Intruder Shot Attorney Then Kidnapped Wife in Long Island
An intruder wounded a New York attorney in the face and abducted his 25 year old wife Nancy Rothkrug from their Long Island home. Ruben Black, 30, of Hempstead, was captured hours later in Wallingford Connecticut after a chase. Black claimed a crime syndicate hired him to kill the husband for 5000 dollars. police say the motive was robbery. Police found 350 dollars in cash on Black.
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Great Neck
N.Y
Long Island
Connecticut
Ruben Black
Hempstead
Wallingford
Nancy Rothkrug
Black
Hartford
Ohio Legion Convention backs combined military recruiting plan
The 42nd Ohio American Legion Convention in Columbus adopted a resolution for combined recruiting across Army Air Force Marines and Navy with the selective service. Delegates noted last year’s four services spent over 61 million dollars on separate programs and favored a unified approach. Alec J. Blair, a 35 year old World War II air force veteran, will become state commander succeeding first vice commander Chester F Stellar.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio American Legion
Army
Air Force
Marines
Navy
Comig
Alec J. Blair
Jackson
Blair
Chester F. Stellar
Creston
Wayne County
Kidnapper in Great Neck Car Chase Ends in Connecticut
Mrs. Rothkrug described a gunman kidnapping her husband Leonard after a shot at their Great Neck home. The suspect forced her into the Rothkrug car, promising to drop her at a hospital, then drove to Hartford and beyond, locking her in the trunk as authorities pursued. Leonard was found moaning with a fatal facial wound. the car crashed near Wallingford. The suspect treated the child, Hiram, with apparent calm.
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Nancy
Hartford
Cloth Leads To Dead Boy In Elevator
In Cleveland an elevator jammed when cloth clogged the doors. A repairman found 10 year old James Minter dead between the inner and outer doors. Custodian Theodore Pruitt said children often play hide and seek and speculated the boy may have opened the door to hide.
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Cleveland
James Minter
Theodore Pruitt
Minter
Grain Mill Collapse in Mansfield Causes Cargo Spill
A 100 year old grain storage elevator in Mansfield Ohio collapsed early Saturday, dumping hundreds of tons of corn and bricks onto a railroad track. The structure fell two minutes after a passenger train passed. no injuries were reported and losses were estimated at 220000 dollars.
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Mansfield Ohio
Congo Sub Base Could Threaten South Atlantic
Washington reports Soviet plans toward a Congo base to project naval power. Establishing a base there would allow submarines access to tropical waters and the South Atlantic shipping lanes, enabling rapid reach to South America, South Africa, and Indian Ocean routes.
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Washington
Congo
South Atlantic Ocean
United Nations
Red Navy
South Atlantic
South America
South Africa
Indian Ocean
GOP Right Wing Riled By Nixon Rocky Confab
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Vice President Richard Nixon met secretly in New York City for eight hours to seal a deal on the Republican platform. They agreed to tilt toward liberal principles on national defense foreign policy and civil rights while aiming to secure New York's influence at the convention.
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GOP
Nixon
Rocky
Douglas B. Cornell
Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
New York City
New York State
Goldwater rails against Nixon Rockefeller pact sparks GOP rift
The far right wing of the GOP led by Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona condemns Nixon for aligning with Rockefeller. He threatens a fight over the platform and even hints at a possible nomination bid. Rockefeller offers cautious support for the nominee as Nixon accepts the decision, leaving a running mate unsettled. Delegates protest the civil rights plank and a Nixon Rockefeller ticket remains uncertain.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Republican Party
Chicago
GOP
Nixon
Rockefeller
Goldwater
New York
Dixie
Platform
Washington
Benson backs Rockefeller as strongest Republican presidential candidate
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson said Rockefeller would be the GOP’s strongest candidate. Vice President Nixon dismissed the remark as unsurprising. Benson, speaking on the eve of the Chicago nominating convention, said his national travels convinced him Rockefeller had the best chance to defeat Kennedy.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Benson
Chicago
New York
John F. Kennedy
Nixon cites farm program differences with Benson at news conference
Nixon acknowledged basic differences with Secretary Benson over the future farm program. He declined to commit as the strongest candidate and suggested Benson favors Rockefeller. Benson, reached at home, said Nixon has a good chance but Kennedy is stronger, predicting the governor could draw heavily from Republicans independents and Democrats. Benson stressed he is not endorsing any candidate and will not work for either Nixon or Rockefeller.
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Benson
Nixon
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Chicago
Belgian Troops Complete Leopoldville Evacuation
U.N. announced Belgian forces finished withdrawing from Leopoldville Congo by 6 p.m. Saturday. Niger Congo troops including Guinea units arrived with Soviet vehicles and Czech guns to bolster U.N. control. Troops moved to bases. Port of Boma to be evacuated. Kasai Province security moved under U.N. command. Tshibangu, Congo finance minister, briefly detained during cash transfer in Stanleyville.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Republic
of Guinea
U.N
Air Force
Globemaster
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Ralph J. Bunche
Kitona
Boma
Matadi
Kasai
Andre Tshibangu
Stanleyville
Oriental Province
Tshibangu
Michael D. McCallum
Ike Mum On Party Maneuvers
President Eisenhower guarded his stance on Republican campaign maneuvers as he played 18 holes at Newport. Press secretary James Hagerty issued repeated no comments about a Nixon Rockefeller meeting, noting no recent telephone talks.
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Newport, RI
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Newport Country Club
James C. Hagerty
Nixon
Rockefeller
Hagerty
Republican platform writers reaffirm GOP policy statement plan
Bulletin from Chicago reports that Republican platform drafters met Saturday night and voted to reaffirm their role while welcoming constructive suggestions. They stated the Republican National Convention will write the party policy statement.
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Chicago
West fires rage across borderless timberlands in the West
Forest and brush fires raged from border to border in the West, claiming four lives and blackening thousands of acres. Firefighters gained ground in some areas while officials warned of ongoing peril. The largest blazes burned thick pine forests in Idaho and Oregon, with 10 000 acres torched near Hell's Canyon 40 miles northwest of McCall. About 600 workers fought the flames as reports cited over 200 000 acres burned in the West last week and hundreds of other fires ranging from one to several thousand acres.
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Idaho
Oregon
Hell's Canyon
McCall
Northwest
Father of 2 Drowns in Ohio River Near Manchester
Hoady C. Grooms, 41, father of two, drowned Saturday in the Ohio River within sight of his family at their Manchester home. Authorities provided few additional details.
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West Union
Ohio
Hoady C. Grooms
Ohio River
Manchester
Crackle prompts foreign calls for US retreat and loans
Officials report mounting international requests urging the United States to withdraw and offer financial aid to various nations. The situation raises questions about economic policy and global influence as domestic leaders weigh responses and timelines.
GOP labor plank signals stronger pro labor stance
The Republican platform outlines a revision of national emergency strike rules, supports union membership as a condition of bargaining, expands minimum wage coverage toward higher rates, and pledges aid to migratory farm workers while sharpening labor standards laws. Secretary James P. Mitchell calls it strong and realistic.
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Norman Walker
Chicago
GOP
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
National Assn. of Manufacturers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Nixon and Rockefeller deny personal deals after meeting
Vice President Richard Nixon and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, in separate NBC interviews, denied any personal deals arose from their hours long meeting that produced an agreement on GOP platform principles. Nixon praised Rockefeller as a man with deep convictions and said he expects Rockefeller to support the Republican ticket from top to bottom.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
NBC
Nixon
Washington
Rockefeller
John F. Kennedy
Downtown Stores Dress Up to Clash With Shopping Centers
Downtown businesses in Middle town push remodeling and expansion as Manchester Hotel Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Murphy’s upgrade to stay competitive. Details on page 12 with broader convention coverage on page 8 and features on pages 23 and 24 in this issue.
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Middletown
Manchester Hotel
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Murphy's
Jody Butts
Sotiety
Erale
Occu
Boone Sikh Wedekens Sale Sheen
Rae
Whooir Seis Ceac Scien Acne Ae
Hs Vheedeecesd Valley News
Family
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