Starkweather Captured After Fatal Wyoming Car Rampage
Starkweather gave up after a deadly spree that left Merle Collison of Great Falls dead in a sleeping car near Douglas. Authorities in Nebraska and Wyoming moved to file first degree murder charges with Nebraska and Wyoming vying for jurisdiction.
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Converse County
William P. Dixon
Starkweather
Merle Collison
Great Falls
Mont
Collison
Douglas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Lincoln
Neb
Lancaster County
Atty
Elmer Scheele
Scheele
Dixon
Joe Sprinkle
Lin
Earl Heflin
Millward Simpson
Attempt On Chou En-lai's Life Told
The Manchester Guardian reports three U.S. educated Chinese students tried to assassinate Red Chinese Premier Chou En-lai on July 28. An informant under the pseudonym Mr Li said Chou escaped with no serious injuries. The informant said the would be killers were executed and traced a campus group formed in 1950 that pledged to save China from communism.
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London
Manchester Guardian Today
Chou En-lai
The
Guardian
England
China
Chou
Peiping
Hong Kong
Slayings terror grip Lincoln as Starkweather case unfolds
Lincoln reels from a spree attributed to Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate after ten murders. Starkweather, 19, and Fugate, 14, were jailed in Douglas Wyoming as authorities warn more victims may be found. Gov. Victor Anderson mobilized the National Guard and patrols increased while residents fear for safety.
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Charles Starkweather
Caril Fugate
Douglas
Wyo
Caril
Oray
Lincoln
Wyoming
Joe Sprinkle
Casper
Sprinkle
Victor Anderson
National Guard
C. J. Sanders
Sheriff's Office
Guy Starkweather
Agency Imports Maids From Europe
In Pasadena California Tor Petterson runs the Scandia Placement Agency importing Scandinavian housemaids to the United States. Since opening seven months ago he has brought 450 workers with contracts averaging 18 months and wages around 125 dollars monthly plus room and board. He plans to expand to Wales Scotland Switzerland and Holland as demand grows.
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Pasadena
Calif
Tor Petterson
Scandia
United States
Petterson
Beverly Hill
Wales
Scotland
Switzerland
Holland
Saint-Laurent Unveils Trapeze Line At Dior Show
Paris hosts Yves Saint-Laurent debut of a bold trapeze silhouette for Dior. Applause and bravos greet a collection that reshapes the sack with fullness to the hem and a dramatic bosom emphasis, presented as a tribute to Dior.
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Paris
Christian Dior
Yves Saint-Laurent
Yves
Dior
Mr. Dior
Saint-Laurent
Gov Hodges Denounces Ku Klux Klan Over Maxton Incident
North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges sharply denounced the Ku Klux Klan at a Raleigh news conference. He blamed the Klan for the Maxton incident where Klansmen were routed by armed locals, warned of threats to armed gatherings, and pledged to uphold law and order with police support.
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Gov. Hodges
Ku Klux Klan
Raleigh
Luther Hodges
Maxton
North Carolina
Hodges
Klan
Tar Heel Cities Demand Air Stops Tar Heel Cities Demand Air Stops
North Carolina cities urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to include Piedmont stops in new Great Lakes-Miami air routes. Charlotte and Winston-Salem spokesmen backed routes via Cincinnati and Chicago, favoring direct service and inclusion of Greensboro-High Point.
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Washington
North Carolina
Piedmont
Civil Aeronautics Board
William F. Cusick
CAB
Greensham
James Verner
Charlotte
Chicago
Detroit
Examiner
Exan Eastern Airlines
Charleston
W.va
Cincinnati
Verner
Martin Leavitt
Winston-Salem
Atlanta
Piedmont Area
Miami
Bietel
Albert Bietel
Greensboro-High Point
Florida
Chicago-Miami
Greensboro - High Point
Arven Saunders
Used Cars To Be Sold For 99 Cents In Flint
A Flint used car dealer offers four cars for 99 cents and four for 99 dollars with first come first served. Eight people have waited in line since Tuesday, enduring cold and 15 minute breaks, while others reserve bets on the outcome. The deal pays a 15 dollar commission to salesmen with cash-only transactions.
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Flint, Mich
Flint
James Stewart
Sandra Hollingshead
General Motors
GOP Leaders Chart Campaign For House And Senate
GOP leaders map a campaign to recapture Congress in the next fall elections. The 26 member Executive Committee of the GOP National Committee meets today ahead of a full committee session with President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon. Both meetings are private and address foreign policy, defense and economic policies.
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Washington
Congress
GOP National Committee
Eisenhower
Nixon
Officials Claim Jury Threatened Principal
NEW YORK top school officials say a junior high principal may have killed himself after a grand juror threatened indictment. The jury foreman denies it. George Goldfarb 55 principal of John Marshall Junior High in Brooklyn leaped from his apartment roof as he faced a third appearance before the Brooklyn grand jury. The panel probes crime and juvenile delinquency in public schools. Silver said the principal was warned he might be indicted. Golden denied the claim calling it a lie.
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New York
George Goldfarb
Brooklyn
John Marshall Junior High School
Goldfarb
Brooklyn Grand Jury
Charles H. Silver
City Board of Education
William Jansen
Silver
Grand Jury
A. George Golden
Golden
Board of Education
John Marshall
Percy Niles
Soviet Papers Promised for Immediate Public Use
The government will release more than 50 Soviet scientific documents annually for immediate public use. Agencies currently translating Soviet literature will stop filing copies and instead distribute material to scientists. The move, disclosed by CIA and the Air Forces division, includes creating a dedicated intelligence unit and cites security and cost as reasons for past secrecy.
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Philadelphia
Central Intelligence Agency
Air Forces’ Air Information Division
Air Force
East
West Germany
France
State Utilities Commissioner McMahan resigns in Raleigh
Governor Hodges announced Edward M. McMahan will resign from the State Utilities Commission to take a job in Washington. The move is effective by week’s end with a successor to be named in a few weeks. McMahan, Brevard-born lawyer, was appointed years ago and had three years left on his term.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Edward M. McMahan
State Utilities Commission
Washington
McMahan
Brevard
Commission
W. Kerr Scott
New York
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