Badman Cook Admits Slaying Six On Spree
FBI said William E. Cook Jr. admitted killing six people including the Carl Mosser family during a multi state spree. He described abducting the Mossers near Joplin Missouri and shooting them in their car before dumping bodies in an abandoned mine shaft near his home. The confession also covered the Seattle salesman killed in California and other robberies and abductions as he traveled through Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arkansas and Missouri.
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San Diego
Calif
FBI
William E
Badman Bill) Cook Jr
Carl Mosser
Cook
Mossers
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Missouri
Ewell C. Richardson
Robert Dewey
Seattle
California
Richardson
Mexico
Mosser
Joplin
Law
Thelma Mosser
Ronald Dean
Gary Carl
Pamela Sue
Imperial Valley
Dewey
Ripley
Blythe
Yuma
Aziz
Atwood, N
Centex Mailman Dies of Burns in Red Rock
Tom J. Breeding age 60 a rural mail carrier of Red Rock died in Bastrop after his mail truck caught fire while delivering mail on Thursday. He saved some mail but the truck and mail were destroyed. Breeding had served 30 years. Survived by widow Clara Breeding of Red Rock daughter Mrs. Bob Boone of Austin a sister and three brothers. Funeral services pending.
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Bastrop
ANS
Tom J. Breeding
Red Rock
Breeding
Clara Breeding
Bob Boone
Austin
State Employees Hiking Club Eyes Cars and Mileage Move
The State Employees Hiking Club weighs reducing state owned cars and paying mileage for business trips. A key issue is how to take half of an unknown figure, while critics warn travel may shrink and couples face car usage conflicts. Senators, sons on college cheer squads, and calls to Hold That Line appear in a light political column.
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State Employees Hiking Club
FCC orders inquiry into toll rates for long distance lines
The FCC on Friday ordered an investigation into interstate and foreign long distance telephone charges to assess possible reductions. The inquiry targets the Bell System led by AT&T amid reports of rising earnings. Hearings begin April 16 with a March 23 filing deadline.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Commission
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
State Commission
Crosby Tops as Mr. Music In New Local Film
Crosby fans dubbed Der Bingle the greatest. The veteran sports columnist notes a trickier fallacy in sports events and explains why on page 11. The film graces local screens as readers learn more on page 16.
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Toda
Bing Crosby
Mr. Music
Crosby
der Bingle
Military Rule Aids Students in Draft List
The Defense Department discarded a draft rule that forced many college students to quit school mid term. The new policy lets a student with a draft notice volunteer for any armed service and defer duty until the term ends. Enlistments will be accepted in the two months before the term’s final month, with calls delayed until after graduation.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
American Council On Education
James B. Conant
Silent Vigil for Soldier Son at Battle Creek Hospital
Mr and Mrs D Hubert Reeves of Joliet Alabama maintain a silent vigil at the bedside of their son Private Hubert E Reeves in Percy Jones Hospital Battle Creek Michigan. Reeves had both feet amputated last Friday and will undergo surgery to remove parts of both hands soon. His hands and feet were frozen after being wounded in Korea. His mother holds some of his latest mail.
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D. Hubert Reeves
Joliet, al
Hubert E. Reeves
Percy Jones Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Reeves
Korea
Army plans 24 combat divisions by midyear as draft bill advances
General J Lawton Collins said by July 1 the Army will number about 24 combat divisions including 18 actual divisions and numerous nondivisional units. He backs 18 year olds in the draft, extends induction to 27 months, and universal training. Navy and Air Force leaders backed possible strength increases and study of manpower efficiency.
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Washington
Jax
J. Lawton Collins
Collins
Army
Forrest P. Sherman
Sherman
General Vandenberg
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
National Guard
Reserve
Guard
Lyndon Johnson
Dtexas
Mark Clark
Adm
Navy
UN Troops Break Through Red Lines In Korea Front
UN forces surged into three frozen sectors on the Korean front with tanks and air support near Yongwol and Wonju. About 10 000 Allied troops crossed Friday, killing an estimated 1 000 North Korean troops and retaking Wonju, while reports described widespread patrol fights and possible Chinese activity north of Suwon. Fiveteenth Air Force noted roughly 350 Red casualties as US troops recovered bodies and pressed the offensive amid uncertain enemy timing.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Wonju
Yongwol
Suwon
Han River
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Washington
Chi
Korea
Seana Seee
Penta
Tom Stone
Ans
East Central Front
Fifth Air Force
Senator Urges Immediate Tax Hike to Curb Inflation
Senator A Willis Robertson urged Congress to pass a rapid tax increase of 8 to 9 billion dollars targeting individuals corporations and certain goods including whiskey. He warned inflation could worsen and more revenue is needed as balance of the budget remains uncertain.
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Washington
A. Willis Robertson
Congress
Robertson
Virginia
Truman
House
Senate
House Shouts Approval of Red China Branding
Washington Jan 19 The House of Representatives voice voted strong support for a resolution urging the United Nations to brand Red China as an aggressor in Korea. Speaker leaders framed it as bipartisan foreign policy while some Republicans warned it could amount to a declaration of war.
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China
Washington
House of Representatives
United Nations
Korea
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Lake Success
N. Y
MelCormack
McCormack
United States
Meyermack
Britain
Peiping
Wood
Idaho
Rankin
D-Miss
Truman Brands Stalin As A Dictator Like All Others
President Truman, at a business editors dinner, said there is no difference between Stalin and historic dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini, Charles I, and Louis XIV, arguing all sought the enslavement of the people and that the state exists for the people. He noted Stalin’s dictatorship as harshly as any other.
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Washington
Truman
Stalin
Free World
Hitler
Mussolini
Charles
England
Louis
Mr. Truman
Society of Business Magazine
Alexander the First
Russia
Paul Wooton
Chilton Publications
New Orleans Times Picayune
Soviet Russia
Tarquin
Rome
Sparta
Charles the
Eric Johnston New ESA Boss Swaps Power After Valentine Fire
President Truman fired Alan Valentine as economic stabilization chief after a row over an immediate price wage freeze. Eric Johnston, former head of the Motion Picture Association of America, named his successor and represents a shift toward faster anti inflation measures and broad price and wage controls.
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Washington
Truman
Alan Valentine
Valentine
Eric Johnston
US Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Capitol Hill
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Wilson
Congress
Mansfield
D-Mont
ESA
Economic Stabilization Agency
UN Can Hold On Amid Korean War Struggle
Generals Lawton Collins and Hoyt Vandenberg told a Senate subcommittee in a secret briefing they believe UN forces can hold Korea. No withdrawal was discussed and the leaders gave a concise report on the Korean situation after their trip to Korea.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Korea
Lawton Collins
Hoyt Vandenberg
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Dtexas
Yieserer Se
Austin Mothers Clash Over Reading Methods
Austin parents allege current reading standards lag due to progressive methods while school officials defend the system and promise improvements. Led by Mrs Harwell and Mrs Garwood, the parents form a study group to push phonetic methods, countering claims of better overall reading, as the debate ends with both sides at ease.
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Mark Batterson
Austin
Mathews School
T. P Baker
Intruction
Bickler Building
Willian Harwell
St. John Garwood
Harwell
Baker
T. P. Baker
Neal Douglass
William Harwell
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