Army Keeps Mum On Jewel Robbery Mystery
Washington reports the army adopts a hush hush stance on the great jewel robbery involving crown rings valued at 1.5 million dollars stolen from Kronberg castle. Col Durant and his wife WAC Captain Kathleen Nash Durant are in military detention as investigators pursue a discharged corporal and another on active duty, with recovery of most gems traced to a Chicago baggage locker.
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WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
Hudson
Wis
Chicago
Katheleen Nash Durant
Col
Jack W. Falls Church
Kronberg Castle
Frankfurt
Germany
Washington
Ehinrland
War Department
David F. Watson
Tierlingame
G.L
Ures
Jack W. Durant
Kathleen N. Nash Durant
Army
Durant and Wife Plead Guilty in WAC Case
Army officials said confessions were obtained from Durant and his wife regarding the case. Durant is a former Washington attorney. His wife is the mother of a 2% year-old son by a former marriage.
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Ented
Army
Durant
Hig Wac
Washington
Rest of jewels in Kronberg theft still hidden in Germany
U S army investigators in Frankfurt explored the possibility that gems from the Kronberg theft totaling 1 500 000 dollars remain hidden in Germany. Maj David F Watson of Burlingame Calif and his WAC wife were arrested in Chicago as Durant and Watson worked under department instructions. Watson gave a long statement to investigators while authorities withheld further details.
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Prankfurt
Germany
Washington
Hesse
Kronbergensthe
Chetisny
David F. Watson
Burlingame
Calif
Fridon
Hut U.S. Armiy
Watson
Conoat
U.S
Durant
Chi- Teag An
WAC
Counters von Lessen
Victoria
England
Kronberg Castle
Here
Army Headquarters
1. G. Barhon
Frankfurt
John H Cisey Guilty Of DUI After Street Collision
John H Cisey, 53, of Greens Take, was found guilty in police court this morning of driving while under the influence after a wreck at the intersection of Eleventh and Ohio streets yesterday. He was fined $74 by Police Judge Lane.
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John H. Cisea
Green
Lane
Cisco
Eleventh
Ohio Streets
Ree
W. H. Cummings
Paraguay Army Revolt Quelled in Asuncion
In Asuncion on June 10 a predawn mutiny by five soldiers at Campo Grande barracks was subdued after President Morinigo reassumed control of the army. Four high cavalry officers fled to the Brazilian embassy while others were taken to divisional headquarters. The capital remained quiet after the uprising, the government calling it a regrettable internal incident in the First Cavalry division.
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Paraguay
Hizinio Morinige
Campo Grande
Cal Victoriano Benitez V
Buenos Aires
Penitéz Vera
Morinigo
Vincente Machucha
Camp
Paraguari
Dario Cantera
Heliodoro Estigarrihia
Third Cavalry Regiment
Leonoldo Perrier
Ministry of Interior
First Cavalry Division
Call Bill A Menace To Farmers And Democracy
Chicago June 1971 presidents of three state Farmers Unions and the international president of the CIO Farm Equipment union urged President Truman to veto the Measure. They argued the bill threatens peace and justice for the common man by hindering workers and farmers from organizing.
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Chicago
Farm Equipment Union
Truman
K. W. Hones
Wisconsin, Farmers Union
Tamer Duffy
Cuts Out Cheap Homes Inflation Blamed
Washington June 8 The Home Loan Bank administration reported inflation since 1940 has all but eliminated low cost homes from the market A review of newspaper ads for sales in six metropolitan areas showed offerings for 5000 or less fell as much as 81 percent in 1946 from 1940 The six areas Detroit Los Angeles Kansas City San Francisco Seattle Washington are listed with 1940 and 1946 percentages indicating the sharp decline in cheap housing options.
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Washington
Home Loan Bank Administration
Detroit
Los Angeles
Kansas City
San Francisco
Seattle
Veterans Admin assigns five officers to supervise on the job training
Five VA wing officers signed for permanent duty in three Kansas cities under a supervision plan. James Spoon and Laurence Marfield go to Montgomery County Coffeyville Bar D Taylor and John Huston to Reno County Hutchinson and Paul T Brennecke to Crawford County Pittsburg to oversee on the job training.
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Ing
Veterans Administration
Kansas Cities
James ©. Spoon
Laurence Marfield
Montgomery County
Coffeyville
Bar D. Taylor
John Huston
Reno County
Hutchinson
Paul T. Brennecke
Crawford
Pittsburg
Gece
Army to Probe C-54 Crash Off Canal Zone
West Palm Beach Fla June 10 Army authorities planned to investigate a C-54 crash from Morrison Field in which 23 persons are believed dead. Rescue teams recovered 19 bodies from the wreck on a Ta bora mountain side eight miles off the Canal Zone coast. The craft carried 17 passengers six crew members 13 enlisted men one colonel two West Point cadets and one civilian. Poor visibility from heavy rain is blamed for the disaster.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Morrison Field
Tabora Island
Canal Zone
Albrook Field
C. Z
Host to Great Dies Frank Case of Algonquin Hotel
Frank Case, 74, owner and longtime host of the Algonquin Hotel in New York, died Friday after a long illness. A Buffalo native, he started at the hotel in 1902, became manager and owner in 1927, and helped form the Algonquin Round Table luncheon group that featured many literary and theatrical figures. He authored popular books recounting his 40 years as an innkeeper.
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Frank Case
Algonquin
Case
Altonauin “Round Table
Heywood Broun
Dorothy Parker
Franklin P. Adams
George 5. Kaufman
Alexander Woolcntt
Robert Bench
336 HOUSES FOR COLLEGE IN MANHATTAN KANSAS
Housing needs at Kansas State College will ease through transferring title of 336 dwelling units at Fort Riley to the federal public housing authority and then to the college. Housing coordinator Hal McCord said the move, approved at a district engineers FPHA and college meeting, will boost married veterans housing to 436 units, including 100 trailers at Kampus Courts. Also noted: Parsons Blues defeat Pittsburg Yankees 5 to 1 in a Ban Johnson baseball game with Schweitzer hitting a bases loaded triple in the second inning.
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Kan
Kansas
State College
Fort Riley
Hal McCord
McCord
Federal Public Housing Authority
FPHA
Kampus Courts
Qo Ee Anne
Parsons
Schweitzer
Pittsburg Yankees
Parsons Blues
Hass Summer Enrollment At Fort Hays State College
Enrollment for the summer term at Fort Hays State College has reached 611,825 percent above last year, according to Registrar Standlee V. Dalton. Kansas State College reports 2,431 enrollees for the summer school term, an all time record at K State.
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Hass
Hays
Kan
Fort Hay State College
Standlee V. Dalton
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Auto Crash Kills Man Near Paola Kansas
James Mitchell Brown 28 of Kansas City Mo died in a two car crash two miles north of Paola at the US 169 and K-68 junction. Brown's wife Martha and their two year old child unharmed. William K Scott of Osceola Mo was the other driver.
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Paola
Kan
James Mitchell
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