Mother Who Cut Sons Apart Called Sane
Houston dispatch reports psychiatrist Dr. C A Dwyer believed 28 year old Mrs. Ann Williams sane after examining her regarding the deaths of her two sons Calvin age 9 and Conrad age 8. Sheriff Kern said he suspects no accomplice in the grisly killings and that bodies were buried near Algoa Galveston County after being dismembered. Williams, a former Pasadena dime store clerk, faces four murder charges across Harris and Galveston counties.
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Houston
Tex
Ann Williams
Calvin
Conrad
Hoyt
Atlanta
International Soundphotos
C. A. Dwyer
Harris County
C. V. Buster Kern
Galveston County
Kern
Pasadena, Tex
Nine Airmen Die In Missouri KC-97 Crash
A four engine KC-97 tanker on a refueling training mission crashed after takeoff from Sedalia Air Force Base killing nine of eleven aboard. Two crew survived. The wreckage burned for over two hours on the David Stiles farm ten miles from the base. Civilian witnesses reported a tail fire and multiple explosions as fuel tanks ruptured.
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Sedalia
Sedalia Air Force Base
Air Force
David Stiles
Jim Ferguson
Windsor
East German Parliament Opens Three Day Paris Treaties Debate
Bonn, Feb 24. The East German Parliament began a three day debate on the Paris treaties to arm 500000 Germans in Western defense, overriding a Social Democrat postponement. Observers expect final approval despite West German opposition as Bundestag rejects Socialist motion.
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Bonn
Germany
Paris
Bundestag
Carlo Schmid
Mother is given 40 years in prison for brutal abuse
Corona Calif Feb 24 A 30 year old mother Mrs Trinidad Vera was sentenced to 40 years in prison for administering severe and repeated beatings to her 10 year old daughter Celia who was permanently maimed Superior Judge Mildred Lillie called the behavior hideous and terrible brutality.
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Corona
Calif
Trinidad Vera
Celia
Mildred Lillie
Man bites dog shocks Manila papers
Manila reports Pedro Takiz, 17, seized a dog that had bitten him two days earlier and sank his teeth into the animal’s neck until it fled in pain. The incident made the front pages of local papers.
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Manila
Pedro Takiz
Takliz
Brother Ed Cochran to be buried after 38 years
Memphis mourners prepare for funeral rites for Brother Ed Cochran who died in 1917 and has rested unclaimed in a Caruthersville Mo funeral home. Ezra Lee Cochran and kin will attend a Sunday service with prayers by a Baptist minister and hymns by strangers before interment.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ed” Cochran
Caruthersville
Ezra Lee Cochran
Ezra Lee
Dulles Eden Talk on Formosa Crisis in Bangkok
In Bangkok the Manila pact eight nations began implementing the Southeast Asia defense treaty. They set up a council with ambassadorial status and Bangkok headquarters, approved a committee on military affairs, and started anti subversion and economic talks. Dulles warned a general answer to Red subversion isn’t possible now, but the U.S. would designate a security representative to sit with others.
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Bangkok
Red China
U. S
State Dulles
United States
Nanchi Island Evacuation Keeps Advancing Under Pressure
Taipei formosa February reports from nationalist sources indicate thousands evacuated from Nanchi Island including bomb victims. up to 4 000 expected to leave as naval craft bring evacuees to keelung amid ongoing communist bombing. american sources note no decision to evacuate but discuss potential withdrawal of combat troops. military officials debate immediate pullout while red forces tighten around Fukien coast.
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Taipei
Formosa
Nanchi Island
U. S
Keelung
Chiang Kai-shek
Taishan Islands
Nanchi
Chiang
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Fukien
Indiana House defeats reapportionment bill on penalties
INDIANAPOLIS Feb 24 The Indiana House refused 61 28 to bring out a bill to provide penalties for failure to reapportion the legislature every six years. Rep Jean R LaGrange said counties should census male voters this year. Three Marion county Republicans said reappointment should occur but voted no on principle of bypassing committee. Rep Robert Schmidt noted burden on counties and opposed including women in districts. A gag rule limiting speeches for the session was adopted to clear a backlog of bills. Continued on Page 3 Column 6.
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Indianapolis
Indiana House
Jean R. LaGrange
D.-La Porte
House
LaGrange
Marion County
S. Paul Clay Jr
Harriet C. Stout
George M. Davidson
Robert D. Schmidt
R.logansport
House Debates $20 Tax Slice Bill As Vote Looms
The House opened debate on a Democratic proposal for a $20 per person income tax cut, with leaders signaling a Friday vote. Democrats claim enough votes, while Republicans split, some opposing action now and others unsure. Minority Leader Martin noted several Republicans supported the cut, but turnout at the caucus was low. The party balance stands at 232 Democrats to 203 Republicans.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Martin
R.mass
G.O.P
Rep. Halleck
R.-Ind
Luxury Yacht Abandoned Off Miami Coast
Tobacco heir Richard J. Reynolds and his wife abandoned their 53 foot yacht Scarlet O Hara after fires erupted five miles offshore while traveling from Nassau to Miami Beach. A Coast Guard craft responded but the vessel disappeared in darkness. The yacht was found sunken at daybreak with only the bow above water as the couple reached land in lifeboats.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard J. Reynolds
Nassau
Coast Guard
Local Weather Summary Card
Today shows a split day with morning and afternoon readings. Sunrise at 6 30, sunset at 5 37. River stage at 6 7 feet and falling. Yesterday high 45 and low 21. Precipitation noted as none.
Terr e Haute Weather Summary Tonight and Friday
Light snow tonight and much colder conditions with a low near 20 and a high around 24. Cloudy conditions continue in Indiana with light snow in the southeast and mixed skies elsewhere, with a further drop in temperatures to the low teens to mid twenties.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Short Honeymoon Suit Filed for Divorce in Tulsa
Mrs Rena Matthews Wallace filed suit in Tulsa District Court on February 24 alleging incompatibility after a 15 minute marriage to Robert Arthur Wallace on February 16. She claims he deserted her within those 15 minutes and that she was a good and dutiful wife during the entire brief union.
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Tulsa
Okla
Rena Matthews Wallace
Robert Arthur Wallace
Terre Haute Transit Co Files for Bus Permit
The Terre Haute Transit Company Inc filed with City Clerk a petition for a permit to operate a city bus service within Terre Haute and nearby areas, seeking council action and a special meeting to consider financial structure equipment management routes and fare plans amid a six month strike. The council plans to study the proposal next week.
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George N. Craig
Indiana
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Transit Company
Terre Haute City Lines, Inc
H. Ralph Johnston
Joseph Pipp
Terre Haute City Council To Regulate Bus Operations By Gov. George N. Craig
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission of Indiana
Johnston
Ralph Tucker
Tull
Terre Haute Transit Company, Inc
State of
Secretary of State
State of Indiana
Towit
Star Building
Roland E. St. John
Northwestern Avenue
Dayton
Ohio
Ray Lanning
Arcadia Road
Common Council
Sabre Jets Collide Over Hokkaido Island
Two American Air Force Sabre Jets collided over Hokkaido Island today and one pilot is missing. The other aircraft parachuted to safety.
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Tokyo
Hokkaido Island
Air Force
Willing To Sell Title Destitute Baroness Seeks Help
CHICAGO, Feb. 24. An 81 year old Baroness Lina Von Lamezan Marimbo offers to sell or adopt for cash to live decently. She lived on Chicago’s Gold Coast, was born in 1873 in Germany, and claims a farm renamed by Communists. She keeps a coronet ring and spends time with radio, TV, and Bible.
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Chicago
Lina von Lamezan Marimbo
Gold Coast
Hartz Mountain
Germany
Lodge Invites Russia to Contribute Atoms for Peace
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr urged Russia to contribute fissionable material to Eisenhower's atoms for peace pool during a London press conference on the eve of a five nation disarmament conference. He pledged to pursue a disarmament plan and noted Moscow's Feb four statement on global support for peaceful atomic energy.
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K. C. Thaler
London
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Russia
Eisenhower
Atoms For Peace
Lodge
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Vigo County Considers 100000 Bond for Relief Fund
Vigo County faces a 100000 bond issue to cover Harrison township shortfalls after the state tax board cut local rates. County Auditor Everett J. Acree outlined that Harrison owes about 25000 to the county and the poor relief fund burden has grown. The council met in emergency session to discuss financing options and the law requires the county to fund townships short on relief. The bond would be repaid over ten years if approved.
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Vigo County
Harrison Township
Indiana State Tax Board
Everett J. Acree
State Auto Safety Record Is Better
Indiana traffic safety showed slight improvement with four death-free days reducing the week toll to 11 fatalities. State Police reported a provisional year-to-date total through Feb. 20 of 122, about 11 percent below the 137 fatalities for the same period in 1954. For three consecutive days from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17 there were no fatalities in Hoosierland.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hoosierland
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Missouri
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Brother Ed
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Eden
Formosa Crisis
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James S. Hunter
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U. S. Weather Bureau
T.H. Transit
Tucker
Craig
Russ
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