Escaped Indiana Killer Prepares for Electric Chair
Police guard Princeton area as escaped inmate Leslie Irvin, linked to the so called Chinese executions, remains at large after slipping from an escape proof county jail. Authorities warn he is armed and dangerous, with a date for the electric chair looming. Reports place him in Watseka Mount Vernon Olney and Evansville, while roadblocks close in and a citywide panic spreads through Indiana and nearby Illinois communities.
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Seiler Ruby Drew
Ier
Leslie Irvin
Princeton
Ind
Earl Hollen
Indiana
Kentucky
Dehe
Ievin
Illinois
Wat' Sexa
Olney
Mount Vernon
Evansville
Juni
Cil
Irvin
Thought &E
Lawrence Bryant
Hesch
Irving
Leavin
Trvin
Bryant
Michigan City
First Unknown Korean War Dead Sent Home
The first of 852 unknown American Korean War dead were en route to burial in Honolulu after a memorial dockside ceremony. A USS Manchester cruiser carried 56 service members to be laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery. Four flag draped caskets symbolized the Army Navy Marines and Air Force as all services paid tribute in a 43 minute ceremony.
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Yokosura
Japan
Honolulu
National Memorial Cemetery
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Man Found Sleeping Under Judge Bench During Council Meeting
Covington officials reported Walter Thornberry was found dozing beneath a judge's desk in the courtroom during a City Council session. He faced charges of drunkenness after the incident.
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Covington
Cir
Charles Rump
Walter Thornberry
Thornberry
Dixie Solons Bolster Lines On Segregation
Southern legislators solidified anti integration efforts across Virginia Alabama and Mississippi with new measures to resist federal court orders on school segregation. Alabama Senate approved a strong interposition stance and Mississippi House advanced bills to shield segregation and criminalize federal interference while Virginia debated a compromise resolution challenging Supreme Court authority.
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Dixie Solons
Associated Press
Virginia
Mississippi
Alabama
US Supreme Court
Alabama Senate
House
Mississippi House
Virginia Senate
Supreme Court
State Toll Hits Twenty Seven After Two Fatal Wisconsin Crashes
The 1956 Wisconsin highway death toll rose to 27 after two fatal accidents on Thursday. Arthur Soper, 39, of Madison, a Dane County Highway Dept employee, was killed when struck in his car while surveying near Sun Prairie. Walter Mates, 61, of rural Pewaukee, died late Thursday when his vehicle was involved on the beltline in Waukesha County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Arthur Soper
Mi Hored
Dane County
Emiploye
Sun Pro
Walter C. Mates
Ural Pewaukee
Waukesha County
School Aid Bill Deadlock Broke as House Debates Ed Aid
Washington reports the House Rules Committee holds a split vote on the school construction bill while debate on federal aid to schools looms. Leaders push action amid disputes over requiring desegregation safeguards and partisan amendments. Senate plans risk killing the measure if adopted.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Rep
McConnell
Pennsylva' Serior Republican
House
Rules Committee
Tim
Cobzie
Ray[burnt
Eisenhower
Keily
Powell
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Education Board Endorses Move For High School Petition
The board approved drawing up a citizens petition to secure a new high school on Walnut Street north of Mur dock Street. The move seeks a mandatory referendum next April, with bond issuance potentially at 1.9 million dollars. Comm. Radford urged council dialogue to avoid a referendum, while the petition’s exact wording awaits final drafting.
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Murdock Street
Oshkos
Iof
Walnut Street
Board of Education
Charlies M. Radford
Ernest R. Stewert
Radford
Kohler Seeks Ike on Wisconsin Primary Ballot
Governor Kohler proposes adding President Eisenhower to the Wisconsin primary ballot if legally permissible and if the President does not preemptively declare as a candidate. He notes the need for the President’s written consent and outlines possible timing tied to the April primary and March 2 deadline.
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Madison & — Jr
Kohler
Eisenhower
Wistensin
Wisconsin
Associated Press
New Hampshire
Wal
Sag An
Img
Dell Anc
Idk
Gaige Roberts
Elections Division
Secretary of States Office
Leisenhower
GOP
Winter Snowstorm Sweeps Atlantic Seaboard and Midwest
A major winter storm moved from the Gulf of Mexico into the East with heavy snow and cold highs. Reported fatalities from shoveling and gas fuel incidents occurred in Pennsylvania and nearby areas while Illinois and Wisconsin faced record low temperatures. Weather extended to Texas and North Dakota with subzero readings, and cities like Cairo and Milwaukee logged significant snowfall and drifting conditions.
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United Press
Pennsylivania City
Pennsylvania
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Cairo
Minot
N D
Abuvet
Fort Worth
Tex
Grantsburg
Wisconsin
Superior
Park Falls
Shumauskas Named Premier in Lithuania Change
MOSCOW reports a top ten shake up in Lithuania puts Shumauskas in as premier, succeeding Gedvilas. The Supreme Soviet decrees dated Jan 16 are cited with no formal explanation. Gedvilas, 51, had led Lithuania during World War I era politics.
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Moscow
Lithuania
Shumauskeas
A. Geévilas
Soviet
Datiisan
Eisenhower Set for GOP Fundraising Talk Tonight
President Eisenhower to address Republicans nationwide via closed circuit TV and radio to boost the 1956 campaign funding and mark the third anniversary of Mrs. Eisenhower's inauguration. He will not attend the Washington dinner, instead delivering a 10 p.m. EST program from the Senator Park Hotel.
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Washington
Fisenower
Republican Party
GOP
National Finance Committee
Tampa motorist goes the wrong way on wrong street
Police in Tampa confronted a confused driver traveling the wrong way on West Florida Avenue and later claimed to be on Hickory Street. The incident involved a near collision with a patrol car as officers tried to correct his navigation.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida Avenue
Shoot of Sight Order in India Rioting Sparks Deaths and Loot
Rioting in multiple Indian cities escalated over four days with police firing at looters. Police say 47 killed and over 3 injured as 2,165 arrested. strikes and clashes spread to Calcutta and East Bengal. Police report casualties in Bombay and Ninad as mobs burned homes and shops. Commu nists and socialists blamed for provoking the unrest amid political protests.
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Hotmse
Ninad
India
Calcutta
East Benga
Jawahar
Bombay
Normelcy
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