Police hunt for 4 week old Peter Weinberger
A massive Long Island search unfolded around Westbury as police pursued the kidnaper of 4 week old Peter Weinberger. A money drop was staged with paper bills and a brown envelope left near the Weinberger home while vehicles and residents were watched and reporters kept away.
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Westbury
N. Y
Long Island
Peter Weinberger
Morris Weinberger
Weinberger
Weinberger Kone
Jealousy Blamed For Abduction in Shawnee Case
In Shawnee Oklahoma Kathryn Hudgins, 24, was abducted from Tecumseh while her parents, Mr and Mrs Bill Duggan, lay seriously injured. Floyd Red Moutan, 30, was captured near a thicket 12 miles south and charged with three counts of felonious assault. He claimed he only wanted to talk to Kathryn and denied intent to harm the Duggans.
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Shawnee, Okla
Kathryn H
Floyd
Red) Moutan
Aot Ten
Moutaw
Jarho
Okla
Here
Hudgins
Bill Duggan
Tecumseh
Duggan
Kathryn
Ike gets update on Soviet air power after Russia trip
President Eisenhower received a personal appraisal from Gen. Nathan Twining on Soviet air strength after an eight day visit in Russia. Twining and five top officials discussed the visit with Eisenhower but provided few specifics. Wilson and other officials debated whether Soviets lead in aircraft numbers and production.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Nathan F. Twining
Russia
United States
Pentagon
White House
Twining
Washington
Defense Wilson
Air Force
Quarles
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Wilton B. Persons
U.S
Senate Armed Forces
Wilson
Senate
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
90 Day Delay Looms For Freeway Plans
Ohio state director S O Linzell says two proposed north south turnpikes face a 90 day delay after the highway construction council refused to allocate 5 250 000 for the plans. The council released 525 000 and urged the department to source the remaining 4 725 000 from federal programs citing red tape as the cause of the delay.
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Ohio
S. O. Linzell
Highway Construction Council
Highway Department
Linzell
Train Kills Three and Injures Five at Fourth of July Show
A Milwaukee Road passenger train rammed into a crowd watching fireworks at Fox Lake Illinois injuring five and killing three. The group on a trestle and track beside the Legion field had been warned but remained for a better view. Names of victims include Lillian Pavelchik and her son Gary of Round Lake and Carl Strand of Waukonda.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Milwaukee Road
Northern Illinois
American Legion
Riverside Island
The
Legion
Chicago
Walworth
Legion Field
Jim Tutz
Tuts
Lillian Pavelchik
Gary
Round Lake
Carl Strand
Waukonda
Pavelchik
Mel Platenko
Robert Babcox
Babcox
George Stuebner
Legion Post
Platenka
John Cullerton
Sandra Walweiler
Grass Lake
Wan
Fred Dittmar
Florence
Antioch
Daring Rescue Effort Aims for Main DC7 Wreckage
Two helicopter pilots Capt. Walter Spriggs and CWO Howard Proctor volunteered to fly a climber to the Grand Canyon DC7 crash site where 128 people perished. They plan to depart with Allen Auten of Denver while climbers from below have progressed toward the Constellation wreckage, and a funeral for the victims is set in Flagstaff.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
United Air Lines
Walter Spriggs
Smackover
Ark
C.W.O. Howard Proctor
Kings Mountain
N.C
Spriggs
Proctor
Allen Auten
Denver
Colorado Mountain Club
Auten
Ds Uch
A W. Tobias Jr
Philadelphia
Carl Matland
Pittsburgh
Constellation
Flagstaff
High Court Won't Rehear Pinball Case
The Ohio Supreme Court denied a rehearing on whether pinball machines paying off in free games are gambling devices. Westerhaus Co. sought declaratory judgment against a Cincinnati ordinance and an injunction against seizure of machines. The court held free high scores have value, making the devices gambling.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Westerhaus Co., Inc
Cincinnati
Westerhaus
Mediators Reopen Talks as Steel Strike Advances
Federal mediators meet with David J. McDonald and steel labor leaders in Pittsburgh to explore disputed issues amid a five day old strike. A temporary price and wage freeze is considered to back defense production, with possible lifting within two weeks. Detroit Steel boosts prices as labor costs loom. Prestrike earnings were $2.46 per hour.
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Pittsburgh
Federal
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
David J. McDonald
Basic Steel Industry
Finnegan
Detroit Steel Corp
Steel Company
Prestrike Everete
Housewife Found Stabbed In Bed
A 19 year old Columbus housewife, Clara Dowell, was found dead in bed with knife wounds. Franklin County deputies said an aunt, Ethel Hairston, found her in her ground floor apartment. They sought the husband Lovanous for questioning. the couple were seen returning home together Wednesday night. Dowell worked at a downtown hotel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County Sheriff's
Clara Dowell
Ethel Hairston
Lovanous
Colorado Springs Tug of Smoke Race Proves Man Cannot Smoke Ahead
Ron Bierstedt, 22, a Colorado Springs student, finished fifth in a Pike’s Peak smoke challenge broadcast by KRDO. Monte Wolford, 28, won the Barr Trail ascent in 3 hours 23 minutes, beating the 1936 Barr Trail record. Bierstedt trailed by about 30 minutes.
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Colorado’ Springs
Colo
Ron Bierstedt
Colorado ‘Liege
Krdo Radio
Colorado Springs
Bierstedt
Beach
Flame
Monte Wolford
Barr Trail
Lou Willie
Woman Shot In Head Gets A Headache
Chicago physicians removed a .25 caliber bullet from the head of Mrs. Mary Ann Brandt who did not realize she had been shot. Neighbors found her bleeding and a hospital X ray showed the slug. Police said the bullet was spent and likely fired by a Fourth of July celebrant in the neighborhood. Mrs Brandt commented afterward I ve got a slight headache.
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Chicago
Mary Ann Brandt
Beck
Maj. Jacobs
Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Mrs
Cobs
Mrs. Jacobs
Mike
Sam
Belinda
San Antonio
Tex
Fourth of July Traffic Toll Figures Rise Across Nation
The Associated Press reports 131 traffic deaths in the 30 hours from 6 p m Tuesday to midnight Wednesday, with 74 drownings and 39 other deaths, totaling 244. Wyoming saw a fireworks accident death, no fireworks fatalities otherwise, and officials warn the toll could reach near 150.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Grand Canyon
Uly
Council
Cme
Hippo Dies Of Neglect At Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo mourns an 82 pound baby hippo born June 15 to Maude who rejected the calf. The infant died after being bottle fed yet starved for nourishment, with keeper Clarence Smith reporting the mother’s lack of care.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo
Maude
Hippo
Clarence Smith
Auto Was Big Killer In State On Fourth Of July
Ohio's Fourth of July holiday recorded nine accidental deaths with six traffic fatalities and two drownings amid light traffic from rainy weather. A 60 year old fell from a railroad freight car, and a 14 year old drowned at an abandoned quarry near Columbus. Only the drowning deaths in Virginia man and Columbus area were noted.
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Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Duane Dean
Brunswick
Medina County
Robert McClure
Barberton
Summit County
John T. Campbell
Cleveland
Carrie A. Urschel
Miamisburg
U.S. 25
Bluffton
Allen County
Albert J. Purdy
Windham
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Campbell
Mahoning County
Richard O'Connor
Columbus
Silverton Robbery Nets $17,000 From Eagle Savings
In Silverton a man robbed the Eagle Savings and Loan branch today and fled with $17,000. He wore a baseball cap and left in a green station wagon, police said.
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Cincinnati
Eagle Savings & Loan Assn
Silverton
Woman Admits Stabbing Double Murder Over Forged Checks
In Columbus area, 32 year old Blanche Jacobs confessed to stabbing elderly landlords Andrew and Maude Robinson to death after forged checks totaling 1149 were discovered. Her Air Force husband Maj. Eugene Jacobs aided in reporting the case. Authorities describe a bloody struggle ending in multiple knife wounds and a rolling pin blow.
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Columbus
Ohio
Air Force
Sheriff's
Blanche Jacobs
Maj
Eugene W. Jacobs
Andrew J. Robinson
Maude
Groveport
Ellsworth P. Beck
Franklin County
Mrs. Robinson
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Miami
Marvin Camras
Armour Research Foundation
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Seman
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