State Asks Death Penalty For Rees
The state seeks the death penalty for Melvin Davis Rees Jr. in Spotsylvania County for the murder of Carroll Vernon Jackson Jr. and the abduction of his wife and two daughters. Prosecution argues a “silent witness” pistol and Berley testimony tie Rees to the crime while defense questions motive and evidence.
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Spotsylvania
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Rees
Hyattsville
Carroll Vernon Jackson Jr
Commonwealth
T. Stokeley Coleman
Jackson
Janet
Spotsylvania County
Coleman
George A. Berley
Berley
Bambrills
Shack
Susan
Alfred W Garnett
Virginia
G. T. Mann
FBI
Judy the Chimp Headlines Bowling Fun at Northside Lanes
The Down Crier reports Judy the chimp visiting Northside Bowling Lanes this week drawing fans and surprising spectators. Judy performs for Housewives League players with a 92 average and a two handed bowling show. She is billed as World Champion Bowler and will challenge Roy Nester Saturday at 8 30 pm with a 230 pm show earlier that day. She also appears in the Community Chest Red Feather Parade at 8 pm after a 6 pm supper at the George Washington Hotel. Fire Inspector Williams surveys hydrants townwide while motorists with a nine on windshields must have their tires inspected by Saturday evening.
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Judy
Northside
Lucile Stultz
Housewives League
Roy Nester
Community Chest
George Washington Hotel
Jewel Box Burglary Steals Watches Rings and Camera
Jewelry valued in the thousands vanished from the Jewel Box on North Loudoun Street after intruders cut through the bathroom floor and ceiling to access the showroom. A 35 mm camera and a hi fi set were taken, with an inventory expected to finalize in about 24 hours. Police questioned how intruders returned to the surface after entering.
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Jewel Box
Abe Cooper
Winchester
Fred Hildebrand
N. Loudoun St
Hole
F. M. Funk
Warren Rudolph
Holmes McFarland
Maurice Lake
Eight Members Of Family Die In Blazing Home
In Port Dover Ontario AP report says eight relatives perished in a house fire near the Lake Erie community. The father Joseph Rosewell 51 mother Pauline 41 and six children died while daughter Mary 16 escaped and was hospitalized in serious condition. Neighbor Harry Kniffen alerted fire crews after witnessing Mary flee the burning home.
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Port Dover
Ont
Lake Erie
Joseph Rosewell
Pauline
Robert
Shirley
Joan
Ella
Joseph Jr
Terry Allan
Mary
Harry Kniffen
Kniffen
Miles New House
Jet Bursts Into Flames on Landing in Brazil
A jet liner carrying 71 people including Brazilian officials burst into flames on landing in Brasilia. All passengers and crew escaped unscathed. The crash was blamed on faulty landing gear.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Rockefeller Says Nixon Not Eliminated
Nelson A. Rockefeller says Nixon remains a potential GOP candidate for 1964 and does not rule out supporting Nixon. Rockefeller plans to announce his own intentions after his New York re election bid, noting Nixon may pursue California governor in 1962. He rejects moral compulsion to pledge a four year term and will campaign for Nixon if asked.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York State
California
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Eight-Point Soviet Plan Aims to Ease World Tensions
The Soviet Union at the United Nations proposed an eight-point program to curb Cold War tensions. It calls for a NATO Warsaw nonaggression pact, renunciation of atomic weapons, troop withdrawals, and measures against surprise attacks, plus a nuclear test ban discussion and colonial supervision ideas.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Kremlin
U.N
Andrei 4. Gromyko
General Assembly
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw
U.S
United States
NATO
Africa
Rusk and Home Cancel Travel Plans Over Berlin Crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and British Foreign Secretary Lord Home canceled travel to stay in close contact on the Berlin dispute and U.N. developments. Rusk postponed a Washington trip, while Home planned to return to Britain, delaying further exploratory talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.
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Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Rusk
New York
Lord Home
Berlin
United Nations
Washington
Home
Britain
Drei A. Gromyko
U. N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Opponcse
Shrushchev
West Berlin
Youth Hit By Car on Poor House Road
Kenneth Eugene Russell, 15, of Route 2, was struck by a car at about 1 10 p m on Poor House Road beyond Hudson's Market. He suffered severe lacerations to the face and head.
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Kenneth Eugene Russell
Route 2
Poor House Road
Hudson’s Market
Nixon Runs for California Governor in 1962 Campaign
Richard M. Nixon announces he will seek the California governorship in 1962 and not pursue the presidency in 1964. He vows a forceful, slambang campaign against Pat Brown, while Brown vows to mobilize Democrats. Nixon says he will not be a 1964 presidential candidate, leaving open a possible future bid.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
California
White House
Nixon
Goy
Ane G. Brown
Pat Brown
State House
Sacramento
Brown
Richard Nixon
Soviet charges US uses IAEA for Cold War aims
At Vienna, Vasily Emelyanov alleged the United States seeks to turn the IAEA into a tool for Western military interests. He claimed U.S. plans include basing five Polaris submarines in NATO countries and denounced a Copenhagen harbor project as a cover for naval nuclear deployment. Glenn Seaborg called the speech revealing but said it largely repeated known disputes.
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Vienna
Austria
Soviet Union
United States
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vasily Emelyanov
IAEA
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Emelyanov
U.S. State Department
Copenhagen
Denmark
Lenin
NATO
Glenn T.seaborg
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Skirmish at Munson's Hill Centenary Reminder
In Fairfax County Virginia 100 years ago today a notable skirmish occurred at Munson's Hill. The event drew local residents and soldiers, highlighting Civil War era tensions near the capital.
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Munson’s HiLl
Fairfax County
Virginia
Truce Called Off As Syrian Revolt Surges
In Beirut the clash over Syria's fate intensified as army officers in the UAR-backed region rejected a negotiated settlement. Damascus radio said Field Marshal Abdel Amer broke promises and left Syria for Cairo, while curfews and routs spread through the capital.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Damascus
Abdel Amer
U.A.R
Amer
Cairo
Nasser
Bakers
Abdul Hamid Serraj
West Coast deck officers strike vessels after talks fail
SAN FRANCISCO AP deck officers on West Coast ports begin a ship by ship strike after union members vote Monday night. About 650 Masters Mates and Pilots Association members across 13 PMA represented companies walk out, Atlantic and Gulf shipping unaffected. Unions had rejected a four year contract offer with about 11 percent wage and fringe gains. The Mates and four other maritime unions previously struck June 16.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Masters, Mates and Pilots Association
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
Atlantic and Gulf
Mariitime
Taft of Gatey
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Capt. Iph
Cooper
Jet
U.C.T
Handley. Council
Elks Home
Jas. R. Brandon
Sect
Gainesboro Fire Hall
Nassers
UAR
East Germany
Ghana
India
Khrushchev
Soviet
Park Avenue
Bulletin
Sonal
U. S
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