Thrill Killer Gets New Parole Bid
Nathan Leopold, the thrill killer of the 1920s, won a new parole bid with a rehearing granted by the Illinois Pardon and Parole Board. A split decision set the hearing for an unspecified February date. Leopold, age 32, has served 33 years at Stateville Prison for the Bobby Franks murder, a case that shocked the nation.
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Tlinois Pardon and Parole Board
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Bobby Franks
Chicago
William G. Stratton
Richard Loeb
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Plane Search Larger Than Earhart Hunt
HONOLULU A Pearl Harbor admiral compares the current Pan American clipper search to Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance. He notes the present hunt is bigger and has located wreckage and bodies, unlike Earhart who left no trace after 16 days.
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Pearl Harbor
Amelia Earhart
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Neil K. Dietrich
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Miss Ear
Dietrich
Miss Earthart
Johnston Island
Hawaii
Dillon Eyed For Top Post
The New York Times reported that C. Douglas Dillon, deputy under secretary of state for economic affairs, may lead all foreign aid programs. An executive order would grant Dillon supervisory authority over agencies and coordinate military aid, development loans, and export import bank loans. Dillon, former chairman of Dillon Read & Co., served as ambassador to France from 1953 to 1954.
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New York
Dillon
Dillon Read & Co
New York City
France
Do's and Don'ts To Avoid Getting Gypped At Loan Firm
United Press outlines cautions for borrowers in New York on small loan offices and consumer finance firms. It notes 33 billion dollars of instalment credit, 10 745 offices, 16 million loans, and 12 percent growth next year. It explains legal rates up to 36 percent, dangers of debt adjustment schemes, and rules: loans must be clear, records provided, no upfront fees, avoid brokers, beware salary buyers, pre dated notes, multiple notes, and to verify state licensing as proof of legitimacy.
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United Press
New York
William Shakespeare
Jay
Truman Calls for Verbatim Presidential Utterances Record
Former President Harry Truman urged creating an official current publication recording all presidential utterances. Speaking at the Lotus Club he praised the Congressional Record for Congress but argued a similar record is needed for the presidency to prevent coverage gaps and press hostility from masking facts. Also in Los Angeles a girl sent 10 cents to a city park board confessing she did not pay at the pool posing as under 12, noting a friend paid for her previously.
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Harry Truman
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Congress
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Judge Frankfurter Notes 75th Year
Justice Felix Frankfurter marked his 75th birthday as the oldest Supreme Court member. He planned to join the court's Friday conference despite no public celebration. Clerks from past and present visited him as he continues to serve after his 1939 Roosevelt appointment.
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Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Roosevelt
AF Relieves GOC Crews As radar advances prompt changes
The Air Force will shift the Ground Observer Corps to a ready reserve starting January 1 due to better radar warning systems. Civil defense volunteers will be retained for emergency duty while many observation posts and 29 filter centers will close. Col. Owen F. Clarke announced the move at a National Association meeting.
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Owen F. Clarke
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National Assn. of State
Civil Defense
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Rain Bases in East U S
Wet weather persisted across the northern United States with rains ending temporarily east of the Mississippi. The Great Lakes storm lashed the Midwest and brought heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the Northeast. Wind gusts above 40 mph near the storm center in Lower Michigan, with earlier 69 mph winds in Toledo followed by 60 mph readings in Akron, Lansing, and Battle Creek. Rain extended north into New England overnight, with diminishing rainfall expected during the day.
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Ohio
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Lansing
Battle, Creek
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New Civil Rights Commission to Convene Early Next Month
The Civil Rights Commission named to enforce voting rights and equal protection will begin work soon. Stanley F. Reed, a retired Supreme Court justice, will head the six member bipartisan body with Eisenhower pledging White House support. first tasks include hiring a staff director and establishing a headquarters.
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Washington
Reed
Senate
Schoolgirl To Get Wanted Weevil in Dallas
Nine year old Mary Agnes Cox of Paxton asked Representative Bruce Alger to send cotton bolls and a live boll weevil for a class study. The mail delivered a weevil the next day. The insect arrived via special delivery after Alger's staff forwarded the request from Ennis and Indiana contacts.
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Mary Agnes Cox
Paxton
Ind
Bruce Alger
Dtex
Harvey
Dorman
Ennis
Tex
Alger
Indiana
Lawton Masonic Lodge Homecoming Dinner and Degree
Lawton's Masonic Lodge No. 183 hosts its annual homecoming at the lodge hall. A dinner is served at 6:80 pm and the Master Mason degree will be conferred by a visiting team from Kansas City Missouri.
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Lawton
Kansas City, Mo
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