Albion youth shoots two rivals then attempts suicide
In Albion Nebraska the incident ends with 17 year old Kermit Keeshan firing on Jerry Sherwood and Diane Zaruba, killing Jerry and Diane and wounding Diane before turning the rifle on himself in a gunfight that left him alive. Deputy County Atty Ray Medlin Sr. reported the teen, son of a former county attorney and mayor, was armed with a .22 rifle and fled toward safety after the chaotic events. Diane’s mother or guardian protected her from gunfire as local residents intervened during the shooting.
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Kermit Keeshan
William
Albion
Keeshan
Jerry Sherwood
Diane Zaruba
Diane
Ray Medlin
Jerry
Svoboda
Shocking shooting at Albion linked to school board figure
The article describes a gunman advancing on Diane behind Mrs. Svoboda, striking her in the chest, then returning to where Sherwood had died before attempting suicide. Lynn Sherwood, former school board president, was slated to give tonight’s commencement address and present his son with a diploma and a regents scholarship. Zaruba family described as farming near Albion.
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Young Sherwood
Lynn
Rooming House
Diane
Gein Farm Reforestation Under Way at Plainfield Site
The 195 acre Gein farm is being reforested with 60,000 trees. William A. Welch, operator of a Red Granite tree nursery, leads the planting for Emden Schey and Allen Little.
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Plainfield
Edward Gein
William A. Welch
Red Granite
Welch
Emden Schey
Allen Little
Steinle Favored On First Ballot At Wisconsin GOP
Milwaukee jurist Roland J. Steinle leads as endorsement favorite at the Wisconsin Republican state convention for the U.S. Senate nomination. Delegates gathered to consider endorsements for incumbents and rising issues including right to work and a general sales tax amid factional splits and speculation on votes for other figures.
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Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Roland J. Steinle
Wisconsin
U. S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Walter J
Davis
Steinle
Philip Kuehn
Ray Dittmore
James Onderdonk
Madison
Dane County
Dena Smith
Warren Smith
Thomson
Green Bay
Knowles
Atty
Stewart Honeck
Robert Zimmermann
Zimmermann
Glen Wise
GOP
National Gop
Meade Alcorn
Bertha Adkins
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Finance Committee Approves Jobless Pay Measure
The Senate Finance Committee voted 11 to 4 to advance a House-passed bill authorizing the federal government to advance funds to states for a temporary extension of unemployment benefits. Chairman Byrd said the anti-recession measure, backed by the Eisenhower administration, will go to the full Senate next Tuesday. A separate proposal by Sen. Douglas to liberalize and permanently strengthen unemployment insurance was defeated 10 to 4.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Eisenhower
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Department store costs show signs of leveling as year progresses
Clague notes consumer items exhibit declines toward late summer, suggesting retail costs may stabilize. April sees increases in housing medical and personal care, with clothing and transportation down due to lower gas new cars and tires. Used car prices rise as demand for second-hand autos grows. Food up 0.7 percent led by a 42 percent jump in fruit and vegetable prices from seasonal factors and winter spring conditions.
North Central Air Route proposes more nonstop service
A North Central official promotes two nonstop DuLuth to Chicago flights with a planned third this summer to boost finances and expand into La Crosse and other communities. He notes growing but uneven passenger levels, discusses potential discontinuances, subsidies, and CAB recovery, while urging state and city support.
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Ready
Duluth
Chicago
North Central
la Crosse
North West Airlines
North West
Buttomer
Plains States
Winona
Minn
Eau Claire
Twin Cities
State Commission
Wisconsin
Minneapolis Airlines
George W. Hoel
Trane Co
Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Co
Records Fires La Crosse Hospital Plane Standby
May 20 at 1 36 p m a military hospital plane landed at Municipal Airport with emergency standby crew on scene.
Weather Record for Lacrosse and Vicinity
Frost warnings tonight with lows around 35 in the city and 30 in outlying areas. Friday brings a high near 66. Wisconsin reports upper 20s to 30s tonight and sunny but cool Friday. Minnesota sees scattered frost statewide and a fair but warmer Friday. Iowa cooler in the northwest with thundershowers in the extreme southeast then fair and cooler tonight and Friday. Shippers forecast urges protecting perishables to the north for 28 to 30 degrees in all directions.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Derleth Criticized for The House on the Mound
Madison critic August Derleth reviews August Derleth novel The House on the Mound and calls it dull and tiresome. Derleth is a Sauk City author with a prolific output.
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Madison
August Derleth
Capital Times of
Derleth
Sauk City
Postal bill eyed to trim Post Office deficit by 700 million
Lawmakers target a 700 million dollar reduction for the Post Office Department’s deficit in the current and next year. The compromise bill delays full rate effects for four years and would cut next year’s deficit by about 77 million dollars. It excludes Senate’s free mail provision for overseas Army and Fleet Post Office addresses. Second class newspapers and magazines face a 60 percent advertising and 30 percent editorial rate increase, phased in over three years starting January 1, 1989.
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Post Office Department
Senate
House
Safety push seeks civilian boss to regulate US airspace
New Preston and Blatnik urged a new agency head to oversee all airspace use by civil and military planes citing the Maryland tragedy and the April 21 Nevada crash that killed 49. They warned that even strict CAA control fails to stop danger from military jets flying unmapped through civil routes without CAA knowledge.
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United States
Preston and Blatnik
Maryland
Nevada
CAA
River Readings Forecast For Mississippi River Region
Little change in river stages expected in the next 24 hours from Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa. Sunrise Friday 6:00 am sunset Friday 6:01 pm with varied temperatures across major cities including Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis and New Orleans showing a range from the upper thirties to the low seventies.
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Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg
Iowa
Colman Funeral Draws Colleagues In Santa Barbara
British born actor Ronald Colman 67 died Monday from a lung infection in Santa Barbara California. His quiet 15 minute funeral at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church featured Easter hymns. Colman’s widow Benita Hume arrived with actor William Powell. Richard Barthelmess, who acted with Colman and Powell in The Three Musketeers, attended.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Ronald Colman
Colman
Benita Hume
All Saints-by the-Sea Episcopal Church
William Powell
Richard Barthelmess
Powell
Hollywood stars trek 100 miles to honor Colman
Actor's daughter Juliet, 13, and guests from Hollywood including George Sanders Joseph Cotten Patricia Medina Jack Benny Vincent Price Gladys Cooper Herbert Marshall and George Cukor attend an event related to Colman's Academy Award winning performance in A Double Life. In Greenland a bilingual education teaches Danish and Greenlandic. A rare translation of Pilgrim's Progress into Greenlandic is noted.
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Juliet
Hollywood
George Sanders
Joseph Cotten
Patricia Medina
Jack Benny
Vincent Price
Gladys Cooper
Herbert Marshall
George Cukor
Colman
Watches Priced Below Discount Catalog Pricing
Catalog advertises watches at 60.00 three prices 29.95 and 28.50. The retail price is claimed to be more than double the actual value, making the discount price appear higher than the regular price for that quality watch. The text cautions buyers not to be fooled.
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