Inmate Mesamore Captured After Jail Escape Across Ohio River
William D. Mesamore, a bank robber and escapee from Corydon jail, was captured in Brandenburg after stealing a 12 foot skiff and crossing the Ohio River. He was taken to Louisville’s Jefferson County Jail on a $25,000 federal bond for the Kevil bank robbery. He previously escaped Harrison County Jail by leaping from a window, prompting a wide search.
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Brandenburg
William D. Messamore
Corydon
Ind
Messamore
Meade County
J. C
Chick) Powers
Ohio River
U. S
Harold Hall
Louisville
Jefferson County
Kevil
Thomas Vandiver
English
Vandiver
Harrison County
Walter Baxley
Clarence Klee
Ohio
Indiana
Paradise Bottom
Charles Cole
Charles Thom
John Scott
Powers
Mesamore
Hall
Slayer Hester seeks lawyer after killing TCU dean
Arthur Hester, 19, confessed to slaying Dr. John W. Lord, dean of the Texas Christian university graduate school, saying he needed a good lawyer more than a prayer book. He admitted clubbing his 70-year-old guardian to death in a rage as a woman visited his jail cell. His sister Alice, 21, pledged support.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Hester
John W. Lord
Texas Christian University Graduate School
Hester
Alice
Western ministers meet on plans amid fear of Soviet invasion
Foreign ministers from five western nations held closed talks Monday to discuss military political and economic plans in response to Communism and a possible Soviet invasion from Western Europe.
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Nations Eye
London
Europe
Natives From Bikini Atoll Relocate to Tiny Island
The Bikinians now live on Kili Island in the southern Marshalls. One mile long, it sustains 181 displaced people with coconuts breadfruit and fresh water. They chose Kili over Wotho and Rongerik due to fear of an ancient curse and better resources, changing from prior plantations once run by Japanese and German owners.
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Washington
Kili
Marshalls
National Geographic Society
Bikini Atoll
Rongerik
Milk tops cash farm income with hogs second
The Encyclopedia Britannica notes milk as the largest single source of cash farm income and hogs as the next significant contributor, while birds occasionally get drunk on fermenting fruit.
Mrs Fluke Finds Dollar in Akron Bread Loaf
Mrs G Fluke of Akron Ohio discovers a dollar bill inside a loaf she was slicing. The sight was reported as she prepared breakfast, adding a curious note to a routine morning.
Airplane In Flight Produces Loud Propeller Noise
A report notes that the most objectionable noise heard in flight originates from the aircraft propeller. The observation highlights passenger discomfort tied to vibration and sound levels during ascent and cruise phases.
Hoover Report Urges Labor Dept Control Of Selective Service
The Hoover commission recommends strengthening the labor department by gaining control over selective service the U S employment service and several agencies while avoiding a full move of mediation and conciliation services pending Congress study. It cautions political friction and notes the need for continual workforce impact review.
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Washington
Hoover Commission On Government Reorganization
Labor Department
Selective Service
U. S. Employment Service
Independent
Mediation and Conciliation Service
National Mediation Board
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Mediation and
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Defense Department
Department of Labor
Mrs Trochsel Sues For Divorce In Milwaukee
Elea nora Trochsel sues Norman Trochsel for divorce in Milwaukee. The judge orders the wife to continue cooking meals and washing laundry for her husband until the decree is final.
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Milwaukee
Eleanora Trochsel
Norman
Suppressing Aerial Pictures of Truman's Retreat
Press Secretary Charles G Ross said Monday that aerial photos of President Truman's vacation retreat were an unauthorized invasion of the president's privacy and he ordered their suppression.
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Key West
Fla
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Israeli mechanized force takes positions on frontier near Aqaba
A United Nations field report says an Israeli mechanized force about 3000 strong has aligned along the Palestine Transjordan frontier north of Aqaba.
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Rhodes
Palestine-Transjordan
Aqaba
United Nations
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