Two Climbers Die After 28-Hour Struggle on Profile Mountain
In Franconia New Hampshire two Brown University student Alfred Whipple Jr and Export Bible Institute student Sidney Crouch perished after 28 hours trapped on a ledge on Profile Mountain amid 38 degree cold rain and 30 mile winds. Rescuers from Appalachian Mountain Club reached the ledge after a nine hour climb but could not save them as daylight faded. John E. Taylor of Princeton led the seven man ascent and recounted near fatal scenes as the party attempted to recover the bodies. The victims had known each other since elementary school and had learned climbing from books while seasoned mountaineers avoided the route.
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LA coed slain. fiance cleared in brutal intruder attack
Linda Martin, 21, a talented piano student and USC art student, was slain when an intruder attacked after she left a bath at her fiance G Robert Kinzie's apartment. Neighbors heard the struggle as Martin confronted the attacker, breaking a door pane before dying. Kinzie passed a lie detector test and was ruled not involved.
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Inside Classified and Sports Market Highlights
Classified pages feature radio listings and market notices while sports briefs cover local teams and upcoming fixtures. An obituary notes professor Thre with brief biographical context.
Ways and Means Rejects Compromise on Gasoline Tax Rise
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected a compromise on highway financing, voting 16 to 9 to uphold a 22 month one cent per gallon gas tax increase. It also defeated Rayburn's plan 13 to 12 to limit the penny rise to one year.
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City Planning considers mercury vapor street lighting swap
The City Planning Commission reviews a proposal to convert New York City's street lighting from standard bulbs to mercury vapor lamps. Officials say the switch could affect energy use and maintenance but details remain under study.
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Dooley Faces Cancer While Chasing Laos Relief Mission
Dr Thomas Dooley, 32, famed for founding Medico and building a Laos hospital, learned a chest tumor is malignant. He had refused government orders to leave amid fighting near Muong Sing, then traveled to New York for diagnosis and treatment at Sloan Kettering, still insisting he feels great.
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Labor bill debates sharpen over picketing and ballots
Conferees bartered in Washington on two hot labor bill sections. They agreed to allow voting by replaced strikers for nine months, scrapped prehearing election procedures, and kept service aides in the telephone industry under union rules. Kennedy announced no vote in nine months.
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Atlanta Police Nab Motherwell in Putney case arrest
Larry Lord Motherwell, 43, accused of killing Washington widow Pear Ida Putney, and linked to a cross country trip with her in 1958, was arrested at Atlanta airport after an FBI identification. Investigators say a partial Putney skeleton was found in California in 1959 and the widow carried over 606000 dollars when last seen in Marysville, California.
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Substitute Housing Bill UK'd by Banking Group
The House Banking Committee approved a Senate-passed substitute housing bill by 19 to 4 without hearings. The measure reduces the earlier vetoed $1.375 billion package and includes urban renewal funds, public housing, college dormitory loans, elderly housing, and co op mortgage support, with adjournment looming and potential presidential veto concerns.
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UN May Take Part in Laos Says Herter
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter reportedly told members of Congress that the United Nations may take some part in the Laos situation soon. He described Laos as a very dangerous situation and said the department lacks enough information to see clearly what is occurring in Southeast Asia.
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Honeymoon Rumors Circulate Around Seal Harbor
Rumors and denials swirl over whether Nelson Rockefeller and his Norwegian bride Anne Marie will honeymoon at Seal Harbor Maine. A Rockefeller spokesman said they were not there and no arrival plans exist. An Bar Harbor airport source noted a private plane landing, fueling speculation about the Rockefellers.
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Steel Strike Reaches 43 Days As Talks Stall
The nationwide steel strike is 43 days old, the second longest since World War II. Executives meet to hear McDonald and union negotiators while president McDonald plans to rejoin talks. White House shows no new action. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise per year of a new contract, while U.S. steel firms resist to avoid inflation. About 500,000 steelworkers idle, with 9 percent of capacity shut down and 150,000 allied workers out of work. Since 1945, six steel stoppages occurred. the 1952 59 day strike is the longest, followed by 1949 at 42 days and 1909 at 14 months.
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White House
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Union group endorses Weiss for Public Service Commission
A union group representing about 25 000 railroad workers endorsed Norman B Weiss Albany attorney for appointment to the State Public Service Commission. F B Boardman chairman of the Railroad Brotherhoods of New York said a knowledge of the transportation industry should be important in choosing a fair impartial successor to Commissioner Spencer B Eddy. Gov Rockefeller has named Eddy to the three man Harness Racing Commission. Eddy will resign his present post.
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New York Street Killing Triggers Tearful Aftermath
A gang clash in Manhattan's lower East Side left a 15 year old girl dead and four others wounded. Police say two Black and Puerto Rican gangs, the Sportsmen and Forsyth St Boys, fought over a girl with John Cruz, 17, held on homicide charges. Parents wept outside the precinct as relatives mourned Theresa Gee and discussed safety and police intervention.
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Eisenhower push for Western unity on Europe trip
President Eisenhower outlined goals for his European tour including pledging Western unity against any aggression with force if needed and renewing America’s devotion to peace with honor and justice. He met reporters 14 hours before departing for talks with Adenauer Macmillan and de Gaulle ahead of Khrushchev discussions.
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