Indiana killer confesses murder of two in mill
Joseph Luther Woolridge 29 a Bloomington handyman confessed to killing Russell E. Koontz a Sunday school leader and Mrs Kenneth Coleman a choir singer after finding them at an old stone mill he used a window weight to strike Koontz and bound and strangled Coleman. He hid both bodies in a quarry pit and kept a watch and keys as loot. A bootprint clue from a road accident led to his arrest. He has prior police records and is married with two children.
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Bloomington
Ind
Russell E. Koontz
Kenneth Coleman
Indianapolis
Joseph Luther Woolridge
Woolridge
Koontz
Hal B. Rayburn
Monroe County
Noble Sisco
Joseph
Robert McCrae
Indiana Boys’ School
McCrae
Coffeyville
Kan
Heat Put on Democrats in Housing Duel
The Democratic party led a last minute bid to salvage the administration housing program for veterans as Chester Bowles faced Republican calls to resign over price control battles. National figures including Robert Hannegan, Wilson Wyatt, and other top officials pressed Congress to back the housing plan while Bowles and Wyatt condemned lobbying against essential measures.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Capitol Hill
Robert Hannegan
Truman
House
Administration
Hannegan
Economic Front
Congress
Bowles
Gougers
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
OPA
Paul Porter
John D. Small
W. Willard Wirtz
Wage Stabilization Board
Len Taft
Ohio
inChester Bowles
Senate unit resists Case anti-strike bill in labor panel
Washington United States Senate labor committee refused to approve the Case anti-strike bill. Chairman Murray said the panel would study the measure and related proposals, with a special subcommittee to craft a balanced bill. Some members favored limiting strikes in public utilities and curbing secondary boycotts while others urged broader action.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
House
Murray
D-Mont
Ball
R-Minn
McMahon
D-Conn
Ellencer
D-La
San Francisco Honolulu Clipper Sets Record Time
A Pan American Constellation Clipper set a new San Francisco to Honolulu speed record for transports. The 43 passenger plane completed the flight in nine hours and 43 minutes last Sunday.
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Honolulu
Sns
San Francisco
Condemned G I Escapes and Is Recaptured in Geisha House
Pfe. Joseph E. Hirswa of Wallington New Jersey awaits a War Department ruling on death for killing two Japanese civilians. He escaped Yokohama stockade with two others and was recaptured in a Geisha house. Kirby Willis of San Francisco, serving 20 years for rape, climbed down the stockade wall after a rope escape. Yoshitakato, the Japanese break partner, was later recaptured. Military police recovered them after a door was forced and Hirswa and Willis were found in a room near the prison.
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Tokyo
Pfe
Joseph E. Hirswa
Wallington
N. J
War Department
Hirswa
Yokohama
Washington
Hicswa
Kirby Willis
San Francisco
Yoshitakato
Clarence J. Staples
Blackwell
Okla
Pfc
Elton
Arbitration Refused by GM in Nationwide Labor Fight
New York reports Henry Mayer, attorney for several telephone workers unions, says a nationwide strike will begin at 6 am Thursday as key labor disputes with General Motors and AT&T falter. UAW refuses arbitration, demanding 19.5 cents an hour, while GM offers 18.5 cents. AT&T talks stall with a 15 cent offer. About 800,000 workers idle amid ongoing tensions.
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New York
INS
Henry Mayer
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
James F Dewey
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
John J Moran
Long Lines Telephone Workers
Independent
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Moran
Red Cross Campaign Opens With $9200 Reported
Cedar Ranlx News notes scattered preliminary Red Cross fundraising reports as of Monday noon. Campaign chairman Reginald B. Figge said the drive aims to reach $86,500 quickly, with all hands working to finish by Friday. He urged prompt report submission by Wednesday or Thursday. Canteen corps provided lunch for auditors and volunteers.
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Cedar Ranlx
Red Cross
Reginald B. Figge
Figge
Mannerheim Quits Finns Presidency
Helsinki report states Marshal Carl Gustaf Mannerheim has resigned as president of Finland. He traveled to Portugal for health reasons after falling ill for several weeks. Age 79, his resignation had been anticipated by officials.
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Helsinki
Carl Gustav von Mannerheim
Finland
Mannerheim
Portugal
Rains Predicted For Entire State
Cedar Rapids reports a mild Sunday with a high of 68 and sun balmy weather. By Monday rain was forecast to spread from the south and west, with cooler temperatures arriving tonight and by Tuesday widespread precipitation across the state.
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Cedar Rapids
27 Die As Airliner Crashes In California Mountains
A DC-3 operating from New York to San Diego crashed into a fog shrouded Mt. Laguna peak east of San Diego in dense cold weather. Twenty three passengers and four crew died, including two babies, with 27 total perishing. Rescue efforts hampered by blizzard. bodies moved from wreckage as searchers climbed rugged terrain. The crash is described as the worst in commercial aviation history at that time.
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Associated Press
California
San Diego
Calif
American Airlines
Dallas
New York
Mt. Laguna
Here
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Virginia
An Diego
Samuel E. Stoner
FE. E Baker
el Centro
Navy
Coast Guard
Forrest Cady Dies in Blaze
Forrest Cady 53 former Boston Red Sox catcher and umpire in the Western and Three-Eye leagues died in a room fire at the Allison hotel. Coroner Dr Frank Hersch ruled accidental suffocation with carbon monoxide. Fire started from an electric heater, the hotel staff said, as Cady apparently slept. curtains wallpaper and ceiling plaster burned, he was found near an open window. Cady’s career included Ruth’s era with the Red Sox and umpiring 16 years before retiring in 1942. his wife planned to return to Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Forrest
Bill” Cady
Boston Red Sox
Allison Hotel
Frank Hersch
Linn County
Cady
Hersch
Harley Simon
Dale Cunningham
Winois
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Red Sox
Phillies
Pacific Coast League
Tucson
Ariz
Barta-Hesser
Leakage of secrets report pinpoints Soviet embassy staff
Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King released findings of a royal commission accusing Soviet embassy staff in Ottawa of leaking official secrets. The report links August 1945 instructions from Moscow to obtain US troop transfer data and details on atomic bomb materials and radar developments. Four individuals were named as having passed confidential information to the USSR.
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Ottawa
W. L Mackenzie King
E. i
Moscow
Europe
United States
Pacific
Royal Investigating Commission
King
United States Army
United States Ninth Army
Col
Nicoli Zabotin
Zabotin
Italy
Canada
Ottawawa
Royal Commission
U.S.S.R
U S Receipts Top February Spending
Washington AP reports that February receipts exceeded spending by 168 million dollars, ending a 47 month deficit run. Despite the surplus, the treasury remained 19.6 billion dollars in the red for the fiscal year, while the national debt rose to a record 279.764 billion. Analysts credit ongoing government sale of obligations for the rise.
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Washington
Treasury
Egyptians Go on Rampage Again
In Cairo and Alexandria anti British riots flared amid a nationwide general strike. Reports say 10 killed and 170 plus injured in Alexandria gun battles, with six rioters and four British policemen dead in escalating violence as mobs attacked cafes, hotels, and stations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
United Press
Britain Asks Reds Explain Iran Stand
London, AP The British foreign office said London asked Moscow to explain Russia’s refusal to withdraw troops from northwestern Iran under the British Russian Iranian treaty. A note was sent to Frank Roberts in Moscow for transmission to the Soviet government, with a copy to Washington. UK officials indicated a serious view of the situation and pledged to keep the United States state department fully informed as exchanges continued.
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Foreign Office
Great Britain
Russia
Iran
Frank Roberts
Moscow
State Department
Washington
Ernest Bevin
Roberts
United States
United States State Department
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