Ohio Washingtons Chop Capitol Trees
Two boys aged 11 and 9, Robert and Henry Litteral, chopped three trees on the Ohio Statehouse lawn. They fled home after fearing punishment, rode to Lucasville about 80 miles away, slept in a parked truck, returned home late, and faced Juvenile Court investigators the next morning. Governor William O Neill said there would be no state prosecution for minor property damage. The boys fear a court inquiry and potential punishment.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vpi
Robert
Henry Litteral
Statehouse
James ‘Litteral
Lucasville
Here
Portsmouth
Colommbus
William O'Neill
Two Virginia Schools About to Be Closed
Gov. J. Lindsay Almond Jr indicated readiness to announce the closing of two Charlottesville schools after a conference with the school board attorney. He cautioned no definite word on Warren County High School’s possible closure duration as federal judge Walter E. Hoffman was expected to rule on Norfolk cases today.
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Richmond, Va
J. Lindsay Almonds Jr
Charlottesville
School ‘Board
Norfolk
Walter E. Hoffman
Warren County
Almond
Cyprus Gunmen Shoot U S Official Outside Home
In Nicosia a U S Deputy Consul J P Wentworth was shot by two gunmen as he stood outside his house. He was taken to a military hospital in serious condition. authorities and the Warren County case were under investigation. The attackers fled, officials said, amid a volatile security situation and unclear motive.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
U. S
J. P. Wentlate
Johnworth
Charlottesville
Warrenscar
Almond
Burlish Military
Wentworth
Warren County
U.S
Taylor G
Belcher
Pilots Halt West Coast Air Walkout
West Coast Airlines pilots ended a strike after under six hours as the company agreed to take the dispute to an impartial fact finding panel. The walkout began at midnight and negotiations resumed with company reps.
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Los Angeles
West Coast Airlines
Air Lines
Dulles Denounces Red Chinese Peril in UN Address
Secretary of State Dulles warned that the Chinese Communist campaign against Formosa poses a grave threat with ominous implications. He spoke at the UN General Assembly as its 13th regular session opened and urged talks in Warsaw while preserving right to take the issue back to the UN if needed.
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United Nations
State Dulles
Formosa
Dulles
U.N. General Assembly
St Nation
Gence
Warsaw
U.N
Parry
Peiping
Red China
World Organization
Assembly
U. N
China
Wilmington Men Set to Cross Atlantic in Five Ton Yacht
Two young Americans and an English radio operator left Cherbourg France aiming to cross the Atlantic in a five ton yacht. They are William Ayres of Wilmington California James A May of Glendale California and Harry Burleson of Great Britain. They sailed for Vigo Spain and will head west across the ocean from there.
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Cherbourg
France
William Ayres
Wilmington
Calif
James A. May
Glendale
Harry Burleson
Great Britain
Vigo
Spain
Where to Find It He s President Of What
A snippet notes Adams resignation expected soon left to him by the President. GOP sources point to Page A-16 for details and list other sections such as Beach Combing Page B-1 and Hal Boyle Page 4-25.
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Adams
GOP
Hal Boyle
Crousword
Swuson
President Eisenhower Buys Pumpkins At Local Stand
Mrs Edward Medeiros, while knitting at her Little Compton fruit stand, is approached by a man asking about pumpkins. He buys two pumpkins and departs with baskets of fruit and onions. The crowd learns the shopper is President Eisenhower, who overcame Mrs Medeiros’s disbelief with humor.
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Little Compton
Edward M. Medeiros
Mrs. Meredios
Monterey Writer’s Widow Confirms Dual Marriages
Eleanor McPartland, identified as mother of five, claimed to be the widow of a Monterey author and to have lived with him in Mill Valley and Tyler. Ida, the other claimed wife, said the writer kept both relationships over years and never legally separated. Eleanor said she learned of the other woman’s claim and that the author had promised to return to her, dying recently of a heart attack.
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Monterey
Canor
Eleanor
Portland
Ida
Tyler
Tex
Donald
McPartland
Meparidine
Mill Valley
Don
Promald
John MacPartland
She McPartland
Slumber Party Guest Killed in Elevator Tragedy
In La Jolla a 17 year old guest, Edwina Wynn, died when the elevator crushed her head after being moved to a second floor bedroom. Hostess Nancy Ambrose and another guest Joyce Hitchens operated the elevator while a maid was present. Wynn was the daughter of Edwin R. Wynn, San Diego aircraft engineer. another guest, Patricia Ambrose, was away on a tournament trip.
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Joyce Hitchens
J W. Wade Ambrose
San Diego
la Jolla
Ambrose
New York
Patricia
Los Angeles
Miss Wynn
Edwin R. Wynn
Aircraft Company
Two Destroyers To Be Based At Long Beach Yard
The Navy says Long Beach Naval Shipyard will serve as home yard for two new destroyers after commissioning in February. The ships DD-90 Richard S. Edwards and DD-948 Morton will have San Diego as home port, with a normal crew of 225 men and 15 to 20 officers. The passage mentions related personal details about Eleanor, her son, and legal matters involving Ida and a San Francisco attorney, but the core item is the destroyers’ basing plan.
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Washington
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Navy
Craig Hosmer
Richard S. Edwards
Morton
San Diego
Ine Wigan
San Francisco
Jay Pfotenhauer
Ida
Union Warns GM to Quit Playing Games
The United Auto Workers with Ford agreement in hand shifts focus to General Motors. GM is targeted as the top negotiator in unfinished talks while Chrysler remains in discussions. GM officials stay silent on Ford’s pact details while UAW leader Leonard Woodcock and Bramblett comment on progress.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
UAW
Chrysler
Bramblett
Leonard Woodcock
National
Four Sabres Take on 30 Red Planes
In Taiwan area reports, Nationalist air force Sabre jets claimed five or possibly six Communist MIG 17s shot down in two late afternoon dogfights near Quemoy. Sabres provided cover for supply convoys and, with U.S. air support, avoided provocative actions while detailing additional engagements and Chinese Communist losses. Separately, Ford assembly plants in Detroit faced indefinite closure due to inventory shortages from ongoing strikes, with production to resume only after parts are produced and workers recalled.
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Taipei
Quemoy
Aso
iQuemoy
U. S
Swatow
Formosa
Little Quemoy Island
Defense Ministry
Formosa Strait
Little Quemoy
U.S
James Cary
Que~moy Islands
Big Que
Ford Motor Co
R. W. Settles
Detroit
Ford
Weather Forecast for Coastline Later Tonight and Friday
Fog and low clouds near the coast late tonight and Friday but expect mostly sunny conditions on Friday. Temperatures show little change.
Typhoon Helen Hits Tokyo Killing 24 and Missing Yank
A powerful typhoon named Helen struck Tokyo and eastern Japan causing 24 deaths, 42 missing, and 108 injured. More than 3,000 homeless as 30,000 homes suffered damage. a U.S. airman, Staff Sergeant Arch L. Mitchell of Monterey Park California, is missing after a rubber raft overturned on the Naguri River near Johnson AFB.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hokkaido
Helen
U.S
Arch L. Mitchell
Monterey Park
Calif
Naguri
Johnson Air Force Base
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