No Reason Seen for Five Slayings Across Iowa Farm Case
Gayne Gilbert Smith told Sheriff’s deputies in Sigourney on Thursday he did not know why the murders occurred. The suspect, held in the Keokuk county jail, is tied to the May killings of Andrew McBeth, his wife, and three of their four children at a Martinsburg area farm. He is also suspected in the death of his stepmother, Juanita Smith, with her body found earlier. Firman McBeth described conversations with Gayne about farm assets, noting the hogs, pickup truck, and tractor he had owned.
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Arlo Jacobson
Sigourney
Gayne Gilbert Smith
Keokuk County
Firman “McBeth
Firman
Andrew McBeth
Martinsburg
Gayne
Juanita Smith
Skipper
Duke
William Inman
Atlanta
Nanaline Holt
Macon
Ques
Doris Duke
Will
Duke University
Lightsey
Hong Kong
China
Formosa
Firman McBeth
Marie Smith Johnson
Denver
Rural S C Boy Inherits 30 Million Dollar Fortune
A quiet 10 year old, Walker Skipper Inman Jr., inherits a fortune from grandmother Mrs James Duke. Duke, founder of American Tobacco Co., died at 90 in New York. Probate was approved Thursday. Skipper lives with relatives near the Georgia line between Augusta and Savannah. His father died in 1955 at his Georgetown plantation, D C, from barbiturate overdose.
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Brunson
S.C
Walker
Skipper” Inman, Jr
James Duke
Duke
American Tobacco Co
New York
Skipper
Georgia
Augusta
Savannah
Hugh Lightsey
Susan Inman
Susan
University of South Carolina
Georgetown
D.C
Engineers Stick with Old Offer
Flight engineers renew their offer to arbitrate economic issues with three major airlines but reject the cockpit crew makeup stage of the dispute. The stance mirrors Kennedy’s call for full arbitration while keeping the four to three crew reduction fight at the core. Skipper Lightsey and family details are included amid unrelated notes.
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Washington (Ap
Kennedy
Refugees to Formosa and labor dispute coverage mix
A batch of 200 refugees from Communist China is set to depart for Formosa within two weeks. The report also sketches a labor dispute involving Pan American, Eastern, and Trans World Airlines and remarks by Union President Ronald Brown regarding President Kennedy's stance and misinterpretations of the crisis.
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Ronald Brown
Pan American
Eastern
Trans World Airlines
Brown
Kennedy
Fragmentary quote reflects evasive witness behavior
Witness Firman describes a person who avoids answering questions by blinking and staring at the floor, signaling reluctance or discomfort in front of the inquiry. The brief remarks capture a tense, nonresponsive moment during questioning.
Lawyer to Seek Writ to Head Off Gilbert Arrest
Rio de Janeiro AP reports attorney Jorge Chalupe Sobrinkd said he will seek a preventive writ of habeas corpus for Edward Gilbert to bar his possible arrest. Gilbert, who arrived on a 20 day tourist visa after admitting unauthorized withdrawals of nearly 2 million, faces no charges yet. Chalupe plans to file in supreme court and may obtain 30 day visa renewals by fines. Gilbert stays with a friend. officials cite visa issues and U S embassy limits.
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Rio
DE Janeiro
Jorge Chalupe
Edward Gilbert
New York
Gilbert
U.S
Methodists Plan New Cedar Rapids Congregation and Bank Ramp
North Town Methodist Conference announces creation of a new church in northeast Cedar Rapids led by Dr. H. Hughes Dill to be built at Forty second Street and Northwood Drive NE with parking on upper levels. Separately Merchants National Bank reports drive through bank and parking ramp project in Cedar Rapids with a 1.8 million dollar budget and contracts to C F Paulson Construction Cummings Plumbing and Petersen Electric. completion aimed for spring or summer next year.
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Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
MNB
John T. Hamilton II
C.F. Paulson Construction Co
Cummings Plumbing and Heating Co
Petersen Electric Co
Hamilton
Second. Avenue
Third. Street
Third Street
Spain, Bank
MT. Vernon
North Town
H. Hughes Dill
St. Paul's Church
Forty-second Street
Northwood Drive
Kennedy Invites Generous Glen Lake Class to White House
President Kennedy invited Glen Lake Community High School graduates to visit the White House after they donated savings, about 700 dollars saved over three years, to pay for a classmate Duane Richardson's cancer treatment. Private donors have since offered about 1600 dollars to cover trip costs, aiding the journey.
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Washington
Kennedy
Glen Lake Community High School
Glen Lake
Mich
White House
Duane Richardson
Sen
Hart
D-Mich
Congress
Jto
Mate
Washington Area
Stocks Soar in Closing Trade Rally
New York stocks surged in the final half hour of trading, sending the market higher as the ticker tape moved late by about 22 minutes amid a broad rally on Friday.
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New York
UPI
Hoover to Visit West Branch On Eighty Eighth Birthday
Former President Herbert Hoover will return to his hometown August 10 for the dedication of a new library museum honoring him. The half million dollar project at Hoover Birthplace Park is managed by the General Services Administration and will display papers, mementoes, and a reproduction of his father’s blacksmith shop. Hoover, his two sons, and other family members will attend, with Adm. Lewis L. Strauss presiding. The ceremony includes a 9:30 a.m. tour and a luncheon in Cedar Rapids after.
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West Branch
UPI
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
W.W. B. Anderson
Foundation
General Services Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Harry, 5. Truman
Independence
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Adm
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Hoover Birthplace Foundation
Howard Hail
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi
Hoover Library
Stanford University
Governmental Reorganization Commission
Estes denied hiding assets as creditors question his debts
Billie Estes testified under oath before U S District Judge Thomason's court denying any hidden assets in banks or abroad. He reported debts of 38.29 million dollars and assets around 20.79 million, with about 17.59 million unpaid if assets were sold. He invoked the Fifth Amendment six times and named U S banks where he holds accounts.
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EL Paso
UPI
Billie Set Estes
Switzerland
Estes
U.S
Allen Poage
U. S
Janswer
Podge
Estés
Baptist Foundation of Texas
Texas
John
R. E. Thomason
John Cofer
Thomason Adjourns Friday Meeting
Thomason adjourned Friday's meeting with plans to resume discussions later. Continued on Page 3, Col. 4.
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Thomason
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