Freedom Sweet but Running Ends Secret of Past Catches a Man
William Virgil McCracken lived under an assumed name in Blue Springs for six years after fleeing a Georgia liquor store holdup sentence. He gave up running after asking to marry a widow with three children and confiding his past to a pastor. Arrested by a Missouri deputy marshal, he faces a federal charge of unlawful flight from prosecution while Georgia authorities confirm the old case.
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William Virgil McCracken
McCracken
Kansas City
Lee Hankins
First Christian Church
Hankins
Hawkins
Georgia
Claude Mowery
Flight by Valentina Tereshkova Sparks Women’s Rights Push
Soviet cosmonette Valentina Tereshkova’s space feat fuels advocacy in Britain and France. Lady Summerskill in Britain pushes equal pay and a share of savings for housewives, while France’s parliament considers giving wives control of their property despite the Napoleonic Code.
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Valentina
Tereshkova
Europe
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Britain
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Lady Summerskill
House of Lords
Pierre Marcilhacq
Senate
Aries to Pisces Horoscope Guide for the Month
A dated zodiac column lists signs with brief advisories. It cautions Aries to seek family approval, Taurus to pace shopping, Gemini to pursue personal gains, Moon Children to heed authority, Leo to rise above anxiety, Virgo to beware profiteers, Libra to verify positions, Scorpio to work steadily, Sagittarius to stay cheerful, Capricorn to balance home and business, Aquarius to avoid disputes, and Pisces to manage finances before travel.
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Familly
Taurus
Gemini
Moon Children
Leo
Virgo
Pon
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Highway Agency Upheld For Interstate 35 Case
Kansas Supreme Court upholds Highway Commission in ruling against landowner W Edgar Moore over access to Interstate 35. Moore appealed Shawnee County district court decision, contending access rights were violated where a new controlled access highway was condemned through previously nonhighway land between Ottawa and Kansas City.
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Commission
W. Edgar Moore
Ottawa
Kansas City
Shawnee County
Ex FBI official Harold Nathan dies at 83 in San Francisco
Harold B Nathan, 83, a former assistant to J Edgar Hoover and longtime FBI officer, died Tuesday in San Francisco. He served as a key figure in the FBI during his career.
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San Francisco
Harold B Nathan
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jonn Pickens Brake Service Front End Alignment
Jonn Pickens operates a brake service and front end alignment shop at 623 Vermont street. The business lists phone contact Vi A-1353.
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Jonn Pickens
Vermont
This Day in History highlights from 1788 to 1963
On this date in 1788 Congress created the U S Marine Corps under the Navy Department. Other noted events include Hamilton mortally wounded in 1804, 1836 gold standard shift, 1921 liquor ban near coasts, Gershwin’s death in 1937, Morrow first Negro on Eisenhower staff in 1955, Gruenther as supreme Allied commander ten years ago, rackets hearing five years ago, and tax depreciation changes a year ago.
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New York
Continental Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Weehawken
U. S. Treasury
U. S
George Gershwin
Everett Frederic Morrow
New Jersey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Alfred Gruenther
Allied Forces
Europe
Matthew Ridgway
U.S. Fve
Chicago
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Egyptian Art Curator William C. Hayes Dies
William C. Hayes aged 60, longtime curator of Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1952, died Wednesday in New York.
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New York
William C. Hayes
Metropolitan Museum of Art
York-Latham Plea Is Turned Down in Double Death Case
A federal appeals court in Denver rejected pleas by George York and James Latham, convicted of a 17 day crime spree killing seven people from Florida to Utah. They face execution for the Ziegler killing in Oakley Kansas. 90 days were granted to seek Supreme Court review.
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George York
James Latham
Florida
Utah
Otto Ziegler
Oakley
Kan
Kansas Penitentiary
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Roy Cook
Kansas City
Kansas
Grantsville
York
Jacksonville
Fla
Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
Fort Hodd
Tennessee
Ilinois
St. Louis
Craig
Colo
Russell
Ziegler
Man Kills Two Children Then Turns Gun on Self
In Grandview Missouri a despondent father James Coy Reddell 32 shot and killed his two children James Harold Reddell 9 and Pamela Jane Reddell 8 then killed himself. A Wichita based brother Charles Reddell 27 found the bodies. All were shot with a 410 shotgun. Mrs. Reddell 29 had sued for divorce and moved out of the house. She telephoned the brother in law that threats were made.
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Grandview
James Coy Reddell
James Harold Reddell
Pamela Jane Reddell
Wichita
Charles Reddell
Reddell
Radiology Leader Dr. Sherwood Moore Dies at 83
Dr. Sherwood Moore, a pioneer radiologist born in St. Louis, died Tuesday at age 83 from a heart attack. He led clinical imaging advances and shaped radiology practices nationwide through decades of service.
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ST. Louis
Sherwood Moore
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