Finch Jury Fails To Reach Verdict And Is Dismissed
In Los Angeles AP report the eight day Finch murder trial ends without verdict as Dr R Bernard Finch and his mistress Carole Tregoff face retrial. Judge dismisses jury of five men seven women. both defendants cry as district attorney plans a possible retrial and officials discuss hung jury procedures.
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Finch
Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Miss Tregoff
Grant Cooper
Ken Johnson
Pioneer V Sends Strong Radio Signals From Space
Pioneer V beamed steady signals during a test as it neared 292 080 miles from Earth traveling at about 6219 mph. NASA noted magnetic drag slowed it, with earlier speed 24869 mph after launch from Cape Canaveral. Jodrell Bank tracked the tone described as steady and clear.
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Joe F. Kane
Washington
Pioneer V
Sea of Space
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Pioneer
Pioneer V Sends Signals From Solar Orbit Test
A Jodrell Bank scientist activated the control and the Pioneer V transmitters began sending signals. Data will be sent to NASA computers via Washington. The station will monitor daily until July as Pioneer V nears Venus and completes a 311 day solar orbit around the sun.
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Jodrell Bank
Washington
NASA
Pioneer V
Earth
Venus
Sun
Embezzler's Belongings Auctioned in Cincinnati
The luxurious home and furnishings of Edward S. Marshall, charged with embezzling about 150000 dollars, were auctioned Saturday. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reported the sale brought in about 34000 dollars. Marshall, secretary treasurer of Dome Chemical Corp, disappeared last August and has not been found. Dome accused him of embezzling 80000 dollars, later increased to 120000 in cash and 30000 in records and checks. Marshall had been with Dome about five years and previously served a 31 month forgery sentence in Idaho in 1950.
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Cincinnati
Edward S. Marshall
Hamilton County
Marshall
Dome Chemical Corp
Dome
Firat
Sheriff's
Idaho
Chuckle Aiways Delays Advice on What Not To Do
A playful note urges readers to postpone until tomorrow any guidance on actions one should never take. The cartoonish message leans into humor about delays and caution.
Trial ends with return for new hearing in murder and conspiracy case
The case was remanded to Superior Court for a March 17 hearing to set a new trial date likely in late April. Juror splits favored murder and conspiracy charges against Dr. Finch and Miss Tregoff, with mixed verdicts. spectators, guards, and attorneys crowded the jail to finish the day. Dr. Finch faced a stern look and an 8-4 split on his charges, while Miss Tregoff faced 8-4 and 10-2 verdict tendencies.
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Superior Court
Dr. Finch
Miss Tregoff
Barbara Jean Finch
McKeson urges retrial after murder conspiracy verdict
District Attorney William B. McKeson states the case should be retried with the grand jury indictments for murder and conspiracy. Dr. Finch's attorney predicts weeks for a retrial while coprosecutors express disappointment. Fellow prosecutors differ on pursuing another jury as the Dec 8-trial concluded on Saturday.
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William B. McKesson
Snowbound South Faces Worsening Conditions in the Carolinas
Northwest North Carolina helicopters struggled as more snow halted rescues. Subfreezing temperatures forecast for Tennessee North Carolina and north Georgia. About 1500 needy families in Ashe and Avery Counties receive food fuel and medical aid as ground teams press on. Red Cross sent 10 disaster workers from Atlanta to aid civil defense and local crews amid 68 inches of snow and 15 foot drifts.
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North Carolina
Mercury
New England
Tennessee
North Georgia
Ashe
Avery
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Gridiron Club Jubilee Skits Target 1960 Presidential Field
Washington AP The Gridiron Club marked 75 years with a jubilee dinner poking 1960 candidates of both parties in song and sketch. Guests included Eisenhower Nixon cabinet members Supreme Court justices and many officials. Democratic hopefuls Kennedy Symington and Johnson attended while Humphrey campaigned in Wisconsin.
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Richard M. Nixon
Supreme Court
Newsmen’s Club
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Nixon
White House
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Kennedy
Johnson
West
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minesota
Wisconsin
Evangelist Sees Islam As Winner
Evangelist Billy Graham, after an eight week crusade across east central and west Africa, says Islam is making the greatest progress among Africa's uncommitted millions. He spoke to missionaries and clergy, met heads of state, and warns that America may eventually be overwhelmed by Islam.
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Ethiopia
Africa
Isla
Billy Graham
East
Central
West Africa
America
Graham
Africa Population Debate and Religious Shifts
Graham notes Africa’s population around 40 million with six practicing bush gods. He observes Islam gaining followers faster than Christianity, as Islam is less demanding and allows polygyny. He argues Christian churches struggle to admit men with multiple wives.
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Africa
S:ix
Graham
Missionaries in Africa: faith, schools, and conflict
The passage notes Christian missionaries performing acts of devotion and dying in large numbers to aid Africa. It claims missionaries built schools hospitals and churches and cites Graham's Southern Baptist Church as having built hundreds of schools in Nigeria, where Islam predominates. It suggests expanding missions, especially American Negro missionaries and Africans, as the solution.
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Africa
Graham
Southern Baptist Church
Nigeria
Chilean Diplomat Benjamin Cohen Dies in New York
Chilean diplomat and former U.N. undersecretary Benjamin A. Cohen died Saturday at Doctor's Hospital in New York. He would have turned 64 next Friday. Cohen served at the United Nations as assistant secretary general in charge of Public Information and later as undersecretary in charge of the Trusteeship Department.
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New York
Benjamin A. Cohen
United Nations
Doctor's Hospital
Cohen
U.N
Department of Public Information
Gridiron Mockery Skits Highlight Postwar Debate
Symington and Dirksen headlined the Gridiron revelry with off the record remarks. Republicans were lampooned by a “peace and Prosperity Travel Bureau” scene while Democrats faced mockery of a “big city rumble” for the presidential race. A cloak and dagger skit mocked CIA data gathering from “a sewer in old Viena.”
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Symington
Everett Dirksen
Central Intelligence
Old Viena
Club member recalls purpose amid 75-year history
Times, a longtime member for nearly five of its 75 years, told diners that the club’s mission remains to prevent people from taking themselves too seriously, a principle that has endured.
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Times
Khrushchev to Meet De Gaulle in France Visit
Khrushchev prepares for talks with Charles de Gaulle as Washington signals a firm U S posture. Preston Grover notes prospects of French Soviet diplomacy during Khrushchev's visit, with U S promises shaping the outcome and Adenauer seeking assurances.
Gangland Silence Shrouds Slayings in Youngstown
Youngstown Ohio police hunted ambush killers of crime boss S Joseph Naples and his girlfriend Mary Ann Vrancich. Naples was shot at the door. Vrancich was killed on the porch as she went to aid him. Police rounded up racketeers and associates but many remained silent.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
S. Joseph
Sandy) Naples
Mary Ann Vrancich
Naples
Peter Venovsky
Khrushchev to meet Gaulle in Paris pre summit clash
Paris reports Khrushchev arrives Tuesday to a war of wills with Charles de Gaulle ahead of a May 16 summit. The central issue remains Germany and East West reconciliation as officials caution no major progress is expected.
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Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Moscow
France Prepares Charm Offensive Tour for Khrushchev
The French government plans a secret entertainment program and a country tour for Khrushchev, dating back to a wartime meeting in Moscow on Dec 10, 1944. He will visit chateaux with historic ties to the revolution, and see France’s mines, oil, steel, mills, and culture in hopes of winning favor.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Russia
France
Khrushchev and De Gaulle Dominate Postwar Powers
The text compares Khrushchev’s Soviet strength to De Gaulle’s leadership in France, noting France’s reduced reliance on Parliament and allies. It highlights France’s policy of industrial and military linkage with West Germany through postwar treaties and practice, and anticipates a sharp challenge to the U S West Germany bond from Khrushchev.
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France
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
United States
Harold Macmillan
Britain
West Germany
Germany
West
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Sings On St Patrick Day
A note on the song When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, its German American authorship, and its nightly renditions for St Patrick’s Day. The paper also mentions school differences in the region and a Middletown business and banking rebound with Ed Edmiston reporting on the day’s business page.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Middletown
Ed Edmiston
Busin
Adenauer to Press firm stance against Berlin concessions
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will meet President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Herter in Washington to urge unity against Western concessions to Khrushchev over Berlin. Officials say Eisenhower will also push for Western flexibility in upcoming talks, while Adenauer warns such moves could trigger a Berlin crisis. He arrives Monday night before three days of talks with key U.S. leaders.
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Konrad Adenauer
U.S
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Adenauer
White House
Herter
State Department
Richard M. Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Khrushchev
Berlin
East Germany
Bonn
New York
Far East
Rival Plans To Disarm Will Clash In Geneva
NATO and Soviet bloc delegates convened in Geneva for a ten nation disarmament conference opening Tuesday. The Western plan, formed after tough bargaining in Washington and Paris, won final NATO Council approval in Paris earlier Saturday.
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Washington
Paris
NATO Council
Western plan seeks global disarmament agency and troop cuts
The United States Britain France Canada and Italy outline a three stage plan for disarmament. A central international agency would record arms and troops. Nations would halt nuclear weapon production and convert fissionable material to peaceful uses. Secretly Washington would trim forces to 2.1 million if the Soviet Union matches. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin says the rival plan follows Khrushchev’s world disarmament program.
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United States
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Seoviet
Valerian Zorin
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev's UN Plan Aims for Global Disarmament
In a September UN General Assembly speech Khrushchev proposed total abolition of national military forces and war staffs over four years. East and West would be represented equally, with the East including the Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia Bulgaria and Romania. Each side's plan contains provisions the other deems unacceptable.
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Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
Soviet Union
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Conference chiefs poised to discuss disarmament plans
Western observers expect each side to present its plan in the first week of the conference while noting little progress before the Big Four summit in Paris opens May 16. Berlin and German unification remain the main concern as the four leaders will also address the rival disarmament proposals.
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Paris
Berlin
Gangland Fatal Shooting Ties to Steel City Rackets War
Naples, a noted No 2 figure in the county crime network, was wounded in chest and head by shotgun blasts, fired back with six shots before dying. The scene left the shotgun. Over a decade Youngstown saw 68 unsolved bombings amid gang battles. A 1957 dynamite blast targeted a $60,000 Naples home under construction.
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Steel City
Naples
Youngstown
Naples slaying linked to crime figure with prior prison terms
Naples had a brief jail stint for gambling in 1957 and spent 10 years in Western Penitentiary starting in 1934 for breaking and entering robbery and assault and battery. Police believe two men carried out the shooting that killed Naples and Miss Vrancich, with a possible third man driving away. A $5000 cash roll was found in Naples's pockets.
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Naples
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Beaver County
Miss Vrancich
Adenauer to Visit Amid Berlin Crisis Fears
U S and West German diplomats say Adenauer travels to address fears of softened Western resolve to defend West Berlin at all costs. He fears concessions offered to the Soviet Union at Geneva and Paris summits last year may undermine East West tensions and nuclear risk reduction efforts.
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U. S
Adenauer
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Geneva
Paris
Eisenhower
Funeral services for Dr Roy Chapman Andrews Held in California
Carmel California AP Funeral services for Dr Roy Chapman Andrews 76 famed naturalist and former director of the American Museum of Natural History in New York will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the Little Chapel by the Sea in Pacific Grove. Rev Donald Johnson of Carmel Valley Community Chapel will officiate and cremation will follow after the heart attack death Friday night.
House Passes Civil Rights Bill Heads for Senate Clash
The AP reports the Senate may vote this month on a House approved civil rights bill aimed at voting rights. The current act features court appointed referees in voting cases, anti bombing provisions, and penalties for obstructing desegregation orders. Debate has stretched long with a filibuster but is winding down.
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Washington
Senate
House
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