Couple Admits Housing Convict In Parsons Kansas
Wilbur March defended sheltering escaped convict Richard Lee Allgaier for 42 days amid six children in Parsons. Mrs March recalled Aligaier’s threats and willingness to help with the kids, but police arrested him after a tip and charged March with harboring a criminal, a charge later dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kan
Wilbur March
Mrs. March
Richard Lee Aligaier
St. Louis
Missouri Penitentiary
Aligaier
March
Allgaier
Poice
Allies propose globe girdling missile inspection plan
The United States and four allies urged creation of an international inspection regime to reduce the risk of surprise ballistic missile attacks. The proposal envisions a worldwide framework to monitor missiles and related capabilities amid Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
Cause of Chicago school fire remains under investigation
In Chicago the Our Lady of Angels school blaze killed 87 people including three nuns and three unidentified child victims. Investigators weigh theories on ignition with arson ruled out but not confirmed while efforts to bury victims proceed and blood and skin donations surge nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Angels
Chicago
Our Lady of Angels School
Drew Brown
Cook County
Bernice Cichocki
Lucille Filipponio
Diane Santangelo
Sgt. Brown
Brown
James Raymond
Raymond
Boston
National Fire Protection Engineers
Blaze Destroys Harvard Church in Hour
Harvard Illinois First Methodist church burned nearly to ruins in under an hour as eight surrounding NIU towns battled wind swept flames. Officials said the blaze started in a furnace room after gym lessons ended with the cause undetermined. Pastor Rev Commodore Chastees valued the loss at 235000. the 1300 member church dated from 1898 and had a 100000 remodel a year earlier. About 3000 spectators watched the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Ill
First Methodist
Illinois
Commodore Chastees
E E Brossard Dies Former Statute Revisor
Eugene E. Brossard 95 longtime Wisconsin revisor of the statutes died today in a Madison hospital. He served from 1922 to 1951 and was an assistant attorney general from 1914 to 1922. He earlier practiced law in Ashland and Columbus before moving to Madison in 1914.
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Madison
Eugene E. Brossard
Wisconsin
Ashland
Columbus
Pay Increases Proposed for Fire Chief and City Officials
City Council last night proposed salary raises for the fire chief from 300 to 600 dollars a year, two assistant chiefs from 100 to 300, and the city sealer from 360 to 500. A public hearing is set for December 16 at City Hall. The raises would start January 1 and a 1959 budget fund covers the increase. Carl G. Holsinger will vacate the sealer post January 1. applications are being accepted. The meeting also approved sewer contracts, Wells building remodeling, clover mite concerns, a Civil Defense salary study due December 16, a land trade for a nursing home property, and a rezoning hearing with no opposition.
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Carl G. Holsinger
20Th Street
18Th Avenue
Albert Ruef Construction Co
Darlington
Schlittler Construction Co
Blackhawk
Nathan F. Burgy
Public Property Committee
Walter Ekum
Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
Wells Building
Second Ward
Department of Health
State Department of Agriculture
Paul Kubly
East Lawn
Kubly
Victor N. Schiller
Civil Defense Committee
Hahn
Robert Hahn
Schiller
Harold J
Paul P. Miller
White Haven Nursing Home
North Side Park
Stock Market Edges Down Amid Mixed Day Trading
New York stocks drifted slowly lower for the second session, with the overall market fractionally under the prior close. Steel, motor, metal, aircraft, rail, and chemical shares fell, while some in these groups rose marginally. Airlines, electronics, and oils showed mixed results.
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New York
Monroe Jaycees to elect Outstanding Senior Tonight
The Monroe Jaycees meet at Idle Hour Mansion to elect the city Outstanding Senior Citizen with results kept for Bosses Night in January while the Outstanding Junior Citizen will be chosen from public nominations later. Rolland Karlen chairs the awards committee and nomination blanks are issued tonight for seniors and available to the public tomorrow at two local banks with a Dec 15 mailing deadline for junior candidates.
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Monroe Jaycees
Idle Hour
Rolland Karlen
Jaycees
Monroe Jaycee
c/o
Monroe High School
Harold Kline
John Drews
Jerry Lamb
Bernard Hartwig
Gary Shaffer
Dick Witt
Tom Stine
Dave Carlson
Ralph Pedersen
Mike Einbeck
Dick Willborn
Hugh Durgin
James Furniss
Nathan Farmer
Greg Kittelsen
Gay Steensrud
Butch Anderson
Ron Brown
David Wuetrich
Bob Richardson
Greg Reddick
Bob Jones
Wayne Holton
Ken Mayes
Bob Zumkehr
Earl Hager
Fritz Amacher
Paul Young
Steve Truttman
Dick Zumkehr
Dale McKenna
Chris Alston
Don Janke
Lester Johnson
Times
Girl Faces Test In Slaying Case
A 17 year old girl, Jane Dakin, admitted killing her parents in Antigo and was sent to the state diagnostic center for psychiatric observation. Juvenile Judge William Curran ordered the mental test and delayed adult- or delinquency-status decisions until the report is received. Sheriff Heding said Jane described no motive beyond normal differences with her mother, and stated she fired after her father returned home. Services for the parents are set for Thursday, with burial in Antigo.
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Maulton
State Diagnostic Center
William Curran
Jane Dakin
Thomas Dakin
Finance Company
Betty
Dakin
Mary
Curran
Juneau County Dist. Atty
William Brady
Brady
Jane
Kenneth Heding
Antigo
Mary Dakin
Viola Ward
Swiss Cheese Market Steady With Mixed Demand
Wisconsin dairy notes a steady Swiss cheese market with steady prices for 40 pound State brand wheels and better grades ample while mild interest persists for longhorns and state brands show varied pricing. Cheddars remain at 32 to 35 percent with premiums and 40 pound blocks in ample supply. overall demand fair to dull amid open market trade.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Williams Relents in Kohler Extradition Case
Gov G Mennen Williams of Michigan grants extradition for John Gunaca to Wisconsin to face assault charges tied to a 1954 Kohler strike incident at Sheboygan Falls. The decision ends a four year dispute over whether Gunaca and Nick Vrekovic, a Kohler Local 833 member, could be tried in Wisconsin after Gunaca returned to Michigan. Williams cited calmer conditions and fair trial concerns as reasons for the change.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
John Gunaca
Wisconsin
Kohler Co
United Auto Workers Union
Gunaca
Michigan
UAW
Kohler
William J. Bersch Sr
William J. Bersch Jr
Sheboygan Falls
Bersch
Nick Vrekovic
Sheboygan
Vrekovic
California
Williams
Guinca
Tiam
Two Men Hurt In County Crash Near Durand Road
Illinois men Cecil A. Broughton and Joseph Engebretson were injured early today when their car skidded on an ice covered township road west of County Trunk T near the county line. Engebretson suffered a fractured wrist and back injury while Broughton had a minor back injury. Both were treated at St. Clare hospital. Broughton released. Darrell H. Block escaped injury when his car skidded on ice on County Trunk 1 near Casey Hill en route to Janesville. his vehicle sustained moderate damage after striking a bank and landing in a ditch.
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Illinois
Durand Road
Cecil A. Broughton
Rock City
Ill
Joseph Engebretson
Rockford
Engebretson
St. Clare Hospital
Broughton
Darrell H. Block
Route 1
Albany
Casey Hill
Block
Janesville
Argyle
TWA Unionists Near Agreement on Machinists Strike
Kansas City reports a tentative settlement reached to end the 13 day wage strike at Trans World Airlines. IAM officers vote on the pact while picketing continues. If ratified, TWA service resumes within 24 hours and 6,700 members would end their strike.
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Kansas City
Trans World Airlines
International Association of Machinists
TWA
Charles Thomas
Capital
National
Northeast Airlines
IAM
Cliff Miller
IAM District 142
Miller
New York
Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Air Line Pilots Association
American Airlines
Two Prisoners Flee Rockford County Jail
In Rockford Illinois two prisoners escaped the Winnebago County Jail by mingling with visitors and leaving through the front door. The route from the fourth floor brought them face to face with an assistant state's attorney in the state's attorney's office before they donned street clothes and fooled officials as they fled. Jailer Roy Munson, 62, lost his job over the incident. Escapees were Eugene Shockey, 19, of Rockford, held for probation violations, and C. Lee, 22, of San Rafael California, jailed on burglary and larceny charges.
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Rockford
Ill
Winnebago County
Roy Munson
Eugene Shockey
C. Lee
San Rafael
Calif
California Base To Be Launching Site For Project
Washington reports ARPA will launch a series of satellites from Vandenberg California for Project Discoverer to test long range capabilities. The first 1 300 pound craft could fly late this year or early next. mice and possibly a primate may be used, with no human aboard.
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Washington
United States
Vandenberg
California
Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Roy Johnson
ARPA
Johnson
Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Europe
Middle East
Sputnik
Globe
Smithsonian
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Wernher von Braun
Army Missile Research Chief
Air Force
Army
Moon
Minor Leagues Approve First Year Draft Plan
Baseballs minor leagues voted to permit the draft of first year players on a one year trial basis a compromise revision of the major league draft rule. The plan awaits major league approval before taking effect. The National League re elected Warren Giles president to a five year term.
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Washington
Los Angeles Dodgers
National League
Warren Giles
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Atte
Albert Gregory Meyer
Northwest
Armory
Meyer
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Holy Innocents Shrine
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Blaze
E.E. Brossard
Sealer
U.S
Keohler
Rockford County
Florida
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