Woman strangled as husband kills wife then himself
In Hilliards Ohio a 39 year old father of two strangled his wife at their home near here and then slit his wrists to die. Neighbors found James Carson Jackson in the yard and notified emergency services. Mrs Jackson, 33, was found in a bloodstained kitchen with a necktie around her neck. Dr. Robert Evans ruled both deaths a homicide and suicide after autopsy. Neighbors described the couple as quiet. the husband was said to be insanely jealous. Children Sylvia 16 and Michael 10 were away at the time.
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Hilliards, Ohio
Here
James Carson Jackson
Sylvia
Michael
Secretaries Institute Aims to Boost Girl Skills in Chicago
A two day UPA program in Chicago trains women to advance beyond stenography. The course covers office etiquette and includes a study of workplace gossip to prepare participants for broader administrative roles.
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Chicago
UPA
New Hippo Arrives at Kansas City Zoo
A newborn hippopotamus named Cleo II arrived at Swope Park Zoo in Kansas City today around 4 am after a unassisted birth. Estimated weight 50 to 60 pounds with the father hippo Mark Anthony in an adjoining cage. Attendance was high as crowds gathered at the hippo wallow. progress updates aired on radio and TV stations.
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Kansas City
Swope Park Zoo
Cleo II
Hippo
Mark Anthony
Hippo Wallow
Cleo
Woman Leads War on Racial Violence in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a white woman, Mrs. Clara Baldwin, leads a civic drive to aid Billy Flack, a 15 year old stabbed white boy, and to curb teen violence and racial clashes. Citizens and officials rally with Negro groups to support Flack’s family while federal payroll cuts and juvenile delinquency efforts are noted. Across the river in Camden and Levittown, arrests and tensions rise as communities react to the violence and threats of intimidation.
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Philadelphia
Clara Baldwin
Baldwin
Billy Flack
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Citizens Committee
Aid Bureau
Defense Department
Camden
N. J
Delaware River
Anthony Marino
Michael Permill
Levittown
Lost Child Found After Night Hunt Near Pottstown
Two year-old Candida Streeter was found wet and shivering beside a chicken house about a mile and a half from home after an all-night search by 500 police and volunteers. She disappeared Thursday evening when she wandered from the kitchen door in a wooded area.
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Pottstown
Candida
Candy) Streeter
Little Candy
John W. Streeter
Kathy de Beard
Conestoga High School
Berwyn
Barnes Estate
Japanese say Girard fired at scrap scavengers in Maebashi
Maebashi Japan residents testifying in the trial of GI William S Girard say he fired at them on January 30 at a firing range during Army practice. The 22 year old from Ottawa Illinois admits his shot killed Mrs Sakai but argues it was an accident and faces manslaughter charges in a Japanese court amid U S protests.
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Maebashi
Japan
GI William Ss. Girard
San
Naka. Sakai
Gumpel
Sakai
Hatsuo Mihara
Girard
Ottawa
Til
United States
Arkansas Churches Seek Row Solution
In Little Rock Arkansas church leaders plan a minis try of reconciliation with special services on Oct 12 to address the integration crisis. Forty five ministers met with Bishop Robert R Brown who discussed outreach with President Eisenhower and Governor Faubus while the school board supported the effort, urging participation of Negro ministers in the services.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Robert R. Brown
Eisenhower
Orval Faubus
Brown
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Richmond
Walter 5. Robertson
Eee
Siamese Twins: Born to New York Couple
Report describes Siamese twins born to a New York couple and a hospital scene in Mercy Hospital. It notes no side taking by both twins and mentions ongoing discussions within churches, state help, and a potential separation not confirmed. The record references a letter from the President and a Bishop Brown in September without confirming any severing plan.
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New York
Rockville Center
Mercy
Pat Battlements
Brown
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