Ackerman Bank Robbery Tied to Contractor Dual King
FBI reports over 40000 dollars stolen from Bank of Ackerman found in a barn at the home of robbery suspect Dual King a 43 year old contractor who lost his bid for sheriff in a Democratic primary. Storm Diane expands across West Virginia threatening farms and small towns with 3 to 4 inches of rain. A Warren Pa bank robbed of 10000 by a lone bandit who warned this gun marks big holes. Warfront updates note wage hikes and a surge in new COVID-19 like cases. Convicted wife killer Dr Samuel H Sheppard assigned to a regular job at Ohio State Penitentiary. Knights of Columbus elect 11 directors led by Grand Knight Luke B Hart. Edward Fleming Jr to Martinsburg as FBI agents relocate. Kenawina County supreme court case arising from alleged thefts in state purchases.
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FBI Today
Bank of Ackerman
Dual King
Taylor County Court Ends 1954 With Income Rise
Taylor County Court reports 1954 income of 191 756 91 up 8 154 91 over budget 183 662 Disbursements were under estimates in many items while some expenses rose including sheriff deputies clerks circuit court and prosecutors Unpaid bills totaled 4 039 69 and the sheriff’s balance stood at 11 751 91 with 10 517 20 in contingencies.
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Taylor County
Circuit Court
Dept
Lamacq
Nothing Unusual About Davy Here
In Camden Maine the town has several Davy Crocketts named Davey and Davy Jr and Davy Srd and Davy 4th. The 69 year old Davy runs a department store while Davy Jr aged 45 works as an accountant. The 21 year old Davy is a college student and the 4 year old Davy is a toddler in the community.
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Camden
Davy Crocketts
Runaway Heavy Tanks Crush Four Soldiers at Salisbury Plain
Unmanned tanks identified as Charioteers rolled down a hill into a Worcester Hussars bivouac at Salisbury Plain before dawn. Sixteen soldiers slept nearby. eight were crushed, four died, two fatally, two seriously injured. The tanks halted after 20 yards. a court of inquiry will investigate.
State's Elks Open Big Meet 1,200 Attending
The West Virginia Elks Association opened its 47th annual convention with 1,200 delegates from 26 lodges. Registration and social periods mark the day's schedule, with welcome addresses planned by Fred Ehelerl, Association President Lawrence Pruett of Beckley, and Charleston Mayor John Copenhaver. General business sessions begin Friday and the convention closes Saturday.
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Charleston
West Virginia Elks Association
Fred Ehelerl
Lawrence Pruett
Beckley
John Copenhaver
Tri-County Weather Cites Overcast Showers This Week
The forecast notes cloudy conditions with showers this afternoon, tonight, and Friday. A high of 82 occurred yesterday with a 70 low, and the 11 o'clock temperature is 75. Rainfall recorded at 80.
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Tri-County
Kiwanis volunteer aids prisoner restraint demonstration
In Omaha a Kiwanis Club audience member, Lyle Remde, assisted U S Marshall William Raab as Raab demonstrated chaining a dangerous prisoner. Remde was handcuffed and leg chained by Raab and taken to the marshal's office after Raab realized he forgot the keys.
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Omaha
Korea Republic Cuts Jap Ties
In Seoul officials from four government offices said Korea cut all trade with Japan, a blanket ban effective today. No official announcement on timing or duration, but business circles report a rapid spread of the order despite no formal statement.
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Seoul
Korea
Republic of Korea
Japan
Carolinas hit by Diane as Connie toll rises
Raleigh reports Diane battered the Carolina coasts inflicting millions in damage and adding to Connie's prior 42 fatalities. Governors and a hurricane task force surveyed wreckage across affected counties while a hunter plane investigated a new potential threat hundreds of miles east of Puerto Rico.
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N. C
Carolinas
Diane
Atlantic
Virginia
Tharolina
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Connie
Punch
Nland
North Olina
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Amuse
Puerto Rico
South Atlantic Seaboard
Permanent loading zones marked on Downtown Main Street
Downtown Main Street now features clearly posted loading zones with visible no parking signs atop meter stanchions. Earlier temporary yellow paint and stenciling caused confusion as motorists from out of town parked in restricted spaces.
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Main Street
Communists accused of firing on two unarmed American planes
U N command reports unprovoked Communist fire on two unarmed planes over Korea. One T-6 crashed in Communist territory with two U S officers aboard. second plane returned to base. Air Force cites firing on a C47 searching for wreckage about 50 miles northeast of Seoul.
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Korea
U.S
United Nations Command
Air Force
U.N
Uers
Seoul
Twins Missing In Oak Lawn Search For Adopted Daughters
Police and fire departments along with Army base personnel hunted for year old Pasternak twins Busan and Sandra missing since afternoon. Adoptive parents Mr and Mrs Theodore Pasternak reported they disappeared once before. International wire service note.
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Oak Lawn
Ill
Police and Fire
Pasternak
Busan
Sandra
Theodore Pasternak
Soup On House Brings Arrests
CAMDEN N J Police arrested three employees of a soup company and charged them with stealing cases of canned soup during their lunch hour.
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Camden
N. J
Blind senior graduates high school in Grand Island
Leonard J. Suchanek, blind since birth, graduates sixth in his class at Grand Island High School. He swam wrestled and ran track, plans to study law at Creighton University in Omaha, and did all his studying using a tape recorder with two friends reading books.
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Grand Island, Neb
Leonard J. Suchanek
Creighton University
Omaha
State Atty Gen Cites Age Limit For Police Rehire
An attorney general opinion says neither Chief Joe Magi nor Patrolman L Wood can be rehired after reaching the age limit of 65 while on duty in Grafton. The city manager and city council had debated reinstatement, with questions about pension deductions, Social Security, and eligibility to draw retirement funds if rehired. The Prosecuting Attorney’s office requested the opinion, but City Manager J Frank Wiseman says he has no knowledge of the matter or planned action.
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Joe Magi
L. Wood
Grafton
Torney General's Office
Taylor
Richard B
Nhither
Jane
Bord
Graftan Police Department Board of Trustees
J. Frank Wiseman
Gold Rush Sparks Digging Near Harlingen
In Harlingen Holland gold fever hits as townspeople learn a tavern owner killed in World War II hid a box of gold coins near his home. Residents rush to dig with shovels picks and improvised tools hoping to uncover the rumored treasure and claim the prize.
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Harlingen
Holland
North Sea Harbor
Wind uproots maple. nest of woodpeckers discovered
A high wind toppled an old maple in Elizabethtown. Workers clearing the street found a nest of young woodpeckers in the branches. The parent woodpeckers hovered as crews moved the limb to another tree. The brood was torn apart during the disturbance.
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Elizabethtown
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