Behn Killings Before Wedding in West Frankfort
A jeweler murdered his mother and three daughters while planning to wed today in West Frankfort Illinois then killed himself. The bridegroom to be Behn told relatives he could not stand to leave them and confessed he had killed his family. Police traced the events to the morning before the scheduled ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behn
Kay
Linda
Shirley
Herman Behn
Minnie Behn
West Frankfort
I. Behn
U. P
Ill
Mel
Sundetta Minto
Bein
Browning
Barney Browning
William
Terman
Sayae
Ius
No 10 Year Session Promised As Ohio Legislature Delays
In Columbus the 102nd Ohio General Assembly moves slowly with only two bills enacted in ten weeks and 1,274 introduced. Hearings resume on abolishing the 23 member state board of education, with Governor ONeill and Senate leader Mechem favoring a governor appointed body. The House aims to speed up with votes on several measures while committees tackle taxes pigeon control and unemployment benefit drafts.
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Columbus
INS
Ohio
102Nd
Ohio General Assembly
Transportation Committee
House Education Committee
Board of Education
O'Neill
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Mus
Deland
House
Robert Shaw
Exbus
House Taxation Committee
Indus
Try and Labor Committee
Federal Road
Charles M. Noble
Rector
Harold J. Vincent
Milwaukee
Tom
House Commerce
Accidents fatal to 5 from area and other injuries
A series of crashes left five dead and multiple injuries across area roads. In Fremont a two-vehicle collision injured Donald Springer Dale Gardner and Jerry Pugh with Pugh in fair condition Gardner and Hoffman in good condition Springer treated and released. Clyde police identified Pugh as the driver of a demolished car after a high speed impact with a truck driven by William Hartford who slept in the truck’s lane. A separate fatal crash near Nova killed a Perry family member when their car hit a stake body truck carrying hunting dogs and men. four truck occupants suffered minor injuries and burns. Burford died in a separate crash near Mt Gilead after his car struck a bridge cone. his wife Carol and young daughter survive. Perry had long operated Nankin Grain Elevator.
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Donald Springer
Bellevue
Riight
Dale Gardner
Jerry Pugh
Sandusky
Miss Bertsch
Fremont Memorial Hospital
Pugh
Patricia Hoffman
Gardner
Springer
Clyde
Ashland County Rd
Nova
William 4H
Heasley
Massalon
Hirschel Falk
George Williard
Clarence Brooks
Burford
Rt. 424
Richland
Morrow County
Mt. Gilead
Longacre and Son Furniture
Médina
Carol
Cunningham Funeral Home
Charleston
W. Va
Perry
Nankin
Congress Urged To Trim Spending On Capitol Front
House GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr urged cutting government spending starting at home. He advocated delaying a $42 million Capitol front project and noted ongoing objections. He warned the economy drive could threaten a third house office building under construction.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Congress
Martin
U.S. Capitol
Commission
Civil Rights Battle and Policy Shifts Across Congress
Amid debates on Eisenhower’s civil rights bill the House Judiciary Committee moves toward action while Southern allies and opponents rally. Senate Middle East policy inquiry opens with State Department officials summoned. Sen Sparkman proposes government insured home mortgages up to 10 000 at four percent while budget cutters target a 3 5 billion defense reduction effort.
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Senate
U.S. Middle East
Robert Murphy
William M. Rountree
John Sparkman Dale
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Paul J. Kilday
D-Tex
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Magsaysay Killed and Garcia Inaugurated Amid Shock
Philippines mourns as President Ramon Magsaysay dies in a crash near Cebu. Garcia assumes office amid international condolence while U.S. and Philippine officials vow vigilance against unrest. Survivors recount the disaster. whose remains are identified among 25 dead.
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Eric
Benito Ebuen
The
Philippines Air Force
Felipe Nunag
Natricio Osmenag
Gregorio Hernandez Jr
Pedro Lopez
Tomas Cabill
Emmys Award Winners Highlight TV Stars Palance and Trevor
Hollywood AP reports gaunt Jack Palance and veteran Claire Trevor won 1956 Emmy acting honors. The ceremony in Los Angeles celebrated top dramatic and variety performances as Desi Arnaz hosted the color telecast.
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Hollywood
Jack Pala
Claire Trevor
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academ of Television Arts and Sciences At
Claire Trevo
Jack Palance
Miss Trevor
Dodsworth
Palance
U.P
Doctor Pleads Innocent In British Trial Of Adams
Bespectacled John Bodkin Adams pleads not guilty in a famed British murder trial. The 58 year old is accused of killing Mrs Edith Morrell to benefit from her will. More than 40 witnesses were expected as the trial opened in London with Justice Devlin presiding. Adams entered the courtroom with two escorts and declared his innocence.
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London
INS
John Bodkin Adams
Openec
Farhod Md
Reilou Amirt
Adams
Arthur Patrick Devlin
Edith Morrell
Jacey
Eastbourne
Injtion
Ger
Reginald Manningham-Bu Adams
Brixton Prison
South J
East London
Thejamis
Dowscret
Are your chance against cancer any better today
The message urges readers to donate to American Cancer Society to support cancer research, claiming progress is limited and urging funds to cure one in every cancer patient. It frames giving as a personal factor in tipping odds and directs donations to a local post office address.
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American Cancer Society
Governor Aid Sought in Fight to Keep Adopted Girl
In a last stand against Massachusetts authorities, Jewish couple Melvin and his wife seek Florida governor Leroy Collins' aid to keep six year old Hildy McCoy Ellis, adopted from Boston in 1951, from being returned. They dodge authorities in seven cities across six states as Massachusetts plans to extradite for a kidnapping charge.
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Meams Beach
Florida
Massachusetts
Melvin Bentley Ellis
Inc Massechusetts Supreme Court
Hildy McCoy Ellis
Ellis
United Press
Hildy
Ben Cohen
Leroy Collins
Irish Patrick's Day Radio Tale In Santa Barbara
In Santa Barbara California a court case over custody of Hildy McCoy unfolds as the Ellis family seeks to place the child in a Catholic orphanage amid Irish Free State symbolism and a station rebranding. The McCoys accuse the Ellises of pursuing legal action to remove the child and place her with a Catholic family.
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Ellises
Santa Barbara
Calif
St. Patrick's
KIST
McCoy
Ellis
Hildy
Radi O’kist
Kitten Toe Count Shows Odd Matched Numbers
Morrice Michigan reports unusual litter toe counts for six kittens born to a mother cat. The readings show 25, 24, 22, 18, 17 and 12 toes per kitten with the mother noted as having zero. Local observer Sheila notes the discrepancy and jokes about knitting.
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Morrice
Mich
Robert Sueikie
Magsaysay Death Felt by Elyria Man and Family
The article recalls President Ramon Magsaysay and his ties to the Philippines, noting Elyria resident Ziegman’s friendship with the president, their later careers, and the impact of the crash. Ziegman and Filomena, married in October 1953, moved to Elyria in 1955 with children Margaret Rose and Gerard, while continuing photography and glass work.
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Magsaysay
Elyria Man
Lous Islands
Ziegman
Philip
Navy
Ates Tan Wal
Philippines
Filomena
Ziegmans
Elyria
Margaret Rose
Gerard
Elyria Lumber and’ Coal
Missing Boy Scouts Found Safe But Cold in Smokies
Three Scouts from Greenville Tennessee Troop M4, Victor Thorne 13 Jimmy Grubbs 12 and Mike Harmon 11, were found safe though cold atop Mt LeConte in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after wandering off the Appalachian Trail Sunday. An overnight search by 75 rangers using walkie talkies located them huddled outside a small lodge shed on the Tennessee side.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains
Rangers of
C. E. Johnson
Mt Leconte
Tennessee
Smokies
Water Gun Puts Girls To Sleep and Divorce Granted
A self described Don Juan confessed using a water pistol loaded with chloroform to put his girl friends to sleep while they were robbed. Wenland 21, actress model Cristoforo Leumia 35 told police the incidents in nightclubs involved inviting women in, using a pistol, and leaving them on park benches after taking valuables. The case led to a divorce ruling for Linda C in Turin.
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Turin
Italy
Don Juan
Logs
Angeles
Linda C
Wenland
Cristoforo Leumia
Pol
Shellice
Steward S. Bernstein
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Jeweler
Robert Vincent
Statehouse
Garcia
Nestor Mata
Philippines Herald of Manila
Mata
Manila
Cebu City
Warwarngo
Mount
Bagno
Vonition
Jesus Magsaysay
Ashland
Wooster
Murrow
Bryan
Vernon
Higley
Killea
Playland
Nouse
U.S
Trevor
Jorthy
Cris
Jimmy Lee Louis
Shommas McBraver
Showcase
Cleveland
William E
Sid Caesar
Perry Comparson
Whiteville
Dinah Shore
Ble
Loretta Young
Loretta
Dayton
William P. Barton
Robert Young
Brandt
Pike
Shaw
New York
Desi A
Phil Silvers
York
Middletown
Dewey Lawson
Franklin
CBS
NBC
ABC
New Bellefontaine
James ¥Ork
Tere
Crayglan
Hresnel
N. L
William Iknox
Lakeview
Bellefontaine
New Vienna
Edgar P. Wolfe
Leesburg
Mount Gilead
Emma Janel’ Nauman
Chesterville
Salem
Ronald J. Radler
Bucyrus
Mansfield
Robert Burford
Medina
Richland-Morrow
Charles Perry
Melvin
Carl
Shreve
Sharold D. Bertrum
Cincinnati
Carl Matts
Akron
Gus F. Burkhardt
Shirley Hoffman
Castana
Youngstown
Floyd Martin
Lis
Weleme
Crovada
Gabe
Ade
SUNDE
Foster
Furcolo
Boston
Mal Englander
Bostom
Marjorie McCoy
P. R. Smith & CO
Rpokerage Service
Midwest
ATOCK
Exchange
H. D. Greenberg
Optometrist
O'neil’s Department Store
Main Poor
Dale Barndollar
Middle Avenue
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