Moran Gang Member Summers Shot Dead in Illinois
Virgil Summers a 49 year old former Bugs Moran gang henchman was gunned down by three shotgun blasts near his apartment in East St. Louis Illinois Investigators found empty 12 gauge shells and said Summers had been under surveillance with no clear theory of the murder Summers earlier had bank robbery and burglary convictions with Moran including a 1946 Dayton Ohio bank holdup and the Ansonia Ohio burglary Summers was from Mount Vernon Illinois.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Chicago
Bugs Moran
Virgil Wilson Summers
George
Bugs) Moran
Summers
Moran
Dayton
Ohio
Ansonia
Cobby Rodriguez
Leavenworth
Mount Vernon
Children of Weather Named Raini and Storms Day
William T. Day, a high school football coach and science teacher, and his wife chose weather themed names for their sons Stor ms Day aged 17 months and Raini Day aged 2 months. If Raini had been a girl they would have named her Windi.
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William T. Day
Storms Day
Raini Day
Day
Raini
Windi
First Day at Kindergarten Delighted Yet Tearful
MEMPHIS AP reports young Keith Franiken recounted his first day with his grandmother. He described singing for a while then crying, followed by more singing reflecting a mixed kindergarten experience.
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Memphis
Keith Franiken
Soviet Accepts Black Box Detectors for Nuclear Test Ban
Geneva AP reports Soviet Union backs unmanned seismic black boxes to aid detection of underground tests while opposing compulsory on-site inspections. U S delegate Dean urges Soviet compliance and cautions against a moratorium on underground tests.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Semyon K.tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Sweden
India
Mexico
Western Leaders Fail to Note Soviet Change, Thant Says
U Thant, UN secretary-general, told 1,500 at Johns Hopkins University that Western leaders have not adjusted to a softer Soviet policy since Stalin’s death. He said they view the world as a clash of two hostile blocs and resist recognizing Moscow’s new flexibility.
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Baltimore
U Thant
United Nations
Soviet Union
Thant
Johns Hopkins University
Stalin
Ski Teacher's Daughter Slashed to Death in Albuquerque
Mona Geba, daughter of noted ski instructor Bruno Geba, was found murdered in the basement of the family home near Albuquerque hours before her third birthday. Her mother Erna Geba, 37, was severely wounded and admitted to hospital claiming she killed the girl and tried to take her own life. A family friend noted the mother had a mental ailment. The Geba family had recently returned from Vienna, Austria.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Bruno Geba
Geba
Mona
la Madera
Erna Geba
Mike Lewis
Trams Fade in Australian Cities
Trams disappear from capital cities with Sydney Perth and Hobart scrapped. Adelaide retains one line while Melbourne and Brisbane still run several routes.
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Australia
Sidney
Perth
Hobart
Adelaide
Melbourne
Brisbane
Bird of Paradise Blooms at Kansas State Conservatory
A rare Bird of Paradise is in bloom at the Kansas State University campus conservatory in Manhattan. Dr. Ray Keen notes the red orange and blue flower will stay open for three to four weeks. The eight or nine year old plant, native to South Africa, is blooming for the second time.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Ray Keen
South Africa
1000 Foot Descent Planned by Frogmen
On Catalina Island two frogmen plan a record dive to 1000 feet using a secret breathing gas. Hannes Keller and John Light will attempt the depth as Keller credits computer derived non nitrogen mixtures. Keller hopes to push records toward 3000 feet.
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Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
Calif
Hannes Keller
John Light
New York
Keller
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Western Auto
W. Main
Bird of Paradise
Beggs
Dave Doty
Chanute
Kansas
RCA Victor
PRICE
RCA Victor Portable “Victrola
Narvik
Parsons
East Main
van Camp
U. S
Onaldson's
Bi Food Center
South Santa Fe
Miry
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