Fire devastates Rockefeller mansion in Albany
Gov Nelson Rockefeller and his wife escaped a flash fire that wrecked the old executive mansion in Albany. Firefighters saved three servants and prevented further loss as the blaze damaged portraits and Old Masters valued at hundreds of thousands, with Harriman gifts among the damaged works. The cause was unknown, and the fire was controlled after about an hour.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Executive
Grover Cleveland
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Gilbert Stuart
Thomas Sully
Aon
Rockefellers
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Pablo Picasso
Truck Driver Killed in Road Mishap Near Poy Sippi
POY SIPPI Elnor Timm age 34 of Pine River was killed about 10:30 a.m. when his pickup on a town road south of County Trunk A seven miles from Poy Sippi collided with a larger truck. Deputy Arthur Schwandt Wau-Shara County investigates the collision. Ambulance and respirator were summoned.
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Poy Sippi
Elnor Timm
Pine River
Arthur Schwandt
Wau- Shara
Pax Sippi
Two Fliers To Report On Russ Seizure
Two Air Force captains will tell the public the first dramatic details of the July 1 1960 Barents Sea incident. The RB47 crew from Forbes AFB Topeka faced Soviet fire four survived and seven were missing or killed. Captains Olmstead and McKon recently released from a Soviet prison will speak to reporters.
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Topeka
Kan
Barents Sea
America
Freeman B. Olmstead
John R. Mckon
Air Force
Eugene E. Posa
Visalia
Calif
Dean B. Phillips
Sacramento Calif
Oscar L. Goforth
Sardis
Okla
William A. Palm
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Forbes Air Force Base
Jury Deliberates Weger Murder Case in LaSalle
Jury deliberated in the Weger murder trial at LaSalle for the deaths of three women and two others at Starved Rock State Park on March 11 1860. Weger 21 year old handyman faced a death penalty amid defense claims of coercion and political manipulation by Deputy Dummett and others.
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Chester
LaSalle City
Weger
Tlock State Park
Path Lodge
Canyon
John A. McNamara
William Dummett
Robert E. Robardson
Woger
Lillian Eiting
Frances Murphy
Chicago
Bned
Slam Weeer
Richardson
McNamara
Werer
Prme
Dummett
Weter
Eame
Kennedy urges resource development at Wildlife Federation ceremony
President Kennedy, amid praise for the National Wildlife Federation, calls for expanding water power forests and wildlife resources. He notes private citizen support shaped the new headquarters and stresses national unity in conservation efforts. He also urges Congress to advance a nationwide resources program.
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Washington
APJ
Kennedy
America
National Wildlife Federation
Future Progress
Louise Ayer Hatheway
Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
The
Wildlife Federation
Protests and Arrests Rise in Segregation Demonstrations
Across Columbia South Carolina hundreds of demonstrators including 192 arrestees and 31 bond recipients faced breach of peace charges after a hymn sing at the state house. Concurrent actions in Little Rock Chattanooga Lynchburg Sumter and Lynchburg reflect ongoing desegregation tensions and related court rulings.
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Associated Press
Columbia
S.C
Statehouse
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Speedup
Sth U.S. Cire Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Little Rock
Ark
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lynchburg
Vaux
A &Itin
Sumter SC
Montello Man Dies in Mishap Near Princeton
Montello, Wis. — Frank Menge 47 of Montello Rt 2 died when his car lost control on Highway 23 about three miles west of Princeton. The car veered 802 feet, tipped several times and Menge was killed when the vehicle rolled over him. Witnesses, including Herman Manthe and Victor Wegner, reported seeing the high speed crash and the vehicle fall over a 40 foot embankment into Fox River water. The accident, reported around 10 pm Wednesday, marks the county's third traffic fatality of the year.
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Princeton
Green Lake
Frank Menge
RL 2
Montello
Menge
Highway 23
Fox River
Herman Manthe
Rt. 1
Endeavor
Lloyd Schoephoester
Victor Wegner
Rt. 2
Mentello
Victor Rummel Dies In Independence Parish
Victor Rummel a retired harness maker died Thursday in Independence Hospital at age 74 He once ran as the Republican candidate against Truman in 1924 for judge of the Eastern District of Texas Cownts Truman later became president and Rummel operated a harness shop for 47 years The obituary notes his brief early political involvement and long local business career.
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Independence
Ankk
Harmy Truman
Henry Wo Rummel
Rummel
Truman
Protests Near Belfast Harbor Over Shipyard Layoffs
About 200 workers marched through Belfast on Thursday protesting impending dismissals at the shipyard. Signs referenced job cuts and safety concerns as management outlined layoff plans amid tensions at the yard built around naval and commercial work.
Congo and U.N. clash over Leopoldville airport guard
The Congolese government and the United Nations clash over who should guard Leopoldville Airport with the UN refusing to cede control. Kasavubu pressures to recall U.N. Congo chief Dayal amid regional tensions. In Lulua, 44 civilians killed as Congolese troops rampage after Lumumba's followers mourned.
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Leopoldville
Congo
United Nations
U. N. Command
Joseph
Kasavubu
U.N. Command
Rajeshwar Dayal
U. N
Dayal
Stanleyville
Moise Tshombe
Ka‘tanga
Albert Kalonu
South Kasai
Cyril Adoula
Luluabourg
Patrice Lumumba
Civil War TV Tale Surprises Arkansas Girl
Emma Lou Shelton in Little Rock recalls turning off the TV and going to bed when a turbulent Civil War saga aired. Her father asked what program, and she replied nothing much just something about the Yankees and the Americans.
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Little Rock, Ark
UPI
Emma Lou Shelton
Emma Lou
Mine explosion at Viking shaft claims 22 lives in Indiana
Twenty two miners died in a deep coal shaft blast near Terre Haute Indiana. Rescue teams worked ten hours pulling bodies from the shaft while fearing another explosion. Officials planned an immediate inquiry to determine the cause as heat and gas hampered the recovery. The blast occurred about eight miles southwest of Terre Haute at the Viking mine.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Viking
Woman Connected To Baby Case Is Sentenced
Davis 57 of Montello receives a year in state prison on two counts for transferring a four day old infant to Chicago without the Welfare Department’s consent and for aiding an infant adoption without authorization. The jury deliberated 45 minutes finding her guilty on both counts.
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Mouse Ue
EE Davis
Montello
Taycheedah
Thurstday
Chicago
State Department of Fibhe Welfare
Department of Public Welfare
Russell Hanson
Davis
Berlin Memorial Hospital
Joseph Strazzante
Robert Born
Ripon
Davis Iests Ad
Woman and child killed in Milwaukee hit and run
A 23 year old father Richard Macijewski pursued a hit and run driver after a car struck and killed Mrs Anna Schoegler. In a later chase his car struck and killed seven year old Leonard Goldsby. Authorities arrested Gather Burks and James Willcit.
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Milwaukee
Richard Macijeusk
Anna Schoegler
Macijewski
Wisconsin Faces Proposed Debt Cap Amid Constitutional Change Talk
Gov Weson proposes a constitutional amendment to limit state debt to public buildings and one percent of property value, amid estimates of 160 million to 414 million and opposition from chambers and manufacturing groups. The plan aims to curb borrowing and shift financing away from debt to build projects.
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Madison
Gexford Weson
Nelson
Assembly
Bonis Ho
Bormema
Atlon
Obs
Rothermel
Mate Boddine
Vreonans
Amit
Fermil
Hs Tao Successng Lexdiatures
Atportina
T45
Laaravets Groups
Wesconsin
Eisenhower mourns Moroccan king death in Palm Springs
President Eisenhower issued a statement from Palm Springs expressing sorrow at the death of King Mohammed V of Morocco. He extended sympathy to the Moroccan people and recalled the late king as a personal friend and ally.
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Palm Springs
Durcit
Mohammed V
Morocco
Palm
Best
Highways Clear as Dry Weather Persists Across State
Traffic officials report all major routes remain free of closures today as dry conditions persist statewide. No incidents disrupting travel were logged, and commuter patterns show steady flow through urban corridors and rural stretches alike.
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