Oklahoma Girl Alleges Kidnap Plot Involving Crosby
An Oklahoma girl claims two men plotted to kidnap Kathy Crosby, wife of Bing Crosby, for a $100,000 ransom. The tale places Las Vegas and Los Angeles as key locations, with one suspect reportedly jailed in LA for a $25,000 supermarket robbery and implicating another man. Authorities in both states are reviewing the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
Okla
Bill Nicholson
Iim
Los Angeles
Calif
Kathy Grant
Bing Crosby
Nicholson
Las Vegas
Nev
Veepas
Shent
Mrs. Crosby
Oklahoma
Ars. Crosby
Sheri Nicholson
W. H. Salyers
Hospital admissions and dismissals listed for Weld County area
Admitted to Weld County General hospital on Friday June 12 are Marvin Ream and numerous others listed by name and address from towns including Kersey Evang Rowe Johnstown and Cheyenne. Discharged or dismissed include Malcolm Parsons Fort Lupton Roger Karbs Nunn and many more with street details and spouses' names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weld County Gentral Hospital
Marvin Ream
John A. Parker
Charles W. Tuitas
Abdon Lopez
Kersey
George Thomas Adams
Oataria
Ore
Candido Medina
Lyman L. Rhodes
Max H. Sherawood
Evang
Karen Stramberger
Rowe
Clifford Pace
Johnstown
Nelle Coleman
Weh St
Mra
Huby Ramirez
Tih St
Eugene P. Tow
Wetiken
Anna Bodeen
Malcolm Parsons
Fort Lupton
Roger Karbs
Nunn
Youell Sellers
Evans
Merrill D. Hall
26Th St
William J. Kammerer
Goodrich
Robert Pendergraft
Boulder
David Mann
32Nd Ave
Fredericka Boend
17Th St
Warren Vose
Fred W. Hohnbaumn
Fred Ruff Jr
Eaton
John B
Korhler
Eth St
Norberto Bernal
Hudson
Harvey Bernhardt
Moses Gomez
Cheyenne
Filadelfio J
Trujillo
Delbert Miller
1Th Ave
Ida Thomas
Richard Compton
Ith
Tleiro
Crispin and Son
Cecile Jensen
Jesse Henry
Kerseti Marvin Ream
Harry L. Berryman
23Rd
Farm Lawmakers Play Key Roles in Hopper Fight
Rural legislators from eastern Colorado shape policy in a special session to address grasshopper infestations, unemployment law changes, and civil service amendments. Rep Poe and Rep Criles lead house agriculture efforts on hopper control while Republican veterans in the senate prepare their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon G. Gauss
Denver
Eam
Colorado
McNicholy
Guy Poe
Holyoke
House Agriculture Committee
Robert S. Criles
Las Animas
Forrest Burns
D-Lycan
Ray Ballard
Cheyenne Wells
Ballard
Thuse
Senate
Appropriations
Poe
Agriculture Committee
House
Walter R. Stalker
Kirk
Ray Simpson
Cope
C. 2
Lamb Fot Brush
Howard Provat
Merino
Lamb
Frank J, Gil
Hillrose
Edgar A. Elil
Sterling
William Bledson
Hugo
Wilkie Ham
Lamar
Airman Steals Jet Bomber Crashes Killing Ten
A U S airman stole a six jet bomber and crashed it after reportedly being jilted by a 14 year old English girl. The crash near Alconbury Air Base killed four on the ground and the pilot, A2C Vernon Morgan, who had been married and had a wife and child. The Air Force reports Morgan had never flown before and may have been acting in a fit of temper after drinking five pints at a pub where the engagement with Yvonne Talbot ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
England
AU. S
Yvonne Talbot
C. Vernon
Chuck) Morgan
U. S. Air Force
Morgan
Chanie Hss
Robert E
Elizabeth
Ind
U. S
Riley
Bist Ave
Som
London
Weld County
Said
General Hospital
Alconbury Air Base
Yvonne Ani
Stork Express Delivers Son to Local Couple
Mr and Mrs Hubert Sealey welcome a newborn at Weld County General Hospital on June 13. The infant joins the family at 2426 Slh Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Sealey
Slh
Ave
Weld County General Hospital
Multiple births listed at Weld County General Hospital
Notice notes several births at Weld County General Hospital. Subjects include a daughter born Saturday June 13 to Lt. and Mrs. Oaks, a son born Saturday June 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Torrez, a daughter born on Saturday June MM to Mr. and Mrs. Schenkman, a daughter born Saturday June 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Forney, and a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bor
Pail Torrez
Eaton A S
Weld County General Hastata
Walter Schenkman
18Th Ave
Weld County General Hospital
Rs. Joseph Forney
13Th Ave
Weld Caunty General Hospital
Stanley Fisher
12Th Ave
Woman Recovers New Car After Theft in Atlanta
Mrs Clyde M Lewis reported a stolen new car Friday in Atlanta. Police searched for over an hour without success until she flagged a taxi and spotted the car again. Bystanders helped hold the driver Patrolman Mitchell said William G Hamilton of Monroe Ga was jailed for auto theft suspicions after Lewis tossed the license plate into the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mitchell
William G Hamilton
Monroe
4H Club Plans Tours and Parades at Island Grove Park
The Ashton 4 H Club met at the school Monday with 13 members present. They discussed a tour of all projects in June and planned a wiener toast for members and families at Island Grove Park on June 20 at 7 00 PM. They also scheduled a 4H float for the July 4 parade with work starting June 24 led by Mr Heinze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton 4 H
Shellar
Island Grove Park
Heinze
Loretta Mathias
Gary Bernhardt
Casper Man Drowns in Shoshone Lake
A Casper man identified as Joe Burrows Caner Wan drowned Thursday night when a 14 foot boat capsized in Shoshone Lake during strong winds. His companion William Keating of Denver survived after 30 to 45 minutes in the water and could not recount the events immediately. Floyd Bowman of Casper reported the drowning. Yellowstone rangers launched a recovery search as officials noted no recent prior drownings in Shoshone Lake. The lake is accessible from Lewis Lake via a channel or by three foot boat portage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Joe Burrows
Caner
Wan
Shoshone Lake
William Keating
Denver
Keating
Floyd Bowman
Caspar
Wyo
Lake Ranger Statioy
Lewis Lake
Shoshone Campgrounds
Lewis Lake Campgrounds
Burch Charges Steve Is Using Hoppers for Political Hay
Denver Republican gubernatorial candidate Burch accused Gov. Nichols of turning the grasshopper invasion into political capital while defending a special session. He questions the $1.5 million state spending to fight hoppers and supports extending unemployment benefits. He plans a Colorado finances statement after Nichols speaks at the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Yalmer Burch
McNichols
Colorado
Burch
Washington County
Akron
Denvr
International group discusses rare lung disease in Aspen
An international panel of medical scientists from the United States Britain Canada and Australia gathered in Aspen to study emphysema. They note the disease worsens with over inflation of the lungs and can lead to heart failure or suffocation. About 125 physicians attended the conference aiming to pool knowledge and better understand the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspen
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
London
Powell Powell Divorce and Erie Court Appeal
In The Courts District Court Mrs Bonie J Powell of Raule J Brighton filed a divorce complaint against Arden W Powell. Married at Hudson June 12 1954 they have no children. County Court Dante M Summers of Denver appealed his conviction by a jury and fine of 10 dollars and costs on an improper passing charge in the WP court of J H McDonald at Erie June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonie J. Powell
Raule J. Brighton
Arden W. Powell
Hudson
Dante M. Summers
Denver
J. H. McDonald
Erie
Otero Welfare Head Dies After Rugged Sightseeing Trip
Agnes G. S. Lewis 50, Otero county welfare director, died in Montrose while returning from a two day Colorado County Welfare Directors Association convention. Doctors cited a possible stroke or heart attack. body found by roommate in hotel room. She lived in La Junta and suffered breathlessness during a rugged Friday bike outing with 55 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monteose
Agnes GS. Lewis
Otero County
Montrose
Helen Musion
Ordway
Crowley County Welfare
Colorado County Welfare Directors Assi
Lewis
la Tunta
Soustelle to Advise De Gaulle on Algeria Peace Plan
TARIS AP Premier Charles de Gaulle summoned Pierre Soustelle to advise the Cabinet on ending Algeria's Arab-Berber rebellion. They met in De Gaulle’s private office for nine minutes as Soustelle prepared to share North Africa lessons with ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taris
Charles de Gaulle
Facques Soustelle
Algiers
Algeria
de Gaulle
Soustelle
North
Africa
Air Officer Dies After Bulldozer Accident at Base
Lt Thomas Vrana died from irreversible shock after a 24 ton bulldozer ran over his legs at Fairchild Air Force Base. Col Willard Atwell, the machine’s commander, was initially at the controls when the incident occurred. Vrana died after transfusions and moments of apparent recovery as base officers donated blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bpoxane
Fairchild Air Force Base
Thomas Vrana
Air Force
Willard Atwell
Atwell
Bass
Vrana
Alwell
Pittsburgh
Wild Rodent Trapping Continues in Boulder
The Colorado Health Dept resumes trapping of wild rodents in Boulder and parts of Larimer county to check for bubonic plague. Dr. Martin Baum reports specimens will be sent to San Francisco for testing. survey started after a Wichita Falls case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Boulder
Larimer County
Colorado Health Dept
Martin Baum
Department
U. S. Publ Health Service
San Francisco
Wichita Falls
Tex
Baum
Macmillan Flies Home After Ottawa Visit
Britain's Prime Minister Harold Macmillan departed Ottawa in his chartered airliner after a two day visit with Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. He had earlier talked with President Eisenhower in Washington and received honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University and DePauw University in Indiana, his mother's home state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Britain
Harold Macmillan
United States
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Eisenhower
Washington
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
DePauw University
Indiana
De Gaulle Urges France to Act and Unite
Paris AP Premier De Gaulle urged swift reform to strengthen France at home and abroad. The Algiers insurgent junta backed him unanimously, supporting his call for unity behind the chief of government, a referendum on a new constitution this fall, and a balanced budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Algiers
Gmind
Car and Truck Collide Near Pierce and Denver
A 1045 Plymouth driven by Dick Bartlett of Cheyenne sustained $400 damage when it skidded into the rear of a tractor trailer driven by Melvin Geib of Pierce at the south edge of Pierce on US 85 about 5 p.m. Friday, reported by the highway patrol. Geib turned the semi left in front of the car, causing the impact. In a separate incident about 5:50 p.m. Friday, a 1951 Chevrolet driven by Datlag D. Mustoe of Denver had $300 damage after a truck driven by Extwin M. Larson of Laramie pinned the car when the brakes failed and the truck rolled back following transmission trouble. Patrolman Don Girnt filed the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Bartlett
Cheyenne
Melvin Geib
Pierce
Highway Patrol
Gei T
William Foster
Colorado
U. S. 87
Datlag D. Mustoe
Denver
Extwin M. Larson
Laramie
Larson
Mustoe
Don Girnt
Colorado Peach Crop Reaches Over One Million Bushels
Colorado's 1938 peach crop is estimated at 1,780,000 bushels by the U S and Colorado Agriculture Departments. Frost in April caused moderate damage in Delta and Mesa counties but most of the peach area shows good prospects. The production compares with 1,850,000 bushels last year and averages 1,707,000 bushels over 1947-1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
U. S
Colorado Agriculture E Depts
Delta
Mesa
Catch-All Farm Legislation Faces Presidential Veto Threat
The House Agriculture Committee approved an omnibus farm bill 2140 to send to the House. It extends the overseas surplus disposal program and adds price supports for wheat rice cotton feed grains and milk plus a three year extension of wool subsidy and school milk programs. Republicans criticize it as a multi-billion dollar hodgepodge while Benson calls it unattractive and veto-prone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Eisen
Congress
Rep
Wiliam
Hill
Colorado
Republican
Surplus Wheat Plowed Up As Farmers Try To Save Other Fields
In Colorado's Las Animas county surplus wheat is being plowed under to protect remaining fields from grasshoppers. Farmers limited by USDA quotas scramble to cut acreage, with about 50 growers over quota. Harvest starts in two weeks, yielding around 20 bushels per acre as unusual light winds reduced crop loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Animal County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation
Wyoming Iron Mines Call Back Workers
Fifteen miners were called back to the ore mines in Sunrise Wyoming according to Supt Myron L Sisson. Operations are to hold through June at the Pueblo Colorado Fuel and Iron mills with a day week schedule that began last November when 23 men were laid off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyo
Vror
Iyo
Myron L. Sisson
Sisson
Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp
Pueblo
Colo
Denver Company Sues Former Officials Over Stock Transfers
Denver based American Founders Life Insurance Co. sues three former officials for 9101,000 in damages alleging improper stock transfers two years earlier. The suit targets Thomas Hudson the former president State Rep Robert E Holland and Forrest C Roan with claims of unwarranted stock exchanges and forged or improper agreements impacting American Founders. Other counts seek 415,000 and 925,000 tied to stock purchasing agreements and a guaranteed option on Pierre Insurance Co. of California. The action names Clarence W Button and Loveland as transfer recipients and cites Holland’s father the Chief Justice H W Holland of the Colorado Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Damajs Gulln
Denver District Co
American Founders Life Insurance Co
Richard D. Hall
Orm
Thomas
Hudson
Robert E. Holland
American Founders
Clarence W. Button
Loveland
Texas Adairs Oil Co
Hurlson
Holland
H. W. Holland
Calgerad Supreme Court
B Ward
Forrest C. Roan
Raymond W. Neal
Phillip D. Webster
Grand Tunction
Thhe
Pierre Insurance Co
California
Roan
Colorado Management Corp
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Oklahoma Girl
Kathy Grant Crosby
Stork Express
Bern
Charles W. Oaks
Weld Co General Hospital
Northern Ireland
Uhetti
Casper
Steve
International Medical Group
Robert L. Patten
Gail Gorham
4Th Ave
Frank H. Patten
Gresley
Young Patten
Greeley High School
1Th Infantry Division
Germany
Fort Stnning
Otero Welfare
MR. Farmer
Nolan
Macmillan
the Tribune
Okehs
Wyoming Iron Mines
Fribune
Boson Ofidld
Peas Gost
Nthlvere
Che Xame Gow Trust
Ie Rflamisuom
Eacnga
Denver Company
He Jo
Bank mi Ih
Sth
Lees Pyar
Lane
Midland
9Th Ave
Federal Savings & Loan Association
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