Face Charges For Gambling In Wichita Cock Arena
Three Wichita men Willy Williams the arena owner Albert F. King an employee and Ray G. Kurtz landowner face preliminary hearings on gambling charges March 21 after a sheriff raid on a cock fighting arena southeast of Wichita. Undercover deputies visited January 30 recording betting fans and taking candid photos. the raid followed two weeks later as officials note gambling is illegal though cock fighting is legal in Kansas.
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Wichita (Ap
Wichita
Willy Williams
Albert F. King
Williams
Ray G. Kurtz
Denver Bland
Kansas
Sheriff cites Sunday cockfights past midnight near Hutchinson
The sheriff said the operators were active past midnight violating the Sunday fights ban. Bland noted cock fights occur on alternate Saturday nights in Reno County near Hutchinson, but the sheriff had no reports of betting there.
Invites Wrong Man To Speak At Truman Dinner
In Salt Lake City Governor Clyde of Utah accepted an invitation to speak at Seattle’s Truman Day dinner on May 9. A Seattle Democrat said the invitation was sent in error and Clyde would attend only as an attendee, not to deliver a speech. The governor cited Lincoln Roosevelt Hoover and Eisenhower as guiding figures for the nation.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
George D. ‘Clyde
Seattle
Washington State
Harry S. Turman
Clyde
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jon Marvin Jonsson
Seven Men Escape Death In Jet Crash At Carswell AFB
Seven Air Force crew members escaped serious harm when a KC135 tanker crashed in thick fog near Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Texas while on approach after clipping a power pole and a warehouse roof. Injured were Maj. William A. Krouse Capt. Charles A Forbes Maj. Raymond A Yahr and Sgt. Robert C Newman with burns and broken ankles while others including Capt. Everett Caudell Lt. James B Lewis and Lt. Col. Kenneth N Morese were unharmed. Lights flickered when the crash cut power to River Oaks district briefly before service was restored.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Carsiwell Air Force Base
7Th Air Refueling Squadron
Strategic Air Command
U.S. Global
State Highway Department
Texas Electric Service Co
River Oaks
Carswell
Maj
William A. Krouse
Charles A. Forbes
Burns
Raymond A. Yahr
Robert C. Newman
Everett Caudell
James B. Lewis
Kenneth N. Morese
Griffith Named Republican Delegate Candidate in Riley County
The Riley County Republican Convention unanimously endorsed Tom J. Griffith as candidate for 1st District delegate to the Republican National Convention. Griffith, state finance chairman, resides in Manhattan and the district will elect two regular delegates and a delegate-at-large at a district convention in Holt on March 21.
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Manhattan
Kas
Riley County
Tom J. Griffith
iHolt
Griffith
Ring toss sparks Brooklyn romance ending in found engagement ring
In New York AP report, 23 year old Tommy McCauley advises counting to ten before reacting when an engagement ring is returned. Joyce Mullan, 21, hurled the $2,000 ring in a fight. it was later found under a subway grate after neighbors spotted a glint. The couple reconciled and plan to marry in April 1961.
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New York
Tommy McCauley
Tommy
Joyce Mullan
Brooklyn
Joyce
Muilan
Seek Death Penalty In KC Rape Trial
The first of two defendants charged with kidnapping and raping an 18 year old white girl goes on trial in Kansas City Kansas with the state seeking the death penalty. Earl Wilson, 21, is the defendant in this case. A separate trial is slated for Eugene.
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Kansas City
Kan
Earl Wilson
Eugene
Body of David Mc Cleveland Jr. Found in River
David Mc Cleveland Jr. aged 22 was found Sept. 19 in the Missouri River after being accosted at a bus stop Sept. 10. He was beaten and assaulted at a remote spot and left unconscious. he has since recovered.
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J Artry
David McCleveland Jr
Missouri River
Neuberger of Oregon Dies After Illness
Senator Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon dies at 47 from a cerebral hemorrhage at his home after a battle with cancer and infections. His death leaves 64 Democrats to 35 Republicans and hastens appointment by Governor Hatfield to fill the term, with May 20 primary filings looming.
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Portland
Ore
iSen
Richard L. Neuberger
Oregon Democrat
Neuberger
Senate
Mark Hatfield
Milk Truck Crashes Elk River Bridge Near Southwest City
A milk truck struck a narrow Elk River bridge seven miles north of Southwest City causing the 282 foot span to collapse. The truck and driver Howard Gene Cooper 27 of Jane Missouri plunged 40 feet into the river with minor injuries and spilled most of the milk.
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Southwest City, Mo
Elk River
Southwest City
Howard Gene Cooper
Jane, Mo
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
John G. Kaiser Drug Store Masonic Building
Kanaas Cuy
Keenas
Lee A
Munger
North American Hotel
Ottawa
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Tom Griffith
S. Main
Sen. Neuberger
Hallmark
Russell Stover
Hemballa
Sonotone
Donald J. Vogel
Ottamwa
Topeka
Fry
Ferree
Sealy Redi
Sealy
Douglas Bros
Main
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