Mississippi Solons Laud Negro Heroism
Mississippi House praised Alfred D. McNair who died after extinguishing a burning oil truck blaze. McNair, 35, suffered extensive burns while saving others and died Thursday as House Speaker Walter Sillers led a unanimous resolution honoring his bravery and providing sympathy to his family.
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Miss
Mississippi House Representatives
Walter Sillers
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Alfred D. McNair
House
McNair
New Laws Needed to Hit Racketeers Says McClellan
Washington AP Sen John L McClellan says new tough laws are needed to reach big wheels of organized crime. Hearings cover illegal gambling from Miami to Delaware and scheduling for more testimony with notable underworld figures likely to testify. Three witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment. He criticizes the 1951 federal gambling stamp tax as a fizzle and plans to overhaul it to raise costs and penalties.
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Senate Investigations
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Fla
Delaware
Chicago
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Hot
McClellan
Congress
Income Tax Suits Filed Against Stars
The Internal Revenue Service filed civil suits in Los Angeles alleging underpayment of 1960 federal income taxes by a list of entertainers and their spouses. Names include Ernie Kovacs Edith Adams Billy Eckstine Carole Eckstine Ken Murray Bette Murray Marie Wilson Robert Fallon Dick Contino Leigh Contino Max Steiner Leonett Steiner with tax deficiencies ranging from 1,745 to 22,386 dollars.
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Internal Revenue Service
Ernie Kovacs
Edith Adams
Billy Eckstine
Carole
Ken Murray
Bette
Marie Wilson
Robert Fallon
Dick Contino
Leigh
Max Steiner
Leonett
Plane crashes into house killing two children in Oklahoma
Two young sisters, ages 2 and 4, died when an Air Force F100 fighter crashed into a residence near Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City. Pilot 1st Lt. W. H. Barbour ejected safely as the jet exploded. Fire destroyed seven homes. Tibbie Tuttle, 2, and Judy, 4, perished. mother and brother hospitalized.
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Tinker Air Force Base
W. H. Barbour
Donald Tuttle
Ferguson Street
Midwest City
Tibbie Tuttle
Judy
Tinker Afb Hospital
Donald Ray
Barbour
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Nellis Afb
Nev
Miami Draft Board Refuses Deferment for Peace Corpsman
Local Board 46 in Miami unanimously refused deferment for 21 year old Charles Kamen and ruled he should serve to learn Americanism rather than stay in the Peace Corps. Chairman Roy Lee Jones said the decision will keep him out of the Peace Corps though not necessarily drafted immediately. Kamen, known for heckling a 1960 Rotary film, is training at Penn State for a teaching post in the Philippines.
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Fla
Kamen
Peace Corps
Penn State University
Philippines
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