Former Norwich Woman Is Found Slain in St Louis Hotel
A 40-year-old St Louis woman Irene Thompson, mother of a two year old, was found murdered in a downtown hotel room. Police report she died from strangulation or external hemorrhage, with a blunt head wound. Her husband William Thompson was on a business trip in Boston when the crime occurred. The Thompsons previously lived in Norwich, Connecticut.
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Toda
Irene Thompson
Kirkwood
William E. Thompson
Boston
Jefferson
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James J. Connor
Thompson
Annie Harris
Schricker Agrees to Run for Senate in Indiana
Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker declared he would run for the U. S. Senate seat held by Republican William E. Jenner. The decision bolsters Hoosier Democratic hopes for November and signals potential support for Adlai Stevenson’s presidential bid. Schricker, 68, known for his white hat symbol, noted a strong feeling Stevenson will run.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
U. S. Senate
William E. Jenner
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Schricker
Stevenson
Heats Power Allen Building With Railroad Engine
Three men stoked a railroad locomotive's fire box around the clock but the engine failed to move. Allen Industries, which processes tarpaulins, leased the engine from Illinois Central to provide steam heat for the Allen building.
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Allen Industries
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Elm City Firm Develops Device For Killing Oyster-Eating Pests
New Haven firm H. C. Rowe & company developed a drill killer to destroy oyster drills, small snails that prey on oysters. A tall, wiry engineer explained the hot gas mechanism and suction dredge system, noting tests show one drill can destroy 30 to 200 seed oysters annually. The team plans seasonal oyster harvesting from Connecticut coast to Long Island bays, with an international research link to Scotland.
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New Haven
Gordon Sweet
H. C. Rowe & Company
Quinnipiac River
Rowe
Rowe & Company
Sweet
Naviteoni A
Connecticut
Long Island
Long Island Bays
Gardiners
Peconic Bays
Custer Kin Seeks Air Force Commission
William Mason Custer, a sophomore at Southern Illinois University, aims for an Air Force commission. If achieved he would be the first in his family to serve since his great great uncle Gen. George A. Custer died at the 1876 Indian massacre.
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ST. Louis
William Mason Custer
Southern Illinois University
Air Force
George A. Custer
Bailey Unruffled On Democratic Platform Defends Defiance Plans
Hartford reports Democratic state chairman John M. Bailey dismissed Republican attacks as commentary on a platform he framed as liberal and nourishing. He urged contrast with Republicans and touted a 1953 plan to serve Connecticut public interests and performance in the General Assembly. In South Africa, mass non-white prayers linked to defiance against apartheid loomed as authorities prepared for possible clashes next week. Leaders vow nonviolence, while police readiness and international sympathy funded the movement amid Malan’s crackdown warnings.
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Clarence F. Baldwin
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House
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South Africa
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Daniel F. Malan
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