Iowan Admits Slaying Grandmother Robbery Suspect Theory Emerges
Police seek an unknown killer in the Wilma Allen case. Doctors Robinson and Yeckel described a non psychopathic, calculated killer who abducted Mrs. Allen for robbery then raped and killed her, implying calm, planned action after the crime. A $10,000 reward is offered for information.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Ask
G. Wilse Robinson Jr
Geroge H. Yeckel
Bernard C. Brannon
Aan
Allen
Hes
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Gallagher Witnesses Clash Over Prison Camp Deaths
The Gallagher defense contends Sgt. L C Lloyd W Pate testified to undermine his account. Gallagher says Pate disliked him over the death of Cpl. John William Jones in a Chinese Red prison camp and that Jones died after exposure and neglect. Prosecution says the defendant sought Communist favor and let others suffer.
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Iun
Gallagher
L. C. Lloyd W. Pate
Augusta
Pate
Maj
James J. Jenkins
Cpl
John William Jones
Detroit
Gallaiear
Jones
Waukon
Iowa
Wilson Meat Packing Plans Chicago Exit and Plant Modernization
Wilson & Co announces it will stop all slaughtering operations at the Chicago Stockyards and move its offices downtown. The firm will instead expand and modernize plants in Cedar Rapids Iowa Albert Lea Minnesota and Omaha Nebraska, reflecting heavy losses and aging facilities at Chicago with estimated eight million dollars needed for rehab.
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Chicago
Wilson & Co
Saece
Chi- Stockyards
James D. Cooney
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Albert Lea
Minn
Omaha
Los Angeles
Denver
Memphis
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Kan
Cooney
W. L. Frazier
Wilson
Swift
Armour & Co
Sulzberger and Sons Co
Thos. Wilson
Morris and Co
Packers
Ahortalibetien
Ier Ceceute
Cooneyilson
Runaway Blimp Drifts 15 Miles
A damaged Navy blimp broke loose from Lakehurst ground crews and drifted 15 miles over New Jersey before three civilian crewmen managed to land it in a cornfield. The airship floated for 93 minutes until helium release brought it down safely and no one was hurt.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
President Eisenhower Heads For Trout Stream
President Eisenhower travels by car to Fraser Colorado for a several day trout fishing vacation. He will stay at Byers Peak Ranch with his friend Aksel Nielsen on the western slopes of the Continental Divide.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountains
Fraser, Colo
Continental Divide
Byer’s Peak
Aksel Nielsen
Davenporter Pleads Guilty in 1930s Slaying Case
Davenporter, 47, admits guilt in the murder linked to an attempt for “easy money.” He says he and an unnamed man went to Southerland’s cabin to rob him. a gun was fired as Southerland reached for a revolver, and Kroll fled. He later married, settled in Davenport, and fathered four children.
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Davenporter
Southerland
Kroll
Davenport
Ee Cstes Eae
Five Day Forecast Sees Warm Up Across State
Five day outlook shows highs mostly 83 to 85 degrees with normal lows from 58 in the north to 64 in the south. A cooler start Wednesday gives way to warming across the state, with increasing precipitation chances noted thereafter.
Judge Baby Reeves Oversees Louisa County Exposition Judging
Judge Baby Reeves handles grand champion baby beef selection and beef showmanship as judging advances in open class beef cattle at the fair. Girls Four-H judging begins at 8 am in the Four-H hall with harness races tonight on the half mile track.
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Myron Humphrey
Harold Boyson
Marshall Miniature Farmers Four-H Club
Louisa County Fair
Columbus Junction
Myron
Harold
Louisa County
Baby Reeves
Louisa County Exposition
Jin Olson, Jr
Marshall
Elm Grove Comets
JCAB
Letts Go
Harold Craig
Great Farmers Va
Des Moines
Grove Comets Show At Fairgrounds With Trained Acts
Dan Gipple and Roger Gipple perform with the Grove Comets as JCAB members unveil Long Live Leather. Letts Go club presents Nails and Hammers. A large crowd at the fairgrounds Monday night watched the world famous White Horse Patrol trick horses.
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Grove Comets
Dan Gipple
Roger Gipple
JCAB
Fairgrounds
White Horse Patrol
Teething Baby Electrocuted by Wire in Midlothian
A one year old named David Maxwell in Midlothian Scotland chewed insulation off an electric wire on Monday and was electrocuted.
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Midlothian
Scotland
David Maxwell
Schmidt Files Divorce Suit Over Remarried Wife
Daniel C. Schmidt announces via his attorney plans to seek custody of his 2% year old son Danny Jr in a divorce action against his remarried wife Ana The case stems from Schmidt's return from service and a face to face with a woman named Iowa Fine who refused to leave The attorney says Schmidt will likely claim cruelty and other grounds in the action
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Sacramento
Calif
Ajirman
Daniel C. Schmidt
Danny Jr
Ana
Howard P. Welch
Schmidt
Red
China
Uwait-Fine
Welch
Murder charge filed in grandmother’s Nebraska death
A 22-year-old former paratrooper, James B. Smith, is charged with murder after authorities say he killed his grandmother Daisy June Betterton of Attica near Knoxville. Police indicate he beat her with a sharp instrument, bound her with a belt, and later dumped the body near a roadside park in Nebraska before admitting the act.
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Daisie June Betterton
Neb
Denver
Roysett
Smith
Knoxville
Asia
James van Hemert
James B. Smith
Court of Justice of the Peace
Charles Bruce
Daisy June Betterton
Attica
Nebraska
van Hemert
Richard Carmichael
Roy Tangye
Robert Np
Tangye
Himother
Veterans Home For
Iowa
Pather
Newton
Robert Smith
Des Moines
Chicago
Council
Storm Nears East Coast Advisory Update
Hurricane Hazel intensity eased from 115 to 100 mph as it moves west-northwest at 10 mph toward the Carolinas. Forecasters warn winds will rise to gale to hurricane force along the North and South Carolina coasts late Tuesday night into Wednesday with tides extending 50 miles east of the center. Georgia coast points are no longer in immediate danger.
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Char S.C
Ake
Myrtle Beach
S.C
South Carolina
North Aye Coast
North
Georgia
World News Bulletins on arms and show business
A fragmented report notes Soviet and United States military postures with reference to arms cuts and peaceful aims. It also cites a witness for the House Un American Activities Committee describing blacklisting of actors for political reasons in show business.
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Dales
Tomsia’s
United States
Butte Watced Guttee Ok
Gil Lee Eesian
New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Dr Hollis E. Dies After Fall From Building
Dr Hollis E. Davenport is reported dead after a fall from a First National Bank building this afternoon. County coroner Dr Paul Cunnick said Dr Parker died from multiple fractures and several witnesses saw a man swinging by his hands from the roof of the Federal Bake Shop.
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Davenport
Hollis E
First National Bank
Paul Cunnick
Parker
Federal Bake
Peron Has More Thrown in Jail Tension Rises
Buenos Aires police used tear gas to disperse about 500 students shouting insults at the Peron government. Authorities seized 41 demonstrators with reports of 50 to 200 arrests and growing tension between Peron and Catholic antigovernment demonstrators in Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
Juan Peron
Metropolitan Cathedral
Cordoba
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