Russian tactics in Europe may aid democracy, Griswold says
Former Nebraska Governor Dwight Griswold, head of the American aid mission to Greece, argues Russia’s Berlin blockade and Czechoslovak coup hasten democracy’s appeal while eroding communism. He spoke in Denver to Legion members amid European travels.
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Silk stockings smuggling funds Communist Western Germany
Berlin report says Die Welt claims Communists smuggle large quantities of women's silk stockings to finance activities in Western Germany. The claim surfaced in a Tuesday publication and highlights illicit funding methods amid Cold War tensions.
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Armed Bandits Rob Bank Car At Hines Hospital Branch
A bank teller Arthur B. Benson and two guards were robbed of 18000 dollars while transporting cash to the Hines Veterans Hospital branch in Maywood. Five masked gunmen blocked the government car in two black sedans and ordered all three to lie on the pavement. Benson said guards Hamilton and Vopelak were assaulted when slow to comply.
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Admiral Gets His Cap Back After Air Station Mixup
In San Diego a commander misplaced the cap of Admiral Dewitt C. Ramsey, CINCPAC, at the air station. He returned with the cap after realizing the braid was too rich for him, the admiral accepting the apology and departing.
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Love Pact Deaths Ruled Dual Death by Own Action
HINTON W Va March 15 County Prosecutor Thomas L Read ruled double death by own action Tuesday in the shotgun deaths of two lovelorn high school students Ernest Smith Jr 16 and Mary Alice Kirby 14. They sat in the parlor then Mary Alice followed him out through the kitchen a shot was fired as the girl mother heard it and ran to the back yard
Tragic note on marriage plans cited in fatal shooting
A teenage girl died after a shooting and gasped that she and Ernest planned to marry. she said he lacked a job. The incident centers on the couple and the motive tied to employment prospects.
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Bandits Escape After Robbery Steals Two Money Boxes
Witnesses say attackers struck with a gun butt on the jaw then took two steel money boxes. The victims were told not to move as the robbers fled the scene.
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Plane Lands Safely With Jammed Gear
An American Overseas Airlines Constellation landed safely at Heathrow Airport after circling for an hour to burn fuel. The flight carried 43 passengers including Rita Lynch the Irish soprano bound for Chicago for a St Patrick’s night broadcast.
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