Confession by Heirens Solves Three Killings Reenacted
William Heirens, 17, confessed to and reenacted the Degnan, Brown, and Ross killings in a prolonged interview with prosecutors. He described strangling and dismembering Suzanne Degnan and detailed burglaries tied to a lifelong pattern of violence, leading to anticipated life imprisonment with no parole. He reenacted scenes at the Degnan, Ross, and Brown homes, aided by police to trace movements across Chicago North Side.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
William J. Tuohy
Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Heirens
Brown
Suzanne
Tuohy
Ross
Miss Brown
Man 72 Indicted on Murder Charge in Richwood Case
Robert Mayhugh 72 is indicted on a first degree murder charge in the fatal July 21 shooting of Dwight Steve McElroy 36 during a debt dispute between Richwood men. Union County grand jury returned the indictment. Mayhugh likely will be arraigned Thursday.
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Marysville
Robert Mayhugh
Dwight
Steve) McElroy
William L. Coleman
Union County
Mayhugh
McElroy
Richwood
Truman Victory in Missouri Primary Faces Axtell
In Missouri Fifth District Enos Axtell, a former Navy lieutenant, won the Democratic nomination by 2301 votes over two rivals, defeating Rep. Slaughter who faced strong opposition. Truman supporters backed Axtell as Slaughter was labeled an obstacle to administration aims. Other notes mention Senator Briggs widens lead in Missouri, Byrd and Kilgore winning renomination in Virginia and West Virginia, and Harold Woodring contest in Arkansas for governor.
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Truman
Army Engineers
Slaughter
Missouri
Virginia
West Virginia
Kansas
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Cio-Pac
Pendergast
Kansas City
Axtell
J. Buhl Shahan
Thomas Sweeney Ot Wheeling
Mansas
Harry H. Woodring
Frank Carlson
Sixth
Congress
Dale
Rep
Adams
F. Clyde Keefe
Dover
Fabio Cravens
Lee Whittaker
Leather Hoarding Probe Launched by Government
The government ordered 75 to 100 special investigators from the Civilian Production Administration to examine hide and leather plants for withholding supplies to push prices higher. Reconversion Director John R Steelman called for a vigorous Justice Department probe into a supposed industry conspiracy to curb supply until price ceilings are altered.
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Civilian Production Administration
John R Steelman
Justice Department
OPA
Steelman
John D. Small
CPA
Peace Parley Vote Wrangle Near End
Paris reports delegates at the Peace Conference near finalizing rules of procedure after accepting a British compromise on voting. The plan, passed 15-6 after long debate, would require a two thirds majority for decisions by 21 nations while allowing simple majority measures to become recommendations to the Big Four foreign ministers. Soviet Russia and five Slavic bloc opponents argued against the two thirds rule and the simple majority recommendation.
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Paris
VPI
Russia
British Claim Salvage On U S Merchantman
London officials said Britain filed salvage claims against the American Farmer, a crippled U S Lines merchantman. The case, valued around 34.5 million dollars, could be settled out of court.
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U. S
London
Grand Jury Foreman Links Crime to Drink or Ignorance
Whiting Williams, former foreman of the Cuyahoga County grand jury, says most criminals are either drunk or dumb. He notes crimes derive from alcohol and lack of awareness of modern detection methods, excluding sex offenders and forgers.
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Cleveland
Whiting Williams
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
Williams
GI Training Program Approval Withdrawn in Columbus
Approval for a GI training program at the Co-Ed Dental Laboratory of Akron has been withdrawn by the Veterans' Training Service of the State Department of Education. R. M. Eyman said veterans training there were dissatisfied.
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Columbus
Dental Laboratory
Akron
Veterans’ Training Service
State Department of Education
R. M. Eyman
Veterans Training
Demands for Newsprint Still Outpace Supply
Newsprint demand remained ahead of supply as newspapers continued rationing advertising, despite high production levels. A separate report notes Earl L. Fowter, 62, killed by a Pennsylvania freight train while crossing the tracks at Marion.
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New York
Marion
Earl L. Fow Ter
Pennsylvania
Two Young Fugitives Captured Near Hebron
State Highway Patrolmen captured two juvenile fugitives from the State Bureau of Juvenile Research riding stolen bicycles near Hebron in Licking County about 23 miles east. They were identified as Virgil Stanton 13 of Coshocton and Vernon Shaw 10 of Portsmouth.
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Columbus
State Bureau of Juvenile Research
Hebron
Licking County
Here
Bureau
Virgil Stanton
Coshocton
Vernon Shaw
Portsmouth
Hambletonian Delayed By Rain Till Tomorrow
GOSHEN New York area trotting classic Hambletonian postponed due to rain, moved to tomorrow. In Springfield a jewelry store window was smashed and diamonds and watches stolen by thieves using a rock.
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Hambletonian
Goshen
America
Springfield
Quake Toll Rises to 22 in Caribbean Nation
In Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic the death toll climbed to 22 as quakes and tidal waves hit coastal towns Bajio and Cabrera on Scotch Bay. Many injured or missing. Bajio inundated by two feet of water. New shocks reported in Puerto Plata and Los Llanos amid heavy damage from initial tremors.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean Republic
Bajio
Cabrera
Scotch Bay
Puerto Plata
Los Llanos
Round Table of 25 Newspapermen Opens at Columbia
New York city will host the first semi nar of the American Press Institute at Columbia University on September 30. A round table of 25 newspapermen from every section of the United States will participate in the opening session.
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New York
United States
American Press Institute
Columbia University
Berry Patch Murder Denied by Ohioan Briggs in Lake Township
Charles E Briggs, 62, pleaded innocent to first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Mrs Roger McKinley 23 as she picked berries with her husband near Briggs Lake Township farmhouse. He was freed on $10 000 bond to appear before a grand jury later this month.
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Ashland
Charles E., Briggs
Roger McKinley
Briggs
Lake Township
Eighteen Month Old Killed By Rope Swing Tragedy
Toledo report: Jimmie Snyder aged 18 months strangled while using a rope swing. Father Donald Snyder an insurance agent returned from work to discover the body. The incident is under investigation with this early report outlining the fatal accident.
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Toledo
Jimmie Snyder
Donald Snyder
British blockade of Holy Land eyed to curb illegal Jewish entry
A London informant said Britain may declare a full blockade of the Palestine coast to stop illegal Jewish migration. Cabinet met at 10 Downing Street to discuss Haifa Harbor detainees, a drained five-year 75,000 quota, and a possible land push via Italy Austria and German DP camps. The Ajax sailed from Malta toward Haifa, linked to a blockade plan.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
No. 10
Downing Street
Attlee
Haifa
Malta
Ajax
Mediterranean
Italy
Austria
Germany
Athlit
Fearful Polio Epidemic Spreads Across Nation
Polio fears rise as infantile paralysis reaches epidemic proportions in scattered sections of the United States. The South and Midwest report rising cases in Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Minnesota, Indiana, and Ohio, with Ohio's health director warning of an epidemic year unless cases drop in ten days.
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Ohio
South
Midwest
Wey
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Pulaski County
Arkansas
Jones, Forrest
Lowndes
Mississippi
West
Middlewest
New England
Middle Atlantic
Louisiana
Florida
Alabama
Minnesota
State Health Department
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Towa
Indiana
Freight Wreck Injures Three in Pennsylvania RR Collision
A collision between two eastbound freight trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad injured three crewmen and derailed a locomotive plus 18 cars. The wreck occurred as five crewmen rode in the caboose of a 63-car train from Toledo to Canton, struck by a locomotive from Crestline bound for Conway. Injured were engineer Rey Callihan, conductor Virgil Brogran, and conductor John B. Latshaw, hospitalized in Canton and Alliance. Traffic was blocked for hours while tracks were cleared.
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Canton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rey Calllihan
Toledo
Virgil Brogran
John B.J. Latshaw
Alliance
Crestline
Conway
Judge Ruling Could Impact 800 Ohio Evictions
In Cincinnati an order by Judge Shackleford Miller Jr reversed U S District Judge Paul Jones and temporarily barred eviction of tenant Lewis Mehar by Charles Jepson during the OPA holiday. The move may affect more than 800 eviction cases pending in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Shackleford Miller, Jr
Willoughby
Landford
OPA
Ohio
Paul Jones
Cleveland
Jones
Lewi E Mehar
Charles Jepson
Strike Threat Meeting Called
The government sought to avert a planned Great Lakes shipping tie-up by inviting CIO National Maritime Union and 18 carriers and oil firms to conciliation. Union head Joseph Curran seeks a 40 hour week, up from a 56 hour current standard, with backing from the Committee for Maritime Unity led by Curran and Harry Bridges. At least three management principals spurned the invitation to today's session.
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Washington
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
NMU
Committee For Maritime Unity
Curran
Harry Bridges
CIO
U.S
Edgar L. Warren
Voters Will Not Decide on Motor Tax Bill Tille 47
Columbus Ohio committee for better roads and streets announced a proposed constitutional amendment to limit motor vehicle tax revenues to highways and streets would not be submitted to voters until the November 1947 election. General Chairman Walter W. Graf of Lancaster said petitions circulated in 44 counties likely meet the required signatures but more names will be sought to be safe.
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Columbus
Ohio Committee For Better Roads and Streets
Walter W. Graf
Lancaster
Ohio May Be Site For Aviation Museum
Washington reports signs point to Ohio as the site for a national air museum to record past and future aviation developments. Officials say the choice is between Cleveland and Dayton, with a final decision awaiting President Truman's action on legislation authorizing the new institution.
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Washington
Point
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
Truman
Radio Guided B-17 Drones Fly From Hilo to Mainland
Two unmanned B-17 drones flew from Hilo toward Muroc Air Base as a proving test for remote controlled missiles. Brigadier General Richardson said the mission showed air power could strike distant targets with conventional bombers and laid groundwork for guided missiles with atomic warheads. He predicted decades to fully develop the program and noted defense needs against missiles.
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San Francisco
Hilo
Hawaii
Muroc Air Base
Calif
William L. Richardsson
Army Air Force
Air Force
Richardson
Murloc Dry Duke
United States
Hamilton Field
Educator Urges Rapid Aid for China Reconstruction
C. W. Chang, a Nanking educator, told the international convention of the Disciples of Christ that internal strife in China should be sped toward reconstruction. He said rapid rebuilding will improve people’s lives and ease current trouble as reconstruction progresses.
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Columbus
China
C. W. Chang
Nanking
Disciples of Christ
Dean Chang
Sentence Commutation for Ohio Sailor in Scandal Case
William McKinley Lambright Jr of East Palestine Ohio, one of two seamen who pleaded guilty to scandalous conduct aboard the Japanese cruiser Sakawa en route to Bikini tests, has been restored to duty as an apprentice seaman for six months probation. Admiral John L Hall commuted an 18 month imprisonment sentence.
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Honolulu
William McKinley Lambright, Jr
East Palestine
Sakawa
Bikini
John L. Hall
Unlawful Harborage Charged In Hoffer Case
Licking County grand jury to hear first degree murder charges against Ralph Hoffer 22 and charges that his father Robert S. Hoffer 53 unlawfully harbored his son after the fatal beating of Thelma Anderson 17 on July 27. Elder Hoffer posted $1,000 bond in municipal court. Also reported: Ronald Sturgess Jr. 17, Mount Vernon High School athlete, died after his car hit a bridge. Donald H. Pike 55 was struck and killed by a freight train, leaving a one word note goodbye.
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Newark
Licking County
Ralph Hoffer
Robert S. Hoffer
Thelma Anderson
Mun Nicipal
Hoffer
Harvey Alexander
Cleveland
Donald H. Pike
Good- Ibye
Garsson Case Files Rifled By Unknown Visitor
The Senate War Investigating Committee turned over a year old case to the FBI alleging pre-dawn tampering with Garsson munitions files. Reported details say an intruder gained admittance to the Senate Office Building around 7 am using a likely fictitious name and claiming to go to room 361, Chairman Mead’s office. Copies were said to be removed and originals later returned before 5 am.
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Washington
FBI
Garsson
Senate
Mead
D-Ny
Marshal Leads Search For Circleville Fire Bug
Deputy State Fire Marshal Lawrence Hyde led a hunt for a pyromaniac blamed for a string of arson fires in Circleville. Fire Chief Talmer Wise said three of six fires on Monday were clearly incendiary, prompting the state inquiry and the manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Lawrence Hyde
Hyde
Talmer Wise
Probe of railroad profits sparks political debate
SAM SIMMONS notes a Wyoming senator proposes a war era railroad profits probe. He questions excise, cites government rate control and high wartime taxes, argues few executives risk fraud, and warns investigations may intimidate business tied to the government and party contributions.
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Wyoming
Democratic Party
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