13 Prisoners Receive Degrees At Leavenworth
Ten inmates in the U S penitentiary auditorium earned bachelor and associate degrees after a decade of study. The graduating class included murder and bank robbery convicts, two lifetermers, with support from St Mary College University of Kansas Extension and Highland Junior College. Eight others earned certificates, 16 high school diplomas, and 18 grade school diplomas as a prison band played. Visitors from Detroit Chicago and Oklahoma City attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
U.S. Penitentiary
H. G. Moeller
Washington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Arthur Murphy
St. Mary College
Xavier
University of Kansas Extension Service
Highland
Detroit
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Car Collides With Howitzer. One Die in Pennsylvania
Uniontown AP report states a car hit a 155 MM howitzer being towed by an army truck near Route 40 east of Uniontown. Edward Orr, 26, of Farmington died. his body was removed before the vehicle burned. Reservists of Battery B, 4th Howitzer Battalion, had just returned from Camp Pickett, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Edward Orr
Farmington
Route 40
Orr
4Th
Uniontown Army Reserve Center
Camp Pickett
Locomotives Wrapped for Greek Railways Voyage
A 118 ton locomotive built for the Hellenic State Railways of Greece by Products Inc. was shipped in a sprayable peelable plastic cocoon to shield it from sun wind and salt water during the voyage. On arrival the covering is peeled off in strips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Products Inc
Hellenic State Railways
Greece
Man Given 20 Year Term For Rape
A 50 year old man was sentenced to twenty years after being found guilty of raping a 10 year old girl near Harrisonburg in 1961. Gaiy Suttle also known as William Bennett was named by the Rockingham County Circuit Court jury. The girl later gave birth and Suttle was arrested by the FBI in Cleveland in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
A. Rockingham County
Gaiy Suttle
William Bennett
Suttle
Oak Hill
W. Va
FBI
Cleveland
Guthion cuts sprays and costs in apple program
In 1959 Guthion was used on 200 acres of apples and, by 1960, expanded to 1500 acres with about 61 000 trees. Miller notes Guthion adds insect control without harming fruit finish or foliage and reduced required cover sprays from five to seven to four, with one mile species exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Miller, Jr
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Bether
PBS
Henry
Buz Sawyer
Francisco
Pushinsky
Helga
Elfina
Fox
Bay Bridge
Oakland
Soey
Cor. Sawyer
U.S. Naval Intelligence
Pepper
Jackson Iwins
Bettle Bailey
Sarge
FASL
SGT
Big Sister
Merry
Phoebe
Skeeter
Blondie
Nancy
The
White House
Picasso
Whistler
Caroline
Howitzer
Valley Redi-Mix Co., Inc
Masury
Sherwin-Williams
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Consolidated Orchard Co
Paw Paw, W. Va
Guthion
Mr. Miller
Buthion
Coral
Systox
Camerzals
Chemagro Corporation
Hawthorn Road
Kansas City
Missouri
Di-Syston
Cyrene
Qipterex
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