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Governor Rockefeller's Son Michael Still Missing, Feared Dead

Nov. 21, 1961 - Missionaries joined rescue parties combing the jungle marshes of the southwestern New Guinea coast today in hope that...

"Capeman" Killer Denied Hearing

Nov. 20, 1961 - The Supreme Court today denied a hearing to Salvatore Agron (left), a Puerto Rican boy facing execution in New York for...

Search Goes On for Missing Rockefeller

Nov. 20, 1961 - The search for Michael Rockefeller was concentrated on the swampy southwest coast of New Guinea today after a rescued...

Rescued Girl Tells of Mass Killings on Yacht

Nov. 20, 1961 - An 11-year-old girl (pictured), the only survivor of the sailboat Bluebelle, has indicated that the other passengers were...

Governor Rockefeller's Son Michael Missing in New Guinea

Nov. 19, 1961 - Michael Rockefeller (pictured), the 23-year-old youngest son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was reported...

Captain of Sunken Vessel "Bluebelle" a Suicide

Nov. 17, 1961 - A sailing-yacht captain (pictured) who survived a sinking that apparently claimed 5 lives commited suicide today, 24...

Thirteen Italian Airmen Butchered in Congo

Nov. 16, 1961 - Thirteen captured Italian airmen attached to the U.N. force have been murdered by Congolese soldiers. The Italians had...

Girl, Near Death, Rescued after Days in Life Raft

Nov. 16, 1961 - A girl who survived the sinking of a yacht in a Bahaman squall Sunday was found on a raft in the Atlantic today. She was...

Murder Conviction of 15-year-old Georgia Negro Under Investigation

Sept. 11, 1961 - The Georgia Pardon and Parole Board promised today to investigate the murder conviction of a 15-year-old Negro whose...

British Explorer Slain by Native Tribesmen in Brazil

Sept. 6, 1961 - Richard Mason, 30-year-old British explorer and member of the Royal Geographic Society, was slain by native tribesmen...

President Kennedy Nearly Assassinated Last December

Aug. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy may have been saved from assassination last December because Mrs. Kennedy unexpectedly appeared with...

Actor and Musician 'Spade' CooleyGets Life Sentence for Murdering Wife

Aug. 22, 1961 - Donnell Cooley (right), the musician and actor better known as Spade Cooley, was spared the gas chamber and sentenced to...

"Capeman" Killer Agron Gets Stay of Execution

July 19, 1961 - A 90-day stay of the electrocution of Salvador Agron, which had been scheduled for the week of Aug. 7, was granted today...

Ex-Con Claims to have Caused 1937 School Explosion that Killed 293 in Texas

July 18, 1961 - A lie detector test proved inconclusive today on an ex-convict who said he had unintentionally caused a 1937 Texas school...

"Capeman" Execution Date Set

July 12, 1961 - The New York Court of Appeals has set the week of Aug. 7 for the execution of 17-year-old Salvatore (Capeman) Agron...