Witness Testifies Eichmann Helped Murder Jewish Boy
Avraham Gordon testified he saw Adolf Eichmann participate in the death of a Jewish boy accused of stealing cherries from the Gestapo chief’s garden in Hungary. The 35 year old witness described the beating by Eichmann and his bodyguard Slavek and said he later saw many more executions.
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Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Gestapo
Avraham Gordon
Barl
Towood
Villa Eichmann
Budapest
Gordon
Eichmann
Slavek
Shalomon
Robert Servatius
Hungary
Europe
Investigators Probe Jet Crash That Killed Brig. Gen. McEntire
Investigators sought the cause of a jet crash that killed Brig. Gen. Barnie B. McEntire Jr., 43, chief of staff of the South Carolina Air National Guard. The F104 dived into an uninhabited Susquehanna island beside Harrisburg as crowds watched on South Bridge. McEntire had just left to return to Congaree Air National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C. He is survived by his wife Margaret and three daughters.
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Harrisburg
Barnie B. McEntire Jr
South Carolina Air National Guard
Susquehanna River
South Bridge
McEntire
Congaree Air National Guard
East Over, S.C
Gasoline Truck Overturns and Burns in Newport News
A heavily loaded gasoline tanker overturned and exploded at the Harpersville Road and Jefferson Avenue intersection in Newport News. The Esso tanker driven by William H. Mann of Williamsburg skidded on wet pavement, jackknifed, and burst into flames, injuring the driver while bystanders and fire crews contained the blaze.
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Newport News
R. M. Campbell
Harpersville Road
Jefferson Avenue
Esso
William H. Mann
Williamsburg
Jefferson
Stanley B. Palmer
Saluda
Graham’s Crusade Run Delayed By Illness in London
Billy Graham’s throat infection keeps him in bed in a London hotel for a week. He remains too ill to speak and will resume only on a limited scale after treatment. In Manchester, Leighton Ford will substitute while Graham rests.
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London
Billy Graham
Manchester
Graham
England
Leighton Ford
Military Junta Frees Confiscated Rice to Needy in Seoul
Seoul reports say the ruling military junta seized rice from merchants and distributed it free to impoverished families this week, aiming to ease shortages. The move drew praise from beneficiaries and attention from regional observers.
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Seoul
Latin Lands Join Tractor Fund for Cuban Prisoners
U S citizens and labor groups in over half of Latin America raise money to buy tractors to ransom 1 200 Cuban prisoners held in Havana. The effort, led by Walter Reuther and others, seeks a technical mission to Cuba to arrange release and tractor delivery to Havana harbor.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
United States
Havana
U. S
Walter Reuther
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milton S. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Detroit
Havana Harbor
Auto Death Probe Centers On Liquor Possibility
Seven people died in a Safford area crash ten miles from town as the inquest opened. Police focus on liquor involvement after beer evidence appeared in the teens car. Five of the dead were Safford High School graduates and mass funerals were planned for the week.
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Safford, Ariz
Justice of the Peace
Walter Clifford Sr
Safford High School
Everett Hull
Johnny John
Safford
Hull
Jerry Goodman
Graham County
Robert Sr
Wade West
Ivan Allen
Joan Robinson
Kay Fyffe
Alberta Bigler
Central
Ariz
Pima
Wayne Wamsley
Man Dies Aboard Fishing Boat
Ralph R. Biddlecomb fifty nine of Reedville Virginia collapsed at sea aboard the Jane M fishing boat owned by Manhaden Fishing Co of Wildwood and died on arrival at Atlantic City Hospital from an apparent heart attack.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Ralph R. Biddlecomb
Reedville
Atlantic City Hospital
Biddlecomb
Manahaden Fishing Co
Wildwood
Ruth Mae Miller Heads Union Corners School Class
Ruth Mae Miller led the eighth graduation at Union Corners School near Danville selecting the class motto flower and colors and delivering the valedictory as the first graduate. She was the sole graduate at the ceremony on Wednesday.
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Danville, Ill
Union Corners School
Danville
Ruth Mae Miller
Texans Name Senator In Runoff Between Blakley and Tower
Texans vote to choose the first Republican senator since Reconstruction as William A. Blakley and John G. Tower contend in a runoff. Tower led the April 4 primary with 327,308 votes to 190,818 for Blakley, ending a long Democratic dominance in Texas politics.
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Dallas
Tex
William A. Blakley
John G. Tower
Tower
Exas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Don B. Johnson
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Johnson
Senate
Blakley
Kennedy
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Morgan C. Hamilton
Weather Today Virginia Forecast
Fair and cool tonight with low mid 40s coastal areas and 35 to 42 inland. Scattered frost in mountain valleys. Sunday mostly sunny and warmer with today’s highs around 62 and tonight’s 39. Winchester skies note sunset 7 29 p m May 27 sunrise 4 50 a m moonset 4 01 a m.
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Virginia
Winchester
May rainfall totals and long term averages
The report lists rainfall to date for May at 2.72 inches and 1961 total at 16.58 inches, with 48 year averages of 36.9 inches annually and monthly averages ranging from 2.05 to 3.95 inches. January through December monthly figures are provided for context.
Mother of Nine Charged With Slaying Husband
Nansemond and Isle of Wight officials report Nansemond County police responded after a wife, a mother of nine, admitted killing her husband Willie Lee Turner 34 by shooting him as he searched for rifle bullets. She walked a mile to a gas station and was later released on bond.
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Isle of Wight
Harold C. Taylor
Willie Lee Turner
Nansemond
Man 92 Defeats Robbers After Losing Two Dollars
In CANOGA PARK California two youths with razors demanded 2 dollars from Byrus C. Davis aged 92. He fought back, was left for dead with his throat cut in four places, bled for five hours until son Billy a policeman located him. Davis survived after 54 stitches and extensive blood loss and has returned home grieving and unable to smoke.
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Canoga Park
Calif
Davis
June Allyson Communicating With Bike Horn
Actress June Allyson, recovering from vocal chord polyps surgery, communicates by bicycle horn. She beeps once for yes and twice for no while leaving the Santa Monica hospital, signaling still-restful speech.
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June Allyson
Santa Monica
Calif
Knott Hotels Plans New Properties in U S Abroad
Knott Hotels Corp. announces at its annual meeting plans for major construction in New York City Newark New Jersey and Charlottesville Virginia including a tallest hotel in the country with a ride all to be announced.
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New York
Knott Hotels Corp
United States
James Knott
New York City
Newsdy
Local Auctions Schedule in Virginia and West Virginia
May 30 10 a.m. sale near Marion PA features farm machinery tractors. May 31 7 p.m. Denny's Commission Auction near Winchester Route 7 sells furniture and appliances. June 3 1 p.m. Nora Holtsclaw ESTATE at Pidge on Hill Rt 340 Berryville Boyce region furniture goods. June 3 10 a.m. D.T. ESTATE J C Horn 107 W North Ave Winchester household items. June 24 1 p.m. Henry L Brown Albin Va household goods tools truck poultry equipment.
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Ralph W. Horst
Marion
Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Nora Holtsclaw
Pidgeon ‘Hill
Berryville
Boyce
W. D. Orndorff
J. C Horn
W. North Ave
Charles Duvall
Henry L. Brown
Albin
Charles R. Duvall
Siamese Twin Dies After Separation Operation
London reports Patricia McCady, age not specified, died Friday night after a 13 hour operation separating her from her Siamese twin sister Mary. The babies were joined at the head.
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London
Patricia McCady
Mary
Weather Forecasts Across Regions Reportedly Vary
The Associated Press notes varying conditions across regions with rain in some areas and clear skies in others. Temperature ranges shift with fronts moving through the country, affecting travel and local plans.
Fragmentary OCR Reads Diverse Historical Cues
Partial text lists items such as ANSWERS No. Salt water Protocol Larger Pope Gregory XIII and symbols like a scythe and hourgl. It hints at a mix of topics including state legislation notes and historical references.
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Gregory XIII
Scythe
Hourgl
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