Ed Leech Pittsburgh editor and Scripps-Howard veteran dies
Edward T. Leech editor of the Pittsburgh Press for 18 years and senior editor at Scripps-Howard newspapers died at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh after an abdominal ailment. He was 57. Survived by his widow Rose Roche and four children. Leech began his 37 year career June 6 1912 starting as a cub reporter in Denver.
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Pittsburgh Press
Scripps-Howard
Mercy Hospital
Rose Roche
Denver
Kathleen Patricia
Johanna May
Edward Palmer Leech
Cleveland
Robert Henry Leech
San Francisco
Calif
Leech
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Denver Express
Luckman Named National Chairman of Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Charles Luckman president of Lever Brothers Company was named national chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner to be held in Washington on February 16. The appointment was made by Democratic National Committee Chairman William M. Boyle Jr. Luckman is a former chairman of the Citizens' Food Committee.
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Washington
Charles Luckman
Lever Brothers Company
William M. Boyle Jr
Democratic National Committee
Luckman
Citizens’ Food Committee
Defense Saving Beats Schedule With Cutbacks
The Defense Department reports about 116000 civilian workers cut since last summer as part of Johnson’s plan to trim 135000 Army Navy Air Force personnel. Navy layoffs extend to June 30 next year due to plant shutdowns, while Army and Air Force cuts completed by November and December. The overall program aims to save about 200 million the first year and 500 million when fully in effect, with budgets held to about 13 billion for the next year. Budget Director Pace met with Truman in Key West to discuss defense and budget plans.
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Dec. l
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Army
Air Force
Navy
Frank Pace
Key West
Fla
Truman
Congress
Dog Hobbles To Hospital For First Aid
A small white dog limped into Belle vue Hospital in New York on Sunday seeking aid for a bleeding paw. The nurses treated the stray at the emergency dressing table and a 10 year old girl, Noreen Nicholas, took the dog home, naming him Whitey.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Noreen Nicholas
Whitey
Noreen
Trial Delay Approved In Love Burglar Case
Dallas story reports Fred Felix Adair 25 scheduled for trial postponed to January 16 on three rape and three burglary charges. Judge Henry King noted agreement by state and defense. Adair dubbed the love burglar after entering more than 20 homes last summer and allegedly molesting women. He was arrested on Thanksgiving Day and indicted days later.
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Dallas
ULP
Fred Felix Adair
Adair
Henry King
Dallas County
Youth Model Legislature Ends After Three Day Session
More than 200 junior lawmakers returned home Sunday after the third annual Hi-Y Model Legislature in Austin. They passed 18 laws and two concurrent resolutions, created an ambassador extraordin ary position, and urged state action on eleemosynary institutions and juvenile justice. The program, run by the Texas Young Men’s Christian Associations, featured a mock governor and speeches on civic duties.
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Austin
Ed Miller
House of Representatives
Dallas
Thompson
Hi-Y
Allan Shivers
Texas Young Men's Christian Associations
Turncoat China Air Chiefs Killed in Crash Blow to Nationalists
Report from Civil Air Transport line run by General Claire Chennault said C. L. Chen and Colonel Y. Liu, former leaders of the Central Air Transport Corporation and the China National Aviation Corporation, died in a Convair crash near Lanchow in Northwest China. They had defected with other executives and workers to the Communists in November, leaving the Nationalists weakened.
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Civil Air Transport Line
Ajor
Claire L. Chennault
C. L. Chen
Co. Y. Liu
Lanchow
China
Chen
Liu
Central Air Transport Corporation
China National Aviation Corporation
Reds
Italians Rename Hollywood Film Title for Italian Showing
Rome reports a small change for the film The Outlaw starring Jane Russell. Italian advertisements say the movie will be titled Ti Mio Corpo ti Scaldera meaning My Body Will Warm You.
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Rome
Hollywood
Jane Russell
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