Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Eloins townsend Dicksrso

All authorities felt they couldn't
travel far on the small amount of
gas-it doesn't fit any pattern, real
ly. Why should he worry about buy
ing gas, why not just steal it-he
had already killed six people, seven
really, but no one knew this until
later in the week. In December he
had killed garage attendant. His
reason: People were beginning to
act funny His family told news
papermen that he worked with his
brother-in-law on a trucking job.
As they rode along on their job if
someone just raised an eyebrow at
him, he climbed out on the running
board and yelled go to He'll, to
the complete stranger.
People at Bennett and Lincoln.
were almost wild with fear. Schools
were closed so children would be
off the street. Hundreds of volun-
teers were sought as posses. Lin
coin AFB Ia SAC Basel volunteer
ed to help. Farmers were given the
word shoot to kill". No one sought
mercy for Starkweather, he pro-
tracted none.
Road blocks brought nothing.
Reports of sighting the couple
came from miles away. Everyone
was panicky. l was. I'm never
afraid, but our local news here said
this couple was sighted at a subur-
ban shopping center where / mar
ket each weeks blocks from our
home. OF course, any girl in sloppy
attire accompanied by a young
male in black jeans, black leather
jacket and cowboy boots was i'm
mediately identified as the ruthless
pair. This boy smoked necessarily,
had red hair and green eyes. Any
one who would try to disguise their
identity by blackening their hair
with sticky. messy shoe polish needs
help from the couch man."
| went to bed with this couple on
my mind. Tuesday night. Turned on
the radio to change the thoughts
running through my mind-only to
listen to special bulletin: 1.-TWO
convicts had just sawed their way
out of the Shawnee County Jail,
here, in Topeka"
A close friend of mine had her
home entered about a year ago and
this man hid from the patrol cars in
her darkened living room while she
sat in her bed terrorized that the
trespasser might discover her. Since
then she has been given pistol in
| structions at the police practise
range. Another friend, whose hus-
band left on TIDY recently, was CIV
in a going away gift by her spouse.
When she opened the heavy parcel
it revealed three right latches for
their outside doors.
You've probably read that Stark
weather killed shoe salesman for
his carr, steel executive, his wife
and their maid (for money and a
carl before he was finally captured
in Wyoming. A real midwestern
sheriff was credited with appre-
hending the killer. He shot the
youths right ear and told. reporters,
"He should have aimed a little to
the left
Wyoming could have tried the
couple, but after an afternoon of
argument over custody ! between
w WyOHiHS anu lNeDi dShd,i IL was uc-
/ cided they would be extradited to
, Nebraska CARL claims she was
! held as hostage during the 48 hour
t rampage. The trial will try to elu.
: cidate, but what reasons can ex.
t plain such madness. Starkweather
) Sr., says his son has been told re.
. Gently of impending blindness.
) It's been a narrowing week. Hope
/ Hayes will be home to protect us
! next week
ALWAYS E. T. D.