Bloodstained car linked to missing Kansas City housewife
Police found a bloodstained 1958 Chevrolet convertible with the clothing of Mrs Wilma Allen, 34, abandoned near 22nd Street and Broadway. Detectives theorize a kidnapping and slaying after she left a beauty parlor with $20 receipts noted. Her husband William Allen Jr a large local auto dealer and two sons await word as investigators scan isolated areas for the crime scene.
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Wilma Allen
Wiliam Allen Jr
22Nd and
Broadway
Union Station
Eugene Pond
Allen
Pond
Billy
Bobby
Allens
Coach Allen Eyes Italian Offer For Two American Players
Phog Allen reveals a letter from Franco Guenzi of Venice seeking two American players for the University of Venice or Padova. The deal includes board, room, books and tuition, with potential extensions. Allen notes the aim is travel and study in Europe, not recruiting to leave the U.S. absent more details on Wilt Chamberlain.
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Kansas U
America
Allen
Franco Guenzi
Venice
University of Venice
Padova
Guenzi
FE Am
Rotary
Lawrence Rotary
Aen
Daniels
P.S. Jr
Phog
Berlain
Philadelphia
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported in 1955 Records
State accident records show 309 traffic fatalities to date in 1955, with 318 in 1954. The summary notes deaths in earlier accidents not previously recorded. Ad text invites readers to send summer address to the Journal-World and lists Andy Hess Real Estate with a phone number.
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Topeka
Kansas
Free U S Airmen Reach Tokyo After Prison Ordeal
Eleven American airmen freed after 40 months in Communist prisons arrived at Tachikawa Base Tokyo after flying from Manila. They denounced Red Chinese spying charges and will undergo medical checks before headed home via Alaska to McChord Air Force Base. One airman noted his wife had remarried.
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U.S
Miers
Tachikawa
Manila
Hong Kong
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Lawrence S. Kuter
Far East Air Forces
United States
Alaska
McChord Air Force Base
Wash
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Spring
Demos Say She Must Get GOP Support to Pass Bills
Senate Democrats urged President Eisenhower to win Republican support to advance domestic programs. Eisenhower noted prior Congresses had limits and considered a possible highway special session, with actions needed on school, construction, health, highway and water legislation. He cited four enacted items out of thirteen proposed measures.
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Washington
Upp
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Fisenhower
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
America
Airman Fights Ship For 30 Long Miles Ends in Tragedy
A crippled American Airlines Convair with 30 aboard attempted a final emergency landing near Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Captain Hugh Barron, Tulsa, Oklahoma, steered toward Forney Airport but lost a wing and crashed in a wooded gully. Eyewitnesses described flames and low flight over Lieb er Heights before the crash. Most victims were unidentifiable due to burns.
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American Airlines
A. J. Brewster
Ft. Leonard Wood
Post Airport
Hugh Barron
Tulsa
Okla
Convair
Forney
Lieber Heights
Beverly Streeter
Wac
Asbury Park
N. J
Lebanon
Big Footed Women Pose Problem in London
The British Joint Council of Chiropodists sought input from its members on how to tell women with large feet that they need bigger shoes. S. G. Shipper, council secretary, noted patients may limp or leave distressed after a chiropodist visit. He hoped members would share tactful approaches. Union Cab Co. Dial VI 3-2800. Adv.
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London
British Joint Council of Chiropodists
S. G. Shipper
Eisenhower to push new arms proposals amid strain with Russia
President Eisenhower plans to confront Russia with a fresh disarmament inspection plan. Soviet Premier Bulganin rejected trading military blueprints and aerial surveys, but the President says the door to negotiations remains open despite claims of no change in Moscow’s stance after recent atomic tests.
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Ident
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
Soviet Union
Soviet Leader Reverses Dismissal of Armament Plan
President Eisenhower announced new proposals for arms inspection and control at a UN subcommittee meeting in New York. Premier Bulganin reversed his dismissal of the U S plan within 24 hours saying the proposal remains under consideration. President voiced cautious optimism that disarmament talks with Russia could yield fair agreements for both sides.
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Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
U. S
United States
United Nations
New York
Bulganin
Geneva
Ruark praises Ike and explains why he supports Eisenhower
Robert C. Ruark writes that Dwight Eisenhower brings dignity and calm to Washington. He notes Ike’s restraint with McCarthy, end to Korea, strong economy, better U.S. relations with Russia, and Mamie’s support, arguing Eisenhower is the best president since George Washington.
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Robert C. Ruark
Ike
Eden
Bulganin
Truman
Adlai
Eisenhower
George
Ike Ands
D Day for Lawrence in Dial Phone Switch Over
Southwestern Bell plans the 1 01 Sunday morning switch from manual to dial operation for about 11 000 phones in Lawrence and nearby areas. The new system will activate at the central office on Vermont Street with a dial tone signaling readiness. Subscribers are urged to use the new two letter five figure numbers and consult the dial directory before dialing.
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Lawrence
Lecompton
Southwestern Bell
Vermont Street
Owen Smith
Smith
Wecome
Rains Spread Across Southeast Kansas With More Likely
Heavy rainfall drenched southeast Kansas with Burlington at four inches and Reading around 2.62 inches. Temperatures stayed cooler in the east, while Garden City topped the state at 102. Another round of showers is forecast, mainly in the northeast, with warmer highs expected tomorrow.
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Kansas
Burlington
Reading
Garden City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Bartly
Poeencom
S.m
Bismarck
N. D
Chicago
Denvaree Edmonto
Bartow
Havre
Mont
Svrmads
Omn
Los Angeles
Minniepoli
Orlean Ork
Oklahom
Smtwoty
Light City Rain Offers Small Relief After 37 Day Heat
Rain totaling about .20 of an inch provided brief relief after a 37 day stretch with temperatures at or above 30 degrees and a seven day run of 100 degree highs. City moisture remains about 3.5 inches below normal as clouds linger and showers resume tonight with peeks of sun.
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Knight of the Road
Journal-World
Larry Lawrence Quote Sparks Rainy Game Post Frustration
A fragmented quote captures Larry Lawrence noting kids slated to play were unhappy with the morning schedule while an adult muses over hearing those words again about ball and game post due to rain.
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Sahil
Dist 60 Board Cuts Mill Levy on 1956 Budget
The Lawrence School Board reduced the proposed 1956 budget levy after a hearing with no taxpayers present. Total budget stands at 1,796,258 dollars, with a 26.71 mill levy for the district, down from 27.22 mills, and new primary school named Sunset Hill at Ninth Street and Schwarz Road. The board reorganized, re elected officers, and approved bids for coal for the contract.
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Lawrence School Board
Special Building Fund
South Lawrence
Douglas County
North Lawrence
Emil Heck
Route 3
Sunset Hill
Ninth Street
Schwarz Road
Oscar Eckdah
Hillcrest
Weather Forecast Across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma
Five day outlook shows above normal temperatures in Oklahoma with highs near 80s. Nebraska and Kansas expect above normal nights with low temperatures around the upper 60s to 70s. Rain chances remain light with scattered showers possible early in the period.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kanaan
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