Baker Admits Slaying Young California Girl
Fred Stroble a 56 year old baker confessed to district attorney William Simpson that he strangled and bludgeoned six year old Linda Joyce Glacoft after molesting her. He described dragging the child to an incinerator and killing her with an ice pick and axe. Stroble planned suicide but could not go through with it and was arrested in a downtown bar.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Baker
Linda Joyce Glacoft
William Simpson
Simpson
Stroble
Mexico
Ocean Park
Strobble
Ruben Hausman
Rochelle
Linda
Virginia to Aid Breaks of Big Sandy National Park Plan
K. J. Day chairman of the Breaks of the Sandy Association said Virginia will build its portion of a proposed highway to the Big Sandy river breaks and help establish a national park there after three days of talks in Richmond. The project aims to create a park with cascading falls and rapids, with highway construction advertised for bids after the new year following Governor Earle C. Clements’ statewide park tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikeville
K. J. Day
Sandy Association
Virginia
Richmond
Earle C. Clements
Idaho Schoolgirl Found Murdered in Canal
Glenda Joyce Brisbois seven year old first grader was found murdered in an irrigation canal at Burley Idaho. A car connected to the kidnapper was followed by radio planes but the driver was released and not identified by Sheriff Jess Carlton as part of Cassia and Twin Falls county manhunt efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley
Idaho
Glenda Joyce Brisbois
Jess Carlton
Twin Falls County
Cassia County
Charles Brisbois
Glenda
B. C. Bishop
Payette
Wayne Whicker
Wayne
Typhoon Paralyses Guam Amid Wide Damage
The worst typhoon of the year battered Guam with winds near 145 mph causing extensive island damage and power, water outages, and damaged buildings. Fleet HQ reported no casualties though communications and roads remained down as a full damage survey was awaited.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Guam
Commercial Pacific Cable Co
Fleet Headquarters
Partlow Denies UMW Pressure on Resignation
In Charleston on November 17 Governor Patteson and Attorney General Ira J. Partlow rejected a United Mine Workers claim that Partlow was forced to resign. They said Partlow resigned voluntarily to become McDowell County circuit judge on December 1 after discussions with McDowell county friends and noted he could only be removed by impeachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Patteson
Ira J. Partlow
Partlow
McDowell County
United Mine Workers
Co. E. Jones
UMW District 29
Beckley
Irom J. Partlow
William C. Marland
Truman Again Says He'll Ask Tax Hike
President Truman said the 1950-51 budget will be tight and honest and likely include a tax increase to avoid a deficit. He noted Congress sent a larger budget than he recommended and declined to speculate on Germany, China, or California primary battles while signaling future legislative messages in January.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Paris
U. S
Germany
California
Douglas
D-Ill
Frank Pace
Small Powers Plead For Peace In UN Debate
In New York on November 17 small nations urged the United States and Russia to end the cold war and avoid total war. The Philippines called the conflict a deadly chess game and asked for an end to microphone diplomacy, as other small countries joined in urging less acrimony and counter-charges during UN assembly debate at Lake Success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Russia
Philippines
Philiippines
United Nations Assembly
Lake Success
Army Sergeant Indicted on 12 Treason Counts
A federal grand jury indicted John David Provos on 12 treason charges for actions after the fall of Corregidor in 1942. He allegedly shaved his head dressed as a Buddhist priest and defected to Japan, reportedly causing Army Captain Burton C Thompson to be deemed anti-Japanese. Prosecutors note over 15 witnesses from Japan testified and a death penalty is possible if convicted. Provos, a former San Francisco federal reserve bank employee, has been jailed since September 2 and will be arraigned next Tuesday.
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New York
John David Provoc
Pacific
Corregidor
Army
Burton C Thompson
Justice Department
Japan
Grand
Provoo
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Czech Commies Arrest Opponents in Campaign Drive
Fifteen members of the outlawed party allied with Eduard Benes were arrested in the government’s crackdown on political opposition. Friends say the arrests occurred in recent days on unspecified charges, with anti state activity the typical accusation.
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Prague
Czechoslovakic
Eduard
National Socialist Party
Six Hospitalized After Truck Collision Near Girard
Six youths from the Sacred Heart mission house in Girard were hospitalized after a dump truck carrying hikers collided with a trailer truck one mile from Girard during rain and snow. The mission boys were returning from a hike when the smaller vehicle was grazed by the trailer truck, causing several to be jolted onto the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Sacred Heart Mission House
Girard
Mission House
Northfork Water Rate Hearing Set Before Public Service Commission
The town of Northfork and Northfork-Clark Water Co. clash over water pricing for resale. Northfork says 40 cents per 1,000 gallons since 1929 is too high for its costs and planned improvements. The company claims the rate is below what’s needed to cover operating costs and provide stockholder returns.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Northfork
Northfork-Clark Water Company
Truman will use Taft Hartley if coal emergency looms
President Truman signaled he would invoke the Taft Hartley act in a coal dispute only if an emergency threatens the nation. He rejected appointing a fact finding board and said he would apply all laws on the books, awaiting December 1 developments.
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Truman
Washington
Taft-Hartley Club
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Truman
Taft-Hartley
Labor
White House
Lewis
Eighteen Airmen Die as B 29 Collide in Air
Stockton California November 17 Eighteen fliers were killed when two B 29 bombers collided during a mock bombing run. Ten bodies were found in one plane and eight in the other with three crew members parachuting to safety from plunging aircraft. Reports of a survivor named Lt Warren Sharrock were unconfirmed by officials. The wreckage fell on delta island farmland nine miles west of Stockton and about 70 miles east of San Francisco amid fading fog and ongoing search efforts. A separate Bermuda area incident involved a third Superfort with twenty aboard. Only Pvt Keith Burns survived among those aboard.
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Dom
Edward Kenyon
Warren F. Sharrack
Fairfield- Suisun Air Base
Sharrock
Sheriff's Office
Kenyon
Air Force
Delta Islands
Stockton
San Francisco
Atlantic
Bermuda
Pvt
Keith R. Burns
Boise, Idaho
Visible Snow Falls in Bluefield After Cold Night
Bluefield reported its first visible snow yesterday with several inches blanketing areas. Temperatures fell below freezing overnight then rose to 35 by noon with 30 at midnight. Weather observer C Keeney noted standard measurement methods and noted no sticking on main highways. Atlantic Greyhound buses faced about two hour delays near the Virginia line.
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Bluefield
Atlantic Greyhound
Virginia Line
East River Mountain
Winter Weather Touches West Virginia and Nearby Areas
Snow flurries and subfreezing temps swept parts of West Virginia and nearby states with up to two inches in Preston county Terra Alta area. Forecasters in Huntington predicted brief wintry conditions ending soon with no additional snow and temperatures dipping to 25 in Huntington and 25 to 30 statewide.
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West Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
Terra Alta
Preston County
Charleston
Parkersburg
Panhandle
Young Teachers Invite Thanksgiving Guests in Muskegon
Two young teachers advertising for Thanksgiving guests to share a home cooked turkey dinner in Muskegon Michigan plan. They seek one elderly lady one traveling man homesick student or hotel resident and will provide details and references Box 36. One teacher works locally and the other in Grand Rapids forty miles away with origins in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Muskegon
Mich
Muskegon Chronicle
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Iowa
Beaming Veep Arrives In St Louis For Wedding
Vice President Alben W Barkley arrived in St Louis to marry 38 year old widow Mrs Hadley after meeting last July. The ceremony will be at St Johns Methodist Church with 33 immediate family members and limited media access. Barkley will be 72 next Thursday and will have his son David M Barkley as best man.
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St. Louis
Alben W. Barkley
Washington Carleton
Hadley
Thee
St. John’s Methodist Church
Marion Neidringhaus
Mrs
Mrs. Hadley
Veep
Barkley
Alben
William Vaughan
William W. Rucker
Roy W. Rucker
Kansas City
David M. Barkley
T. M. Layman
Wabash Railroad Company
Moody Says Coal Emergency Exists
Lexington Ky November 17 Moody of the Southern Coal Producers association warned that a national emergency already exists in the soft coal outlook. He cited President Truman's plan to use Taft Hartley laws to maintain production and noted a Navy 30 deadline looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Southern Coal Producers Association
Joseph E. Moody
Truman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Moody
Hazard Coal Operations Association
Parole Violator Sam Lindsey Arrested in Welch West Virginia
Pageton resident Sam Lindsey identified as parole violator was arrested yesterday by a local conservator in Welch. Lindsey was on parole from a sentence at the West Virginia penitentiary in Moundsville.
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Welch
W. Va
Sam Lindsey
Pageton
Pace
Hughes
Lindsey
West Virginia
Moundsville
Radio intercepts claim Bermuda B 29 survivors afloat
WMH in Baltimore reports two messages tonight indicating survivors of a B 29 crash off Bermuda are aboard a raft with a radio. The 10 16 p m EST signal is from Bermuda marine radio and a direction finder fix was attempted on the faint signals.
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Baltimore
WMH
Bermuda
Bermuda Marine Radio
Bombing mission crash on McDonald Island survivors identified
A B29 crash near McDonald Island left two crew members dead or missing after a mid air collision. Survivors Robert S. Kluge and Frank D. Schmidt described a 23 000 foot loss of control and a fiery plunge while a third plane avoided a ranch bunk house housing 30 workers.
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McDonald Island
Robert S. Kluge
Spokane
Wash
Frank D. Schmidt
Negley
Ohio
Stockton
Burns
Bermuda searchFlags Hope for B 29 Survivors
A search plane sighted two red flares 240 miles northeast of Bermuda hoping they signaled survivors from a B 29 that ditched off Bermuda with 20 aboard. Two planes including a B 17 were sent with flares and supplies plus a dinghy as surface vessels were readied to assist.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Army
U. S. Air Force
Atlantic
Kindley Field
U. S
Youth Killed as Bus Swerves Near Telegraph Pole
McKeesport Pennsylvania November 17 Edward Homyak sixteen a McKeesport R D 1 resident died when a Penn Transit Co bus swerved close to a telegraph pole Police said he had his head out the window and was crushed by the pole in the fatal accident The incident occurred today as the vehicle carried him and other riders
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McKeesport
Edward Homyak
R. D
Penn Transit Company
Veae
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Bill Williams
Boise
Salt Lake City
Vern McCulloch
Mildred Brisbois
UMW
State Post
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China
Churchill
James Roosevelt
Earl Warren
Harold W. Ward
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THE
Associated Press
Old Dominion
Roanoke
Lynchburg
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