Bulky Air Force sergeant charged in wars murder
Lyle H. Buswell a 33 year old air force sergeant weighing 200 pounds faced a premeditated murder charge for the death of WAF sergeant Fairy E. Decker 44 at a Hamilton Field barracks The FBI said he strangled her with his hands at a Hamilton Field area. The case was set for April 6 with Buswell advised to obtain counsel Funeral services for Decker were held at the base chapel before her body was sent to York Pennsylvania where her 22 year old son resides Buswell claimed he had been drinking all day and night and denied raping the victim The proceedings were led by U S Commissioner Francis St 3 Fox
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E. Decker
WAF
Hamilton Field
Here
FBI
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Rutland
U. S
Francis St
Fox
Decker
York
WAF Sd
Mary P. Detchemendy
Long Beach
Calif
Lattimore
Afghanistan
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Associated Press
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Hoover
Esther Caukin Brunauer
State Department
Senate Committee
Tydings
E. R. DeBusk
Ruby Lee
Winston- Salem
N. C
Ernie Shore
Fire Destroys Princeton Store on Mercer Street
A ceiling fire near a flue gutted the two story frame building at 309 Mercer Street owned by G. E. Martin. First floor stock valued at 7200 dollars was destroyed. building total loss around 30000. Martin estimated total losses 15000 to 17000 with 8500 insured. Mrs Bowles occupied second floor apartment. damage included contents and heavy smoke. Fire officials battled the blaze as spectators gathered.
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G. E. Martin
Martin
Elizabeth Bowles
Arms Aid Cargos Set to Leave for Europe Soon
Washington reports the first cargo ship loaded with American arms will depart New York in a few days. The convoy will form the front of hundreds more delivering about 1 billion dollars in guns tanks artillery and weapons to eight Western European nations including France and Italy amid dock worker protests. Additional shipments will follow by sea to Britain Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg Norway and Denmark.
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Europe
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Italy
Britain
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The
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Norway
Denmark
Roanoke Girl Killer Still Free
Roanoke Virginia March 27 Alice Marie Taylor a file clerk for the Veterans Administration was slain last week on a mountain road near Blacksburg and buried today as police pursue a nonstop investigation. City council voted funds to aid the inquiry and expressed confidence in police. Det Capt Frank H Webb and Roanoke officers returned to Brush Mountain where the body was found but no new clues emerged. No arrest has been made and FBI involvement was denied amid numerous tips and rumors. Officers questioned friends of the slain girl as they sought suspects.
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Alice Marie Taylor
Veterans Administration
Blacksburg
William P. Watkins
Frank H. Webb
Brush Mountain
Webb
Diplomatic Shakeup Shifts Far Eastern Roles at State Dept
A Washington reshuffle moves Dean Rusk to head the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs replacing W. Walton Butterworth who shifts to Japan liaison duties with MacArthur. Ambassador Philip Jessup remains at large. James E. Webb and other aides share former coordinator duties. Butterworth plans another trip to Japan to discuss issues with Gen. MacArthur.
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State Department
Dean Acheson
Truman
Key West
Philip C. Jessup
Capitol Bill
Dean Rusk
Bureau of
Far Eastern Affairs
W. Walton Butterworth
Butterworth
Acheson
Defense
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Rusky
James E. Webb
Jessup
Far East
Japan
MacArthur
Rusk
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Far Eastern
Elephant That Crushed Tot Faces Destruction
Sarasota March 27 The circus sentenced Dolly the elephant to death for fatally crushing five year old Fedward Sehoanier Henry Ringling North vice president of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey said the 27 year old animal would be destroyed before the big show.
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Fedward Sehoanier
Henry Ringling ‘North
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Barnum and Bailey Circus
Loyalty File Release Debate Hits FBI Chief Testimony
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified that opening loyalty files would cripple the agency and endanger informants. Attorney General McGrath echoed the stance as the Truman administration weighed limited access amid McCarthy probes of the State Department. Senator Bridges pressed for answers from Secretary Acheson while Kefauver faulted McCarthy for clouding policy.
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Hoover
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
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State Department
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Bridges
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Russia
Stalin
State Acheson
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Acheson
Kefauver
Dtenn
U. S
Canny Vet Foils Bank Robbery Try
Houston bank thwarted a robbery when teller Harry Rodgers a former infantry sergeant identified a fake hand grenade. The suspect Paul Patton a 36 year old tile setter was captured at the National Bank of Commerce charged with attempted robbery by assault.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
National Bank of Commerce
Paul Patton
Harry Rodgers
Rodgers
Europe
State Cop Faces Seventy Warrants After Cheat Lake Raid
Morgantown West Virginia March 27 seventy warrants charging State Police Sgt B B Bunn with assault and battery were issued following a raid on the Cheat Lake Supper Club Magistrate A C Lorant said the warrants were sworn by Sanford E Mason orchestra leader six chorus girls and patrons some from Uniontown Pennsylvania Lorant expected more warrants to be issued and the number could exceed one hundred Mason and club owner Ben Lane said civil actions would be filed Sgt Bunn was in Charleston and could not comment during a third raid on the club in as many weekends no arrests were made on this raid 360 diners and dancers on the second floor were panicked by tear gas and a chorus girl fainted a women patron cut her face trying to flee
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W. Va
B. B. Bunn
Cheat Lake
A. C. Lorant
Sanford E. Mason
Uniontown
Lorant
Mason
Bunn
Ben Lane
Sgt. Bunn
Charleston
Lane
Wind Sweeps Midwest and Southeast Amid Destructive Storms
Tornadoes and violent winds raked the region from Arkansas to Kansas City causing at least ten deaths and extensive damage. Dust storms, high topsoil loss, and fires added to the destruction as states from Oklahoma to Georgia reported injuries and destroyed buildings.
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Midwest
Little Rock
Ark
Paden
Miss
Ellsinore
Kansas
Texas
Nebraska
Phillip Bell
Kenneth
Midway
Johnson Defends U S Defense as Ike Worries Groundless
Key West Florida March 27 Secretary of Defense Johnson rebutted President Eisenhower's concerns about the military program. He said the nation's defenses are adequate and the budget for the next year will be about thirteen to fourteen billion dollars, with Ike not objecting to the cut. Johnson noted he has not spoken with Eisenhower since the New York speech and emphasized not interfering with the general.
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Truman
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Philip C. Jessup
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Rwis
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New York
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Budget Bureau
Chrysler Peace Hopes Set Back
The 62 day strike over Chrysler pension terms faced renewed tension as union leaders accused the company of hedging on a 30 million dollar offer. Walter Reuther charged the plan would mislead workers and the public, while Chrysler denied the claim and pledged funding.
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Chrysler Corp
CIO United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Chrysler
Reuther
UAW
Mo s Ex Navigator Pleads Innocent To Neglect Of Duty
Norfolk Va March 27 the former navigator of the battle ship Missouri pleaded innocent to charges of culpable in efficiency in the performance of duty and neglect of duty. Lt Comdr Frank G Morris entered his plea at a general court martial after defense objections to eight specifications were overruled. He is one of three officers to stand trial over the grounding of the Missouri in Chesapeake Bay January 17. Captain William D Brown and Comdr John R Millett also face trials with postponements granted for Millett to secure witnesses. The charges stem from the February naval inquiry into the grounding near Old Point Comfort after the ship missed a secret electronic range at Fort Monroe.
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Frank G. Morris
Morris
Big Mo
Chesapeake Bay
William D. Brown
John R Millett
Brown
Millett
Judge Advocate
Allan F. Smith
Naval Court of Inquiry
Missouri Smith
Old Point Comfort
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Fort Monroe
Ex RAF Pilots Led Czech Escape Flight
Two Czech ex RAF pilots disclosed they organized last Friday's daring airlift of 26 escapees from Czechoslovakia from an airbase in Germany. Three planes seized in flight carried 85 aboard. 59 returned to Prague. Anonymous spokesmen include a WW II fighter ace and a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient.
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RAF
Czechslovakia
U. S
Prague
Conviction Of Red Chief Upheld By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld Eugene Dennis's contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee. It allowed jurors who were government employees, rejected his bid for a retrial, and noted the NY conspiracy case had no bearing on today's ruling. Justice Minton wrote the majority opinion.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Eugene Dennis
U .S
Communist Party
Dennis
House UN American Activities Committee
New York
Minton
Vinson
Wind Rain Halts West Virginia Forest Fires Near Beckley
Heavy rains in southern West Virginia eased a wildfire wave that had scorched farmland and threatened homes. The conservation commission reported many fires out or under control with 150 fires tallied that day. Frazier said conditions were the worst in years with 34 fires in District 6, including 14 in Raleigh county. One big blaze near Pemberton burned 300 acres while winds reached up to 50 mph. A Beckley radio station faced a four hour outage and a $1,500 sign was blown down. No serious wind damage in Bluefield recorded.
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N. M
Oklahoma
Fredonia
Kas
Beckley
W. Va
The
Conservation Commission
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Frazier
Raleigh
Kanawha County
E. E. Sigman
Pemberton
Raleigh County
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Piney View School
Horse's Creek
McDowell County
District 6
McDowell
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer County
Pinecrest
the Conservation Commission
Four Scalded To Death In Big New York Boiler Blast
A massive boiler exploded at Consolidated Edison steam plant in New York, scalding four repairmen to death and injuring three others. The victims were Andrew Barney 34 Howard Trucano 37 Edwin Haffner 38 and Ernest Steskal. The plant produces 750000 pounds of steam daily.
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New York
Andrew Barney
Howard Trucano
Edwin Haffner
Ernest Steskal
Consolidated Edison
Preacher Claims His Prayers Cause Gotham Rain
An itinerant preacher from Texas claims his prayers induced rain that postponed New York City rainmaking tests. In a March 19 letter to Gov. Dewey he asked for a $7,000 offering to support his work, while the state notes the letter was received and offers no comment.
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Albany
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Eddie Clayton
Mercedes, Tex
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Wallace E. Hower
Dewey
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