Woman Who Took 2 Million Embez zlement Sentenced to 15 Years
SIOUX CITY IOWA AP A banker's daughter Burnice Iverson Geiger 58 was sentenced to 15 years five on each of three embezzlement counts and five years on 32 related counts to run concurrently She admitted embezzling about 2 126 million with 75 000 shortage earlier traced during bank audit and largely lost funds in market speculation The judge did not impose a fine and she will be eligible for parole after five years.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Iowa
Burnice Iverson Geiger
U.S
Henry N. Graven
Sheldon National Bank
Sheldon
Board of Trade
Sheldon Bank
Federal Examiners
Geiger
W. P. Iverson
Graven
U.S. Dist
Goldberg Urges Quick Action on 25 Cent Minimum Wage
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg asks Congress to promptly pass Kennedy's request for a three stage 25 cent minimum wage increase and broader coverage. House Labor Committee members including Rep. Adam Clayton Powell express opposition viewing the bill as inadequate or excessive. AFL CIO official William Schnitzler urges immediate raise to 1.25 dollars for covered workers and expansion to more retail and service workers.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Congress
Kennedy
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Labor Committee
Powell
Ioe
William Schnitzler
Afl-Cio
Tracsurer
Goldberg
Neighbors Aid Snow Clearance and Local Honors Noted
Neighbors of Lawrence Clow ser and Charles Wine use a tractor and homemade plow to clear area driveways near Fremont Church. Raymond Campbell who delivers papers on Spring Crest Ave. received a bouquet for not missing deliveries during the recent snow. Round Hill residents thank Winfred Haines for opening driveways and making a sledding space. Color Guard of Company K with Captain Eugene Bowers appeared on Channel 7 from Frederick during Maryland Legislature reenactment with Governor Tawes praising Sgt. John Quick. Washington's Birthday coupon drops distribute 25 cent and other coupons, one 17 dollars in value traded at member stores through tomorrow.
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Lawrence Clowser
Charles Wine
Fremont Church
Raymond Campbell
Springcrest Ave
Eugene Bowers
Channel 7
Frederick
Maryland
Gov. Tawes
John Quick
Cpl
Chester Richard
Fred Stotler
Pfc
Clark Loy
Washington
Retail Merchants Association
Star Building
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Scientists Scan Skies for U S Balloon Satellite
Washington AP scientists chased a U S balloon satellite launched on a Scout rocket from Wallops Island Virginia The 72 foot tall craft is suspected to be in orbit radio and radar teams tracked signals from over Johannesburg and Woomba Australia but the fate of the balloon remained uncertain with reports of lost contact and possible deflation
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Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Woomera
Australia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Johannesburg
South Africa
Space Agency
Sciom
From Bottleneck to Sieve Every Bill Will Be Turned Loose
The House Rules Committee may release all bills for full House action after Speaker Rayburn fought to curb bottling up measures. Chairman Howard W. Smith says the panel will act on items including proposals for radio and television coverage of committee sessions despite Rayburn opposition. Other bills include dual sponsorship and veto options for individual items in appropriations.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Smith
Republican Committee
Rayburn
Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Plane Drops Remaining Coupons During Washington Birthday Sale
Coupons worth one thousand dollars were dropped from an airplane in Winchester to promote the annual Washington Birthday Sale. All remaining redeemable coupons, ten cents to five dollars, will be usable through 6 p.m. tomorrow as stores stay open until 9 p.m. Weather delays affected earlier drops but the effort continues, with sales described as slightly better than last year.
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Washington
Mr. Pizzano
Eight Ships In Collisions Amid Fog Along European Coasts
Fog shuts docks and disrupts lanes as eight ships collide and a ninth grounds around Europe. Ocean Evelyn and Amstelhoek near Kent report minor damage. Raila and Bochum collide near Dover with one German crewman dead and another injured. Beech Hill and Formality collide at Dungeness. Benny sinks after hitting Tyne in the Baltic. Leonardo Da Vinci stalls outside Genoa. Weather blamed on sudden temperature drop after warm spell.
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London
Ocean Evelyn
Europe
New York
England
Kent
Raila
Bochum
Straits
Dover
Dungeness
Baltic
Benny
Tyne
Mediterranean
Genoa
Leonardo da Vinci
Teenage Bank Bandit Kills One Wounds Two Hostages
In Lake Charles Louisiana a 19 year old suspect Wilbert Rideau robbed the Gulf National Bank suburban branch shooting and stabbing Julia Ferguson 50 a teller to death and wounding two women including Dora McCain 30 and branch manager Jay H Hickman as hostages Rideau fled in Ferguson's car and was captured about ninety minutes later He said he planned to seek a big city and a big time.
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Lake Charles
Wilbert Rideau
Julia Ferguson
Henry Reid Jr
Rideau
Reid
South Gate
Gulf National Bank
Thursdursdays
Jay H. ‘Hickman
Dora McCain
Hickman
Congo Peace Talks Sought Amid Congo Rebel Power Struggle
Rebel chief Gizenga ousted rival Anicet Kashamura in Kivu as unrest spread to Bukavu and Stanleyville. Refugees say Congolese mobs attacked whites, priests and nuns were harmed or detained, with Christophe Benya taking over in Kivu while U.N. reports confirm turmoil and calm in Stanleyville.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Kivu
Leopoldville
Anicet Kashamura
Bukavu
Ruanda-Urundi
U.N
Lumumba
Stanleyville
Christophe Benya
Gizenga
Ge Setoamniat
Renat Devo
Bukava
Crane Topples Into Missile Site Killing Six Workers
A large construction crane toppled into a deep pit at an Atlas missile launch site in Roswell New Mexico killing six workers and injuring 19. Gas tanks on the crane ruptured causing flames that engulfed the area as survivors described the disaster and investigators began examining causes.
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Roswell
N. M
N.M
New Mexico
L. D. Crumline
Crumrine
Howard L. Frampton
Frampton
Pekin
H. R. Davis
Bill Smith
Board of Investigation
Maj
Stanford I. Polonsky
Rapist Linwood Bunch Dies in Virginia Electric Chair
Linwood Bunch, 22, a convicted rapist, died in the electric chair at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond. A Newport News jury convicted him in December 1958 and recommended death. appeals to the US Supreme Court failed to halt the sentence.
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Richmond
Linwood Bunch
Virginia State Penitentiary
Bunch
Corporation Court
Newport News
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Supreme Court
M. Ray Doubles
Hastings Court
Stuart Gardens
Runaway Car Case Upheld Against General Motors
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds a $7,250 verdict against General Motors in a runaway car incident. Clifton Grant, 39, Minneapolis, alleged his new GM car accelerated uncontrollably in May 1957, speeding through eight red lights before stopping. The case, with Matkerson Sales named, centered on whether proof of factory defect was needed for liability.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court Today
General Motors Corp
Clifton Grant
Minneapolis
General Motors
Grant
Matkerson
Supreme Court
American History Month Proclaimed in City
Mayor Claude B Smalts proclaims February as American History Month in the city with acknowledgment from the Fort Loudoun Chapter of the American Revolution the local school history class and the Civil War Centennial organization observing the event.
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Claude B. Smalts
Fort Loudoun
The
History Class
Civil War Centennial Organization
Liberian plan aims to avert Congo civil war via U N mediation
Liberia proposes that Congo leaders meet with the U N Security Council and Secretary General Hammarskjold at U N headquarters or in the Congo or a neighboring country to avert civil war. Diplomats from Africa and Asia push a peace plan seeking Soviet and U S backing while Congo's coalition talks unfold and Lumumba's death prompts calls for investigations and disarmament.
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United Nations, N.Y
Liberia
Congo
U.N. Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
George Padmore
Council
William Man
U.N
Padmore
United Arab Republic
Ceylon
Soviet Union
United States
Patrice Lumumba
11-Nation Council
Neus Tries
Lumumba
U. N
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Tleo
Leopoldville
U.N. Conciliation Commission
Kasavubu
Hammarskjold
U.N. Congo
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Winfred Haines
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W. B. Sale
Diesel
Val
Loudoun St
Macy’s
MACY
N. Loudoun St
Kashamura
Rapist
Dacron
Margaret L. Hodgson
Parley
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Miller and Anderson
E. Boscawen St
Leggett’s Dept
S & H Green
W. Boscawen St
Ward
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