Added clue in Spears airliner crash probe deepens mystery
FBI agents seized a mysterious package from Dallas at Phoenix Airport as part of the Spears case. The carrier handed it to agents after landing, with officials saying no connection to the Nov 16 Gulf crash or Spears, who was jailed in Phoenix for a stolen car charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Robert Vernon Spears
FBI
Dallas
Phoenix
Spears
Gulf of Mexico
William Allen Taylor
Tampa
Fla
Soviets Unruffled by Idlewild Landing Amid Journey
Twelve Soviet officials remained composed after their TU114 turbojet made three passes at Idlewild before a safe landing. They attributed the delay to unfamiliarity with the airport and voiced goodwill toward the American people. The visit mirrors a reciprocal gesture after nine American governors toured the Soviet Union, with a touring schedule through New Jersey and several states starting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Idlewild
Nikita Khrushchev
D. S. Polyansky
Soviet Presidium
Soviet Union
New Jersey
South Carolina
Florida
Illinois
Colorado
Utah
Montana
North Dakota
Kennedy Backers Seek Removal Of Two Kennedy Opponents In N H
Kennedy supporters claim signatory fraud taints petitions for Elton Britt and Lar Daly in New Hampshire. They ask state officials to remove the two rival candidates from the Democratic primary, leaving Paul Fisher as Kennedy’s sole ballot foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
John F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
J. Murray Devine
Elton Britt
America First
Daly
Chicago
Fred A. Forbes
Kennedy
Britt
Damascus
Freshman Held After Aerial Courier Capers at MIT
Boston AP report says Roland Scott a 17 year old from Valdosta Georgia hid in a crate marked photographic enlarging equipment to be shipped as air freight to Washington DC. He was discovered and held on a larceny charge equal to the fare difference between two friends paid and the standard passenger rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Washington, D.C
Roland Scott
Valdosta
Washington
Scott
Mental tests planned for two Clutter murder suspects
District Judge Roland Tate appointed three Garden City physicians to examine Richard Hickock and Perry Smith to determine their competence to stand trial for the four murders of the Herbert Clutter family. The defense had suggested hospital testing, overruled. The killings occurred Nov. 15 at the farm home.
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Garden City
Kan
Herbert W. Clutter
Roland Tate
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry E. Smith
Tate
Larned State Hospital
Clutters
Widow Lyde Marland Contacted in Kansas City
Arkansas City reporters tracked Lyde Marland long widow of Oklahoma governor and oil magnate to a Kansas City post office. She admitted her identity but requested privacy and fled into a nearby supermarket before taking a bus downtown.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Kansas City
Lyde Marland
Oklahoma
California
John Grinstead
Daily Traveler
Marland
Kay County
Independence Avenue
Bento
Law Course Set In Adult Class
An adult education course titled You And the Law may run in spring if demand exists. Instructor Ralph King Jr. will teach Tuesdays 7 30 to 9 30 p m at Woodlawn School starting February 9. The course is part of Community School but open to all. King is a Lawrence attorney with KU Business 1952 and KU Law 1954 credentials.
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Woodlawn School
Lodgdon
Ralph King Jr
Lawrence
Kansas University School of Business
KU Law School
School of Business
School of Pharmacy
Army Ordnance Corps
Logsdon
Two Women to Receive Reward in Stevens Case
A $5,000 reward from Kansas City banker R Crosby Kemper will be paid to Edith Cochran and Diane Bradley of Kenner Louisiana for providing the tip that led to the recovery of Jan Clair Stevens. William J Stevens had taken the month old child from Kansas City on January 7 and later reconciled with the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kenner
Edith Cochran
Diane Bradley
Jan Clair Stevens
New Orleans
William J. Stevens
R. Crosby Kemper
Stevens
Ladies Cast A Line Long Branch Winter Fishing
In Long Branch New Jersey women join their outdoorsman husbands on the pier for winter fishing. Many are as zealous as the men and grumble less about the cold. One grandmother calls it their weekly night out.
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Long Branch
N. J
The Crucible at KU Dramatic Stage Witchcraft and Mass Hysteria
The Kansas University Theater presents Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Feb 9 11 13. The production features Low Lyda Giles Corey Al Rossi John Proctor Jeanne Rustemeyer Elizabeth Proctor and others under Gordon Beck and Moses Gunn with historical accuracy noted. A footnote links Judge Hathorne to Nathaniel Hawthorne as an ancestral note.
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Kansas University Theater
Arthur Miller
Salem
Mass
New England
Gordon Beck
Beck
Miller
Senate Committee
Joseph McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
America
Crucible
Moses Gunn
Low Lyda
Giles Corey
al Rossi
John Proctor
Jeanne Rustemeyer
Elizabeth Proctor
Sandra Hopkins
Abigail Williams
Charles Kephart
Samuel Parris
Sidney Berper
John Hale
Judy Satterfield
Mary Warren
Michael Blasingame
Gov
Danforth
Miles Conner
Judge Hathorne
Laura Lee Earnshaw
Rebecca Nurse
Joanna Featherston
Tituba
Nathanial Hawthorne
Nathanial
Young People Lead Sunday Services at First Presbyterian Lawrence
Youths from the First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence will run the 9 and 11 a.m. services with sermonettes by Timothy Leone Jane Albrecht and Andrew Montgomery on youth voice. Assistants include Michael Miner Vicki Kimborough Stephen Campbell Carolyn Berneking and junior ushers William Howard Baldwin Mitchell Jeffrey Mitchell Michael Rasmussen Jack Good and Monte Russell under Rev. Alfred Wakefield. Community members are invited to hear the youth witness to the Christian faith in these times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church of
Lawrence
Timothy Leone
Jane Albrecht
Andrew Montgomery
Michael Miner
Vicki Kimbrough
Stephen Campbell
Carolyn Berneking
William Howard
Baldwin Mitchell
Jeffrey Mitchell
Michael Rasmussen
Jack Good
Monte Russell
We wash foreign cars with imported water
A filling station sign in Virginia Beach reads We wash foreign cars with imported water. Bartow H Bridges Jr reports the sign as a local curiosity reflecting tongue in cheek branding.
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Virginia Beach
Bartow H. Bridges Jr
Young Singers Get Okay Of Their New Contracts
Santa Monica California AP Rock n roll singer Fabian and the Lennon Sisters won Superior Court approval for their contracts. Fabian 17 will earn 75000 for ten weeks in a film with half his gross income placed in government bonds. The Lennon Sisters ages 20 18 16 and 13 must invest 20 percent of Welk’s payment in bonds under a two year deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Fabian
Lennon
Lennon Sisters
Dianne
Peggy
Kathy
Janet
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence Skating Team Hosts Coffeyville Visit
The Lawrence Speed Skating Team prepares to host Coffeyville in a Bi-State League roller match at 4 30 p m Sunday at the Lawrence Roller Rink. Lawrence seeks improvement after a season opener loss to Springfield Missouri. Nick Tubbs sustained a severe knee injury in relay practice with fifteen stitches to close a gash.
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Lawrence
Coffeyville
Nick Tubbs
Five Men Enlist in Army Reserve From Local Area
Capt. George E. Weber announced five men from Lawrence and Lecompton joined a six month Army Reserve program. Enlistees include Robert L. Johnson and Frederick A. Johnson of Lawrence plus Philip E. Spencer of Lecompton Eldon B. Bradley and Winston I. Grantham of local addresses. They will depart for Ft Leonard Wood in February and March with return to reserve duty after active service.
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Lawrence
Lecompton
George E. Weber
R. 1
Philip EF. Spencer
Ft. Leonard Wood
Frederick A. Johnson
Pa. St
Robert
Eldon B. Bradley
Ala
Winston I. Grantham
Weber
Samuel J. Churchill
21St
Lowa Sts
Capsule Drops 31 000 Feet Above Salton Sea Test
Northrop Corp reports a one ton capsule similar to Mercury designs was dropped from a plane at 31 000 feet into the Salton Sea. The Friday test marked the 35th successful drop in the series with two parachutes cushioning the descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland, Calif
Northrop Corp
Salton Sea
Eudora Club Potluck and Community Meetings Recap
Eudora hosts report a WLTY potluck with four bridge tables after dinner. Judy Miller attends as a guest. February plans set with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker. A joint Weaver Eudora Kaw Valley Home Demonstration Units meeting draws attendees from Lawrence and Eudora TOPS Clubs at Eudora City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Strong
W.lt.y
Judy Miller
Fred Walker
Weaver
Eudora
Kaw Valley
Lawrence
Oletha Yates
Georgie Abel
George Abel
Eudora CPA holds pot luck, elects officers at City Hall
Members gathered Tuesday evening at City Hall for a pot luck supper and annual business meeting. Wayne Strong was named president Lowe Kindred vice president Homer Rivers secretary and Bob Lothholz treasurer. The CPA picnic was announced for Friday and Saturday July 22 and 22.
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Ner
Gene Masser
Mark
Sharon
Eudora Cpa
City Hall
Wayne Strong
Lowe Kindred
Homer Rivers
Bob Lothholz
CPA
Jack McCabria
Lima
Ohio
McCabria
Westinghouse
Kansas City
Homer Gerstenberger
Lom Phi Phi Club
Oscar Lothhol
Charles Richardson
Hickman Mills
Homer Brooks
Ray Warmer
George Warmker
Phoeniy, Ariz. Myr
Art Warmker
San Benito
Tex
Florence Steffanus
Albert Warmker
Los Angeles
Warren Warmicker
Midvale
Utah
Merv
Tay
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Aunior
Bimble
Ghana
MRE
Privet
Scoville Ave
Berwyn , Ill
Ed Lodgsdon
Springfield
Gill Agency
Realtors
Howard Wilson
Carlyle Trabant
Charles Gerstenberger
Felix Shutt
Clearfield
Evangelical United Brethren
H. H. Vogel
Vogel
Josephine Warmker
Warren Warmker
Ray Warmker
Don
Gary
Ariz
Walter Parker
Jack O’connor
Patricia Ann
Mike, Danny and
Denny
Gard
Lor Urton
Wichita
Kyle Hank
Bethany
Homer Trapp
Oskaloosa
Delores Axtine
Sarah Abel
Johnny O'Berg
Taura
Tommy
Annetta Wright
Chiff Kemberling
Kenneth Cunningham
Topeka
Lotte New
Mire Terry Freland
Otis England
Bryan
Tinda
Root
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Eudora Methodist Church
Baker University
Baldwin
Harold Gabriel
Sharon Gabriel
Nancy Obasele
Richard Ford
Fred Bucholz
Kling Inc
Mosser
Wolf
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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