Death of Michigan baby grips Indiana town
In Lakeville Indiana residents rushed to aid a penniless Michigan couple after their 3 month old son died in a car near a filling station. Doctors cited diarrhea and fatigue as the cause. Flowers and funds poured in as the community held services during a snowstorm before the family resumed their westward journey.
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Lakeville
Ind
UPI
South Bend
Michigan
Robert D. Murakowski Sr
Dawn
Robert Jr
Port Huron
Mich
California
Murakowski
Murakowskis
Wound Youth in Stakeout Ends in Officer Gunfire
A 19 year old gunman Theotis G Graves was shot by detectives during a Venice Boulevard liquor store robbery. Graves another suspect Herbert D Chappelle fled and were arrested later both Los Angeles City College students. Detectives say Graves linked to multiple holdups in West Los Angeles. Two rookie officers also captured a robbery suspect at Hoover Street and Woodland Hills saw a separate $1500 supermarket heist.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Theotis G. Graves
West 15Th St
Ucla Medical Center
Multet
Bschild
Tiple Dullieel
Graves
Venice Blvd
Rene Thezan
Herbert D. Chappelle
Los Angeles City College
Venice Boulevard
Allen Lewis
Lewis
Florida
Woodland Hills
Ventura Blvd
Child Strangled in Clifton Springs Stairway Accident
Four year old Julie Mae Jensen died yesterday when her head became caught between the open steps of an outside stairway at her home. Authorities reported the accidental death occurred in Clifton Springs New York. The incident prompted an investigation by local officials.
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Clifton. Springs
N. Y
Julie Mae Jensen
Plane Crash Injures Four Film Crew In Jamaica
A Grumman amphibian carrying California crew to MGM's The Islanders crashed off Annotto Bay Jamaica. Four of five aboard were saved and hospitalized including producer director Richard Bare who is listed in critical condition and recipient of a 1959 Screen Directors Guild award. Fellow hospitalized include George Schmidt and William Reynolds with one passenger missing.
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Kingston
Jamaica
California
Grumman Amphibian
Richard Bare
Screen Director's Guild
Annette Bay Hospital
MGM
Reynolds
James Philbrook
Diana Brewster
Counsel Challenge Sparks Battle Over Chessman Law
San Francisco attorney George T. Davis challenged the attorney general and two state legislators to a public debate on California’s 1952 Little Lindbergh Law change and its impact on Daryl Chessman’s death sentence. Governor Brown said no new clemency hearings will be held but did not rule out the case. Actress Phyllis Kirk visited Chessman representing the ACLU to oppose capital punishment.
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San Francisco
Patty
George T. Davis
California
Daryl Cressman
Chessman
Sacramento
Brown
Daryl Chessman
Oakland
Stanley Mosk
Phyllis Kirk
American Civil Liberties Union
San Quentin
P. H. Kirkegaard
Pardoned Gardena Mother Ends 18 Years of Fear
The governor of Illinois granted a pardon ending decades of worry for a Gardena mother who had lived under fear since an auto crash led to a parole violation and illegal state departure 18 years ago.
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Gardena
Illinois
Writer Opposes Chessman Death
Hollywood writer Erle Stanley Gardner said Cary Chessman should be spared despite believing him guilty. He called Chessman warped but argued against execution for a crime in which no life was taken. Gardner doubted the Court of Last Resort would take the case.
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Hollywood
UPI
Erle Stanley Gardner
Cary
Syrian border fighting flares near Huleh area
An official spokesman said Syrian forces fired on an Israeli border patrol in the border area killing one Israeli and wounding two. The incident occurred northwest of Ashmoret in the claimed Huleh area. Israeli forces returned fire. Damascus accused Israeli armored cars of firing on Arab farmers and Syrian border posts, with the 1st Syrian Army retaliating.
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Israel
Ashmoret
Huleh
Damascus
Coors Kidnapping Case Shifts Security Posture In Golden
Police remove guards near the Adolph Coors II home as the hunt for missing Adolph Coors III intensifies. Sheriff Wermuth reports a possible break in the case and notes ransom talks may be secret while the elder Coors returns from Hawaii to aid negotiations. The disappearance occurred Tuesday en route to the family brewery near Golden, Colorado, with bloodstains found on the wagon and nearby railing.
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Golden
Colo
tPi
Adolph Coors II
Art Wermuth
Coors
Mary
Adolph Coors III
Wermuth
Mountain
Foothills
Denver
Paar resigns from NBC show over censorship storm
New York teleview star Jack Paar quits his NBC program after censoring an anecdote on the prior night’s show. He plans a long Europe vacation and cancels upcoming engagements including a Bob Hope tribute appearance. The incident follows a five minute on-air cut and criticism of NBC over a water closet letter mixup.
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New York
Jack Paar
Europe
Paar
Arthur Murray
Bob Hope
NBC
W.C
Water Closet
Way to Counter Warheads Told
A three star general disclosed that a small atomic explosion could neutralize warheads on ballistic missiles using neutron flux. Officials withheld specifics, noting the techniques are top secret, while a Nike Zeus film clip demonstrated an interception at White Sands.
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Washington
White Sands
N.M
Trudeau
Hartford
Argentina Near Submarine Capture Near Golfo Nuevo
Argentine navy says a mystery submarine hiding near Golfo Nuevo at the head of the gulf has been crippled and a capture is imminent. Government officials report the intruder was trapped after 12 days of pursuit near the naval base as President Frondizi met with military chiefs.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Argentine Gulf
Navy
Gaston Clement
Golfo Nuevo
Large Task Force Sweeps Seas for Sub
BUENOS AIRES UPI reports twelve warships and 30 air force planes searched the Nuevo gulf for a Communist submarine. Depth charges were en route from the United States to boost the Argentine task force. A high government source says the submarine likely does not belong to the Western Hemisphere and may be from Russia Poland East Germany or Red China.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Nuevo Gulf
United States
Western Hemisphere
Russia
Poland
East Germany
Red China
Trailer Sold Quickly Through Classified Ads
A Sierra Madre resident reports selling a trailer in two days via classified ads in Independent and Star-News. Ads promote fast economical results from Sierra Madre to San Gabriel, with contact numbers Sycamore 60311 and Zenith 2330 for assistance.
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Gerald Love
Santa Anita Ct
Sierra Madre
San Gabriel
Star-News
Sycamore
Zenith
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Universal-International Studios
Pete Kelley
Pasadena City College
Pasadena Independent and Star-News
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Jack ‘Paar
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Arthur G. Trudeau
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Arturo Frondizi
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