Pickett man held after house fire with multiple burns
A 45 year old Rt. 1 Pickett man, John Klepp, was hospitalized with first and second degree burns after dousing his kitchen with gasoline and setting fire to his home. His wife, Marjorie Klepp, escaped with minor burns after leaping through a window. Five children escaped injury as sheriff's officials planned arson charges once he recovers. The couple's seven room house owned by Sam and Mrs. Krommake was destroyed.
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Pickett
Mercy Hospital
John Klepp
Winnebago County
Marjorie
Klepp
Sheriff's Office
Merrill Banville
Oshkosh
Charles L. Lowry
Dist. Atty
Jack D. Steinhilber
Lowry
Sam Krommake
Rt. J. Pickett
Kiepps
First Titan Unit Set for June 1961
The Air Force plans to have the first Titan intercontinental ballistic missile squadron in operation by June 1 1951 according to Maj. Gen. Osmond J. Rutland. He told a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Titan program is not a year behind schedule and noted the 1951 date was agreed years ago to protect Titan launches from missile attack.
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Washington
Air Force
Osmond J. Rutland
House
Tian
Ruland
Pickpocket Caught After Lion Roar Roils Cairo Zoo
A Cairo Zoo thief lost a wallet during a pick pocket attempt and was nabbed after a lion roared, the UPI report notes. The incident showcased the thief's lack of nerve and steadiness in a tense moment.
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Cairo
UPI
Violence rises as South African boycott turns violent
In Johannesburg area a one day Negro work boycott escalates into bloodshed with deaths in rioting and arson. Police search for ringleaders as talks suggest momentary calm in the 350000 Negro district outside Johannesburg amid passbook protests.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Town
Col
J. C. Lammer
Blast in Scotland Kills 19 Firemen in Whisky Warehouse
A Glasgow explosion at a six story whisky warehouse killed 19 firefighters and injured at least 40 as tonnes of debris and burning whisky covered three fire trucks. The building contained 55 000 gallons of whisky and valued tobacco worth about 5 million dollars, with total losses potentially reaching 28 million. Two girls who witnessed the blaze were later accounted for.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Britain
Icials
Planes Continue After Bomb Search In Miami
Northeast Airlines planes bound for Boston Philadelphia and New York were grounded for bomb search after an anonymous caller warned there was a bomb on a plane. Flight 650 with 54 aboard landed in Jacksonville for checks. Flight 620 to Philadelphia and Boston with 8 passengers was searched in Fort Lauderdale. Flight 62 to New York with 69 travelers was checked in Miami. All flights departed after checks.
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Miami. Fla
Northeast Airlines
Boston
Miami
New York
Jacksonville
Philadelphia
Fort Lauderdale
Brothers Held As Slayers Of Dairy Farmer
Vernon County sheriffs identify victim Martin Ostrom a 55 year old dairy farmer near Chaseburg Wisconsin. Howard Bolden and Donald Bolden 25 are held in Vernon County Jail after admitting they killed Ostrom during a drinking weekend and dumped the body from a car into Coon Creek near the Mississippi. Drowning may have followed as investigators press for details amid a river search and drag operations.
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Mississippi River
Vernon County Sheriffs Department
Martin Ostrom
Chaseburg
Wisconsin
Sheriff's Department
Vernon County
Howard Bolden
Donald
T Howard
Westby
Howard
Osirem
Osiem
Coon Creek
Mississippi
Tome
Hazard
Ostrom
Voice
Bolden Brothers
Six Underfed Children Are Made Wards
In Portland Oregon six malnourished children were taken from a three room shack after two sisters died. A Juvenile Court judge named the children wards following testimony that two Morris children died last week of malnutrition and pneumonia. A sheriff’s sergeant described a lean sleeping arrangement and one child Nancy age 3% died Sunday. deputies found the group two days earlier. Sister Crancella commented on the miracle of their discovery.
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Portland
Ore
Taylor Morris
Morris
Ralph S. Kennedy
Nancy
Sister Crancella
Sisters of Charity
Auto Crash on Highway 41 With Train Wreck
A driver escaped injury when a car struck by a northbound C and NW train near the Highway 41 intersection skidded into a semi trailer. The accident occurred around 6:52 AM in the Town of Salgoma on County Trunk 1 as fog and wet roads reduced visibility. No charges were confirmed. the driver reportedly fled the scene before police arrived.
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Rt. 2
Oshkoshman
Salgoma
Chicago and North Western Railroad
North J. Palcock
Winsor Oshkosh
Inciago County
Highway 41
C & NW
Stow
Highway 417
Edward J. Palecel
Oshtosh
Oshkosh
Palecek
Wilbur Fuller
Eisenhower Macmillan Make Gains In Private Parleys
Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan report progress on a growing list of summit and disarmament issues at Camp David. The two leaders opened day two with breakfast talks as Vice President Nixon and others join in, signaling a broader international focus beyond weapons tests. Preparations for the May 16 Paris summit with President De Gaulle loom as a key next step.
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Gettysburg Pa
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
U.S
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Macmillan
Richard M. Nixon
Christian A. Herter
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
James H. Douglas
Defense
Oshkosh Plans Auditorium Funded by Anonymous Gift
Oshkosh officials disclosed a $300,000 anonymous donation toward a municipal high school auditorium as part of the new Oshkosh high school project. The gift could support a 1500 seat hall costing about $800,000, with the city to fund the remainder and the board pressing the Council for architectural fee funds.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh High School
Board of Education
Vocational School
Common ‘Council
Board For Education
Aurora
Villa Park
Evanston
Common Council
Security guard pins suspect after theft attempt at Witt's market
In Minneapolis, security officer Ielen Gratton restrained LeRoy Douglas by the belt amid shouts until police arrived. Officers found a chicken hat from the rotisserie and six steaks tucked under Douglas' belt.
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Minneapolis
Minn
UPY
LeRoy Douglas
Ielen Gratton
Witt's Market
Douglas
Nixon Put Into World Spotlight By Eisenhower
Vice President Richard M. Nixon is brought into the global spotlight as President Eisenhower invites him to Camp David talks with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on a nuclear test ban and world issues. White House aide James Hagerty stresses Nixon’s simple role and ongoing inclusion in negotiations. The move may boost Nixon politically during an election year.
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Gettysburg
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Camp David
James C. Hagerty
Macmillan
Hagerty
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Administration
Caudle and Connelly Denied Supreme Court Review
Washington AP report says T. L. Caudle and Matthes J. Connelly, Truman aides, were denied Supreme Court review of their bid for a new trial in a tax fixing case. Both were convicted in St. Louis in 1956 for trying to block prosecution of Irving Sachs, a shoe wholesaler. Sachs paid a $4200 fine. Caudle and Connelly received $2300 fines and two-year sentences, but were freed on bond.
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Washington
T. Laimar Caudle
Matthes J. Connelly
Truman Administration
Supreme Court
Connelly
Harry S. Trutman
Candle
Justice Department
Aederal
St. Louis
Irving Sachs
Sachs
Caudle
NATO Talks Begin as Dennison Heads to Europe
Robert L. Dennison, chief of NATO’s Atlantic Fleet Forces, departed Norfolk for 12 days of talks with NATO commanders in Europe.
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Norfolk
UPI
Aém
Robert L. Dennison
North Atlantic Treaty Organizatin
Europe
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