Newberry murder case sent for new trial after Supreme Court ruling
Virginia Supreme Court reverses Bland county verdict in Ralph Newberry case and orders a new trial. Justice Gregory limits consideration to second degree murder and allows Samuel Newberry confession to be admitted with other testimony. Jury from Washington county to hear Samuel’s trial after multiple failed venire efforts.
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Ralph A. Newberry
Bland County
Big Walker
Virginia Supreme Court
Richmond
Herbert B. Gregory
Supreme Court
Newberry
Ralph
Samuel
Newberry Brothers
Mary Katheryn Newberry
Ralph Newberry
W. L. Sexton, Jr
Washington County
Samuel Newberry
Sexton
Commonwealth
Hattie Price
Edith Combs
Court Eyes Voter Registration Row
In Charleston West Virginia the supreme court considered whether a voter who abstains from voting for three years should lose voting rights. Petitioners from Kanawha County argue the 1947 law clearing non voters from rolls is unconstitutional and seeks restoration of 5 400 names including Gillespie to the registration files before the November 7, 1950 election.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Supreme Court
John Alderson Simms
Kanawha County
W. R. Gillespie
Gillespie
Army Seeks 40000 More Draftees in December
The army asked selective service today to draft 40 000 additional men in December from ages 19 to 25. The December call is 30000 below November. Overall goals cover six months from Oct 1 to Mar 31 with broad plans to reach about 1500000 in manpower. Virginia expects about 850 draftees toward the national December total.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service Headquarters
Defense Department
Truman
Navy
Air Force
Selective Service
Richmond
Virginia
Atom Rays Preserve Bread Freshness For Months
A loaf treated with atomic rays remains fresh for months without refrigeration. The process uses a brief exposure to a near million volt electron beam, followed by airtight cellophane wrapping. The method, tested at General Electric, aims to sterilize foods with minimal heat and no air exposure.
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Schenectady
N. Y
National Academy of Sciences
General Electric Research Laboratory
J. Lawton
Tory
Truman to Meet MacArthur in Secret Pacific Conference
President Truman will fly to a secret Pacific rendezvous with General Douglas MacArthur to discuss the final phase of the Korean War. A large advisory group will accompany him as he aims for a nonpartisan speech in San Francisco on Oct. 17 after the talks.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
White House
San Francisco
MacArthur
Far Pacific
Charles G. Ross
Philip C. Jessup
Dean Rusk
Pace
Hawaii
Congress
Roosevelt
Reds Wipe Out French Troops in Indochina Battle
The French high command said a force of 3,500 troops was wiped out near the China frontier in Indochina amid the ongoing war with the Vietminh. Several hundred escaped the trap as the remainder fell after a five day battle, with Paris dispatches noting ministers would travel to Indochina to bolster defenses.
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Saigon
Indochina
China
Paris
Jean Detourneau
Morocco
Alphonse Juin
Red China
Moscow
Ho Chin Minh
Vietnam
Foreign
Diana Barrymore to Wed Robert Wilcox in New Jersey
Actress Diana Barrymore and actor Robert W. Wilcox applied for a marriage license in Newark New Jersey. Barrymore 29 from New York City has prior marriages to Bramwell Fletcher and John More Howard. Wilcox 39 of Rochester New York has one prior marriage and has performed on stage with Barrymore for four years.
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Newark
N. J
Diana Barrymore
Robert W. Wilcox
Miss Barrymore
John Barrymore
New York City
Bramwell Fletcher
John More Howard
Ane Wilcox
Rochester
N. Y
Moses Seeks Coal Deal Role With United Mine Workers Leader
Harry M. Moses new top negotiator for a large part of the soft coal industry visits United Mine Workers headquaters in Washington. He describes his call to John L. Lewis as an ambassadorial credential presentation. Moses heads the Association of Commercial Coal Operators from the north and midwest and steel firms with coal mines. The group produces about 150 million tons annually, over one third of soft coal mined by unionists led by Lewis. He will keep offices in Washington. Moses, former president of H. C. Frick Coke, has long negotiated with Lewis for U. S. Steel coal operations. The current coal contract runs to next April.
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Washington
Harry M. Moses
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Moses
Lewis
North
Midwest
H. C. Frick Coke Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Water Pistol Desperadoes Terrorize Motorist on Bland Street
C A Clybourne of Lebanon street reported two youths in a green Pontiac sprayed him with a water pistol while he drove along Bland street. He furnished police with the West Virginia license number. No further incidents reported.
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C. A. Clybourne
Lebanon Street
Clybourne
Bland Street
Clybourne, Fur
West Virginia
Wifey's Relatives Missed Altercation at Doorstep
Toronto police report Leo Keleher was punched and kicked by a man who knocked on the wrong door. William Bray, 27, was arrested after apologizing. he sought his wife's relatives two doors away.
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Toronto
Leo Keleher
William Bray
Bray
50 000 Vets Parade With Legion in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on October 10 a parade honoring the American Legion drew an estimated 50 000 veterans with crowds exceeding a million by police count. LeRoy H. Watson led the parade as grand marshal, with units from the 13th Armored Division and 155 mm howitzers. Louis Johnson, former national commander and ex-defense secretary, rode in an open car amid delegations from all states and many foreign countries.
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Los Angeles
Mand
LeRoy H. Watson
Aes
13Th Armored Division
California
Santa Claus
Pot 242
Claus
Ind
Keystone Cops
Lynwood
Calif
Louis Johnson
The
Legion
Defense
Delega
Union
Folsom Rejects Taylor Jail Threats Calls Him Political Prisoner
Gov. James E. Folsom refused a clemency request and said Taylor would not be jailed. Taylor, convicted of disorderly conduct in May 1948 for seeking to address a Negro youth rally, planned to avoid the Birmingham chain gang. Folsom called him a political prisoner and defended Alabama’s prison system as humane.
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Taylor
Birmingham
Folsom
Montgomery
Alabama
Truman approves large non defense spending cut
Washington reports a 580 million dollar reduction in non defense spending for fiscal 1951 approved by President Truman and directed by the Budget Bureau. The cut, across 31 agencies, reserves the savings and may affect new projects including hospital construction, without targeting farm payments for the 1950 crop year.
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Washington
Congress
Budget Bureau
Truman
Blind Man Victim Of Thief He Befriended
In Columbia South Carolina on October 10 a blind man named Varnadore was robbed after befriending a man he knew. The thief took shoes a cigarette lighter and money. Varnadore could not identify the suspect.
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Columbia
S. C
H. M. Cen
Varnadore
North Korea Refuses Surrender Demands in Korea War
North Korea rejects UN surrender demands and orders resistance as South Korean forces seize Wonsan, a key port 95 air miles east of Pyongyang, while U S First Cavalry closes in 85 air miles from the capital and heavy fighting rages along a 145 mile front.
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Wonsan
Pyongyang
U. S
Calvary
North Korea
San
Air Force
Communist China Says It Will Not Stand Idly By
The report notes that Communist China declared it could not stand idle regarding the advance of United Nations forces into North Korea and gave no hint of direct intervention. The statement mirrors Peiping positions and offers no action plan.
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Sonday
China
United Nations
North Korea
Peiping
Kim Confronts Crisis in Speech on Motherland Duty
The statement declares the Communist motherland faces a grave crisis and calls for study and consideration of measures. The remark emphasizes urgent assessment of the nation’s challenges and potential responses.
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Kim
Two Military Actions Near Wonsan During Korean War
As heavy fighting continued, U S troops entered Wonsan at 10 a m Tuesday and nearby air fields near Wonsan are set for rapid use. Despite bombing, Wonsan harbor facilities remained at least half intact, offering the UN fleet a deep water base for anchorage.
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Wonsan
United Nations
Nationalist China vows to regain mainland in 1951
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek denounces the Chinese Communist government as a puppet regime under Soviet influence. He claims Reds control harbors and airfields, predicts a return to the mainland in 1951, and warns of plans to conscript farmers as Russia presses regional expansion.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Chiang
Russia
Asia
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