Tragedy at Liberal, Mo.

LIBERAL, Mo. -- Tuesday morning John P. Redlinger, shot his wife three times and then turned the weapon on himself. Mrs. Redlinger was shot once in the back, once in the breast and once in the mouth.

The wounds are all flesh wounds and not considered dangerous. After firing the three shots at his wife the man shot himself but inflicted only a slight wound. The weapon was a .38 caliber revolver.

Redlinger was arrested and taken to Lamar and lodged in jail yesterday afternoon. He is either crazy or is feigning insanity. Citizens say jealousy was the cause of the trouble. They have 6 children.

50 years ago

Petition to place issue on election ballot

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Petitions aimed at preventing complete racial integration in Arkansas schools -- bearing the approval of Gov. Orval Faubus -- will be circulated by the governor's five man committee which recently studied interposition.

The petition will seek to place two proposed initiated acts on the November general election ballot. One of the proposals will concern interposition, the other a pupil assignment plan.

"If the need arises," the governor said, "I will call a special session of the Legislature before the September school term."

The governor made his announcement after a two hour meeting with four members of his interposition committee. The meeting followed the disclosure yesterday that east Arkansas legislators are going to ask for a special session of the Legislature to consider the pupil assignment plan.