Raiders To Aid Missionary Doolittle's Men End Galveston Meet
Galveston April 19 UP Twenty one Doolittle Raiders ended their 42nd annual convention by voting to aid missionary work in Japan. They sent part of their treasury to Rev Jacob DeShazer, a bombardier turned missionary who was held 40 months in Japan. Some 8 raiders went on the Tokyo raid, 20 died, 32 remain in the Air Force. Col Richard Knoblauch of Milwaukee was elected chairman for 1954 55 at Shaw AFB. The group attended Easter sunrise services and civil defense demonstrations during the meet.
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DeShazer
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Richard Knoblauch
Milwaukee
Wis
Knoblauch
Shaw Air Force Base
D.C
John Hilger
Arlington
Galveston Pleasure Pier
Man Kills Wife After She Snubs Kiss in Laredo
In Laredo Texas on Easter Sunday Pablo Diaz 20 shot his 17 year old wife three times as she walked from mass then fired a fourth shot after she turned her lips away He kissed her on the pavement and fled five blocks before capture Police said the wife had recently filed divorce proceedings against him.
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Pablo Diaz
Santiago Sandoval
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Sandoval
Dandoval
West Texas Cities Seek Huge Water Reservoir
Six West Texas cities including Abilene Breckenridge Albany Trent Merkle and Anson plan to seek water rights for a Hubbard Creek reservoir near Breckenridge connected to Phantom Lake via a pipeline. A seventh city Tye may join as study continues for a regional water district.
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Phantom Lake
Longshoreman Nabbed After Easter Cab Ride
Longshoreman Joseph Knipe, departing a tavern, rode a horse drawn cab toward the Bronx hoping to surprise his family on Easter morning but was nabbed a half mile later. He faces grand larceny charges.
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Apr
Joseph Knipe
Joe
Bronx
Madison Needs Streets To Go With Signs
In Madison Wisconsin officials ponder adding streets to match a lone eight foot sign at a wooded intersection. They note signs usually appear after streets exist and hope streets will soon accompany the marker.
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Madison
Wis
Texas Ranger Allee Goes On Trial for Assault
Captain Alfred Y. Allee of the Texas Rangers faces trial in Brownsville on charges of assault with intent to kill political boss George B. Parr. The case ties into a turbulent political clash in South Texas centering on Parr, nicknamed the "duke of Duval," after Parr's own pistol charge and Parr’s subsequent conviction and $150 fine for brandishing a pistol in the Jim Wells county courthouse.
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Alfred Y. Allee
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Duval” County
Allee
Jim Wells
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