Sheriff's blast at NY attorney over Florida ax murders
Sheriff Cletus Andrews asserts strong evidence against Frank Peterson including a bloody footprint at the Bonifay farm scene where a 26-year-old man and his 2-year-old daughter were killed. Peterson, held in Buffalo, faces extradition to Florida as authorities nudge a fair trial amid defense claims by William Sims of the NAACP.
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Andrews
Jim Hendrix
Florida Sheriffs Bureau
Buffalo
N. Y
Peterson
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
William Sims
Florida
Sims
New York
Bonifay
Sheriff Offered Chance to Purge Contempt Charge
Sen Charley Johns said he would drop contempt proceedings against Suwannee County Sheriff Hugh Lewis if he testifies fully about the 1955 Live Oak Negro case and answers all committee questions. Lewis refused to answer many questions citing possible self incrimination after a whipping of Richard Cooks, a farm hand, by Klansmen.
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Tallahassee
Suwannee County
Hugh Lewis
Charley E. Johns
Starke
Lewis
Richard Cooks
Woman's Bankroll Fades With Cowboy
Nevada cowboy Raymond Headspeth and Missouri minister's wife Barbara F. Doubleday elope after cashing about $203,000 in bonds. He is in custody in Miami on federal charges for crossing state lines to defraud. FBI recovered $184,000 in a hotel safe, a $9,000 car, and valuables.
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Miami
Nevada
Missouri
Lewis Headspeth
FBI
Headspeth
Troops Guard Beirut as Rebels Expected to Attack
Heavily armed government forces man barricades in Beirut amid anticipated rebel assault timed with Aid Al Adha. In Tripoli clashes continue. U.N. Security Council await Hammarskjold report as Britain reinforces with 6,000 troops.
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Beirut
Larry Collins
Lebanon
UPI
Tripoli
Camille Chamoun
Ters
Cyprus
Britain
Syria
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Explorer III Satellite to End Today in Atmospheric Decay
Huntsville Alabama AP Explorer III, launched March 26 from Cape Canaveral, is due to burn up today after a 3 month mission. The 31 pound 80 inch tube transmitted four signals on cosmic rays and meteorite temperature, logging over 82 million miles in an off center, wobbly orbit.
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Jack Stillman
Huntsville
Ala
Army
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
House ready to cut freight taxes and keep travel tax
The House prepared to send a bill to President Eisenhower to cut half a billion dollars annually in freight tax surcharges. Travelers would still pay the 10 percent federal tax on rail, bus, and air tickets. Senate and House compromise retains tax rates to meet projected deficits and avoid revenue drops.
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Washington
Ghouse
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Treasury
Mormons establish first stake outside U.S. in Auckland
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints creates its first stake below the equator in Auckland New Zealand. It becomes the eighth stake located outside the United States reflecting church expansion.
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Salt Lake City
Latter - Day Saints (Mormons
Equator
Auckland
New Zealand
United States
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Reno
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