Handyman Held For Murder In Catskills Hotel Fire
A Catskill Mountain hotel fire at Hawkins High View House near Liberty killed three men and injured 12. Robert Gilbert Ryan, 38, of the Bronx, was charged with murder after admitting he started the blaze with a tissue paper puff. He was held without bail for grand jury action.
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Liberty UP
Catskill Mountain
Sullivan County Dist. Atty
Robert Williams
Robert Gilbert Ryan
Bronx
N. Y
Williams
Carl Lawson
Ryan
Hawkins High View House
Liberty
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Wasser
Monticello
Wasser
Sullivan County
Liberty Hospital
Catskill
New York City
Chamber President Questions Kennedy Understanding of Business
U S Chamber president H Ladd Plumley says Kennedy seems unsure what drives free enterprise and warns of unpredictable government steering. He cites Yale speech as signaling a truce with business after steel crisis and notes improving relations but ongoing communication gaps. Depreciation guidelines could save $1.5 billion in taxes, he adds.
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Washington
Kennedy
H. Ladd Plumley
U. S
Plumiey
Yale University
Plumley
Treasury
Rain Floods Rapid City and Surrounding Areas
Heavy rains drenched the northern Rockies and Central Plains with Rapid City, South Dakota, hardest hit as Rapid Creek rose, displacing about 1,500 residents. City officials declared a disaster as flash floods swamped over a fourth of the community amid six hours of rainfall.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Central Plains
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rapid Creek
Rapid City
S. D
City
William Raff
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Inside Radio TV and Editorials Highlights
City paper this week features two editorials on broadcasting policy and community media influence. A concise round of personals lists local movers and shaker snapshots. Sports recaps cover recent high school games with key players and scores. Funerals notices honor local figures with brief biographical notes. Comics provide light daily humor while classifieds present Fulton listings and miscellaneous ads.
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Radio-Tv
Fulton & Classified
Handwriting on Wall Helps Burglars In Detroit Home
Burglars used handwriting found at Edward Roban’s Detroit home to open a small wall safe. They recovered the safe combination from the writing. The total loss amount was not immediately reported.
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Detroit
Mich
Edward Roban
Falls In Love With Blind Date Then Gets Fleeced
Hollywood land contractor Reginald Wike pursued a seven year engagement with Lucille Hackenberger after a blind date arranged from a newspaper personal ad. A Superior Court judge ruled Hackenberger must return $75,000 in real estate deeds but cash gifts could not be recovered due to insufficient evidence.
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Hollywood
Calif
Reginald A. Wike
Reginald
Lucille
Lucille Hackenberger
Eugene P. Fay
Miss Hackenberger
Swain
Billie Sol Estes Declared Bankrupt by Federal Judge
Billie Lo Estes the Texas promoter dubbed the boy wonder was declared bankrupt by Federal District Judge R Ewing Thomason after no plan to continue operating assets under receivership. Four men including Estes pleaded innocent to charges of interstate fraud tied to anhydrous ammonia tanks as the Senate probe widens.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Lo Estes
R. Ewing Thomason
Estes
John Cofer
Austin
Pecos
Coleman McSpadden
Lubbock
Harold E. Orr
Amarillo
Ruel W. Alexander
Superior Manufacturing
Chester McLaughlin
Thomason
Orr
MacSpadden
Alexander
McClellan
Swan August Sandstrom
Oklahom
Sandstrom
Red Chinese In India Withdraw From Galwan Valley Post
New Delhi reports that Communist Chinese forces surrounding an Indian post in Ladakh's Galwan Valley pulled back to about 200 yards from their original positions after a tense standoff. Defense Ministry said Chinese troops had approached to within 15 yards, prompting Indian orders to fire in self defense if needed. The spokesman noted Chinese outnumbered Indian forces by roughly 15 to 1.
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New Delhi
India
Galwan
Ladakh
Defense Ministry
Sharks Bite Swimmers at Brunswick Beaches
Two beachgoers near Brunswick Georgia were bitten by sharks. Gary Duncan 12 of Jesup and Leonard Hancock 41 of Rome were treated and released from Brunswick Hospital.
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Brunswick
Gary Duncan
Jesup
Leonard Hancock
Rome
Brunswick Hospital
Farmers Hope for Weekend Showers to Break Drought
New York farmers seek weekend thundershowers to ease a drought that led Gov. Rockefeller to designate ten counties as disaster areas. The Weather Bureau expected western thundershowers today and scattered eastern showers Sunday. Rockefeller also certified nine more counties as disaster areas, with St Lawrence County already declared. He urged immediate relief to grazing and hay acreage retired under Soil Bank and feed grain programs, citing critical drought conditions. Local officials warned of potential permanent losses to herds and livelihoods without relief.
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Albany
New York State
Gov. Rockefeller
Weather Bureau
Rockefeller
St. Lawrence County
U. S. Agriculture Department
Farrers
U. S. Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
E. Ogden Bush
Walton
Delaware County
Bush
James Speer
Bishat Mills
Eastern Milk Producers
Ogre de Asociation
Major Campaign To End Segregation In Albany Ga
In Albany Georgia a major push against segregation gains momentum led by Rev Martin Luther King Jr with mass rallies urging a three‑pronged campaign: economic boycotts voter registration and new demonstrations as police stay on high alert. King vows the fight will continue until segregation ends.
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Albany, Ga
Albany
South Georgia
Martin Luther King Jr
King
William Hanson
Cincinnati
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Hanson
Luther Woodall
City Hall
Ralph Abernathy
Atlanta
Abernathy
Berlin upa sentences Robert Mann for trying to aid refugee escape
The East Berlin communist court sentenced 19 year old Robert Mann of Sepulveda California to 21 months in prison for assisting a refugee to escape to the West. Mann was arrested January 22 in East Berlin and time served will count toward the sentence. In similar cases, young Americans have been released before full term.
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Berlin
UPA
East Berlin
Robert Mann
Sepulveda
Calif
Mann
Severe thunderstorm hits Japan landslides kill four
A severe thunderstorm swept across Japan on Friday causing landslides and floods in several regions. Four people in southwestern Japan were reported dead due to landslides and lightning as rescue operations continued.
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Tokyo
Japan
Khrushchev Plans First Arctic Visit This Sunday
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev says he intends to make his first trip to Arctic cities Murmansk and Archangel as scheduled for Sunday. He aims to inspect northern facilities and boost relations with the high latitude regions, with officials noting the trip signals continued emphasis on northern development.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Arctic
Murmansk
Archangels
Princess Margaret Does Twist At Society Party
In Woodstock England at Blenheim Palace Princess Margaret joined a gay coming out party for American debutante Miss Russell. About 1 100 guests danced in the 303 room hall as lobster and champagne flowed with the Duke of Marlborough noted for hosting the event attended by Lord Snowdon and other royal observers. The spectacle marked a royal public moment as Princess Margaret reportedly did a sprightly twist in orange-tinted hair, joining a growing roster of royals seen dancing in public.
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Woodstock
England
Blenheim Palace
Winston Churchill
Princess Margaret
Duke of Marlborough
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Margaret
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Juliana
Netherlands
Lord Snowdon
Marchioness
Blandford
Miss Russell
New York Remains Most Populous State Say Officials
Albany reporting New York State population reached an estimated 17,245,507 as of July 1 maintaining its lead over California at 17,094,000. The 1960 federal census listed New York at 16,782,304 and California at 15,717,204.
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Albany
New York State
State Health Department
California
California State Finance Department
Picture of Princess Anne Sent by Telstar
A picture of England's Princess Anne was transmitted from Britain to the United States via Telstar. The signal bounced off a space relay in an inverted V shape as the first communications satellite linked the two nations. The image shows the princess debarking a ship at Southampton after a trip to France, and Telstar also relayed phone calls that night.
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Liberal Party
Jo Grimond
Macmillan
Richard A
Rab) Butler
Home Secretary
Admiralty House
Britain
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Colonial Office
Reginald Maudling
Harold Watkinson
Peter Thorneycroft
Viscount Kilmuir
Lord Mills
New York
England
Princess Anne
United States
Outer Space
Telstar
Southampton
France
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Robert Georgantas
State Police District 5
Coal City
Cecil Robinson
U. S. 66
Grundy County
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Inez Shackelford
Carolyn
Cleveland
Given Ribicoff
Hyannis Port
Mass
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Ohio
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Andrew J. Hatcher
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Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
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Italy
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Ohio Northern University
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