Noose Assesses RAF Flier Who Killed Actress
Ex-fighter pilot Neville Heath was sentenced to death in London for the mutilation murder of Margery Gardner and the subsequent slaying of Doreen Marshall. He admitted both killings, while his counsel argued for insanity. An appeal was not yet decided. The case stunned Britain and dominated headlines.
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London
Neville George Clevely Heath
Margery Gardner
Heath
Mrs. Gardner
Doreen Marshall
Seacoast
Bournemouth
John William Morris
Marshall
Unionists Battle At Film Studios Causing Hollywood Turmoil
A strike and clashes at Hollywood film lots split unions as AFL CSU fights IATSE over jurisdiction. Production halted at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Brothers, stars quietly inside, arrests reported at studio gates and damage to vehicles.
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Hollywood
AFL
International Alliance of Theater Stage
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Warner Brothers
Tdpe
M-G-M
Red Skelton
Greer Garson
Mickey Rooney
Gloria DeHaven
Marie McDonald
Esther Williams
Warners
Seven
Los Angeles
Herbert Sorrell
CSU
IATSE
Body of David Sanchez Recovered From Sabine River
The body of 23 year old David Sanchez of San Antonio was recovered from the Sabine River twelve miles south of Marshall yesterday.
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Marshall
David Sanchez
San Antonio
Sabine River
Here
Six Killed as Transcontinental Limited Piles Up Near Victorville
Six people including three women and two men passengers and a porter died when Union Pacific Train No. 3 The Transcontinental Limited derailed on a curve two and a half miles east of Victorville. Between 50 and 75 were injured as two day coaches and a baggage car telescoped in a Mojave River cut. Fireman R J Zetalmaier was badly hurt and Engineer Pearl S Parker would be questioned at an inquest about speed.
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Victorville
Cal
Union Pacific
Edward P. Doyle
Mojave
Gers
Doyle
Pearl S. Parker
Los Angeles
Parker
R. J. Zetalmaier
Monterey Park
Mojave River
Democratic chiefs seek party unity in year of decision
The Democratic National Committee executive committee approved an eight point program with watch words peace production and progress. It backed the administration foreign policy and promised continued fight to hold down living costs. It blamed Republican leadership for price control sabotage and warned against inflation as a threat to morale. The group urged electing a Congress aligned with administration policies and urged action on meat shortages led by Robert E Hanegan.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
America
Roosevelt
Truman
Paris
Byrnes
United States
Henry Wallace
Wallace
New York
Madison Square Garden
Lace
Stalin
U S Ponders Aid to Embattled Greeks as World Pressure Rises
Officials weigh a multi million dollar loan to Greece amid rising Cold War tensions over Greek civil conflict. Britain and the United States seek to back the Greek government while fearing Soviet expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean. The fate of loans and UNRRA aid shapes a cautious Western strategy as the conflict unfolds.
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U.S
Byrnes
Dardanelles
Truman
Yugoslavia
Albania
Britain
United States
Sohe
Greece
Mediterranean
Middle East
State Department
Stalin
UNRRA
Injunction Lifts but Power Strike Persists in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh endures a city shutdown as 2,800 street-car motormen return to work yet the power strike continues. Duquesne Light talks fail to yield a deal. Mueller and nine others face contempt rulings as the injunction is dissolved. Paris updates U.S. policy stance amid Byrnes remarks on Truman and postwar aims.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
George Muller
Power Workers
Mueller
Light
Athens on Guard As King Returns
King George II returns to Athens amid wartime exile aftermath and rising security. Government reports say Communist bands hold areas in northern Greece threatening stability. Business to close on arrival. arms permits suspended. guards search route. rooftop watching banned within 100 yards of parade.
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Athens
Greece
George II
Britain
Macedonia
Thessaly
Constantin Tsaldaris
Srrival
Yugoslavia and Hungary Resume Diplomatic Ties
Paris reports Yugoslavia and Hungary agreed to restore diplomatic relations after an accord on border and population issues, following prior talks. Both nations announced the move jointly, signaling a step toward renewed cooperation.
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Paris
Yugoslavia
Hungary
We Shook the Family Tree condensed in Digest
Reader's Digest presents a 25 page condensation from Hildegarde Dolson's humorous book. Includes an evening of light reading and 38 additional articles of lasting interest for October readers.
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Hildegarde Dolson
Evenine
Gag Rule Adopted to Speed Treaty Writing in Paris
The 21 nation European Peace Conference voted to impose a gag rule to hasten peace treaties by October 15. Greece withdrew its demand on Northern Epirus, while Byrnes and Kardelj clashed over agenda items and translations amid tense exchanges with Vishinsky and Molotov.
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Paris
U. S
Byrnes
Greece
Vishinsky
Russia
Edward Kardelj
Yugoslavia
Epirus
Kardelj
Foreign Ministers Council
Kardell
V. M. Molotov
Dr Parcells Undergoes Surgery Amid Uncertain Condition
Dr. R. P. Parcells, Amarillo school board member, had an operation yesterday at St Anthony's Hospital after a gastric attack. Late last night his condition was described as not too good, though earlier reports said the operation went well. Mrs Parcells remains at his bedside as daughter Rue Paula Pugh travels from Chicago to Amarillo.
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R. P. Parcells
Amarillo
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Police Chief Charged in Beating of Negro Vet
The Justice Department filed a criminal information in Federal District Court at Columbia South Carolina against Batesburg Police Chief Lynwood Lanier Shull alleging he beat and tortured Isaac Woodward Jr a Black war veteran who became permanently blind from the incident Woodward was arrested on a bus disturbance charge after his Army discharge earlier the same day.
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Washington
Justice Department Today
Lynwood Lanier Shull
Batesburg
S. C
Isaac Woodward, Jr
Bronx
N. Y
Woodward
Department
Federal District Court
Columbia
U. S
Claude M. Sapp
Shull
South Carolina
Pampa Cafe Owners Protest OPA Price Rollback
Pampa restaurant owners met with Rep. Eugene Worley to protest OPA controls and the proposed rollback of prices in Pampa on September 26.
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Pampa
Eugene Worley
OPA
Meat Shortage Scene In Brooklyn Market
Two thousand women queue at a Brooklyn meat market as management helps pregnant women to the front. An unidentified pregnant woman drops a pillow hidden under her coat and flees as shoppers threaten her.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ten Thousand Dollar Houses Sold For One Dollar
Anthony Carnevale bought two houses assessed around 10000 dollars for one dollar each from a bottling firm that owned adjoining properties. The sellers said the deal benefited both sides as demolition costs were avoided and Carnevale gained two usable homes.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Anthony Carnevale
George F. Weppner
Carnevale
Details of Hiroshima survivors and recovery efforts unfold
The eleventh article in John Hersey's Hiroshima series recounts hospital arrivals on August 11, civilian evacuations, and the struggle to care for the wounded. Miss Sasaki's severe leg injury is treated with drainage while the Novitiate children cope with loss as Father Cieslik searches for their family amid wartime disruption.
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Hiroshima
John Hersey
Adano
Daily News
New Yorker
F-R Publishing Corp
Ninoshima
Chunoku
Hatsukaichi
Goddess of Mercy
Kobe
Cieslik
Father Cieslik
Kure
Ujina
Goto Island
Nagasaki
Shortage Is Laid To Big Slaughter In OPA Holiday
President Truman rejects lifting or scrapping meat price ceilings amid a major shortage blamed on an exceptionally large slaughter in July and August when controls were off. He cites no need for a special session and calls current ceilings fair while urging growers to release cattle and hogs.
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Congress
Kelly
Chicago
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Robert &. Hannegan
Hannegan
GOP
Sabbath
Illinois
Clark
Green
Rhode Island
CIO Cost of Living Committee
Mead
New York
New York Released A Telegram To Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Kilgore Chosen Senate War Committee Chairman
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia was elected chairman of the Senate war investigating committee after Senator Mead of New York resigned. Kilgore will assume Oct. 1, Mead remains on the committee briefly as he pursues the New York governorship, and a subcommittee will be sent to Europe to study military government in occupied zones.
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Washington
Kilgore
West Virginia
Senate War Investigating Committee
Mead
New York
Eurrope
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
The U S Weather Bureau reports Amarillo and vicinity will have partly cloudy skies Friday and Friday night with cooler temperatures. West Texas sees partly cloudy days with showers and occasional rain east of the Pecos River Delta, while New Mexico forecasts widely scattered thundershowers in the south and fair conditions elsewhere. Highs range 80 to 90 in the north and 85 to 98 in the south with mornings around 7 A M. Sunrise at 6 34 A M and sunset at 6 37 P M.
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U. S
Amarillo
Texas
Pecos River
New Mexico
Boni cc
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Europe
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Fillmore
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