Dutch radioman to face charges of murder
Willem Van Rie a 30 year old Dutch ship radio operator waived extradition to Boston to face a murder charge in the death of Lynn Kauffman 23 of Chicago whose body was found in Boston harbor. The grand jury indicted him after he admitted striking her during a cabin quarrel but denied involvement in her death.
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New York
Boston
Willem van Rie
Lynn Kauffman
Chicago
Boston Harbor
van Rie
Joseph Fontana
Brooklyn
Miss Kauffman
Spectacle Island
Utrecht
Singapore
Jiss Kauffman
Stanley Speer
Dr. Spector
Washington University
St. Louis
Funeral for Mrs Artie Rose Berry Held in Erie
Mrs Artie Rose Berry aged ninety died October 1 and was buried at East Hill Cemetery after a service at Pierce Funeral Home led by Rev Glenn Crosby. Out of town relatives included Minnie Roseberry of Flagstaff Arizona and Mr and Mrs Tony Decharco of Girard. Erie residents and visitors attended a weekend of local events and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie Rose- Berry
Pierce Funeral
Glenn Crosby
First Christian Church
East Hill Cemetery
Minnie Roseberry
Flagstaff
Ariz
Tony Decharco
Girard
Roseberry
Erie
Billy Stanley
Sarcoxie
Chris Stanley
Pat Ferguson
Wichita University
Ernest Griggs
James Draper
Lawrence
Ku-Boston
Mike Richey
Eddy Brady
LeRoy Hoskins
Larry Raney
Terry Casady
Local social notes and Kansas tax debate highlighted
Social rounds report visits by Mr and Mrs Bob Rush and Mr and Mrs J E Wright with family, plus attendance at the KU Boston game in Lawrence. Separate items discuss Kansas tax increases, political friction, and a bank robbery incident involving Alma Stephens and accomplice Ansley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku-Boston
Bob Rush
Humboldt
Wayne Brillhart
J. E. Wright
John
Sarah
Baker University
Lawrence
Ronald Durbin
Lloyd Davis
Moline
Ted Kyle
Waterflood Assn Meeting Set for October 14
The Kansas-Oklahoma Waterflood Association will feature a program on Water Conditioning Gadgets-Fact or Fancy at a dinner in Independence on October 14. The 6:30 p.m. meeting at Booth Hotel requires reservations with J. P. Powell of the Bureau of Mines in Bartlesville. The agenda also includes selecting a new association chairman, Powell having chaired for five years.
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Kansas-Oklahoma Waterflood Assn
Independence
Booth Hotel
J. P. Powell
Bureau of Mines
Bartlesville
Association
Powell
$25 Million Surplus Reported by Lt. Gov Henkle
Newton Kansas Lt Gov Joseph Henkle cites a 25 million dollar state treasury surplus due to higher sales tax. He rejects conflicting statements claiming a 15 million surplus and spoke to a Democratic meeting.
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Kansas
George Docking
Henkle
Newton, Kas
Joseph Henkle
Abilene Woman Named in Cleveland Bank Robbery Attempt
The FBI identifies Alma M. Stephens, 30, of Abilene Kansas as the woman in an attempted branch bank robbery. She escaped. Co‑actor William Ansley shot and killed himself as police closed in. Ansley and a female accomplice appeared September 23 at Herbert Fox’s home, manager of a Cleveland branch.
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Cleveland (Ap
FBI
Alma M. Stephens
Abilene
Kas
William Ansley
Ansley
Herbert Fox
Cleveland
Austria's Schaerf Receives Honorary Moscow Degree
President Adolf Schaerf of Austria on a state visit to the Soviet Union was awarded an honorary law degree by Moscow University. The ceremony highlighted ongoing East West cultural ties and Schaerf's diplomatic role.
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Moscow
Austria
Adolf Schaerf
Soviet Union
Moscow University
Eisenhower to Break Ground in Abilene Library
President Eisenhower will receive full military honors including a 21 gun salute when he returns to Abilene Kansas on October 13 to break ground for the Eisenhower Presidential Library.
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Abilene
Kan
Eisenhower
Three Washburn Young Democrats Fired From State Jobs
Topeka AP report says three Washburn University Young Democrats were fired from part time state posts for political activity and job performance. Dave Seager Arkansas City, Lang Arkansas City and Pendergast Atchison were dismissed by state officials including the Motor Vehicle Department and the Revenue Director. Seager faced Hatch Act accusations. Lang and Pendergast cited varying reasons.
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Topeka
Washburn University
Young Democrats
Lang
Washburn Club
Kansas’ Collegiate Council of
Pendergast
Jenkins
Seager
State Highway Department
Kirchner
Gene Sullivan
Docking
Daughter Preaches In Presbyterian Church License
Lillias Hinshaw, daughter of the late John Foster Dulles, has been licensed to preach in the Presbyterian Church in New York. The ordination marks a notable step for a woman in the clergy of the denomination.
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New York
Lillias Hinshaw
John Foster Dulles
Presbyterian Church
Engineer Arrested After Selling a Job Tale in San Francisco
FBI arrested William Joseph Burke 46 for impersonating a federal employee and offering a nonexisting position as traveling companion to Soviet Premier Khrushchev and wife. He collected $20 from a young San Francisco woman, claiming CIA ties and security chief duties for their U.S. visit.
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San Francisco
FBI
Nikita Khrushchev
R. D. Auerbach
William Joseph Burke
Burke
Central Intelligence Agency
Ther
United States
Khrushchev
Auerbach
Native New Jersey Native Cisco Address Statement
Cisco addresses his roots by stating he is a native of New Jersey, emphasizing personal background.
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Cisco
New Jersey
Top Cat Fancier Beaten to Death in Dallas
Price Cross 62, president of the American Cat Fanciers Assn and a USDA administrative assistant, was found beaten and stabbed to death Monday night. Police found a heavy brass candlestick and two knives at the scene, with Cross's wallet and car missing.
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Dallas
Tex
Price Cross
American Cat Fanciers Assn
Cross
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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St. Paul
Freeto Construction Co
William Snyder
Ivan Green
Larry Bryan
Ed Naanes
Centerville Township
Sterling
Lewis Baldwin
G. C. Freeley
Clark M. Fleming
William Hill
E. C. Bryan
Chanute
Bryan
Archer
Baltimore
Waterflood Assn. Meeting
Reds
Mid-America Petroleum Co., Inc
North Santa Fe
Wards
W. Main
Aed
Big Gun
Santa Fe
Pullman
el Capitan
Car Roivend
Los Angeles
Pullman-cheir Cartain
Teros
C .Soe Francaise
Santa Fe Ticket Office
Lincoln St
Chanute, Kansas
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