Escaped Ohio killer holds couple captive in car trunk
Kansas City police captured James Richard Esson a 36 year old escapee from London Ohio prison honor farm after he abducted Airman Carl Wagner 21 and his wife Molly 18 in Evansville Indiana and forced them into the trunk of their car. Wagner suffered a head wound and Mrs Wagner shock but both were treated and released. Esson was armed with a Beretta and had been jailed for a 1948 Cleveland holdup murder.
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Kansas City
Ohio
Carl A. Wagner
Molly
Salina
Kan
Wagner
John Davis
Davis
James Richard Esson
London
Honor Farm
Esson
Evansville
Ind
General Hospital
Wagners
Schilling Air Force Base
Kingdom City
Warden Burrell Mulls New Prison Staff Posts
Warden O Burrell confirmed he plans to run the Montana Prison in the state’s best interests subject to Board policy. He cited Scudder’s recommendation to hire an associate warden, business manager, and clinical psychologist and said decisions await state funds and qualified applicants.
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Deer Lodge
O. Burrell
Board of Prison Commissioners
Montana
J. Hugo Aronson
Burrell
Kenyon J. Scudder
Scudder
Ravalli County
Montana State
Montana State Prison
State Board of Prison
Conferees Agree On Projects Bill
Washington Senate House conferees reached agreement on a military construction authorization bill totaling more than 1% billion dollars. Senator Stennis noted final totals and allocations would not be known until Saturday and Friday night. The Senate had authorized about 1.445 billion with 1.203 billion in new military projects versus 1.603 billion by the House.
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Washington
Senate House
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
House
Navy blimp crashes and crew saved by fishermen
Nine naval reservists aboard a blimp en route from Glynco to Lakehurst survived a sinking after the craft ran into a thunder squall over Pamlico Sound. The blimp tore a fabric rip, sank, and the crew spent a night on life rafts before fishermen spotted and towed them to a Coast Guard station. No injuries were reported.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Pamlico Sound
Coast Guard
Glynco
Lakehurst
N. J
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Hopes for Aid Increase In Senate Vote
Washington reports President Eisenhower pressed the Senate to restore part of the 809 million cut by the House to foreign aid funds. Senate GOP Leader Knowland signaled only partial restoration and emphasized bipartisanship. The House reduced the 3.367 billion request to 2.524 billion with 667 million carryover, and the Senate panel plans a Monday hearing before votes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Sen
Knowland
California
H. Alexander Smith
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
White House
James C. Hagerty
U.S
Senate Appropriations Committee
Julia Allen Stock Heads Montana Pioneers at 73rd Convention
Julia Allen Stock of Butte was elected president of the Society of Montana Pioneers at the 73rd annual convention in Missoula. The event also named Samuel Fletcher vice president and Henry Daems as substitute VP, with Roy Crismas secretary treasurer for a 13th term.
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Missoula
Julia Allen Stock
Butte
Society of Montana Pioneers
Spacanie
Samuel Ael Fletcher
Livingston
Henry B. Daems
Ennis
Roy M. Crismas
Helena
Helen Allen Conard
Harrison
Daems
Josephine Gilg
Emma Shepherd
Belgrade
Used Cars Smell Factory Fresh in Want Ads
A want ad from an auto dealer proclaims used cars “smell like factory new” aided by a new odorizing agent for car interiors. The ad promises genuine effect and urges readers to call 5451 to order, highlighting sales action for old or new articles.
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Dial 5451
Surgeons to Elect Today at Montana ACS Meeting
The seventh annual Montana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons holds a one day meeting at Finlen Hotel with elections at 4 30 p m and a banquet at the Copper Bowl Speakers include Dr Peter A Ross of Chicago and Dr J B W Butler of Portland Dr Alfred M Lueck of Livingston presides and naming of officers follows morning sessions.
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Montana
American College of Surgeons
Finlen
Copper Bowl
Larry Dugan
Seattle
Milwaukee Railroad
Peter A. Ross
Chicago
J. B. W. Butler
Portland
Alfred M. Lueck
Livingston
Lueck
Neil M. Leitch
Kalispell
Harold Schwartz
Butte
F. K. Waniata
Great Falls
Chester W. Lawson
Havre
George Sale
Missoula
Eight Cave Explorers Trapped by Subterranean Flood
Eight cave explorers descended into the Pyrenees to study surface streams. A flood from an underground river left three Frenchmen 1,500 feet underground while eight total fought to reach a dry ledge 1,150 feet down. They linked by field telephone and hoped for escape if rains ceased, as authorities watched clouds above.
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Saint Gaudens
France
Pyrenes
Pierre
Jean Nalin
Andre Nunzi
Pierre Weider
Marseilles
Pierre Gicquel
Gerard Propos
Jean Parent
Jacquez Pernin
Joseph Delteil
Delteil
Pyrenees
Civil Rights Bill Compromise Drafted in Congress
Washington leaders from both parties say a compromise civil rights bill is near completion and could pass before adjournment. The plan, with a civil rights division in the Justice Department and a bipartisan two year study commission, faces key points including a contested Senate version and Celler amendment disputes.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Rayburn
D-Tex
Knowland
R-Calif
Eisenhower
Rep
Allen
R-Ill
Martin
R-Mass
Celler
Marin
Justice Dept
Wheel detaches on Northwest DC- Seattle flight
Fifty six passengers aboard a Northwest Airlines DC-4 escaped injury when a wheel spun away from the landing gear as the plane touched down at Seattle Tacoma International Airport. The craft landed safely on the runway center without mishap.
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Seattle
Northwest Airlines
Seattle- Tacoma International
Washington, D.C
Pickpocket Takes Deputy’s Badge at Midland Empire Fair
Special Deputy Jack Vinner suspects a pickpocket at the Midland Empire Fair. A thief took Vinner’s badge and a wallet containing $15, according to the sheriff’s office report on Friday.
Missoula Couple Executed in Domestic Shooting Tragedy
Missoula officer say a domestic quarrel sparked a fatal gun incident near Potomac. Mrs. Gloria Boggs about 35 was killed by a .22 rifle shot. her husband George about 40 was critically wounded. The couple lived east of Missoula and leave three children.
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Missoula
Ralph M. Simmons
Gloria Boggs
George
Potomac
Simmons
William Woods
Kenneth Donaldson
Woman and Son Hurt In Wreck In Butte
A trailer towing a welding outfit broke loose from a tow truck and crashed into a jeep in the 1600 block of Harrison. Dorothea Baltazar, with chin lacerations, was treated and dismissed at Community Memorial Hospital, while her three year old son Mark suffered head cuts. The Baltezars and Basses were en route to fish when the crash sent them into a sidewalk and caused property damage.
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Community Memorial Hospital
Dorothea Baltazar
Harrison
Mark
James Moran
Michael Conlan
Harry Lambert
David Bass
Missoula
Basses
Butte
McKechnie
Prospects of Action on Zinc Lead Tariffs Brighten and Fade
Washington reports show a split view in Congress over tariffs for lead and zinc imports. The Senate Finance Committee approved a 3 cent per pound excise tax when metal prices fall below peril points, but House Ways and Means Chairman Cooper opposed higher tariffs citing existing authority under trade agreements. Administration-backed sliding-scale legislation faces obstacles as opponents plan a minority report in the Senate.
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Cooper
Dtenn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Ways and Means
Rayburn
Douglas
D-Ill
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
Langmuir noted scientist dies at 76 in Falmouth
Dr Irving Langmuir Nobel Prize winner and GE researcher dies of heart ailment at his nephew's home in Falmouth Massachusetts. A pioneer in artificial rain making, brighter cheaper lighting, and early broadcasting aids he retired in 1950 after 40 years with General Electric. His work included nitrogen filled bulbs and cloud seeding techniques.
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Langmuir
Cape Cod
David Langmuir
Falmouth
General Electric Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Montana Weather Summary for East and West Regions
East Montana will be mostly fair with warmer daytime highs 80 to 90 and nights 50 to 65 as Saturday shifts to Sunday. West Montana sees fair weather with highs 85 to 90 on Saturday and 85 to 95 on Sunday, with Saturday night lows 45 to 55.
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Montana
Senate authorizes 389 million for federal built atomic plants
The Senate approved a 389 million dollar atomic energy authorization after resisting all administration efforts to terminate government built plants. The bill funds a 40 million dollar Arco Idaho natural uranium reactor, a 15 million dollar Hanford plutonium recycle reactor, and a 3 million dollar design for a plutonium producing reactor, plus subsidies for five municipal and cooperative plants.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Democrats
Arco
Idaho
AEC
Hanford
Wash
U.S
Great Britain
Consumers Public Power District
Columbus
Neb
Airliner Crashes Off Dominican Coast Killing One Crew Member
A Brazilian owned Superconstellation crashed after engine trouble near the Dominican north coast during a ferry flight to the United States. One Brazilian crewman died, ten crew survived, and 32 New York bound passengers disembarked. Captain Geraldo Kippling led the return to Miami for engine replacement. The aircraft carried no passengers. The disaster occurred during a 700 mile sea crossing after departing Buenos Aires.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
U. S
Buenos Aires
Hector B. Trujillo
Geraldo Kippling
Miami
New York
Florida
Baby joins Wisconsin farm family with eight daughters
Farmer John Wagner of Middleton keeps his barn sign reading Maple Vane Farm. The family, listed as Mr and Mrs John Wagner and Daughters, welcomed a new baby girl on Thursday, boosting the brood to nine children aged one to twelve.
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Madison
Wis
John Wagner
Middleton
Maple Vane Farm
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Jefferson City
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Hart
Twining
Air Force
Nathan Twining
Arthur Radford
Senate Finance Committee
Mass
Irving Langmuir
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