Burglar Slays Hostage Then abducts Teen in Wyoming
A crazed burglar killed Albert Muffat, wounded Kemmerer Town Marshal Frank Kulanski, and kidnapped a 17 year old boy after an attempted break in at Muffat's car agency. Don Wagner escaped as a second hostage. police pursued him through southwestern Wyoming.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Wyoming
Albert Muffat
Frank Kulanski
Don Wagner
Bob Parant
Evanston
Nyo
Kujanski
Muffai
Wagner
Red Gunboats Attempt Sneak Attack on Matsu Island
Taipei reports 40 Chinese gunboats and junks tried a late Friday assault on Kaoteng island in the Matsu group under heavy fog. The 25 minute battle ended with the invaders retreating northward. No casualty figures were released.
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Taipei
Formosa
National Military Information Service
Kaoteng Island
Matsu
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Quemoy
Kaoteng
Accused Man Recants Yarrow Killing Confession
Marilyn Farrell says William Patrick Farrell repudiated his Bellevue Hospital confession to murdering NYU coed Ann Yarrow after a visit for psychiatric observation. Police had cited his earlier statement claiming Yarrow was killed in February with strangulation and extensive mutilation.
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New York
William Patrick Farrell
New York University
Ann Yarrow
Marilyn Farrell
Bellevue Hospital
Farrell
Yarrell
Irene Miller
Miss Yarrow
Where To Find It Amusements Classified Comics
Local page highlights sections including Editorial Radio TV Scariety Sports and an appeal to prevent forest fires with a Louisiana green message.
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Radio-Tv
Scariety Sports
Louisiana
Teachers Try To Shut Down Irving Schools
Irving teachers halted classes in a protest over the firing of Supt. John L. Beard. Parents were urged to remove children from school as a fourth day of walkouts continued under police guard. Beard, 53, had led the district 52 years and is appealing to the state education commissioner.
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Bryan Williamson
Irving
Tex
John Beard
Williamson
Irving Schools
Irving, Tex
John L. Beard
Dr. Beard
Oak View Baptist Church
George Stricker
Fort Worth
Citizens Committee
Beard
Ralph Yarborough
Dallas
Charles Young
University of Texas
J. W. Edgar
Counterfeiting Plant Found in New Jersey Prison
Secret Service reports six counterfeit one dollar plates were found in the electric shop of a New Jersey state prison. An inmate serving a long sentence for breaking and entering admitted making them. identity not released.
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Washington
Secret Service
New Jersey
Residence Permits Approved for 32 Homes in Forsythe Park
City Building Inspector Sam H. Awl issued permits totaling 427 500 for 32 residences in Monroe’s Forsythe Park addition. G E Bass Construction Co holds owner and contractor roles for homes priced 12 750 to 14 500 featuring baths carports and five rooms. Some homes include bath and a half with more houses planned in the same area totaling about 120 units.
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Sam H. Awl
G. E. Bass Construction Co
Forsythe Park
Monroe
Bass Company
Forsythe, DeBastrop Drive
Fort Mire Avenue
Racine Drive
Danger Point Not Reached In Rise Of Stock Prices
Edward T. McCormick president of the American Stock Exchange told the Senate Banking Committee that despite record highs the market has not reached a danger point. He cited sound factors like strong business activity and investor confidence while noting price indices exceed 1929 peaks but should not be overinterpreted.
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Washington
Edward T. McCormick
American Stock Exchange
McCormick
Funston
New York Exchange
Detective Chief Warns of Hijacker Threat in Monroe
Detectives led by Chief Hugh Tolbert said hijackers may plan operations in the Monroe area and advised druggists and grocers to avoid sending delivery boys with large sums of cash. A foiled delivery robbery at a local druggist prompted the warning after a caller tried to send $124 with $3 merchandise.
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Hugh Tolbert
Monroe
Tolbert
Southwestern Journalism Congress Honors New York Times
The Southwestern Journalism Congress cited the New York Times for the most complete reporting of significant events by a newspaper in the last 25 years. Turner Catledge accepted the citation from Prof George Simmons at Tulane. George Healy Jr. presided at the luncheon where the honor was presented.
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New Orleans
Southwestern Journalism Congress Today
The
New York Times
United States
Turner Catledge
George E. Simmons
Congress
Tulane University
George W. Healy Jr
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Britain warned by Russia and China over atomic vulnerability
Radio Moscow and Peiping broadcasts accused Britain of courting atomic risk by hosting U S bomber bases and relying on American protection. Pravda and Peiping People's Daily charged Churchill with warlike rhetoric and neglect of Britain’s security in a hydrogen bomb era while Parliament debated U S consultation on potential counterattacks.
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London
Russia
China
Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Radio Moscow
Pravda
Peiping Radio
Peiping People’s Daily
Red China
Churchill
United States
Kenneth Robinson
U.S.A
Louisiana Negro Follows Gallego In Gas Chamber
Parchman Mississippi executes Allen Donaldson an Louisiana Negro for armed robbery of a white woman. He fled with her purse containing a nickel. The earlier Gallego execution showed a contrite killer seeking faith and redemption after his crimes.
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Parchman
Miss
Mississippi
Allen Donaldson
Donaldson
Gerald Gallego
Jackson
Hinds
Gallego
Misssissippi Gulf Coast
Kermit Canterbury
Christ
Canterbury
U N Security Council discusses Gaza border fighting
The United Nations Security Council turns to Egyptian charges and Israeli countercharges after deadly border clashes near Gaza. Egypt accuses Israeli forces of violent aggression in the 60 mile Gaza coastal strip and attacks a Gaza military camp. 38 Egyptians and eight Israelis killed. The Mixed Armistice Commission report and meeting are awaited.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Gaza
Israel
Palestine
Egypt-Israel
Egypt
CIO Urges Okay Of ke's Liberal Trade Program
Washington CIO secretary treasurer James B. Carey urged Senate Finance Committee support for Eisenhower’s liberalized trade program. He noted a long history of backing reciprocal trade but warned some domestic workers and industries could be injured by imports.
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Washington
CIO
Eisenhower
James B. Carey
Senate Finance Committee
United States
United
Tulane Campus Raid Scare Ends Without Incident
Fractious student factions clashed in a scare on the Tulane University campus as ROTC volunteers and police staged positions but the panty raid did not materialize, leaving cadets and officers wary.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Lava Fountains Spurt 400 Feet in Ka poho Destruction
Fiery lava burst from a fissure near Ka poho Hawaii engulfing the village. Three mile rift opened as lava streams advanced toward the sea with fountains reaching 300 to 400 feet. Locals evacuated, volcanologists on scene confirm rapid destruction of Kapoho.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Kapoho Friday
Koji Iwasaki
MacDonald
Martin
Kamai
Kapoho
Cloudy Weather Predicted in Twin City Area
Forecasts indicate cloudy conditions will persist in the Twin City area through Friday with no rain expected. A CAA spokesman notes southwest winds 10 to 15 mph and a morning high near 78 and low around 65 seen early today.
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Twin City
Pontecorvo Appears at Moscow News Conference
Soviet academy hosts Bruno Pontecorvo at a Moscow news conference. The Italian born physicist, who vanished in 1950 from Britain's Harwell station, says he lives in Moscow with family and has worked in or near the Soviet capital for four years.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Bruno Pontecorvo
Pontecorvo
England
Harwell
Pravda
U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences
Russia
United States
Presidium
The
Scientific Academy
Europe
Cave Men Return After Self Exile
Two Reading University students Tearlach Mac Lean and Arthur Shepherd emerged from a cave exile to defend the motion that man should return to his original state for happiness. They spent three days in a cave near Reading eating pigeons and bread, losing weight, and noting the cold and hardships. They concluded primitive life would cause harm.
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London
Tearlach MacLean
Arthur Shepherd
Reading University
Reading
Debating Society
River Traffic Halted by Heavy Fog at Southwest Pass
Heavy fog halted Mississippi River traffic except ferry service from New Orleans as Coast Guard searched for three men and their boat missing since Wednesday in Southwest Pass. The 32-foot cabin cruiser Valet, owned by Advance Exploration Co of Houston, left Venice La and failed to rendezvous with an oil company quarterboat.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Southwest Pass
Ernest Vidovich
Port Sulphur
Venice
Pass
Oil Company
The
Advance Exploration Co
Houston
Texas
Dream Come True Pony and Saddle Ad Sold Quickly
A buyer fulfilled a childhood dream by purchasing a pony and saddle advertised in the NEWS-STAR-WORLD. The ad ran for 2 days at a low cost of $1.40, with the seller pleased by the results. Readers are invited to place want ads for various items with low seven day rates and cancellation options.
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News-Star—-World
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Middle East
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