Arsonist Seized After Church Fire On West Side
Chicago police captured Isaac Wilson a 35 year old former mental patient as he prepared a fresh blaze at Christ Temple Church. He admitted setting fires at the church and five other buildings on the West Side including a four story former church building. He said he started fires to prevent dogs from entering church and to combat rats and germs.
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Christ Temple Church of the Pentecostal Assembly
West Side
Chicago
Robert Quinn
Isaac Wilson
Christ Temple
Wilson
First Congregational Church
Baby Found In Trunk Murder Charge Sears Powers
NEW BOSTON Tex AP a former Army nurse Rose Powers 46 was held for murder over a baby allegedly kept in a trunk for 11 years. Husband Elburn Powers 42 found the body in a steel foot locker after she admitted birthing illegitimately in a Georgia trailer. The sheriff said the body was well preserved though death cause and sex could not be determined.
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New Boston
Tex
W. J. Watlington
Texarkana
Rose Powers
Augusta
Watlington
Powers
Nashville
Tenn
Texas
Vanderbilt Hospital
Today’s Chuckle
A humorous reflection suggests that many people could enjoy longer lives if they slowed down their pursuit of material wealth and status. The quip hints at the ironies of modern ambition and the value of simpler living.
Kim Novak Confuses Sports Car Return Question
Hollywood star Kim Novak tangled over an $8,500 sports car given by Rafael Trujillo Jr. She said she returned it at a party, while an aide in Kansas City denied it. An agency said the car was in for maintenance and Novak had instructed no further comment.
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Hollywood
Kim Novak
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Miss Novak
Kansas City
Army Command and General Staff School
Cardinal Stritch Near Death in Grave Condition
Rome AP reports Cardinal Samuel C. Stritch of Chicago, aged 70, in increasingly grave condition after a stroke. He cannot take nourishment, speaks no words, but remains conscious and can lift a hand. doctors cite poor veins and limited IV access. Vatican confirms serious illness of Cardinal Stepinac of Zagreb with pneumonia and a long health history.
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Rome
Samuel C
Chicago
Msgr
James Hardiman
Vatican
Alojzije
Stepinac
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Krasic
Jazz Fans Go Overboard During Hudson River Excursion
Nine Dixieland music enthusiasts leapt from a chartered Hudson River Day Line boat into the river Sunday night. George McLaughlin, 21, led the plunge with Eugene Cahill, 21, and Joseph Barry, 19, following. Coast Guard cutters and harbor patrol boats aided in rescuing all nine as passengers tossed floats while the Knickerbocker returned to shore. Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy condemned the incident and warned it must stop. organizer Andrew McCaw aimed to provide music for Dixieland devotees aboard a Manhattan sail.
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New York
Hudson River
Hudson River Day Line
iCoast Guard
George McLaughlin
Cool Cats
Knickerbocker
Eugene Cahill
Joseph Barry
Stephen P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Andrew McCaw
Direcor
Dixieland Admiration Society
Dixieland
Manhattan
Central High School baccalaureate amid guarded tense scene
Historic baccalaureate at Central High in Little Rock drew 120 National Guardsmen and 100 police as 600 seniors prepared to graduate amid racial tension. Seven Negroes were arrested near the stadium for disturbing the peace, with two faces carrying weapons. Ernest Green, 16, a first in his race to receive a diploma, stood calm as officers escorted him from the venue. Newsmen faced restrictions and tense exchanges with police and segregationists protested attendance limits. Guards will disband unofficially after graduation, with troops returning to Camp Robinson by Thursday.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Ernest Green
Central High
Green
Arkansas Democrat
Wesley Pruden
Capital Citizens Council
Blossom
Camp Robinson
Panty Raid Incited by Disc Jockey At FSU Dorm
In Tallahassee Florida State University officials say a panty raid incited by a campus disc jockey was broken up with tear gas. About 1000 students and locals crowded Jennie Murphree Dormitory for Women, looting wispy garments from upper windows. One tear gas shell was fired to disperse the crowd. no arrests or injuries were reported. University President Robert M Strozier cited a WTAL disc jockey Red Evans broadcast as a contributing factor and Evans’ supervisor defended the broadcast as innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida State University
Jennie Murphree
Robert M. Strozier
University
Red Evans
WTAL
Paul Meyers
Evans
Uncertain Miami Valley Weather With Changing Systems
The forecast notes a sequence of high and low pressure systems keeping the Miami Valley in a changeable pattern through Tuesday. Today will be sunny and mild near 76, tonight fair with a low around 57, Tuesday mostly cloudy with possible showers and a high near 80, then colder Tuesday night as a new high moves in. Middletown reported a Sunday high of 74 and a 47 low, with rainfall of about 1.0 inches Saturday night into Sunday morning.
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Middletown
Rebel Crisis Deepens as France Faces Civil War Threat
Paris reports Premier Pflimlin warning Parliament of a civil war danger as rightist moves to empower De Gaulle span overseas. Insurgents claim gains in Algeria Corsica and threaten Equatorial and West Africa plus Pacific territories. France contemplates troop withdrawal from Bizerte amid Tunisian clashes. Pascal Arrighi joins Corsica public safety committee formation.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Algeria
Corsica
de Gaulle
French Equatorial
West Africa
New Caledonia
Tahiti
Pacific
Tunisia
Security Council
Bizerte
Pascal Arrighi
French National Assembly
French Labor Union Appeals for Action Amid Rising Tensions
In France the Communist led Confederation of Labor urged gov ernment arsenal workers to meet immediately to plan counteraction against Fascist aggression. Pflimlin told the Assembly there was no justification and no, the report notes, of imminent threats as rightist mobs gathered in support of De Gaulle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Confederation of Labor
de Gaulle
Pflimlin
Paris Strike Called Over De Gaulle Return
The Communist controlled General Confederation of Labor ordered a strike starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday to protest any possible return of General Charles de Gaulle to power. The duration of the strike was not specified.
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PARIS
General Confederation of Labor
Charles de Gaulle
Corsica Crisis Prompts Government Security Measures
A military led seizure of power in Corsica prompts the government to announce heightened security and counterinsurgency actions. Officials say the crackdown aims to curb pro Gaullist momentum and prevent spillover to the French mainland as the regime justifies its emergency steps.
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Corsica
Algerian insurrection forces travel curbs imposed
In Algiers the insurgent government ordered controls on departure for all Frenchmen and foreigners. French males over 15 require visas and men 20 to 48 must show a certificate of unfitness for military service. General Salan announced the rules and said foreigners need special permission to depart. The measure affects thousands of Italians Spaniards Greeks and Western journalists.
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Algiers
Rooul Salan
Corsica rebels push public safety councils in Algeria style
Rebel leaders in Corsica vow to funnel supplies to the Mediterranean amid a 140,000 population context. France imposes extended censorship on all news in and from French territories. Police seize the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune for linking Adm. Philippe Auboyneau to the rebel generals. Government officials and military participants in the Corsica uprising face fines and jail.
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Corsica
Algiers
Mediterranean
Corsica coup spurs fears of wider French plot
Andre Francois-Poncet, former West Germany high commissioner, warned in Figaro that the Corsican coup signals a broader plan to install De Gaulle in power by force if needed. He cautioned that isolated incidents may spread to mainland France and that unified action could be imminent.
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Corsica
Andre Francois-Poncet
West
Germany
Figaro
France
de Gaulle
Tunisian protests demand French troops leave country
Demonstrations in Tunis spilled from Sunday into today as crowds vociferously call for a French withdrawal amid renewed fighting between French and Tunisian troops in Remada. The weekend clashes near Remada have ended, and protesters remained orderly in the capital.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Remada
De Gaulle Waits Quietly at Village Home
De Gaulle remained at his village residence about 150 miles from Paris. He attended Mass with his family yesterday and offered no public statement to the press.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Mass
Corsica Rebels Seize Ajaccio Plaza and Install Junta
Rebels seize public buildings in Ajaccio capital as paratroopers lead mobs to establish a military civilian junta on the mountainous island. Insurgents move across Corsica with rapid, coordinated action disrupting local authority.
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Corsica
Ajaccio
French Mediterranean fleet splits from Paris amid Algerian crisis
Premier Pflimlin faces a new hurdle as the French Mediterranean fleet, under an admiral aligned with Algerian insurgents, sails in the Mediterranean on an independent course. Paris insists ships operate under orders after NATO maneuvers, with routine calls at Bone Philippeville and Bougie before returning to Toulin. The move threatens to weaken the government’s hold amid overseas tensions.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Mediterranean
Defense Ministry
Navy
Algeria
Bone
Phillipeville
Bougie
Toulin
France
French Mediterranean Fleet backs Algerian revolt
Adm. Philippe Aboyneau, commanding about 17 ships, declared his sympathy for the Gaullist movement seeking to topple the Pflimlin government in Algiers. He pledged the French fleet would honor NATO commitments as he conferred with Gen. Lauris Norstad in Malta and then sailed back to sea.
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Mediterranean
Adm
Philippe Aboyneau
Algiers
Pflimlin
Algeria
Aboyneau
NATO
Malta
U.S
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Norstad
Seven drown in futile rescue at Rockport beach
A sunny Rockport Texas beach tragedy left seven dead including nine year old Janice Bailey after she fell into a deep hole. Air Force chaplain Leonard Berry 40 from Syracuse dived in to help as Janice's mother Mary Bailey 26 and another father joined, with seven other children among the rescuers.
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Rockport
Tex
Air Force
Janice Bailey
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Leonard Berry
Syracuse
N. Y
Janice
Mary Bailey
Tragedy at Victoria surf bath as bodies pulled from water
Wayne Bailey of Foster Air Force Base in Victoria cries out upon seeing the bodies of his wife and daughter recovered from the surf. More than 3,000 bystanders witnessed the harbor tragedy as Fire Chief Dick Fox, who leads the county emergency corps, noted bathers remained calm and no panic ensued.
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Wayne Bailey
Foster Air Force Base
Victoria
Tex
Drowning Toll Rises in Rockport Beach Incident
Local rescue efforts recovered seven bodies within ninety minutes after a man Concepción Tomas attempted to save a girl who was in a strong surf. Victims included David Curby seven, Margarita Torres eleven, Susanna eight, Aurelia Tomas ten all from Rockport. Fire chief notes warning signs may be added. Surf overflow pushed victims toward a rarely used north beach area.
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David Curby
Aransas Pass
Tex
Margarita Torres
Sussanna
Aurelia Tomas
Rockport
Concepcion Tomas
Janice
Jack Baughman
Nest Will Travel: Goofy Bird Builds on Airliner Nests
In Cincinnati Goofy the Martin bird repeatedly builds nests on tail sections of three airline Constellations at Greater Cincinnati Airport. Airline agent Bill Birkley notes the bird returns each day to place sticks and grass on the engines as the plane idles before passengers depart.
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Cincinnati
Goofy
Greater
Bill Birkley
King Saud Leaves Jordan Hospital After Treatment
King Saud of Saudi Arabia departs the Dharan hospital of Arabian American Oil Co after medical care. A Mecca radio broadcast gave no details on the illness or condition treated.
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Sand
Amman
Jordan
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Arabian-American Oil Co
Dharan
Mecca Radio
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