Ohio sniper murder arrest reshapes study in faith and fear
Floyd E. Hargrove, a 35 year old truck driver, was arrested in Toledo on a first degree murder warrant in the Christmas Eve snipers case that killed Charles R. Clark a Mansfield electrical engineer. Investigators cited new evidence after a polygraph cleared him days earlier and a tipped call helped locate him. Clark's wife Lois admitted an eight month affair and multiple affairs with other men.
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Plainsville
Ohio
Charles R. Clark
Floyd E
Gene) Hargrove
Hargrove
Toledo
Effie Walker
Hathy
Clark
Mentor
Carol
Lois
Benson Calls Congress to Act on Wheat Surplus
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, visiting Salt Lake City, urges Congress to act this session to curb wheat surpluses costing about 14 million dollars daily in storage. He notes wartime controls persist and predicts a 1.3 billion bushel surplus by July 1, with past acreage cuts shifting wheat farming to new areas. He also cites lamb imports affecting market prices.
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Benson
Salt Lake City
Ezra ‘Taft Benson
Congress
Oklahoma Officers Jail Second Man on Slaying Charges
Craig County officers hold two men on murder charges tied to the December slaying and robbery of a World War I pensioner. Clarence Ketchum, 39, surrendered and is jailed for murder in the shooting of Jesse Goforth. his wife Mildred, 33, is charged as an accessory. Bobby Gene Davis, 80, and Mildred Ketchum are also held with bond set at 5,000. Arraignment set for Monday.
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Winita
Okla
Craig County
Jim Ince
Clarence Ketchum
Ketchum
Jesse Goforth
Goforth
Julie
Bobby Gene Davis
L. O. Thomas
Davis
Veterans Hospital
Muskogee
Vinita
Oklahoma City
Mildred
Generous Thieves Charged After Shoplifting Attempt
A New Haven store detective exposed three women as shoplifting. They admitted the theft and claimed the items were sent as gifts, but police charged them with theft despite their claimed generosity.
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New Haven
Conway
City Seed-Soil Clinic Set for January 19 at County Fairgrounds
The second annual Lawrence Seed and Soil Clinic, sponsored by the Kansas Seed Dealers Association, will be held at the County 4-H Club Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 2 45 p.m. on January 19. Extension specialists in field crops and plant pathology, plus representatives of the Kansas Crop Improvement Association, will attend to discuss betterment of agriculture and answer questions.
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Lawrence
The
Kansas Seed Dealers Association
County
Kansas Crop Improvement Association
Developments Expected Soon In Clutter Murders Probe
Kansas investigators anticipate progress next week in the Herbert W. Clutter family murders near Garden City. Two ex convicts arrested in Las Vegas will be brought to Garden City for questioning to assess potential links to the case.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Herbert W. Clutter
Garden City
Kansas
Las Vegas
Nev
Clutter
Logan Sanford
KBI
Christmas Visits and Family News from Vinland
Vinland area notices Christmas visitors and gatherings. Rev Clyde Corrier and family from St Louis visited the Snow barger home. Various relatives from Lawrence Des Moines California and Kansas City joined dinners and Christmas celebrations with local families in Vinland and nearby communities.
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Clyde Corrier
St. Louis
Roy Snowbarger
Woodrow Sturdy
Mabel Fitz
Frank Pitt
New Jersey St
Lawrence
Martin Holcom
Riot on Death Row At San Quentin Ends With Fisticuffs
Six condemned inmates including Cary Chessman were involved in a New Year’s Day brawl on death row at San Quentin. One inmate knocked a fellow down. a wooden chair and a television were damaged as guards restored order after the fight following a Rose Bowl parade viewing.
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San Quentin
Calif
California
Cary Chessman
James Merkouis
Los Angeles
Louis Nelson
Manuel Chavez
Merkouis
Merkouris
Chessman
Chavez
Clyde Bates
Marion Linden
Donald L. Cash
New China Offers to Settle Border Dispute
Peiping proposed a long term peaceful environment and a pullback of 1245 miles from current lines. India has rejected the plan twice previously as it would leave Chinese troops in areas claimed by India. Premier Chou En lai suggested another meeting with Nehru, who demands principles first.
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Tokyo
Peiping
India
Red
Chou En-lai
Nehru
Two Hunters Find Body Of Ex Convict In Well
Two bird hunters found the body of Kenneth Arthur, 52, once of Kansas City Missouri and an ex convict, in a well near Dodd City in Fannin County Texas. Arthur, wanted by Dallas police for robbery questions, appeared killed in a gangland style ride with a fractured skull and knife wound. Authorities estimated death occurred about six days earlier.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Kenneth Arthur
Kansas City
Arthur
Dodd City
Fannin County
E. J. Banks
Police Seek Woman For Questioning in Par sons Death
Police in Parsons Kansas seek to question widow Vivian P Wood regarding the death of 81 year old farmer Fred Stepmeir. Stepmeir died of pneumonia blamed on neglect after being brought to a hospital on a physician's orders. Hospital staff reported bruising and rope burns, and a bloodstained toy baseball bat was found in the Wood residence. Mrs Wood is currently missing and no charges have been filed.
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Parsons
Kan
Fred Stepmeir
Stepmeir
Vivian P. Wood
Stegmeir
Harold Flood
Wood
Moving Sidewalk Crushes Dallas Girl at Love Field
A moving sidewalk at Love Field in Dallas entrapped 5 year old Tina Marie Bandon, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Brandons, as she ran ahead of her parents. Rescuers freed her but she died on arrival at a hospital. police and firefighters reached the scene through crowds after the child screamed.
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Dallas
Tex
Love Field
Tina Marie Bandon
L. C. Brandons
Non-Letter Nixon In Rose Bowl Sideline Role
In Pasadena Nixon, seventh Rose Bowl visit as vice president, watched from stands as a former Whittier College player who never lettered offered sideline observations. He praised Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt and Johnny Uttas, while joking about his Whittier bench tenure.
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Pasadena
Calif
Whittier
Richard M. Nixon
Miss Bertelson
Pasadena City College
Johny Unitas
Washington
Bertelson
Nixon
Hagen Family Fans Holidays in Big Springs Visit
Mr and Mrs Scott Hagen along with Martha and Steven of Manhattan spent the holidays with Mrs Ha.
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Scott Hagen
Martha and
Steven
Manhattan
Christmas Holiday Socials and Engagement Notice
Christmas visits and dinners fill many households in the area. Families including Hartmans Richards Henry Nuffer Emery Plant Schwanke and LaDuke share gatherings. engagement announced between Catharine Emery and Lester Dale Traxler. other relatives and friends host Christmas dinners and travel from Topeka Lawrence Morrison and Ft Worth Texas.
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Billie Jean Richards
W. L. Richards
Fred Wmartman
Leland Hartman
W P. Henry
William Henry Roy
Margie
Linda
Ben Emery
Catharine
Lester Dale Traxler
R. Traxler
Raymond LaDuke
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Arthur Lian
Ft. Worth
Tex
Don Jones
C. L. Shively
Nellda Jones
Don Conner
Ralph Jones
Topeka
Christmas Eve Supper Hosts and Guests Across Town
Mrs and Mr Ben Emery hosted a family Christmas Eve supper with guests including Norbit Green of Phoenix Arizona and the Emerys Tecumseh. Norbert Green left for Winslow Indiana to visit his parents and other families hosted gatherings across Topeka Cleburn Oklahoma City Silver Lake and Topeka with several relatives and friends attending.
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Ben Emery
Norbit Green
Phoenix
Arizona
Ben Emery Jr
Tecumseh
K. B. Wilson
Gayle
Joyce
Catharine
Ruth
Norbert Green
Winslow
Ind
Albert Hildenbrand
Ernest Wulfkuhle
Robert Wulfkuhle
I. F. Harris
Oklahoma City
Clyde Wyatt
Howard Hook
Silver Lake
Hawes
Wendell McCord
Lavonna
Topeka
Don Jones
Alice Zeeb
Johnson
Cleburn
Don Laird
W. P. Henry
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Sanford
Perry Edward Smith
Richard Eugene Hickock
Edgerton
Smith
Hickock
Johnson County
Clutters
Herbert Clutter
Bonnie
Nancy Mae
Kenyon Neal
Vinland
Ferne Walker
Walter Babbit
Des Moines
Iowa
Ross Stone
Kuester
Mary Sturdy
Booth
Giardner
Bobby Wade
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tom Snow
Calfornia
Crilla Snow
Dale Crady
Will Ruesch
Ruesch
Creston
Grent
Melvin Johnson
Delia Cleland
Carole
David
Harold Malyn
Bute
Mike
Kerne Walker
Sherry
Lewis Clark
Opal Bowler
Baldwin
Needles
George Rockhold
New China
John Pickens Brake Service
Vermont
Mass
F.d.lc
Margarethe Bertelson
Big Springs
Gen
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Gus Hartman
General Electric
Green Brothers Hardware
NED
Lawrence, Kan
M. 4. Patterson
Lowell R. Macy
William A. Neal
Rankin Drug Co
Cook’s Paints
COOK
Gypsy
Singer
Dancer
Warner Bros
Techniramas Coos
Technicolor
CSU
Obar
Aster
Searo
Assman Maa
Roger Moore
Allman
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Yvenetet
Pasa
Panama
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