Trucker Is Murdered at His Desk in Springfield
Springfield trucker John C. Crim, 49, was shot nine times at his desk. Suspect Joe Wood, 32, arraigned for first degree murder with a preliminary hearing set for Friday. Wood claimed a justifiable defense amid a triangular affair as Bertha Wood, 31, Crim’s employee and Wood’s wife, described jealousy and alcohol involvement.
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Trucker
Springfield
John C. Crim
Bertha Wood
Crim
Campbell 66 Express Co
Midwest
Wood
James Andersson
Sturgis
Army
William T. Crim
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bruce ‘Crim
Nancy Crim
Springdale
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch in City Jail
James F. Payne alias James F. Kenny, about 60, of Wellington, held on intoxication vagrancy and disorderly conduct charges after a Saturday arrest on East Main. The case marks his sixth arrest locally with earlier records including grand larceny and a prison term for dope possession.
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James F. Payne
James F. Kenny
Wellington
East Main
FBI
Fort Worth
Tex
Last Boy in Blue Still Critical in Duluth Hospital
Albert Woolson 109, last Civil War Union Army survivor, remained in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital Duluth. He lapsed into unconsciousness early Saturday and has been treated for lung congestion. three daughters keep vigil as attendants report no change in several hours.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St.Luke’s Hospital
Woolson
Strike Threat At Aluminum Giants As Contracts Expire
A possible nationwide strike looms as contracts at Aluminum Co. of America Alcoa Reynolds Aluminum and Kaiser expire at midnight. United Steelworkers says both sides are eager to avoid a shutdown though no extension of current terms is expected. The union represents about 34,000 workers across 12 Alcoa divisions 9 Reynolds plants and Kaiser works seeking wage increases and benefits. Present wages average 2.22 dollars an hour plus incentive pay.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Aluminum Co. of America
Alcoa
Reynolds Aluminum Co
Reynolds
Kaiser
Mountain climbers plunged into Mt Hood crevasse killing one
A group of teen climbers roped together slipped in a crevasse on Mt Hood. One girl, Lynn Kaufman, 16, from Larchmont, N Y, died of suffocation as 18 others were injured. Tour leaders Ronald Heinrich 23 Clear Lake Iowa and Tom Pfau 35 Salem Oregon helped summon aid as doctors worked through the night.
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Timberline Lodge
Ore
Mt. Hood
Silcox
Crater Rock
Lynn Kaufman
Tom Pfau
Salem
Ronald G. Heinrich
Clear Lake
Iowa
Seven Kansans Die on Highways
The Associated Press reports seven Kansans killed in separate crashes over the weekend and one Kansas death in Oklahoma. George Wilson of Torrence California, 56, died when his car overturned on US 54 near Fort Scott. Beatrice Sims, 3, of Kansas City Kansas, crushed by a truck driven by Marshall Donnell of Kansas City Missouri. Troy Preston, 21, Great Bend, died when the car hit a culvert near Medicine Lodge. Donald Martin, 19, also of Great Bend, survived. George Paris, 24, Emporia, died 22 miles north of Madison. Harold Thorp, 43, of Johnson County, killed on US 50S near Newton. Barbara Braden, 14, Sterling, killed when a car struck a moving Frisco engine south of Lyons. Allen Goldsmith, 19, Wichita, died in Oklahoma from injuries after a Saturday overturning.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Oklahoma
Fort Scott
Torrence
Calif
George Wilson
U.S. Highway 54
Marshall Donnell
Kansas City
Donnell
Marian Sims
Troy Preston
Great Bend
Medicine Lodge
Donald Martin
George Paris
Emporia
Madison
Harold Thorp
Johnson County
Newton
Thorp
New Mexico
Thorps
Jimmy McGrath
Mission
Cecil Rodgers
Hutchinson
Lyons
Barbara Braden
Sterling
Allen Goldsmith
Wichita
Muskogee
Man Drowns After Boat Throws None
Harold Saltzman thirty from Avondale Missouri drowned in the Kansas River after being thrown from his motorboat yesterday. A witness, H F E Singleton of Kansas City Kansas, said Saltzman was struck by the boat and knocked unconscious after the vessel circled. The body was recovered several hours later.
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Kansas City
Kas
Harold Saltzman
Avondale
Kansas River
Saltzman
H. F E. Singleton
Traffic Fatalities Reported in State 1956 Update
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 6 in the last 48 hours and 347 to date in 1956, compared with 313 in the same period of 1955. Readers are urged to contact Tribune carriers or call 700 after 6 p.m. if delivery issues arise.
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Topeka
Kansas
Five Buffalo Firms Hit in East Buffalo Robberies
Thieves raided five eastside Buffalo businesses last night stealing cash, merchandise, and valuables. Targets included Krepps pool hall Buffalo grocery B and M electric shop Darst Merchantile Co store and Sprague cafe. A license tag from Armor Sprague’s car was found at Colony where similar break-ins occurred. Sheriff Charles Spohn investigated after a 12 10 a m burglary alarm.
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Krepps Pool Hall
Buffalo Grocery
B & M Electric Shop
Darst Merchantile Co
Sprague Cafe
Darst
Armor Sprague
Colony
Wilson County
Charles Spohn
Fredonia
Yeggs
Violent Storm Strikes Britain Leaves Dozens Missing
A violent summer storm battered Britain for a day killing at least a dozen people and causing six drownings as boats capsized in the English Channel. Winds and heavy rain reached 90 miles per hour with further deaths from falling trees.
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London
Britain
English Channel
Logs of Andrea Doria saved after shipwreck
The logs of the Andrea Doria were salvaged by Captain Piero Calamar, aiding investigations into the collision with the Stockholm off Nantucket. Relief crews reported the Stockholm off course by about 45 miles, while counts of missing or dead stood at 36 unaccounted, with two dead and 18 missing presumed dead.
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New York
Andrea Doria
Nanltucket
Piero Calamar
Stockholm
James W. la Belle
Independence
la Belle
Europe
Nantucket
Andrea ‘Doria
Bernabe Polaned Garcia
Plan for Suez Canal Board Backed by US Support
London reports US backing for a plan to set up an international Suez control board with Russian representation to safeguard free passage for all nations. The proposal would recognize Egypt's nationalization while sharing revenue and ensuring open access, amid Cabinet and foreign talks in crisis atmosphere.
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London
Russia
Suez Canal
Nasser
Egypt
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
U. S
Robert Murphy
Suez
United States
Suez Control Board
Constantinople
Middle East
Far East
Many Heated Races Pool of Fire In Primary Election
A four county area braces for a crowded primary with contests for Congress seats and Kansas Legislature. The election pits multiple candidates in tight races as voters decide key state and local offices.
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Congress
Kansas
Primary Contests in Neosho and Wilson Counties
Republican and Democratic nominees battled in Neosho and Wilson counties for county offices and legislative seats. The records list candidates for clerk, treasurer, probate judge, commissioners, state representative, and state senator across multiple towns including Erie Chanute Yates Center Iola and Fredonia. The article notes contests in Neosho and Wilson counties with emphasis on the third district races and the looming August 7 primary.
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Chas. S. Nation
Erie
Marion Showalter
Register of Deeds
Avan Jeffrey
Elva M. Wood
St. Paul
Louis J. Eaton
N. Plummer
John G. Henphill
W. Main
J. L. Nafé
Richard L. Ashley
S. Highland
Bernice A. Land
W. T.blackwood
Buffalo
John W.cramm
Fredonia
Lynn F. Morse
Benedict
Harry L. Depew
Neodesha
Donald C. Vosburgh
Cecil L. Jordan
Orval L. Cox
Fred L. Lambert
W. F. Chamberlain
Fre‘donia
R. Becae
Harry L. Or
Chavasstrongeard
Edna M. Medearis
Preston D. Smith
Yates Center
Colman Swope
Ic. G. Plumb
R.R. Rose
George F. Smith
Neosho County
Wilson County
Neosho
Wilson Counties
Allen County
Woodson Countiens
Wilfrid Cava Iness
C. R. Mong
State Senate
Allen
Woodson
Howard M. Immel
Dewey S. Elliff
Iola
Immel
Elliff
Leo W. Mills
Woodson County
Rep. Mong
W. T. Blackwood
John W. Cramm
Robert N. Allen
Chanute
Arthur B. Carlson
Rt. 1
Stark
A. R. Chambers
W. Harris
Colony
Clyde Hill
Joe Svoboda
Negsha Falls
Woodison
Explosion at La Crosse follows fire in freight car
A fire in La Crosse Kas caused an explosion of bottled oxygen inside a freight car. Debris and flames were hurled over 100 feet into the air. No injuries were reported.
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LA Crosse, Kas
Chanute Airport payrolls seen rising over decade
Chanute airport payrolls may grow from about 65 000 a year to near a million dollars in ten years as defense needs and CAA activity expand. Montague notes current payrolls of 40 000 from CAA and 25 000 from Dickerhoof Flying Service, with federal support and proposed bonds for airport improvements totaling 110 000.
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Fred Montague
CAA
Dickerhoof
National Defense
Airport Rey
Montague
Hall Shaw Televised Debate on Right to Work
A signed agreement schedules a half hour debate Friday night in Wichita between Gov. Fred Hall and Warren J. Shaw on the right to work issue. The program originates at 9 30 p m on KAKE TV and will be carried by Kansas stations that can clear the time. Each candidate draws to open, then presents ten minutes of argument followed by a four minute rebuttal. Hall vetoed a right to work bill. Shaw supports it.
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Topeka
Haseen
Wichita
Fred Hall
Warren J .W. Shaw
Kake TV
Kansas
Hall
Shaw
Production Contract For Bigger Regulus II Missile
The Navy announced the first production contract for Regulus II, a larger faster version of the pilotless missile. The $12 million award went to Chance Vought Aircraft, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, to develop a ship and shore based air breathing missile.
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Washington
Navy
Chance Vought Aircraft, Inc
Dallas
Tex
Open House at CAA Facility At Municipal Airport
Fifty two people attended a Sunday afternoon open house at the Civil Aeronautics Administration building to tour the remodeled operation and equipment rooms. CAA personnel led the walk through to acquaint the public with the new facilities.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Motorcycle Race Fatal Crash at Lakeside Stadium
In Kansas City a motorcycle race ended in tragedy when Robert Dunn, 22, of Rockford Illinois, died after a crash on a turn. Fellow rider Frank Wanczyk, 41, of Denver, suffered skull fractures and leg injuries after his machine collided with Dunn’s. Wancyzk was hurled 50 feet into a steel fence.
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Kansas City
Kas
Lakeside Stadium
Robert Dunn
Rockford
Ill
Fred J. Anstett
Detroit
Mich
Frank Wanczyk
Denver
Dunn
Wancyzk
Missing Man's Body Found Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY A autopsy was performed on Sylvester J. Miller 35 bond securities salesman who disappeared July 18 after a Garden City trip. His body was found Saturday in the Red River north fork six miles west of Sayre Okla. Death cause not yet determined. Autopsy ordered. Miller's car was found July 21 in Greg Bend with reports it had stood on a street since July 18.
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Oklahoma City
Sylvester J. Miller
Jetmore
Kas
Bond Securities
Garden City
Miller
Red River
North Fork
Sayre
Okla
O. K. Bivins
Oklahoma State Crime Bureau
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Greg Bend
Tractor Mishap Fatal For Ottawa Farmer
Frederick M. Hafer, 71, was found dead Saturday near his tractor four miles northwest of Ottawa Kansas. Authorities reported the tractor apparently ran over him and believe it was in gear when he tried to start it on his Hafer farm.
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Ottawa
Kas
Frederick M. Hafer
Hafer
Here
Lake Is Dry Stubborn Yankee In Vermont
Lake Sadanga on 220 acres near Lake Whittingham drained by owner N Sawyer for 30 years to cut tax costs. A dry mud flat now draws rebuke from cottage owners while Sawyer offers to refill the lake if residents share a 150 dollar yearly tax bill. Selectman E J Roberts calls the move ornery and dramatic remarks reflect local stubbornness.
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Whittingham
Lake Sadanga
Houghton N. Sawyer
Sawyer
E. J. Roberts
Jacksonville
Roberts
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