Blonde and Mate Admit They Gave Heroux a Pistol
Ruth Staffa 23 and her husband Raymond Staffa confessed after long questioning that they supplied the pistol to prison escapee George Heroux. The Miami couple, living in Florida, said they smuggled the gun in a girdle to aid in Heroux's attempt to free J. D. Godwin, resulting in the prison official's death and two guards wounded. Heroux was serving 25 years for kidnapping two policemen. the Staffas face new charges for conveying a weapon into Raiford prison.
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Gainesville
Fla. Ua
George Heroux
Atty
T. F. Duncan
Ruth Staffa
Duncan
Raymond Staffa
Miami
J. D. Godwin
Heroux
Kansas
Staffas
Raiford
Vegetable Dish Across Gumbo and Other Clues
A puzzle header lists many crosswords clues across and down including vegetable dishes, people names, and common terms. The grid references and enumerations imply a themed wordplay puzzle with varied definitions and several two-part clues.
Miami divorce noted in fragmented report
A fragmented 1952 item states a woman in Miami filed for divorce and claimed she never remarried the first husband, with a 1 year old child by him. The text also mentions a prison matron and a Rai ford custom allowing visitors to mingle with inmates in an enclosed yard on Sundays.
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Miami
Supreme Court to Study Hospital Case Decision
The Kansas Supreme Court heard an appeal from a district ruling denying recovery of 110.04 allocated by the 1851 Legislature to buy the hospital. Atty Gen Harold R Fatzer argued before six justices. Justice William A Smith sat out due to prior involvement with a related agreement in 1928.
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Supreme Court
Topekab
Kansas Lane Court
Harold R. Fatzer
High Court
William A. Smith
Order of United Workmen
Newton Insurance
Norton
School Teacher Estate Worth Over $200,000 In St Louis
Miss Catherine A. Cunningham, a public school teacher for 51 years who died Jan 28 at 84, left an estate valued over $200,000. She saved and invested, with income going to two sisters during their lives. after their deaths, the bulk to charitable institutions. An inventory was filed in Probate Court.
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ST. Louis
Catherine A. Cunningham
Accused Slayer Of OSS Agent Charged In Attempted Bribe
In Pittsburgh former Army Lt Aldo Teardi, accused by Italy of wartime slaying an OSS major, is jailed on charges of attempting to influence a court witness. The case ties to 23 contractors indicted for defrauding the FHA. Witness was warned not to testify as part of Balber’s trial.
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Pittsburgh
Aldo Teardi
OSS
FRE
Fred Hallford
FBI
Louis A. Balber
Balber
Federal Housing Administration
Hallford
United States
Barber
Icardi
Ald Icardi
Carl Lodakre
Rochester
N.Y
Maj
William Holahan
New York
Italy
Search
Ladolce Sentenced to Seventeen Years in Jail
In a US case, Ladolce received a 17 year jail term while appeals to extradite to Italy were rejected. Icardi and Ladolce denied involvement in the killings.
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Ladolce
Mem
Italy
Icardi
Two AF Units at Forbes To Be Trained Overseas
Topeka report that the Strategic Air Command's 21st Air Division will deploy two wings for three months of mobility training overseas next month. Brig. Gen. David Wade announced the 90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing will go to Alaska and the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing to North Africa. Both wings fly B47 Stratojet aircraft.
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Topeka
Strategic Air Command
21St Air Division
David Wade
Forbes Air Force Base
90Th
Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Alaska
55Th
North Africa
Forbes
Wade
Bids for Wichita postal routes move to private operation
The Post Office Department announced bids will be accepted until 4 15 p m CST today for two highway post office routes from Wichita Kansas to Belleville and Coffeyville. The routes are being converted from government to private operation and bids will be opened tomorrow.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Wichita
Kas
Wichita-Belleville
Wichita-Coffeyville
Viet Nam Chief Ike Adlai May Battle Again Support Reaffirmed
In Saigon Gen Nguyen Thanh Phuong reaffirmed support for Premier Ngo Dinh Diem and accused French elements of seeking to overthrow the government. He warned Cao Dai forces will not share responsibility for any disaster and cited years of civil war as a warning to avoid more massacres. In Washington, election results spur talk Ike and Stevenson may face off again in 1956 as party leaders call for strong nominees. Dewey hopes for Eisenhower run while Butler stays neutral and Sparksman notes Chicago mayoral win boosts Stevenson momentum.
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Ike
Adlai
Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Cao Dai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Phuong
Diem
U.S
South Viet Nam
Paul Fly
Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Michigan
Chicago
St. Louis
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eisen , Hower
White House
Paul M
Butler
United States
Sen
Sparkman D-Alal
Stevenson
Police camera stolen from Lentz CI office
The Police Department reported yesterday that its official camera was stolen from the office of Michael Lentz, chief of the criminal investigation division.
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Philadelphia
Michael Lentz
Criminal Investigation Division
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Serge
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Green Brothers
Cook’s Ag
Alandi
Cook
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Chevrolet
Dodge
Owens
Nantucket
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