25 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1960
Page
1
A man shot dead after a nine hour standoff at his Chalkhill home in southwestern Pennsylvania. He held state police and others at bay during the siege. AP Wirephoto.
Police recount a violent rampage by Raymond of Farmington Pa in which four bystanders were killed and several others wounded before he was shot to death. The incident began after a domestic dispute sparked a fire and escalated with rifle fire from a second story window.
Tax refunds and credits totaling 2.23 million were part of a tax court settlement disclosed earlier. Nine corporations received more than three million dollars each, including Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburg, General Dynamics in San Diego, Beech Aircraft in Wichita, C N I Liquidating in St. Louis, Celanese in New York, Seatrain Lines in New York, Barber Oil in New York, Motor Products in Detroit, and Standard Oil of New Jersey in New York City.
A report notes that the female buffalo in India yields richer milk than the domestic cow, highlighting dairy productivity differences.
The Northeast Chiropractic Society elected Dr. C. G. Meller of Monroe as president at a recent meeting held in the West Monroe High School auditorium. Other officers include Dr. Tracy Smith of Ruston as secretary treasurer and Dr. W. B. Eastburn of West Monroe with Dr. R. K. Harvey of Monroe on the planning committee.
Dr James T Horton pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monroe will speak during Focus Religious Emphasis Week at Louisiana College February 29 to March 4. He serves on the college board of trustees the Louisiana Baptist Convention executive board and the Southern Baptist Education Commission.
Van Rie testified that Lynn was in his cabin for about three hours on September 18. He claimed he last saw her alive in the morning and said she visited his cabin after that time. The defendant described shipboard duties and a police brainwashing claim in Brooklyn, and he admitted giving a false statement after intense interrogations.
Officials found a Brazilian mail pouch from Victoria to Rio near Guabara Bay and identified special passports from water recovered items. Names listed include Lt JG C L Jackson and James Rusbin Cordell among others as part of the recovered credentials and crew details.
The piece weighs the strategic debate over curbing filibuster rights in the Senate. Southerners aim to slow progress by time delaying actions to spare energy. civil rights advocates stress precise timing to win a two thirds vote. Lyndon B. Johnson signals around the clock sessions to pressure a breakthrough.
Chile in South America is noted for its rich deposits of nitrates iodine and copper. The snippet highlights natural resources shaping the country’s industry and exports.
The defense argues Carole Tregoff may be acquitted if she had no intent to kill as Finch confronts his wife over divorce. Prosecutor Crail claims motive tied to a fortune, insurance payout, and an accidental gun discharge during a struggle, with disputed items like a so called murder kit and torn gloves suggesting attempted concealment.
President Eisenhower visited Congonhas Airport and toured through Sao Paulo with Gov. Carlos Alberto Carvalho Pinto and Mayor Adhemar de Barros. The procession passed Campos Eliseos-Elysian Fields as thousands of students and crowds waved flags and a band played God Bless America in the light drizzle.
In a relaxed exchange on a sunlit Indonesian island, Khrushchev and an AP journalist discuss press bias and honesty. They note differences in viewpoint and acknowledge Armenian heritage, with aides weighing trust and national context.
A winter storm blanketed Arkansas and parts of Mississippi Louisiana Missouri and Tennessee with up to seven inches of snow. TheWeather Bureau issued a heavy snow warning as motorists faced icy roads and two Arkansas traffic deaths were blamed on slick conditions. In Cleveland Tennessee Kenneth Roberts was found walking barefoot in a hospital gown after an officer responded to a report of a man wandering.
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