Gayna Smith's Topsy-Turvy World Closes In: He Denies Five Slayings
A man named Gayne Smith, accused of killing five members of the McBeth family, was captured near Drakesville after a farmer tracked his trail. He denied the charges, was arraigned on five murder counts, and will be aided by counsel as the case proceeds.
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Sigourney
Gayna Gilbert Smith
Drakesville
Gayne
Andrew McBeth
Pkak County
Sheridah Watterigh
Denver
Cola
C Dan
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Tom Johnston
Ada Maiie Smith Johnson
Stit
McBeth
Patsy Lou
Patsy
Marlinsburg
Rougl
Lester Setthy
Trwckling
Wsbarn
Unionville
Richard Smith
Lowell Harrin
McBethe
Farmer Smith
Pete
Associated Press
Lake Wapello
Davis County
Gayne Gilbert Smith
Inser
AP Photafax
Plane Deaths Push Toll to Record High
Four plane crashes killed 18 people contributing to a Memorial Day toll of 195, the highest on record. The day saw multiple private-craft accidents across Ohio and the Carolinas, including a Ripley crash that claimed three sisters and left others injured, a Sherman collision that killed a minister and a father with his son, and a Holly Hill crash that killed four Houston area family members and a Wilmington friend.
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Ohio
Ripley
Sherman, N
Parsons
Holly Hill
Houston, Tex
Theiewo
Wilmington, C
Sonny Floyd to Fight Sept 25 in Windy City
Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston will meet in a heavyweight title fight on Tuesday September 25 at Comiskey Park Chicago Promoters announced today Ticket prices are 100 50 50 LH and 10 with around 57000 seats available for reservations
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Floyd
Windy City
Chicago
Gnpion
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Lister
Comiskey Park
Red China Starts Drive to Curtail Young Marriages
Red China launches a campaign against early marriage via the China Youth News claiming health benefits while aiming to slow population growth. Yeh Kung-Shao, dean of public health at Peking Medical College, cites ideal marriage ages of 23–27 for women and 25–29 for men, noting the law allows 14 for girls and 20 for boys.
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Red China
China Youth News
Yeh Kung-Shao
Pexing Medical
Collee
Fatal Baseball Injury Claims Dunkerton Youth
Timothy Stabell, 7, of Dunkerton died after being struck by a baseball on May 22. He succumbed to injuries at a Water hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday. Associated Press report from May 1962.
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Dunkerton
Timothy Stabell
Schoolgirl tests postal handling at Roosevelt High
Carol Skrycki, a Roosevelt High School student, mailed eight accelerometers to California to test the post office’s package handling. Her report notes air mail fragile markings and a three‑foot drop caused damage. She cites no reports for other classes of mail.
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Carol
Skrycki
Roosevelt High School
Five Die in Rural Fort Dodge Fire Southeast of Town
A father and four daughters perished in a rural Fort Dodge area house fire. The mother Ruth Hayes escaped through a window and survived. Fire officials investigated the cause while rescuers battled flames near Otho and Lehigh. A teenage babysitter, Lois Palmer, was treated for shock after learning the tragedy.
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Fort Dodge
Here
Lois Palmer
Robert Palmer
Otho
Guerrillas Kidnap 3 U.S. Missionaries Near Saigon
A Communist guerrilla group attacked a leper colony ten miles northeast of Saigon and abducted three American missionaries. The U S Embassy confirmed relics and another missionary was reported missing. Vietnamese army units were dispatched to search Ban Me Thuot area. The abducted were members of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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South
Viet Nam
Yemole
U. S
Ban
Thuot
Sid
Napers
Thre
Christian. ‘and Missionary Alliance
Hearing Set On Muscatine Mississippi Pollution
The State Health Department set a public hearing for 10 am on June 12 in Muscatine on pollution of the Mississippi River in and below the city. Officials said the department’s report will outline pollution from Muscatine’s sewer plant and industrial discharges and may lead to an abatement order requiring a sewage treatment plant with possible fines.
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Des Molines
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
Paul Houses
Muscetine
Record U S unemployment falls in May to 5.1 percent
Washington reports nearly 1.4 million unemployed in May, down 227000 from April and about 1 million lower than a year ago. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drops from 5.5 to 5.1 percent, continuing a six month downward trend.
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Washington
Stocks Soar On Torrent Of Buying
A torrent of buying orders pushed the New York Stock Exchange higher, extending the rally after Memorial Day. The Associated Press average regained all Monday’s losses by noon, up 6.70 to 226.80, while the Dow Jones industrials hovered near Friday’s close at 608.25 after a 4,291 point rise. Volume stayed heavy, with 3.71 million shares traded in the first two hours, outpacing sell orders by about two to one.
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New York
Wheeling
Associated Press
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Tues
Iday
Train collision near Voghera kills 62 travelers
A freight train rammed a stationary Riviera-bound passenger train in dawn darkness at Voghera Italy killing 62 travelers and injuring 70 more. The 90-ton locomotive pierced the last two cars as the passenger train awaited departure for Genoa and Ventimiglia. officials say brakes were not applied and a warrant is issued for the freight crew.
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Italy
Milan
Rome
Transport Ministry
Easplayes
Samuel Veetosi
Vanaxter
Maide
Genoa
Ventimiglia
Lecco
Reject Boykin Bid for 15th Term in House
Alabama Democrats rejected Rep. Frank W. Boykin's bid for a 15th term in Congress. The 77 year old dean of the state's House delegation was ranked ninth in a Bowman style race for eight seats after the 1960 census reduced the delegation. The legislature's failure to agree on redistricting left nine Democrats in contest.
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Alabama
Frank W.W. Boykin
Mobile
Five-Syllable Henry Ashurst Dies in Washington
Henry Fountain Ashurst longtime Arizona Democrat and one of the first U.S. senators from Arizona died at Georgetown University Hospital after a stroke suffered in his hotel apartment. Born Sept 13 1874 near Winnemucca Nevada he rose from cowboy to speaker of the Territorial House and later U.S. senator. He helped shape major decisions as Judiciary Committee chairman including Roosevelt court reorganization proposals.
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Himech
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Grand Canyon
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Calif
Baviien College
University of Michigan
Arius
Senate
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Sapreeoa Court
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