Missing New York Baby Found After Mother Confesses
In Utica New York state police report Mrs Stella Komorek admitted her six week old son died from a fall and she disposed of the body in a millpond near Clayville The infant had a skull fracture autopsy found the child was dead before being placed in water The mother said a strange man took the baby but later confessed accidental death and no charges were filed The husband Henry Komorek was present as authorities reviewed the inquest findings
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Utica
N. Y
Stella Komorek
Preston R. Clark
Oneida
Komorek
Clayville
Cotiignola
Joseph Jasek
Which Twin Is The Right One
Portland, Ore. Nov 6. Jack and Helen Phipps struggle to tell their ten month old twins Merrilee and Carolee apart after a mix up by a caregiver. Hospital records footprints are smudged. Fingerprint expert Joseph Morgan suggests making new footprints and starting over.
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Portland
Ore
Jack
Helen Phipps
Merrilee
Carolee
Phipps
Joseph Morgan
Morgan
Rex Mays Killed At Del Mar Track
Automobile racer Rex Mays one of the country’s leading speedsters was killed during the 100 mile AAA race at Del Mar California on the 13th lap. He was second to Jim Davies when struck by Johnny Parsons and hurled onto the track. He died at Scripps Memorial hospital after 22 000 spectators watched the tragedy. Mays, 34, LA resident, married father of two, had long been a popular figure in auto racing and held numerous track records.
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Scripps Memorial Hospital
la Jolla
Mays
Indianapolis
Ralph Hepburn
New York State Fair
Springfield
Ill
Phoenix
Ariz
Bonneville
Utah
Salt Flats
Philadelphia
Langhorne Stadium
Milwaukee
Malenkov Threatens Capitalism’s End If War Returns
Soviet leader Malenkov warned at the Bolshoi on the eve of the Bolshevik anniversary that a new world war would destroy capitalism. He urged disarmament and warned U S plans for a world empire threaten peace while asserting the USSR holds atomic power for progress. He praised allied socialist states and China and criticized Western intervention against communist regimes.
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Moscow
Georgi M. Malenkov
Russia
Politburo
Council of Ministers
United States
Malenkov
Stalin
Bolshoi Theater
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
L. P. Beria
Beria
Secret Police
Soviet Union
Hitler
Goering
Tanaka
Tojo
Japan
America
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Mongolia
Korea
China
Lenin
India
Townsend Dies In Charleston WV Tax Expert and UMW Counsel
T C Townsend 72 former West Virginia state tax commissioner and general counsel for the United Mine Workers died at his Charleston home after months of illness. He served as tax commissioner 1909-11 and 1929-33 and was Kanawha county prosecutor 1913-17. Townsend was GOP nominee for WV governor in 1932 and helped enact the state's property tax limitation. Cremation is planned in Columbus with private services Tuesday. He is survived by his widow, a son Hillis Townsend, and a daughter Mrs William O Ziebold, all of Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
T. C. Townsend
United Mine Workers
Townsend
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Washington
T Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Columbus
Fayette County
Benjamin Mason
Julia
Rule) Townsend
West Virginia University
Fayetteville
State Tax Commissioner's Office
Hillis Townsend
William O Ziebold
Lewis In Chicago For Meeting On Policy
John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers checked into a Chicago hotel for a policy committee meeting set for tomorrow at the Sheraton on Michigan Avenue. Relatives in Springfield said they had not seen him. the 200 member committee will review negotiating reports and grant discretionary powers for further actions.
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Chicago
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Sheraton
Michigan Avenue
Lewis
Springfield
Ill
Hattie
UMW
Tragedy in a Lancaster Sewer Ditch Ends in Death
A 13 year old boy, David Spung, died under more than a yard of dirt after a wall of an eight foot deep open sewer ditch collapsed while he and a 6 year old boy played. A 13 year old pullled Jimmy Smith free, while David, Gary Spung and Dick Smith dug frantically. Firemen recovered the body after 30 minutes of resuscitation attempts.
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Lancaster, O
David
Jimmy Smith
Francis Smith
Dr. Geer
Edward Crook
Jimmy
Gary
Dick Smith
Geer
George W. Keller
Spung
Rhode Island
Roy, Jr
Voters Speak On Fair Deal Policy Tuesday
A nationwide test of voter sentiment on the Truman fair deal plans centered on New York's pivotal Senate race. Herbert Lehman backs the policy, John Foster Dulles opposes it, with President Truman making a late appeal, while other contests across California New Jersey and several states shape the political outlook.
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New York
Truman
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
John Foster Dulles
Congress
California
New Jersey
Empire State
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Robert F. Wagner
Virginia
John S. Battle
New
Pennsylvania
Albany
Buffalo
Syracuse
Louisville
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Elmer H. Wene
Alfred E. Driscoll
George J. Bates
Massachusetts
Washington
Youth Calmy Kills Brother in Michigan Farm Incident
A six year old boy fatally shot his eight year old brother with a 12 gauge shotgun after a fight over books on a Michigan farm near Milan. Glen LeRoy Rose died in St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital after being transported to Ann Arbor. The shooter Richard Rose initially claimed hunters or two men fired the shot, and police gathered details from the boy as the investigation continued.
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Milan
Mich
Glen LeRoy Rose
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ann Arbor
Art Kepler
Richard Rose
Richard
Glen
Fred Heath
Edna Stockwell
Tragic Route 20 Wreck Near Lerona Claims Three Youths
A late night car crash on route 20 between Speedway and Lerona leaves Frank A. Woods 19 Pipestem dead and George Asbury Jr. 19 Pipestem dead. James Keaton 19 Serena and Charles Kenneth Houchins 14 Lerona hospitalized with injuries. one occupant in good condition.
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Memorial Hospital
Route 20
Speedway
Lerona
Frank A. Woods
Pipestein
George Asbury, Jr
Young Asbury
Charles Kenneth Houchins
James Keaton
Serena
Keaton
Alma Caldwell Wood
A. W. Wood
Pipestem
Bailey Construction Co
Lorado
Logan County
Hinton
Oscar Neely
M. C. Yoak
E. D. Bazzie
Decisive Move Hinted in Wartime Peace Effort over Coal Strike
Washington officials weigh a presidential fact finding board to break the seven week coal stalemate as talks stall. Forecasters anticipate early settlements in steel while John L Lewis plans a key meeting with the United Mine Workers policy committee and possible broader coal action.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Lukens Steel Company
Republic
Bit
John L. Lewis
Chicag
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Mississippi
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal
Southern Soft
Ching
White House
UMW Journal
Cleveland
Philip Murray
United States Steel
Republic Steel Company
Murray
Bethlehem Steel Company
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Cté
Theda
Husband Dies Fifteen Minutes After Wife
Sophie Leiner, 54, died in her husband Charles Leiner's arms from a heart attack in New York. The bereaved husband, 60, reportedly died 15 minutes later on returning home after the doctor had pronounced Sophie dead and instructed to go back to the hospital.
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New York
Sophie Leiner
Charles Leiner
Mother Slashes 4 Tots Throats in Sterling Tragedy
Police report a 35 year old mother of four slashed her four children’s throats with a kitchen butcher knife then wounded herself. Two children, Mary Ellen two months, Richard Patrick twenty months, Michael Joseph three, and James Peter four, were taken to Sterling Public Hospital with two not expected to live. mother in city jail after brief statement to police.
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Sterling
Ill
Sterling Public Hospital
Edward E. Ohda
James Moughan
Ohda
Mary Ellen
Richard Patrick
Michael Joseph
James Peter
Moughan
J. A. Sterling
Ilinois
Chicago
Moughans
Hugo
Minn
Hospital Gets Baby Through Front Door
A four pound baby girl was found on the steps of St. Anne's hospital wrapped in a bath towel with a note begging for care. Nurse Catherine Neiderkorn discovered her and Dr. Thomas Kentner said she was born about an hour earlier and was a healthy but premature infant.
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Chicago
St. Anne’s Hospital
Catherine Neiderkorn
Thomas Kentner
Youngster Fails To Save His Mother In Westport Fire
A 12 year old boy Peter Russell failed to save his mother Mrs. Jean Russell 45 from fatal burns in a Westport Connecticut home fire. He dragged her to the lawn and alerted neighbors then police and fire crews. Mrs Russell died at Norwalk hospital about ten a m EST six hours after arrival. Police estimate over 1000 dollars in property damage. She leaves another son Bruce 18 a student at Adelphia college.
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Westport
Conn
Peter Russell
Jean Russell
Carmin DeMattio
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Bremerton
Wash
James Munro
Hollis D. Scott
Rex Mays
del Mar
Outlaw
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David Spung
Roy Spung
Joseph A. Geer
New York State
THE
Associated Press
Justice Douglas
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Yakima, Wash
SCPA
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