Elephant causes chaos at Sauk City nursing home visit
Barbara the circus elephant bolted during tent setup at Carson & Barnes. She roamed Maplewood Nursing Home four miles, crashed through a window and wall, damaged ceilings and fixtures, then fled to a field before police and handlers coaxed her into a truck. Around a thousand residents witnessed the spectacle.
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Sauk City
Wis
Tillie Nolen
Barbara
Maplewood Nursing Home
Kent
Gtan
Carson & Barnes Circus
Wisconsin
Maplewood
Marjorie Krause
Elvis imitator triggers melee at Dallas concert
An Elvis Presley impersonator tossed a scarf into about 20 000 fans at a Catlaw Bowl show, sparking a front row brawl. Three women and a police officer were injured but treated and released. No arrests were reported as Elvis imitator Johnny Harra joined the program at the last minute.
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Dallas
Jahn Newton
Elvis
Johnny Harra
7000 mile Ride for Nature Ends at Maine Border
Bill Marks of San Diego completed a 7000 mile horseback journey in 21 months to promote horsepower. The Ride for Nature began in the Southwest and crossed Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, and the East Coast before finishing at the Canadian border in Calais Maine. Local and New Brunswick officials welcomed him.
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Calais
Maine
Pardner
Bill Marks
San Diego
America
Marks
Southwest
Colorado
Hainois
Indiana
Georgia
Plains
New Brunswick
De Crow linked by FBI in 1953 Rosenberg case
FBI files show Karen De Crow then 15 was linked by a security memo to a group aiding condemned spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. De Crow, now a Syracuse lawyer, says she remembers being nonpolitical in 1953 and recalls no signatures. Other memos note her 1960s-70s WOMEN's movement activity, with no NOW presidency entries.
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Washington
Karen DeCrow
FBI
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
National Organization For Women
DeCrow
Rosenberg
Syracuse, N.Y
Sev
Karen Sof Ipschultz
New York
Syracuse
Deceased Has Fun at Own Wake in Nebraska City
Jack Chadwick marked his fourth annual wake at the Nebraska City American Legion Club with about 250 mourners. The 66 year old quipped we might as well have fun while we're here after attending a wake in Oklahoma and paying pallbearers with a bottle of booze. A band played as Chadwick greeted guests and accepted a wreath and sympathy cards, sparking his yearly celebration idea.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Jack Chadwick
American Legion Club
Chadwick
Oklahoma
The
Legion
Max Endelman
Tito and Kim call for U S troop withdrawal from Korea
In Pyongyang Tito and Kim Il sung issued a joint communique urging the withdrawal of U S troops from South Korea. Tito will depart for a nine day trip to China after a stop in Beijing, signaling Yugoslav pursuit of new ties amid Cold War tensions. The leaders also backed African nations' sovereignty and independence, while Peru's military government lifted its emergency rule and restored constitutional guarantees.
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Belgrade
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslavia
Kim Ilsung
North Korea
Pyongyang
U.S
South Korea
Tanjug
Tito
Peking
China
Soviet Union
Kim
Massive Burlington Northern crash disrupts Chicago area rail
A derailment and crash that occurred Saturday near LaGrange, Illinois involved a Burlington Northern freight train and Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr with 192 passengers. Eight cars and two locomotives derailed onto the Indiana Harbor Belt line, injuring five and prompting detours and extended delays for about 18,000 commuters. Damage exceeds 1.5 million dollars with track repairs and equipment losses. Investigators from NTSB and FRA are on site. Officials expect partial restoration by Tuesday with full service later in the week.
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LaGrange
Chicago
Burlington Northern
Amtrak
Indiana Harbor Belt R.R
Peter Briggs
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Railroad. Administration
Briges
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