Officer Can't Shove Pal Out of Auto
James A. Hill reports on an unusual probe by Charleston detectives and the prosecuting attorney into the death of Anna Ransey Ray, 25. Edward Ray, jailed after his wife fell from his car on Kanawha Blvd, was released when tests and a police experiment supported his account. The incident follows two similar cases and involved a staged car shove to test driver control.
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Edward Ray
Ray
Sde Court St
Anna Ransey Ray
Dallas Bias
Charleston
Kanawha City
Detective Bureau
Prosecuting Attorney
Angus Peyton
Teyton
Keari
Bias
Peyton
Stover
Eft
Delbert Stover
Gazette
Frank Wilkin
Morocco’s Sultan Faces Pressure as Cabinet Deadline Looms
Paris reports Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa given days to form a national government for Morocco. Clashes erupt in Casablanca with nine dead, three Moroccans killed, French troops reinforced, and nationalist opposition growing. Exile of former premier Mohammed Bee Youssef sparks protests as UN scrutiny looms September 12.
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Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Morocco
Casablanca
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Protectorate
U.S
Tabacco
Madagascar
Maulay
Edgar Faure
Gilbert Grandval
United Nations
New York
Compromise on Tax Clears City Budget
The Charleston City Council unanimously approved a tentative city budget after a last minute compromise between Mayor Copenlaver and city staffers. The plan includes a 4 percent tax levy increase and a $2400.00 age line item amid controversy over city hall spending.
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Charleston
Copenlaver
Lanst
Jury Deliberations Continue In Gallagher Murder Case
In New York on August 18 7% a military court deliberated for nearly three hours without reaching a verdict in the case of Spc James C Gallagher charged with the murder of three fellow Americans in a Chinese prison camp. The eight man court martial adjourned until 9 am tomorrow. Gallagher faces possible life imprisonment if convicted of the unpremeditated murder charge. The prosecution produced 28 witnesses and more than 2,000 pages of testimony.
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Tormor Tse
Col
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Norrow
Set
Lloyd Pate
Gallagher
G. Funter
Brooklyn
James J. Jenkins
Wilfland. Walsh
Cpls
Donald Thomas Baxter
John William Jones
Walsh
First Army
Governors Island
Two Tyler Mountain Boys Almost Die From Wires Stunt
Two young Tyler Mountain boys tugged at high tension wires with a wooden pole while trying to retrieve a football. A nearby line crew intervened using an insulated hot stick and the ball was removed. Foreman Reed praised luck and lectured the youths on electricity dangers.
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Belle Ra
Qwenn
Walt
T. E. Reed
Grady Ramsey
Reed
Jivides
Owens
Ine
AEP
Neil Owens
Burford Jiiden
Aepco
Chicago Cop Killer Carpenter Captured After Big Manhunt
Police surrounded a Northwest Side boarding house after a tip led to the capture of Richard Carpenter, the gunman who killed Detective William Murphy and wounded another officer. Tear gas forced Carpenter onto a roof where he was taken into custody after a lengthy pursuit ending the city’s largest manhunt since Dillinger. The incident followed a chase that began after he shot his way from a theater and held residents at bay.
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Chicago
FBI
John Dillinger
Pailee
Carpenter
William Murphy
Polygraph for Polygamy Test Demands From Nervous Husband
An elderly Charleston couple visited the detective bureau seeking a lie detector test to prove the husband’s fidelity. Sgt Delbert Stover explained the device is for criminal cases, while the wife pressed for truth in their alleged marital issues.
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Charleston
Detective Bureau
Sgt
Delbert Stover
Stover
Evul
Salt Stover
Ruth
Westvaco Eyes Atomic Data Study Clearance
Westvaco Chlor Al Kall division plans to study confidential atomic data for peacetime energy uses. Dr. W L Davidson says the firm has an access permit from the Atomic Energy Commission and staffs may receive clearance within weeks from FBI or Civil Service investigators. The project aims to access documents compiled by atomic scientists over the past decade and could influence future electric power costs.
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Gazette
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Westvaco Chlor-Alkall Division
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Atomic Energy Commission
FBI
Civil Service Commission
Davidson Caid
Westvaco
Dorothy Kilgallen
Aris
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