Missouri bank holdup plot foiled as trio captured
Harrisonville AP reports two men and a 17 year old girl were captured after a staged plan to rob a Peculiar Missouri bank. Billy Lee Berry 28 Belton Jeremiah Disotell 19 Krotz Springs La and the girl known as Jean Ann Hailey were seized after a two car pursuit with Berry and the girl fleeing into woods. Berry claimed marriage to the girl in Mexico after meeting her in Albuquerque and said they planned the Peculiar hold up using a stolen car for an escape. Disotell AWOL from Richards-Gebaur AFB said he took part in numerous burglaries across several states. FBI cited their cross state car theft charge.
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Harrisonville
Billy Lee Berry
Belton
Jeremiah Didorell
Krotz Springs
Jean Ann Highley
Berry
Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
Dewey Millsop
Disotell
Millsop
E. E. Gregory
Urich
Here
Gregory
Peculiar
Missouri Penitentiary
Disotel
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Grandview
Hee
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
California
FBI
Teamsters Probe Continues Amid Hoffa Presidency Fight
The Senate rackets committee pressed its inquiry into Hoffa and the Teamsters as monitors challenge his bid for the presidency. Witnesses like Wint Smith and figures such as Alien Dorfman faced questions on past investigations while others hinted at contempt charges. The panel pursued leads on about 300000 dollars linked to a 1953 kidnapping case involving a boy found dead.
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Ster
Hoffas
Senate
Wint' Smith
R-Kas
Investi Hoffa
John L. ‘McClellan
Smith
Dorfman
Chicago
Teamster
Gus Zapas
Indianapolis Teamsters
Zapas
Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Hospital Admissions and Births List Local Patients
Hospital admissions include Kathryn Peters LeAnn Stuewe Henry Boehle Mary Barnes Raymond Wright Donald Cronk Adeline Stewart Mary Jane Spielman Velva Babcock LeAnn Stuewe Leona Mason Virginia Peeler Madison Tenn Mary Martin Velma Adams Teresa Schwartz Wayne Turner Nancy Dale Nathblin Lamme Ozawkie births note Mr and Mrs Alex F Creighton welcome a daughter today.
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Admissions
Kathryn Peters
Barker Ave
LeAnn Stuewe
Stratford Rd
Henry Boehle
Mary Barnes
Raymond T. Wright
Global
Donald Cronk
Euidéras
Adeline Stewart
Ton
Ganoxie
Mary Jane Spielman
Qrawkie
Velva - Babcock
Tonganoxie
Berdene Hird
Highland Dr
Carol
Velma Kay’ Adams
4Th St
Teresa Schwartz
Hy Boy
Laura Ave
Terry ‘Wayne Turner
Cadet Ave
Nancy Dale
Baby Boy
Ohio St
The American Assembly on Africa at Arden House
The American Assembly, a biannual nonpartisan meeting at Arden House Harriman NY, publishes after each session. The latest book The United States and Africa discusses U.S. moral and economic interests, independence, and the risk of late U.S. action as Africa seeks self rule. Julius Holmes, noted state department figure, is highlighted as a key player in shaping African policy amid evolving colonial questions.
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Arden House
Harriman
N.Y
American Assembly
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
U.S
United States
Africa
Julius C. Holmes
Holmes
Charles Holmes
Lawrence
Johannesburg
South Africa
State Department
America
U. S
England
France
Belgium
Kenya
Rhodesias
Congo
Assembly
Julius Holmes
Asia
Middle East
West Germany
Formosa
Rain Increases Pike Accidents on Kansas Turnpike
Multiple crashes in the Lawrence area during a heavy rainstorm injure seven people. Notable cases include Robert Endacott 22 of 1425 Ky St injured at a bridge abutment and passenger Jane Hutton 20 of 2028 La St hospitalized with scalp laceration and ankle injury. Lawrence Memorial and Bethany Hospitals treated others, with drivers including Robert Ray 24 of Forbes Air Base Topeka and Ruth Newbanks 25 of Prairie Village among the injured. Officials cite rain as a key factor, with some drivers possibly fatigued or asleep.
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Lawerace
Kansas Turnpike
Kansas City
Providence Hospital
Robert J. Endacott
Ky. St
Jane Hutton
la. St
Bethany Hospital
Turnpike
Endacott
Thei Lawrence Turnpike
Lawrence
Robert Ray
Forbes Air Base
Topeka
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Forbes
Gerald Laskey
David E. Wold
Carl Miller
Ruth Newbanks
Prairie Village
Isabell A. Monroe
Kas
Murial Monroe
Henkle Denies Knowledge of 1956 Teamsters Gift
Lt. Gov. Joe Henkle of Great Bend said he had no knowledge of a reported 3500 campaign contribution to the Democrats by the Teamsters in 1956. C. E. McGuckin said he received the money from a Teamsters official and turned it over to Democratic State Chairman Frank Theis. Theis denied knowledge of such a contribution. The dispute centers on who knew of the gift during Docking’s 1956 campaign.
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Great Bend
Joe Henkle
Teamsters Union
C. E. McGuckin
George Docking
Teamsters
Frank Theis
McGuckin
Docking
Henkle
Theis
Democrats
Democratic State Committee
Tf Theis
Quick Is Quick In Capture
Kansas City AP reports Joseph Quick, a store investigator, credited with apprehending Charles Newcomb Johnstone after a downtown theater holdup. Johnstone, 43, of Omaha, was shot by police in the basement restroom during an exchange of gunfire as $2,100 was taken and the robber fled the scene. Quick tracked him from the scene, alerted police, and led officers to the arrest.
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Kansas City
Joseph Quick
Charles Newcomb Johnstone
Omaha
Quick
Basement rest room shooting wounds Johnstone seriously
Johnstone was wounded seriously by three bullets in the groin during an exchange of shots with Patrolman Ralph Stewart in the basement rest room. Local authorities report the incident and ongoing investigation.
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Johnstone
Ralph Stewart
Murphy Returns Soon From South America Tour
Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, chancellor of Kansas University, will return to Lawrence late next Wednesday after a four week tour of South American universities. The trip supported by the Institute for International Education aims to boost cooperation and exchanges between North and South American institutions.
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Franklin. D. Murphy
Kansas University
Lawrence
South America
Institute For International Education
Journal-World circulation ad seeks vacation address
Classified ad from the Ph. VI 3-1000 circulation department asks readers to send their vacation address to receive the Journal-World Gent during their time away. The brief notice directs readers to update mailing details for uninterrupted delivery.
Explosion on Dutch Plane Kills 99, Evidence Points to Inflight
Reports from Galway indicate KLM flight Hugo de Groot exploded in midair killing all 99 aboard. Post mortems show victims died before impact, with autopsies listing 25 women, eight men, and one child. Debris and personal items recovered 100 miles off Galway Bay suggest in-flight catastrophe.
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Galway
Treland
KLM
Hugo de Groot
K. Vaandrager
Galway Bay
Sid Graf
Support for UN in Middle East plan advances delayed
Seventy seven Western diplomats at the United Nations General Assembly special session are delaying a resolution to lay groundwork for President Eisenhower’s Middle East peace plan. They hope to line up decisive support in advance with Dag Hammarskjold given the key role.
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United. Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Eisenhower
Middle East
U.N
Dag Hammarskjoid
Senators Return Today For Overtime Social Security Debate
The Senate resumes Saturday for overtime debate on a major social security bill after approving a 3.8 billion-dollar budget measure. Leader Lyndon Johnson pushes to pass the social security package before adjournment, with a first test on raising benefits from seven to ten percent as amendments add hundreds of millions in new spending. The bill heads to conference with the House, which is in recess until Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Chamber
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Seven Die in Rural Three Car Crash Near Portage
A splintering three car collision at a rural Portage intersection killed seven, including five members of one family. Injuries ranged from critical to fair for several others. authorities cited a possible failure to stop. Victims include Kurt Bredel and Numa Meier, Charles Meier and his wife, and Donald Meier's daughter-in-law Judy with children Donald Jr. and Barbara.
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Donald Meier
Hopkins, Minn
Donald Jr
Barbara
Meier
David
Donald Meiers
Judy
Charles Knepka
Eldorado
Wis
Heard in Lawrence starlet closes season in Kansas City
The Most Happy Fella will end the season at Starlight Theater in Kansas City after a two week run beginning Monday night and ending August 31. Robert Weede, originator of the role on Broadway, will perform Tony while critics praise the show as a New York Drama Critics Award winner. A local vacationer notes Lawrence stores offer lower prices, highlighting blueberries sold for 29 cents here versus 49 cents in Minnesota last week, calling out the generally higher Minnesota prices.
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Kansas City
Starlight Theater
Nen
New York Drama Critics Award
Robert Weede
Tony
Lawrence
Minnesota
Ottawa Youth Receives KU Scholarship Award
Joseph H. McIntosh of Ottawa will hold the J. B. Ehrsam and Sons Manufacturing Company Scholarship for the coming year at Kansas University. The $750 award goes to students entering KU's Engineering School. McIntosh, an Ottawa High School honor student, ranked seventh in the National Merit Scholarship exam among forty four test takers and plans to study chemical, civil or electrical engineering at KU.
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Ottawa
J. B. Ehrsam and Sons Manufacturing Company
Kansas University
Ehrsam Company
Enterprise
McIntosh
John N. McIntosh
Ike Should Get New Ag Measure
The Senate Agriculture Committee reversed course by 9 to 6 to back the House version of a controversial farm bill. Chairman Ellender said the Senate would later consider the strategy, delaying floor action until late Monday or Tuesday. Supporters say the measure forestalls sharp acreage cuts and lowers price supports for cotton rice and corn as urged by Secretary Benson.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Senate
House
Allen J. Ellender
D'La
Senate House
Ellenider
Ellender
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Town
Agriculture Benson
Fourth Atom Sub to Be Launched Today by U. S.
The Seadragon, America s fourth Skate class atomic submarine, is launched in a ceremony at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Mrs. Robert L Dennison of Coronado California is sponsor. she is the wife of Vice Admiral Dennison of the First Fleet.
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Atom
U.S
Portsmouth
Nch
America
Robert L. Dennison
Coronado
Calif
Dennison
First Fleet
In Memoriam Ruth Bryan Remembered One Year On
Loving memories never fade as August 16 marks one year since Ruth Bryan died. family and friends keep her memory alive in their hearts.
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Ruth Bryan
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