Reconciliation Party Death Trap Slain and Maimed
Stamford Connecticut reports a Christmas Day rampage by Lawrence G. Moser 48 who killed his two daughters aged 18 and 15 and wounded four others with acid and gunfire. His estranged wife Helen Moser 42 is hospitalized scarred and may lose sight. He later shot and wounded a couple at another home before fleeing.
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UPI
Helen Moser
Stamford
Lawrence G. Moser
Moser
Veronica Fromeyer
Robert
Betty Garthwaite
Mrs. Garthwaite
Holiday Deaths Below Estimate
United Press International reports a Christmas weekend highway death toll below safety experts’ forecast. The National Safety Council had projected 510 deaths over 78 hours ending Monday midnight, with Alaska Delaware Hawaii New Hampshire North Dakota and Vermont spared. California led with 40 fatalities. Texas 35. Georgia 28. Michigan and New York 27 each.
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California
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Georgia
Michigan
New York
North Carolina
Florida
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Kansas
Isiana
State Records 6 Holiday Deaths Four In Traffic
West Virginia recorded six holiday deaths over the Christmas weekend including at least four traffic fatalities and two fire deaths. The toll raises the year total to 355 highway fatalities. Notable cases include a St. Albans wreck killing Timothy A. Pennington, 14, and a Gassaway man found dead in a Charleston hotel room from a fall. Other victims were Leander Adkins 88 of Boone County, Gordon Morris 38 of Gilbert, Mack Lee Sayer 14 near Point Pleasant, Kate Hill 88 near Bluefield, and William Sisson 50 of Sissonville. A Ruth shooting left Charles Dugan 63 dead and Joseph S. Lively 25 facing a murder charge. Elmer Mullins 53 of Gassaway died from a fall-induced hemorrhage.
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St. Albans
Gordon Morris
Gilbert
Mingo County
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Wyoming County
Leander Adkins
Boone County
Madison
Mack Lee Sayer
Elmwood
Mason County
Pt. Pleasant
Kate Hill
Bluefield
William Sisson
Sissonville
Charles Dugan
South Charleston
Ruth
Kanawha County
Joseph S. Lively
Elmer L. Mullins
Gassaway
Weather roundup from Virginia and New York droops with cold
The bulletin reports extreme cold with Fargo North Carolina at 31 below zero while Honolulu posted the national high of 82. Virginia notes include Beckley topping 42 and Greenbrier River conditions with frozen patches and a 1.7 foot gauge reading. Weather and river data from the UPI report.
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Mental Patient Kills Wife and Self in Yule Tragedy
In Bulger Pennsylvania a 30 year old former mental patient, Carl Thomas, killed his wife Helen 27 and wounded two others before fatally shooting himself as state police tried to end the barricaded room standoff on Christmas Eve. Eight children lose both parents in the tragedy.
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UPI
Michael Thomas
David
Elizabeth
Carl Thomas
Thomas
Helen
Batala Comis
Steve Baloga
Washington Hospital
Washington
Hisather
Robin selected as Britain's national bird
John Bull Got the Bird robin chosen as Britain’s national symbol in a formal election run by the International Council for Bird Preservation. Lord Hurcomb announced the result after a public letter campaign drew many votes for the robin, lauding its friendly behavior toward humans.
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London
UPS
John Bull
Britain
Lord Hurcomb
International Council For Bird Preservation
Hurcomb
Skiing Halted at Bald Knob Slopes by Snow Shortage
Bald Knob slopes halted skiing as manager Tom Minter announced no more runs until deeper snowfall. A freezing rain covered Flat Top area last night while fairly good crowds visited Sunday and Monday.
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Tom Minter
Minter
None of us were farsighted at Christmas say Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz remarks that people often spend beyond their means during Christmas and jokes about a man who was too farsighted to buy a ticket in an automobile traffic scheme because he lacked a garage.
AMA Approves WVU Interns Program
The American Medical Association approves WVU School of Medicine internships set to start July 1. Fourteen slots will welcome graduates from any U.S. or Canadian medical school to train across specialties with focus on medicine, surgery, and pediatrics. Some interns may enter general practice while others stay for further WVU study.
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American Medical Association
Council On Medical Education and Hospitals
WVU Medical Center
Kenneth E. Penrod
United States
Canada
WVU
Penrod
Sailor dies as chain-re accident injures eleven in Rhode Island
A naval sailor was killed and 11 others injured in a chain-reaction highway crash in Foster Rhode Island. Four cars two trailer trucks and a bus carrying 37 passengers were involved in the collision authorities said.
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Foster, R. I
UPI
Inaugural Day Action Sought for Kennedy Aid Plan
Jose I Leon reports the Areas Committee led by Senator Paul Douglas drafts quick aid programs for economically distressed areas ahead of Kennedy's inauguration. Some members push for presidential action within days, others urge caution as the panel weighs surplus food expansion and public works jobs while long term funding remains tied to the stalled loan and grant plan.
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Publisher Who Rejected Seat In Senate Dies
Tracy McCraken a hustling Wyoming publisher who built a publishing empire and led the Democratic Party for two decades died Monday night at age 66 after an intestinal attack on Christmas Day He declined an appointment to the U S Senate saying he loved his state and his profession McCraken known as Wyoming's Mr Big was Democratic national committeeman since 1942 and helped cast Wyoming's votes at the Democratic National Convention for John F Kennedy His wife and two sons were with him at the end
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Cheyenne
Wyo
UPI
Tracy
McCraken
Democratic
Wyoming
U.S. Senate
Mr. Big
John F. Kennedy
Britain Chooses the robin as national bird
London officials explain the robin’s appeal as Britain’s national bird noting its open and exceptionally friendly behavior to people. In California a jail escape prompts warnings about a slippery inmate awaiting capture. New Jersey pastor asks parishioners for a 10 percent tithe with a pledge to sustain church and charity.
Whitton Named Federal Highway Administrator
John F Kennedy named Rex Whitton 62 chief engineer of the Missouri State Highway Department to be federal highway administrator. Whitton has spent 40 years with the Missouri highway system and has led the department since 1951. The appointment was announced by Kennedy after consulting with Luther Hodges. Kennedy stressed Whitton's extensive highway experience and leadership. The president also held talks on space program and diplomacy with aides and officials at his home and golf course.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Rex Whitton
Missouri State Highway Department
Kennedy
Pierre Saliger
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce
Whitton
Missouri Highway Department
America
Road scare for Kay Starr and New Year crash toll
Singer Kay Starr escaped serious injury after her car veered off Highway 395 near Reno Nevada. She said another car followed closely and honked and shouted, causing her to become rattled and miss a turn. The National Safety Council warned holiday crash deaths could total 340 with 14,000 injuries but urged caution. An earthquake was recorded offshore Eureka California. France detonated a nuclear device in the Sahara Desert, its third test since joining the atomic club. The Pine Ridge tanker reached Newport News after breakup near Cape Hatteras with seven dead. A Pittsburgh man survived a self-inflicted crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. New York City will stop recording racial information on birth certificates starting January 1. Communist China forecast food shortages for 1961 amid drought affecting about half of cultivated land. The American Civil...
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House Battle Next Week Tests Kennedy Legislation Push
Kennedy supporters seek control of the House Rules Committee to advance liberal aims. The fight centers on purging a Southern Democrat or adding a member to tilt the panel. If won, the push for housing, Social Security medical care, minimum wage, education aid, and unemployment relief could move forward, though full passage may require compromises in the House.
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Mobutu Likely to Hold Congo Power by Force
In Leopoldville Congo reports say Col. Mobutu may force retention of his provisional government. Marcel Lihau told Congo leaders Mobutu intends to keep the government by force if needed. The meeting, called by Joseph Ileo, was stormy with clashes between Parliament backers and Mobutu supporters.
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Joseph Kasavubu
Belgian Strikers Clash With Police Over Anti Government Walkout
In Brussels Socialist led walkout disrupts rails utilities and mail. Police dispersed a blocking mob outside Socialist headquarters after a brief scuffle with no reported casualties. Government mobilizes regulars to maintain essential services amid Congo revenue loss protest.
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UPI
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Fire Breaks Out In Penitentiary In Moundsville
A fire of undetermined origin broke out in a second floor section of the Moundsville Penitentiary damaging printing equipment and library books but causing no injuries. Prisoners guards and firemen helped save much of the material in the chaplain's office which also housed the library classrooms and electric chair.
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Moundsville
UPI
Gov Pareles Murdere: Bailey Pardoned by Underwood
Charleston UPI report states Robert Ballard Bailey inmate at Moundsville Penitentiary, serving life for murder, was pardoned conditionally by Gov. Cecil H. Underwood on Dec 16. Convicted June 1950, death sentence commuted to life in 1951. Conditions require Bailey to stay out of Kanawha County, be supervised by the State Board of Probation and Parole, and abstain from intoxicants.
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Charleston
UPI
Robert Ballard Bailey
Moundsville
Kanawha County
Woomen
Cecil H. Underwood
Bailey
Underwood
State Board of Probation and Parole
Rom
Report Urges Kennedy Reform of Regulatory Agencies
A 87 page Landis report to President-elect Kennedy urges ethics upgrades and ending back door contacts in federal agencies. It proposes a White House regulatory czar to oversee agencies and promote firm, creative direction. The document calls for new White House offices to shape policy in communications transportation and power sectors.
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UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Landis
White House
MacArthur Mabscott Road Bids Sought
Raleigh and Putnam county highway projects will open bids Jan 17, according to the State Road Commission. The Mabscott to MacArthur segment calls for grading drainage and paving a 0.96 mile four lane divided highway, while Putnam County plans an Interstate 64 overpass. Total estimated cost ranges from 1 to 2 million dollars.
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UPI
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Putnam Counties
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Mabscott
MacArthur
Putnam County
Two U S South Polar Expeditions Advance to Pole
Two American groups push toward the South Pole from McMurdo Sound and Byrd Station. Albert Crary leads a Ross Island team aiming to reach the pole in February, after traveling 40 miles from Skelton glacier. Maj Antero Havela's Byrd Station party has completed about 500 miles of an 800 mile route to deliver three 37 ton tractors to the base. Two Navy Otter planes were damaged in incidents. Lt. William D. Hughes crash landed near McMurdo Sound but was unharmed, while Capt. Thomas E. Morrow forced a landing 300 miles southwest with engine trouble and is safe but the plane may not be recoverable.
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