Reverend Harvey Smith Kills Family Then Ends Own Life
Mansfield native and Southeastern Louisiana College instructor Harvey Smith, 36, killed his wife Sarah 30 and children Glenn Kevin Kenneth Kathy 12 and Janice 10 before taking his own life with a shotgun. Janice survived with injuries after saying daddy shot us. The family’s mass funeral will be held after a burial in Union Springs Cemetery Converse. Smith left a note claiming to do it so they could be together. He held degrees including a master of arts and was pursuing a doctorate at LSU while preaching part time and directing church choirs.
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Mansfield
UPI
Harvey Smith
Denham Springs
Rouge General Hospital
Smith
Daddy
Janice
Adam Graves
Livingston Parish
Louisiana State University
Sarah
Bombings in Magnolia: Nine whites spared prison in probation
In Magnolia Mississippi circuit judge W H Watkins suspended sentences and placed nine white defendants on probation after pleas of guilty or nolo contendere in three home bombings. Six defendants received five to 14 5 years for illegal dynamite. three faced conspiracy charges with fines and suspended terms. NAACP and COFO leaders condemned the rulings as justice color blind and dangerous.
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Magnolia
Miss
UPI
W. H. Watkins
Nolo Contendre
McComb
Watkins
Ross Barnett
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Mississippi
Focal
John Paul Westbrook
Emery Allen Lee
Murphy J. Duncan Jdr
Wilsons
50 Drowned in Burmese Sinking
A motor launch carrying 80 people struck a submerged obstacle and sank near Rangoon Burma. At least 50 persons were feared drowned with 25 rescued and five reported missing.
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Rangoon
Burma
UPI
Nuclear scientist sees China as future third in world arms
Ralph E. Lapp told UPI that Red China could start producing hydrogen bombs within about two years and potentially rank third after the United States and the Soviet Union. He warned China’s capability rests on uranium-235 production and a functioning gaseous diffusion plant, a costly high‑tech system only seven exist worldwide.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph E. Lapp
Red China
United States
Russia
Britain
Lapp
Hiroshima
France
Bonanno Kidnapping Probed Amid Mafia Ties
Senate Rackets Committee plans New York inquiry into the abduction of Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno. A federal grand jury will review police reports as Bonanno is expected to testify. Salvatore Bonanno Jr disappears from East Meadow while Joseph Bonanno Jr faces assault charges in Phoenix.
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New York
UPI
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Park Avenue
Bonanno
William Power Maloney
Morgenthau
Salvatore
Bill) Bonanno
East Meadow
Long Island
N.Y
Tucson
Celebrity Lounge
Phoenix
Joseph Bonanno, Jr
Scottsdale
Calle del Paisano
Russia launches 49th Cosmos satellite
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched its 49th unmanned Cosmos earth satellite designed for space exploration. Tass, the news agency, credited the mission to its ongoing series of space probes.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Meningitis Claims 17yearold Private at Ft Ord
At Ft Ord California a 17 year old private died from meningitis in an outbreak that has sickened 95. The parents of Pvt Jack E Thomas 47 Camarillo were with him as he died on the critical list. Pvt McReady 19 Centralia Wash progressed satisfactorily. Army medics tried hydroxymenthyl metabolite of nalidixic acid in 60 trainees who are carriers. results will be released in Washington. Weather outlook remains warm with highs near 89.
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Pvt. McReady
Centralia
Wash
Washington
Unfair Bargaining Charge Filed Against Nevis Denne Plant
The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union charges Nevis Denne clothing plant at 7507 E. 09 yn Rd with surface bargaining and unilateral wage changes in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. The 50‑employee plant allegedly encouraged decertification efforts and refused to bargain in good faith. A Phoenix NLRB official said a decision could come within a month.
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International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Nevis Denne Clothing Manufacturing Firm
Nevis Denne
Phoenix
NLRB
Albuquerque
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Lee Gould
Coronado High
Ed Anderson
Arcadia
Dons
Anderson
Coronado
Titans
China
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Angola
PS Electe
UPI Photo
Northern Rhodesia
Independent Republic of Zambia
Wil Pigucc
Lappy
United Press International
U.S
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Defense
Robert“S. McNamara
Hunter Gooch
Scottsdale Jaycees
Scottsdale Stadium
Dick Hamilton
André Fleuridas
Jim Greene
Sion
Senate
Ft. Ord
Union
Denne
National Labor Relations Board
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