Faith Healings End in Tragedy Across Iowa
Three killed in Iowa accidents Wednesday night including eight year old Gail Fitch who died after his evangelist father Ted Fitch prayed for a faith cure. Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Murray, and highway 6 figures feature. a cyclist Joynes and driver Rheuport questioned. Fitch, once a gubernatorial candidate, claimed faith healing amid a publicized birth miracle.
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Iowa
Jesus
Boy
Ted Fitch
Fort Dodge
Prohibition Party
Gail
W. R. Turner
Fitch
Jack Jaynes
Charles A. Dick
Murray
Joynes
Highway 6
Jack Rheuport
Jaynes
Gail Fitch
Weaver
England
Program To Improve American Prison System Approved
Chicago report notes a plan presented to the American Prison Association calling for a full time staff of secretaries and field workers to integrate work across law enforcement and penal agencies, aiming to modernize the U S prison system.
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Chicago
United States
American Prison Association
Congress
Soviet Paratroopers Drop Heavy Load Behind Enemy Lines
The Red Army Air Corps set a world record by dropping 1,200 soldiers, 150 machine guns, and 18 cannons by parachute behind enemy positions in the Volga region. The maneuver aimed at a surprise assault, with defenses including anti-tank traps and masked trenches. Blue and red forces clashed while leaders conducted actions underground in electrical caverns.
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Moscow
Red Army Air Corps
Volga
British Delete Article On King and American Guest
Copies of Time dated August 31st appeared on British news stands with pages 19 and 20 missing after central distribution cut out an article about King Edward and Mrs Ernest Simpson of Baltimore. Page 21 remained showing photos of the King and Mrs Simpson.
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London
Time
Central News Distributing Agency
King Edward
Ernest Simpson
Baltimore
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Fran Heyel
Stae
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