Mystery of Kansas City Wife Vanishing Deepens
Police believe Wilma Allen, 34, wife of a Kansas City auto dealer, was kidnapped and slain after leaving a beauty salon. Her blood smeared clothing and a 1955 blue and white convertible were found near Union Station. Detectives intensified the probe with 20 homicide officers and cross state police involvement.
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Kansas City
Eugene Pond
Wilma Allen
Wiliam R
Bill) Allen Jr
Chevrolet
Hunt Allen
Union Station
Case Pond
Missouri
Kansas
Allen
Bobby
Dying Lady Reveals Villa Gold Legend in Texas Graves
Dolores Vasquez of Brawley claims Pancho Villa buried 1.5 million dollars in gold coins in Texas graveyards. The 76 year old, ill in Imperial County, described graveyard locations and headstone names, asked that the treasure go to disabled US veterans, and gave sworn deposition to authorities.
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EL Centro
Calif
Pancho Villa
Texas
R. P. Ostrander
Imperial County Veterans Service
Dolores Vasquez
Brawley
Villa
Ostrander
Dist. Atty
Arthur Lockie
Lockie
Vasquez
Eac
Bluefield Woman Gets Five Years For Narcotics Charge
Thelma Parker Fee of Bluefield pleaded guilty in Charleston federal court to illegally dispensing methadone tablets and was sentenced by Judge Ben Moore to five years and fined ten dollars. Her husband John Fee and Haynes Hartsock also pleaded guilty to narcotics charges and were jailed. The arrest involved four Virginia residents transported to Mercer County, with Bluefield serving as a regional base for drug activity.
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Kentucky
Bluefield
U. S
Charleston
Thelma Parker Fee
Ben Moore
John Leonard Fee
Bledsoe
Haynes Peter Hartsock
Bristol
Tenn
Kanawha County
Moore
Fee
Lebanon
Russell County
Robert R. Brittle
Brittle
Lex
Mercer County
Perry L. Dye
Hartsock
U. S&s
Howard M. Jarrett
Dye
Jarrett
John Fee
Thelma Parker
Parker
Middlesboro
Walter M. Morris
Bureau of Narcotics
West Virginia
Virginia
Kidd
Parece Gusts
Eisenhower Flies to Gettysburg in New 75000 Dollar Plane
President Eisenhower used a brand new light Aero Commander plane to reach his Gettysburg farm. The Air Force said the twin engined craft cost just under $75,000, replacing an older model leased from Aero Design and Engineering Co. Secret Service agents accompany the trip in a separate light plane.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Air Force
Pennsylvania State University
Aero Design& Engineering Co
Bethany
Oklo
Secret Service
Pope Pius Appeals For East Church Reunion
Pope Pius XII urged reunification of Eastern rites with the Roman Catholic Church in a letter to Archimandrite Isidore Grace of Santa Maria Grottaferrata. The appeal targets Orthodox churches across Russia Greece the Balkans and Asia Minor in commemoration of St Bartholomew Junior.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Isidore Grace
Santa Maria Grottaferrata
Rome
Russia
Greece
Balkans
Asia Minor
St. Bartholomew Junior
St. Nilius the Younger
St. Nilius
Grottaferrata
St. Bartholomew
American Airmen To Meet Families Today In States
Eleven U S airmen released after 32 months in Red China arrive in Tokyo and head for Travis AFB after travel from Hong Kong. They will reunite with families and hold a press conference tomorrow. One airman reports personal distress regarding his wife’s remarriage.
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States
Tokyo
U. S
Red China
Airman
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding
Calif
Philippines
Air Force
Bataan
Faree
Douglas MacArthur
Schmidt
Una
Aes
Alford Fine
Daniel
Washington
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
McChord Afb
Travis
United States
Hong Kong
China
Manchuria
Manchurian
North Korea
Carmen Miranda Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack
Beverly Hills, Calif. August 5 Carmen Miranda Brazilian singer dancer and actress known for fruit headwear died at her home after a television film with Jimmy Durante The heart attack followed a return from Cuba and several nightclub engagements Her husband producer David Sebastian said she collapsed going to bed after a late supper following the TV performance.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Carmen Miranda
Portugal
Jimmy Durante
W. L. Marxer
Cuba
David Sebastian
Sweepstakes Idea Draws PO Frowns
The Post Office Department questions New Hampshire’s plan to run a twice yearly sweepstakes as a revenue measure. Officials warn that unless mail promotion is avoided the federal lottery ban would apply and USPS would enforce it. Justice Dept notes only two general statutes cover such mailings from 1872 and 1828. Louisiana’s historic state lottery ran 1868 to 1890 under a legislative license with a $40,000 annual fee.
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Washington
Post Office Department
New Hampshire
Post Office
Department
Justice Department
Louisiana
The
Louisiana Treasury
Margaret Truman Sails For Europe Tour
Margaret Truman sails aboard the United States for a seven week tour of Europe. She will join Guri Lie in Austria and together they will visit Italy Paris and London in the trip.
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New York
Margaret Truman
United States
Europe
Truman
Guri Lie
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Austria
Italy
Paris
London
Union Agent Wounds 3 In Quarrel and Commits Suicide
In San Francisco a Marine Firemen's Union business agent wounded three colleagues at union headquarters, attempted to kill Vincent Malone, then killed himself. Berglund, 45, was identified as the shooter. Victims Henry Walker and John Hatton were injured, while Stuart Hunt was grazed. Berglund had just lost a union election and was removed as a nuisance.
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SAN Fpranocisco
Marine Firemen's Union
Vincent Malone
James Flish
Iles F. Berglund
Henry C. Walker
John Hatton
Stuart Hunt
Berglund
Noesnennes
Construction Begins At Thayer Plant Site In Bluefield Area
Preliminary work on the Thayer plant site has started as a $300,000 stock drive proceeds. The Norfolk and Western Railway lays track to Hale's Bottom in Tazewell County to aid fill dumping for land grading. Architects plan a 250 by 350 foot factory with Thayer Mahood and E G Otey to confer on moving the 300 employee operation to the region.
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Thayer
Norfolk and Western Railway
Hale's Bottom
Tazewell County
Alex B. M
Thayer Mahood
E. G. Otey
Area Development Corporation
Gardner
Mass
Industries Inc
ADC
Bluefield
Otey
Industries, Inc
US May Sell Farm Surplus To Russia
Washington officials say easing world tensions may drive a revival of U S farm exports to Iron Curtain nations including Russia and satellites. The move follows a speech by Charles B Shuman of the American Farm Bureau and mentions Canada selling surplus goods and Geneva tensions as supporting factors.
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Russia
Washington
United States
Rusand
Tony
Eisenhower
Sunat
East Lansing
Mich
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Advoc
U. S
Canada
US Hopeful On Disarmament After Bulganin Blames Press
The United States remained hopeful on disarmament talks after Soviet Premier Bulganin canceled a rejection of Eisenhower's arms inspection plan. He promised consideration of serious proposals, but analysts doubt Moscow will fully agree. Eisenhower said the door remains open and Bulganin's misquote claim was treated as a public error, signaling possible Kremlin flexibility.
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Bulgania
Ike
Washington
United States
Russia
Bulganin
Eisenhower
U. S
Moscow
Geneva
le Moscow
Somere
Kremlin
Attempted escape from Nebraska reformatory hampered by window bar
Jerry Doss, 21, barely escaped state reformatory at Lincoln by reaching half way through his cell window. Guards found him dangling half in and half out, after reportedly being there over an hour and dropping one cell bar during the failed attempt.
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Lincoln
Neb
Jerry Doss
State Reformatory
Don
U S Challenges Red China On Student Charges
The United States reportedly pressed Red China to name individuals and provide specific charges about U S detention of Chinese students. U Alexis Johnson at Geneva urged case by case information as Beijing seeks broader leverage over Chinese in the United States amid diplomatic tensions with Nationalist China. The Nationalists criticized Peiping's move as an attempt at de facto recognition and control over overseas Chinese students.
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Washington
United States
Red China
U. S
Peiping
U. Alexis Johnson
Geneva
Chou Enlai
Chou
Johnson
Suzan Ball Dies After Long Fight
Actress Suzan Ball died following a long illness tied to a leg injury that refused healing after surgery. She contracted a film contract earlier, faced repeated setbacks, and underwent amputation of a diseased leg in January 1954. She later married Long in Santa Barbara on April 12 1954 and walked down the aisle.
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Long
Santa Barbara
Calif
Suzan
Second Speech Cancels Russ Plan Objection
Soviet Premier Bulganin made a surprise second appearance to tell the Supreme Soviet that Moscow still considers Eisenhower's mutual inspection plan. He said his earlier remarks were misunderstood and that the Soviet Union has not rejected the proposal and seeks a path to closer positions.
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Moscow
Nixvolas Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Geneva
ADA Attacks Congress Do Nothing Label In 1955 Session
Americans for Democratic Action blasted the 84th Congress as do nothing and blamed both Eisenhower and Democratic leaders. ADA charged the administration abdicated leadership and that bipartisan actions on school, housing, health, highways, and resources were needed while Democrats in Congress failed to advance critical reforms.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action Today
Eisenhower
Ada
Congress
Senate
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Rauh
House
Cooler Air Brings Relief in Midwest Heat Warnings
Temperatures eased in a broad Midwest arc while New England stayed hot. Cooler air from Canada moved southeast across the Northern Plains Upper Mississippi Valley and Upper Great Lakes, with Boston reaching 100 degrees and setting a date and year high. Widespread heat lingered from the Southern Plains to the coast as states reported lingering highs and scattered deaths from heat related causes.
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Midwest
New England
Canada
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
Mercury
Boston
New York
Portland
Maine
Concord
N. H
St. Louis
Dallas
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Connecticut
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Lewisburg
Korea
Hongong
Pope Pius
N&w
Princeton
G. C. Murphy Co
McKeesport
Bowling Furniture Co
St. Clair Food Market
WLOH
Dietz Grocery
Stag Clothing Co
Kendrick’s
Esso
J. CC. Crockett
Joseph C. Broadus
City Warehouse
Helmandollar
H. B. Dickenson
George L. Hall
Vivian Dickenson
Nell Marrs
B. F. Colvett
Albert 8S. Kemper
E. C. Luther, Jr
Vivian
Joseph Kilis
P. D. Woods
True D. Morse
Shuman
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