Slayer Caught Returning For Murder Weapon
Springfield police report Herman J. Flood 20 confessed after being trapped while trying to reclaim a knife believed used in the December 15 killings of Vic Spinette 75 and Virgil Asgery 67 at Spinette’s grocery. Robards said motive remains undetermined as investigators proceed.
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Springfield
Sam Robards
Robards
Herman J. Flood
Ash Grove
Vic Spinétte
Virgil Asgery
Spinnette
Spinette
Ussery
Spinetto
Flood
Woman Is Held In Junction City Slaying
A 52 year old Junction City woman, Mrs. Josephine Harris, was shot to death in her apartment yesterday. Sheriff Vance Collins said Mrs. Clara D. Wright, 39, admitted shooting Harris but claimed she fired only after Harris struck her with a bottle. No charges have been filed against Wright.
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Junction City
Josephine Harris
Vance Collins
Clara D. Wright
Harris
Kansas City to seek one semester pupil suspensions
Kansas City school superintendent James A. Hazlett plans to seek authority to suspend unruly pupils for a semester to curb rising violence in high schools. Current rules cap suspensions at 19 days. Hazlett already moved to expel weapon carriers and extortionists and pledged legal aid for teachers attacked or faced by loiterers on school property amid calls for a city ordinance restraining unauthorized youths.
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Kansas City
James A. Hazlett
Hazlett
Maj
Doral Denison
Police Youth Bureau
Violence blamed on outsiders at Central High School
Denison cites outsiders as the source of most violence while Hazlett notes Central High School as a trouble spot where 60 percent of students are Negro. He says Kansas City schools integrated four years ago and questions whether integration drives the problem, adding most offenders are Negro.
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Denison
Hazlett
Central High School
Kansas City
Four Injured In KC Blaze
A three story brick building in downtown Kansas City burned last night injuring four people. Albert Chase Ward Keller were treated for smoke inhalation while Robert Graham and Tom Kirks sustained other injuries. The blaze caused about 10000 in damage affecting apartments on the upper floors and businesses on the first floor. The fire reportedly started on the third floor.
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Kansas City
Albert Chase
Ward Keller
Robert Graham
Tom Kirks
Oklahoma City
Okla
Highway Patrol
Optical Co
Argosy
Jim Lookabaugh
Eisenhower backs Benson on farm price supports
Secretary Benson said President Eisenhower fully supports his push for lower farm price supports and will back efforts in Congress. He noted Eisenhower plans to send a special agriculture message and will help press for changes, countering Democratic critics who questioned the President’s interest in farm policy.
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Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
Congress
Benson details on farm policy steps and Congress talks
Benson said he does not yet know what steps President Eisenhower will take to push administration farm proposals. He noted the president will likely confer with congressional leaders on the matter. Benson will appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee Friday morning to expand on recommendations outlined in the farm message.
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Benson
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Policeman Receives Gun He Was Shot With
Chicago Park District officer Norman Law received the pistol that wounded him after he captured parolee Harry Aughinbaugh, 41, for drunken driving. Judge Edward B. Casey awarded the .38 caliber gun as a trophy, noting Law deserved it. Aughinbaugh, paroled for a savings and loan fraud conviction, was sentenced to two to five years for the shooting.
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Chicago
W.tenced
Water restored after potash derailment near Hardy
Potash derailment nine miles north of Hardy halted city water after mayoral order. State Health officials deem contamination slight and predict restoration once current washes potash downstream. Wardens report no fish kills. towns rely on a 43000 gallon reserve tank as service resumes.
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Hardy
Ark U
Spring River
State Health Department
Ben Dalton
Health Department
Train derails near Arkansas line in Missouri
A Frisco train derailed between Hardy and Thayer in Missouri near the Arkansas border, causing track disruption and damage. No injuries are reported in the fragment, with authorities inspecting the incident site and assessing repairs.
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Hardy
Thayer
Ottawa Contact Listing for Nell Bullock
In Ottawa call Nell Bullock at 121 So Main, phone 520. In other areas consult your phone book under Farmers Insurance Group.
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Ottawa
Nell Bullock
Farmers Insurance Group
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