Boy 11 Confesses Pushing Two Playmates to River Death
New York police say 11 year old George Jones admitted pushing Theresa Murphy and Louis Diamant into the Hudson River, causing the drownings of Murphy in 1961 and Diamant whose body was never recovered. He described the confrontations over a dime and a claim of blame for others. The juvenile arrest follows re-enactments with detectives and testimonies from residents.
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New York
Hudson River
George Jones
Jones
Therresa Murphy
62Nd Street
George
J Louis Diamant
Jones Boy
Louis
Murphy
Amsterdam
West 62Nd Street
Hudson ‘River
Theresa
Therésa
Elliot Public Housing Project
West 26Th Street
Diamant Boy
P. S.33
Diamant
Edward W. Byrnes
Byrnes
Therese Murphy
Boy perishes after tying to steady freight car wire
Michael Reese, 16, of the Bronx, climbed atop a moving New Haven freight car during a school noon recess. He grabbed an overhead 11,000 volt line and was electrocuted. his mother Helen Reese witnessed the tragedy in New York.
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New York
Michael Reese
Bronx
New Haven
Helen Reese
Three 1952 Managers Still Coaching Big League Clubs
In Tampa Florida the AP notes only three 1952 season big league managers remain at the helm Casey Stengel of the Yankees Al Lopez of the White Sox and Paul Richards of the Orioles Jimmy Dykes who led the Athletics in 1932 now coaches under Birdie Tebbetts Cincinnati manager Chuck Dressen the 1952 Dodgers manager returns as a coach and Eddie Stanky the 1952 Cardinal pilot now works as a Cleveland coach under Bob Bragan
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Tampa
Fla
Caseyl Stengel
Yankees
al Lopez
White Sox
Paul Richards
Orioles
Jimmy Dykes
Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati
Birdie Terbetts
Chuck Dressen
Dodger
Eddie Stanky
Cardinal
Cleveland
Bobby Brages
City election deadline slips past for two Texas towns
Morgan s Point and Lomax in Harris County face April 1 elections with little attention as officials forgot filing deadline last Saturday. City leaders weigh options. protests would create a jam and ballots may feature no names. Morgan s Point serves about 1100 residents. Lomax about 700.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
Morgan's Point
Lomax
Filng
Morgan
Paint
E. C. Bustin
E. R. Meeks
Lomex
A. M. Parker
Assessor in Ga. Boosts Own Property Tax Valuation
A Georgia assessor declares readiness to address owner complaints over rising taxes while it is disclosed his own property valuation rose by 500 dollars. The tax department notes the assessor's name is withheld and the increase applies to his own property.
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Gainsville
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