Terror in the Trunk Aboard Kansas City Car
Young airman Carl Wagner and his pregnant wife Molly recounted a terrifying ride after picking up a hitchhiker in Kingdom City Missouri. James Esson pistol whipped, bound and gagged them in the car trunk then attempted to shoot them. They freed themselves, Wagner received head injuries, and Esson fled from a Missouri jail.
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Carl A. Wagner
Molly
Salina
Kan
Kingdom City
St. Louis
U.S. 40
Esson
Cou
Ple
Wagner
Carl Wagner
Kansas City Hospital
Weather County Forecast Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Sunday. A little warmer in north central areas this afternoon otherwise little temperature change. High this afternoon 80 to 85. Low tonight around 60. Sunday high about 85.
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North Central
Charge Two In Baby's Death in Springfield
A 17 year old mother Matilda Patton and 26 year old traveling companion Mike Thompson face murder charges in district court over the death last Friday of 9 month old Kenneth Lee Patton, ruled pneumonia from abuse. They are held without bail. judges appointed Eaton and Schmidt to defend. A second Patton child, James Ray Paton III, age 2, has five broken bones and is hospitalized at Lamar. the father is in the Army overseas. The two accused pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Open Sat Nite. Robes Hardware 214-c-21
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Springfield
Colo
Bob Sanderson
Matilda
Marie Patton
Mike Thompson
Kenneth
Lee Patton
Abed A. Arras
Baca
James XK. Eaton
Warren E. Schmidt
Thompson
James Ray Patton III
Lamar
Patton
Fort Smith, Ark
Kansas Penitentiary
Is Handed Setback In Atomic Plans
Washington Democrats voiced confidence Congress will send President Eisenhower a government built atomic reactor bill. They said Eisenhower will sign despite administration opposition, noting the bill includes regular authorizations for Atomic Energy Commission construction. The Senate approved the measure by voice vote, while the House stripped most reactor provisions, sending the bill to conference with Democrats likely in the majority among conferees.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Vestler
House
House Atomic Energy Committee
Joint Committee
Bees Cause Driver to Crash Truck in Clover
A 59-year-old Lee Henry Minnow tried to remove his shirt when bees moved under it while he drove a two ton oats truck in Clover D C The vehicle crashed but Minnow escaped uninjured and damage was estimated at 1500 dollars The bees escaped.
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Clover, D. C
Lee Henry Minnow
Minnow
Teen-age road-e-o champ visits New York taxis
No Thanks NEW YORK The nation's champion teen-age driver said New York traffic may stick to taxis. Charles I. Hopkins 19 of Atlanta arrived for a three day visit after winning over 50 contestants in a national teen-age Road-e-o in Washington, D. C. this week.
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New York
New York City
Charles I. Hopkins
Atlanta
Washington, D. C
Supports Hike In Postal Rates
Postmaster General Summerfield told a Senate Post Office subcommittee that Congress should approve rate increases to relieve the department’s serious fiscal plight. He cited losses of more than two million dollars daily and endorsed a House bill raising first class rates from 3 to 4 cents and airmail from 6 to 7 cents, noting action this year is doubtful as hearings are planned and adjournment may approach.
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Washington
Summerfield
Congress
Senate Post Office
Dep
Maurice H. Stans
Senate
Subcommittee
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Barn Burns Near Richmond
A hay stalled barn on the W F Valentine farm eight miles southwest of Richmond burned Friday. Bill Valentine was away when Sanford Shaw alerted nearby crews but the structure collapsed before contents could be saved. Loss includes hay and a saddle. contents were uninsured. Cause not immediately known.
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W. F. Valentine
Richmond
Bill Valentine
Sanford Shaw
Plane Ditching Off Dominican Coast Loses Crewman
A Varig Airlines four engine plane ditched off Ciudad Trujillo after its No 2 engine failed. One Brazilian crewman was lost in shark infested waters about 300 yards from the north coast. Ten other crewmen were rescued. there were no passengers aboard. The craft was ferried from Ciudad Trujillo to New York for repairs, with Capt. Gerald Kipl ing taking the plane toward New York after the passengers had disembarked.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Varig Airlines
Ciudad ‘Trujillo
New York City
Buenos Aires
Gerald Kippling
New York
Varig
Showers Cool Ottawa and County Rainfall Varies
Ottawa received 1.22 inches in a 90 minute shower starting around 7 p.m. with scattered moisture across Franklin County. Rantoul saw 1.60 inches while nearby Lane 0.20. Williamsburg 0.70, Pomona 0.25, Centropolis 0.50, Richmond 0.50, Princeton 0.80, Wellsville 0.25. Heat broke after noon. high 91 and low 64. Crops like corn and soybeans and milo hope for relief from shower activity.
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Ottawa
Williamsburg
Pomona
John Dennin
Centropolis
Richmond
Princeton
Lane
Wellsville
George Stewart
Richter
Rantoul
Search For Missing Probe Witnesses
Washington officials searched for five witnesses in the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee inquiry into New York labor rackets. Chairman McClellan named Benny The Bug Boss and Leonard Geiger among those sought, with staff aides and the U.S. marshal’s office unable to locate them. The panel prepared to question top International Teamsters officials, including Midwest boss James R. Hoffa, about 1956 phantom locals meant to influence New York council election votes.
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Washington
Federal Andes
Senate
McClellan
Ark
Committee Council
Robert F Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Benny the Bug
Teamsters
Leonard Geiger
Joint Council 16
Midwest
James R. Hoffa
Thomas L. Hickey
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Eleven-Year-Old Girl Delivers Baby in Arkansas
An 11-year-old girl and her six pound four ounce daughter are in good condition at the State Medical Center in Little Rock after a Caesarean delivery yesterday. The birth occurred on the mother's eleventh birthday. Dr Eva Dodge said the unmarried mother has been under supervision at the center. The girl, a Negro, lives at Curtis, Arkansas, and officials believe she is the youngest mother in Arkansas history.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Medical Center
Eva Dodge
Curtis, Ark
Arkansas
Kansan Killed In Helicopter Crash in Spain
Washington dispatch reports Lt. (jg) John W. Erlewine of Kansas City Kansas was one of two men killed when a Navy helicopter struck a cable and crashed near Barcelona during a flight from the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt. The carrier was making a courtesy call to Barcelona.
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Washington
John W. Erlewine
Kansas City
Kas
Navy
Barcelona
Spain
Pentagon
Erlewine
Leonard C. Erlewine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Polish Diplomat Granted Asylum in Britain
Mieczyslaw Regula a 26 year old Polish diplomat assistant to the Polish commercial attache in London was granted asylum after four days in hiding. Home Office allowed him to stay and he planned to sail for Poland the next day. He claimed his wife a Communist spy prompted the escape and that he fled with his son from the embassy in a taxi.
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London
Britain
Mieczyslaw Regula
Home Office
Regula
Poland
London Daily Mail
Melania
Margaretta
Richard
The
Daily Mail
Four Killed In Bomber Crash At West Palm Beach
A B25 bomber from Vance AFB Oklahoma crashed into a housing development near West Palm Beach AFB Florida. Four crewmen were killed and three homes were damaged. Pilot reported no trouble before landing as police blocked a one square mile area. Names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Vance Air Force Base
Okla
Barksdale, Afb
Shreveport
Palm Beach Afb
Air Force
Avery Reconciled to Milford Dam Flood Control
Rep. Avery of Kansas says he has accepted the Milford flood control dam project near his Clay County farm. The reservoir will flood part of the farm, the farm home, and tenant house, as it damps the Republican River’s perennial flood threat.
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Washington
Avery
Pleasant Weather Seen For Weekend
A Topeka forecast predicts a pleasant weekend with Sunday generally fair and highs in the 80s. Heavy rainfall yesterday and last night boosted soil moisture for corn sorghum and hay crops and pastures, with amounts across stations ranging from traces to over 4 inches in Howard.
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Topeka
Kansas
Howard
Conway Springs
Arkansas City
Pick
Longton
Fredonia
Oxford
Trading Post
la Cygne
Thayer
Lyons
Winfield
McPherson
Plevna
Independence
McCune
Walnut
Pittsburg
Osawatomie
Hutchinson
Wichita
Russell
Kansas City
Salina
Lawrence
Manhattan
Wamego
Lecompton
Hospital Grant To St Francis Wichita Hospital
A $160,000 federal grant toward a $414,000 purchase of hospital equipment was awarded to St Francis Hospital of Wichita by the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Sen. Schoeppel was notified yesterday.
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Washington
St. Francis Hospital of
Wichita
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sen. Schoeppel
R-Kas
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