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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1955

Page

11

Four Quizzed About Slaying Near Ellis

Four youths were questioned today in connection with the roadside slaying of William Howard Heien, 20, of Pleasanton. The suspects—Tommy A. Garris 22 Arvin D Crump 17 and David L Miller 17—all denied knowledge of the crime. Police found the slain youth’s bloodstained pallet-marked car abandoned in downtown Kansas City as the investigation continued.

Kansas City Kansas Ellis William Howard Heien Pleasanton Tommy A. Garris Larry Shaver Bishop, Calif Arvin D. Crump David L. Miller Helen Lester Haupt Haupt Garris Crump Miller

Tragic shooting follows trip to Colorado reported

A man was found shot five times near a side ditch on Tuesday morning while returning home from Colorado. His companion Helen’s car was found parked on West Thirteenth Street between Summit and Jefferson with no one entering it. The vehicle was towed to police headquarters for inspection after detectives found bloodstains, bullet holes in the rear seat, and six empty cartridges on the floor. Police kept watch over the area as the investigation continued.

Colorado Helen West Thirteenth Street Summit Jefferson

Four youths linked to car theft arrested after sighting leads

Sheriff William King and County Attorney Simon Roth aided the case as an Overland Park resident identified two youths driving a car. Crump, Crump’s companions, and Garris and Shaver corroborated a Montana hitch ride. Helen’s body was found on VA 8, while weather reports noted heavy rainfall across several states with floods near Torrington and Guernsey.

Heren William King Atty Simon Roth Hays Heien Overland Park Haupt Crump Montana Kansas City Garris Shaver U. S. 36 Helen

Heavy Rains Grip Nebraska and Wyoming

Pleasant and cool weather persisted across the central and eastern U S while western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming cleaned up after cloudbursts of up to 20 inches of rain yesterday. Rain areas shifted southward along the lower Atlantic states today.

Great Plains Forth Rockies Patcléic Coast Dickinson N.D Lemmon S.D Tallahassee Daytona Beach Fla Guernsey Wyo Torrington Nebraska United States Wyoming Atlantis

Resolution For Free Satellites

Washington expected the Senate to approve a resolution urging the freeing of Soviet satellites. Senator Knowland of California predicted rapid approval and said the measure would pass unanimously or nearly so.

Washington Sen Knowland Calif Senate

Dock Strike Continues Amid Port Picket Lines

Waterfront workers vote to extend a six week docks walkout in Britain. A London mass meeting followed northern port picketing at major piers. The 18,500-strong strike disrupts nearly 200 ships and vital exports and imports, causing a split within the union.

London Diller Britain

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