Outbreak Free 20 North Carolina Convicts From Ivy Bluff Prison
Twenty of North Carolina's so called worst criminals escaped Ivy Bluff Prison using a prison truck and stealing cars after breaking guards at 4:30 a.m. A massive search spans North Carolina and southern Virginia as inmates armed with a submachine gun and rifles flee in many directions. Prison director calls inmates incorrigible and compares them to Alcatraz.
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Civil War Vet Losing Battle
Walter Williams 117, last surviving Civil War veteran, worsened with pneumonia in Houston. He gasped for breath Sunday night and was placed in an oxygen tent at his daughter’s home. Doctor Russell Wolfe called his condition dangerously ill.
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Surprise Rain Ends Dry Spell In Southern California
A sudden storm moved into Southern California bringing the first notable rainfall since last spring. The weather bureau described a weak system advancing from the west, prompting immediate rain across parts of the region.
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Del Mar JC Football Faces Saturday Junior Rose Bowl
Inside Today notes the Del Mar Texas junior college football team arriving for Saturday's Junior Rose Bowl against Bakersfield, with 190 pound George Karam among the heaviest. The piece mentions behind the scenes in the steel dispute analyzed by David Lawrence and editorial page content. Eisenhower eases western defense tensions.
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Venue Change Argued In Finch Murder Trial In LA
The Finch murder trial opened in Los Angeles with two former lovers not speaking and seeking separate trials. Dr. Bernard R. Finch is accused of killing his wife over Carole Tregoff Pappa. Pappa’s counsel says she lacks funds for another venue, but trusts local jurors.
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Nuclear balance of terror discussed at institute event
At the Institute of World Affairs at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel experts including Henry S. Aurand Jr. of GE warned that the balance of terror risks accidental or preemptive nuclear war. NASA chief Glennan offered Soviet use of U.S. tracking networks for a space mission.
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Jury Quiz in Slaying Launched
More than a score of witnesses were summoned before the county grand jury today in an investigation of bookmaker Jack Whalen's slaying at Rondelli's in Sherman Oaks. Chief Parker expects multiple indictments. among subpoenas are Mickey Cohen Sandy Hagan Tony Reno and George Piscitelle. Two other guests at Cohen's table remain sought. Whalen's funeral was held yesterday at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
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Ross McIntire Dies Former White House Doctor at 78
Ross T. McIntire, physician to Franklin D. Roosevelt for 13 years and surgeon general of the Navy from 1938 to 1946, died at Grant Hospital in Chicago at 9:30 a.m. after a coronary illness. He was 78. He later led the International College of Surgeons and chaired the President's Commission for the Employment of the physically handicapped.
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Two Americans Sentenced in Cuba After Trial
In Pinar del Rio a Cuban military tribunal sentenced Frank Austin Young, 38, of Miami, and Peter John Lambston, 24, of Nassau, to long prison terms for conspiring against Fidel Castro. Bertot, 24, a former Columbia student, received 30 years. Lambston got 25 years. Prosecution had sought death for Young and Bertot.
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CBS TV Chief Cowan Resigns After Quiz Show Fame
Louis G. Cowan, originator of the $64,000 Question and other quiz programs, resigned today as president of CBS TV. In a letter to Frank Stanton, he said the job had become impossible to continue.
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Volkswagen Fire at Wolfsburg Plant Shocks Europe
A fire swept Volkswagen's Wolfsburg factory in Germany, Europe’s largest car plant, burning for 12 hours and triggering emergency responses as crews battled the blaze with extensive damage reported across production areas.
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Ike Asserts Strength Aids Peace in Pakistan
President Eisenhower addressed a Karachi crowd urging leaders to join an enforceable disarmament system. He stressed both the United States and Pakistan must remain strong to pursue world peace with justice, in a joint declaration with President Ayub Khan.
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Eisenhower to visit Kabul and New Delhi in Asia trip
President Eisenhower will fly from Karachi to Kabul at 7 30 a m tomorrow and reach Kabul at 8 40 a m Wednesday Kabul time. He then departs for New Delhi arriving at 4 30 p m India time.
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Storms Hit East U S and Europe
A severe winter system lashed the East Coast and South with snow sleet and rain causing at least 14 deaths mainly in traffic crashes. Schools plants and airports closed as motorists were stranded. Europe faced three days of blizzards floods and freezing temps with 72 lives lost as seas rose and ships battled icy conditions.
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