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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1959
Page
12
Independence Mo scholars are accessing former President Harry S Truman personal papers for the first time. The Truman Library opened 1.5 million pages of material to qualified researchers on Monday as part of a major archival release.
Washington authorities issued a new plea for information on the Carroll V. Jackson Jr family abduction and killings. Detectives seek any relatives, neighbors, or roomers who vanished or moved abruptly since January. Police emphasize confidentiality and note hundreds remain to be questioned.
Robert F. Williams a suspended NAACP official urged Southern Negroes to carry arms in response to violence. Williams formerly led the Union County North Carolina NAACP branch and defended his stance as the NAACP faced internal disagreement over his call amid the board backing executive secretary Roy Wilkens.
Hendersonville obituary for Sam Williams 90 former journalist who worked with Hearst Pulitzer and the World. native of Norwalk Ohio started at the Cleveland Press, later city editor, foreign bureau chief in London, and editor in chief of Pioneer Press. survivor Claire Vanderpool-Smith Williams.
In Minneapolis a police officer died after a gunfight during a supermarket holdup. Sgt. William Herkal was struck three times in the chest. Bandit Jerry Gowdy was shot by Patrolman Jake Lindgren and wounded dead upon escape. John Brewer, 22, Greybull Wyoming, was arrested inside the store. Detective Wayne Leonard and Patrolman Durwood Witt engaged the robbers as they fled. Gowdy was wounded, then fled toward the front exit.
Police said a confrontation outside a store led to a shootout as quick reeling men rose to meet and shoot, Lindgren felled one assailant while Charles Wetherille noted about $500 recovered from the two men. Walter Zabel, 66, was wounded in the side and is listed in fair condition while waiting for his wife and daughter.
The military ceremony tattoo traces its roots to early times when drums warned soldiers to return to billets and retreat late at night, marking a ritual of end-of-day muster.
The Navy reports a 4.4 million cubic foot nonrigid atomic powered airship could be built and launched before a nuclear airplane is flown. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Goodyear Aircraft Corp say it would be three times larger than present blimps, reach 80 to 92 mph and have virtually unlimited range.
Gene F. Schmidtlein of Springfield Missouri, a University of Missouri history graduate student, began studying the papers for a doctoral thesis on Truman's senatorial career. White House materials will be released later.
State Rep. James Turman pushes a bill to fine nudists at 500 dollars. The House gave tentative approval but balked at final passage while the Senate had passed it. Today marks the last day of the regular session amid testimony from nudists defending their camps.
The first 100000 race in the United States was the 1923 International Special at Belmont Park where Zev owned by Harry F. Sinclair defeated Papyrus from England. Sophomore Florida halfback Dave Bludworth earned a full scholarship after gaining 78 yards on four carries in a spring practice game.
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