Garbled confession links Heirens to Degnan case
William Heirens 17, a University of Chicago sophomore, confessed in detail to strangling Suzanne Degnan six and burying parts in sewers. He said the crime began with burglary intent, included dissection in a basement, and a ransom note, with inconsistent memory and calm testimony.
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Chicago
William Heirens
University of Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Heirens
Suzanne
Degnan
William J. Tuohy
Wilbert Crowley
Josephine ‘Ross
Frances Brown
Heijrens
Missouri Spotlight As Fifth District Choice Takes Center Stage
Six states held primaries on Tuesday with Missouri drawing the spotlight. In the Fifth district Rep. Roger C. Slaughter sought Democratic renomination amid opposition from President Truman. Jerome Walsh urged a congressional spending probe, while Carroll Reece labeled Truman’s stance a purge. Reeves was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Virginia also drew attention as Sen. Harry F. Byrd faced first opposition since 1933.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Virginia
West Virginia
Kansas
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Roger C. Slaughter
Truman
Slaughter
Jerome Walsh
Rayburn
House
Walsh
Axtell
Congress
Carroll Reece
Trusman
Albert L. Reeves, Jr
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Pilotless B-17 Drones Complete 2400 Mile Flight
At MAROC California two army B 17 drones landed after a 2400 mile unmanned flight from Hilo Hawaii. Each drone was guided by its own mother ship in a historic nonstop test demonstrating long range autonomous flight.
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Maroc
Calif
This Air
Hilo
Hawaii
Truman Takes Daughter to Polls in Independence
President Truman accompanied his daughter Margaret to the polls for her first voting lesson. They used adjoining booths while photographers and neighbors watched. After voting they returned home as Mrs. Truman waited, and an autograph seeker met Truman who signed as Harry S. Truman, Independence, Missouri, with his hobby note Politics.
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Truman
Margaret
Memorial Building
Olney Burrus
Mr. Truman
Harry
Board Votes Not To Reopen Big Springs School
Big Springs will remain closed as Supt Clyde Parker recommends keeping children at Kenwood. He notes reopening would cost 3000 to 4000 dollars and would only provide a rural school. Board votes to sell 11 lots at Harrison site for 5500 to the all veterans housing committee.
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Big Springs
Jack Ferring
Clyde Parker
Kenwood
Board of Education
Parker
Ed Lundquist
Arthur Deamer
Kenwood School
Old
Harrison School
All-Veterans ‘Housing Committee
Single Injection Of Carare Cures Girl's Paralysis
TOPEKA Kan AP Eleven year old Melissa Woodring daughter of former Secretary of War Harry H Woodring was reported recovered after a single curare injection used to treat infantile paralysis Her doctors said she began improving immediately and the paralysis disappeared The father noted the drug may be experimental but it worked for their girl and they are pleased Marcus Woodring died July 19 from the disease The AMA warned curare is dangerous and not for routine treatment but experiments continue Dr Paul E Balknap treated the child and consulted physicians this summer in Kansas
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Kan
Melissa Woodring
Harry H. Woodring
Marcus Wood- Ying
Paul E. Balknap
Woodring
Journal of the American Medical Association
Max J. Fox
Milwaukee
AMA
Kansas
Temperature Soars as Cedar Rounds News Reports Weather
The weatherboy reports party cloudy tonight and Wednesday with warm daytime highs. He notes a cool night after a hot day peaking at 85 in the afternoon and 60s overnight, detailing temperatures at 7 p m midnight and 7 a m. The piece highlights mild sleeping conditions after a hot spell.
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Cedar Rounds
Chambers
Recruitment drop forces Army draft for September
Washington reports that a fall in voluntary enlistments will require drafting 25,000 men when conscription resumes September 1. July enlistments averaged 9,500 weekly, far short of the 25,000 goal, despite a 50 percent pay raise. Iowa’s September draft call is about 750 men, under the June quota, with 19 year olds the main pool. Inductions will send Iowans to Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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Army
Selective Service
Patterson
Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph A. Lancaster
Iowa Selective Service
Lancaster
Pearl Harbor
G.1. Job in Japan Based, Solons Say
Senators Ellender and Butler say Gen MacArthur will soon occupy Japan with few troops after a world cruise with three House members. They praise his work in organizing Japan but urge speedy withdrawal of U S forces from China and oppose direct aid to that nation. They call truce efforts between Chinese factions an impossible task.
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Ellender
D-La
Butler
R-Neb
MacArthur
Japan
House
China
Towson Car Sitdown Ends In Inward Crisis
Mrs Elmer Gregor 38 from Scranton Pa continues a two week sit down in her estranged husband’s car in a Towson parking lot. Police advised but took no action as Oscar Grimes noted no warrant was issued. The husband has sent 15 dollars weekly for child support but breakfast funds were missing. The couple talked for hours without agreement before he drove away.
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Towson, Md
Elmer Gregor
Scranton
Towson
Oscar M. Grimes
Gregor
Work To Resume At Box Company Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids box company at 965 Second Avenue SW closed Saturday after about 130 employees left work. It was set to reopen Tuesday night with full operations to resume Wednesday. General manager George A. J Thomas and AFL president A. J. Chapman cited ongoing negotiations over job classifications and ratings as labor and management seek contract clarification signed June 17.
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Cedar Rapids News— Rapids Box Company
Second Avenue
George A. J'Thomas
Thomas
A. J. Chapman
Federal Union
AFL
Arer
New Homes Held Longer for Vets
The Civilian Production Administration ordered that new homes built for sale under the veterans emergency housing program be held for sale to veterans for 60 days, up from 30. The rental housing holding period remains 302 days, and the sales extension does not apply to buildings with construction applications approved before Tuesday.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Veterans Emergency Housing Program
Armed Forces
Tuesaye
Senate probes May vacation link to Garsson munitions group
Senate war investigators pursue tips that Rep. May of Kentucky joined Garsson family officials in a 1944 Miami Beach visit. The probe may question May about travel expenses tied to Cumberland Lumber and his letters to Eisenhower about Capt. Garsson court-martial. May is ill at home awaiting a possible appearance after Sept. 1.
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Knox Henry
Clyde Rogers
Athens
Tenn
Henry
Washington
Senate
Rep
May
D-Ky
Miami Beach
Fla
Garsson Munitions Combine
Mead Committee
Versailles Hotel
Murray
Henry Garsson
Congress
House
Cumberland Lumber Company
The
Combine
Florida
War Department
House Military Committee
Garsson Companies
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Garsson
Murray Garsson
Garssons
Garsson-Klebendl
New York
Mead
D-N.y
Warren Magee
Prestonsburg
Europe
Versailles hotel tied to Garsson brothers visit claim
Leonard Adelman manager of the Versailles hotel said the Garsson brothers were frequent guests but he found that they did not remember ever being visited by Rep. May of Kentucky.
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Miami Beach
Filia
Leonard Adelman
Versailles Hotel
Garsson Brothers
Versailles
Rep
May
D-Ky
Girl 7 escapes injuries in fall from car
Lynn Ellis 7, daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Ellis, fell from a moving 60 mph car near Baie Monday night. She suffered a small scalp wound and pavement burns but stood up and searched for a lost shoe before her parents reached her. Father driver says door opened from the left rear, causing the fall. next car stopped about 20 feet away.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis
Halt in federal public works slows $1.6 billion program
Reconversion Director John R. Steelman orders a 56 day moratorium on new federal construction contracts and defers at least $700 million in projects through spring. Agencies must list deferrable work, with exemptions for certain defense, housing, overseas, and essential projects. Agencies have three weeks to revise plans and report by Sept. 30.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Nate Monday
John D. Small
Wilson W. Wyatt
Caref Ul
Steelman
Manhattan Atomic Energy Project
CPA
Public Roads Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Two-Thirds Vote Rule Clash at Paris Peace Talks
At the Paris peace conference Byrnes and Molotov clashed over voting rules. Byrnes accused Molotov of seeking dictatorial control via a Big Four meeting to dictate chairmanships and procedures. Molotov defended Soviet positions while denying American charges as the committee rejected Masaryk's call for a study subcommittee.
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Russia
Byrnes
Molotov
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Masaryk
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Ministers Council
Mackenzie King
Canada
N. V. Pavlov
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Edward Kardelj
Yugoslavia
Byrness
China
Moscow
Higgins Faces Profits Probe
NEW ORLEANS UP Andrew J Higgins, famed for landing boats in many beach-heads, was named in a federal probe by U S Attorney Herbert Christopherberry. Higgins Industries and two associates are suspects in alleged war profits frauds.
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New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins
U. S
Herbert Christenberry
Higgins
Higgins Industries
Collet Slated for Big Economic Job
President Truman travels to Washington with Federal Judge John Caskie to announce Collet's appointment to a key role in the Office of Economic Stabilization. Collet previously left the Western Missouri federal district bench to direct OES and will serve as assistant to Reconversion Director John R. Steelman under current OES operations.
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Truman
Washington
John Caskie
Collet
Office of Economic Stabilization
Western Missouri Federal District Bench
OES
John R.steelman
Women's Features Highlight Peace and Progress
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