Lawyer Found Guilty in Minneapolis Stabbing Case
Minneapolis lawyer Eugene Thompson, 36, is convicted of first degree murder for arranging the killing of his wife Carol Thompson, 34, nine months after her death in St Paul. The six jurors deliberated over seven ballots, sentencing him to life in prison with potential parole after 1742 years if behavior permits.
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Minneapolic
T. Eugene Thompson
Carol
Minnesota
St. Paul
Thompson
Stillwater
Ro Fosseen
State Supreme Court
William Randall
Jackie Olesen
Dick W. C. Anderson
Anderson
Norman Mastrian
Mrs. Thompson
Mastrian
Cape Center Opens to Public Sundays at Cape Kennedy
The Air Force announced public inspections at Cape Kennedy's missile and space center from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays beginning December 15. The public was previously allowed on Armed Forces Day in 1961.
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Cape Center
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Cape
North Korea to move to collective leadership claim
A South Korean paper reports Premier Kim Il Sung facing replacement as North Korea’s top leader. The Daily Seoul Shinmun indicates strong indications the dictatorial regime may shift to collective leadership.
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Kim
Seoul
Korea
Kim Il Sung
North Korea
Seoul Shinmun
Kraft Plans Stockton Milledgeville Plants Reopen After Strike
Kraft Foods announces resumption of production at its Stockton and Milledgeville plants despite failing to reach an agreement with striking employees. The firm will implement a 45 hour week within three weeks and offers four week vacations for 20 year employees. A permanent injunction against mass picketing was granted in Jo Daviess County.
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Stockton
Milledgeville
Kraft Foods Co
Peru
Ill
Kraft
Jo Daviess County Circuit Court
Potato Farm Family Faces Court Penalty In Wisconsin
Three members of the Kapusta family from Northwoods Farm near Antigo were ruled in contempt of court by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Tehan for violating a 1961 injunction that barred child labor in their potato business. Pre-sentence investigations were ordered for Dorothy Kapusta, Bernard Kapusta, and Steve B. Kapusta Jr.
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Milwaukee
Langlade County
U.S
Robert E. Tehan
Dorothy Kapusta
Bernard Kapusta
Steve B. Kapusta Jr
Northwoods Farm
Antigo
Tehan
Wife joins husband in death after calls
SPRING CITY Pa Oliver J Schubert died Friday after returning from work His wife Elizabeth made two telephone calls one to a physician and one to a minister Then she collapsed and died The Schuberts would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary today in this Montgomery County community.
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Spring City
Oliver J. Schubert
Elizabeth
Schuberts
Montgomery County
Monroe Junior High to Stage The Perfect Carol and Cadet Band Concert
The school will perform a holiday play The Perfect Carol by Aileen Sargent with a 68 piece Cadet band concert next Wednesday at 7 45 p.m. in the Junior High auditorium. Narrator Jan Wittwer and cast including Joseph Mohr Elsa Mohr and the Virgin Mary bring the Christmas story to life through five carol selections and the origin of Silent Night as Franz Gruber writes the timeless song.
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Monroe Junior High School
Aileen Sargent
Allan F. Barnard
Robert Williams
Jan Wittwer
Carol
Joseph Mohr
Stephen Benkert
Elsa Mohr
Kathleen Burkhard
Franz Gruber
Mark Rosa
Martha Weimer
Kathleen Bernet
James Zabel
Carol Barry
Joseph
Charles Irvin
Steven Christen
James Doyle
Robert Ruditi
Kurt Adam
Richard Goecke
Gregory Humble
Oberndorf
Shepherds
Wise Men
Angel
Josef
God
Labor Leader Harold Wilson Threatened With Death
London labor party leader Harold Wilson is under constant guard after an anonymous assassination threat. A letter warned of a killing at 9 30 p m tonight, said a party spokesman. Scotland Yard has ordered 24 hour vigilance as police treat the warning seriously while noting Kennedy’s assassination may influence some minds.
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London
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Scotland Yard
Kennedy
Cleary Named To State Post
Milwaukee 52 year old John W. Cleary was named director of the State Savings and Loan Department to succeed Roman Winkowski who resigned under fire. Cleary plans to divest any insurance stocks to avoid conflicts. he denies owning MGIC stock.
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Milwaukee
John W. Cleary
State Savings and Loan Department
Roman J. Winkowski
Cleary
Milwaukee Savings and Loan Council
Wisconsin Savings and Loan League
Reynolds
Win
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Winkowski
Savings and Loan Department
Post
Marquette University Law School
Hopkins Savings and Loan Association
Peter A. Cleary
Wisconsin
Savings and Loan
A. J. Schmedeman
MGIC
Chief at Lodi Shot in Fight
Police chief Forrest Bishop of Lodi Wisconsin was critically wounded early today while trying to break up a family fight at a trailer camp near Lodi. He was operated on at University Hospital in Madison. The assailant, treated for a head injury, fired six shots striking Bishop in the stomach.
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Lodi
Wis
Forrest Bishop
Columbia County
Bishop
University Hospitals
Madison
Portage
JFK's Widow Requests No Arlington Land Memorial
Mrs. John F. Kennedy asked the Defense Department to abandon plans for a three acre memorial area at Arlington National Cemetery surrounding the late President's grave after reading reports the land had been set aside for the Kennedy family.
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John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Arlington National Cemetery
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Torch Is Passed JFK Assassination Book Offered By AP
The Associated Press prepares a 100 page hard cover book titled The Torch Is Passed summarizing the Kennedy assassination and aftermath. It will be sold by mail for 2 dollars per copy with delivery starting Dec 30 and includes photos and narratives by AP reporters.
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Kennedy
Associated Press
Renk Urged by Wisconsin GOP to Run Against Proxmire
MADISON The Wisconsin Republican executive committee voted unanimously to urge Wilbur Renk of Sun Prairie to run for Senate against Democratic Sen. William Proxmire in 1964. The party pledged financial support for Republican candidates and discussed endorsement timing with Renk, who said he will not announce his plans until mid January.
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Madison
Wisconsin Republican Party
Wilbur Renk
Sun Prairie
William Proxmire
Renk
Senate
GOP
Talbot Peterson
Appleton
Peterson
Proxmire
Sun Prairie Farm
Philip G. Kuehn
Abusive Letters Stun Goldwater After Kennedy Assassination
The Chicago Tribune reports Barry Goldwater and senator John Tower have received abusive telegrams and letters after President Kennedy's murder. Associates say the letters leave them stunned and deeply disturbed by accusations tying right wing leaders to Kennedy's death.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Kennedy
the Tribune
Washington
Goldwater
John Tower
R-Tex
Byrnes To Aid GMI In Tax Case Request
Rep. John W. Byrnes said he would help Continental Mortgage Insurance Inc. pursue equal tax treatment if the firm asks. He was instrumental in a 1960 favorable tax deferment for MGIC of Milwaukee. Continental has waited 11 months for a ruling similar to MGIC’s, now at the IRS general counsel after a technical review.
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Washington
John W. Byrnes
Continental Mortgage Insurance Inc
GMI
Madison
Byrnes
Continental
Internal Revenue Service
MGIC
Milwaukee
IRS
Milwaukee Sentinel
Baton Rouge Voters Face Three Minute Ballot Rule
Baton Rouge voters must cast ballots quickly as state law limits voting time to three minutes per voter. With 198 candidates on the ballot residents are urged to flip switches rapidly to stay within the law.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Study Park Reopening Considered by Montgomery**
Montgomery city commissioners weigh reopening 12 municipal parks closed in 1959 amid court ordered integration. The action reflects racial desegregation era changes affecting public spaces and local governance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rome Considers Orthodox Protestant Meeting During Pope Visit
Vatican officials study a proposal by Patriarch Anthanagoras I for a summit with Orthodox and Protestant leaders in Jerusalem during Pope Paul VI’s Holy Land visit. If held, it would mark the first papal Orthodox encounter since 1054 and aligns with the pope’s unity aims. Local fear over the pope’s safety is noted by Cairo papers amid a broader dialogue push.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Holy Land
Anthenagoras I
Constantinople
Istanbul
Jerusalem
London
Canterbury
Maximos IV Saigh
Antioch
Middle East
Rome
Paul
Cairo
al Akhbar
Holy Lands
Jordan
Israel
Philadelphia
National Council of Churches
Hawaii Memorial Honors Pearl Harbor Victims and JFK Tribute
Memorial ceremonies mark Pearl Harbor Day with wreaths and flower garlands for 2300 dead from 1941. For first time since WWII the Arizona flag flies at half mast in tribute to fallen Navy Lt John F Kennedy alongside the ongoing memorial observances in Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Navy
Pacific
John F. Kennedy
United States
Japan
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JFK
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