Neighbor Arrested Admits Killing Girl in Las Vegas
Robert Kervin Ervin, 71, confessed to police that he killed 5 year old Dolores Stafford, a neighbor child found nude and slashed in his attic after mistaking her for his wife. His wife Kathy, 18, described a split personality and urged her to leave. Dolores was the child of St Elmo Stafford, ex Review Journal executive, who had moved the family from Fort Smith, Arkansas six months earlier.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Robert Kervin
Lores Stafford
Ervin
Kathy
Lever
Kingman
Ariz
Los Angeles
Dolores
St. Elmo Stafford
The
Las Vegas Review Journal
Barge Strike Talks Reported At Stalemate
ST LOUIS UPSD Little progress was reported toward settlement of the shutdown of the nation s four largest barge lines. Labor and management met briefly with no progress and sessions are set for July 16 and 17. Job security is seen as the main issue in the dispute.
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ST. Louis
UPSD
National Maritime Union
Master Mates and Pilots Union
The
Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn
Ports Council Defers Action On Proposals
The Council of Lake Erie Ports postponed decisions on hiring a full time executive secretary and on expanding membership until the August meeting aboard the Steamer Aquarama. John A. Ulinski was re elected president and Arthur W. Todd retained as assistant secretary. New officers include Adm. Robert W. Carey as vice president James Kane Jr. as secretary and Richard C. as general counsel. Todd pressed for a full time secretary to speed promotions.
What's Unusual About Marriage in Memphis
Wilhe D Jeffries and Mrs. Frances Pilcher, both patients at Shelby County Hospital, were married in Memphis on Wednesday. Jeffries, who entered the hospital in October, and Pilcher, admitted in August, joked about being “armed” in marriage as they compared their hospital lives and plans.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jeffries
Frances Pilcher
Shelby County Hospital
Jefffies
Local Chronicle-Journal Provides Sparse 1990 Notices
A garbled 1990 notice page from The Chronicle Telegram lists names and numbers with unclear locations. The fragment hints at financial figures and personal names but lacks coherent events or dates to confirm a specific item.
Fire Destroys Mail Car on Erie Limited
Fire destroyed a mail car loaded with special delivery mail and magazines on the Chicago to New York Erie Limited. Postal workers spotted flames near Spencerville and the car derailed four miles west of Lima. Fire departments from Lima and Hume fought the blaze. loss undetermined and cause under investigation.
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Lima
UPI
Chicago
New York
Erie Limited
Spencerville
Here
Hume
Joss
Patsy Morganthaler Found Safe After Edgewater Beach Search
In Cleveland a 12 year old girl waited in her brother in law’s car as authorities hunted the water near Edgewater Beach for a drowning victim. When she was found safe the search was called off and investigators contacted police.
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Malibu Beach
California
Fish and Game Department
David G. Miller
Sheriff's Station
UPI
Cleveland
Patsy Morganthaler
Edgewater Beach
Patsy
Man Dies in Crash North of Paulding
Louis E. Leatherman 27 of near Paulding died when he was struck by a moving truck on US 127 about 3 to 4 miles north of Paulding. Harold E. Dean 49 of Bellefontaine was the other driver and was not hurt. The accident report lists Lewis Tombley of Michigan as owner of the truck.
Legislature Set For Battles On Blue Laws And School Aid
Ohio lawmakers face a Senate vote to abolish Sunday blue laws while the House considers slashing state aid to wealthy school districts. The House advanced aging assistance to more people, raising the average monthly aid to about 64.50 dollars and extending residency eligibility. Other actions include liquor price control shifts, local government federations, hospital visit rules, boat license fees, inheritance tax changes, and stricter drag racing penalties.
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William & Tangney Columbus
UPI
Senate
House
Ohio
Fuerst
Michael V. DiSalle
State Liquor Board
Isue
Frank W. King
Toledo
King
Conflicting Reports on Governor Long's Health
Baton Rouge high official says Governor Earl K. Long is failing rapidly while an unidentified legislator claims he is not as bad off as reports. A six-doctor advisory notes his condition remains a matter of continued concern as Long plans a weeks long vacation, with family calls continuing.
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Baton Rouge
UPD
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Long
United Press International
Wilma Hunt
New Orleans
Shriners Elect Nebraska Man As Potentate
Dr. Clayton F. Andrews of Lincoln Nebraska was elected Imperial Potentate of the Shriners North America at the 8th Imperial Council Session in Atlantic City New Jersey. About 50,000 members from 106 Temples in the US Canada Mexico and the Canal Zone attended. Stringfellow retired after reporting 1958 hospital activity and waiting lists.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Clayton F. Andrews
Lincoln
Neb
North America
Andrews
George E. String
East Orange
Imperial Council
United States
Canada
Mexico
Canal Zone
U. S. Navy Reserve
Potentate
Stringfellow
Shriners Hospitals For Crippled Children
Revised Labor Bill Out Of Committee
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle backs a trimmed labor reform bill to curb union leaders abuses. The measure clears the House Elections Federal Relations Committee after five months of stalemate as key votes from Theas Panshlinone Pate Tar Ammitc Avc Punmuulgild sAlcpO, Ry V. Jump, Joseph E. Lady, and Kenneth F. Berry shift the bill forward. The draft expands rules to curb embezzlement by union officials, bars habitual criminals from office, and bans gifts or loans to leaders, amid partisan clashes over right to work and labor rackets concerns.
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Columbus
UPI
Michael V. Disalle
Theas Panshlinone Pate
Ammitc
Jump
Willard
Joseph E. Lady
Kenton
Kenneth F. Berry
Coshocton
House
Senate
Ami House
GOP
Roger Cloud
DeGraff
Cloud
DiSalle
Villian
Ohio
AFL Cio
Harriman backs U S summit talks with Khrushchev
Averell Harriman urged a U S summit with Nikita Khrushchev so the Soviet leader can see the United States firsthand. He said Khrushchev should be informed face to face and that New York would be a fitting meeting place. Harriman plans to report to Secretary Herter and VP Nixon on Friday.
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New York
UPI
Averell Harriman
United States
Nikita S. Khrush
Harriman
Khrushchev
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Idlewild
Russia
London
Sidewalk Baby Born Near Home In New York
Mrs. Betty Kasmin and her 60 pound daughter born on the sidewalk in front of her home were reported in fine condition at Columbus Hospital. The birth occurred as Mrs. Kasmin returned from the obstetrician when a public health nurse Marion Braus helped deliver the healthy infant.
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New York
UPI
Betty Kasmin
Columbus Hospital
Kasmin
Marion Braus
Generosity To Education Sparks Budget Battle In Ohio
GOP leader Mechem clashes with Governor DiSalle over education funding. He says state universities receive a generous share while public schools get only an eighth of the budget's increased spending. DiSalle cites education's large share and a past savings in schools.
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Columbus
UPD
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Mechem
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
NiSalle
DiSaile
Strontium Spray Planned For Crops At Wooster Farm
At Wooster Ohio workers build a border around 20 plots where strontium solution will be sprayed on crops next spring. Ohio State University under a $6.0 million Atomic Energy Commission program conducts a multi decade study on radioactive fallout effects in corn hay soybeans and wheat.
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Wooster Farm
Wooster
Ohio
UPI
Ohio State University
Atomic Energy Commission
James L. Mortensen
OSU
Lon Acre
AEC
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Geyer
Fells
Mortensen
Danish Boat Fire Kills 53 Near Haderslev Dam
A gaily painted pleasure craft exploded near an artificial lake at Haderslev dam in South Jutland killing 53. Overcrowded with at least 90 aboard, passengers and crew fled as flames enveloped decks and canvas awnings. Survivors described a panic and rescues by nearby residents amid burning wreckage.
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Hhorrow
Haderslev
Jutland
Hans Rustofte
Shorel
Jens Jensen
Hans Riistofte
Yugoslav Youth Hijacks Airliner To Italy
A 23 year old Yugoslav hijacked an internal flight with 27 on board near Yugoslavia. He forced the pilot at gunpoint toward Italy and died after a pistol discharge through a window. He asked for political asylum as authorities took him into custody in Bari Italy.
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Bari
Italy
UPI
Ohad Cuckovic
Yugoslavia
Cuckovic
Ex Ohioans Execution Stay Granted in Bronx Cab Murder
Leroy Keith of Warren Ohio had his scheduled execution stayed until the week of July by Acting Gov Malcolm Wilson after Keith’s new attorney sought appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Keith, 52, was convicted January 30 1958 of first degree murder for shooting cab driver David Saro during an attempted robbery in the Bronx on December 19 193. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals last March 13.
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Albany, Nly
iGor
Malcolm Wilson
Inday
Leroy Keith
Bronx
U.S. Circuit Court
Keith
Warren
Ohio
Wilson
U.S. Supreme Court
David Saro
Suro
Court of Appeals
Senate approves 3.34 billion foreign aid bill
The Senate passed a foreign aid measure totaling 3.343 billion dollars for the next year by a 65 to 26 vote, a setback to President Eisenhower who sought about 3.909 billion. The action leaves broader funding and long term financing to a House Senate conference and warns of possible future special sessions to secure funds.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Eisenhower
House-Senate
Senate
House
Kozlov Tours U.S. Farm Sites in Illinois Visit
Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov arrives at Midway Airport for a formal welcome and a tour of dairy grain and livestock farms in Grundy County Illinois. He compares U S Russian relations to a steel ingot and warns against letting imperfections derail cooperation.
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Chicago
UPI
Frol R. Kozlov
Russia
Richard J. Daley
Jack Reilly
Midway Airport
Kozlov
Grundy County
Gary-East
United States
Fraser is Low and Needles Sees 112 in West
The nation’s coldest reading reached 26 at Fraser Colorado while Needles California posted the day’s high of 112. The U.S. Weather Bureau card reported the temperatures for Wednesday across locations.
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New York
UPI
Fraser, Colo
U.S. Weather Bureau
Needles
Calif
Contractor Takes Stand In Tax Trial
In Terre Haute Indiana Julius Gaines the first of eight defendants accused of operating an international gambling syndicate was to resume testimony. Gaines identified two bettors Phillip Share of Las Vegas and Leo Shaffer of Chicago as gamblers who took his football bets by telephone before he was excused from the stand. More than 150 witnesses are expected to testify in the federal tax evasion case.
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Terre Haute
Ind
UPD
Miami
Fla
Julius Gaines
U.S
Don Tabbert
Gaines
Phillip Share
Las Vegas
Nev
Leo Shaffer
Chicago
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Lewes
Countess
Shriners
Nebraska
Myron Feinsalber
George 4. Bender
Teamsters Union
Senate Rackets Committee
John L. McCrellan
D-Ark
Bender
Kory
Carl Engel
Samule
Young Yugoslav Forces
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Newsmen
Frank Lausches
Stephen Young
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Fraser
White House
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BPS
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