Two State Police Officers Dead After Gun Battle
Surviving suspect Victor Wayne Whitley was captured after a spree that killed two Indiana troopers and wounded three others across multiple states. Whitley and companion Ralph Walker Taylor confessed to a string of holdups and shootings stretching from Michigan to Nebraska, with the largest hold up a $4000 Delaware loan company robbery. Taylor died from wounds earlier in the chase. Whitley, unarmed, was captured near Seymour Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘Shores
North Vernon
Ind
Indiana
Atate
Seymour
Woodland
Whitley
State Poace
Blames
Taylor
Here
Atlanta
Michigan
France seeks new premier after Bourges-Maunoury resignation
In a Europe-wide political shift France faces a crisis as Premier Bourges-Maunoury resigns after parliament defeats his Algeria self-rule plan. President Coty delays acceptance while he searches for a successor amid Algerian independence tensions and domestic strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Anderson
PARTS
France
National Assembly
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Algeria
Bourges - Maunoury
Aces
Rene Coty
Coty
Hourges-Maunoury
U.N
Bourges Maunoury
Tacques Soustelle
Soustelle
Charles de Gaulle
Dourges- Maunoury
Pickets Demonstrate at White House as Kasper Leads
Segregationist John Kasper and six followers picketed the White House under 22 metropolitan police. Deputy Chief George Wallradt ordered the protest confined to a 100 yard area and spectators moved away. A heckler wearing novelty glasses taunted Kasper before being removed toward Lafayette Park.
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Washington
INS
John Kasper
Furlnwers
White House
Eisenhower
George Wallradt
Kasper
Wallredt
John
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lafayette Park
Clift Promoted to Cedar Rapids Traffic Safety Lieutenant
Gareth H. Clift, 34, named to head traffic safety and school patrol in Cedar Rapids Police Department. He succeeds Acting Lt. George Davis, chosen from a veteran and civil service list, and will lead safety education and the high school traffic court. Clift, a lifelong resident, joined the force in 1948 after Army service in World War II and has served in traffic, juvenile bureau, and patrol duties. He lives on Ely Avenue SW with his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedder Rapids News
Garethh. Clift
Cedar Rapids
Clift
George, Davis
Johnson
PTA Council
Department
Roosevelt High School
National Guard
al? Ely Avenue
Japan Wins Security Council Seat Over Prague
UNITED NATIONS TOKYO backed by the United States won the 1958 59 United Nations Security Council seat on the first ballot 55 to 25 against Czechoslovakia with 92 votes needed Canada to succeed Australia as British Commonwealth representative and Panama elected to succeed Cuba Canada and Panama unopposed Russia campaigned against Japan claiming the seat should go to an Eastern European satellite India and other neutral Asian states voted for Czechoslovakia in a secret ballot noting contrast to two years ago when Yugoslavia and the Philippines deadlocked the year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
INS
General Assembly
Japan
Security Council
Czechoslovakia
Russia
U.S
Tokyo
Philippines
Canada
Australia
Panama
Cuba
India
Communist Bloc
Europe
Yugoslavia
Hwor
World Court Elects Four Members to Nine-Year Terms
United Nations dispatch reports Abdel Hamid Badawi of Egypt, K. Wellington Koo of China, Sir Percy Spender of Australia, and Winiarski of Poland elected to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms. Badawi and Winiarski are holdovers. Koo won a full term, Green Hackworth of the United States presides as the court meets in The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
INS
Pole
International Court of Justice
Abdel Hamid Badawi
Egypt
K. Wellington Koo
China
Australia
Sir Petcy Spender
Aohdan Winiarshi
Poland
Badawi
Winiarsh
Koa
Hsu Mo. Green Hackworth
Hague
Harris 11 Is Placed in Federal Juvenile Custody
Carl Allen Harris 11 was bound over to the U S attorney general for placement in a federal juvenile facility for psychiatric treatment. Arraigned before Judge Henry N Graven Harris admitted extorting 2400 dollars from banker Marvin Selden under threat to his family. Dr Milford E Barnes Jr found him mentally competent but with disorders and recommended commitment until mentally stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dat Realds
Newa
Carl Allen Harris
U.S
Henry N. Graven
Marcis
Cedar Rapids
Marvin Selden
Selden
Milford E. Barnes
University of Java
Saloon Invites Hint at Ball Variety London Crowds
London charity ball organizers face a mix up as a saloon named the Marquis of Anglessey receives an invitation intended for a peer. The Covent Garden tavern frequented by porters could bring a lively turn if regulars attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Cooper
London
Marquis of Anglessey
Covent Garden
Central Council For
Elizabeth
Beck Moves To Recheck Credentials In Hoffa Contest
Miami Beach AP report says Teamsters President Dave Beck urged a credentials review of delegates tied to James R. Hoffa era, claiming up to 63 locals questionable and about 1 900 delegates eligible. McClellan called the probe inconclusive and seatings began with about 1 500 delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Willam A. Lee
Chicago
James KR. Hoffa
Lee
Teamsters
Dave Heck
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Beck
Credentials Committee
McClellan D-Ark
William A. Lee
Berk
McClellan
Simon
Hoffa
Anhn F. English
Midwest
Big
Defendant Bell Proves He Is Not Dead
In Philadelphia AP report Clifton Bell 42 initially caused a court scare when a deputy marshal said he was dead The judge moved the case then Bell stood up and declared I am Bell and I am not dead The false report was traced to witnesses The case relates to making false statements for unemployment insurance under the Retirement Act and was relisted for the following week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clifton Bell
Mannay
John Lord
Lord
Jude
Oservers
Bell
Ital
Ronald G. Davies
Big Hore
North Dakota
Little Rock
Davies
Central High
Roy Harper
Missouri moves to end Kansas City power strike
Governor James T. Blair said Missouri will sue to stop picketing at Kansas City Power and Light plants under the anti strike act. Attorney General John M. Dalien was told to file suits if needed, with injunctions likely to halt the Monday night picketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James T. Mair
Missouri
John M. Dalien
Blair
Eisenhower Praises Free Press On National Newspaper Week
President Eisenhower commends the American press for accuracy speed and courage in a message to newspapers opening National Newspaper Week. He thanks journalists for providing facts and opinions that shape national decisions and honors their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
American Free Press
Governors Hold Talk With Eisenhower On Little Rock Crisis
Four Southern governors met in a four hour strategy session in a hotel to limit talks with President Eisenhower to the Little Rock crisis while allowing discussion of broader integration issues if pressed. They urged a constructive solution and withdrawal of federal troops from Arkansas at the earliest moment.
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Clark
Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Leroy Collins
Florida
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Hodges
Southern Conference of Governors
Lite Roarking
Arkeania
Clement
Little Hock
McKeldin
Orval Fabhus
Foulius
Joshua Shepherd
Faubus
Robert Brown
Episcopal
Arkansas
Iplensia
Parent-Teachers Association
Winthrop Rockefeller
Event Financial Clan
Rockefeller
Industrial Development Commission
Guardsmen Take Over Patrol Job at Central High
Regular army troops pulled from Centre high school patrols as Arkansas national guardsmen assumed duty guarding Central High. About 200 guardsmen from the 153rd Infantry patrolled with two man posts while 24 regulars and a 200-man 101st airborne unit remained in reserve. The move follows recent integration tensions and marks the first time black students entered the school without military escorts.
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Little Row
Feder
Eisenhower
153Rd Infantry
101St Airborne
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Tiny needlepoint detector aids brain tumor treatment
Pur due university reports a graduate student James Mayer developed a miniature alpha particle detector to locate alpha radiation during brain tumor therapy. The device, a germanium crystal the size of a pepper flake, helps doctors track particle paths during treatment across Massachusetts General Hospital and Brookhaven. The detector is used with gamma and neutron therapies and under Dr. B. R. Gosslek at Arizona State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
James Mayer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brookhaven National Laboratory
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