Frightened Bank Bandit Captured in Amarillo
A 29 year old ex convict Jack Walton Taylor of Oklahoma City, described as a six time loser, was held for Oklahoma City authorities after attempting to rob the First National Bank of Amarillo. He fled a city dragnet and matched a bank note that read This is a stick up, later yielding to police. He had burglaries, armed robbery and kidnapping charges pending in Oklahoma. He commandeered a taxi driven by Tim A Corn and threatened a woman passenger before escaping to Amarillo where he was recognized from a police bulletin.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Jack Walton Taylor
Oklahoma
Taylor
First National Bank of
Tim
Corn
Soviet U S Chess Match Opens Tonight
Eight Russians face eight American masters in a headline event at the Roosevelt Hotel New York opening tonight. The Russians seek victory seen as propaganda and national pride while the Americans, led by Samuel Reshevsky, play for pride and sport. The match marks a rare direct confrontation since 1952 with the Soviets favored to win.
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New York
America
Kremlin
Malenkov
Roosevelt Hotel
Russia
Samuel Reshevsky
U.S
Moscow
Twelve Bodies Recovered From Navy Plane Crash
Fifteen or more Marine and Navy personnel died when a PBM Amphibian crashed on Yaku Shima Island off Kyushu Japan. Twelve bodies have been recovered with five still missing as rescue work faces difficult jungle terrain and high peak conditions. Most victims were from California and Pennsylvania.
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Iwakuni
Japan
Navy
Yaku-Shima
Kyushu
Manila
California
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts man dies in 1953 highway crash near Elk City
Norman J. Vanasse, 23, of Wollaston Massachusetts, died from traffic injuries in Elk City hospital after his car skidded across U S 66, colliding with a car driven by Nicholas O Palick, 29, of Youngstown Ohio. O Palick escaped injury.
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United Press
Scenae
Massachusetts
Norman J. Vanasse
Wollaston
Mass
Elk City
U. S. 66
Elk
Highway Patrol
Nicholas O’palick
Youngstown
Ohio
O’palick
Grandmother Valedictorian for Chicago High School Class
Mrs Karoll aged 44 is valedictorian at a Chicago high school. She serves as president of the student council secretary of the senior choir and chairman of the YMCA World Service Committee. She plans to continue studies at Northwestern University.
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Chicago
Van Fleet Reacts To Geneva Peace Conference Breakup
General James A. Van Fleet says the Geneva conference collapse was not surprising and that he is glad it happened. He notes the need to prove you cannot trust the Communists while on a Far East military aid survey for President Eisenhower. He plans a visit to Formosa and says South Korea can expand its army beyond 20 divisions.
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James A. van Fleet
U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
Geneva
Far East
Eisenhower
van Fleet
Formosa
Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Stolen Hearing Aid Sparks Romance in Paris Case
Pierre Guyon, living in Paris, used a deaf friend to obtain a hearing aid after confessing poverty. The accomplice provided a food package while he fled with the $185 device. Police caught Guyon and his girlfriend after two weeks of suspected contact. A judge charged him with theft and sent him to Sante Prison to await trial.
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Paris
Pierre Guyon
Pierre
France
Sante Prison
Turncoat PW is Reported Dead By Reds
Texon Texas aunt questions a telegram from the Chinese Red Cross saying Sergeant Rufus E. Douglas age 27 died June 8 in a Chinese hospital from rheumatic heart disorder with complications. Douglas was one of 21 U S prisoners of war who stayed with the Communists after Korea capture. His uncle R C Howard in Texan reports the family doubts the cause and notes Douglas had little illness in life.
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Chinese Red Cross
Rufus E. Douglas
U. S
Korea
R. C. Howard
Texan
Douglas
Sterling Pie Supper and Rally to Raise Funds
Sterling residents will host a pie supper and political rally Friday night to raise funds for a rodeo arena. The event at the Legion hall includes coffee at 8 p.m., music and entertainment, with public attendance invited to support the cause.
Red Cross Won't Refuse Aid Says Harriman
National Red Cross chair E Roland Harriman vows aid will not be refused to disaster victims. He cites cities like Chicago and Dallas as examples of financial obligations and notes the organization has a long standing custom of raising disaster funds. A Red Cross spokesman defended Harriman against hints the group might withhold help if cities failed to reimburse.
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Los Angeles
E. Roland Harriman
American Red Cross
Harriman
Red Cross
Aco. Tex
Prewar disaster drives shift to postwar campaigns
In the period before World War II a surge in campaigns was limited by wartime surplus. The accumulation of goods during the war prevented similar efforts until 1951 when campaigns resumed.
Circus Train Hit By Speeding Freight Near Fort Edward
Two cars of Brothers Bar num and Bailey Circus derailed after a Solewies and Hudson Railroad freight struck them in Fort Edward New York. Freight crewmen suffered minor injuries and five circus horses were injured. The circus train had moved onto the main track when a stock car and flat car derailed tipping into the freight’s path. Both tracks were blocked and a work train was dispatched to the scene.
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Fort Edward
N. Y
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey
Solewies and Hudson Railroad
Soil Conservation Meet Opened By Leaders At National Event
Gov Allan Shivers and Ross Riz ley former Oklahoma congressman and assistant secretary of agriculture were to speak at the Soil Conservation meeting of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Focus was water storage mulching and long term precaution measures as drought plagues Colorado Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Allan Shivers
Ross Rizley
Oklahoma
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Colorado
New Mexico
Gambler Gets Five Years For Murder
Gassaway received a five year sentence for killing Monte Reed in a tavern. He claimed Reed was the trigger man for a Chicago mob seeking a Houston gambling stake, a tale called a fantastic fabrication by Assistant District Attorney Ben Morris.
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Chicago
Gassaway
Monte Reed
Houston
Ben S. Morris
Wheat Shipped At Apache Co op Elevator
About 70 cars of wheat were loaded at the local Farmers Union Co op elevator in Apache. The shipment moves forward as part of ongoing agricultural trade activity.
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Farmers Union Coop
Oklahoma year sees many crashes from wrong lane turns
In Oklahoma last year 638 accidents were caused by drivers who turned from the wrong lane of traffic.
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Oklahoma
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