Anonymous Tip Leads To Topeka Body Found in City Park
A Topeka police report states an anonymous caller admitted strangling a man and directed officers to the bandstand in City Park near Kansas Avenue and the river where a body was found. The deceased appeared in his mid 80s and had injuries suggesting beating. A second call questioned if the body had been located. The second call traced to a downtown public phone. a pedestrian saw two men leave. Coroner’s initial exam was inconclusive.
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Topeka
City Park
Bill Damron
Kansas Avenue
Kansas River
Damron
Park
Gordon McRae
Autopsy Ordered After Death With Facial Bruise
Police said there were signs of a blow to the right cheek and a bruise on the back of the head. An autopsy would determine the death cause as investigators reviewed the scene for foul play.
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Tainty
Local Social Roundup From Peoria and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Ora Dean hosts a dinner for guests including Harold Ecker Gomer Jones of Lyons Kansas and Clarence Prager plus Larry Garry of Ottawa and Cecil Detwiler. Residents visit relatives in Pleasant and Ottawa while school preparations and local visits fill the week.
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Fred Weaver
Harold Ecker
Gomer Jones
Lyons
Kas
Clarence Prager
Larry and
Garry
Ottawa
Cecil Detwiler
Raymond Mundell
Loretta
Pleasant
Powell
Lloyd Detwiler
Fred Detwiler
L. C. Babcock
Adell Deans
W. B. Rodgers
Peoria
Bob Altic
Mike Lovell
Louis Wichman
Carolan
Ira Dean
Everett Stark
Ray Evans
Alta Conley
Tra
Victor
Vergil
Mike Dean
Ira Deans
Ray Detwiler
Cram Funeral Services Held Saturday in Richmond
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry E. Cram, longtime Richmond resident, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. from Lamb Funeral Home. Revs. T. Neill Hiatt and Cecil M. Orr will officiate, with interment at Highland Cemetery to follow.
Deans Help Lay Hardwood Floor in Kitchen
Ira Dean has helped his son Adell lay hardwood flooring and linoleum in the kitchen over the past day, assisting with the flooring project at home.
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Ira Dean
Adell
Four killed during EOKA hospital escape in Cyprus
Four persons were shot dead today in a gun fight at Nicosia General Hospital during the escape of an EOKA Greek Cypriot extremist. One victim was a British police sergeant. The EOKA man had been brought to the hospital for treatment, and three other organization members aided the escape. The EOKA force seeks to oust the British and unite Cyprus with Greece.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Nicosia General Hospital
EOKA
Greece
Adlai Winds Up Strategy Huddles
CHICAGO Elated by a South reception Adlai E Stevenson and Sen Estes Kefauver wind up five day regional strategy huddles with Democratic leaders from 34 states They returned from Knoxville Tenn where South support was pledged to line up in the November 6 election They plan discussions with leaders from Illinois Indiana Michigan Missouri and Ohio and then a news conference. The Knoxville meeting saw unity as the keynote with no civil rights debate reported Stevenson received a telegram of support from Senator Richard Russell Georgia a Dixie leader who could not fully subscribe to some platform planks. Russell said the Democratic party offers hope for farmers small business and the average American and is our only path to eliminating special privilege Presidents Eisenhower carried the South in 1952 but faced renewed opposition.
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South
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Knoxville
Tenn
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Stevenson
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Dixie Forces
Senate
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Virginia
Stevenson Kefauver Secure Southern Support
Florida Tennessee and Texas were noted as aligned with Stevenson and Kefauver who were assured yesterday that the South would back them this year. Local party leaders emphasized regional backing and campaign momentum in light of the forthcoming primaries.
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Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Stevenson
Kefauver
South
Racial Tension Eases At Clinton High
Racial tension eased in Clinton Tennessee as Clinton High ended its first week of integration crises. In contrast to the prior two days when unruly crowds gathered outside the school and erupted into minor violence, ten Black students emerged from the building amid a calmer scene.
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Clinton High
Three Cars Enter Building Through Side Door
White pupils watched as three cars entered the building via a side door. No heckling or pickets were observed this week. Afterward the whites went inside, leaving two police officers and a handful of newsmen outside.
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