Gunmen Seize Cuba Court Files in Grau Misappropriation Case
Masked intruders invaded a Havana courtroom at 4 am Tuesday taking 35 folders tied to the probe of former president Ramon Grau San Martin and treas ury officials accused of misappropriating 174 million dollars. Guards were bound as investigators warned the theft could delay the case.
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Havana
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Frederico Justiniani
Gener
Ignacio Tamayo
Cent
Isauro Valdes Morena
Grau
The
Treasury
Carlos Prio Socarras
Prio
Valdes Moreno
Clever Saucer Hoax Shocks Soutex Town on July Fourth
A home made flying saucer illusion disrupts Alice Texas with a four foot aluminum craft found in a plowed field on the town edge. Police Chief Stokes Mirenheimer and Alice Daily Echo editor Curtis Vinson identify the craft as airport made. the scene draws crowds and roars of excitement as investigators note the wingtip and running lights.
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Alice
South
Texas
Leroy Holleman
Alice Roofing
Stokes Mirenheimer
Curtis Vinson
Alice Daily Echo
Mirenheimer
Fireman Jumped And Kept Going
NORTH HOLLYWOOD Calif July 4 This had to happen sometime Fireman Robert L Howe jumped for the sliding pole and missed The 29 year old firefighter fell 18 feet to a concrete floor and got a severe head gash and shoulder injuries Fellow firemen described the incident at Battalion 14 station Monday night He pulled his jacket as the alarm sounded but his arm fouled in the sleeve and he could not grab the pole He was taken to a police emergency hospital The alarm was for a minor grass fire and was put out with one truck.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Robert L. Howe
Battalion 14
Howe
Ex-Marine Foils Cap Pistol Thief in Boston
Paul Abadessa aged 23, discharged from the Marine Corps six weeks earlier, chased a liquor store robber who fled with 62 dollars. Abadessa overpowered the would-be gunman in a nearby tavern, discovering the weapon was a cap pistol. The incident occurred in Boston on July 4.
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Boston
Paul Abadessa
Marine Corps
Abadessa
Quiet pastoral life lures would-be sheepherder at Camp Pendleton
Article describes openings for Basque and other herders to manage 800 sheep at Camp Pendleton California. Workers earn around 150 dollars monthly plus keep, living with dogs and flock, 24 hours a day seven days a week. Note on immigration rules relaxation and shrinking U S sheep numbers since 1867.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Spain
California
W. D. Taylor
Taylor
Florenzia Sotro
Sotro
Uncle Sam
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Nevada
Warsaw court sentences 38 to death in wartime murders
A Warsaw military court on Monday handed down 38 death sentences to Wiktor Stryewski for wartime murders of communists and aiding the Gestapo. He was tried on 70 charges with no announcement on the remaining 32 counts.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wiktor Stryewski
Gestapo
Stryewski
Scottish Royal Birth Plan Denied by Palace
London reports deny plans for Princess Elizabeth to be born in Scotland. The palace indicates the princess will be confined at Clarence House in London near Buckingham Palace around August 20. Rumors had circulated about Balmoral Castle as a birth site.
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London
Elizabeth
Scotland
Clarence House
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral Castle
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