Police Seek Public Help in Slaying of Buffalo Priest
Police in Buffalo appeal for clues in the New Year’s Day killing of 33 year old Rev. Vincent L. Belle, assistant pastor at Holy Cross church. He was shot in a parish garage as he prepared to start his car, three bullets from a 32 caliber pistol hitting him, with no robbery motive found. The case is described as the work of a possible fanatic. no suspects named, and authorities compile lists of escapees from mental institutions. The priest, a native of Buffalo, was six feet five inches tall and weighed 230 pounds. he had served as pastor for 12 years and was about to visit parishioners.
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Buffalo
Carman Ball
West Side
Frank Sedita
Father Beile
Frank J. Zucch
Rocco N. Be Dominicis
Harry G. Klenk
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Father Belle
Holy Cross
China offers new border settlement plan amid India talks
Peiping broadcasts a three part proposal asking both sides to withdraw 12 miles from current posts, a plan India has twice rejected. Nehru says principles must be settled beforehand and refuses another Chou En-lai meeting. China seeks long term peaceful environment to enable economic growth along the border.
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Peiping
China
Albany man dies after three car crash in Menands
Andrew Reid, 34, of Albany, died Friday from injuries sustained in a three car collision Wednesday night in suburban Menands. He was hospitalized after the crash and succumbed to his injuries.
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Albany
Andrew Reid
Menands
Inside and Radio TV Bridge Classifieds and Obituary Highlights
A compact notice page outlines items across classified ads and community notices. Highlights include radio TV listings, bridge game results, Fulton section features, church notices, and snapshots from the obituary column.
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Phenix
Fulton
Khrushchev Hints At Unilateral Soviet Arms Cut
Soviet Premier Khrushchev hinted at unilateral disarmament at a Kremlin New Year reception. He asked if the West would force costly talks and suggested dissolving the army if proposals were accepted, signaling potential opening moves ahead of Geneva talks. Western leaders caution that any cuts require workable inspection and control.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
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Kremlin
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United Nations
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United States
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Geneva Disarmament Committee
Convicts Brawl On Death Row At San Quentin
Six condemned inmates on death row at San Quentin caused a holiday melee in the recreation room after the Rose Bowl parade. James Merkouris, 44, attacked others, Manuel Chavez, 27, struck him with a stool, Chessman and four others joined in the brawl.
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California
Cary
Manuel Chavez
Merkouris
Chessman
Chavez
Clyi_ Sates
Marion Linden
Donald L. Cash
Subway Strike Averted As Union Signs New Pact
New York transit peace assured as the Transport Workers Union signs a three year contract for city subway and bus workers with wage increases of 10 to 14 cents in year one and total 11 cents in year two, costing the Transit Authority about 35 million dollars. The deal includes fringe benefits and caps fare increases for the contract term. A separate two year agreement with seven private bus lines grants higher first year wages and raises in year two, with city aid to cover costs.
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Transport Workers Union
Transit Authority
Robert F. Wagner
TWC
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Actress Sullavan Dies Before New Play Opens
NEW HAVEN Conn UP Actress Margaret Sullavan, 48, died Friday hours before starring in a new play. Authorities suspect an accidental sleeping pill overdose. She was found unconscious in her Hotel Taft room and died at Grace New Haven Community Hospital. Coroner James J Corrigan said barbiturate overdose possible but not believed to be self-inflicted.
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Margaret Sullavan
Miss Sullavan
Taft
Grace New Haven Community Hospital
James J. Corrigan
New Haven County
New Decade Greeted With High Hopes Across World
AP reports 1960 opened with celebratory mood worldwide. Parades, church services, and bowl games marked the day as crowds gathered in Moscow and Vatican City. Nixon led Pasadena’s Rose Parade grand procession while millions watched record crowds at major bowls and Times Square buzzed with revelers.
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Germany
Red China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Eisenhower
Augusta
Rome
John XXII
Nixon backs West as Rose Bowl home crowd cheers
In Pasadena California UPI A notes Vice President Richard M Nixon at the Tournament of Roses as grand marshal. A former Whittier College football player from the stands offers commentary while the Wisconsin Wisconsin game unfolds and Washington quarterback Bob Schlered is praised.
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Nixon
Margarethe Bertelson
Miss Bertelson
Pasadena City College
West
Station Wagon Crash Kills Nine in South Bay Florida
Florida trooper reported a head on collision near Fort Myers killed nine people. The station wagon carrying a real estate party from Miami Beach to visit a development collided with a southbound car. Victims include Stas Lakin 33 and Marvin Tadlock, plus Robert Kay and Alma Fenski inside the wagon. The southbound couple Theodore and Catherine Goodwin and Lewis and Catherine Schmidt perished.
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Fla
Fort Myers
Ates
New York
Pennssyama
Cary
George Emerson
Fionda Highway Patrol
Emerson
Stas Lakin
Bliami Beach
Marvin Tadlock
St Joseph
Robert
Arthur Kay
North Miami
Alma Fenski
Brainerd
Minn
Theodore Goodwin
Rt. 2
Wellsboro
Catherine
Lewis Schmidt
Geneva
Sehmdt
Canada Premier Dies at Home
Paule Sauve, 52, premier of Quebec, died at his home near St. Eustache while with his family. In office since September 10, he succeeded Maurice Duplessis. Cause of death not announced. Abbe Racine said Rev. Louis Rodrigue administered last rites.
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Montreal
UPI
Paule Sauve
Quebec
St. Eustache
Premer Maurice Duplessis
Abbe
Andre Racine
Louis Rodrigue
Truck Driver Arrested In Sniper Slaying
Floyd E Hargrove, a 35 year old truck driver, was arrested in Mentor on a first degree murder warrant tied to the Christmas Eve sniper attack that killed Charles R Clark. Investigators cited new evidence from an anonymous tip and a prior polygraph that cleared Hargrove weeks earlier. Clark, 35, an electrical engineer and Scout leader, was shot as he looked out a kitchen window while preparing to open a pumpkin. A separate crash in St Johnsville left Elmer Biasa injured after a tent plane veered into a pasture during an attempted landing.
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Ohio
Charles R Clark
Floyd E
Gene) Harcrove
Hargrove
Ufle
Toledo
Effie Walker
Wiliam B. Evans
Frank D. Hathy
Mentor
Hathy
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Carol
Ifarefove
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ST. Jounsville
Elmer Biasa
St Johnsville
Montgomery County
Brown
Kennedy Enters Democratic Presidential Race
The Associated Press reports Kennedy formally enters the 1960 Democratic presidential race as national traffic deaths during the New Year holiday weekend rise toward a new record. The National Safety Council warns up to 320 may be killed in the 78 hour period, with a worst case above 400 if pace continues. Severe winter storms bring blizzard conditions across the Midwest and West, with 62 mph winds and heavy snow in many states.
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Arkansas
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Georgia
Kennedy formally enters Democratic presidential race
Senator John F Kennedy of Massachusetts moves to formally enter the Democratic presidential nomination contest. He plans to appear in several primaries starting with New Hampshire, proposing to address arms control growth, science, education, farm economy, urban decay, inflation and unemployment, while campaigning as a Roman Catholic front runner amid past controversies.
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John F Kennedy
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Free World
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Almith
New Hampshire
Mon
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Adlai FE. Stevenson
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Stuart Simington
D-Mo
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Police Seek Burglars in Schroon Lake Auto Agency Theft
State Police hunt burglars who used dealer tools to pry open a sale rack and steal 3000 to 4500 dollars in cash and checks from an automobile agency opposite a State Police substation. The break in occurred at night when troopers were patrolling nearby.
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Automobile Agency
Ship Valley Forge Aground in Turbulent Seas Near Singapore
The American freighter Valley Forge with 37 crew ran aground 50 miles southeast of Singapore amid gale winds. Rescue efforts saved 26 crew. eight were rescued by salvage tug Griper, others seen near a small Indonesian island. British forces assisted with planes, minesweepers, and a lifeboat attempt failed. Captain Peter R. Petrone and six crew remained unconfirmed on a separate island.
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Singapore
Waliey Forge
Valley Forge
Navy
Royal Air Force
Bintan
Peter R. Petrone
Peninsular Navigation Co
New York
Griper
Nazi smear group reported in West Germany and beyond
Police investigated a smear group suspected of daubing Nazi swastikas and anti Jewish slogans across West Germany including bridges on the Frankfurt Nuernberg line and homes in Lauda Allersberg and a fire station. A 22 year old Lud wig Vogel was arrested for painting swastikas and slogans at Scheinfeld. Swastikas were also found at a Jewish owned chemical plant in Oslo Norway.
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Austria
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Edmund G. Brown
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