Tear Gas Drive Ends Chicago Manhunt For Carpenter
Chicago police cornered 26-year-old Richard Carpenter after a 72-hour spree that killed one officer and wounded another. He resisted arrest in a tear-gas filled second-floor apartment, surrendered with both hands outstretched, and was captured near Kerr Street after a gun duel.
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Chicago
Geegster
John Dillinger
Cop Hiller
Richard Carpenter
Elwood Zuley
Carpenter
Zeley
Giber
Joan Kennedy
Descri
Zuler
North Avenue
Kerr
Carpenter 2
Potomac Ave
Leonard Powell
Powell
Staila
Rovert
Diane
Biltmore
Gren
Same Old Story On Weather Menu
The forecast mirrors Friday with warm sunny conditions and a 61 to 74 degree range. Des Moines Weather Bureau expects little rain through next Wednesday and notes highs around 39 in some towns and lows near 72 to 74.
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Hugh Reading
Firiday
Des Moines
Sachi
Oskaloosa
Spencer
Railroads Protest Iowa Tax Burden Compared With Airlines
Iowa railroads claim they face higher taxes than airlines and trucks, urging parity in taxation. The 13 carriers say commercial airlines should be taxed similarly, argue rail facilities and rights of way bear heavy costs, and push for business vehicle taxes to support schools and local government.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Asto Railroads
Railrods
Catches 4-Pound, 24-Inch Trout With Fly Swatter
In Newberry Michigan on Round Lake a mother used a fly swatter to spear a 4-pound 24-inch trout after her son spotted it. Her seven year old son Steve alerted her and a 12 year old boy, Johnny, watched as the fish was struck and pulled ashore.
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Newberry
Mich
John Johnson
Steve
Round Lake
Johnny
Tractor Accident Kills Runge Child on Family Farm
A ten year old boy, Roger Wayne Runge, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Runge, died Thursday when a tractor on the Runge farm tipped over and pinned him beneath it about four miles northwest of town.
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Larrabee
Roger Wayne’ Runge
Fred Runge
Runge
Here
Crescent Youth Wins Market Lamb at West Pottawattamie Fair
Leland Smith, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Harley Smith of Crescent, captured the grand champion in the market lamb division with a January born Southdown. Ronald Hough, 13, of Underwood took reserve grand and Harley Schlemmer earned overall showmanship. Russell Swenson judged the sheep as other winners included contestants from Minden and Crescent. Dwight Gilson, once a top showman, failed with a Skittish lamb and placed second in junior showmanship.
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Leland Smith
Harley Smith
Crescent
West Pottawattamie
Council Bluffs
Ronald Hough
Max Hough
Underwood
Harley Schlemmer
Connie “Schlemmer
Route 4
Young Schlemmer
Russell Swenson
East Pottawattamie
Oakland
IV Wort
Minden
Ian Hein
Hlonaia
Henry Storten
Ronald Houghswood
Davei Gilson
Bhans
Dale Johnson
Craiz Pailin
Paul MicCieilan
Cort T
Nxvight Gilson
Life Sentence For Gallagher in Korean War prison camp
Sst. James Gallagher, 23, of Brooklyn, found guilty by an 8 officer 3 A court martial of murdering two fellow GIs in a Red Chinese prison camp. He receives life imprisonment at hard labor along with dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. He was also convicted of mistreating prisoners and aiding captors. A third prisoner’s death was ruled not connected to his actions.
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New York
James C. Oaklagher
Red Chitese
Harmon Brosles
Gallagher
Prioner
Cnngeent
Havin
May Galllagher
Brooklyn
Cpl
Donald Thomas Baxter
Waukon
Iowa
Omaha Firm Hired To Build Approach
DECATUR Nebraska Burt County Bridge Commission hired 2 Pentzien Inc of Omaha to construct the Iowa approach to the bridge across the Missouri River. The project cost about 130 003 and could be ready for traffic in late October or early November though work may not start until September 1 and take about 10 weeks. Army Engineers say one third of the river flow is currently under the bridge and full flow should be diverted by October.
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Decatur
Neb
Pentzien, Inc
Omaha
Iowa
Missouri River
W. W. Small
Small
Burt ‘County Bridge Commission
Fim
Waffie
Smail
Pentzien Company
Maytag Workers Authorize Strike At Newton Plant
Newton IA Maytag workers affiliated with CIO United Auto Workers authorized their officers to call a strike if needed in negotiations. About 93 percent voted Thursday night to empower strike action as the current pact nears its August 31 expiration. Bryan Dye, local union president, announced the vote.
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Newton
CIO United Auto Workers Union
Maytag Co
Bryan Dye
Die
Maytaz
Bomb Ingredient Aids Commercial Laundries
Tritium a radioactive form of hydrogen discussed by W G Brown and colleagues at the atoms for peace conference as a potential tracer in industry. They described adding Tritium to washing solutions to track grease removal and suggested uses in dairy food processing petroleum processing and pollution studies.
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Geneva
Laundres
Nine Dead as Torrential Rains Ravage Hokkaido
Heavy rains across central Hokkaido cause flash floods killing nine people and leaving three missing. Thousands of houses are flooded or washed away and thousands of acres inundated on Japan’s northern island.
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Supporo
Japan
Hokkaido
Adenauer Proposals Accepted By Soviet Leaders
The Soviet Union accepted Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's proposals on German unification and prisoner release during his Moscow visit next month. A note delivered to the West German Embassy in Paris said talks with Kremlin leaders should begin September 9.
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BOMN
Germany
Soviet Union
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Paris
Adenaud
Kremlin
Sard
Arkansas Train Wreck Kills Five at Marked Tree
Five people died when four cars of a Kansas City Florida Special passenger train derailed near Marked Tree Arkansas. Two others were seriously hurt and two more treated for injuries. An elderly woman later died in a Memphis hospital.
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Tree
Ark
Msto
Memphis
Boy Dies Of Injuries After Car Accident
Fort Dodge report: Mark Baker, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Danvin Baker, died at University Hospitals Iowa City after being struck by a car near his parents home last week. Hospitalized since the incident, the child passed away Thursday from injuries sustained.
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Fort Dodge
Mark Baker
Danvin Baker
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Four Die As Military Plane Crashes Near Hawthorne
A military plane crashed and burned in the mountains 13 miles northeast of Hawthorne Nevada on Friday, killing four men aboard. The crash occurred in remote terrain, with responders rushing to the scene but confirming the fatalities. The incident is under investigation by military authorities.
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Hawthorne
Nev
Here
Torrential Rains Flood 9 Eastern States Dead
Torrential rains swept the East after Hurricane Diane, killing 22 across nine states and D.C. The Delaware watershed surged from New York to Maryland, with floods washing out roads and bridges and leaving cities like Scranton and Tamaqua under emergency orders.
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Philadelphia
New England
United States
Diane
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhodesand
Virginia
New York
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Scranton
James T. Hanlon
Red Cross
Hanlon
Famaqua
Schuylkill
Hazleton
Tarnaqua
Weather Bureau
Delaware
Tamaqua
Port Jervis
N. J
Easton
Poconos County
James E. Cole
Civi
Heat and drought hurt Iowa corn crop says governor
Des Moines P G o v Leo Hoegh said the heat and drought damage to the Iowa corn crop has been severe but there is no food surplus. He warned national stockpiles cover only three to four months and stressed the need for widespread rain. He noted spotty damage and said oats and hay were good but late hay cuttings were poor. The July outlook pegs corn prospects at about half a billion bushels despite early estimates of 300 million fewer.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Americans Return From Soviet Farm Tour Amid Drought Fears
Twelve American farmers concluded a 32 day swing in the Soviet Union with a return to Moscow. They reported drought damage to current Soviet crops but noted extensive virgin land projects in northern Siberia and southern Kazakhstan that could boost future grain output. The party planned further meetings in Moscow before flying home.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Siberia
Kazakhstan
Sundar
Margaret to Decide Now on Townsend Marriage
London papers urge Princess Margaret to choose marriage to Captain Peter Townsend. The Daily Mirror headlines Please make up your mind as Margaret nears her 25th birthday at Balmoral Castle. Townsend, an air attache, is on leave in Belgium and plans a Farnborough visit.
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London
Daily Mirror
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Marter
Balmoral Caste
Scotland
Townsend
Elizabeth II
Church of England
Elizabeth
Privy Council
Parliament
Belgium
Brussels
Britain
Farnborough
Youth Is Injured In Farm Accident
Pacific Junction resident Donald DeLashmutt Jr., 20, suffered a severe facial cut when a spring released while he worked with an elevator on his parents farm. He was treated at Mercy Hospital Councy Bluffs and reported in good condition after surgery.
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Pacific Junction
Donald DeLashmutt Jr
DeLashmutt
Denver
Mercy Hospital
Councy
Ancient Athenian War Fleet Found in Sicilian Silt
Archaeologists in Siracusa report skeletal wrecks in the Bay of Siracusa identified as the Athenian fleet sunk after the 413 B C harbor blockade. Italian authorities and Siracusa Museum director Luigi Barnard Brea cite the find as possibly the oldest warships discovered, framing Athens’ decline after a decisive naval defeat.
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Siracusa
Sici
Luigi Barnard Brea
Baker
Origa Islands
TraCcasa
Athens
Greece
Alcbiades
Todays Chuckle Mrs Mosquito Joke Exchange
A playful cartoon caption features Mrs Mosquito asking about her daughter while Mrs Housefly jokes she is at the front door for a screen test. The line hints at light family humor and a pun on screens and testing.
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Mrs. Mosquito
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