The Greenlease Kidnapping An Institute for small children in Kansas City, Missouri called Sister Morad of the French of Notre Dame De Sion was having school on September 28, 1953. As the children were having school, there was a knock at the door and as one of the teachers opened the door to a woman who said she was the Aunt of Bobby Greenlease. Robert Cosgrove Greenlease Jr., refer to as Bobby, was the six-year-old son of Robert C Greenlease Sr. Robert Sr. was a weathly automobile dealer who resided in Mission Hill, Kansas City, Missouri. Bobby’s Aunt informed the teacher that Bobby’s mother had suffered a heart attack and taken to St. Mary’s Hospital. His aunt appeared visibly upset and she continued to apologize to the teacher for her condition. When the teacher got Bobby, she did not tell him of his mother’s heart attack. This last time the teacher, Sister Morand, recalled seeing Bobby and his aunt, was when they got into a taxicab. Around 11:30 that day, Sister Marthana called the Greenlease home to ask of Bobby’s mother. As the teacher talked to Bobby’s mother, she realized the information was false. Mrs. Greenlease, Bobby’s mother quickly called her husband and told him to rush home. When Mr. Greenlease arrived home, they notified the police chief in Kansa City. As the police heard the news, they quickly called the FBI. The FBI arrived in Kansa City and started questioning everyone. They started with the cab driver, Willard Person Creech, first because he was the…
Longitude by Dava Sobel is a book about how the first accurate clock for determining longitude was made. The book starts off by describing the longitude problem which is about how difficult it is to determine longitude at sea. In order to determine longitude, two clocks are needed, one from the home port and one based upon the local time of the ship. The difference in times allows for the longitude of the ship to be determined. However, it is very hard to make accurate clocks at sea due to the…
The original call came on 12/9/15 from a female who stated she was the client. It is believed to be the actual client, she was inquiring about surrendering her account, she also gave a change of address to Liberal Kansas (it was not changed at that time) she indicated she was having family problems and did not want her sister Janet Perez as the beneficiary anymore, however, on the 3/4/16 and the 1/11/16 call, the caller stated she was living at the address in Coconut Creek, FL which is listed as…
Caldwell v. Linker, 901 F. Supp. 1010 - Dist. Court, MD North Carolina 1995 Facts: In 1991, Sharon Caldwell was issued a one-year contract between the dates of July 1, 1992 until June 30, 1993 for the position as instructor-Program Developer that was in the continuing education division at Randolph Community College (RCC). Soon after starting her position, she informed her supervisors of harassment against her while at work that involved the vice-president of Randolph Community. In July of…
1. Introduction This memo is a failure analysis report on the Boston Molasses Disaster. On January 15, 1919, an industrial storage tank ruptured, causing 9 million litres of molasses to spill out onto the streets of Boston. The following sections of this report document the events leading up to and during the disaster, the causes that led to the failure, and the lessons that can be learned as a result. 2. Description The tank in question was owned by United States Industrial Alcohol Company…
its operations in pursuit of profits for its corporate executives. They continue to brandish themselves under the guise of McDonalds brand only because of the cultural capital it has amassed makes it easier to make profits, but if the brand ever became too toxic it is simply expendable. There are some operations though that McDonaldization does seem to exist symbiotically with, this being the temporal expansion of McDonaldization into the sector birthing and life. It must be considered that…
I used to think that giving birth was overrated and believed that the emotional rollercoaster leading up the birth was insincere. In my opinion, giving birth had always seemed frightening, long and most of all painful. Surprisingly, my whole outlook on giving birth and its emotional impact changed when I gave birth to my first child, Joy. I remember the day as if it was yesterday, despite the fact that it took place almost nine years ago. It was a rainy Sunday in February when I invited my best…
Roosevelt trouble. He recognized that in these authoritarian nations, leaders were advantaged in foreign policy by being able to shift the economy into war production with exceptional power compared to his own. Roosevelt sought to take small steps towards establishing a posture that would offer the United States the security needed in the event of an escalated war. When this war came, the steps taken by Roosevelt were critically assessed and it was determined that a peace time war…
The homepage has four subheadings: About CIA, Resources, Work for CIA, and another link to Kids’ Zone. It has two additional sections, one for Tweets and one that rotates through six interesting articles. About CIA. About CIA explains the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act in 1947. This was the beginning of the CIA. Hovering over the About CIA header has several categories that are called the following: (a) Todays CIA, (b)…
since the 19th century, but they also have stayed the same in few ways. The Industrial Revolution catalyzed a transformation in which men and women came together. In 1963, people started participating in sexual intercourse (Griffin). Societies began to “construct a web of customs and taboos designed to control sexual activity and ensure some kind of balance between the birth rate and the number of mouths the society is able to feed” (Griffin). For example, they started placing dowries on…