Gun battle in Chicago theater ends with officer shot
A 26 year old ex convict Richard Carpenter hunted for killing Detective William J. Murphy shot and wounded rookie officer Clarence Kerr during a gun fight at the Biltmore Theater in Chicago. About 500 officers searched the Northwest Side after Carpenter fled through a rear exit leaving a trail of blood. Kerr, 25, was hospitalized with chest wounds after confronting Carpenter who was said to be wounded and still at large.
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Richard Carpenter
William J. Murphy
Northwest Side
Biltmore Theater
Carpenter
Clarence Kerr
Philip Breitzke
Breitzke
Kerr
Palls
Murphy
U.S. Jets Set 2 New Records in Lone Flight
Ten F 84F Thunderstreaks refueled in flight and flew from England to Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin in 10 hours 48 minutes setting two world records for time and nonstop distance. Led by Col. Richard N. Ellis the squadron began with twelve aircraft and two landed at Barksdale AFB.
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Austin
Tex
England
English Midlands
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Richard N. Ellis
Thunderstreaks
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
South Korea Halts Nearly All Trade With Japan
Seoul orders a broad trade embargo against Japan in a deepening feud. Officials say export and import permits will be refused and customs clearance halted for Korea Japan trade. The move follows criticism of Japan’s gestures to China and North Korea and rising bilateral tensions.
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Seoul
South Korea
Japan
Kang Sung Tai
Commerce and Industry
Japan-Korea
China
North Korea
Two Iowa Men Burned in Gasoline Blast
Manchester Iowa report states Robert Miller 22 of Iowa City and Ralph Funke 29 were burned in a gasoline explosion Wednesday at a farm southwest of town. They were cleaning a wind mill pressure pump when fumes ignited after they switched off the pump. They rolled on the ground to put out flames.
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Manchester
Robert Miller
Iowa City
Ralph Funke
Polio cases rise in Massachusetts total 1544
Massachusetts health officials report 80 new polio cases today raising the state total to 1544, up from 157 at this date last year. The update comes as health authorities monitor outbreak trends across the region and plan continued surveillance.
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Boston
Massachusetts
State Health Department
Stock Car Racing Draws 6000 At Louisa County Fair
Thousands attended stock car racing at the Louisa County Fair in Columbus Junction. Ernie Derr of Fort Madison won the 100 lap late model feature in a 1954 Oldsmobile, with Don White and Bill Harrison finishing second and third. Heat winners included Hershel Buchanan and Don White among others. County 4-H teams earned blue ribbons at state and national events with demonstrations by Diane Elliott Marilyn Blankenhorn and the Live Wires club.
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Louisa County Fair Grounds
Ernie Derr
Ft. Madison
F D. Smyke
Louisa County Fair Board
Louisa County
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Shreveport
Wayne Chadwick
Des
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Keokuk
George Miller
Cedar Rapids
Roxy Dancy
Robert ‘Doc’ Narber
Ft Madison
Bill Harrison
Topeka
Kan
Delmar Donaldson
Burlington
Des Moines
Waterloo
Wapello Future
Diane Elliott
Marilyn Blankenhorn
Jolly Workers
Mary Lou Thompson
Don
Wapello Future Homemakers
Louisa County Fair
Journal
Virgin Islands Governor Quits Amid Health Reasons
Virgin Islands political leaders react to the resignation of Governor Alexander amid claims of favoritism and incompetence. Opposition groups demanded his recall after a mass meeting, with friction attributed to the Federal Organic Act and appointment of the governor rather than election.
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Comra
Alexander
Islands
Rosemary Maple Beef Tops Sale at Louisa County Fair
Rosemary Maple of Columbus Junction topped the baby beef sale at the Louisa county fair. McKee Feed and Grain Co. of Muscatine bought the calf for 29.25 per cwt. One hundred twenty-one calves were sold at an average price of 23.06 with 119 steers and two heifers.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
McKee Feed and Grain Co
Muscatine
Coal Miner Dies in Crown Mine Cave-In Near Springfield
One miner was killed and another injured when a cave-in at Crown Mine, about 30 miles south of Springfield, trapped the workers Wednesday. Authorities reported the fatality and the surviving miner’s injuries as rescue teams sought to reach them.
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Farmersville, I
Crown Mine
Springfield
Wisconsin Synod delays on severing from Missouri Links
Saginaw Mich The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and other states will delay until fall of next year a decision on whether to sever religious ties with the Missouri Synod.
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Saginaw
Mich
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Wisconsin
Missouri Synod
Dallas Adver Firm Burglary: 13-Year-Old Arrested
Police arrested a 13-year-old boy who admitted stealing 1,500 pencils from an advertising firm during a Sunday burglary. He explained the motive as preparing for the upcoming school term.
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Dallas
Tex
Truman Campaign Entry and New POW Code Stir Debate
Sen Capehart says Republicans enjoy public confidence in Eisenhower while Truman plans a speaking tour from August 27 to Labor Day to sharpen Democratic messages. A new military code urges captives to resist questioning, endure pressure, and protect comrades, with training to begin nationwide.
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Sen. Capehart
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Republi
Eisenhower
Capehart
Truman
French Lick
Ind
Mackinac Island
Mich
Detroit
California
Tip Top
Adlai E. Stevenson
Unarmed trainer shot down by Red antiaircraft fire
Panmunjom Korea. The U N Command states a small unarmed American T-6 trainer was shot down near the demilitarized zone. Maj. Gen. Harlan C. Parks denounces the incident as wanton aggression while noting no confirmed death of the pilot or passenger.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Harlan C. Parks
Joint Armistice Commission
Parks
Reds
J. W. Ingraham
Ingraham
Seoul
Kimpo Air Base
U. N
Plo
United Nations Command
Park
UNC
Kumhwa
Spouses May Reject Mrs Schmidt In Unsettled Divorce
Daniel Schmidt, recently released from a Chinese prison camp, is reportedly not seeking reconciliation with Una Schmidt who remarried while he was away. Una, living in Nevada City, says she married Fin e and fears losing their 2½ year old son Danny Jr. Schmidt’s attorney Howard Welch confirms Dan is determined to divorce and move on.
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Air Force
Schmidt
Una
Fine
Nevada City
Harold Berliner
Alford Fine
Korea
Nellie Peters
Associated Press
Portland
Daniel
Peters
Danny
Welch
Family of Three Killed in Landslide at River Bank
A family of three, David Cutter about 40 Elsie about 40 and their daughter Patricia 3, died Wednesday when a sand and clay embankment collapsed along the Wi nooski River during heavy rains. They were watching erosion when the bank gave way burying them.
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Jonesville
David Cutter
Elsie
Patricia
Winooski
Four Killed in Two Car Crash Near St Joseph Missouri
A two car collision on Highway 36 near St Joseph Missouri killed four people including three from Iowa and injured four others. Victims are Mrs John E Lange 46 and Ole P Olson 76 both of Elkhorn Iowa and Mrs Genevieve Umbdenstock 31 Festus Missouri. Olson's wife died later in hospital. The drivers were Lange 55 and Raymond W Umbdenstock 33 husband of the deceased woman. Injured include Umbdenstock with lacerations chest injuries Lange with arm ribs chest injuries Jean Marie Umbdenstock 6 internal injuries and broken leg Carol Ann Umbdenstock 3 head lacerations.
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St. Joseph
Here
John E. Lange
Ole P. Olson
Elkhorn
Iowa
Genevieve Umbdenstock
Festus
Umbnedstock
Lange
Jean Marie Umbdenstock
Carol Ann Umbdenstock
Women Riot at Eastern Prison in Framingham
State police watched the Eastern Prison reformatory in Framingham Mass as 50 inmates riot smashed windows dishes and breakables. Iris Allen 26 of Fall River serving a robbery term scaled a 10 foot fence and escaped during the chaos. Three other escape attempts were foiled after an inmate alerted officials.
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Framingham
Mass
Women’s Reformatory
Iris Allen
Fall River
Iowa Girl Killed In Freak Mishap
In Oelwein Iowa a ten month old girl Laurie Kayedaughter died after a highway marker sign broke loose from a car and bounced through the windshield. Her parents Arnol and Mrs Bartz were injured with facial lacerations while Bartz tried to turn onto the road to Arlington four miles east and one south of Maynard.
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Oelwein
Here
Laurie Kaye
Arnol Bartz
Bartz
Arlington
Maynard
Boy 5 Explains Icebox Deaths In Philadelphia
Police learned how Lewis Andrews five and his brother Lee two died in an abandoned refrigerator. Carl Jenkins five told Detective Patrick Ryan that the boys took turns entering the fridge as they played. He fled when he could not open the door. Their mother found their bodies six hours later.
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Philadelphia
Lewis Andrews
Lee
Carl Jenkins
Patrick Ryan
Carl
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