Ghostly Chorus of Thrasher Salvage Efforts Outline Tragic End
At Portsmouth Navy Yard witnesses describe garbled last messages from the submarine Thrasher as it sank to about 6400 feet. Navy divers recover debris while officials warn the cause may remain unknown and salvage may be impossible. Lt James D. Watson testifies of the final exchange and the vessel breaking up.
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Thrasher
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Thresh
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Tate
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Thresher
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
James D. Watson
Skylark
Col
Watson
Easter Week Weather Outlook Predicts Warm Temperatures
The forecast calls for pleasant Easter weather with warmer conditions and highs in the 70s through the week. Expect partly cloudy skies tomorrow and continued mild temperatures as the pattern holds.
Fire Threat Keeps Watch as West Virginia Community Faces Blazes
Firefighters from Warren Shenandoah and Frederick counties battled a blaze near Moorefield on Route 637 in Warren County West Virginia. Two Winchester Rouss Company firefighters treated for smoke inhalation. A separate cottage in Yellow Springs West Virginia burned, valued at about $2 000, as crews from Gore Wardensville Capon Bridge fought the woodside fire. State Forestry patrols and horseback patrols continued through the night with rain forecast later in the week.
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Mr. Ox
Bill
John Judy
Moorefield
W. Va
Warren County
Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick County
Winchester
Rouss Company
State Division of Forestry
Yellow Springs
West Va
Gore
Wardensville
Capon Bridge
Premier Doubts Laos Cease-Fire Pledges
Lao premier Prince Souvanna Phouma doubts declared Laos cease fire pledges as clashes erupt in the Plain of Jars. He flies to the troubled area and interviews leaders from opposing factions who pledge to halt fighting amid two weeks of violence.
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Laos
Vientiane
Prince
Souvanna
Wa Des Jarres
Facy
Seat
Accused Youth Refuses to See His Parents
A 17 year old Georgia boy who pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Florida for stabbing and tossing a charter boat captain Douglas Trevor and his son Edward Trevor overboard spent Easter in custody and wrote a letter to his parents. Authorities say he planned to kill himself after the crime but had no attorney at arraignment and a preliminary hearing will follow. The case centers on the Dream Girl charter boat near the Marquesas Keys about 20 miles west of Key West. He chartered the boat with the intent to kill Trevor and his son and then himself. The Key West charter boat fleet continues searches for the victims.
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Fla
Georgia
Roger Foster
Griffin
H.A. Foster
Coast Guard
Foster
Douglas Trevor
Edward
Florida
Key’ West
Marquesas Keys
Trevor
Henry Haskins
Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt Draws Large Local Crowd
The annual Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt held yesterday at Recreation Park drew more than 600 youngsters in stage groups hunting colored eggs and special prize eggs. Over 700 parents and spectators attended, a Jaycee member said.
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Recreation Park
Jaycee
Rees Attorneys Lose Appeal to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to hear Melvin Davis Rees Jr.’s bid to overturn a Virginia murder conviction. Rees, an itinerant musician from Hyattsville Maryland, received a death sentence for the killing of Carroll V. Jackson Jr. and his family, with two other relatives found dead after their 1959 disappearance.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Hyattsville
Virginia
Carroll V. Jackson Jr
Jackson
Louisa County
Janet
Fredericksburg
Rees
West Memphis
Ark
Baltimore
Susan
Spotsylvania County
Virginia Supreme Court
Billie Sol Estes Received 15 Year Prison Sentence
Bankrupt promoter Billie Sol Estes was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for mail fraud and conspiracy in manipulating fertilizer tank mortgages worth 24 million dollars. Judge R E Thomason overruled a new trial motion and called Estes the most gigantic swindler in history.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
Estes
Fire Damages West Leicester Apartment in Two Alarm Blaze
Fire officials say a cigarette可能 ignited a fire at 8 10 p.m. damaging walls and furniture. Day rented the unit from Holmes Boyd, with Frank Woore as owner, as Reuss and South End fire crews fought the two alarm blaze. No occupants were inside, and water and smoke caused limited damage, tarpaulins protecting upstairs rooms.
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William N. Gochenour
Day
Holmes Boyd
Frank Woore
Gochenour
Reuss
South End
Four Die in Two Car Crash Near Bowling Green
Four New York City residents died in a two car collision on U S 301 about 30 miles south of Bowling Green. A fifth passenger in the Cabell car and four Fort Bragg soldiers were injured or hospitalized.
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Bowling Green
Eng Ft. A
N. C
Peace State Police
Pfc
Donald Lune
Beaumont
Tex
Sidney W. Cabell
George H. Thompson
Emma Cox
Sidney E. Cox
Cabell
U. S. 301
Caroline County
Ft. Bragg
William F. Hartman
Baltimore
James F. Charbonneau
Don Gillman
Springfield
Armstrong
Kennedy takes Easter sail aboard Pattycat off Palm Beach
President Kennedy, barefoot, rode a 15 minute sail on the 27 foot Pattycat after Mass at his beachfront home. Crew members and a few young West Palm Beach residents watched as he chatted with Undersecretary Paul Fay and climbed aboard with a tan windbreaker. Kennedy was praised as a good sailor by crewers and onlookers despite the crowd’s surprise at his casual voyage.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
United States
Ceanfront
Toni Briant
Charles Graves
Palm Beach Junior College
Navy
Paul Fay
Chris Greer
Briant
Rita Tedder
West Palm Beach
Caroline
Graves
Ivanee
Clean Up Week Set for Winchester Apple Blossom Prep
Winchester proclaims April 22 to 27 as Clean Up Week for the Apple Blossom Festival. City offers free curbside pick up of yard debris during regular garbage days with two collections per household. Citizens to bag rubbish to prevent wind scattering and aid standard trash collection continuity.
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Winchester
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Kennedy skeptical on Lukens price rise public interest rule
President Kennedy questioned whether Lukens Steel meets the public interest criteria for price hikes and held talks after Wheeling Steel announced increases. Officials urged restraint to protect overall price stability as major mills consider selective increases.
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New York
Wheeling Steel Corp
Kennedy
Wheeling
White House
Palm Beach
Fila
Pierre Oer
Lukens
W. E. Mullestien
Wanted Man Surrenders at City Police Headquarters
Robert Allen West, arrested last month in Los Angeles, walked into City Police headquarters and surrendered. He faces warrants for larceny and auto theft from Shenandoah Motor Co. A federal warrant for unlawful flight led to his California capture. he is jailed on a 2500 bond. West is a former Redbud Road resident.
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Robert Allen West
Los Angeles
West
Charles Schutte
Shenandoah Motor Co
FBI
California
Warren Rudolph
Redbud Rd
Do It Yourself Material Saft Use STACRI For brick and concrete
Apple Valley Driving Range Is Now Open. Corrigan Rug Cleaners offer upholstery cleaning. Miller's Howe notice. Kan Kart Truck advertised to roll out garbage cans. Steel sco Limited at station.
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Miller’s Howe
Apple Valley
Corrigan
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