Helping Hand For Paroled Youth
In Wichita AP report 19 year old Herman William Walker, who pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen car from Omaha to Wellington Kansas, received a two year sentence suspended with probation. Judge Delmas C Hill ordered court officials to provide a bus ticket to Omaha and $5 in expenses, with a $14.41 mail payment expected to arrive today for Walker to spend Christmas with his widowed mother in Omaha.
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Wichita
Herman William Walker
Omaha
Walker
Wellington
Kas
Delmas C. Hill
Judge Hill
Walker probation fine repaid before Christmas
A deputy marshal in Topeka arranged for a check to arrive in Wichita so Walker can catch an afternoon bus. A probation officer said the $14.41 must be repaid as a condition of probation, with efforts to cover it if needed to ensure compliance.
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Ottawa Herald
U. S
Shal
Topeka
Wichita
Walker
10th Traffic Death Listed For Wichita
Wichita record shows 93 year old Wollie Brown killed when his car skidded off a street and hit a utility pole while attempting to pass another car. It was Wichita’s 20th traffic fatality of 1939. Passenger Leroy Rosbin, 26, was uninjured. Both men worked at the Wichita Country Club and were returning from a Christmas party.
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Wichita
Wollie Brown
Leroy Rosbin
Brown
Wichita Country Club
Allies Not Unified On 4 Major Issues
PARIS AP In the wake of the Western summit and NATO talks the big four remain divided on four major issues to negotiate with Khrushchev. Disunity over the Atlantic alliance military policy persists while East West talks loom. Experts tasked to craft a common front have four months to resolve disputes before the April 27 summit.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Adenauer
NATQ
Berlin
Hisenhower
Macmillan
Geneva
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
China
U.S
Kansas City Man Slain In Argument
Kansas City AP reports Fred Shaffer, 32, was shot to death by police Tuesday night after wounding a patrolman. Patrolman Jesse Payne, 20, was treated for gunshot wounds and head injuries after attempting to arrest Shaffer amid a family dispute over Mrs Shaffer and her four children. Shaffer fired several shots during the break in at the brother in law’s home.
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Kansas City
Fred Shaffer
Jesse Payne
Shaffer
Payne
Willson plans bold American band tour of Europe
Hollywood AP Meredith Willson envisions sending 200 young marching bands to Europe and even the Kremlin for a three hour parade of American music. He aims to show Europe the real face of America with a display of youth, joy, and precision, contrasting with government ensembles. He believes the plan could win wider friendship for the United States.
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Hollywood
Meredith Willson
Willson
Mrs. Brown
America
Ijsurope
Kremlin
John Phillip Sousa
Midwest
State Department
Marine Corps
Prays While Buried Alive Seven Minutes
Tampa AP report describes 14 year old Robert French pulled from a cave after seven minutes buried alive. His companions reacted with prayers and disbelief as bystanders and visitor Homer Smith from Rockford Illinois helped, with firemen arriving to assist.
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Robert French
French
Homer Smith
Rockford
Ill
Smith
Tampa
Fla
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