John Harry Allen Faces Life Sentence After Plea
TOPEKA Kansas man once among the FBI's most wanted pleads guilty to first degree robbery for a $4000 supermarket holdup in December. Known as Slippery John he faces at least 40 years plus time from other convictions and will be moved to Independence to face another robbery charge with plans to plead guilty. The habitual criminal designation would add to current prison time.
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Colorado water problem in 1954 drives shortages
Fort Collins reports that the statewide water table fell up to eight feet during 1954, with the South Platte and Arkansas River valleys most affected. W. E. Code, irrigation engineer at Colorado A and M, cited extreme stream shortages and urged conservation and study.
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Arkansas River
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Groundwater use rises in 154 drought year
The report notes that flow and rainfall in 154 caused greater use of ground water than in any year previously recorded, signaling heightened pressure on aquifers and potential long term impacts.
Huge Overtime Check For Night Watchman In Isleworth
ISLEWORTH England Jim Ruff a 3 year old night watchman will receive 1357 pounds 3809 60 in his pay Friday instead of 7 pounds 19 60 The extra is overtime accrued since May 1952 watching a garbage dump He sometimes worked up to 100 hours a week but the Borough Council paid only for 44 hours After a back pay demand from his union the council voted to pay up and limit his hours to 44 weekly A second watchman will cover the remaining time Kim monitors the daytime bulldozer and warns of fires from hot ashes or spontaneous combustion.
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Isleworth
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Jim Ruff
Jim
Kim
Indochina Colonies Win Economic Freedom
Paris France announced that three former Indochina colonies Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam have won economic independence agreements signed in the French Foreign Ministry. Guyla Chambre and delegation heads from Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam attended the ceremony. Nguyen Van Thoai warned that joint institutions such as the Indochinese foreign exchange office will vanish.
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France
Indochina
Guy la Chambre
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Laos
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thoai
Indochinese Foreign Exchange Office
States Weigh Right to Regulate Currency and Tariffs
Fragmentary report touches on three states debating the power to regulate currency and impose tariffs. Details are sparse. no names, dates, or locations are clearly readable.
Eye experts estimate world cross-eyed at seventeen percent
Eye specialists believe that about 17 percent of the global population exhibits strabismus, meaning eyes that turn or are misaligned. The figure reflects observed prevalence across demographics, with no immediate causative factors identified in the source.
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