Tragic Dudley family on the road ends in murder arrest
In 1958 the Dudleys left Syracuse with six children to join a carnival. Five children died from hunger and neglect as the family wandered coast to coast. Today Kenneth Dudley and Irene Dudley face murder charges in Hanover County Virginia for Carol Ann's death while their other children are dead or in foster care.
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Dudley
Mare of Hunger, Horror
New York
Ed Young
Richmond, Va
Kenneth Dudley
Irene
Syracuse
N.Y
Carol Ann
Hanover County
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Lawrenceville
Southside
Virginia
Feb. G
EM. Lloyd
Dudleys
Richmond
Brunswick County
Commonwealth
Leslie Campbell
Campbell
Christene
Fayetteville
N. Y
Sluggish River Retrenchment Amid Widespread Flooding
Swollen rivers slowly retreated over south central Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana though lowlands remained flooded and thousands homeless. In Mississippi Pearl River ran 17 feet above flood stage forcing about 850 people from homes with a fall expected late today. Cleanup began in Hattiesburg after three Black children drowned when a boat overturned. The Alabama River crested near 58 feet at Montgomery and 59 feet at Millers Ferry with Selma inundated as coffins floated from a flooded cemetery. Red Cross opened a shelter at Camden. In Georgia crests moved toward Albany and Bainbridge as the Chattahoochee drained at West Point Columbus and Fort Gaines. Other regions saw light rain and snow in parts of the North Midwest and Pacific Northwest.
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Mississippi
Pearl River
Pascagoula
Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
Red Cross
Camden
Millers Ferry
Conecuh
River Falls
Mobile County
Georgia
West Point
Columbus
Fort Gains
Chattahoochee
Flint River
Albany
Bainbridge
Midwest
California
Plains States
Pacific Northwest
Pennsylvania
North Atlantic Coast
Weather Summary Scattered Showers Forecast Cooler Friday
Forecaster notes scattered showers possible tonight and Friday with cooler conditions. Tonight low temperatures drop into the 40s while Friday stays mostly cloudy. Yesterday's official high reached 4 at 5 pm with an overnight low of 32 at 7:30 am.
Youth Pens Thanks For Helpful Arrest
Memphis AP report recalls a note from a youth arrested in 1956 for auto theft. The letter thanks Police Lt. G E McCarver for arrest and guidance, saying the officer helped him reform and stop stealing. The writer expresses gratitude for being picked up and hopes to live honestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
G. E. McCarver
McCarver
Castro wooing Venezuela to ease Cuban US rift
Havana reports Fidel Castro sought Venezuela as a fifth nation to mediate Cuba's break with the United States. Venezuela may act within OAS boundaries while El Salvador and other nations sever or recall ambassadors amid Havana anti government protests. Betancourt advocates strengthening the inter American charter and excluding non elected regimes. Nine students were hurt in a Havana school bombing blamed on counterrevolutionaries.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Venezuela
Americas
Uwanassua Jan Fanolan
Hentry
Caracas
Ha‘vana
Organization of American States
el Salvador
Cuba
Junita
Salvador
United States
Guatemala
Iberu
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Colombia
OAS
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Kennedy backed emergency unemployment bill clears House vote
The House approved a 392 to 30 vote for a billion dollar emergency unemployment aid plan. Up to 3 million unemployed could receive up to 13 extra weeks of benefits over two years, funded by Treasury advances and a temporary payroll tax rise to 3.5 percent in 1962 and 1963. Byrd plans hearings next week as Senate weighs minimal changes. The measure aims to get aid flowing by April 1 for those who exhausted benefits.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
White House
Byrd
House Labor Committee
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Congo Troops Kill 44 Civilians in Luluabourg Clash
UN reports 44 civilians slain as Congolese soldiers riot in Luluabourg after pro Lumumba mob killed three soldiers. UN says 1,000 civilians sought protection. Ghanaian and Congolese troops interdict town, set roadblocks, and aid patrols. Tensions rise after Kasai Province events and Lumumba sympathies.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Luluabourg
United Nations
Kasai
Stanleyville
Luluaburg
Congo
Belgium
U. N
Patrice Lumumba
Col
Mulumba
Ndesha
Mom turns Clovis jail cell into a nursery
Betty Raines, 26, jailed for $10 driving with expired license and $5 costs, refuses payment while nursing her 10 month old. She converts a 5x10 cell into a crib with shelves of baby supplies. Husband Dennis says he may pay the fine but cannot free her. Their 5 year old Guy visits daily. The sentence is served at $1 per day.
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Clovis
N.M
Betty Raines
Dennis Raines
Guy
Algerians and French enter peace talks in Rabat
In Rabat Morocco Algerian rebel leaders meet with Tunisian and Moroccan officials as talks with France begin. Ferhat Abbas discusses with King Hassan II and Habib Bourguiba while Paris signals flexibility onarm terms and a cease fire. De Gaulle favors self determination via free elections.
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Rabat
Morocco
Charles de Gaulle
France
Tunisia
Algeria
Paris
R ‘Ae
Ferhat Abbas
Hassan II
Habb Bourguiba
Bourguiba
Louis Terrenoire
de Gaulle
Terrenoire
Williams Cautious in Africa Talks With UN Hope
In Leopoldville AP Newsmen grilled Glennen Williams as he, Kennedy’s Africa envoy, reiterated US policy. Williams warned that Congo peace hinges on UN Security Council resolutions implemented with the government, defending Africa for all races remarks as misinterpreted.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Glennen Williams
Kennedy
Africa
Williams
U. S
Washington
United Nations
Michigan
U. N. Security Council
Relief ultimatum faces Dupree Holloway over Cadillac debt
In Milwaukee District Court Judge Christ T. Seraphim offered Dupree Holloway, 29, a grim choice. Go to jail or repay the $257 he drew from the County Welfare Department to aid his $98 monthly Cadillac payments.
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Dupree Holloway
Dist
Christ T. Seraphim
Ike's 5-Star Bill Introduced for Eisenhower Rank
Washington AP report says an administration bill would restore former president Dwight D. Eisenhower to five star general in the regular Army. Sen. Richard B. Russell introduced the measure, noting Eisenhower would not receive pay or allowances of a five star general due to his lifetime $25,000 presidential pension. Kennedy praised Ike's career and urged passage for his outstanding military record.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Russell
Today's Chuckle A well-informed man is one whose wife has just told him what she thinks of him.
A light joke notes that wisdom comes from a spouse's blunt honesty. The quip frames a husband as well informed after his wife shares her unvarnished view.
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