Ratterman Testimony Focuses On Haziness In May Arrest
Newport district court heard George Ratterman 34 reform sheriff candidate describe his May 9 arrest with dancer Juanita Hodges alias April Flowers amid a Nashville style night life scene. He claimed memory gaps and said he faced gambling and corruption concerns while working with the Committee of 500. Prosecutors allege disorderly conduct and resisting arrest as detectives connected a Cincinnati hotel suite crossing with vendor Tito Carinci.
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George Ratterman
Campbell County
Ratterman
Jayde Joseph Rolf
Thomas Hirschfeld
Committee of 500
Thomas Paisley
Medina
Ohio
Tito Carinci
Gienn
Tropicana
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Carinci
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Miss Hodges
April Flowers
Paisley
Terrace Hilton
Cleveland Browns
Frank Cleveland
Glenn
Bonnie Greene
Miss Greene
Betterman
Eichmann Trial Sparks Strong Israeli Interest
In Jerusalem AP reports that over a month of testimony has kept Eichmann trial interest high. Israel’s 25 daily papers expanded pages to publish full reports and public seating stays full as Israelis seek the grim truth about Jewish persecution under the Nazis. Debate over nationalism or anti German sentiment appears unfounded and German observers are treated no differently than others.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Teen girl admits killing parents over dating disputes in Hartington
In Nebraska, Sharon Dahl a high school sophomore is jailed after admitting she killed her parents Victor 45 and Rosa 34 who objected to her dating. County Attorney Max Goetz said charges will be filed. Sharon said she loaded her father's shotgun and shot them as they slept at daybreak. The couple left seven children orphaned. Grandparents took custody.
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Hartington
Max Goetz
Sharon Dahl
Victor Dahl
Rosa
Coleridge
Sharon
Chris Dahl
Laurel
Goetz
John H. Rube
State Patrol
Lincoln
Birthday greeting for 112 year old William Eddington
In Kalamazoo Michigan on his 112th birthday William Dad Eddington received warm wishes from President Kennedy and former presidents Eisenhower Truman and Hoover. The elder statesmen joined neighbors to salute a man who has lived under 23 American administrations and remembered the presidents’ names.
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Dad) Eddington
Eddington
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S.truman
Herbert Hoover
Zachary Taylor
Kennedy
Kalamazoo
Long Lake
Alfred Lodge
Lodge
Hoover
America
Eisenhower
Truman
Gary Cooper Leaves Most Estate to Widow After Death
Actor Gary Cooper left most of his estate, valued over $1 million, to his widow Veronica, daughter Maria, and mother Alice L. Cooper. The will, signed Feb 27 as he faced cancer, was filed for probate in Los Angeles Superior Court. Half the estate goes to Mrs. Cooper and the home, with $5,000 to brother Arthur, $5,000 to niece Georgia Burton, $1,000 to Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey, $10,000 to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and the remainder in trust for the widow, daughter, and mother.
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Los Angeles
Gary Cooper
Superior Court
Cooper
Veronica
Arthur Cooper
Howard Cooper
Georgia C. Burton
Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey
Kentucky
Motion Picture Relief Fund, Inc
Maria
Alice L. Cooper
No vandals anyway Jacksonville man suffers injuries in blaze
Robert Johnson, owner of a city office building, spent the night there to deter vandals. In the early hours he dropped a flashlight and lit a match to look for it, igniting fumes from lacquer and paint thinner nearby. The fire caused about $19,000 damage to the building and its contents and burned Johnson on both arms and a leg.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Robert Johnson
Johnson
Manila Fire Ravages Binondo Market District
A spectacular blaze in Manila’s Binondo market district, described as the worst in 50 years, burned for 12 hours, injuring scores and causing over 50 million in property damage. More than 9,000 people were left homeless, with textile firms among the hardest hit. authorities reported 200 arrests for looting and suspected arson as the cause.
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Manila
Binondo
Rains Trigger Severe Flooding in West Texas and Arkansas
A pattern of torrential rain caused flash floods across western Texas and northern Arkansas late Friday. Seven inches fell in northwest Texas with four inches in nearby areas in 24 hours, sending the Concho River over banks near Sterling and flooding Springdale, Arkansas in its worst flood in years.
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Arkansas
Nevada
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Central Plains
Northern
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Sterling
Tex
Springdale
Ark
Today in Chuckles: Wages, Prices, Dividends and Taxes Through Years
A whimsical collage contrasts 1961 wages with 1932 prices 1926 dividends and 1901 taxes. The piece highlights how earnings prices and fiscal obligations shifted across early 20th century benchmarks.
France Algeria open peace talks in Evian Geneva talks begin
France and Algerian rebels opened negotiations in Evian with a cease-fire order in effect for a month. Ahmed Ben Bella and two aides were moved closer to Geneva, and other leaders released from Fresnes Prison. Rebels and French ministers met in a guarded hotel as the talks began.
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de Gaulle
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ile d’Aix
Lake Geneva
Paris
Ben Bella
Bay of Biscay
Hocine Au Ahmed
Mohamed Khidder
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Algiers
Geneva
Ben Beila
Fresnes
Wary Congress Hopes for Kennedy Khrushchev Talks
Congress members voice cautious optimism about the Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna meet while fearing unpredictable Soviet moves. Rep. Pelly urges postponement,Sen. Humphrey backs Kennedy, others warn against appeasement and expect only modest results from the talks.
Figurehead Yun withdraws resignation amid Korean coup
South Korea's 63 year old president Yun Po sun rescinds a one day old resignation under pressure from rebel generals to stay as civilian figurehead. Junta leader Chang Do young names himself premier and defense minister as 15 member all military cabinet is formed and a crackdown on Communists follows.
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Korea
Yun Po-sun
South Korea
Yun
Chang Do-young
Pak Jung-hi
Chang
John M. Chang
Kang
U. S
Carter Magruder
United Nations
Magruder
U.N
U. N
Johnson Gets Warm Welcome In Pakistan
U S Vice President Lyndon B Johnson arrived in Karachi to meet President Ayub Khan as cheering crowds aligned with Islamabad and Washington symbols shouted support for both nations during the arrival ceremonies.
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Johnson
Pakistan
Karachi
United States
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ayub Khan
Woman Killed As Auto Hits Bridge
Bowling Green Ohio AP report says a westbound car crossed Ohio 18 Friday night, left the road and struck a concrete bridge abutment. Bonnie Boesel 33, one of two occupants, was killed in the crash.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Wood County
Bonnie Boesel
Winstrel Show Canceled at White School in Chicago
At Budiong Public School an all white kindergarten and first grade minstrel show in blackface was halted after concerns it offended Black spectators. Principal Wesley G Thomson said superiors advised cancellation. Rev S S Morris of the NAACP criticized the plan as perpetuating racial stereotypes.
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Chicago
Budiong Public School
Wesley G. Thomson
Thomson
Stephen Foster
Darkes
Take My Job Will to Warren Dog Bites Carrier
An 11-year-old Warren Tribune-Chronicle carrier was bitten by a customer’s small dog while delivering the 52 page paper. He carried the heavy edition to the porch himself, noting the dog’s bite was not serious.
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Warren
Ohio
James Elias
Warren Tribune-Chronicle
Elias
Summit World Hopes For Kennedy Khrushchev Meeting
World leaders and officials voiced cautious optimism about a Kennedy Khrushchev summit in Austria, with Radha krishnan urging humanity’s stake in peace and leaders from Britain France Germany Japan Yugoslavia expressing support for dialogue. The plan calls for Kennedy and Khrushchev to meet June 3-4 after talks with Macmillan in London and De Gaulle in Paris.
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Austria
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London Daily Sketch
U.S
India
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
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U. S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lord Home
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Paris
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
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