Cowboy Kidnapper Recants During 120 MPH Chase
Charles McArthur of Dixon confessed guilt in a kidnapping after a dramatic highway pursuit from near Winters to Vacaville. He admitted taking Mrs. Hilda Faye Dawson at gunpoint to obtain money, then changed his mind, but was chased by officers across four counties. Mrs. Dawson, 65, was injured by glass from the crash.
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Fairfield
Calif
Charles McArthur
McArthur
U.S. 40
Sacramento
San Francisco
Hilda Faye Daw
John Dawson
Dixon
Mrs. Dawson
John
Dawson
Winters
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch in Neodesha Cement Dump
Paul Burns of Independence, driving a Freete Construction Co. cement mixer, lost control when the drive shaft broke. The truck fell into a 30 foot pier excavation at the Verdigris River dam site near Neodesha. A chain and caterpillar tractor failed. a torch and crane finally freed the mixer and cement. Burns was uninjured.
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Paul Burns
Independence
Burns
Neodesha
Freete Construction Co
Briefs From Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill briefs report Speaker Rayburn halting noisy construction on the Capitol while the House is in session. Other items note Sen. Fulbright becoming Senate Foreign Relations chair after Sen. Green steps down, a subcommittee planning public hearings on an atomic plane program, Rep. Fenton to introduce a distressed areas loan bill, and Pancake Day celebrations in Liberal Kansas with a guest of honor, Elizabeth Pancake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Capitol
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Theodore Francis Green
DRI
Senate
Fulbright
A_ Senate
House Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Ivor D. Fenton
Liberal
Kan
J. Floyd Breeding
D-Kan
Elizabeth Pancake
Louisa County
Resistance To Integration Starts to Soften
Atty. Gen Rogers says resistance to public school integration is softening as reason grows and more people listen. He warns that the Justice Department will pursue contempt if federal court orders are defied, while praising peaceful integration in Norfolk and Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Gen Rogers
Rogers
Justice Department
Fordham University Law
Department of Justice
Norfolk
Arlington
Gerald Bennett Hurt In Traffic Accident
Gerald Bennett of 609 S Lincoln suffered minor cuts and bruises when his car ran off highway K39 south of Roper and overturned early today. Myron Miller of McPherson transported Bennett to Neosho Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released. Police said Bennett told them he fell asleep at the time of the crash. Bennett has been working at El Dorado.
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Gerald Bennett
S. Lincoln
K39
Roper
Myron Miller
McPherson
Bennett
Neosho Memorial Hospital
el Dorado
Benefit Dance in Elsmore for Polio Fund Tonight
A benefit dance for the polio fund will be held at Elsmore City Hall starting at 9 o'clock this evening. Proceeds support the polio cause and community members are invited to attend for an evening of music and fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsmore
Polio Fund
Watchman Robbed in Elizabeth Holdup for Lunch Loot
Police say Steve Novotney, a watchman in Elizabeth New Jersey, was robbed Friday by a gunman who took 50 scents and his lunch two jelly sandwiches.
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Elizabeth
N.J
Steve Novotney
Novotney
Woman on relief faced with possible fraud action over found money
Mary Panek, 65, of Cheektowaga, claiming nearly $10,000 found in a paper bag, may face charges if the cash is deemed welfare fraud. She says the funds were saved over 15 years from small gifts and welfare payments, with about $6,000 received 1952 1957. Welfare officials would seek reimbursement if the money is recovered.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Mary Panek
Cheektowaga
Paul F. Burke
Panek
Burke
Jimmy Weiglein
Otis Mentsewers Gomery
Roy Anderson
New Mexico
Ito
Michigan
Truck Train Crash Fatal to Two in Kansas
A Leavenworth County dairyman Charles Klamet 37 and his stepdaughter Barbara Thompson 11 were killed when their pickup collided with a Santa Fe freight train near Bonner Springs Kansas. Klamet was taking Barbara home from school at the time.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Leavenworth County
Charles Klamet
Barbara Thompson
Klamet
Titan Launches Titan ICBM Debuts With First Test Flight
The United States launched its second generation Titan missile at Cape Canaveral on a 220 mile limited range test. The Air Force said the test was highly successful though the rocket fell into the Atlantic after the brief flight. The Titan, weighing 110 tons, marks a step toward longer range missiles to close the gap with the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral, Fla
United States
Titan
Air Force
Atlantic
U.S
Atlas
Sputnik III Visible Over United States In Evening Skies
Cambridge AP report notes Sputnik III orbiting around 500 miles high, visible in twilight over the U S for a week. Passages listed by Smithsonian with Central Standard times show appearances first in the south southwest then vanish into Earth’s shadow. Specific windows include 6 48 to 6 55 p m and 8 29 to 8 36 p m with lines across the nation.
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Cambridge. Mass
Sputnik IL
United States
Smithsonian
Kansas
Canada
Montana
Texas
New Mexico
Wisconsin
California
Jay
North Dakota
Weather outlook for Kansas bracing for winter storm
The Weather Bureau warned of a potential severe winter storm if a Nevada low pressure center moves southeastward, with Kansas likely to see snow but not heavy totals. Colder air is expected across the state, with a cold front pushing into Nebraska and northern Kansas, and freezing rain in the southeast possible by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Hutchinson
Goodland
Lawrence
Brave nine year old rescues four from house fire
Nine year old Martha Maltzberger saved her four siblings from a blazing home in Bonner Springs. She carried Ray one and led Kathy seven Linda five and Darrell four to safety as the bedroom fire erupted and the house filled with smoke. Father was away with mother at a storage firm. cause unknown and home badly damaged.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Martha Maltzberger
Ray
Kathy
Linda
Darrell
Martha
Darrell Maltzberger
Ten Inch Snowfall Paralyzes Oswego Area
Oswego New York reports a 10 inch overnight fall driven by Lake Ontario winds. Ground depth reaches 23.5 inches and the season total climbs to 159.7 inches just shy of the 160.3 inch Oswego record from 1925 26. Traffic halts briefly amid numerous accidents but no serious injuries reported.
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Oswego
N. Y
Lake Ontario
Suspicions Correct People Don't Listen
Chicago AP reports Dr. Ralph G. Nichols, head of Minnesota's communications program, says most people recall only half of what they hear and forget much within eight hours. He cites fast thinking, spare attention time, and biases as reasons and urges active listening techniques.
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Chicago
Ralph G. Nichols
University of Minnesota
American College of Hospital Administrators
Dr. Nichols
Funds Sought for St Paul Project and State Waterfowl Areas
State Fish and Game Director Dave Leahy asked the Senate Ways and Means Committee for 467000 in current year funds and 600000 for next fiscal year. He proposed 135000 for Shawnee County lake, 126000 for Sheridan County lake, and 206000 for Neosho County area. For 1960 he requested 436000 for Neosho and 164000 for either Republic or Norton County waterfowl area. No action was taken.
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Topeka
Fish and Game
Dave Leahy
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Leahy
Shawnee County
Sheridan County
Neosho County
Neosho
Republic County
Norton County
Prolonged Earth Tremor Spooks Guayaquil Shoppers
A strong prolonged tremor shook Guayaquil before dawn sending residents into the streets. No casualties or major damage were reported though merchandise fell from shelves in several stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Confessed Killer Captured After Breakout
Ray Allen Young 32, awaiting trial for the highway trooper Barter shooting, escaped from an Altus jail Friday night. He abducted his wife at a cafe, fired at a 2-year-old grandson, stole a car, and fled into Texas where officers trapped him 11 miles north of Vernon. The pursuit ended when car gunfire and a crash led to arrest.
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Altus
Okla
Ray Allen Young
Texas
Young
Oklahoma
John Barter
Jan
Clayton Tinney
Tinney
Vernon
Iowa Youth Killed By Hit and Run Driver
An Iowa youth, Leon Forrest Hoeg age 19 of Reinbeck, was killed on U S 24 nine miles east of Independence when struck by a car that fled the scene. Two hours later Jake Ewing 21 of Lexington Mo was arrested after admitting he hit a man.
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Independence
Iowa
U. S
Leon Forrest Hoeg
Reinbeck
Jake Ewing
Lexington
Ewing
Bids Sought for Erie Bypass and South Kansas Surfacing
Erie bypass construction and several statewide resurfacing projects across US 4 US 59 US 75 and US 54 near Moran Erie Yates Center and Neodesha proceed with bids due February 19 Major elements include 14 miles of bituminous base and surfacing on multiple routes and a new US 59 segment in Neosho County plus a 255 foot three span bridge over Fall River in Wilson County
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Kansas
Parsons
Moran
Erie
Yates Center
Maurice Martin
Topeka
Neosho County
Neosho River
Allen County
Bronson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Fall River
Neodesha
Wilson County
Mother Held in El Dorado After Children Beaten
Mrs. Sue Williams 25 is jailed on maiming and disfiguring charges for injuries to her four children in El Dorado Kansas. Diana Williams 2 is in critical condition with head injuries and burns likely from a cigarette. The twins Diana and Pamela 7 and Charles 6 are under care. welfare funds supported the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado
EL Dorado, Kan
Sue Williams
Diana
Pamela
Charles
Robert Green
Green
Robert L. Williams
Williams
Truck Goes Wrong Way, Boys Scared
Two Houston boys Melvin and Chester, 11 and 14, stowed away on a truck bound for New Orleans but ended up in Nebraska. Found cold and hungry near Laurel after two days, they were taken in by Sheriff John Rube and praised by Hartington residents for kindness while their mother seeks money to reach them.
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Hartington
Neb
Melvin
Chester Booker
Chester
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Grandma
Northland
Laurel
John Rube
Elizabeth Williams
Rube
Marine mascot Slapshot busted for cat chase aboard Macon
In Genoa Italy Marine detachment on the heavy cruiser Macon reports their bulldog mascot Slapshot O Bannon was busted from sergeant after chasing the skipper's wife s cat up a grease coated gun barrel. Navy declines confirmation but Marines recount the incident aboard during shore liberty in the Mediterranean port.
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Genoa
Italy
O'Bannon
Slapshot
Marine Detachment
Macon
Navy
U. S Navy
Mediterranean
Dulles urges unified Western resolve over Berlin crisis
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged the Western Allies to face down Soviet attempts to oust them from West Berlin and to act in concert if necessary. He spoke in Bonn ahead of Paris talks with UK France and West Germany to outline a united front and to plan a potential April meeting with the Soviets.
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Bonn
Germany
John Foster Dulles
West Berlin
Berlin
Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
U. S
Britain
France
West Germany
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Soviet Union
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
NATO
Paul Henri Spaak
NATO Council
United States
Europe
Adenauer
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Update 1959 Counts Shown
AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities by the State Accident Records Section with 3 deaths in the last 24 hours and 53 year to date for 1959, compared to 44 for the same period in 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wasser Insurance Ad Notes Ph 119
Classified ad mentions Wasser for insurance with phone line 119 as a contact. No further details about services or coverage are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasser
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Tribune
Nevada
Little Girl
Blaze
St. Paul Project
Diana Williams
Marine
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