Hannibal Soldier Hurt In Shooting
A Fort Riley soldier, Billy Joe Culp 18, Hannibal Missouri, was shot on I-70 near Salina after picking up a hitchhiker. The hitchhiker, an Ohio man, fled after a pursuit through Russell. officers shot out rear tires before stopping the vehicle. Culp was in stable condition at a Salina hospital. A .22 revolver was recovered from the car.
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Salina
Russell
Billy Joe Culp
Hannibal, Mo
Junction City
Culp
Kansas Highway Patrol
Russell Police Department
Robbery at ritzy Carlyle hotel stuns New York
Five white men entered the Hotel Carlyle early today, handcuffed guests and staff, and ripped open 11 safe deposits boxes before fleeing. Police recovered a wig, false moustache, a scanner, tools, keys, and a handgun. No injuries reported. The raid echoes other Manhattan hotel holdups by the same gang, including the Pierre, Regency, and Sherry-Netherland crimes.
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New York
Carlyle
76Th Street
Madison Avenue
Manhattan
Pierre
Fifth Avenue
Park Avenue
Actor Cyril Ritchard Dies At 79
Chicago AP report says Cyril Ritchard died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after a coma since Nov 25 following a stage collapse. The Australian born actor, famed for Captain Hook in Peter Pan, will be buried beside wife Madge Elliott in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He starred on Broadway in Peter Pan, Visit to a Small Planet, and The Roar of the Greasepaint. Born 1888 in Sydney, he began in theater before rising to fame in the United States.
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Cyril Ritchard
Captain Hook
Peter Pan
Madge Elliott
Ritchard
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Sondheim
David Bean
Ridgefield
Conn
United States
Gore Vidal
Small Planet
Hook
Mary Martin
Cyril Trimmell- Ritchard
Sydney
Australia
Sydney University
New York
London
Miss Elliott
Tiny Town memorial honors James Dean with $15000 tribute
In Cholame California a five resident town marks a $15,000 memorial to James Dean near the site of his fatal 1955 car crash. A wealthy Japanese businessman Seita erected the tree memorial, honoring the actor renowned for East of Eden Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
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Cholame
Calif
James Dean
Dean
Seita
East of Eden
150 Bridges To Be Posted For Light Loads
Missouri will post about 150 bridges on the primary road system for reduced weight limits due to potential structural weakness. Chief Highway Engineer Robert Hunter says the bridges are unlikely to collapse but cannot safely carry maximum vehicle weights with current traffic volumes. This phase marks the start of a program to post limits on all state bridges, with none on Interstate bridges involved.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Highway Department
Robert Hunter
Hunter
Missouri
Prof Practices What He Preaches
Lawrence Kansas AP Malcolm Burns a 30 year old University of Kansas assistant professor teaches thrifty living by example His talk contrasts cheap thrift and frugal He describes using a two cent tax to claim a free lunch with a lemonade coupon He also pursues free or reduced price bank gifts and garage sale finds saying legal rates justify rebelling against the system Burns notes many gifts become good wedding or Christmas presents
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Lawrence, Kan
Malcolm Burns
University of Kansas
Burns
Rence
Habib's condition improves to serious at Walter Reed
Philip C Habib undersecretary of state for political affairs was moved from critical to serious at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a Friday coronary care admission. Officials note he remains alert and resting comfortably as doctors reassess a new illness in his 20 year diplomatic career includes posts as ambassador to South Korea and Far East assistant secretary.
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Philip C. Habib
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Habib
Improvingment
Esker
South Korea
Far East
U.S
Paris
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