Bank Robber Steals $25955 From Hamilton Bank
Five female bank tellers and several customers faced a 1030 a.m. hold up at the First National Bank of Hamilton. The suspect Frank Sprenz, a jailbreaker and plane thief, is suspected to have escaped with 25955 dollars in a stolen aircraft. He is described as sometimes wearing a toupee to alter his appearance.
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First National Bank
Hamilton
James Atwell
Juanita Hurst
Sally Leidgeber
Mary French
Mary Bradwell
Betty Lewis
Frank Sprenz
Sprenz
Montreal
Rene Martin
Bank Robber Vanishes After Hamilton Holdup Trail to Canton
FBI top ten fugitive Frank Lawrence Sprenz escaped after robbing the First National Bank in Hamilton. A stolen airplane, a car, and a bar stay followed as the chase crossed Ohio toward Canton. Sprenz, an Akron resident, is described as polite, well dressed, and dangerous with prior plane thefts and jail escape.
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First National Bank & Trust Co
Hamilton
Canton
Frank Lawrence Lprenz
Akron
FBI
Hamilton Plaza
Homer ‘Dail
Lebanon
Robmeyer Road
Coshocton
Sprenz
Elizabeth Lewis
Brough Ave
Lorenz
Sprenz Lef
Lprenz
Summit County
Toronto
Ont
Baltimore Harbor
Scranton
Colchester
New Haven
Bus overturns in pond causing multiple child deaths in Tiston
A school bus hit a rut and overturned into a farm pond near Tiston, drowning at least nine children. Rescuers feared two or three more bodies might be found in the half submerged bus.
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Tiston
Macmillan Ends Talks With Reds
MOSCOW AP British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ended talks with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and warned the Berlin crisis must be settled by negotiation not force. They discussed Germany, nuclear arms, and expanding cultural and trade ties, with aim toward eventual disarmament and international inspection. Macmillan scheduled to depart this afternoon.
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Moscow
Harold Macmillan
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Macmillan
Germany
Khrushchev
Europe
Radio signal fails to locate missing Discoverer I
A 40 minute 40 000 watt radio beam from Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto aimed along the Discoverer I path failed to yield reflected signals at Stanard Oil Co. in Cleveland. Dr A L Jones of Sohio center said equipment should have detected a reflection if the satellite was where Air Force calculations placed it at 3 15 a m over Kansas. He noted the altitude might have prevented reflection.
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Cleveland
Stanford Research Institutee
Palo Alto
Calif
Air Force
Stanard Oil Co
Ohio
A. L. Jones
Sohio Center
Kansas
Jones
Moon probe faces 10000 to 1 odds in lunar hit
Army lunar probe launch faced extreme uncertainty with rough math. Aiming must account for Earth rotation, Moon motion, and two magnets tugging the ball. Calculations show only about one chance in 10 000 for a direct hit despite sterilization to avoid Earth germs.
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Moon
Ben Funk
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Car Shoots Off Ferry Killing Five Mexican Nationals
Five Mexican women drowned in the Rio Grande after a car plunged from a ferry at Los Ebanos Texas. Police targeted driver Luis Montehongoy, who swam to the Mexican side after escaping the submerged vehicle. The ferry crew said the car shot off into the water, bouncing downstream before vanishing in about 15 to 20 feet of water.
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Los Ebanos
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
Luis Montehongoy
Montehongoy
San Miguel
Francisco Rivas
Quick Quip Sparks Hidden Inferior Jibe
A joke has two women discussing a third. One says she is kind to her inferiors. The other retorts where she finds them, delivering a sharp class-based tease.
Millions Stolen By Masterminds In Canadian Bank Heist
Five men entered Brockville Trust and Savings Co by drilling through walls and floors, stealing millions in stocks bonds and cash over five hours. One member dropped a bankbook and was jailed. others linked to a broader network of international thefts. Authorities cite an organized crime ring with insiders and cross border connections.
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Brockville, Ont
Court House Square
Brockville Trust and Savings Co
Brockville
Martin
Montreal
Central Station
St. Catharines
Ont
Wilbert Young
Pioneer IV Boosts U S Space Pace Toward Sun Orbit
United States launches Pioneer IV from Cape Canaveral as NASA tracks its course toward an orbit around the sun. Initial speed reaches 24,890 mph with projections placing the craft hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth and about 35,000 miles from the moon, while Soviet claims of a solar orbit loom.
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Washington
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Goldstone
Calif
Puerto Rico
Jodrell Bank
England
Pioneer IV
Earth
Moon
William H. Pickering
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Cold front lowers Miami Valley temps to chilly today
A cold front moves through the Miami Valley bringing mostly cloudy and cool weather. Tonight will be chilly with a low near 28 degrees and a high around 44 today. Wednesday winds ease and temperatures rise to the mid forties.
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Miami Valley
Moon Shot Near Miss At Cape Canaveral
At Cape Canaveral, onlookers watched a Juno II moon rocket erupt in a reddish orange flame as it ignited on the launch pad. The massive fire and smoke rose around the towering vehicle creating a dramatic display.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Missile Test Center
Signals Hint Discovery Rocket Reaches Orbit
Air Force reports sporadic bursts lasting about six minutes from the Discovery rocket tracked from Alaska as it tumbles in flight after launching from Vandenberg AFB near Los Angeles. The 1,290 pound vehicle is believed to have achieved orbit, according to officials.
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Inglewood
Calif
Air Force
Alaska
Ballistic Missile Division
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Los Angeles
Juno II Liftoff Sends Lunar Probe Toward Space
Spectators watched as the Juno II rocket rose slowly from the launch site shedding frost and firing bright exhaust. After three minutes the Jupiter booster burnout left the lunar probe on its own in outer space with subsequent stages firing in sequence.
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Outer
Space
Blind Date Turns Sour in Los Angeles Drive In Case
An Los Angeles telephoned blind date ended badly when Robert Wood aged 29 took his date to a drive in. He left for refreshments and returned to find the brunette missing along with his late model car. Police search ongoing.
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Los Angeles
Robert Wood
Wood
Eve Ning
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