Last Rites Held For Slain Priest
Corpus Christi story reports last rites for Rev. Leonard Petrykus 42 priest at Gregory Texas beaten to death last Tuesday. Bishop M S Garriga delivered the funeral sermon. Suspect Jack Kenneth Nixon 17 Aransas Pass charged with murder connection to death.
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Corpus Christi
Leonard Petrykus
Gregory
Tex
M. S. Garriga
Father Petrykus
Gregory Church
Jack Kenneth Nixon
Aransas Pass
Raiders kill 23 in surprise assault on Muar police station
Malay security forces report Red raiders killed 23 people in a surprise attack on the Muar police station in Johore State. The victims include 19 police, three policemen's wives, and a child, in a strike 73 miles north of Singapore.
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Singapore
Muar
Johore
Printing mishap lands Sycamore family in jail, stage notes
The Sycamore family and friends in You Cant Take It With You stir trouble from tax trouble to a night in jail after Ed’s candy box prank with coded dynamite slips shocks the FBI. Murray Meeker debuts with Amarillo Little Theater amid a career in directing and ranching.
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Murray Meeker
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Grandpa
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White House
Supreme Court
Doomed Killer Plans Appeal in Death Sentence
Tommy C. Saucier, 34, reacts after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin affirms his death sentence for the stomping, beating, and choking death of patient Thomas Houston Gibbons at the Wichita Falls state hospital in 1949. Saucier vows another appeal and complains of unfair trial and witnesses.
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Tommy C. Saucier
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin Wednes
Wichita Falls State Hospital
Thomas Houston Gibbons
Gibbons
Hopkins County
Saucier
David Beck
Beck
Savings Bond Rally Opens May 15 Campaign
Washington reports this year's US Savings Bonds Campaign will run May 15 through July 4 with several million volunteers expected to aid. Secretary Snyder said the drive aims to ensure success under the slogan save for your independence, using the Liberty Bell as the drive symbol.
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Washington
Treasury
Snyder
Treasury Department
Surgeon Remover Finds 49-Year-Old Bullet In Foot
Preston Georgia reports Charlie Christian endured for 49 years with a bullet in his foot until a surgeon finally removed it. The surprising wait underscores medical patience and the stubborn persistence of old injuries. The incident showcases a rare long-standing foreign object case and ends with relief for the patient.
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Preston
U.P
Charlie Christian
Florida chief puts whammy on gambling statewide
Florida sheriffs report the governor's tough stance has shuttered gambling statewide. Across Pensacola to Key West, slot machines and bookmaking are largely halted, with Jacksonville and the Gold Coast casinos either dark or serving meals. Operators express irritation at the edict as winter visitors flood the state.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Puller Warren
Pensacola
Key West
Jacksonville
Gold Coast
Czechs Egg on Chicken Raisers
Prague listeners report the government laments egg deliveries. Lidova Demokracie notes Slovakia’s Kosice region met only 0.5 percent of quota in six weeks, with districts like Trebisov delivering 170 of a 1,400,000 egg target, and some districts not delivering any eggs in seven weeks.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Lidova Demokracie
Kosice
Trebisov
Malden reverts to No. 13 house numbering
In Malden, England, residents will switch back to using No. 13 for houses instead of the earlier 12a designation. The change affects street addressing practices and local postal routing, with officials noting improved clarity for residents and visitors.
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Malden
England
Trene Rich Plans Fourth Marriage to George H Clifford
Irene Rich 58, noted Broadway star and former silent film leading lady, reportedly plans to wed George H Clifford 68, a utilities executive and widower since 1935. Both would neither confirm nor deny, saying an announcement will come when ready. Rich has two daughters and two granddaughters. recent Broadway run ended last month.
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New York
Slim
Irene Rich
George H. Clifford
Miss Rich
David Blakenhorn
Clifford
Former Nazi Has Sentence Reduced
Hamburg Germany Feb 24 The sentence of former German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein imprisoned on war crimes charges was reduced from 18 to 12 years by the British army announced today. He had been sentenced last December for alleged atrocities by German troops in Poland and Russia.
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Germany
Erich von Manstein
Poland
Russia
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