Man Admits Assaulting and Killing Girl
In Clarksburg West Virginia James Burkhammer 24 confessed to police that he assaulted and strangled Charlene Villain as she walked home from a grocery Sunday night He said he fled the scene carrying her body in an alley and later hid it over a fence Willis Walker found the body during a car headlights crash investigation An autopsy confirmed rape and murder Burkhammer is jailed without bond awaiting June grand jury action
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Fencwe Gue
G. F. Amsler
James Burkhammer
Charlene Villain
Willis W_ Walker
Amsler
Burkhammer
Mirth Kuhi
Harrison County
Costello Refuses To Tell Of Shooting
New York police and grand jury question Frank Costello after a would‑be assassin’s shooting. He is jailed 30 days for refusing to testify while a cryptic gambling note found on him prompts probes into a casino empire and possible links to an I global criminal web.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Burkhammer
Amsler
Mike
Northview
Netet
Wounded Guards in North Dakota Prison Riot
United Press reports a four hour riot at North Dakota State Penitentiary as about 200 inmates seized control. Three guards were wounded in the charge by guards, while four others were freed from confinement. Warden Nygaard estimated roughly ten convicts were behind the disruption amid claims of stolen money and taunts about families.
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North Dakota
U.P
Bismarck
United Press
N. D
North Dakota State Penitentiary
Nygaard
Helt
House Passes Farm Milk Price Control Bill
Ohio House unanimously passed a bill giving the state power to set dairy prices for farmers. The measure, backed by Rep. D. Ralph E. Fisher and supported by farm groups, would create a state dairy division to establish price orders after hearings and referendums. Critics warned of higher milk costs. supporters argued it protects farmers amid a shifting economy.
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John C. Pollock
Geauga
House
Charles
Columbus
A. Mosher
Sen
Senate
George A Itheirmilk
Ohio House
Meinhart
R-Meigs
Lowell
Yellow Springs
Ubsides
Kent
Gidates
Kent State
Bowling Green University
Ate
Boards of Trustees
Tous County
Waser
B. A
Ams
Bigby
D. Ralph E. Fisher
R J Wayne
The
Ill
Ohio
Anthors
Formosa Missile Unit Warning to Reds
The United States plans to station a guided missile unit in Formosa, a move with strong military and political implications. It serves as a clear warning to Peiping against attempting to seize Formosa by force and signals a long U.S. presence on the island.
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Formosa
United States
Peiping
Ith
United States 7Th Fleet
Red China
Okinawa
Japan
iChina
Four Appointed To State Groups
Governor C Williams O’Neil announced four more appointments to Ohio state boards. Names include Guy D Hawley of Greenville to the Anthony Wayne Parkway Board, Starriti pursuing director at Toledo Hospital to the State Board of Nursing Education and Registration, Edna, J A Meek, and John C Baker president of Ohio University reappointed to the Ohio Historical Society. Parallel reports note military and political tensions with Formosa and Japan signaling nuclear weapons defense concerns.
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J. A. Meek
Stratch
Ednor
Ohio State
Peiping
Tokyo
Journal
Columbus
No- John C. Baker
Ohio
Kusuke Kishi
Ohio Historical
Japan
CEI Strike Ends Amid Wage and Job Change Talks
The CEI strike ends as union gains assurances against recriminations and a revised arbitration clause covers wage rates with new job classifications. A ban on forceful pickets and injunctions is to be dropped, while disputes over wage ranges and job specs may be grieved and arbitrated if no agreement is reached. Jet activity near New York and radar tracking by the Air Force are noted in lingering reports.
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Watson
CEI
Lorain County
Air Force
Rockheed Starfire
FCC
Begin
Thej
Navy
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Ohio Edison Company
Edgewater
Lorain
Jas
Oho River
National Labor Relations Board
Ohio Edison
Ces
Man Arrested For Part In Murder Is Relieved
Leroy Magee, 39, and his brother Keith, 35, admitted involvement in a 1953 torch murder that killed George Harrington, a retired Marine engineer. Keith is already serving a life sentence. Leroy claims to have acted only after believing Harrington was dead. A Jamestown junk dealer faces trial in Erie County.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Leroy Magee
Keith
George Hardington
Harrington
Lakeville
Ohio
Western State Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Erie County
I Herbert Johnson Jr
New York
Manhattan
Letey
Columbus
Erie
N. Y
Marion
Zanesville
Circleville
Greenfield
Johnson
Leroy
Lancaster
Delaware
Logan
Co 7
Iice
Turmour
Pennsylvania
High Defense Spending Threatens Budget Surplus
Washington reports warn that defense outlays may erase the year’s budget surplus amid calls for tax cuts. Officials say projections for defense and other spending push the federal balance toward deficit, complicating plans to keep the treasury in the black for the current fiscal year. Government savings and policy shifts loom as Congress weighs cuts and the administration seeks to protect the surplus.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Treasury
Compromise School Bill Moves Through Committee Hearings
Washington reports the compromise federal school construction program aims for a 1.3 billion dollar spread over four to six years with House support and Democratic backing. Talks touch flood insurance and natural gas measures as committees advance the package amid broader budget debates.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal
Senate
Genstee
USIA
Arapproval
House
DW .A
Rome Ik
Kuykendall
Fed
Feral Power Commission
Cop
House Commerce Gress
Proposed Mail Rate Hikes Face Stiff Fight
Washington House Post Office Committee aims to add 527.5 million dollars yearly to the mail bill to cover the postal deficit. Chairman Tom Murray says action on proposed 15 percent increases for second class mail, including newspapers, magazines, and commercial mail, is likely today. The panel already voted to raise first class letters and air mail by a penny, with amendments expected on two-step increases for second and third class mail and potential relief for small circulation publications.
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Washington
INS
House Post Office Committee
Tom Murray
Acton
Magea
Arthur E
Summerfield
Treasury
Farm Output Expected To Be Down In 1957
The Agriculture Department projects total farm output for 1957 to fall for the first time in seven years. Demand remains strong at home and abroad, with exports at a record pace, but crop acreage will shrink by about three to four percent due to soil bank programs. Livestock output should approach last year’s peak, though hogs and eggs decline while dairy, broilers, and turkeys rise. Exports may ease in late 1957 as government program backlogs lessen.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
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