 56, a cigar shop owner charged with possessing gambling devices and a numbers book. He pleaded innocent in municipal court.
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Charles Berry
Municpal
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