Mitchum Convicted in Dope Case Amid Hollywood Reefer Saga
Hollywood stars Robert Mitchum Lila Leeds and Robin Ford were convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana after a bench trial waiver by attorney Jerry Giesler. Dancer Vicki Evans failed to appear. a bench warrant was issued. A second charge of marijuana possession was continued to Feb. 9 with probation hearing to follow. The case stemmed from a Sept. 1 raid on Leeds’s cottage.
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Score Injured in Railroad Mishap
Eleven cars of a Florida to New York passenger train derailed near Milford Virginia injuring more than twenty. A diner car overturned sending several to Fredericksburg hospital while others received on scene care. Among the injured are four waiters a chef and Mrs Paul Whiteman.
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Irate Fan Quips to Umpire After Home Loss
A heated spectator stops the umpire on exit and taunts him about owning a dog. The umpire replies, I don’t own a dog, and the man quips you’re the first blind man I’ve seen who didn’t.
Sleet To Top Southern Iowa Snow Tuesday
Cedar Rapids reports sleet expected to top snow in Southern Iowa on Tuesday as winter weather arrives after a major blizzard slowed western states last week.
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Reading of 42 Below Zero Reported at Yellowstone
A Denver dispatch notes Yellowstone Montana recorded a temperature of 42 degrees below zero on Sunday, highlighting an extreme cold spell in the region.
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Record of severe cold wave and storm impacts across western regions
A powerful cold wave battered the Western plains and Rocky Mountains with blizzard conditions and heavy snow. California citrus crops faced another freeze while Los Angeles and Long Beach saw rare snow, and Montana and nearby states endured record low temperatures. Red Cross relief operated in Rapid City as a Girl Scout party was stranded near San Diego.
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Russians claim invention of airplane ahead of Wright brothers
Moscow reports in Komsomol Pravda that Russia invented the airplane 21 years before the Wright Brothers. It cites July 1882 flight by Golubev piloted monoplane attributed to A F Mozhaisky, described as steam-powered three-engined amphibian technically superior to Kitty Hawk craft.
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Grand Jury To Indict Dr Rutledge In Missouri Slaying
The county grand jury began hearings Monday as County Attorney Crissman seeks a speedy murder indictment against Dr Robert C Rutledge 27 of St Louis. Rutledge’s bond was extended to Jan 19 as Iowa authorities request extension and the case stems from the Dec 14 Roosevelt hotel slaying of Byron Hartman 29. The seven man panel was impaneled by District Judge J E Heiserman with L J Dennis named foreman. The judge urged secrecy and independence while Crissman filed true informations to speed work.
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U S Urges Calm From Britain Israel After Plane Shootdown
Washington urged Britain and Israel to treat the downing of five British planes as a regrettable incident and hoped it would not derail Rhodes talks. Britain mobilized forces and a strong Mediterranean fleet in readiness near Tel Aviv while Israel weighed a U N Security Council appeal and pressed for a U N vote to label Britain a belligerent.
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Trucker Steals Corn and Forces Farmer to Pay Bill
Cedar Rapids man confessed to stealing corn from Albert and Mrs Martina stored at 2486 Fruitland Blvd. SW. Lawrence C Williams 26 admitted driving to Marina Place and lifting loads, selling to a Cedar Rapids grain firm as payment for a fictitious W. C. Craig. He returned for a final load, earning checks totaling 97.92 before the Martins confronted him.
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Truman Budget Message Highlights Taxes and Defense
Washington AP reports President Truman urges strong world peace and domestic prosperity. The 1950 budget totals 41.9 billion dollars with a 4 billion tax plan to raise revenue. Deficit projected at 873 million, surplus urged for debt relief and inflation control, while defense and international aid dominate spending.
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British papers scald Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan
British journals ridicule Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan for their controversial world tour. The People and the Sunday Pictorial call the affair sordid and an insult to decent minded women as Rita and Aly Khan remain in Switzerland.
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Elliott Roosevelt Recovers From Minor Operation
Elliott Roosevelt is recovering satisfactorily at Leroy Sanatorium after a minor operation performed Saturday. A hospital spokesman said the late President's son is improving and his family declined to comment on the ailment.
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Truman budget calls for largest peacetime spending
President Truman sent Congress a 1950 budget totaling 41.86 billion dollars with a 5.96 billion-dollar tax rise. He urged no early tax cuts, warning costs may rise. Defense plans lower air force groups to 48 and total military outlay at 18 billion with future contracts worth 2.7 billion.
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Truman Plans Record Peacetime Budget Per Capita Cost
President Truman's proposed peacetime budget would cost every man woman and child about 282.82 dollars. The per capita estimate uses the census population of 148 million as of January 1, 1948.
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Gillette Warns Against Universal Military Training
Senator Gillette of Iowa expresses opposition to universal military training while urging sympathetic study of requests. He notes the need to curb spending and warns there is a bottom to the barrel in the economy after President Truman's budget message.
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Supreme Court rules on Communist leaders’ indictments
The Supreme Court on Monday overruled a bid by 12 Communist Party leaders awaiting trial in New York to dismiss their indictments for advocating violent overthrow. Their lawyers argued jury panels in the Southern District were biased and failed to represent a cross section of the community. Trial was set to begin the following Monday.
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