Prisoner Steals Sheriff Car With Wives During Escape
In Butler Missouri a prisoner and accomplice seized Sheriff Clovis Sivils and fled in the sheriff’s car with his wife and daughter. The sheriff’s wife Alvene and daughter Lurenda were unharmed after a chase ends with Scott Hanks and James Cozad under pursuit. Hanks captured, Cozad at large.
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Cozad
Sivils
Hanks
Alvene
Lurenda
Sivill
Missouri Highway Patrol
E. A. Brewer
Butler
Brewer
Nominees Plan TV Debate in Landmark Nixon Kennedy Duel
Chicago AP reports an unprecedented TV debate plan between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy. The proposed format features a direct face to face confrontation with no notes allowed.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Accepts TV Debates With Nixon Across Networks
Nixon announced at a Friday news conference that Kennedy has accepted invitations from the three major networks to appear in a series of televised debates during the presidential campaign. The plan aims to let voters compare the candidates directly.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Nixon Kennedy Debates May Mark First Presidential Face Off
New York AP notes the Nixon Kennedy debates would be unique in American history as the first time two presidential candidates face each other to argue issues directly. The New York Public Library division says it knows of no prior similar event.
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New York
New York Public Library
American History Division
Nixon Eyes Fall TV Debate With Kennedy
Nixon suggested a television debate with Kennedy this fall in which both candidates would participate without notes or texts. He argued that unscripted exchanges would reveal what each knows rather than what their advisers know.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy Says Nixon Was Off the Cuff at Hyannis Port
In Hyannis Port Massachusetts President Kennedy remarks that Vice President Nixon spoke off the cuff during comments captured for later discussion. continuation noted on page fourteen.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Kennedy
Nixon
Hidden Il Years What Questions Did They Ask
In Tecumseh Ontario police freed three children kept in a house for 11 years. They had watched television to learn about life and asked about presidents and sports. The mother said the family moved from Detroit after a 1949 divorce and hid two other children. Authorities planned hospital care for the kids.
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Tecumseh, Ont
United States
Milwaukee Braves
Child Recalls Hidden World Behind Boarded House
Gordon Dickerson, 15, describes sneaking out when his mother, housing shortages after WWII, kept six children inside with boards blocking windows. He says he made a hole, glimpsed cars and streets, and learned about the outside world after his release.
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Gordon Dickerson
Youngisters
Gordon
Childfound Shy Boy Reaches Stranger’s House and Cookies
A boy describes hiding behind a kitchen pipe on Thursday night and fleeing to a back lane. He approached a house where Mrs. Forest Richards opened the door, spoke to him, offered a cookie, and police were alerted.
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Forest Richards
Family reveals secret after 11 years of abnormal growth
Officials say Gordon and his sisters Connie 16 and Glenda 13 appeared normal except for their unusually small size. The children, born to Mrs. Leach in a previous marriage, are part of a larger family with three older siblings who never disclosed the secret.
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Gordon
Connie
Glenda
Nixon targets farm vote with Midwest talks
Vice President Richard M. Nixon met about 60 conferees from Maine to California to build support in the agricultural Midwest. He plans a major farm speech early in the campaign and seeks a farm program Republicans can run on in November.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Midwest
Congress
GOP
Nixon
Midland
Maine
California
House
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Dentist cancels after noon appointment with 18 cavities
A humorous line notes the dentist cannot fit you this afternoon due to having 18 cavities to fill, then he leaves with a golf bag in hand.
Love Finds A Way Languishing Lalla To Meet 'Fishy' Bachelor
Miami porpoise Palooza sails to Italy for a romance with Lalla the Italian porpoise. Palooza, 500 pounds, has a fever on arrival, then a nine day boat voyage and helicopter transfer to Cesenatico. Capt. Gray and Dr. Coates tend him as the plan unfolds aboard the Augustus liner.
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New York
Lalla Palooza
Miami
Fla
Porpoise
Laila
Italy
Palooza
Cesenatico
Bill Gray
Miami Seaquarium
Christopher Coates
New York Aquarium
Lalla
Vena Mazzarino
Augustus
Genoa
Democrats Prepare Broad Bill Push in Brief Senate Session
Senators Kennedy and Johnson announced plans to push a multibillion dollar legislative program in the August session. They warned against obstruction and said they would seek bipartisan support as the three week session would judge how much could be passed. Johnson released a letter asking for a defense funds usage report and Gates was urged to detail allocations.
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Hyannis Port Mass
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
Eissenhower
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Gates
Brenda Storm Lashes East Coast With Heavy Rain and Winds
Tropical Storm Brenda centered over Chesapeake Bay lashed the East Coast with strong winds and heavy rains. Gale warnings stretched from North Carolina to Maine as small craft were advised to stay in port. The storm moved northeast at 30 mph with seas 2 to 4 feet higher along the coast.
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Washington
Brenda
Chesapeake Bay
Hatteras
N.C
Eastport
Maine
Chesapeake
Delaware
Benter
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
New England
Middle West
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Okla
Norfolk
Richmond
Vermont
Charleston
Virginia-North
Carolina
Tampa
Fla
Edenton
New York
Man Explains Fur Factory Life Drives Alcohol Use
WALLINGTON New Jersey AP Henry Admirand tells Magistrate Louis Schiffman that fur factory work forces him to drink two glasses of whisky daily to loosen fur stuck in his throat. He adds he washes it down with a large glass of beer after.
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Admirand
Magistrate Dismisses Assault Charge Amid Drinking Testimony
A magistrate dismissed an assault case against Admirand after a witness testified he had been drinking and was helped up from the ground. The judge quipped to the defendant to switch to mouthwash.
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Admirand
Canadians May Help Lumumba
Canadian officials considered Lumumba's appeal for technical aid to the Congo. The 35 year old leader planned talks with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker as Ottawa prepared to respond with teachers, scientists, doctors and other specialists to aid Congo's 14 million people.
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Ottawa
Patrice
Lumumba
Republic
John Diefenbaker
Congo
John Chang Wins Vote Of Koreans
John M Chang Democrats claim decisive victory in South Korea's first free elections ending 12-year Liberal rule. Post election violence includes ballot box arson, clashes with police, and calls for new voting at five stations after ballot boxes were burned.
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Seoul
South Korea
John M. Chang
Democrats
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
Rhee
House of Representatives
Taejon
Kosong
Masan
Sam Chong Po
Federal payroll climbs slightly
The federal civilian payroll rose to 2,382,679 for the year ended June 3, up 15,688. The Senate House Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures notes the rise is largely due to 16,174 temporary census workers.
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Washington
Senate House Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Priest and youths face trial over highway egg throwing
A Catholic priest and three youths, all from the Atlanta area, are charged with assault and battery after eggs were hurled at motorists on a busy highway in Bleckley County. The four posted $500 bond each after 24 hours in jail. the priest claimed he read a prayer book and knew nothing of the incident. Court date set for September.
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Bleckley County
Gus Guddens
Edwin A. Garrett
Atlanta
Burke
St. Thomas Moore Church
Decatur
Cochran Drug
Wilford
Father Burke
Francis Hyland
Girl Picks Right Shoulder For Cry
In Denver a sobbing Betty Steed, 17, seeks help from President Eisenhower after unable to communicate her distress. The President calms her and orders Secret Service to investigate her troubles. Airman Norman Steed and his wife are housed in a rented apartment after transfer to Lowry Air Force Base.
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Norman Steed
Betty
Denver
Lowry Afb
Eisenhower
Colo
Mrs. Eisenhower
Betty Steed
UN Hunts Remedy For Sick Congo
A United Nations report warns Congo faces a critical crisis affecting its survival and future stability. Katanga's strong mining revenues and independence push threaten central government finances, risking Belgian capital flight and investor reluctance.
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Katanga
The
Congo
Great Union Miniere Combine
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Four Suspects Named in Sheriff Identification
The sheriff identified four individuals including Rev. Mitchell Jarlath Burke and three 17 year olds, Wayne H. Wilford and Paul R. Ben as involved. Further details were not available in the fragment.
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Mitchell Jarlath Burke
Wayne H. Wilford
Paul R. Ben
Katanga Settlement Hopes Persist Amid Belgians Tie
The report notes a potential renewed working relationship with Belgium as a path to resolving the Katanga question. It stresses a need to establish a workable formula for settlement between the two nations.
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Belgium
Katanga
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Louis Schiffman
Lea
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Edward J. Maurer Jr
Lowry Air Forces Base
By Lynn Heinzerling
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