Heirens Pleads Guilty to Three Murders in Chicago
William Heirens admits guilt to the kidnap killing of Suzanne Degnan and the lipstick murder of Frances Brown along with the stabbing of Mrs. Josephine Ross and 26 related offenses. Judge Ward warns of possible death or life sentence as confession evidence is read.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Harold Ward
Heirens
Ward
Jekyll Hyde
University of Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
James Degnan
Suzanne
Degnan
OPA
North Side
Martha Engle
War Bride Shouts Lie at Witness in Inquest
Bridget Waters an Irish war bride shouted liar during an inquest into the death of her husband Frank Waters. The 26 year old cried out during testimony from Maude Griffith and was led from the room as the hearing recessed.
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Bridget Waters
Las Vegas
Nev
George Thompson
Frank Waters
Dorothy Robinson
Waters
Colleen
Mrs. Waters
Liberty Ship David Caldwell Wrecked in Storm at Gironde
The Liberty Ship David Caldwell grounded and broke in two in the Gironde Estuary during a heavy storm. Seven of 50 crew reached shore and were hospitalized at Royan and Rochefort. two seamen reported dead. Four men identified by French agency as Chester Frendy Frank Schulmeister James Festus Meulkern and Eisterling were treated in Royan.
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Bordeaux
France
David Caldwell
Gironde
Royan
Rochefort
Hampton Roads
Chester Frendy
Frank Schulmeister
James Festus Meulkern
Eisterling
Givn
Probers Examine Nicaraguan Highway Spur Controversy
Edwin W. James of the Public Roads Administration described a four million dollar earmarked Nicaraguan highway spur from the Trans Latin America route to Rama. Senator Homer Ferguson called the project economically worthless as testimony before the Mead U S Senate National Defense Investigating Committee revealed possible Roosevelt era funding and unclear project status.
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Los Angeles
Mead U. S. Senate National Defense Investigating
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Edwin W. James
Public Roads Administration
Rama
Caribbean
Roosevelt
State Department
Nicaragua
Anastasio Sonoza
White House
War Department
Death Stalking Bombay Streets
Rioting in Bombay intensified today with a curfew easing disorder. At least 146 people were killed and 484 wounded as savage Moslem Hindu clashes continued from Sunday. Police shot six people in a mob that blocked roads and set fire to six trucks and two taxis.
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Bombay
AFL Seamen Strike Moves Toward Nationwide Shutdown
AFL maritime leaders announce a strike set to idle up to 400000 workers, with Pacific ports already walking off and East Coast unions vowing to join. The walkout targets a Wage Stabilization Board ruling that denied a 43000 seamen wage increase won in negotiations, prompting renewed calls for a rehearing.
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New York
Pacific Coast
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
Harry Lundering
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Lundeberg
San Francisco
SUP
Seafarers International Union
WSB
United States
New Orleans
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union
CIO
Willard Wirtz
Washington
Wirtz
Women of Russia Fear War as Press Fears Grow
Mrs LaFell Dickinson returning from Russia as president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs said Russian women are scared America will attack. She blamed sensational headlines for heightening tensions and urged restraint in publicizing differences between Byrnes and Russia. She warned against Communists in the United States and noted Russian life under dictatorship may evolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LaFell Dickinson
Russia
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
America
United States
Byrnes
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau notes fair conditions for Amarillo and vicinity on Thursday and Thursday night with little temperature change. West Texas to see partly cloudy days and scattered thundershowers, while New Mexico reports partial clouds with mountain showers and thunderstorms. Temperature highs expected 75 to 95 across the region with varied readings yesterday and a low around 64 to 65. Sunrise at 6 22 A M and sunset at 7 09 P M.
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U. S Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Divide
He Actin Ie
RS Lowe
Is Argentina Getting Ideas
Acting Secretary of State William L. Clayton deflected a jokey question about the Argentine light cruiser La Argentina visiting New York during state conventions. He laughed off the notion that U S naval cruises were meddling in Greece or New York internal affairs, reiterating the department’s denial of interference.
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Washington
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greece
William L. Clayton
Clayton
New York City
Experts Fear Suitcase Farmers Will Loose Dust Storms on Plains
Dust storms loom as experts warn the dust bowl could return without soil conservation. Officials blame suitcase farmers who buy land, break sod, and rely on a single profitable crop, leaving long-time locals at risk. Soil districts urge land use rules. two bad years often precede storms, while proper crop residue saves soil.
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Denver
Great Plains
Soil Conservation Service
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Cyril Luker
Albuquerque
R. I. Throckmorton
Agriulture
Kansas State College
Russian Efforts to Delay U N Assembly Fail
The United Nations General Assembly is set to meet in New York on September 23 after Secretary-General Trygve Lie rejected formal postponement. Paris talks among the Big Four ministers debated a Soviet demand to delay, with no consensus. A poll of 51 member nations would decide any protest, but timing made it unlikely.
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Associated Press
Trygve Lie
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Lie
Paris
Arkady A. Sobolev
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
General Assembly
Geneva
China
U. Assembly
Paul- Henri Spaak
Molotov
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
A. Y. Vishinsky
Moscow
Soviet Ukraine accuses Greece of threatening Balkan peace
The Soviet Ukraine charged Greece with planning a serious threat to Balkan peace in a United Nations Security Council statement. Foreign Minister Dmitri Manuilsky cited border incidents and Greek government actions backed by British troops as provocations.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Ukraine
Balkans
Dmitri Manuilsky
Greece
Security Council
UN Council adjourns as General Assembly set to open
The United Nations council plans two sessions tomorrow while Secretary-General Trygve Lie confirms the General Assembly will meet in New York on September 23 with President Truman as the first speaker. Manuilsky accuses British in Greece of arming monarchist bands, while Dendramis and Cadogan prepare to respond in later sessions.
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United Nations
Trygve Lie
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Truman
General Assembly
Oscar Lange
Poland
Manuilsky
Greece
Macedonia
Vassili Dendramis
Alexander Cadogan
Dendramis
George II
Bob Hope Girl Winners Listed at Paramount Theater
Jeanne Carroll 2104 Ong won first place in the Bob Hope Girl Contest at the Paramount Theater with Binnie Ruth Garrett second and Guy Dell Ekelund third. Regional entries from Amarillo Vernon and Wichita Falls compete for a district berth at the Paramount next Monday.
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Betty Gose
Bob Hope
Paramount Theater
Jeanne Carroll
Ong
Binnie Ruth Garrett
Guy Dell Ekelund
van Buren
Amarillo
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Morton
Texas
KGNC
Johnny Linn
Tommy Pangle
Paramount
Dallas
Zale
Guy Dell
Johnny Ekelund
Dixie Dice
Mary del Anderson
Ann Danforth
Burkburnett
Ida Carol Lindsey
Policemen Walk Out in Henryetta Wage Dispute
Seven policemen quit in Henryetta Oklahoma prompting residents to volunteer as officers while officials work to resolve the wage dispute.
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Henryetta
Okla
Soviet Press Charges U S Envoy Pushing War
Pravda quotes George S. Messersmith as saying war with the Soviet Union is inevitable and accuses U S policy of provoking Moscow. State Department official William L. Clayton says Messersmith denies anti Soviet campaign charges and the Pravda account mirrors The Daily Worker report. Moscow radio ties Montgomery Canadian visit to Arctic defense moves and warns of Soviet countermeasures.
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U. S
London
Pravda
Communist Party
George S. Messersmith
Argentina
Soviet Union
State Department
Messersmith
United States
Russia
Federated Press
American Legion
Buenos Aires
State Deartment
Washington
U.P
William L. Clayton
George Messersmith
New York
Daily Worker
Moscow
Clayton
Monty
Moscow Radio Today
Field
Viscount Montgomery
Arctic
Montgomery
Cqm
Jews Decide To Join Talks On Palestine Future
The Jewish agency in London indicated limited participation in the Palestine conference set to begin Monday. Informants say agency representatives would be available for consultation during talks. the Palestine Arab Higher Executive rejected the invitation, while seven Arab League states will be represented. Top car prices paid noted for Bob Conley at 903 Fillmore.
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London
Jewish Agency
Britain
Palestine
Colonial Office
Palestine Arab Higher Executive
Arab League
Kidnapped Ruth Teague Sought Across Four States
Texarkana reports two men dressed as soldiers abducted Ruth Teague from Sulphur Springs. Dossett and Condary Keith described a car pursuit to Texarkana as police sought a 1940 black Ford coupe DN 4765 across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Keith faced no charges.
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Texarkana
Tex
Sulphur Springs
Ruth Teague
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Dossett
Keith
Miss Teague
Ruth Burney
Miss Burney
Former North China official says I should be shot
Wang Yi tang, ex-chairman of the Japanese-organized North China Political Affairs Commission, listened to 12 charges of collaboration and stated he should be shot. He declined to answer questions and will be sentenced Saturday.
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Peiping
Wang Yitang
North China Political Affairs Commission
Packing Plants Start Outback
Chicago report notes carcass receipts from country feeders fell to historic lows prompting major packing houses Swift Armour Wilson and Cudahy to begin laying off workers. Spokesmen could not yet specify numbers or percentages but confirmed the workforce exodus due to slim slaughter supplies.
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Chicago
Swift, Armour, Wilson and Cudahy
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Liberty Ship
Probers
Olver & Wiggins
U. N. Assembly
Belet
Naples
John H. Cassady
Athens
Iate
Russell Staty
Taylor
Ottawa Citizen
Canada
Bob Conley
Fillmore
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