Former Roller Skating Champion Shot by Wife in Long Island
Bart Van Horn a 62 year old longtime skating champion and rink co owner was shot to death early today by his wife Jean 35 after a bitter home argument. She told police they argued often over his late nights and drinking and fired a shotgun after he returned home at 3 am. Gretchen their 12 year old daughter called police during the dispute. Van Horn had endured cancer operations and pain, and his wife reportedly has had blackouts and was forbidden to drive.
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Mineola
N.Y
Bart
van Horn
Jean
Long Island
Inez
France rejects missile base plans unless French in command
Executive Editor Alexander F. Jones argues that De Gaulle favors a realistic stance on missile bases. He warns that intermediate range bases are vulnerable and urges scrutiny in the editorial Useless Missile Bases on today’s page.
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DE Gaulle
Alexander F. Jones
France
Community Leaders on Hospital Boards in Syracuse
Ninth in a series on rising hospital costs analyzes citizen access to hospital governance. Trustees, the liaison between paying public and hospital spending, are mostly executives and elites with no farmers or laborers among Syracuse’s five major general hospital boards. A labor reprentative existed briefly three years ago at Crouse Irving.
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Syracuse
Country
Crouse-Irving
Crucible Steel
Syracuse i Hospitals
Medaris Resigns Over Foot Dragging in Space Program
Rocket expert Wernher von Braun says Maj. Gen. John Medaris quit as head of ABMA due to government indecision and lack of a long range plan. He cites need for a crash program to develop the Saturn rocket to match Soviet progress and warns of potential private industry exit if assignments remain weak.
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Medaris
Russia
Army Ordnance Missile Command
ABMA
Huntsville
Ala
von Braun
Government seeks injunction to end 98 day steel strike
President Eisenhower directed Atty. Gen. Rogers to seek a federal court injunction under the Taft-Hartley Act to send 500000 striking steelworkers back to the mills for 80 days. George C. Doub will present the petition in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh as Arthur J. Goldberg argues the act is unconstitutional and the strike does not threaten health or safety. Wage Policy Committee meets at 10 a.m. and the Executive Board is already in Pittsburgh to decide a response.
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Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
William P. Rogers
George C. Doub
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
The
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Arthur J.goldberg
Goldberg
McDonald
Today's Chuckle Erupting Toothpaste Sketch
A lighthearted quip recalls the comic image of a toothpaste tube bursting in an unexpected direction. The playful line emphasizes unleashed enthusiasm and a break from strict convention.
Rites for General George C. Marshall at Fort Myer
Muffled drums mark the farewell for Gen George C Marshall at Fort Myer as President Eisenhower and former President Truman attend the chapel service. Marshall who died Friday night at 78 served as Army chief of staff in World War II and later as secretary of state and defense. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Ft. Myer
Marshall
Army
Defense
Europe
Soldier-Statesman
Bethlehem
Washington National Episcopal
Potomac River
Washington
Army Chapel
Luther D. Miller
Washington Cathedral
Arlington National Cemetery
Drivers Who Take Pils Face Read Ban
Albany AP reports a New York legislative committee contemplates banning driving for users of many common medicines including sedatives tranquilizers antihistamines and synthetic narcotics. The proposal would require doctors to note driving effects on prescriptions and pharmacists to label them. doctors would also report habitual users to the Health Department for DMV action.
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Albany
New York State
Joint Legislative Committee On Motor Vehicles and Traffic Safety
Edward J. Speno
Nassau
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Speno
State Health Department
Health Commissioner
Underweight Live Longer Says Insurance Study
A four year Society of Actuaries survey of five million Americans shows those 15 to 20 pounds underweight tend to live longer than average weight people and longer than the overweight. The study notes women healthier than men, weight charts rising for men and modest gains for women, and attributes weight shifts to fashion and clothing.
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New York
The
Society of Actuaries
Edward
A. Lew
Aeromeusiekt
Train Crash Near Norwalk After Brake Failure
A switch engine sent to aid a disabled Hartford to New York passenger train crashed into a tree line near Rowayton Norwalk. Twenty seven people were taken to Norwalk Hospital with three or four admitted. hospital officials said no one appeared seriously injured.
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Norwalk
Wind Shift Forecast Drops Weekend Highs
The Weather Man warns of a warm day followed by a sharp wind shift bringing cold air tonight and tomorrow. U. S. meteorologist Andrew P. Kelles at Hancock Field notes south easterly winds give way to north and northwest breezes. Sub freezing temperatures, a black frost, and a drop from around 60 to 38 degrees are expected, with modest winds of 13 to 25 mph today and 13 to 20 mph tomorrow.
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Andrew P. Kelles
U. S
Hancock Field
Keller
Rockefeller Faces Indifference in Midwest Swing for GOP Nomination
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Chicago for a two day Midwest tour aimed at courting GOP support against Vice President Richard Nixon. No organized backing or crowds appear during the opening phase. Illinois Gov. Stratton remains neutral while Rockefeller plans further meetings with regional leaders and businessmen.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Midwest
Ilinois
William G. Stratton
Rockefeller
Prelate Taken to Hospital After Collapse in Rochester
The Most Rev Walter A Foery 69 bishop of Syracuse collapsed in Rochester while attending a gold en jubilee dinner at Mt Carm el Parish and was taken to St Marys Hospital where he remains under observation Hospital staff describe his condition as stable and say he will stay at least two weeks.
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Walter A. Foery
Syracuse
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Leo la Palm
St. Mary's
Bishop Foery
Mt. Carrel
Se Mt. Carmel
Beeing
St. Michael's Rectory
Quickie Elkton Wedding Ends With Gun At Court
In Elkton Maryland an attempted marriage license request erupted when Angeline Sailer 47 of Burlington New Jersey pulled a concealed .38 from her bag threatening to force marriage. Rob ert Worrell 68 of Moorestown New Jersey resisted and sheriff arrested Sailer after discovering the gun. Alexa Olson 55 Ocean City New Jersey was held for investigation. Worrell said he had dated Sailer for about a decade and was unaware of the wedding plan. A bullet hole in a ceiling confirmed a shot had been fired earlier in Moorestown.
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Robert K. Worrell
Moorestown
N.J
Edgar Startt
Angeline Sailer
Burlington
Maryland
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Isleep
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Myer Rites
George C. Marshall
Rocky
Foery
Elkton, Md
George Ellery
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