Mother of four held after fatal shooting near Harpers Ferry
A 45 year old Harpers Ferry mother of four confessed to shooting Leonard Garin 46 a bachelor farmer on Sunday night saying he was kidding her Garin was found on a porch with a chest wound. Sheriff Huffman noted a single shot .22 rifle found in the Cassidy residence and the case awaits pathologist and gun testing results.
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Marquette
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C. H. Megorden
Francis Indekofer
Nathan Hale
Huffman
Des Moines
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
H. W. Morgan
Mason City
Iowa
Joe
Five Injured One Fatally in Two Car Crash on Highway
On Highway Five near Cedar Rapids a two car collision left five injured and one dead. One victim identified as one year old Barbara Witt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clar ence Witt of Clinton, died about 7 25 p m Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids News
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Two-Car Crash Near Cedar Rapids Leaves Fatalities
A two car crash six miles east of Cedar Rapids on highway 30 left Barbara Witt dead at Mercy hospital and her husband Witt and child David injured. The other driver Frank Merashek of Mt Vernon was in good condition. A separate 7:30 p.m. collision north of the city injured Thomas Eldred and Carman Gordon, with icy roads blamed.
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Snowy Iowa Sees First Bitter Cold Weekend
A biting wind and fresh snow hit western Iowa Sunday with heavier falls in Ames Fort Dodge Des Moines and Council Bluffs. Temperatures dropped to near zero with Cedar Rapids at 12 and projections for highs around 28 and lows near 10 as icy roads prompted sanding and cautious travel. Highway patrol noted near normal traffic but warned of slick spots across several counties. Weather forecasts call for slight warming later in the week but highs may stay in the 20s.
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Three Women Get Year In Phone Theft Case
In Miami three principals tied to a brassy theft ring were sentenced to one year at hard labor in Raiford. Marie Orr 21 Betty Corrigan 24 and Billie Ruth McNabb 27 were convicted last week of smuggling rolls of quarters from a telephone company counting room. Judge Ben C Willard called the crime magnitude worthy of a stiff term.
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Eisenhower Buys 200 Acre Farm Near Gettysburg
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower has purchased a 200 acre dairy and general farm near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The three mile south location includes a nine room house and an excellent view of the Civil War battlefield. The purchase makes it his permanent family home.
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U N Firepower Shocks Chinese Troops in Korea
Gen MacArthurs spokesman says interrogations of 150 Chinese prisoners show morale shattered by U N ground and air power. Units of the 38th Army split into three divisions faced brutal bombardment and difficult supply during a rapid advance from Manchuria into Korea.
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Hunger Strike Ends for killer Ern est Ingenito
Ern est Ingenito the 26 year old killer who shot five and wounded four in a family massacre ended his hunger strike on Monday after beginning it Saturday in a Woodbury New Jersey prison cell. Warden William Mollineaux said Ingenito ate breakfast and appeared in a good mood. He drinks coffee and smokes cigarettes while talking with guards but has not spoken about the killings. He is not allowed visitors or an attorney. He began refusing food after the Friday night massacre. The warden says his health is not at risk and he has not tried to starve himself to death.
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Truman Seeks Rent Control Extension Through March 31
President Truman urged Congress to extend federal rent controls to March 31, asking Rep. Spence to sponsor a resolution during the lame duck session. Existing controls expire December 31 unless renewed by municipalities. He also favored hearings on reviving the War Damage Corporation and noted debates on a short extension or broader renewal.
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California Flood Forcing Evacuations Across Central Valley
A weekend rainstorm sent floodwaters through California's central valley causing two deaths and about 10 million dollars in damage. Some 8,500 people fled homes as rivers including the Kings Tule and Kaweah rose and parts of Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys flooded. Looting complaints and evacuations were reported while authorities warned of possible renewed rises. Farmers sacrificed grain land around Tule lake basin to divert floods and 30,000 turkeys valued at 500,000 dollars were lost along with other poultry and livestock. The dead were Frank Irwin and Jimmy Johnson.
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Runaway Bus Crew Keeps Pace At 110 MPH On Monarch Pass
Western State College driver Jerry Tobin guided a bus carrying 33 football players down Monarch Pass at 110 mph after air pressure loss and a broken brake line. He steered through curves and a railroad track, narrowly avoiding collisions, then halted safely in Salida before the team won 35–14 at Canon City against Adams State.
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Yankees Win Highest Ever Duel of Jets
Washington United States Navy Panther jets clashed with Russian made MiG-15s at 32 000 to 35 000 feet in the highest jet aerial battle to date. Navy units from the carriers Valley Forge and Philippine Sea reported several MiGs damaged while wings remained intact.
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Highway 30 Opening Nears After Paving Progress
The Iowa Highway Commission says the new seven mile section west of Cedar Rapids should open by late Tuesday pending Monday tests. A temporary detour around a bridge six miles west will remain, with work on shoulders continuing.
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Red Cross Maps Expanded Plans
Chicago report outlines plans under Gen. George Marshall as Red Cross moves to meet expanded defense needs. Marshall retires this month. E. Roland Harriman to succeed him. 1951-52 fund goal targets blood center expansion and large scale training for first aid home nursing and nurse aides plus half a million volunteers.
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Dozen Indicted For Contempt By Congress Probe
A federal grand jury indicted Clarence Hiskey of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Mrs. Lowise Berman of New York for contempt of Congress after they refused to answer questions before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Ten other individuals were charged for similar acts. seven are former members of UE and were expelled by the CIO last year for communist ties.
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San Francisco
Tanks Pace Chilly Drive Toward Manchurian Border
American infantry supported by tanks moved through a snowbound Korean valley toward the Manchurian border, nearing the border town of Hyesanjin. U N forces reported gains, with fighting easing and investigated ambush traps near Kaplan.
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Norwegians Fear Perle Mesta as Envoy to Norway
Verdens Gang in Oslo warned that Perle Mesta may become U.S. ambassador to Norway and urged she stay with party giving. Rumors said Ambassador Charles Bay could be replaced by Mesta, the Washington hostess and current U.S. minister to Luxembourg.
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