Five youths drown in Lake St Clair boat outing
Five young people drowned when their 16 foot runabout capsized in shallow water near Strawberry Island, four miles southwest of Mount Clemens Michigan. Three girls were rescued and two Coast Guard searches located bodies as survivor Mary Lou Gonyea recalled overcrowding and a hasty return from a picnic.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Lake St. Clair
Mary Lou Gonyea
Strawberry Island
Miss Gonyea
Marilyn City
Detroit
Nancy Benedetti
Harper Woods
Robert Benedetti
Ann Schuller
Valerie Quinn
East Detroit
Roger P. Hogan
Theron J. Brooks, Jr
Ferndale
Gross Pointe
Coast Guard
Gongea
Clinton River
Socialite Is Slain as Ex-Wife Found Dead in Chicago Home
Mrs Susan Hansen 24 mother of three and daughter of a prominent physician was found slain in her South Side Chicago home. Ex-husband Duncan Hansen said she died from a neck fracture after a beating. police probe included possible prowler and missing silver pitcher.
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Chicago
Susan Hansen
South Side
Walter McCarron
Nancy
William Clark
Hansen
Hansens
Zbigniew Godlowski
Washington University
St. Louis
Mayor Bartle Improves After Sudden Throat Swelling
Mayor H Roe Bartle remained in satisfactory condition at Downtown hospital after a sudden throat swelling forced admission yesterday. Doctors reported the acute inflammatory edema down 50 to 60 percent and expect about 48 more hours in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Roe Bartle
Robert Nigro
Nigro
Bartle
Sells Out and Gives 1 Percent Million to Workers
Ambridge Massachusetts May 25 AP A 72 year old manufacturer Harmon P Elliott sold his Elliott Addressing Machine company to Bessemer Securities of New York and paid 1 450 353 to 400 employees with service of 10 years or more receiving 3 500 to 4 000 each The sale kept the plant and workers The Elliott stock trust fund created twenty years ago held 308 65 a share and some employees at Ambridge would share in it Elliott said the payoff was for the fun of giving while living and watching workers benefit instead of after his death The local manager A B Weyer confirmed the trust fund exists and some Ambridge employees will share in it
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambridge
Mass
Harmon P. Elliott
Elliott
Bessemer Securities Corporation of
New York
Khrushchev Heads to Albania on First Visit
Premier Khrushchev departed by jet from Moscow May 25 for his first visit to Albania, marking a historic travel milestone in Soviet Albanian ties and diplomacy.
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Khrushchev
Albania
Moscow
Farmer recounts accident and staged damage in court
A farmer sues for damages after a car accident. The defendant’s lawyer questions his claim of injury. The farmer explains the car knocked his horse and wagon into a ditch, the horse was shot after its broken leg appeared, and he was left to answer about his own injuries.
Elementary schools to dismiss early in Kansas City district
Beginning today elementary schools in the Kansas City district will be dismissed an hour earlier than the usual closing hour. The program will run through Friday June 5 to allow cleaning and storing of supplies and equipment and completion of records before summer vacation.
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Kansas City
Blunt to Khrushchev Threatens Geneva Conference
The report notes that a threat of a separate Germany treaty could derail the Geneva conference as tensions rise between Blunt and Khrushchev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Germany
Rain Area Forming Across Missouri and Kansas
Conditions develop over Missouri and Kansas for showers and thunderstorms as moist gulf air feeds the system. cooler northwest air reaches Kansas City late tonight or tomorrow bringing a humid day with a mid 80s high and a morning low near 65.
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Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Gulf
Evensong Service Aims to Draw Teens at All Saints
In England a 15 year old girl headlines a new evensong at All Saints Anglican church to attract youth. Lighting, guitar, and altered creed will be used next Sunday with no adults allowed and no collection. The Rev Richard Coote and Sally Moore organize a bold teen friendly service featuring Frankie Laine music from a porch record player.
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All Saints Anglican Church
Richard Coote
Sally Moore
Frankie Laine
Sally
King to visit Missouri during Belgians king tour
Belgians King Bau douin plans a brief Missouri stop at Whiteman Air Force Base on Wednesday to observe a SAC alert operation after overnighting at Omaha headquarters. Lt. Col. Talbot said the king will tour the base, view a wing’s alert drill, then depart for New York with 17 companions.
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Whiteman Air Force Base
Baudouin
Missouri
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Joseph L. Talbot
SAC
340Th
Harold Humfeld
Air Force
New York
Grand Jury Selection In Jackson County Rumor of Crime Probe
Judge John R. James excused 35 summoned jurors and will impanel the grand jury Thursday morning. On Thursday the 12 selected and three alternates will be notified. The jury will be urged to probe reports of rising crime and vice and a shotgun attack on Jack Henderson, a teamster, at his home during the May term of court.
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Jackson County
John R. James
Circuit Court
James
Jack Henderson
Guilty Plea in Embezzlement Case in Chicago
Harry V. Gralnek 53 pleaded guilty to embezzling 1.631 million dollars from an insurance company where he was secretary treasurer. Judge Joseph A. Pope set June 22 for sentencing on the embezzlement and a separate 30 thousand dollar larceny charge, and will try him on two forgery charges to which he pleaded innocent.
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Chicago
Harry V. Gralnek
Joseph A. Pope
Grallnek
Grainek
Japan Launches First Submarine Since World War II
Kobe reports Japan launched its first submarine after World War II marking a notable naval development. The May 25 event underscores Japan's rearmament pace, with officials noting a new era of military capability.
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Japan
Kobe
Weather shows showers and warm humid night ahead
Cloudy conditions continue tonight with showers or thunderstorms arriving late tonight or tomorrow. Tonight’s low near 65 and tomorrow’s high around the mid 80s. Humidity at 6 am 85 percent, at 1 pm 54 percent. Barometer 29.95 in at 6 am and 29.98 in at 1 pm. River stage today 11 feet, down 0.3. Lake of the Ozarks 6.6 feet below full. Trace precipitation in the last 24 hours. MFA Insurance ad contact GR 1-5737.
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Lake of the Ozarks
Plan the Drive for Farm Hall Big Push in Kansas City
Raymond C. Firestone national chairman said the Greater Kansas City fundraising success is crucial to the 5 million dollar goal for the Agricultural Hall of Fame. He spoke at a Town House luncheon of the hall of fame board noting the area could set the national pattern.
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Agricultural Hall of Fame
Kansas City
Raymond C. Firestone
Kansas
Firestone
Board of Governors of
The
Agricultural Hall of Fame Organization
Hall of Fame
Harry Darby
Farm Hall Executive Committee
America
Free World Mourns Death of Dulles
Global tributes pour in for John Foster Dulles as diplomats plan last rites in Washington. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Washington National Cathedral. Communists offer sharp reactions while praising his anti communism leadership.
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Free World
Dulles
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Free Nations
Washington National Cathedral
Kremlin
Missouri lawmakers near agreement on funds drive
The legislature weighs fund allocation as House and Senate appropriations leaders edge toward a near accord. Sen. John Noble and Rep. Paul Berra stress a key caveat may delay a quick resolution, while a plan to trim income to 11 million emerges.
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Jefferson City
House
Senate Appropriations
John W. Noble
Kennett
Senate
Paul M. Berra
St. Louis
George D. Young
Fayette
House Conference Committee
George A. Spencer
Columbia
Senate Group
Man Slain But Hostages Flee in Dallas Shack Incident
Four people escape a Dallas shack during a berserk assault as a man is later killed. Police report a hostage situation with the suspect fatally shot after the escapees fled to safety.
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Four
Dallas
Berserk Man
Drunken gunman holds hostages then kills painter in Dallas
Frank Windsor, 68, held four hostages overnight in a Dallas home and shot M. G. Hassels, a painter, near dawn. Police used tear gas to flush others out after Windsor, who harbored a grudge against Sheriff Bill Decker and evicted tenants, was killed by officers following a two hour gun battle.
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Dallas
Tex
Frank Windsor
Bill Decker
Windsor
M. G. Hassels
C. E. Campbell
Ione Dickinson
Texas
O’daniel
O’daniels
Will Fritz
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Michigan
William Jewell College
John Gano
Duncan Hansen
Pat Hogan
Marilyn
Bob Benedetti
Pat
Charles
Laura
Polite
Mayor Bartle
A. B. Weyer
Main Street
Elliott Trust Fund
Weyer
Midwest Precore
Bowen Construction
FBI
U. S
Bn England
Whiteman
Grand Jury
Agricultural Project
Willi
Missouri Legislature
FFA
Panera
Advv
Lew Larkin
the Star
Heads Drive
Joseph A. Merimis, Jr
Painter
Noble
Berra
Mrs. Carter
Tone Dickinson
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