Just-Married GI Confesses Slaying Ex
A 21-year-old Army corporal from New York admitted killing his former girlfriend Sue Proeber after a December quarrel over marriage. Proeber, who was pregnant, disappeared December 3 and was found April 4 in a shallow Palatine grave. Murphy, recently returned from a New York honeymoon, signed a confession while his bride Lenore Wagner waited outside.
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New York
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Arlington Heights
Lenore Wagner
Elk Grove
William Sandgren
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Miss Sue Proeber
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Miss Proeber
Ireland Honors 1916 Heroes and Parade Tribute
Ireland marks Easter Uprising memories as 1 600 veterans march on O Connell Street with 200 women. President de Valera reviews troops as Proclamation is repeated and leaders’ names recalled. A letter from Capt Hitzen recalls Bolands Mill surrender.
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England
Boland’s Mill
Satirical novelist Waugh dies after long career at 62
The obituary notes Evelyn Waugh, prominent satirical novelist and Catholic convert, died aged 62. It recalls his wartime service with the Royal Marines and commandos, and highlights major works including Brideshead Revisited, Scoop, The Loved One, and The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold.
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Ethiopia
Royal Marines
Crete
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California
Gilbert Pinfold
Ronald Knox
Student Tries To Set Self Afire In Bus Station Silent Standoff
A student attempted self immolation in Washington arriving by bus and carrying two gasoline bottles when detectives intercepted him at a taxi stand near a radio station. Police say the incident followed a bid to protest U S policy with Viet Nam echoing earlier suicides by Morrison Laporte and Herz. The youth tight lipped about motives and the family said he had become overly idealistic.
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Edward
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Arthur
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Viet Nam
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Roger Laporte
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New York
Alice Herz
Detroit
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New York City
Debris Fire Extinguished At Ward's Store Shute
Menands firemen were called after 7 p.m. Saturday to a fire in an incinerator chute on the eighth floor of the Montgomery Ward Store. They used a 14 inch hose to wet down burning debris at the trash chute entrance. Smoke damage on the eighth floor was slight.
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Menands
Montgomery Ward
Cuba Faces Ongoing Water Shortage in Havana Area
Havana official Faustino Perez warns no immediate relief from water crisis in Greater Havana. He cites dwindling supply sources, damaged pipelines, and a failing distribution network as drought worsens shortages for 1.6 million residents. Possible fixes include repairing the network and damming small rivers. Canimar River water may be considered after 1980.
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Camaguey
Havana
Perez
Canimar
Matanzas
Vacant House Fire Quelled in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Fire Dept responded to a midday blaze in a vacant 144 story frame warehouse owned by William O'Brien a local plumber. The fire started around 12 30 p m two rescue squad units stood by but were not needed and the outtap occurred at 1 34 p m.
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Hoosick Falls
William O’brien
Tragedy as Schenectady Woman Is Struck on Route 5
Mrs. Elizabeth Berg, 32, of Schenectady, was killed Saturday night after being struck by an automobile while crossing Route 5 about five miles east of Amsterdam.
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Elizabeth Berg
Schenectady
Amsterdam
Mink Jacket Worth 895 Stolen From Albany Store
Albany police monitored Easter shoppers amid a mink jacket theft report. The garment valued at $895 vanished from an Albany store yesterday as investigators reviewed surveillance and witness accounts.
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