Alleged Killers Of Police Officer Hunted In Woods
More than 300 heavily armed police hunted two alleged killers in a swampy Massachusetts woodland after they abandoned a hostage. John Coyle 23 and William Coyle 21, both of Philadelphia, allegedly held a man captive for days and robbed a highway liquor store before fleeing into the woods.
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Middleboro
Mass
John Coyle
William
Philadelphia
Bourne
Cape Cod
William Sedgwick
Roxborough
Doyles
Massachusetts
Coyles sought in Cape Cod area manhunt linked crimes
A manhunt near Middleboro spans multiple Cape Cod area crimes tied to the Coyles. William, AWOL from the Air Force, aided by his brother, assisted by Otis AFB helicopter units distributing walkie talkies. They face a Dec 26 1958 supermarket robbery and 1959 abduction and liquor store robberies in Massachusetts and Philadelphia.
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Otis Air Force Base
Coyles
Cape Cod
William
Air Force
Sedgwick
Massachusetts
Middleboro
Buzzards Bay
Philadelphia
Ten Days With Killers Kidnapped Man Describes Captivity
William Sedgwick, 49, of Philadelphia, recounted ten days of captivity by the Coyle brothers in an interview from a hospital bed. The captors tied him, rode along the New Jersey Turnpike toward Massachusetts, camped in Middleboro woods, purchased food, and debated robberies before Sedgwick made a move to gain attention. Police hunted John Coyle, 23, and William Coyle, 21, for the alleged killing of a Philadelphia officer.
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Middleboro
Mass
Coyle Brothers
William Sedgwick
Philadelphia
Sedgwick
David Brown
Carmen Brancanto
John Coyle
William
Torrance Street
Roxborough
Manayunk Container Corp
John
Coyles
New Jersey Turnpike
Massachusetts
Pine Street
Robbery Suspect recounts gunfire during escape
After the liquor store robbery, Sedgwick describes loosening bonds when two local policemen appeared. He recalls a chaotic moment as bullets whizzed overhead and he feared for his life in a deadly confrontation.
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Sedgwick
Sedgewick
Gunman Holds Sister as Siege Ends Without Violence
In Charleston Illinois a berserk gunman Kenneth Adkins 22 released his half sister Myra Kennedy 34 and surrendered after a tense siege. Police backed by state troopers surrounded a white frame house as officers tried to coax him from the residence. He demanded Captain Logan Cox be brought to the scene and threatened to shoot if approached. The standoff drew a large crowd but ended with no gunfire.
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Charleston, Ill
Kenneth E. Adkins
Myra Irene Kennedy
Paris
Charleston
Ill
Rserk
Kenneth Eugene Adkins
Smokey Pauley
Adkins
Pauley
Logan Cox
Cox
Illinois
Talk About Yourself or Others, The Chuckle
A light joke notes that speaking of yourself is dull while gossiping about others makes you a busybody. The quip implies restraint in conversation and pokes fun at social chatter.
Jill Klumpp To Testify For State
Jill Klumpp 17 daughter of Edythe Klumpp is likely to be called as a state witness in her mother’s first degree murder trial. Prosecutors say the victim, Louise Bergen, was killed after refusing divorce and her body burned at a lake 45 miles away.
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Cincinnati
Jill Klumpp
Edythe Klumpp
Trial recounts gasoline purchase dates in Klumpp case
Schoettmer claimed the state will prove Mrs. Klumpp bought gasoline Oct 29 the day before Mrs. Bergen was killed. Hopkins argued the gasoline was bought Oct 31 the day the body was burned and that Klumpp acted in self defense. He said Bergen pointed the gun and was accidentally killed. only acquittal or manslaughter are possible.
Defense claims murder trial over Edythe Klumpp
In court the prosecutor stressed the case is about murder not arson and Edythe Klumpp, who sat unmoved, faces trial. Only witness Cecil Mains testified, recounting the discovery of a burned body on Lake Cowan shore near Clinton County on November 1.
Wreckage of Soviet World War II Bomber Found Near Murmansk
The bullet-ridden Soviet bomber's wreck was found in the arctic tundra southeast of Murmansk. Moscow radio did not identify the bomber type or crash date, but it is regarded as a World War II casualty.
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London
Arctic
Murmansk
Moscow Radio
Symington urges White House conference on steel dispute
Senator Stuart Symington called on President Eisenhower to summon both sides to a White House conference to end the steel bargaining stalemate. The Federal Communications Commission refused to reverse its ruling that political candidates must have equal time on radio and television newscasts.
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Philadelphia
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Long Back in Texas Clinic as Judge Weighs Case
Gov. Farr Long of Louisiana remains in a Galveston clinic awaiting a judge's decision on habeas corpus. District Judge L. D. Godard postponed the ruling and sanity hearing for a week while considering the governor's detention and possible move to New Orleans. Sen. Russell Long decried the proceedings as politically charged.
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Earl E. Long
Louisiana
Galveston
Tex
Farr K. Long
New Orleans
Texas
L. D. Godard
Long
Godard
Hugh Gibson
Russell Long
D-La
Huey P. Long
Sen. Long
Gov. Long
Ochsner Hospital
Luther Fracar
National Guard
Foreign Aid Fees Want More Cuts
House members push to trim foreign aid further aiming to reduce the authorization to about 3.3 billion dollars. The floor vote 277 to 93 showed strong support for avoiding deeper cuts before separate funding bills decide actual appropriations. The Senate panel favored higher totals and preferred Treasury borrowing authority over direct appropriations.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Foreign Affairs’ Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Navy Plane Attacked By Red Craft Over Sea of Japan
A Navy patrol plane was attacked by MIG fighters about 85 miles east of Wonsan North Korea in international waters. One crew member was seriously wounded and it was unclear if the American plane returned fire. Radio reports described a surprise attack with tracer rounds.
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Washington
Sea of Japan
Defense Department
Wonsan
North Korea
Talks Between Gromyko and Herter Raise Berlin Parley Hopes
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and U S Secretary of State Christian A Herter met at Gromyko s request to discuss Berlin the Big Four conference final phase Western diplomats see potential new proposals to break the deadlock British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and Herter discussed summit uncertainty Eisenhower opposes a summit without evident progress Western officials weigh a stopgap accord while excluding Khrushchev s Berlin free city plan and a free election solution
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Gromyko
Jon Berlin
Berlin
Herter
Selwyn Lloyd Amind
Livingston Merchant
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Lloyd
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
East
Demos Set To Reply To Eisenhower
Democratic leaders challenge President Eisenhower to seek the people’s verdict on his legislative program. Senator Mansfield says Democrats will answer on the record from Congress, via television and radio, while Lyndon Johnson notes Republicans will soon face voters if Congress is labeled idle. Dirksen cites Eisenhower as the best salesman for GOP bills and says the President plans 15 minute TV radio appearances to advocate foreign aid and labor regulation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Mansfield
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
GOP
Dirksen
Democratic Congress
Democratic leaders clash over veto threats on spending bills
Dirksen signals aim to build support for possible vetoes of Democratic spending bills. Johnson and Rayburn favor passing laws over sparking veto battles. Senate approves 71 to 11 to extend airport grants at 63 million dollars yearly for two years.
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Dirksen
Democratic Advisory Council
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Johnson
Senate
Eisenhower
West Berlin Crisis Talks Face Key Deadlock and Recess Options
Lloyd argues any new deal must preserve rights of US Britain and France to aid West Berlin. Attendees Herter Couve de Murville Brentano discuss next steps with Gromyko, with small chance of conference. Soviets oppose long recess while ministers fail to bridge major East West disputes.
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Lloyd
United States
Britain
France
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
Andrei Gromyko
I Gromyko
West Berlin
Khrushchev
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Massachusetts Natural Resources Commission
Barnstable County
Dr. Crane
Eenee Valley News
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Soviet Foreign Office
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