Killer sought in rural Iowa family slayings
A house to house search centered on brushlands near Sigourney and Unionville for Gayne Gilbert Smith 24 accused of killing five members of the McBeth family at their Hayesville farm and wounding a sixth. Authorities report a 410 shotgun and a 22 rifle used in the shootings as the manhunt spans a five square mile area with 75 officers and bloodhounds.
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Gazzelta
Siggurney
Gayne Gilbert Smith
Smith
Unionville
UPI
Aerbal
Marshman
Hayesville
Here
Keokuk County
McBeth
Patsy
Perry
Kellogg
Jack
Albia
McBeths
Amos
Anna
Donna
Brighton
Fairfield
Highway Patrol
Charles Cole
Keokuk
John
Bud" Wallerich
Martinsburg
Iowa
Centerville
Continental Air Lines
Unionvile
Supreme Court again refuses Brink’s eight life-convicts appeal
The UPI report notes the U S supreme court declined to hear a new appeal from eight men sentenced to life for the $1.2 million Brink’s robbery in Boston. The decision follows a 1959 denial. The article also covers stock market chaos, with a record late ticker and a New York loss amid fears of a broader decline.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Boston
Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan
Northern Natural Gas Co
Kansas
From Power Commission
High Court
Oregon
Wall Street
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Wisconsin Governor Runs for Senate Seat
Madison Wis Gov Gaylord Nelson announced Monday his candidacy for the U S Senate seat held since 1938 by Sen Wiley asserting the office needs more leadership and more imagination
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Madison
Wis
Gaylord Nelson
U.S. Senate
Sen
Wiley
Estes Case Expands Into Grain Storage Scandal
Indicted Texas financier Billie Sol Estes reportedly received most federal storage payments for grain placed in his elevators during the Eisenhower era. House investigators heard assistant deputy administrator Roland Ballou deny favoritism by the Agriculture Department as Estes faces federal and Texas fraud charges. The probe also links Texas Attorney General Will Wilson and Agriculture Secretary Freeman to related actions while a grand jury subpoena seeks the full FBI report on Estes cotton allotments.
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Washington
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Eisenhower
House
Roland Ballou
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Agriculture Department
Estes
Will Wilson
Freeman
Harry Moore
Memphis
Atty
Richard Wells
Franklin
Robert Kennedy
FBI
Henry Marshall
Cal. B
Khrushchev Credits US With Space Achievement
Premier Khrushchev praised American astronaut divers and said the Soviet Union is not alone in the cosmos as the United States and the USSR both claim space milestones. He lauded John Glenn and Gordon Carpenter while noting the perilous moments of Carpenter's mission and mocking the flight team's advice.
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George Syveris
Moscow
Khrushchev
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Soviet Union
Carpentier
Carpenter
U. S
America
John Glenn
Carspenter
Sky May Clear For the Memorial Day Holiday
Forecasters expect pleasant Memorial Day weather with sun in the afternoon statewide. Some morning showers possible in the northeast, as a warm moist air mass moves north from a Texas panhandle system. Rain totals from Sunday night into Monday noon were scattered across Northwest Iowa.
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Wa News
Iowa Weather Bureau
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Kansas City
Iowa
Ottumwa
Centerville
Cedar Rapids
Bomb Placed in Craft Washroom Linked to Crash Probe
Federal investigators pieced evidence suggesting a dynamite type device detonated in a washroom ripped apart a Continental jet over Missouri, killing 45. CAB officials say the blast originated from a small space and may have involved a detonating fuse with the suspect not in the washroom. FBI and officials probe possible murder pact between a passenger and accomplice from Chicago to Kansas City, amid reports of large travel insurance payouts.
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George Brown
Centerville
UPI
Continental Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Missouri
John Leak
FBI
Chicago
Kansas City
Washington
Insurance and passsenger cases tied to Chicago flight
A Chicago paper reported that a man bought $225,000 in insurance then traveled to Chicago with a woman, both married to others. The FBI allegedly ordered the company not to disclose passenger names or insurance amounts.
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Tuchbreiter
FBI
Chicago
American
Kansas City
Astronaut Reflections On Orbiting Earth And Return
American astronauts John Glenn and Gus Carpenter discuss their orbital flight experiences. They note weightlessness pleasant and rapid adaptation, plus issues with the automatic stabilization system and tow fuel. Re entry felt like a fireball with capsule heat reaching 105 in water.
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America
Earth
Glenn
Carpenter
Patient jokes over bill for operation at Chuckle Hospital
A humor piece notes a patient receiving a bill and quips about masks in the operating room. The gag frames medical costs and PPE as punchline, reflecting light newsroom humor.
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Andrew Smith, Jr
Brink
Esenes
Daily Record
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Eens Farm
Marion
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Ween
Eeneeeera i Society
Sane Baz
Senate
Ike
Ballou
Russia
Nikita
Craft
Continental Casualty Co
Roy Tuchbreiter
Withhold Names
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