Baby Snatcher Ignores Money in Westbury Kidnapping
The kidnapper of 1 month old Peter Weinberger did not retrieve the $2,000 ransom left in a garage as police, led by Nassau County Detective Chief Stuyvesant Pinnell, pursue a likely amateur job by a distraught woman near East Meadow. The infant remains missing after being taken during a backyard grilling moment.
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Westbury
N. Y
Peter Weinberger
Talkean Teamp
Lou Woo
Yen
Morris Weinberger
Nassau County
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Peter
Weinberger
Lewis
East Meadow
Stephen Dammaz
Stephen
Second Kenoshan Held in Lake Villa Bank Robbery
Edward W. Riley 34 was arrested in Los Angeles after arriving from Kenosha Wisconsin in connection with a $4172 Lake Villa Trust and Savings Bank robbery on June 7. FBI said Riley and two others Edward L Arnold 28 and Edward Bond 30 Joliet were charged.
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Lake Villa
Los Angeles
Secon Kenosha
Wis
FBI
Edward W. Riley
John F. Malone
Edward L. Arnold
Kenosha
Edward Bond
Joliet, W
Lake Villa Trust and
Carnival Ride Collapse Hurls 24 Children in Duxbury
A carnival ride tower collapsed during Duxbury Days injuring 12 children and sending 24 riders to the ground. Authorities vow to probe possible criminal negligence while witnesses describe chains wrapping around bodies as the chairs spun outward.
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Duxbury
Mass
Jane
Jonathan Wilbur
Lincoln
Larry de Gersdorff
The
American Legion
South Viet Nam Rebel Condemned to Die by Court Martial
In Saigon a South Vietnamese court-martial condemned General Bacut, a rebel, to death for the third time. He immediately applied for clemency to President Ngo Dinh Diem after prior sentences for arson, kidnapping and murder. The visiting Americans included Kate Roosevelt, and Soviet officials sent greetings to the United States, praising cooperation with President Eisenhower.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bacut
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kate Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Fourth of July Weather Dampens Oshkosh Festivities
Warmth failed to arrive as Oshkosh enjoyed a brisk 59 degree day and coolest Fourth since 1932. At Menominee Park a sparse crowd watched a Veterans of Foreign Wars concert despite a late fireworks display. Bathers stayed away from the chilly water while winds dampened turnout and public mood on Independence Day.
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Menominee Park
Oshkosh
U.S
United
South Park
Dulles’ Ranch
Doctrine of Liberation
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dulles Blamed by Soviet for Poznan Riots
The Soviet government and Communist Party accused U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles of responsibility for the Poznan riots in Poland. Izvestia cited Dulles speeches and a 195 million dollar U S congressional appropriation as evidence of subversion. Pravda denounced US provocations and warned of renewed Western tourist and press access. Observers noted the sharp tone and potential shifts in East West exchanges.
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Moscow
Communist Party Today
U.S
ofState
John Foster Dulles
Poland
Izvestia
Poznan
Dulles
Tron Curtain
Pravda
Communist Party
Dufles
Soviet Union
Jevestia
United States
Tavestia
Coast Guard Lookout Saves Five From Milwaukee Harbor
An alert Coast Guard lookout saved five people from drowning after boats overturned in Milwaukee Harbor. Richard Bury and John Auchter, both 20 of Fox Point, along with Russell Kaczmarek, 20 of Whitefish Bay, were pulled from the water after their sailboat dipped during a Milwaukee Yacht Club race. Ignatz Kowalski, 44, and Anthony Sirankowski, 38, of Milwaukee fell into the water when their outboard row boat overturned after hitting a buoy.
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Milwaukee
Coast Guard
George Steinhaus
Richard Bury
John C. Auchter
Fox Point
Russell Kaczmarek
Whitefish Bay
Ignatz Kowalski
Anthony Sirankowski
Bury
Auchter
Kaczmarek
Milwaukee Yacht Club
Kowalski
Strankowski
Eager Beav er Enrolls in Typewriting Course in Johannesburg
A South African teenager named 1-Zurk Kroger aged 83 enrolled in a typewriting course in Johannesburg on a Wednesday after attending school only once. He aims to write his life story, planning to document his experiences.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Zurk Kroger
Two Children Burned In Basement Blast
Gasoline fumes from an outboard motor being repaired by their father exploded in a basement. Martha Gintz four and Judith three suffered facial burns and were taken to County Emergency Hospital in good condition. Grant six had singed hair but no other injuries.
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Milwaukee UP
Martha Gintz
Judith
Grant
Traffic toll on Independence Day hits 248 nationwide
The nation tallies 248 traffic deaths from the holiday period with 135 killed in traffic, 74 drownings, 4 plane crashes and 34 misc accidents. Texas leads states with 15 deaths as rain and heavy enforcement aim to curb future tolls. Police use radar planes and even free coffee and doughnuts to deter risky driving.
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Air Wamu
Ned HW. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Grand Canyon
Texas
Dearborn
Michigan
South Carolina
Illinois
Georgia
Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
Rockies
Chicago
Clarion
Kansas City
Ohio
Air Power Leader Says U S in Front of Russia
Gen J Nathan Twining after Moscow trip told Eisenhower the United States leads in air power though Russia closes the gap. He warned America must stay vigilant as Moscow expands heavy bomber output and tech progress.
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Air Force
Nathan Twining
Washington
Gettysburg
J. Nathan F. Twining
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Twining
Moscow
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Air
Donald A. Quarles
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Sherman Adams
Wilton E. Persons
James C. Hagerty
Defense Department
Congress
Wilson
Stuart Symington
Senate Air Power Subcommittee
Symington
Malson
Washington National
Congréss
White’ House
David
Barbara Ann
Three Fireworks Watchers Die as Train Hits Trestle Crowd
A Milwaukee Road passenger train struck fireworks watchers on a rail trestle near FOX LAKE Illinois killing Mrs Lillian Parelchek 33 of Round Lake Gary 7 and Carl Strand 42 of Wauconda. Seven others were injured in the Chain of Lakes resort area as the holiday special sped 35 to 60 mph.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Milwaukee Road
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Lillian Parelchek
Round Lake
Gary
Carl Strand
Wauconda
Waukegan
Sandra Walweiler
Grass Lake
Marge Lehman
John Strand
Fred Dittmer
Florence
Antioch
Chicago
Walworth
Wis
Pistakee Lake
Nippersick Lake
Ilinois
Chain of Lakes Region
Sheppard Appeal To High Tribunal Slated by Lawyer
In Columbus Ohio an attorney for Dr Samuel H Sheppard said the osteopaths murder conviction will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court The action aims to overturn the verdict and challenge the case at the highest federal court
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Sheppard
Columbus
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Sanet
Trial of Sam Sheppard Convicted for Murder of Wife
The case involves Ser Sheppard convicted of second degree murder for the bludgeon slaying of his pregnant wife Marilyn on July 4 1954. If the Supreme Court refuses to review the record his life sentence will stand.
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Ser Sheppard
Marilyn
Supreme Court
Sheppard
Cafe notice in Southsea mocks waitstaff privacy
A wall notice in Southsea cafe claims waitress Martian Weeks resists questions about her vital statistics and gives a phone-like number 4194-2637 as a jest. The sign requests patrons not to waste her time with such inquiries.
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Southsea
England
Martian Weeks
Sheriff and Successor Die in Jail Gun Duel
Adair County sheriff Chester Crittenden and elected successor Bob Alberty killed each other in a jail gun battle on the third floor after a dispute over Alberty’s imprisonment. Jailer Martin Jr. witnessed the shootout and said Alberty fired from the kitchen after escaping a jail tank area, with both men exchanging rapid shots. Crittenden died about 29 minutes later. Alberty died at the scene from a forehead wound.
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Stilwell
Okla
Chester Crittenden
Bob Alberty
Martin Jr
Crittenden
Alberty
Martin
Bob
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Tops 467 in July 4 Deaths
The Associated Press reports seven Fourth of July highway deaths push Wisconsin’s yearly toll to 467, with victims from Racine Milwaukee Waukesha Jefferson and Dane counties. Names include Mrs Ray Hofsted Joseph Shoop Marjoria Shoop Glenn Windey Richard Wilson John Sengl and Robert Walther among others.
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Associated Press
Uwee
Ray Hofsted
Bellwood
Joseph Shoop
Racine
Marjoria Shoop
Glenn Windey
Evanston
Ill
Richard Wilson
Robert Walther
Milwaukee
Gorkhanuz
Highway 15
Waukesha County
Jefferson County
Leo Shoos
Watertown
Sengl
Madison Newspapers Inc
Sun Prairie
Madison
Walther
Ashippan Lake
Oconomowoc
Waukesha
Hofsted
Superior
Lisle Allen
Hampshire
Til
Stevens Point
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Jan Peerce
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