Mystery Kidnap Slaying Of Two Chicago Girls
Chicago police investigated the deaths of Barbara Grimes, 15, and Pat Grimes, 13, whose nude bodies were found along a roadway. A restaurant owner reported seeing them with a dishwasher named Benny about three weeks earlier. A taxi driver and sheriff's office linked the girls to a man, with further inquiries ongoing as pathologists work to determine the time of death.
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Chicago
Sha
Minnie Duros
Benny
Barbara
Grimes
Patrela
Ray
Dee
Reno Valdis Echols
Du‘noy
Rogger
Leutenant
Echols
Patricia
Irl
Bond issue plans sped by earlier election timing
The speaker explained that a second bond issue should vote with the November general election to avoid delaying growth. Acting quickly, planners favor an earlier vote to save money by starting mid year. If bonds pass, bidding could open a month sooner, potentially offsetting election costs.
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Rapidryly
Advan‘bige
Wolfe
Sunset Hill
Twentyeesoe
Ousdahl Road
Wreck at Baldwin causes $1500 damage in one car crash
Deputy Jones quoted Robert Lee Lewis of Overland Park saying he lost control of a 1957 station wagon on U S Highway 50 near Baldwin. Police investigated a second accident at 1820 Vt Street involving Michael Pronka. A third crash at 4th and Ky Wednesday involved John Connett and Sara Clark with $360 damage. no injuries reported. Police logged three additional minor traffic accidents that day.
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Diollage
Baldwin
U. S. Highway 50
P. W. Jones
Robert: Lee: Lewis
Overland Park
Lawrence
Vt. St
Michael Pronka
S. St
Air Force Tanker Plane Found With No Survivors
JROME NY A missing Air Force KC-10 tanker was located in the Adirondack mountains near Kerkimer County. All crew members aboard were reported killed. A helicopter confirmed the discovery after the aircraft had been missing since Tuesday night.
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Air
JROME
N.Y
Air Force
Grif‘Force Base
Adiron
KCOT
Dockings Move to Topeka Mansion as Dick Plans Law Career
George Docking said on Wednesday his younger son Dick and family have moved into the mansion in Topeka. Dick will complete his law studies at Kansas University and pass the state bar exam by February, then move to Wichita to join a law firm.
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Gow
George Docking
Topeka
Docking
Kansas University
Wichita
Vatican paper says Polish vote not free
The Vatican newspaper warned that Poland's elections were not free. It asserted that Poles faced limited self rule under a Communist system and warned that optimism would be misplaced despite the Sunday vote.
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Vatican
de Hanis
Wladyslaw Goamulka
Poland
Onulka
Policy on Military Hangings Not New at Lansing
Charles Edmondson, former warden of the state prison at Lansing, says the order not to hang military prisoners is a continuation of Fred Hall's 1953 policy. Three prisoners were hanged under Hall, from legacy orders, with federal payment and state gallows.
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Charles Edmondson
Lansing
Douglas County
Gove George Deming
Kansas
Dorking
Fred Hall
Ed Arn
Edmondson
Hall
Mary
U. S
Fort Leavenworth
Third Drowned Child Is Pulled From N J River
CRANFORD New Jersey The body of the third child from a trio who drowned in the Rahway River was recovered this morning. Richard Johnson nine, was found in icy waters near the spot where Martha seven and Philip Harrington Junior seven were pulled from the river last night. The children disappeared on their way home from school Tuesday. Police firemen and volunteers broke through the river ice with pneumatic hammers in the search. The two other bodies were found earlier downstream.
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Philip
Martha
Eight Newsmen Among Those Seized in Hungary
In Budapest the Soviet-backed government cracked down with new arrests of counterrevolutionaries. Among the detainees are eight prominent Hungarian newspapermen, part of a broader wave that has jailed at least 15 literary and journalism figures tied to the October anti-Soviet revolt. The government press confirmed 13 additional arrests, while only one case, that of journalist Gabor Folly, was disclosed publicly. Folly allegedly recruited children to gather military information.
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Budapest
Janos Kadar
Gabor Folly
Eleven K U Women Selected for Residence Hall Jobs
Eleven women at Kansas University were chosen to fill vacancies across three of the four women’s residence halls after mid year graduations. About 200 residents live in the halls. renewals were granted to most returning students. New occupants include Sandra Ackerman, Carolyn Ann McNally, Margaret Owens, Charlotte Tone Painter, Lois Annty, Lois French, Lucy Elaine Luff, Annette Moore, Billa Mae Vickery, Hulda Mae Gorlson, and Cynthia Kay Roberts in Miller Sellards and Deathart halls.
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Kansas University
K. U
Sandra Ackerman
Leavenworth
Carolyn Ann McNally
Lamar
Margaret Owens
Parson
Charlotte Tone
Kansas City
Lois Annty
Kaina
Lois French
Topeka
Lucy Elaine Luff
Independence
Annette Moore
Billa Mae Vickery
Miller Hall
Hulda Mae Goorlson
Knox City
Cynthia Kay Roberts
Clifton
Sellards Hall
Peru Schools and Factories Close as Power Restored
Schools and factories in Peru were closed today while power service was restored after a flood-related disruption from a sudden rise of the Wabash River, delaying normal operations and prompting local officials to keep closures in place until service stabilized.
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Peru
Ind
Wabash River
Lawrence lawmakers push county bill reading access
Lawrence residents may read every House and Senate bill in the County Clerk Delbert Mathia’s office during hours, with copies sent to the clerk. Rep. Richard Allen and Odd Williams represent the area, and tax refund blanks for farmers are available. The county aims to expand library services statewide, with Bill sponsorship tied to rural library needs and traveling bookmobiles. Final exams at KU concluded with a winter break and spring classes beginning January 31.
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Paughis County
House
Senate
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Nate
Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas Library Association
Johnson County
Kansas Library Planning Committee
Secretaries List Needed Trails for Ideal Bosses
Los Angeles chapter of the National Secretaries Assn outlines expected traits of an ideal boss. Advice urges appreciating secretaries and avoiding favoritism, overtime pressures, late arrivals, and personal slights while recognizing their need for rest and fair treatment.
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Los Angeles
The
National Secretaries Assn
Local Cadet Earns Flying Plan Through ROTC Selection
A Lawrence student at Kansas University Earl Wilson 901 TH St joins Air Force ROTC set chosen by KLE unit for flight training leading to private pilot licenses. Senior cadets receive hours of flight instruction and must pass CAA exams to qualify. The program, run by Frhart Flying Service at Lawrence airport, includes 18 hours dual, 17 hours sole instruction and 1.5 hours CAA exam with about 80 cadets in the group.
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Kansas University
Air Force
KLE
Alop
Earl Wilson
Preugesen
Civil Aeronautics
Frhart
Lawrence Airput
Dat Bt
Lawrener Fe Ting
Maj
Marshall
Darta Bel
Aletight
Brack
Fort Worth
Tex
Ind
Albert S. Crane Jr
Topeka
Larry
Unvix
Cates
Harold
Beloit
Aoorge
Hmint
Wellingvans
Jamon Chia
Welton
Robard L. Lee
Migslows
Arthur
Lyonard
Leiwood
Rubert J. Meeker
Canevenworth
Gary 1
Miler
Wiebe Ha
al Paul
Peters
Dar
Phillip A. Hein
Tullahorus
T. Rohrer
Wiehlta
Ibnora Bnyder
Leavenworth
Petre
Arthur A
Veteran Prisoners Rally to Defend Jail Host in Kentucky
Eight self styled veterans of jails and penitentiaries across the United States defend Boyle County jailer Joe Edwards in a letter to the Advocate Messenger. They praise his care of prisoners, noting the jail is clean and the food better than the workhouse.
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Danville
United States
Boyle County
Joe Edwards
Advocate Messenger
Courtty Grand Jury
Edwards
Memorial Hospital births and dismissals list local residents
The memorial hospital roster includes births for Fleming and Moore families with a daughter and a daughter respectively and a son for the Rayton household. It also records numerous dismissals and lists residents by street addresses and towns. Marriage licenses issued from Probate Court name Eyler Holloway and multiple couples, continuing with several Lawrence and Ottawa residents among others.
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Ralph K. Fleming
R. I. St
William Moore
Ohio St
Harry Rayton
Til, St
Paul Henry Eyler, Jr
Lawrence
Marilyn Pear Holloway
Beloit
William Enoch
Joyce Ellen Natzinger
James Myles Kelley
Marysville
Dale Harris
Ottawa
John P. Rastella
Detroit
Joanne Elaine Hobbs
Wichita
Sheriff fined for speeding in County Court
County Sheriff Joe B. of Tonganoxin was fined $10 and costs Monday in County Court after being charged with speeding.
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Joe B
Tonganoxin
Market update from Kansas City cattle, grain, and hogs
Readable livestock and grain listing from Kansas City markets notes steers and heifers in short supply for testing, calves and cows showing weakness to lower, hogs steady to higher, slaughter lambs easing, and grain quotes across No 2 hard red wheat No 2 red corn and soybeans. Includes live cattle prices, futures like May Sep, and local receipts. Names not clearly identifiable. entities focus on Kansas City market segments and commodities.
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Kansas City
Usbat Carle Si
U. S
Cash Grain
Milo
Rge
Aly
Dee
Wall Street Gains as Stocks Rise Broadly in Quiet Session
In New York, U S stocks edged higher with chem icals aircrafts and appetites up one to two points late trading. Volume eased to about 2.0 million shares, as Union Carbide Du Pont Chrysler Vought and American Tobacco led gains while overall list showed a narrow movement.
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Wall Street
New York
Breers
Union Carbide
du Pont
Chrince Vought
American Tobacco
Pittston
General Dynarmies
U. S
Nasser warns against Western interference in Gaza area
Egyptian President Nasser told Chinese reporters that any attempt by Western powers to internationalize Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba would cause new trouble. He said he would comment on the Eisenhower Middle East plan after U S explanation and noted Britain’s actions against Yemen. he also cited the Jordan-Arab heads agreement as a counter to foreign meddling and said he plans a summer visit to China.
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Egypt
Nasser
Gaza
Aqaba
New China
United States
Britain
Jordan
China
Three Topeka Jailbreakers Nabbed in Nebraska
Three Shawnee County jail escapees Robert McQueen 25 Larry Wray 18 and Roger Lofton 17 were recaptured in Grand Island Nebraska midweek facing additional charges for burglaries at Dunbar Syracuse and Unadilla. McQueen arrested 3 pm Wednesday while Wray and Lofton were taken at 7 20 am. The trio had pistols rifles shotguns and knives in their car when captured and were later moved to Nebraska City by Sheriff Ralph Hall.
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Shawnee County
Grand Island
Neb
Dunbar
Syracuse
Unadilla
Robert McQueen
Larry Wray
Roger Lofton
McQueen
Wray
Lofton
Nebraska City
Ralph Hall
Docking Denies Patrol Is Political Football Claims
Topeka governor George Docking rejected a charge by Rep. Lawrence Blythe that the highway patrol is being used politically. He defended the appointment of Flasey Schmedemann as superintendent and declined to comment on Dunn’s removal or Glasscock’s reassignment, saying he would not dig into personnel matters.
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Blythe
Topeka
George Docking
Highiway Patrol
Flasey Sehmedemann
Docking
Lawrence J. Blythe
White City
House Roads and Highways Committee
Dorking
Highway Patrol
Walter Dunn
Schmedemann
Ton Glasscock
Glasscock
Dunn
Assenek
Mad Bomber's Sisters Hire Top Criminal Lawyer
Anna and Mae Meresky requested James D. C. Murray to defend their brother George Meresky the confessed Mad Bomber of New York. Stellman, former New Haven prosecutor, said the sisters authorized hiring Murray and planned to see Meresky and Murray. Scientists estimate more insect species than all other animal groups.
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New York
George Meresky
Textuy
James. D.C. Murray
Connecticut
Stellman
New Haven
Stellan
Meroaha
Anna
Mae
Fim
Murray
Meresky
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John Weatherwax
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Almedia’ Brown
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Charles Kapfer
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Freda Rayton
Til
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Mary Kay Rice
Shirley Jane Carter
Verna Stanwix
Becky Ulmer
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Mass
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14Th St
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Sunnyside
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Lyons St
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Geneva
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