Wisconsin killer Ed Gein admits no remorse on grisly murders
Madison Wis State crime laboratory chief says Ed Gein showed detachment not remorse after hours of questioning about the murder of widow Ber tice Worden and the discovery of 10 skulls in his Plainfield farm home. sheriff says skull matches missing woman Mary Hogan and other evidence points to multiple killings.
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Ed Gein
Charles Wilson
Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory
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Bertice Woriden
State Crime Laboratory
Mary Hogan
Herbert Wanierski
Portage County
Plainfield
Wanierski
Belter
Gein Kind Says Woman Who Nearly Married Him
Adeline Watkins of Plainfield recalls a two year romance with Ed Gein, calling him kind and sweet. She says he proposed on February 6, 1955, but she declined, fearing she could not live up to his expectations. Watkins describes Gein as courteous and attentive during their time together.
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Plainfield
Wis
Minnea
Tribune
Adeline Watkins
Defense Officers Called By Lawmakers for Accounting
Rep Mahon accuses the administration of withholding missile development funds and summons Defense Secretary McElroy and missile chief Holaday for an accounting. The House probe aims to compare U S progress with Soviet rocket development as Senate plans a staff inquiry led by Johnson. Hearings begin next week to uncover reasons for the U S lag and potential remedies.
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Mahon
D-Tex
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William Holaday
Missile Development
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Russia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
U. S
Missile program stance amid spending questions
Secretary of Defense McElroy affirmed good shape of the missile program while acknowledging possible room for improvement. lawmakers like Mahon pressed for oversight on past funding and urged greater expenditures in ballistic missiles and satellites. Senate figures including Johnson and Anderson weighed U.S. progress versus Soviet Sputniks, with Stassen predicting a pace to surpass Russia in space research within five years.
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Anner
Executive Department
Mahon
Congress
Executive
Truman
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
el Paso
Sen. Anderson
D-Nn
Russia
United States
U S and France agree on Tunisia arms plan
Washington reports that US and France reached a plan to supply Tunisia with Western arms while keeping them from Algerian rebels. Secretary Dulles and French Foreign Minister Pineau led talks with Adlai Stevenson attending NATO discussions. Bourguiba seeks Western weapons for Tunisia’s 4,000 man army, risking Soviet options if not met.
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Washington
United States
Tunisia
Dulles
Christian Pineau
State Department
Pineau
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
NATO
Stevenson
Algeria
Themacivet
Britain
Habib Bourguiba
Cooler weather expected to persist through Thursday
Cool but pleasant conditions are forecast to continue, with temperatures rising from near freezing overnight to around the upper forties by afternoon. Friday is expected to stay cool with similar daytime highs and clear skies.
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Weather Bureau
Touhy Paroled Early As Kidnapping Sentence Cut
Gov William G Stratton shortened Roger Touhys prison term by 27 years enabling parole in August 1959. The step follows his long bid for freedom after a 1950 kidnapping conviction tainted by controversy. He previously had a 199 year break sentence reduced four months earlier.
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Springfield
Roger Touhy
Touhy
Prisson
Heart to Heart Talks Sought By U S Britain With French
American and British leaders seek early talks with France on Algeria amid fears of Soviet expansion and a crisis in French finances. Allies warn that failure could fracture the Atlantic alliance and the broader defense system. Hope is for a general settlement with aid from moderate local leaders.
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London
France
Algeria
Britain
America
Bec
Soviet Union
Africa
Middle East
Wear
United States
Nation Plans Major Expansion In Helium Field
Washington reports a government plan to expand helium production to support defense programs and a long range effort to extract helium from natural gas before use. Interior officials note potential Soviet helium output and describe four U S plants in Texas New Mexico and Kansas. A new plant costing about 14 million dollars could add 240 million cubic feet annually, while waste from Texas Oklahoma and Kansas fields totals about three billion cubic feet yearly.
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Sputnik
Soviet Union
Bureau of Mines
Exell
Amarillo
Tex
Shiprock
N. M
Otis
Kan
Electronica
Congress
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lawrence High names 1957 Lion Lettermen and 1958 grid slate
Lawrence High School announced 1957 state championship football lettermen at an awards assembly. Coach Al Lan Woolard released the 1958 nine game schedule, listing 16 seniors 13 juniors and two sophomores on the 1987 team with a 20 game win streak. Names include Roy Birkhead Tom Boyd Dennis Cawley Mike Clem Norman Fulcher Andy Graham John Hadl Bob Harper Larry Hatfield Larry Heck Phil Kipp Leslie Nesmith Andy Norris Jerry Schafer Olen Vann Fred Zimmerman and juniors Fred Adamson Henry Asher Don Broyles Gary Colburn Jeri Craig Warren Hall Alan Hardtaker Larry Heeb Gene Jackson Larry Midgett Tom Pritchard Roger Scott Chris Whitenight sophomores Bob Cheek Marvin Pine managers Jack Galloway Henry Murphy. The 1958 schedule features two Shawnee Mission games versus Mission North and Shawnee Mission East with games at Manhattan Atchison Topeka Leavenworth Shawnee Mission North Ottawa Wyandotte Highland Park and here.
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Lawrence High School
Allan Woolard
Woolard
Lawrence Wos
Skein
Roy Birkhead
Tom Boyd
Dennis Cawley
Mike Cl
Manhattan
Atchison, Hers
Topewa
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Leavenworth
Shawnee Mission North
Old Mission Highs
Ottawa
P’yandotte
Highland Park
Ex GE President Gerard Swope Dies at 84
Gerard Swope, former president of General Electric, died at his New York home at age 84. He led GE for 13 years and later served as honorary president, ending a distinguished career in industry and public service.
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New York
Gerard Swope
General Electric Co
Swope
Rae Ae Sounien
Iain
Costly Street Debate Faces Lawrence Residents
In a developing series the Kansas city weighs who pays for street and road work and how future neighborhoods will cope with traffic. The piece highlights rising costs, planning gaps, and the shift of user revenue from the state to cities, urging locals to consider their share and future road quality.
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Lawrences
Helen
Lawrence
Kansas City mayor leads fight for ride on gas tax share
Kansas City Mayor Paul Mitchum urged restructuring of the proposed Kansas gasoline tax, opposing any increase unless cities receive a larger share. As president of the League of Kansas Municipalities, his stance could influence legislators. He notes cities bear most street costs yet receive a shrinking urban share of revenues, with bonds issued for street work and rural counties financing other roads. County and state officials doubt relief will come, warning higher taxes will follow. Tomorrow: what Lawrence will do about aging streets.
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Lynn Brodrick
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Atreeta
Jess
Lawrence
Tigers and A’s pull 13 player trade transfer
Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics announced a 13 player swap led by Bill Tuttle and Billy Martin. The A’s also receive Tom Morgan Mickey McDermott Gus Zernial Lou Skizas Tim Thompson plus two more players to be named. Detroit gains Jim Small Duane Maas John Tsitouris Frank House and two future selections. Trade completed with Johnson and McHale approving with plans for future deals to lift the Athletics from last place.
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Kansas City Athletics
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Tigers
Billy Martin
Athletics
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Tuttle
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Duane Maas
John Tsitouris
Frank House
Detroit
Arnold Johnson
John McHale
Jeter
Johnson
Harry Craft
Craft
Waterloo
Iowa
Mass
Tsitouris
Charleston
Homecoming Activities Centered in KU Union Hub
The Memorial Union will host many 199 percent Homecoming events with a free shuttle from Allen Fieldhouse to the Union to bring visiting alumni and students to Saturday morning activities. A large turnout is expected for Friday night festivities and the Saturday events at Memorial Stadium and surrounding venues, with continuous shuttle service and parking arrangements noted.
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Chien Divertor
Taday
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Billy Martin Demands Cash From A’s After Trade to Tigers
Billy Martin lashed out at the Kansas City Athletics after being traded to Detroit, saying he would seek a cash settlement as his share of the swap. The feisty second baseman complained about being moved between clubs and indicated he might hold out, though he did not specify exact demands. He praised Detroit as a great town and team.
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Bily Martin
Detroit
Athletics
Kansas City Athletics
Martin
New York Yankees
New York
Yankees
Parke Carroll
City to Install Walk Crossings in Downtown Holiday Season
The City Commission approved mid block cross walks in the TO0 and 800 blocks of Massachusetts Street for holiday shopping. A study was ordered on pedestrian counters and walk signs at key intersections. The panel also discussed parking fees, a run way project at Lawrence Municipal Airport, and curb cuts for service stations near 9th and Tenn. The traffic program aims to improve school zone safety and curb pickup for parents.
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Toolswolk
Lawrence
Vetula
League of Kansas Municipalites
Kansan
Eitlas W
Lawrence Municipal Airport
Constant Construction Co
Gente
Penney
Massachusetts Street
Taavrance
The
Traffic Commission
Kanans University
Nalarith Dirher
Bo Youn
9Th
Tenn St
Water Department
Arty
Lawrence Aqua Club
Aid to Egypt Resumed and USD 6000 Rural Grant
Cairo dispatch from Al Ahram reports the United States will resume economic aid to Egypt and provide a $6000 grant for a rural development project. A joint communiqué is expected to announce the resumption of aid suspended after Egypt's 1956 invasion.
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Piper al Ahram
Troitert
Mayot
Paris Cabinet Approves Conscription Plan For Strikes
The French Cabinet authorized Premier Fottx Garland to mobilize conscription personnel to maintain public services if further strikes hit the nation. The move comes amid ongoing industrial action affecting essential services.
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Paris
Fottx
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas fair and cool
Weather forecast for Northeast Kansas shows fair conditions tonight and Thursday with a low around 40s and a high near 40s. Winds light with no precipitation expected.
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Kansas
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