Acquittal in Army training death court martial ruling
An Army court martial acquitted Lt Rosser T. Motul of negligent homicide in the deaths of four infantrymen and injuries to others during a training demonstration. The verdict reduced the charges after testimony on data transcription errors causing mortar rounds to misfire. Lt Col Walter P. Berger faces trial next week on similar counts. Lt Col Berger and Lt Col Short testified about ceasefire orders and misdirected shelling during the incident.
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Sinl
Okia
Qase
Carighbers
Rosser T. Motul
Virgin Parytechnic Institute
Moody
Walter P. Berger
Philadelphia
Tie
Berger
Walter D Short
Short
Explosion at Navy missile lab kills and injuries in Maryland
In Cumberland Maryland six miles south across the West Virginia line an explosion at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory owned by Hercules Powder Co killed Raymond R. Miller 37 and injured Oliver Paul Hendrickson 58 and Harold Carl 44. Officials withheld cause as undetermined. Hercules says none of the victims were Hercules employees recently transferred from the plant.
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Cumberland
Navy Missile Laboratory
Here
West Virginia
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory
Raymond R. Miller
Oliver Paul Hendrickson
Harold Carl
Springfield
W. Va
The
Hercules Powder Co
Hercules
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lawrence
Allegany Lab
Hutchinson Lumber Manager Found Innocent in Road Death
In Wichita on April 13 Charles F. Griffith 38 of Wichita was found innocent of negligent homicide in the traffic death of 10 month old Janet Kay Stamback of Sedgwick County. The trial in Common Pleas Court before Judge John N. Stice concluded with an acquittal.
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Wichita
Hutchinson
Janet Kay Stamback
Sedgwick
Kas
Charles FE. Griffith
John N. Stice
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Listed by State Accident Retards
Kansas traffic fatalities tally reported by the State Accident Retards Section covers the last 34 hours in Topeka and Wat 205. The record notes 1955 figures with a brief period summary and references a data period ending in the same timeframe.
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Kansas
Topeka
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Effie Tatlow at Tongananiv
Mrs Effie Anice Tatlow 87 died Thursday at her home in Tongananiv. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Tonganoxie Friends Church with Rev John McCracken officiating. Burial Mulchel Hill Cemetery. Born Whitehil UL, moved to Kansas at age three with family in Cherokee County, later Lincoln and Nenwha Counties. Resident of Tonganoxie past Thirty years, member of Friends Church. Survived by three daughters Nellie Green Innie Mairne Hupp Earnest Cyuk. daughter-in-law Everett Tathin of Narhar Oy. sister Ida Riderhouse Yates Centers. 21 grandchildren.
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Effie Anice Tatlow
Tongananiv
Tonganoxte Friends Church
John, McCracken
Mulchel Hill
Whitehil
Tat Tow
Kansas
Cherokee County
Lincoln County
Tonganoxie
Friends Church
Inelute
Nellie Green
Deleson City
Innie Mairne Hupp
Earnest Cyuk
Tonganaxie
Everett Tathin
Narhar Oy
Cal
Ida
Riderhouse
Yates
U S Japan Agree To Consult On Forces Withdrawal
At a first meeting of a high level U S Japan security committee, President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Kishi pledged advance consultation and close cooperation as American ground forces begin withdrawing from Japan. The panel was formed to address Japanese concerns over limited influence in troop disposition under the U S Japan security pact.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
U.S
Eisenhower
Nobisuke Kishi
Blimp Crashes Off North Carolina Navy crew saved
NORFOLK Va four plus Navy Coast Guard and Air Force search crews swarmed Pamlico Sound after a night crash of a Navy blimp. Sixteen crewmen aboard the blimp were rescued by a fishing boat that towed survivors to Wanchese Coast Guard Station near Manteo. Lt Cmdr Waldo A Atkins 33 of Virginia Beach was rescued earlier from a raft in the Atlantic. A massive hunt for a missing jet pilot followed as planes and cutters converged along with a tanker Western Sun. The blimp had been on a Cuba to South Weymouth leg, last position 40 miles southeast of Wilmington.
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North Carolina
Pamlico Sound
Coast Guard
Cruse
Wanchese Coast Guard Station
Mantea
Navy
Air Force
Oreana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
Western Sun
Cmdr
Waldo A. Atkins
Atlantic
Atkins
Stickell
Beaumont
Tex
Glynea
No Asiatic Flu Vaccine Arrives For Kansas City Policemen
Dr. McIntyre notes possible Asiatic influenza outbreak and private labs sending vaccines to doctors. Six firms rush mass production as Kansas City Police receive 3600 shots but Acting Chief Cox cites no local threat and supports vaccinations for schoolchildren.
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McIntyre
Kansas City
Bill Cox
Journal-World Today
Cox
No 1957 Action Likely On Postal Rate Increase
A Senate postal subcommittee opened hearings on a proposed rate hike as action on the House bill seems unlikely this year. Chairman Olin D. Johnston indicated thorough subcommittee study and public hearings are needed before any move. The House measure would raise first class letters 3 to 4 cents and air mail 6 to 7 cents, with increases for other classes.
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Washington
Senate
Olin D. Johnston
D- 80
House
National Alfalfa Men Vote Down Union Shop
TOPEKA workers at the Grantville plant of National Alfalfa Dehydrating and Milling Co in Lawrence rejected an all union shop agreement. Five voted for, four did not vote, one ballot was challenged. The union involved was Truck Drivers and Helpers Local No. 696 in Topeka.
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Topeka
Grantville
National Alfalfa Dehvdrsting and Milling Co
Lawrence
State Labor Commissioner's Office
jLimun No
Guiana Leader Seeks Full Power After Election Victory
GEORGETOWN British Guiana Dr Cheddi Jagan leader of the Communist line party seeks near total control after the colony’s Legislative Council election. He met with Governor Sir Patrick Renison to pursue elastic powers for governing with 48 percent of votes for the People’s Progressive party and 9 of 14 council seats. Burnhamites and others hold the remainder as Renison could appoint up to 11 council members and his ministers sit in the council to block Jagan’s aims.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Legislative Council
Cheddi Jagan
Patrick Renison
Jagan
Renison
Japan
Peoples Progressive Party
Linden Forbess Burnham
Jaganites
Burnhamites
United Democrats
National Labor Front
Vyotesi
Volunteer-Continued from Page As titude
Three observers near each other doubted the site reason and tentative conclusions. The writer leans toward an electrical disturbance caused by unusual atmospheric conditions last week. He feels lonely as family members saw nothing Sunday night and asks others with details to contact him but not about new sightings.
Senate Debates 389-Million AEC Nuclear Power Bill
The Senate debates a 389 million dollar Atomic Energy Commission authorization bill including a government built reactor program. Democrats back the power provisions while Eisenhower administration forces aim to strike them. The House already rejected most power measures opposed by AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss.
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Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
House
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
VFW asks UN to probe Asiatic flu origin
Harrisburg report states the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars asked the United Nations to investigate whether Red China or Soviet Russia launched Asiatic flu germs in the free world. State Commander William Jy Tepsix of Pittsburgh sent the letter to Dag Hammarskjöld, the UN secretary general.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Nations
Red China
Soviet Russia
Free World
William Jy Tepsix
Pittsburgh
Dag Hammarskjold
Two-Vehicle Crash Injures No One in City Intersection
Damages estimated at 525 dollars resulted from a Thursday afternoon two car collision at 23rd and Iowa Streets. Police said no injuries. Drivers were Allen E. Lee, 55, Corbin Hall, and Esteln Eberhart, 57.
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23Rd
Iowa Sts
Allen E. Lee
Corbin Hall
Esteln Eberhart
Strong Partnership Sought by Lutherans
MINNEAPOLIS A report at the Lutheran World Federation Third Assembly described closer bonds among about 50 million Lutherans and an active push for worldwide fellowship. Dr. Carl E. Lundquist said advances came from exchanges of leaders, scholarships, conferences, and visits, with $150 million donated by member churches since 1945 to meet spiritual and physical needs.
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Minneapolis
Lutheran World Federation
Third Assembly
Carl E. Lundquist
Federation
Lawrence Bank Debits Dip In 1957 First Seven Months
Federal Reserve report shows Lawrence area bank debits down one percent for January through July 1957 versus 1956, totaling 122.394 million dollars. July debits rose one percent to 18.226 million. Douglas County car license tag sales are up 301 this year while truck tags fall by five. Edythe Norman notes expected continued rise in car tags but steady truck sales.
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Lawrence
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Douglas County
Edythe Norman
Giants Decision nears on Monday for San Francisco move
San Francisco awaits a board ruling as Giants owner Horace Stoneham is expected to push for relocating the team from New York. A contract proposal for closed circuit TV and a guaranteed million-dollar annual minimum is likely, with Stoneham forecasting doubled radio TV income. He plans a San Francisco bid tour after the meeting to review Seals Stadium and the transfer details.
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Giants
San Francisco
New York
California
Horace Stoneham
Stoneham
Fyrileh
Littte
Golden Gate
Seals Stadium
Sheriff Deputies Seek Youngster in Mountains
In Stevenson Washington deputies with bloodhounds searched Mt Adams slopes through the night for 5 year old Rickie Craig who became separated from his parents during a huckleberry picking trip. Rickie is the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Craig of Tarrah. The search is in the Trout Lake area northeast of the Columbia River town.
Varig Airliner Ditches Off Dominican Republic
Varig Air Lines reported one of its Super Constellations ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off the Dominican Republic shortly after 32 New York bound passengers from Rio de Janeiro were offloaded at Ciudad Trujillo because of engine trouble. The crew of about 10 or 11 remained on the aircraft as it went down. no casualties were reported.
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New York
Varig Airlines
Dominican Republic
Rio de Janeiro
Ciudad Trujillo
Miami
Pike Link Paving Set at Oklahoma Highway
Paving of the four-lane four mile superhighway linking the Kansas turnpike dead end with U S 177 near Blackwell Oklahoma is expected to begin this weekend. Paving machinery arriving at the state line end and the roadbed should reach U S 177 by September 1 according to Jack Foster of Frix Foster Construction of Muskogee. Waving crews will follow closely.
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Homewell
Kansas Turnpike
U.S. 177
Blackwell
Okla
Jack Foster
Frix-Foster Construction Company
Muskogee
Oklo
Local swimmers compete at Junior Olympic meet
Fifteen Lawrence Country Club swimmers take part in the Junior Olympic swimming meet in Topeka today. George Denny and Mahlon Ball lead the local group.
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Lawrence Country Club
Topeka
George Denny
Mahlon Ball
Kubicki Baby Born at Trinity Lutheran Hospital
In Wichita, Mrs. Kubicki delivered a boy at 10 47 a m. Tentatively named David Lee Kubicki the newborn weighed 7 pounds 13% ounces. Both mother and child were reported doing fine. The Kubickis have lived in Wichita since May.
Defense for Confidential to Call Stars to Court
In Los Angeles the defense for Confidential and Whisper magazines plans to subpoena Hollywood stars to testify about magazine stories being true. Judge Walker deferred ruling on witness admissibility. prosecutors dispute libel charges and the Meades face conspiracy and obscenity counts.
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Los Angeles
Arthur J. Crowley
Fredwind
Marjorie Meade
Crowley
Herbert V. Walk
Walker
Meades
Hollywood Research, Inc
Eye Witnesses
Maureen O'Wearnard
Hollywood
Miss O'Hara
Crawley
Fred Otash
William L. Fitzi
Hearings Set in Tuttle Creek Reservoir Land Condemnation
A three man commission named by Federal Judge Delmas C. Hill will begin Monday hearings on land condemnation actions from Irving Kansas, where property will be flooded by the Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The panel aims to speed proceedings and avoid jury trials.
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Topeka
Irving, Kas
Tuttle Creek
Delmas C. Hill
Truck Kills Pratt Boy Working on County Road
Nick Carter age 16 died when struck by a sand truck while helping resurfacing work on a county road project north west of Pratt. He lived with grandparents Mr and Mrs H E Bowman in Pratt. Authorities investigated the accident as a county road work site incident.
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PRATT
Nick Carter
Carter
H. E. Bowman
Local Hospital Notice Names Many Residents
Memorial Hospital lists residents including Mrs. Lynn Wertz 1313 Valley Lane Mrs. Constance Milleret Linwood Mrs. Mary Tripkos De Soto James Corel Route 2 Ramona Le Tourneau De Soto Mrs. Alice Owens 916 N 7 St Homer Lewis 1631 Harper St Guy Scales 1004 W 4th St Lewis Knight 773 Walnut St Mrs Evadene Sohn Wellsville William Long Eudora Dona McClain 190012 La St Mrs Aleen Barnes 1044 Funston St Mrs Ada Peterson 1834 Learnard Ave Mrs Josephine Montgomery and baby girl Tonganoxie Mrs Mary Branno and baby boy 71 R I St Mrs Berenice Asher 2024 Tenn St Mrs Mary Tuley Route 2 Mr and Mrs Charles Wertz 131 Valley Lane a daughter Thursday
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Lynn Wertz
Valley Lane
Constance Milleret
Linwood
Mary Tripkos
de Soto
James Corel
Judge Powell
Ind. St
Ramona Letourneau
DeSoto
Alice Owens
N. 7 .St
Homer Lewis
Harper St
Guy Scales
W. 4Th St
Lewis Knight
Walnut St
Evadene Sohn
Wellsville
William Long
Eudora
Dona McClain
la. St
Aleen Barnes
Funston St
Ada Peterson
Learnard Ave
Josephine Montgomery
Tonganoxie
Mary Branno
R. I. St
Berenice Asher
Tenn, St
Mary Tuley
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National Alfalfa
Leavenworth
Gardner
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Guiana
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Maen, Beacon Appliance and Furn, Co
Bob Revenew
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Kas, St
Young Revenew
John Patton
Kansas University
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Alan Pickering
Oxford
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Varig
Orville Hodge
Illinois
Menard
Chester
Hodge
Tuttle Land
Duck’s Seafood Tavern
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Monuments Lawrence Memorial Co
Reece VI
Profes
Sional Ambulance
Cooper Warren
Ambulance Sevice
Vermont Wold
Salvation Army
Barlow Agency Real Estate Insurance
F.D
Douglas County State Bank
Bank of Friendly Service
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Memorial Hospital
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Carton
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Lawrence House
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