Last of six Iowa convicts still at large after prison escape
Authorities on both sides of the Mississippi hunted the final escapee from the Iowa penitentiary as three other inmates surrendered after seizing a minister and his family at knife point during the Sunday break. One escapee, Charles Carlyle, remained at large with Arllie Harrison Elliott, who fled after a vehicle pursuit north of Fort Madison.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Mississippi River
Charles Robert Wallerick
Illinois State Police
Dallas City
Ill
Arllie Harrison Elliott
John Bennett
Laos Struggle For Control Deepens As Rebel Reach Expands
Government troops retreat from two points within 60 and 50 miles of Vientiane as rebels press toward the capital. Reports say Sop Vieng and Pak Lane have fallen or come under rebel control while supply lines to the north remain strained and air delivery dominates Lao logistics.
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David Lancashire
Vientiane
Laos
Southeast Asia
Red
Pak Lane
Sop Vieng
Defense Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Savannakhet
Sam Neua
U.S
Muong Peun
Phoumi Nosavan
Wage Talks Halted Again In Steel Strike Parleys
New York AP reports wage issues were laid aside as negotiations continue in the 41 day steel strike. Union president David J. McDonald and counsel Arthur J. Goldberg return to talks with other contract aspects under discussion. Secretary Mitchell cites no near term settlement.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union of America
David J. McDonald
Arthur J. Goldberg
Race relations improve in colonies but social barriers persist
United Nations reports on nonself-governing territories show intermarriage in the Caribbean has become common among Asians Africans and Europeans while Fiji permits more beer access for Fijians and Indians. In Africa progress is noted but many races still keep social separation and laws alone do not ensure cooperation. Population trends in independent territories indicate high child rates around 40 percent under 15, pressuring work and productivity.
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United Nations
N.Y
Caribbean
Britain
Fiji Islands
Africa
United Nations Secretariat
U.N
Coed Found Stabbed Near USC in Apparent Attack
Linda Edne Martin a 21 year old music major was stabbed to death in an apartment near the University of Southern California. Police questioned 27 year old G Robert Kinzie a graduate art student who said they planned to marry this year. Officials noted she was found nude at the foot of stairs and rushed to escape through a locked door. It was unclear if rape occurred.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Linda Edne Martin
Robert Kinzie
Kinzie
Tom Reddin
Miss Martin
William Tomanovich
Hollywood
Tomanovich
Louis Martin
North Hollywood
Mrs Joyce Dies at 88 in Snyder Texas
Mrs. J R Joyce 88 of Snyder died at 8 20 am in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral at 3 pm tomorrow at First Baptist Church with Rev G M Cole and Rev Jimmie Nelson officiating. Burial Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survivors include daughter Mrs B R Templeton of Atlanta and four sons all of Snyder.
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J. R. Joyce
Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
G. M. Cole
Jimmie Nelson
Colonial Hill Baptist Church
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell Funeral Home
Lewis Blackard
Burton Echols
Max West
G. B. Clark
Horace Eiland
D. M Pogue
Hardy Scarborough
Clyde Brown
Joyce
Mount Vernon
B. R. Templeton
Atlanta, Ga
Amos Joyce
Ixon Joyce
Skipper Joyce
Sam Joyce
Noble Harris
Abilene
Jane Joyce
Johnny Joyce
Helen Joyce
Second Negro Pupil Integrates Central High School
In Little Rock Arkansas Carlotta Walls became the second Negro student admitted to Central High with no protests. Jefferson Thomas also integrated, having attended Chicago summer school. Hall High School welcomed three Negro girls who entered classes peacefully. Elizabeth Eckford arrived but only stayed one day as she has sufficient credits for college. About 17 other applicants were assigned to Horace Mann High and boycotted the school.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Carlotta Walls
Jefferson Thomas
Chicago
Hall High School
Central
Elizabeth Eckford
Horace Mann High
Jail Fire Kills Eight In Ocean County Seat
Eight prisoners died and twelve were injured when a fire swept the overcrowded Ocean County jail in Toms River. Sheriff Roe cited a padded cell and burning foam rubber as the fire’s ignition, with witnesses reporting at least two explosions. Investigators from state agencies and the county prosecutor’s office pursued the cause as guards battled smoke and flames.
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Toms River
Ocean County
Harry Roe
State Department of Institutions and Agencies
State Police
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
Roe
Evans Rites Held Today
A funeral service for Mrs. Morgan Evans was held at Bell Funeral Home Chapel at 10:30 a.m. She died about 7 a.m. yesterday at her Snyder home. Born March 31, 1908 in Limestone County she married Morgan Evans in 1933 and lived in Tyler Wichita Falls San Angelo before Snyder. She belonged to the First Christian Church. Burial will follow in Crestview Cemetery Wichita Falls after another 10:30 a.m. service tomorrow at Hampton-Vaughn Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband two daughters Mary and Sara Evans three sisters four brothers.
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Bell Funeral Home
Morgan Evans
Thirty - Third Street
Evans
Snyder
Limestone County
Shreveport
Tyler
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
First Christian Church
John W. Reaves
Hampton-Vaughn Funeral Home
Rev. Reaves
Crestview
Bell
C. A. Detrich W. S. Ellis
H. C. Denson
H. S. Kruse
Bill Atwood
Fred Miller
Mary Evans
Sara Evans
Eva O'Mary
Littlefield
Gussie Hairston
Salina
Okla
Dela Greene
Fort Worth
H. I. Jarvis
Greenville
C. D. Jarvis
Bobby Jarvis
J. D. Jarvis
Picnickers Hit By Food Poisoning Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports several hundred people were stricken at weekend outings nationwide. About 145 illness cases occurred at a Attica Indiana radio materials firm event, 750 at Angola Indiana a week earlier, 94 in Cheyenne Wyoming, 17 in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and at least 15 in Cincinnati Ohio. Hospitalizations and recoveries varied with many released and over 50 still in Wyoming and 12 remaining in Indiana.
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Associated Press
Attica
Ind
Angola
Cheyenne
Wyo
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wyoming
Indiana
Khrushchev Itinerary Sets Pace for Eisenhower's Tour
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will visit Washington New York Los Angeles San Francisco and Des Moines with Ames and Coon Rapids Iowa on a tightly choreographed schedule. The trip emphasizes agriculture and corn and mirrors a tit for tat pattern in U.S.-Soviet exchanges ending with a Washington stop and a UN address.
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Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Frol Kozlov
Richard M. Nixon
Alaska
China
U.S.S.R
Pacific
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Des Moines
Iowa
Ames
Roswell Garst
Coon Rapids
Garst
Iowa State College
Pittsburgh
Texas girl dies after 150 foot cliff fall
Sally Miller 14 of Dalhart died after falling 150 feet from a canyon cliff in Cimarron Canyon northwest of Springer New Mexico. She died several hours after the accident.
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Springer, N.M
Texas
Sally Miller
Dalhart
Cimarron Canyon
Springer
Yellowstone geysers quicken pace after earthquake
Old Faithful remains on schedule but the quake last Monday night has accelerated many geysers in Yellowstone National Park. Morning, Fountain and Clepsydra geysers sped up. Giantess Geyser erupted continuously. Morning Glory Pool turned murky but improving. Grand Geyser paused for days. Steady Geyser output reduced to bubbling.
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Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Dean Stone
Maryville-Alcoa, Tenn
Times
Wyo
Old Faithful
Morning Glory Pool
Merrill D. Beal
Beal
Rain and flood reports from Texas counties
Widespread thundershowers drenched Amarillo to San Antonio with record downpours. Amarillo saw up to 8 inches unofficially and 16 traffic accidents occurred on slick streets, while San Antonio rescued stranded motorists as waters rose rapidly. Many towns logged heavy rainfall then cooler, calmer dawn conditions followed with temperatures ranging from 64 to 78 as clouds cleared.
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Associated Press
Texas
Amarillo
San Antonio
Dalhart
Palacios
Houston
Galveston
Texas Point
Austin
Laredo
Presidio
el Paso
Beeville
Midland
Harlingen
Beaumont
Lufkin
del Rio
Big Spring
Victoria
Weather Update for Texas Regions
Readings show 94 high and 65 low in Snyder with 7 30 a.m. 68 today. Saturday 101 high 70 low 7 30 a.m. Sunday 72. North Central Texas cloudy with isolated afternoon showers through Tuesday. East and South Central Texas cloudiness with scattered showers. Northeast and Southwest Texas partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. West Gulf scattered squalls, winds 12 to 25 mph, through Tuesday with showers.
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Snyder
Texas
West Gulf
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William W. Swift
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Montrose
Charles Carlyle
Ronald Bessler
Samuel Parras
Robert
Mrs. Swift
Bernard Nelson
Robert Grubbe
Omaha
Neb
Lloyd E. Grubbe
R. Conrad Cooper
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Commerce Department
William N. Oatis
US. Navy
Petersen
Philadelphia
Gerard Lau
Naval Air Reserve Training Unit
Freeport
Lou
Nixon
White House
National Press Club
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