Body of socialite found. FBI joins Kansas City murder probe
The nude body of 34 year old socialite Mrs Wilma Allen was found in a Johnson County pasture southwest of Kansas City. FBI special agent in charge Percy Wyly II says the case involves a federal kidnapping statute. A man is being questioned as a minor phase of the probe. Police note a possible sex motive, with rings and purse missing, and an autopsy inconclusive on sexual assault.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Kansas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Here
Percy Wyly II
FBI
Missouri
Union Station
David S. Long Jr
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Robert C. Greenlease
Hall
Heady
Betty Arndt
Appleston
Dale
Outagamie County
Clayton Allen
Fond du Lac
Jake Walton
Kenosha
Arthur Miesche
Fall Creek
Eau Claire
Janiece Firkus
Joseph Firkus
Plover
Pleasant Lake
Coloma
Waushara County
Scientists Debate Path to Controlled Fusion Energy
Scientists weigh the feasibility of harnessing fusion for peaceful power. Officials note midterm technical hurdles yet expect a practical method within two decades. Exhibits show a Soviet reactor and U S developments as nations push for competitive fusion energy.
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Bhabha
Strauss
United States
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Senate House Atomic Committee
Joint Committee
Hickenlooper
U.S
Boris Baturov
AEC
Shippingport
Soldier named by fellow POW as killer in Korea case
Lloyd W. Pate of Augusta Georgia testified at a general court martial identifying Sgt James C Gallagher of Brooklyn as the man he saw torturing and killing a fellow American prisoner at POW Camp 5 near Pyoktong North Korea in March 1951. Gallagher faces charges of unpremeditated murder of three prisoners and collaboration with Chinese Reds while a prisoner.
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New York U
Lloyd W. Pate
Augusta
James C. Gallagher
Brooklyn
North Korea
Gallagher
Korea
Sgt
Pate
Maj
James J. Jenkins
Set
Stock listings and price ranges from Bell & Farrell report
Miscellaneous stocks page shows bid and ask ranges for firms such as Hamilton Inter, James, Cit L & F, National Tool, Clark O&R, Ray-O-Vac, Safway, La Crosse Tel, Heileman, Northw. Banc, Allis-Chalmers, Wisconsin Public Service, Trane Co, and Royal Dutch with percent changes and price brackets across columns. Large list covers many industrials and regional firms with varied quotes.
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National Tool Clark O&r
Nekoosa
Oilgear
Paragon Koehring Co
Ray-O-Vac
Safway Steel la Crosse Tel
Wis. PL & Lt
Royal Dutch
Heileman Brg
Northw. Banc
Trane Co
Allis-Chalmers
Wis. Pub. Serv
Tense protest actions near Korean island and base incident
The ROK CIC reports that iboats approached 30 to 136 feet from a Korean island shore causing minor injuries. At Kunsan on the west coast four or five demonstrators crossed a fence and entered the NNSC inspection team compound before being driven out by U S soldiers around 3 am. A ROK policeman was bitten by a U S Army watchdog during the incident.
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ROK Cic
Kunsan
Korea
NNSC
U. S
ROK
Amid Korean unrest U N S C withdrawal chatter and protests surge
The report details clashes at multiple South Korean ports with steel-helmeted U S soldiers patrolling entry points while demonstrators in Taegu and Kangnung push protests. It notes calls for reinforcements at Kunsan air base and hints at Swiss and Swedish NNSC withdrawals amid the crisis.
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Kunsan
U. S
Roks
Taegu
Kangnung
Seoul
Kyunghyang
NNSC
South Korea
ROK
Glider Pilot Claims 270 Mile Distance Record
Paul F. Bikle of Edwards Air Force Base claims a 270 mile glider distance record during the 1955 Southwestern Soaring Regatta. He flew Mirage Dry Lake to Essex California and back, eclipsing the 260 mile 1952 mark by William H. C. of Philadelphia. The flight lasted 8 hours 10 minutes with a peak altitude of 13 000 feet.
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Palmdale
Calif
Paul F. Bikle
Edwards Air Force Base
Bikle
Mirage Dry Lake
Essex
William H. Cloverdale
Philadelphia
Bible
Death of longtime Wisconsin State College faculty member
Herbert R. Steiner, aged 68, a longtime member of the Wisconsin State College faculty in Stevens Point, died Sunday at a local hospital after a long association with the college spanning 87 years.
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Stevens Point
Herbert R. Steiner
Wisconsin State College
Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
For Wisconsin partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers in extreme northwest and north and west central areas. Not quite so cool tonight and warmer Tuesday. For Minnesota partly cloudy with scattered showers and local thunderstorms Tuesday, warmer tonight and cooler Tuesday in the northwest. For Iowa mostly fair tonight with a little warmer northwest, partly cloudy Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northwest half.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Forecast Sees Rising Mississippi From Hastings to Trempealeau
The Mississippi River will rise slowly from Hastings to Trempealeau with a clearer rise Genoa to Dam No 10 by Tuesday. Dresbach tailwater falls slightly while La Crosse shows little change. Five day outlook shows increased flow. The St Croix River is expected to crest today. Sunrise Tuesday 5 02 am Sunset 7 19 pm.
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Guttenberg
Mississippi
Trempealeau
Genoa
Tuesiday
Dresbach i
la Crosse
St Croix
Missouri National Guard Band Plays Viroqua Concert
Missouri's 35th Infantry Division Band will give an eight fifteen evening concert at Eckhart City Park in Viroqua Wisconsin. The unit now trains at Camp McCoy and was invited by the Viroqua City Band for a one and a half hour performance.
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Viroqua
Wis
Missouri
35Th Infantry Division
Eckhart City Park
Camp McCoy
Viroqua City
Market Report From South St. Paul And Chicago Commodities
Cattle totals around 6,200 head with varied price ranges for slaughter steers and heifers, cows, bulls, and calves. Hogs trade activity steady to firm with mixed weights and sow prices rising. U S corn and wheat futures notes included for Chicago trading, with several price bands listed across No 1 to No 5 grades and barley futures shown.
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Bologna
Chicago
USDA
South ST. Paul
Minn
U.S
Chicago dairy and produce market notes and poultry prices
Butter and cheese prices hold steady with sales receipts around 782 932 pounds and 9 244 cases. Potatoes show mixed regional prices with carlot and track sales. poultry prices inch lower to higher with live poultry and f.o.b. quotes listed for hens broilers roosters and caponettes.
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Chicago
U.S
USDA
California
Idaho
Chicago Poultry Chicago (P
F.o.b
Lanesboro Man Dies In Freak Mishap
Raymond Opperud a 45 year old painter died from injuries after a tire on a Lanesboro-Amherst road vehicle hub failed. He was helping change a tire when a jack collapsed causing the fender to strike his head. He died in Rochester hospital shortly after. Survived by one brother and three sisters. Funeral services pending.
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Lanesboro
Minn
Rochester
Raymond Opperud
Opperud
Andrew Johnson
Lanesboro-Amhurst
Otto Schultz
Schultz
Johnson
Oppered
Airmen freed from Red China recount torture and homecoming
The 11 airmen spoke of brutal torture in Red China while detailing their arduous captivity. Maj. William H. Baumer, wounded before bailout, described frostbite and hospital care as doctors noted others were in fair condition. Upon return, they rejected a mass West Coast welcome in favor of nearby airports for family greetings.
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Arnold
Red China
Manchuria
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Bgumer
Air Force
Harry Benjamin
Worthington
Minn
Eugene Vandi
Clayton
N.Y
Wallace L. Brown
Banks
John W. Buck
Armathwaite
Tenn
Steve E. Kiba
Akron
Ohio
John W. Thompson
Orange
Howard W. Brown
St.Paul
Daniel C. Schmidt
Portland
Ore
Washington
West Coast
United States
Tokyo
Maj
William H. Baymer
Eugene J. Vandi
T. Set
St. Paul
Baumer
Brown
Antoinette Palermo
Accidents Fatal To 20 In State
Wisconsin weekend accidents killed 20 people including five in a Sauk City head on crash. Names include Warren Barthel and family from Mineral Point, Judy Spratler of Milwaukee, Lowell Huerth of Sauk City. Several others injured or missing in events at Devils Lake State Park and nearby counties.
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Sauk City
Warren Barthel
Mineral Point
Teir
Mike
Judy Spratler
Milwaukee
Lowell Huerth
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Tom Barthel
Derry
Robert Re
Dane County
Stanley Larson
Barthels
Devils Lake State Park
Arthur Timm
Kenneth Klein
Escapees Captured After Jail Break Report
Two men who escaped from the Iowa County jail in Dodgeville were captured in Madison after a Madison police officer spotted a stolen truck. Leonard Sachkiss, 18, of Noxon Montana, and Charles H. Reed, 27, of Westfield Wisconsin, admitted their identities. Sheriff Ray Reese said they escaped by forcing a fire door in a cell block.
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Madison
Iowa County
Dodgeville
Arnold Niebuhr
Leonard Sachkiss
Noxon
Mont
Charles H. Reed
Westfield
Wis
Ray Reese
Reed
Sachkiss
Justice Warren Sees European Economic Progress
U S Chief Justice Earl Warren said he was impressed by signs of progress in West Germany and other European nations. He and his wife arrived in Los Angeles after a Denmark visit for vacation and noted high activity and good living standards across Europe. He visited courts in Germany Norway and met chief justices in several countries.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Earl Warren
West Germany
European
Denmark
Warren
Europe
Germany
Norway
Bhief
State Agents Shut Down Fun At Field Day
Five officials from the state department of taxation halted a bingo game and tip boards at the Black River Falls Sportsmen's Club field day. Legal head James Webster said the activities violated gambling laws and local charges could follow. Club president Milton Melichar noted the event continued after the allow.
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Black River Falls
Wis
State Department of Taxation
James
Webster
Milton Melichar
Justice Court
Shivers to Oppose Adlai Stevenson for President
CHICAGO Texas Governor Allan Shivers said he will oppose the nomination of Adlai Stevenson for president in 1996. He added that if Stevenson is nominated he will not support him, speaking during a Governors Conference arrival.
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Chicago
Texas
Allan Shivers
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Shivers
Released Prisoner's Wife Faces Choice Between Two Husbands
Una Schmidt-Fine moved with her young son from Nevada City seeking clarity on whether to remain married to a returning prisoner of war or to a logging contractor. She spoke by phone with Schmidt in Tokyo as her attorney announced a temporary separation to resolve their family situation.
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Nevada City
Calif
Una
Schmidt-Fine
Alford B. Fine
Daniel C. Schmidt
Schmidt
Tokyo
America
Harold Berliner
Red Cross
Hundred-Year Vow Repeat At Little Brown Church
More than 300 couples who wed at the Little Brown Church in the Vale repeated their vows in a centennial service at the Nashua church. The event drew 2,000 attendees with 600 plus reconsecrating their marriage lines. Longest-married couple honored were Mr and Mrs Charles Pierce of Nashua married Oct 10 1916. Attendees came from multiple states including Minnesota Wisconsin Nebraska Illinois South Dakota Missouri Ohio North Dakota Iowa.
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Nashua
Iowa
Littl Brown
the Vale
William S. Pitts
Little Brown Church
Glenn Utterbach
Ted Reese
Columbus
Ohio
Charles Pierce
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Illinois
South Dakota
Missouri
North Dakota
Two Men Rent Pay Dispute Turns Fatal in Louisville
In Louisville a man was killed when two renters confronted each other over paying rent for the same woman's apartment. William Ballinger, 52, was charged with murder after shooting as Shiley Lee Mays, 25, Jeffersontown, Ky., allegedly drew near. The woman, Vivian Cotton, said she had spent the night at her father’s home.
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Louisville
William Ballinger
Ballinger
Shiley Lee Mays
Jeffersontown
Mays
Vivian Cotton
Dealers Optimistic On 1955 Model Cleanup Prospects
Automotive News reports a cross country dealer survey finds most dealers optimistic about the 1955 model cleanup despite Monroney concerns over profits. Dealers note high inventories but expect no more trouble if sales stay strong. Some promote aggressive sales, including cost plus displays and “buyer's terms” promotions, while profits improve in most markets except New York City and Dallas.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Hollywood
Calif
A.B
England
Illinois
Seattle
New York City
Dallas
Ford Atom Fund Set Up
Geneva reports Henry Ford II and his brothers Benson Ford and William Clay Ford launched a million dollar fund to honor atomic energy peace work for ten years. Lewis L. Strauss said the Ford Fund grades $75,000 each year plus a medal to selected scientists, inventors, and engineers chosen by an international jury without regard to nationality.
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Geneva
Henry Ford II
Benson
William Clay Ford
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Ford Motor Co
Eisenhower
Henry Ford
Edsel B. Ford
Fords
Ford Fund
American stowaway to swim English Channel into Britain
Richard D. Martin of Cleveland Ohio plans another attempt to reach Britain by swimming the English Channel after being refused entry when he swam ashore from the Queen Mary last week. He says he holds a valid passport and expects no visa trouble this time.
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Cherbourg
France
Richard D. Martin
Martin
Cleveland
Ohio
Britain
Carnival Worker Killed Setting Up Ferris Wheel
William De O Hearn twenty from Pawling New York a carnival worker died after being struck on the head by an iron girder while assisting with ferris wheel setup at Butler last Thursday night He died today in a hospital
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Milwaukee
William de. O'Hearn
Pawling
N.Y
Butler
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