Piece of Glass and Shots Tie Touhy Death to Prohibition Era
Police gathered a glass fragment and shotgun shells as clues in Roger Touhy's murder, linking to Chicago gangland history. Retired sergeant Walter Miller alleged a syndicate connection, while detectives sought fingerprints and the shell origins, amid Factor’s posthumous involvement and a guarded warning in Beverly Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roger Touhy
Touhy
the Terrible
Scarface al Capone
Walter Miller
Miller
John ‘Jake
Barber
Rog
Ray Brennan
Chicago Sun- Times
Factor
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Calif
John
Jake the Barber
Clinton Anderson
Roger
O.K
Jake Goniff
Goniff
Tear Gas and Hose End Jail Riot at Jackson County
In Kansas City, prisoners on the 12th floor of the Jackson County jail rioted over rotten food. Officers used a fire hose and three tear gas shells to quell the 40 minute blaze, with U.S. marshals assisting. Ninety inmates, including eighteen federal convicts, caused damage before authorities restored order.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Arvid Owley
Owsley
Bedlam
U. S
Train Car Collision Kills Eight in Flowerville Michigan
A at grade crossing incident in Flowerville Michigan left eight dead when a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway passenger train Pere Marquette hit a car carrying five adults and three children. Victims include Clyde Ballard 22 and Bertha Ballard 24 with infant Keith of Fenton along with Albert Simp son Sr 29 and his infant son Albert Jr 2 months Mildred Cameron 26 and her daughter Dawn 9 and George Copeman 36 all of Fenton or Howell.
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Flowerville
Mich
Michigan
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pere Marquette
Clyde E. Ballard
Bertha
Keith
Fenton
Albert Simpson Sr
Albert Jr
Mildred Cameron
Howell, Mich
Dawn
George Copeman
Non-Striker's Home Bombarded During Sugar Creek Strike
Non-striking Standard Oil worker A H Kilpatrick faced two shotgun blasts at his Sugar Creek home while his wife watched television. No injuries reported. it is the second attack after eight .22 bullets struck the house on Oct 25. refinery manager Livesay offered 5000 dollars for solutions. Union Local 5672 has been on strike since July 8. Kilpatrick returned to work August 20.
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Independence
Standard Oil
Sugar Creek
A. H. Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
P. C. Livesay
Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union
He Shouldn't Have Beaten His Wife Beaten Moonshine Cache
Petty Foster told police her husband Benjamin Foster had whipped her. Officers found a hidden floor cache beneath a speed limit sign containing 13 jars of moonshine. Foster faced illegal possession charges and posted $1,000 bond for a December 31 court appearance.
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Charleston
W. Va
Petty Foster
Benjamin
R. L. Walters
George Morgan
Walters
Morgan
Foster
Car Truck Collision Fatal in Missouri
A Friday crash in Concordia Missouri killed 2 year old Betty Sue Booker and injured five relatives. The child was the daughter of L W Booker of Corder. Mary Jane Booker eight months old suffered a dangerous head injury and was taken to Mercy Hospital Kansas City. The parents and two other children were hospitalized in Lexington. The truck driver Christopher Lee Leach 47 of St Louis escaped injury.
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Concordia, Mo
Betty Sue Booker
L. W. Booker
Corder
Mrs Myrtle Martin Birthday Honored at Party
Mrs Howard Parsons hosted a Friday party at 407 West 4th honoring Myrtle Martin on her birthday. Thirty two guests enjoyed refreshments from a table decorated with a candle tree as Mrs Leo Gottlieb poured and Mrs Ross Cooper and Mrs Don Cooper assisted.
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Howard Parsons
Myrtle Martin
Leo Gottlieb
Ross Cooper
Don Cooper
Steel Industry Faces Monday Position Clash in Washington
Chicago AP dispatch reports the steel labor crisis to pivot Monday as steel industry managers prepare to reveal their stance on new United Steelworkers Union demands. Federal mediator Finnegan arranged a Washington meeting while USW chief McDonald announced a twofold push: higher settlement terms than Kaiser Steel and a shift from industrywide to company level negotiations, with court action possible.
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Chicago
United Steelworkers Union
Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
USW
Finnegan
David ‘. McDonald
McDonald
Kaiser Steel Corp
Bullet in Skull Brings Headache for Illinois Cab Driver
East St Louis AP report says cab driver Harold Apple learned from an x ray that a bullet was lodged in his head after a Thursday shooting. He believed a fare beat him, while doctors noted the bullet near his spine caused only headache and upset stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis, Ill
Harold Apple
Apple
Federal Jury Convicts Apalachin Delegates
A New York federal jury convicted 20 delegates from the 1957 Apalachin underworld meeting of conspiracy to hide its true purpose. Judge Kaufman praised the verdict after a 53 day trial with sentences up to five years and fines.
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New York
Atty
William P. Rogers
Irving R. Kaufman
Govin
Arthur L. Reay
Kaufman
Hor
Averell Harriman
Apalachin
N.Y
Hillside
Joseph Barbara Sr
Four men held after terrorizing couple near Eureka Kansas
A Kansas couple reported four men forced their car into a ditch on a country road near Eureka, threatened them with shotguns, beat the husband, and stripped him while the wife escaped and fired a pistol blank. The four suspects were arrested as investigations linked to a larger labor racketeering scheme.
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Eureka, Kas
Eureka
Reece
Kas
Clarence Kline
Poisoning Plot Not First Against RFE
Erik Hazelhoff, head of Radio Free Europe in Europe, says sabotage attempts against RFE have occurred before and ranged from attempted kidnapping to placing nails and forging directives. U S Army in Heidelberg reports a Czech Slovak consular official supplied poison found in salt shakers at the station cafeteria on November 21, with an anonymous tip leading to the authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Radio Free Europe
RFE
Europe
Erik Hazelhoff
RFE European
Hazelhoff
Mount Kisco
N.Y
U.S. Army
Heidelberg
Five Erie Students Named National Honor Society Members
Five Erie High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society at a Wednesday ceremony. Juniors Nancy Dunham and Carolyn McKelvy join seniors Margaret Lewis Dale George Sharon Brasler Kay Kyser and Patricia Brady with carryover members Connie Noland Mike Richey and Sharon Young assisting. Members are chosen for scholarship character service and leadership.
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Erie
Erie High School
Nancy Dunham
Carolyn McKelvy
Margaret Lewis
Dale George
Sharon Brasler
Kay Kyser
Patricia Brady
Connie Noland
Mike Richey
Sharon Young
Judges undecided on action after Detroit paper contempt challenge
A U S District judge and three colleagues have not decided how to respond to Detroit News editorial criticism of a gag order. The editors cited the order suppressing details of a civil case, which also involved Free Press and Times, plus an embezzlement-linked former company official. The ruling, justified as inherent court power, faces broad media support and scrutiny from industry leaders.
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Detroit, Mich
U.S
Detroit News
Morning Free Press
Afternoon Times
Free Press
News
Clifford O'Sullivan
Newsmen
Detroit Architectural and Engineering
Theodore Levin
Ralph M. Freeman
Thomas P. Thornton
O'Sullivan
Levin
Fendall W. Yerxa
The
Wilmington
del.) News-Journal
Freedom of Information
Associated Press Managing Editors Assn
Detroit
Minor Injuries In Car Crash At Lincoln and Walnut
Two rural Humboldt men suffered minor injuries after a collision at Lincoln and Walnut around 4 45 p m Creighton 74 and Blake 62 were behind the Creighton 1951 Chevrolet and the Blake 1958 Ford with damage amounts listed Blake was cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident and a hearing was scheduled for 4 p m next Thursday in police court A separate noon hour three car rear end accident on Main involved Cloyd Wilson Jr 1215 Lee driving a 1948 Dodge and Virgil Petty 1918 Edith driving the front car only grille damage to the Wilson vehicle was reported
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Robert S. Creighton
George Weaver Blake
Humboldt
Lincoln
Walnut
Creighton
Blake
Cloyd Wilson Jr
Lee
Virgil Petty
Edith
Wilson
Eisenhower presses France to accept integrated NATO defense
President Eisenhower urged Charles de Gaulle to support integrating France’s military with Western allies during a 55 minute talks at the Paris summit. Officials said the exchange was frank and friendly as the leaders opened a three day meeting focusing on Germany’s unification, Berlin, and East–West disarmament talks.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Christian A. Herter
Herter
NATO Alliance
United States
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Algeria
United Nations
Tunis
Tunisia
Habib Bouguiba
NATO
Elysee Palace
Adenauer
Macmillan
Kansas State Scholarship Hall Approved for Construction
The Kansas State University dormitory project secured approval for a $210,000 scholarship hall with $81,000 in gifts and $80,000 more from the dormitory fund plus $50,000 from other funds to start construction in January. The Regents also authorized hiring Dr. Preston Slosson as visiting professor, created an engineering professorship funded by the Spencer Foundation, and received a $55,000 Ford Foundation grant to boost liberal arts in business. They approved a $600,000 loan plan for married student housing and raised KU dorm rates to $330 per semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regents
University of Kansas
Kenneth A. Spencer
Kansas City
Spencer Foundation
Franklin D. Murphy
Ford Foundation
School of Business
Murphy
American Assn
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas State University
Scorpion Submarine Makes First Thames River Dive
The atomic powered whale shaped submarine Scorpion is launched in Groton for the first time amid christening rites. Elizabeth S. Morrison will wield the champagne bottle. the vessel honors Cmdr. Maxmilian G. Schmidt, last commander of the WWII Scorpion. Built by Electric Boat for General Dynamics, Scorpion is sister to USS Skipjack.
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Groton
Conn
Thames River
Elizabeth S. Morrison
Arlington
Maxmilian G. Schmidt
Schmidt
Skipjack
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Joplin Firms Accused Of Wage Law Violation
The Carl Lowrance Produce Co. and Lowrance Truck Lines of Joplin are accused in a civil suit filed in U S District Court of paying 16 employees under one dollar an hour since August 31 1957 and failing to pay overtime for work over 40 hours a week. The companies buy and distribute bananas in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Joplin, Mo
Carl Lowrance Produce Co
Lowrance
Joplin
U.S. District Court
Labor Department
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Partly Cloudy and Warmer Forecast for Kansas
AP reports partial clouds and near normal temperatures across Kansas with little change into Sunday. Tonight lows expected in the 20s, highs Sunday in the 40s to 50s. Top temperatures Friday ranged from 41 in Concordia to 47 in Manhattan, with Friday night lows from 19 in Topeka to 29 in Pittsburg.
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Porecast
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Kansas City Youth Convicted of Murder
Laville L. Hannon, 17, convicted of first degree murder in a strong-arm robbery that killed 63 year old William D. Smith, a Santa Fe Railroad conductor. He faces a mandatory life sentence as Kansas law bars the death penalty for under 18. James Bailey, 17, awaits trial on the same charge.
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Kansas City
Kan
Laville L. Hannon
Kansas
James Bailey
William D. Smith
Santa Fe
Hannon
Wasser
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