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Lawrence Journal World in Lawrence, Kansas

19 Dec 1955

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Lawrence Journal World

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Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1955

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3

Notorious Gangster Of 30s Seeks Parole Through Lawyer

Kansas City gangster Harvey Bailey, age 68, seeks parole from a life sentence at Leavenworth for the 1933 Urschel kidnapping. Attorney Joseph N. Miniace says Urschel, living in San Antonio, will intercede. Bailey rose to infamy with a 1932 Fort Scott bank robbery and later aided in the 1933 union station massacre.

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Kansas City Harvey Bailey Kansas State Penitentiary Bailey Kirk Prather Urschel Kansas City Union Station Adam Richiell Charles Pretty Boy) Floyd Ohio Verne C. Miller Michigan
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Vinson Criticizes End of Free Bidding for Defense Contracts

Vinson argues the defense contract system has shifted from free advertised bidding to direct negotiation. He cites 1953 to 1955 contracts totaling about 2 billion dollars and claims a 10 percent reduction could balance the federal budget. No Pentagon comment. The note then mentions The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, founded 1763.

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Vinson Washington Pentagon
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Vet nurses restore tiny Chihuahua to health in Florida

In Jacksonville Florida Penny Lee Bessett faced heartbreak when her sick Chihuahua Kernel failed to respond to treatment and seemed near death. Vet nurses at a local clinic worked to revive the small dog, restoring the pet to health and allowing Kernel to jump and play again.

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Jacsonville Fla. P Penny Lee Bessett Dor Kernel
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