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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
2
Senator Goldwater says surveys in key states show Republicans have an excellent chance to regain control of Congress. He notes revised odds since February and cites Eisenhower's pace and statements as shaping GOP momentum and a possible second term for the president.
Chicago police investigated the stabbing death of Rev. John Chiramal a 40 year old Indian priest and founder of Boys Town who came to solicit funds. He collapsed at the Little Sisters of the Poor and spoke of being robbed and attacked far away. About 22 dollars was found on him while his wallet was missing.
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New York report says Mrs Rose Bergen 67 and her daughter Hilda 37 drank poisoned wine in a death pact. Mrs Bergen died, Hilda survived initially at Bellevue Hospital but later hanged herself using a bathrobe strip.
A mortuary attendant discovered a four months premature baby girl still with a beating heart after being pronounced dead by an osteopath. The infant, about two pounds, received 30 minutes of artificial respiration before death was declared, then revived when moved to the funeral home.
Two funeral chapel employees were charged with grand larceny after winning race tickets stolen from Samuel Brandt at Belmont Park. Brandt, who died of a heart attack after Kitty Lightner won, had bought seven $100 win tickets and placed them in his jacket. Detectives arrested William G. Hanneck and William J. Roff as they tried to cash the tickets.
Allen Gordon announced a plan to promote James A. Farley former postmaster general as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. Farley declined comment. Gordon said Senators Walter F. George and Estes Kefauver showed interest.
Two Wyandotte County jail prisoners began an unusual diet while in custody in Kansas City Kansas. Details on the diet and reasons were not disclosed in the snippet.
A man in custody was taken to a hospital after an incident in which doctors removed objects from his stomach. Police report details describe a hazardous situation involving improvised items and medical intervention.
In the jail records, Lester Ray and Gordon Keith Anderson are listed among inmates. Lester Ray, 17, is charged with arsenm. Gordon Keith Anderson, 39, is charged with arson and murder.
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