Fire Destroys Barn and Livestock at Ross Hill Farm
Fair Haven volunteers battled a noon Monday blaze at the Ross Hill farm on Route 104-A. Eight head of livestock perished as an 80 by 40 foot barn and hay and grain were destroyed. Damaged shingles and a tenant house were reported. Firefighters worked five hours with mutual aid from Oswego County. The loss exceeds $20,000 and the cause was listed as unknown.
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Fair Haven
Ross Hill
Cayuga County
Hannibal
Oswego
Don Rasbeck
Hill
Brothers Given 20 to 40 Years For Armed Robbery
In Syracuse two 250 pound brothers, Andrew Williams and James Williams, were sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison after a second conviction for first degree armed robbery. They had previously been found guilty and then granted a new trial by the State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division. The Aug 4, 1959 Roth Steel Corp holdup yielded $40 and a safe with $694. Judge Leo Breed of Onondaga County Court imposed the term. the defendants plan further appeals.
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Syracuse Pf
Andrew Walliams
James
Appelate Division
State Supreme Court
Williamses
Milwaukee
Wis
Syracuse
Roth Steel Corp
Leo W. Breed
Onondaga County
King Goes to School with Des Moines Boys
In Des Moines, 11-year-old Arnold Eng man and his 6-year-old brother Joseph attend school with their dog King. The dog is so attached to the school that he received a report card when report cards were handed out, earning good marks in most subjects except respect for authority.
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King
Des Moines
Iowa
UHI
Arnold Engman
Joseph
Reunion in Wake jail connects 41 year cousins
James J. Lancaster and Luther Williford, both charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, were reunited in Wake County jail after 41 years. Lancaster described the moment as touching, while Williford accompanies him in the brief meeting. The report ties to Raleigh and WilLow Springs locations.
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Raleigh
N. C
James J. Lancaster
Lancaster
Luther Williford
Rt. 1
Willow Springs
Wake County
Williford
Hypnotist admits killing man in Sonoma shooting spree
A 33 year old hypnotist William Chamberlain of Sonoma confessed to police that he killed Elmer Ghiggoli, 60, and wounded two daughters Sandra 6 and Sharon 13 and stepson James, after driving to a Ghiggoli home and attempting to abduct Sharon. He was captured about 30 minutes later in a tree.
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Sonoma
Calif
Wiliam Chamberlain
San Francisco
Chamberlain
Elmer Ghiggoli
Sandra
Sharon
James
Robert W. Hayes
Hayes
Ghiggoh
Sharon Hayes
Morgan
Coffee Breaker Steals From Milwaukee Cleaner
A Milwaukee cleaning shop reports a thief used the coffee break to access an unlocked safe. A young man helped himself to coffee, chatted nearby, and left with $72 missing from the shop’s safe.
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Milwaukee
Moslems Riot in Oran Split Over De Gaulle Plan
In Oran Algeria Moslem rioters clash with police as Conservative Roger Duchet and Radical Felix Gaillard condemn Charles de Gaulle plan on self government and call voters to follow conscience in January 8 referendum. One Frenchman killed and seven injured as tensions rise between Moslems, Europeans and authorities.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Oran
Algeria
Roger Duchet
Felix Gaillard
Fourth Republic
de Gaulle
Old Timer Works in Idabel Oklahoma
Ww. W. Short sent his 170 year old watch to the factory for a new winding key. The timepiece is reported to keep good time despite its age.
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Idabel
Okla
UPI
W. Short
New Policy Omit Race Color From City Birth Certificates
New York City will remove race or color from birth certificates for all babies born after New Year Day making the city the first in the nation to adopt the rule. Health Commissioner Leona Baumgartner said the change follows protests over discrimination but race data will stay in confidential medical records for essential health studies.
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New York
New York City
United States
Leona Baumgartner
Board of Health
Wingspread opens as conference center at Racine
Wingspread, praised by Frank Lloyd Wright as the last of the prairie houses, becomes a full scale conference center in Racine Wisconsin. The structure built 22 years ago on a 12 acre Lake Michigan site was presented to the Johnson Foundation by Mr and Mrs H F Johnson. The foundation aids educational and charitable groups.
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Racine
Wis
Frank Lloyd Wright
Lake Michigan
Johnson Foundation
H. F. Johnson
Man Found Shot At Storm King Highway Ledge
Vernon C. Miller a 30 year old truck driver with Southern Tiers Trucking Co Middletown was found dead on a ledge 80 feet below Storm King Highway near Cornwall on Hudson after a week missing. Police say he had five bullet wounds and had been shot days earlier then discarded. An autopsy was pending.
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Cornwall-On-Hudson
N.Y. U
Hudson River
Vernon C. Miller
Southern Tiers Trucking Co
Middletown
State Police Sa
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Rae
WE Cayuga
OLD Timer
Wen
Browne-Davis
Rock Maple
Jamestown
Magnolia
KLING
Hollywood
Jenny Lind
Simmons
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Storm King
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