Googie Kiccorious Case Ends With Confession
Fred J Thompson 59 admitted sex killer of Edith Googie Kiccorious after capture on a New Jersey chicken farm. He said he would likely face life or the electric chair and called the crime the worst he had ever known. Police tied his identity to John Andrews, a handyman, through evidence from the Chelsea rooming house and the child’s murder scene.
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New York
Fred J. Thompson
Edith (Googie) Kiccorius
Toms River
N. J
Thompson
Chelsea
Manhattan
West 20Th Street
Uncle Manuel
Jawny
Fred Thompson
Edith
Manuel
Edith Kiccorius
Manchester Township
N.J
John Andrews
Max Pesko
Andrews
Pesko
Brooklyn
Keicorius
Little Edith
St. Rose Lima Roman Catholic Church
New Jersey
Kennedy says no decision on nuclear buildup
President Kennedy reported the Pentagon urged higher conventional forces but said no decision on expanding nuclear capabilities is made. He will review the conventional recommendation for about two weeks before deciding. He announced plans to form a Peace Corps and urged Congress to restore Eisenhower’s five star rank. He also noted a gold outflow pause and Adenauer’s April Washington visit.
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Washington
Kennedy
Defense Department
Pentagon
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Peace Corps
Hammarskjold
Kasavubu
United Nations
Conigo
Boy 15 Shoots Parents in Garage Ambush
VAN MUYS Calif AP A 15 year old boy shot his stepmother and father in a garage ambush claiming they were too strict with him. Harry Wiggins 42 and Florence 36 were hospitalized in fair condition. Terry Lynn Wiggins 15 was booked on suspicion of assault to commit murder and delinquency.
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van Muys
Calif
Harry Wiggins
Florence
Terry Lynn Wiggins
Amending Bridges Denies Stalling Kennedy's Legislation
Washington AP Sen Styles Bridges heads the Senate Republican Policy Committee denying GOP tactics delay Kennedy priorities. He argues amendments fix weaknesses in the New Frontier bills and oppose delaying witnesses. Democratic leaders push weekly Kennedy priority passage, while Humphrey notes early administration transition.
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Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Kennedy
Bridges
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Mike Mansfeld
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Nixon Returns to California After Welcome Home Flight
Ex Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs Nixon greeted by about 2,500 cheering people at Los Angeles International Airport after a four day Arizona trip. The couple shook hands for over two hours, basking in a warm reception. Nixon joked about returning in that way and said they would look for a house a job and a California driver license.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Nixons
Arizona Sun
International Airport
Nixon
George Dorian
Department of Airport Security
Whittier High School
California
Derailed Ether Tank Car Task Faces Delay
In Connersville Indiana a derailed Baltimore and Ohio freight tanker holding 10 000 gallons of ether is lodged at the base of a steep grade. Fifty families evacuated their homes and a local grade school was closed due to explosion risks. Crews hope to lift the car intact with a crane sent from Lima Ohio to aid the risky operation.
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Connersville
AP Chemical Engineers
Baltimore & Ohio
Simeon Gage
Nickel Plate Railroad
Lima
Ohio
Today's Chuckle Father Monthly Bills Toll
A humorous column notes the burden on a household father as monthly bills arrive, detailing everyday spendthrift items with a light familial tilt. The piece blends wit about budgeting chores with small, relatable domestic scenes.
Kasavubu Pledges To Halt Army Attacks On UN Congo Personnel
In a news conference Interior Minister Cyril Adoula pledged to apply legality to halt Congo army attacks on U.N. personnel after Dag Hammarskjold warned Kasavubu to cooperate. Reports say a woman U.N. staffer was raped by Congolese soldiers near Leopoldville, with other mistreatment cases affecting Tunisian, Malayan, and Nigerian troops.
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Kasavubu
UN Congo
Leopoldville, the Congo
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Joseph Kasavubu
Cyril Adoula
Leopoldville
United Nations
Kennedy says no clear upturn yet in economy
President Kennedy urged no solid signs of an economic recovery. He cited Commerce Department data and widespread unemployment, while expressing hope for improvement in spring and summer and insisting antirecession measures are still needed. He noted Congress and the public face a continuing serious job situation.
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Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Kennedy
Congress
Flood Damage and Relief Efforts Across Four Southern States
Torrential rains sent the Blackwater and Chattahoochee waters rising across Alabama Georgia and Mississippi causing extensive public facility damage valued at tens of millions and displacing thousands. Gov Vandiver sought federal disaster aid as emergency crews reinforced dams and shelters opened in Selma and nearby towns while Red Cross National Guard and Salvation Army organized relief efforts for flood victims.
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Ec Doe
Alabama
Chattahoochee River
Georgia
Ft. Gaines
Columbia
Ala
Walter F. George
Ernest Vandiver
Kennedy
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Miss
Montgomery
Selma
Red Cross
National Guard
Salvation Army
Die In Jet Tanker Crash Die In Jet Tanker Crash
A loaded Air Force KC97 tanker on a routine refueling mission crashed on a busy highway in Mount Clemens Michigan. Lt. John C. Bibble and four other airmen died. The plane struck a house, two buildings burned, and wreckage blocked U S 28 while a housewife described a pillar of flame.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Air Force
John C. Bibble
Urbana
Ill
Ruth King
Selfridge Air Force Base
U. S. 28
Detroit
FBI Type Liquor Squad Gets Setback
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a writ that would block an appellate court review of June 3 actions creating higher than usual liquor agent classifications. James T. Welsh faced challenges from James B. Burns and 15 agents who argued the new jobs were unlawful and could lead to dismissals. The court said a writ of prohibition cannot replace the normal appeals process, leaving the case to the appellate court to decide.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
James T. Welsh
James B. Burns
Common Pleas Court
Welsh
High Court
Supreme Court
Weather warms as five day stretch arrives in Ohio
Ohio weather rises above normal with temperatures three to five degrees higher than typical. Tonight through Friday will be warmer with lows in the mid 30s and clouds increasing Thursday. A colder weekend but a return to warmth Monday, and near an inch of rain expected Saturday. Tuesday highs near 41 with a 34 overnight. Middletown reports 3.8 inches of snow yesterday.
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Middletown
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