Frisco Special Crashes Near Marked Tree Arkansas
A Frisco Kansas City Florida Special wreck near Marked Tree Arkansas killed at least four people including Edith Randall Rinker and Patricia Jane Crawford and injured many others. The crash damaged the dining car and sleeping car, with an improvised hospital set up in a local church by Rev. H. J. Couchman and volunteers.
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Ark
Frisco
Kansas City
Jonesboro
Ing
Couchman
New Clear Well Progress At City Water Plant
Ralph Reeves says concrete bottom of 26 foot deep clear well will soon be poured with steel reinforcement on sides and bottom. After completion, pipe work water filter changes and pump installation will continue. City Manager Ross Cooper says this ensures better service and allows repairs without shutdown. Fire Chief Brennan warns dry conditions raise grass fire risk from embers. Firemen note reduced alarms since new trash collection system and urge proper use of containers to curb fires.
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Ralph Reeves
Ross Cooper
Chanute
Weather Brand Predicts Little Change in Temperatures
TOPEKA reports the Weather Bureau forecasts no major shift in the next two days with mostly fair skies through Saturday. Overnight lows are in the 60s west and 70s east, highs near the 90s, and the five day outlook calls for 4 to 6 degrees above normal and precipitation under .10 inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Wamego
Garden City
Olathe
Pope urges youths to join in friendship as artisans of peace
Pope Pius XII addressing the Boy Scout world jamboree in Neagara Canada calls on participants to pursue friendship and service as a path to peace and harmony among nations.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Neagara
Canada
Little Tinker Still Grows Prize Up to Nineteen0
Prize money remains at 190 dollars for the contest as the program continues to honor growing entries. Local organizers encourage participants to submit projects demonstrating tangible progress and practical innovation.
Capture Closes Chicago Manhunt
Chicago police capture Richard Carpenter, a 26 year old ex convict and suspected cop killer, after a tear gas filled apartment confrontation. He was dragged out by Detectives Zuley and Kennedy and taken to the North Avenue station as crowds shouted.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Richard Carpenter
Elwood Zuley
Carpenter
Zuley
John Kennedy
Kennedy
North Avenue
Biltmore Theater
United States
Clarence Kerr
Kerr
Suspect Confesses Slaying Detective in Subway Station
Police say the suspect admitted to fatally shooting Detective William Murphy, 34, in a subway station after being cornered during an attempted arrest 50 hours earlier. The gunman was sought for a string of robberies.
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Kerr
William Murphy
Carpenter
Murphy
Puzzle clues reveal wordplay and prize fund reset
The Tribune reports 1 869 entries tried to guard a growing prize fund with a new puzzle offering up to 190 dollars for a correct solution. Deadline is 5 p m next Wednesday. The long explanation of last week's clues runs through homophones and word associations, ending with continued puzzle notes on page 5.
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Tribune
Little Stinker
Chanute Tribune
Chanute
Kansas
Excent Tribune
Phone line for Tribune delivery issues at 5:30 to 6:30
Readers are instructed to call 17 between 5 30 and 6 30 p m to report missing Tribune deliveries including Saturdays. The notice confirms a weekday and weekend window for assistance.
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Tribune
Sergeant Gallagher Found Guilty in POW Court Martial
New York reports Sgt James C Gallagher convicted of unpremeditated murder of two fellow GIs in a Red Chinese prison camp during the Korean War. He was sentenced to life with hard labor and dishonorable discharge. He also faces findings of mistreatment and collaborating with captors.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Harmon Broyles
Gallagher
Donald Thomas Baxter
Waukon
Iowa
John William Jones
Detroit
Baxter
Jones
Dunn
U N Command to Demand Return of Downed U S Flyers
The United Nations Command calls an urgent Military Armistice Commission meeting to demand the return of a U S training plane crew shot down by Communist forces Wednesday. The two missing personnel are Air Force 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpass Jr. and Army Capt. Charles W. Brown. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Friday CST. their survival status remains unconfirmed.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N. Command
Military Armistice Commission
U.S
Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
Guy H. Bumpass Jr
Jackson, Miss
Army
Charles W. Brown
Louisville, Ky
Floods in East After Diane Strike Kill Dozens Across Nine States
Torrential rains from Hurricane Diane trigger one of the worst eastern floods. At least 22 killed as nine states from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts face widespread damage. cities like Scranton and Tamaqua declare emergencies while rivers such as the Delaware and Schuylkill surge, isolating communities and flooding roads and bridges.
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Philadelphia
New England
United States
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
New Jeresy
Maryland
Massachuestts
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
Virginia
New York
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Armed Services
Coast Guard
Schuylkill
Delaware
Ramapo
New Jersey
Neversink
Potomac
Westfield
Naugatuck
Ancient Athenian War Fleet Unearthed in Siracusa Bay
Divers in Siracusa Sicily locate waterlogged wrecks believed to be a 413 B C Athenian fleet sunk during the siege of Syracuse. Italian navy and local authorities confirm ancient pottery fragments and a pivotal naval defeat that helped mark Athens' decline.
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Siracusa
Sicily
Luigi Barnard Brea
Earth
Sicilian Department of Antiquities
Arthur Baker
Baker
Ortigia
Athens
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka State Records
State accident records show 0 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 there are 330 fatalities, down from 342 in the same period of 1954.
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Topekap
Kansas
Bank Robbery At Bush City Bank
Two armed men robbed the Bush City Bank in Bush City, taking between 1500 and 1600 dollars before fleeing north in an old tan car. Officers set up road blocks near Anderson County seat Garnett while telephone circuits to Bush City remained out of order and no further details were available.
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Bush City
Garnett
Anderson County
Supreme Court Denies Kiger Appeal in Hiatt Case
TOPEKA Kansas Supreme Court dismisses as premature Martin Kiger's appeal in the Eugene Hiatt case. Hiatt, former state purchasing director, was dismissed for insubordination and misconduct. The case returns to District Court for a peremptory writ if Kiger does not provide detailed reasons by the deadline.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Martin Kiger
State Department of Administration
Eugene Hiatt
Hiatt
Fred Hall
Kiger
Hitt
High Court
Civil Service Board
District Court
Supreme Court
Airman Plans Divorce From Wife Who Remarried
Daniel Schmidt, an airman released by Communist forces, plans to file for divorce in Sacramento not later than Monday. His attorney Howard P. Welch says Schmidt will seek custody of their 2 year old son Danny Jr and notes Una Schmidt remarried while he was imprisoned.
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Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Schmidt
Howard P. Welch
Daniel
Una
Korea
Welch
Danny Jr
Minor Injuries Reported In Two Area Crashes
Police report two accidents with minor injuries. Leonard A Wheeler and R J Thayer sustained head cuts from a pickup and car collision near West 21st Street and a country road intersection. Waggoner uninjured. A second crash on US 159 south of Erie involved a panel truck driven by John R Vest. James Vest, 15, suffered a cut lip and bruises while the driver remained uninjured.
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Leonard A. Wheeler
R. J. Thayer
Homer Waggoner
Chanute
Waggoner
West 21St Street
Country Road
Freeto Construction Co
Lee Montgomery
John Phelps
US 159
Erie
John R. Vest
Parsons
James Vest
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H. J. Couchman
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Ala
Highway Patrol
John Scott
Pensacola
Fla
C. G. Smith
Pope Pius
Mia
Heidelberg Press
Heidelberg
Germany
Robert Johnson
Flyers
Diane
Scranton
James T. Hanlon
Red Cross
Hanlon
Maqua
Tamaqua
Hazleton
Port Jervis
N.Y
Easton
Poconos
James E. Cole
Worcester
New Boston
Russell
Otis
Farmington River
Berkshires
State Civil Service Board
Hall
Harold P. Trusler
Emporia
James D. Gilmore
Independence
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