Manhunt Intensifies After Kemmerer Shooting Rampage
A gunman abducts three at a Kemmerer auto agency and shoots the town marshal in the abdomen before looting a filling station. Pursued across four states, the fugitive holds a 17 year old boy and fled in a stolen car after robbing a attendant. Police seek the Basin, Wyoming man linked to the car and a forgery sentence.
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Colorado
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Albert Muffai
Muffai
Don Wagner
Frontier
Wagner
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Highway Patrol
Leonard Wold
Glenn Hutchinson
Bob Durant
GM chief Curtice lifts 1955 auto forecast to 20 percent
General Motors President Harlow Curtice raised his 1955 auto market outlook to a 20 percent rise, arguing the year could be the biggest in auto history. He warned that inventories remain high but expected a spring surge with domestic sales around six and a half million and total market near seven and a half million units. Benson Ford of Ford offered a cautious view, predicting output would fall to about six million cars by year end if labor peace holds.
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Harlow H. Curtice
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Los Angeles
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Curitice
Canada
Benson Ford
Ford Motor Company
New York
Brunt of Storm Hits Indiana and Midwest
United Press reports severe storm disruption across the Midwest. Northern Indiana endured 60 to 70 mph winds and large hail with a Westville high school chimney collapse narrowly missing eight students. An 81 year old man and another resident were hospitalized after their homes were damaged. Flooding rose in the Ohio River Valley and Cincinnati area evacuated families.
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Chicago
Dulles to Broadcast Far East Visit Report
Secretary of State Dulles will address the nation Tuesday night with a broadcast detailing his Far Eastern visit. The AP report notes the televised statement aims to inform viewers about diplomatic progress and regional affairs.
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Sirens To Wail In C R Monday In Defense Test
Cedar Rapids will hear high speed sirens Monday in a defense test. Chrysler Corporation crew led by R A Westrick will map siren locations and sound range to determine needed units and costs for an adequate warning system.
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Sam Hawkins
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Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
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Finn Twins Told To Serve Terms
The flying Finn twins Charles and George Finn are ordered to begin serving one year in jail by Monday after the U S Court of Appeals upheld their conviction for interfering with a federal officer. They were convicted for handcuffing U S Attorney Laughlin Waters amid a dispute over a surplus plane they eventually won title to and will be eligible for parole in four months.
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Charles
George
U. S. Court of Appeals
U. S
Laughlin Waters
Service Pay Lift Spurred By GI Wives
Washington UI P reports a House Armed Services subcommittee unanimously approved a 735 million dollar annual military pay raise after three wives testified. Faith Stoughton said the 28.39 a month raise would almost pay their milk bill while Lydia Bell noted 27.61 monthly would help make ends meet. Joyce Brockman said 23.43 more a month would ease back bills and rebuild a savings account.
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Faith Stoughton
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Cecil W. Stoughton
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Lewis S. Bell
Joyce Brockman
Edward B. Brockman
Changes in Top Brass Forecast
The Army Navy Air Force Journal says Gen J Lawton Collins may replace Gruenther as allied commander for Europe. Gruenther would tour Europe then return to Washington to become army chief of staff in August. Air Force Gen Nathan Twining would likely replace Radford as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
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Europe
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Slogan Contest Promises $100 Bond Prize
Readers may win a $100 U S savings bond in The Gazette Iowa license slogan contest. Entry consists of a 50 word slogan plus a reason, with hundreds of entries expected. Clip page 12 ballot and mail to Slogan Contest Editor Cedar Rapids Ia today.
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U. S
Gazette
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Blind Deaf Couple Fight To Keep Their Infant Son
In Akron Ohio a blind deaf couple Harold and Georgia Hathaway seek a juvenile court ruling to rear their 11 day old son Clarence. Welfare officials consider foster care while 30 neighbors protest, noting the couple’s care and daily nurse visits.
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Georgia
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Stow
Topeka
Eisenhower offers surplus foods to Albania through Red Cross
President Eisenhower proposes 850000 dollars of U S surplus foods to Albania via the League of Red Cross Societies. The aid includes wheat flour corn dry beans and vegetable oil with 125000 dollars for transport. Items bear the Foreign Operations Administration emblem and Albanian label Donated by the people of the United States.
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Committee Backs Postal Pay List Move
Washington AP report says the House Post Office Committee approved an average 7 percent pay rise for about 500000 postal workers at an annual cost of 150 million dollars. The bill also sets a minimum 6 percent increase for all workers with higher raises for carriers drivers and clerks representing around 60 percent of the workforce.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
House
Reds Strike At Island in Matsu Zone
The Chinese Nationalist defense ministry said more than 40 Communist gunboats attacked Jiaojteng island in the Matsu group. The communique claimed the enemy was driven back after a 20 minute battle as top U.S. and Chinese Nationalist officials met in Taipei on the mutual defense treaty and Formosa defense planning. The attack followed a similar strike on Kaoteng Jan 23.
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Frank Brooks Cornell Biology Professor Dies in Mt Vernon
Dr Frank G Brooks 61 Cornell biology professor died suddenly of a heart attack at his Mt Vernon home. He called an associate at 8 30 am and planned a hospital visit for a physical check up after chest pains. He died around 11 15 am while taking prescribed pills. Survived by wife in Singapore on WSCS mission work and a daughter in Stuttgart Germany. Burial arrangements made at Johnston Morgan funeral home.
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Winchell tip spurs record stock orders trigger investigation
Senate hearings reveal Walter Winchell broadcast sparked the largest single order in exchange history for Pantepec Oil. Exchange President Edward McCormick told of SEC involvement, limits placed on orders, and concerns about market practices amid a rapid buying surge and volatile prices.
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Walter Winchell
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Senate Banking Committee
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Winchell
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Dahl Put on Bond Pending Retrial
Geneva AP report states Harold Whitey Dahl, American flyer, released on 20 000 francs bond pending a new trial on gold theft charges. Dahl piloted a Paris to Geneva flight in 1953. gold worth 33 000 dollars disappeared from the Swiss airliner.
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Harold “Whitey” Dahl
Paris
Geneva Court of Appeals
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Dahl
Moose Roam Anchorage Streets Amid Citywide Panic
Hundreds of hungry moose roamed Anchorage and nearby Palmer, blocking streets and confronting residents. Police Chief Bernard Bouwens said a moose held him at bay in his home for over an hour, then pursued his car as he fled. Territorial police blamed record snows for driving animals from the mountains.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Palmer
Bernard Bouwens
Arguments End Lee Case Goes To Jury at Noon
A manslaughter trial for Edward A. Lee 22 went to the jury in Judge J E Heiserman's court after final arguments. Kehne 23 died Oct 2 from a head injury alleged to be caused by a bottle Lee threw. Prosecutor Nazette urged conviction on manslaughter. defense urged innocence amid doubt.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward A. Lee
J. E. Heiserman
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Kehne
Richard F. Nazette
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O. D Matthews
Oscar Levi
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Penick
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Fire Escape Debate Ends With Wood Replacement Okay
Palo Alto officials ruled the metal fire escape of the Palo Alto Junior League center unsafe due to heat in a fire. The authorities approved a wood replacement, with no complaints about the material.
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Palo Alto
Eden flies to Baghdad for talks on Middle East defense
British Foreign Secretary Eden arrived in Iraq on Friday for discussions on defense against perceived Communist aggression in the Middle East, signaling a push to bolster regional security alliances.
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