Gun Fight Between Rival Candidates Fatal To Both
Stilwell Oklahoma report details a fatal gunfight between two political rivals, Bob Alberty and Sheriff Chester Crittenden, overheard quarrel about home life. Witness Dave Kirby, 61, says Alberty offered no resistance before being taken to jail and shot occurred near the jail kitchen. Election returns show Alberty leading Crittenden 1646 to 1222 with two other candidates also listed.
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Bob Alberty
Chester Crittenden
Adair County
Oklahoma County
Stilwell
Okla
Oklahoma
Dave Kirby
Westville
Alberty
Crittenden
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Bob
Kirby
J. D. Burnett
Ed Dudley
George Asbell
Pilot’s cargo accident claims Kirtland worker’s life
Injuries at Sandia base hospital led to the death of Keith L. Porter 26 Mayfield Kansas after a June 29 accident at Kirtland Air Force Base. Porter worked in a maintenance squadron at Kirtland and is survived by his widow and a four month old daughter.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Keith L. Porter
Mayfield
Kas
Sandia Base
Porter
Kirtland Air Force Base
Kirtland
John C. Porter
Jewelry Robbers Take Own Lives in Attic Standoff
Lawrence authorities report two bungling jewelry thieves trapped in an attic chose suicide over surrender. Warren Deckham 34 of Malden and his nephew Richard P Witham 20 of Roxbury were identified by Deckham’s wife Rita. Autopsies showed Witham shot himself in the mouth and Deckham in the right temple after police routed them from an Amesbury street jewelry store.
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Lawrence
Mass
Warren Deckham
Malden
Richard P. Witham
Boston
Roxbury
Dockham
Rita
Joseph A. Jachimczyk
Witham
Amesbury Street
James R. Kay Jdr
Governor Names Manhattan Man Governor Names Manhattan Man
Dale Duncan of Manhattan has been appointed to a gubernatorial post. The appointment was announced in Topeka and marks a notable regional leadership move. Duncan is expected to oversee key state functions and public initiatives.
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Topeka
Dale Duncan
Manhattan
The
Kansas Veterans Commission pick announced by Gov Hall
Duncan, named Tuesday to succeed Jack Reid, will serve a four year term through July 1 1960. He is a past commander of the American Legion post in Manhattan and a former American Legion national committeeman from Kansas.
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Kansas Veterans Commission
Fred Hall
Duncan
Jack Reid
Ulysses
American Legion
Manhattan
Kansas
March of Dimes raises 52.6 million for polio drive
New York report shows the 1956 January drive collected 52.6 million dollars for polio defeat. Basil O’Connor, head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, announced the total. Local chapters keep half of gifts while the remainder goes to headquarters in New York City.
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New York
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For
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