Divorcee testifies Teel shot during struggle in car
Minnie B. Connie Nicholas testified at Forrest Teel murder trial that she left his car after Teel twisted her arm and the gun went off. She recalled pulling the weapon from her purse and driving away as Teel slumped in the car, and she broke down as she described the events leading to his death.
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Indianapolis
Minnie B
Connie’ Nicholas
Forrest Teel
Teel
Connie
Charles
W. Symmes
Mr. Teel
Laura Mowrer
Miss Mowrer
38Th Street
Tommy
Monument Circle
Country Club
Nicholas
Woman in Jealous Rage Kills Teel in Car Struggle
Mrs. Nicholas describes a confrontation with Teel after spotting him with Laura Mowrer. She recounts swallowing sleeping pills and firing during a struggle when Teel allegedly hit her, while prosecutors argue she planned the murder to avoid heartbreak.
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch in Kansas Election Day
Humboldt druggist Roscoe Kimerling reports a Chanute caller asked if Humboldt held an election and inquired about Iola and Fredonia. He guessed Kansas towns held elections and mused that liquor stores must be closed in all places on election day.
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Humboldt
Roscoe Kimerling
Chanute
Iola
Fredonia
Kimerling
Kansas
Defendants Win Verdict in Walker Suit in Erie Court
Erie district court jurors returned a verdict for the defendants in Daisy Walker versus Glen and Mildred Walker. Costs were assessed to the plaintiff who sought 1833.08 on a note. The term ended jury trials. an appeal in St Paul game refuge condemnation was not tried. Jurors report Monday at Chanute for State v Vaughn Clayton Brooks Jr with other Chanute trials listed.
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Erie — District Court
Daisy Walker
Glen
Mildred Walker
St. Paul
Chanute
Vaughn
Party Line Users Ignore Emergency Call
In San Carlos California Mrs Emma Dobert pleads for a party line to be freed during her husband William Dobert 66 suffers a heart attack. Firemen reach him four minutes after the call goes through but he is dead. Police investigate the party line hogging as a potential misdemeanor under California law.
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San Carlos
Calif
Emma Dobert
William Dobert
Wichita University to mark 33rd anniversary with King David
The University of Wichita will observe its 33rd founding anniversary on May 10 by presenting the symphonic drama King David with a chorus and orchestra of more than 600 musicians. Basil Rathbone will narrate the performance.
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Wichita
University of Wichita
King David
Basil Rathbone
Mrs FDR Returns From Month-Long Abroad Trip
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt returned from a month abroad visiting Italy Iran Israel France and England. She called the trip nice and declined further comment, saying she has already recounted her experiences in publications she writes for.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Italy
Iran
Israel
France
England
Steel Firms Propose Continued Pay Plan
Pittsburgh AP The top steel producers asked USW to extend the current contract for another year arguing it would curb inflation unemployment and foreign competition and stabilize the industry. USW President McDonald rejected the proposal noting meetings of leadership had not occurred. The letter was signed by industry negotiators from U S Steel Republic Bethlehem and others urging anticipation of negotiations to support continued production and market stability. McDonald has cited automation displacing about 200 000 workers and pressed for wage and benefit increases.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
R.H. Larry
U.S. Steel
H.C. Lamb
Republic
John H. Morse
Bethlehem
MacDonald
16000 Strike Rubber Plants Across U S
About 26000 production workers of the U S Rubber Co walked out after midnight Thursday at 18 plants nationwide following failed talks on fringe benefits including pensions insurance severance pay and a supplemental unemployment plan The union seeks parity with United Auto Workers Wages not in dispute Contract expirations affect Goodyear Goodrich and Firestone jointly with U S Rubber plants listed across California Illinois Indiana Ohio Wisconsin New Jersey Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut and Pennsylvania
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New York
U.S. Rubber
Rubbers
Big Four
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka State Records
Kansas traffic deaths show 0 in the last 24 hours, 119 year to date in 1959, compared with 110 for the same period in 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Range Feed Tops TOPEKA
Range feed conditions in the western two thirds of Kansas are in their best early April condition in 13 years.
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Topeka
Kansas
Partly Cloudy Warmer Forecast With Light Snow Later
A late snow storm dropped up to four inches in northwest Kansas driving below freezing temperatures there. Light snow and scattered rain spread across the state, with a five day outlook predicting 10 to 12 degrees below normal highs and 0.4 to 0.5 inches of precipitation. Tonight Lows 25 to 35, Saturday highs 45 to 55, with regional temperature contrasts noted.
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The
Wes
Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Abilene
Chanute
Strange Noise Leads to Capture at Topeka Home
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Wangerin investigated odd sounds in a Topeka house searching for an airman AWOL from Forbes Air Force Base. He discovered the man five feet below in a large furnace duct after lifting a grill.
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Topeka
Clarence Wangerin
Forbes Air Force Base
Kansas Democrats Gather for Spring Rally in Topeka
In Topeka the Kansas Democratic rally opens with analysis of the last election and 1960 speculation. Chairman Frank Theis notes no sensational news while Washington commitments keep J Floyd Breeding away. Governor Docking looms as a potential 1960 candidate for Senate or even a presidential favorite son role. Sen. Stuart Symington will speak at a dinner tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Frank Theis
Denver Hargis
J. Floyd Breeding
U. S Senate
Hargis
Breeding
Washington
Docking
Theis
Fall From Speeding Car Leaves Boy With Bruises
Gregory Lee Hill a year old from Poplar Bluff Missouri fell from a family car on the Turner Turnpike at sixty miles an hour and was only bruised and skinned. He was brought to Tulsa for a checkup before the family resumed its trip to Poplar Bluff. The father is a soldier.
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Tulsa
Gregory Lee Hill
Poplar Bluff
Turner Turnpike
Elwin Raymond Hill
Gregory Lee
Grace Church to Host Open House Sunday
Grace Episcopal Church at Third and Lincoln will host an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 PM to tour the newly completed church and remodeled facilities. Rev. Boyd C. Latimer says refreshments will be served in Sawyer Hall and docents will lead visitors through the chapel, school rooms, and expanded hall. The project, costing about $100 000, followed the January 18 dedication by Bishop Goodrich R. Fenner.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Third
Lincoln
Boyd C. Latimer
Sawyer Hall
Goodrich R. Fenner
Diocese of
Kansas
Burns Fatal To Nevada Girl In Gas Heater Accident
Mary Elizabeth Jones a 12 year old Nevada Missouri girl died from severe burns suffered when her dress caught fire from a gas heater. She was admitted to Children’s Mercy Hospital March 14 with burns over 70 percent of her body. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Audrey Jones Nevada Missouri.
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Kansas City
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Nevada, Mo
Childrens Mercy Hospital
Audrey Jones
Nevada
Ralph Osborn Named President of Lockheed Aircraft Services
Ralph J. Osborn, 44, son of Mrs. J. M. Osborn of Chanute, was named president of Lockheed Aircraft Service Inc Ontario and Lockheed Aircraft Service New York. The reorganization follows business growth and reflects his prior roles including executive vice president at Ontario since 1957 and manufacturing manager at Marietta Georgia.
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Ralph J. Osborn
J. M. Osborn
Central
Lockheed Aircraft Service Inc
Ontario
Lockheed Aircraft Service
New York
Osborn
St. Patrick's
Royster
Chanute Senior High
Spartan Aircraft Company
Tulsa
Lockheed
Burbank
Calif
Marietta
Chanute
G Edwin Weber
Floyd Osborn
Hargis Attacks Press and Defends Wife’s Job
Denver Hargis, Coffeyville’s 3rd district congressman, blasted southeast Kansas newspapers led by The Tribune and Myron V. George. He defended his wife’s fulltime staff role, claimed lower payroll costs than George, and argued the press misrepresented his stance on Hawaiian statehood and foreign aid. He spoke at a Kay Hotel dinner, outlining aims on mineral imports and a jet propellant plant at Parsons.
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Denver
Hargis
Coffeyville
Washington
Kansas
The
Tribune
Myron V. George
Altamont
U. S
Andy Schoeppel
Foreign Aid
George
Fed
Sonal
Kay Hotel
Floyd Kelley
Neosho County
Topeka
Washington N
Luzon Blast Kills 34 in Central Fishing Village
A 500 pound salvaged bomb exploded in a central Luzon fishing village. The Philippine News Service reported at least 34 killed and many injured, with most victims children ages 3 to 12.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippine News Service
Seven Jet Pilots Picked for Mercury Orbit Missions
Seven jet pilots in their 30s were named NASA Mercury astronauts to ride satellites in 100 to 150 mile orbits at 18,000 mph. The group includes Air Force captains Leroy Cooper Jr Grissom Donald Slayton and Navy officers Malcolm Carpenter Walter Schirra Alan Shepard and Marine John Glenn. They face a risky but pivotal path toward spaceflight with family support and public prominence ahead.
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Washington
Mercury
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Air Force
Leroy G. Cooper Jr
Carbondale
Colo
Virgil I. Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Donald K. Slayton
Sparta
Wis
Navy
Los Angeles
New York
Carpenter
Slayton
NASA
First Mercury Astronaut Chosen for Orbit to Learn Day of Launch
NASA said the seven man Mercury team will all receive the same training and the first flyer will not know he is selected until launch day. Capt. Donald Slayton voiced eagerness to lead, while all seven Air Force pilots stressed family support and cautious optimism about safety before any orbital attempt.
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Washington
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Air Force
Donald Slayton
Shepard
W. Randolph Lovelace
Albuquerque
N.M
Snow Buries Colorado Resort City in Record Snowfall
Three day storm dumped up to three feet of snow in Colorado mountains with Fraser seeing nine below and Denver dipping to seven above. Colorado Springs logged 23.3 inches, Denver 14.5, total annual snowfall over 75 inches. Four residents died as heavy snow and cold spread across the plains, while Houston faced near four inches of rain and potential floods.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Fraser
Colo
Denver
Texas Gulf Coast
Houston
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Wyoming
Colorado Springs
Mid-Continent
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