Police Killer Outwitted By Tenant of Apartment
Sergeant James C. Gallagher, 23, of Brooklyn was found guilty by an eight member court martial of murdering two fellow American prisoners of war in Korea and of mistreatment and collaboration with Communists. He received life imprisonment at hard labor, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay, and is eligible for parole after ten years.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Brooklyn
Gallagher
Jones
Baxter
Dunn
Chicago gunman Richard Carpenter captured after 24 hour hostage siege
Richard Carpenter 26, held a family hostage for a day in a West Side apartment after a police barrage. He confessed to killing Detective William Murphy and wounding rookie officer Clarence Kerr amid a city wide manhunt. Leonard Powell, who sheltered him, lured him out and alerted police, enabling his capture.
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Chicago
Richard Carpenter
Carpenter
West Side
Leonard Powell
Powell
Frank Wehlan
William Murphy
Clarence Kerr
Murphy
Kerr
United Press
Rain and Floods Hit Nine Eastern States
Torrential rains swept the New England coast in the wake of hurricane Diane causing one of the worst eastern floods. At least 22 dead across nine states and the District of Columbia with millions in damage. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Virginia, New York and others affected. Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and other cities isolated. emergency declarations, road closures, and halted trains. Coast Guard and Army helicopters aided evacuations as rivers rose and towns were cut off.
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New England
United States
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Carolinas
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Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
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Modge
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New Boston
Russell
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Ramapo
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Virginia
District of Columbia
Westfield
Naugatuck
Mad
Tahaqua
Tamaqua
Pocono Mountains
Scranton
Pottstown
Allentown
Reading
Bethlehem
Dane County supervisors reject lie detector strip tease test
Madison residents heard a plan to test the Dane County sheriff's lie detector by asking county supervisors if they attended a strip tease show. The county board voted the proposal down by a wide margin. Supervisor Walter Simon dismissed the vote as a waste of time and quipped that every married man has a natural born lie detector.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
Walter Simon
Weather Holds Heat With Ten Degree Above Normal Forecast
The midwestern five day outlook shows little relief as temperatures stay about 10 degrees above normal. Noon readings reached 95 at American Motors and 92 downtown while the sewage plant reported 90. Water use remained high with 17,850 gallons pumped yesterday and 18,560 gallons on August 4 as a new all time high stands. The low dipped to 65 last night and pollen count was 14.
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American Motors
Kenosha
Rescue of Collier Argobeam’s Crew by Kungs Holm Off Iceland
The Swedish luxury liner Kungs Holm rescued most of the 34 crewmen of the burning British collier Argobeam after dawn off Iceland. Argobeam’s skipper George Watson and a skeleton crew remained aboard as fire floods were used to smother the blaze. The liner, 22,000 tons, diverted 65 miles off course to take on the crew and prevent a catastrophe.
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Wick
Scotland
Kungsholm
Iceland
Argobeam
George Watson
Hebrides
Seven Die In Alabama Crash At Highway Intersection
Seven people were killed when a car ran a stop sign and rammed a trailer truck near Greenville Alabama. The car wedged beneath the truck and was dragged about 100 yards, according to highway patrolman C G Smith.
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Greenville
Ala
C. G. Smith
Train Wreck in Arkansas Kills Five
Five people including a baby boy died when Frisco's Kansas City Florida special wrecked in Marked Tree Arkansas. Four cars derailed after a switch pin loosened. one coach ripped open but no other cars overturned. Victims include Patricia Crawford Edith Rinker Glenn Rinker and William Richards. A wounded unidentified woman died later in Memphis.
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Ark
Frisco
Glenn Randall Rinker
Sailor Drowns on Milwaukee Lake Ship James Davidson
Gerhart Alatalo a 38 year old Great Lakes sailor from St Paul Minnesota drowned Thursday night after falling into the Menomonee River while climbing a ladder to his ship the James Davidson in Milwaukee authorities reported.
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Milwaukee
Gerhart Alatalo
St. Paul
Pocket-Sized Atomic X-Ray Units Revealed
Geneva The United States announced development of two pocket sized atomic X ray machines that need no electric power and run up to 20 years without recharging. Daggs of the U S Army Medical Research Laboratory described the portable devices at the UN Atoms for Peace conference. The machines use isotopes produced by atomic furnaces and include a 22 pound model with a one year thallium pellet and a second type that beams beta rays toward a metal target to create X rays. The aim is a sub 10 pound unit usable about two decades without recharge.
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Geneva
United States
R. G. Daggs
U. S. Army Medical Research Laboratory
Ft. Knox
Daggs
Daggs Explained
Death claims B F Stahl local realtor in Kenosha
Benjamin F Stahl Sr 82 longtime Kenosha realtor died at St Catherine's hospital after a weeklong illness Born Oct 12 1872 he founded Ben F Stahl and Son real estate and helped develop many Kenosha county farms He was a charter member of Knights of Columbus and organizer of St Marys Catholic church Survived by widow four children one brother eight grandchildren.
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Benjamin F. Stahl
10Th Ave
Kenosha
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Mathias and
Bridget Terry Stahl
St. George
Liv
Palace
Jeffery Cars
Nash
Mary E. Rafferty
St. Alphonsus Church
New Munster
Ben F. Stahl
U. S. Army
Fort Knox, Ky
Harold J
Robert E
Marian Stahl
T. J. Stahl
Waukegan
Milwaukee Woman Declared Legally Dead After SevenYear Search
Mrs. Cecelia Lemay, long sought in a seven year disappearance, was declared legally dead Thursday at the request of her husband Edmond Lemay. Police had pursued a fruitless inquiry over the years.
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Milwaukee
Cecelia Lemay
Edmond
Air Force Transport Crashes in Nevada Mountains
A twin engine air force transport crashed into a 6000 foot rock studded peak in Hawthorne Nevada today, bursting into flames and killing at least seven airmen. The incident was reported by the Associated Press and described as a fatal training accident.
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Hawthorne
Nev
Blair Names Archie Bucmiller as New School Superintendent
Archie Bucmiller, principal of Blair Schools, will become the new superintendent of schools here. He succeeds the former leader and will oversee district operations and curriculum.
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Monroe
Archie Bucmiller
Blair
Kohler Signs Laws Expanding Auto, Milk Regulations
Gov. Kohler signed multiple bills into law on Thursday expanding auto salvage regulation and absentee military voting rules. The measures include a $15 annual license for auto salvage yards, six month post discharge absentee voting, and temporary medical licenses for emergencies. Also approved were court and civil service adjustments, school district voting rights, and bulk milk sanitation standards for roadside sales and parked trucks.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Kohler
Douglas County
Milwaukee
State Board of Medical Examiners
Gov. Kohler
Army Announces Six Month Enlistment Plan
The Army will accept immediate enlistments from men under 1842 who serve six months on active duty and then join the reserves. About 90,000 new enlistees are expected to begin training by June 30, with obligations to 72 years in ready reserve units and periodic drills and annual camp.
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Washington —P
Army
Reds Agree To Discussion On Return Of US Officers
In Munsan Korea the Communists accept a UN request for a face to face meeting Sunday to discuss returning two American Air Force officers shot down last Wednesday. Maj Gen Harlam C Parks urged a Saturday meeting but the Reds said Sunday is the earliest they can meet.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Military Command
U. S. Air Force
Harlam C. Parks
Commission
State Reports 443 Road Deaths in First Seven Months 1955
Wisconsin drivers faced 443 road deaths in the first seven months of 1955, the State Motor Vehicle Department said. Pedestrians accounted for 74 fatalities, with July the deadliest month at 65. June totaled 64.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Family Held 23 Hours by Ex-Con Cop Killer in Chicago
Leonard Powell and his wife Stella recount 23 hours of captivity in their second floor Chicago apartment by Richard Carpenter, an ex-convict and gunman who bragged of killing a policeman. Carpenter forced the family to watch TV, then allowed them small freedoms before Powell alerted police and Carpenter was arrested.
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Carpenter
Scibio
Potomac Ave
Chicago
Leonard Powell
Stella
Richard Carpenter
Mrs. Powell
Powells
Powell
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