Hobo Confesses Killing Wife After Heated Argument
A 48-year-old itinerant man William Clifford Kirkpatrick confessed to killing his wife Anita, 38, during a quarrel over their son on Sept 7. He struck her twice with an iron bar and buried her on a Guysville Hocking River sand bar where the body was found last week. Kirkpatrick will face first degree murder charges as a special grand jury considers indictment. the case follows a complex series of investigations tying to a prior Aug 30 disturbance and hospital confinement attempts. The 17-year-old son, previously at Boys Industrial School, was present during the incident and is not charged.
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Hocking
Guysville
George Bateman
William Clifford Kirkpatrick
Anita
Boys’ Industrial School
Kirkpatrick
James F. Shumaker
Bateman
Mame Pincelli
Pincelli
Millfield
Athens County
Venezuelan Revolt Suppressed by Ruling Junta
Caracas reports say the military junta tightens control after a short Columbus Day uprising. Officials cite seven dead and 12 wounded, with about 300 jailed in Caracas and 150 in Rio Caribe, Sucre state. Government blames Accion Democratica aided by communists for the revolt.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Rio Caribe
Sucre
Accion Democratica
Aerial for sale in Messenger Want Ad column
Athens resident Dick Banks lists a television aerial for sale in the Messenger Want Ad section. The item is a Channel Master with a 60 ft pipe stack, Terna Rotor motor, booster, and 160 ft lead-in wire, in first class condition and priced reasonably. Contact numbers 940 or 789.
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Dick Banks
Athens
Taft Hints At Presidential Bid With GOP Backing
Ohio Republicans predict Senator Robert A. Taft will announce a 1952 presidential bid after Congress adjourns. Wisconsin Republicans offer support if he runs in the April 1 primary while Ohio party leaders urge Taft to enter. Taft says he will decide in a reasonable time after reviewing a survey by Ingalls and Tate, with supporters forecasting a vigorous delegate drive to Chicago.
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Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Wisconsin
Taft
Cen
Tral
Republican House
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Cleveland
Ben F. Tate
Cincinnati
Ingalls- Tate
Ingalls-Tate
Chicago
Lovett Warns Atomic Weapons Not Yet Magic
Defense Secretary Lovett told the American Legion that the United States does not yet possess fantastic atomic weapons capable of a quick victory. He urged reliance on proven orthodox forces and warned against over-optimism that could lead to disillusionment and national insecurity.
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Miami
Fla
Robert A. Lovett
United States
Defense
Lovett
American Legion Convention
George C. Marshall
Army
Navy
Air Force
Truck Rams Train Injures Driver on Route 30S
MARION A. Lehman, 37, of Orrville, driver for the Orrville Milk Co., was seriously injured when a truck carrying 10 gallon drums of ice cream mix collided with a New York Central freight train on a spur near Marion Route 30S. One freight car derailed and the road was drenched by the mix.
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Marion
Body of Korean War victim returned home
HAMDEN The body of Pvt. Delmar Patton who died in Korea was scheduled to be received in San Francisco Sunday according to the Department of Defense. Patton, son of Alonzo Patton of Hamden Route 1, was being sent home aboard the Malden Victory, one of 600 returned.
Taft Speech Forthcoming at $100 Rally in Detroit
Senator Taft of Ohio is billed for a major address at a Detroit rally priced at 100 dollars a plate. Party leaders call it his most important speech in months, though he offered no hints on content. The 8:30 p.m. EST talk will be broadcast nationally by ABC radio and television networks.
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Michigan
Taft
Ohio
American Broadcasting Co
Abc-Tv
Typhoon saves 300 troops aboard Windship ship
A typhoon pushed the Kongo Maru onto a reef off southwest Japan. Nearly 300 United Nations troops and 100 Japanese crew were reported safe. Six American soldiers were injured at Camp Fuji as winds swept tents. Salvage tugs and the George D. Clymer moved to aid the grounded vessel and hopes to remove the troops at low tide.
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Japan
United Nations
Yokohama
Korea Strait
U. S. Navy
George D. Clymer
Navy
Sasebo
Kushu Island
Pusan
Korea
U. S. Maritime Service
GOP Chief Won't Quit Party Post
Washington reports GOP Chairman Guy G. Gabrielson says he does not intend to step down amid calls for resignations tied to relations with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He comments as Democratic National Committee head William M. Boyle Jr. resigns for health reasons and signals a formal action by the DNC. Senators Nixon and other critics continue the federal inquiry. Potential Boyle successors include J. L. Sullivan and Francis J. Meyers.
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Washington
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
Boyle
Gabrielson
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Senate
Nixon
R-Calif
City Crimes Rise in 1951 FBI Report
The FBI reported a 5.1 percent rise in crimes in American cities and a 4 percent rise in rural areas in the first half of 1951 compared with the same period in 1950.
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Washington
FBI
Parents Fearful After Infant Vanishes From Hospital Crib
James Lyons and Frances Lyons plead for their baby Lawrence James Lyons born last Tuesday by Caesarean section to be returned. Police search garbage cans and sewers around St. Anthony's Hospital in Michigan City Indiana, questioning numerous people as clues remain scarce. The couple, living at 616 Wabash, urge safe care and hope for a quick reunion.
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Ind
James Lyons
Frances
Lawrence James Lyons
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lyons
Marlene Lubs
Arthur Menke
Wabash
Dorothy
British Error in Oil Rift Says Grady
Henry F. Grady former U S ambassador to Iran says Britain erred by taking the Anglo Iranian oil dispute to the United Nations. He argues Mossadegh will use the forum to expose perceived Western control of oil and its impact on underdeveloped nations. Mossadegh planned to address the UN Security Council on the issue.
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Washington
Henry F. Grady
U. S
Iran
United Nations
Mossadegh
Grady
Mohammed Mossadegh
UN Security Council
Council
Tehran
U. S. News and World Report
Ohio Traffic Kills Twelve Over Weekend
Twelve people died in Ohio accidents from Friday evening to Sunday, twelve in traffic crashes and one non traffic death. Notable victims include Maggie Loreikas eight near Piqua hit by a car R N Michael sixty one of Sidney killed in an auto truck crash near Napoleon John Edward O Reilly twenty six of Newark killed when his car struck a parked car and a tree Mrs Worthy N Clary sixty six of Massillon killed in a two car crash at East Fultonham near Zanesville.
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Ohio
Youngstown
Piqua
Maggie Loreikas
Napoleon
R. N. Michael
Sidney
Newark
John Edward O’reilly
Zanesville
Worthy N. Clary
Massillon
East Fultonham
Swift Winds Near Havana Threaten Florida Keys
A dangerous hurricane nears Cuba with warnings from the Weather Bureau. Alerts posted from Miami through the lower Florida coast to the Bahamas. Hurricane center about 120 miles south southwest of Havana and 300 miles south southwest of Miami with winds near 80 mph and gales outward up to 50 miles. The storm moves north at about five miles per hour.
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Fla
Cuba
Florida
American Legion
Keys
Bahamas
Havana
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Weather Bureau
New Atomic Tests May Start Tuesday
LAS VEGAS November 4 The first of this fall s new series of atomic explosions at the Frenchman s Flat proving grounds probably will not be set off before Tuesday morning and maybe not then An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman said yesterday the blast would not occur until after a press conference today at which AEC and Army officials will brief news men on Exercise Desert Rock.
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Las Vegas
Frenchman's Flat Proving Grounds
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Army
Desert Rock
Egypt moves to reject Western pact proposal
Cairo reports indicate Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha will ask Parliament to reject a Western plan to replace British troops at the Suez Canal with an international force. Egypt seeks continued British defense and control of Sudan, viewing a five power command as imperialist. Parliament likely to approve Egypt's no, while Britain maintains its hold on both areas.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Nile Kingdom
United States
Britain
Frances
Turkey
Middle East
Sudan
al Ahram
Suez
Blind Pastor Ordained In New York Ceremony
The Rev. John Urich, 35 and blind since birth, was ordained and installed as pastor of Grace and St. Pauls Lutheran Church. In a Braille Bible he read his sermon to about 400 listeners, noting that men still seek miracles as in Christ's time. He becomes the third blind pastor in the denomination, alongside Revs Daniel Uhlman and Melville Newman.
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New York
John Urich
Grace
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Urich
Daniel Uhlman
Springfield
Melville Newman
Latrobe
Red Allied Teams Still Deadlocked
Panmunjom talks between Allied and Red liaison officers failed to restart cease fire negotiations after a three hour session. A tentative meeting time for tomorrow at 10 am offered a glimmer. The Reds want a five mile neutral zone around Kaesong, Allies push for 3000 yards. UN warplanes strafed the Kaesong Panmunjom area, drawing UN accountability and condolences from Gen Ridgway.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Kaesong
Kaesong-Panmunjom
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Allied
William P. Nuckols
Army Chief of Staff Inspects Tito Forces in Belgrade
Gen. J. Lawton Collins arrived in Belgrade to assess Yugoslavia's readiness against potential Soviet aggression. He met with Premier Marshall Tito and his aides during a dinner prior to the inspection tour.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Collins
Marshall Tito
Europe
Truman Seeks UN Atomic Talks With Soviet Union
President Truman proposed sitting down with Soviet Russia to pursue disarmament and United Nations control of atomic power. He urged Moscow to drop phony peace propaganda and stressed that lasting peace depends on strengthening free-world armaments and unity in the UN as Wake Forest College prepares for its campus groundbreaking.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Truman
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
Mr. Truman
UN Seizes Peak in Korea Drive as Forces Advance
Allied troops press the North Korean front, capturing a 4500-foot peak on the eastern front and driving toward Kumsong amid heavy fighting. US 38th Regiment takes the peak after a three day battle, while central front advances bring UN gains. Panmunjom ceasefire talks linger as air support and Marine helicopters aid the offensives.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Kumsong
Punchbowl
Pukhan River
Kim Il Sung Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge
Mundung
Kum
Panmunjom
Yanggu
U. S
24Th
Mine Accident Traps 11 Men in West Virginia Mine
Morgantown reports 11 men trapped underground after an accident at the Trotter Coal Company bunker mine in Scotts Run, Monongalia County. Details were not immediately available as the mine superintendent went underground for a briefing.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Trotter Coal Company
Scotts Run
Monongalia County
West Virginia
Dewey Supports Ike Victory Then Says He Will Back GOP Candidate
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey declares confidence in Dwight D. Eisenhower winning the Republican nomination and presidency. He adds he will support whichever GOP nominee is chosen, including Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft, citing Ike's foreign policy experience as valuable for the White House.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
GOP
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Dewey
National Broadcasting Company
Eisenhower
White House
66 GIs Poisoned At Camp Stoneman
An Army spokesman said 66 soldiers were poisoned at Camp Stoneman in California and sent to the hospital. None were reported in serious condition. The camp serves as a staging area for troops bound for the far east.
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Camp Stoneman
Calif
Camp Stoneman Hospital
Far East
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