Brutal Philadelphia murder probe unfolds
Police investigated the slaying of 19 year old Rose McCloskey after her mutilated body was found beside a sand pile in Fairmount Park. Dennis Boyle, 30, said two men attacked them as she left home to meet him, but he could not describe the assailants. Boyle, found dazed with head injuries, aided by three youths who discovered him nearby.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian Hospital
Uday
Dennis Boyle
Rose McCloskey
Fairmount Park
Boyle
Miss McCloskey
F Rock
Favorable Trade Balance Reports 1982 First Eleven Months
The United States closed the first 11 months of 1982 with a favorable trade balance of 256,072,018 dollars according to the commerce department. The 1981 figure for the same period was 205,256,065 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Chinese Mass Troops Ready to Repel Japanese Hordes
Clashes between Japanese and Chinese forces in Manchuria appeared imminent as Chang Hsueh Liangs troops occupied towns in Jehal Province including Ping Chiat Lungyuan and Chien Jeouchen. Chinese units under Chang Kuvilin and Wang Shin Chang moved to bar Japanese advances toward Chiension Sulehung Hsingcheng and Suanhaikwan, signaling a determined stand to defend the region amid ongoing belt-and-road style frontline shifts.
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Japan
Jehal Province
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Shanhatkeywan
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Ping Chiat
Lungyuan
Chien- Jeouchen
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Peiping
Chang Kuvilin
Chiension
Sulehung
Hsingcheng
Ube Great Wall
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Suanhaikwan
In Besion
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Rockne plane blast claim denied by officials
In South Bend Indiana January 7 a News Times article claimed government operatives found evidence of a bomb intended to kill the Reverend John Reynolds and ties to the Lingle case. Officials from Commerce and Justice denied the bomb plot and Notre Dame figures dismissed the report as ridiculous.
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South Bend
Ind
Knute Rockne
Lingle
Nut‘e Dente
Department of Commerce Aviation
Department of Justice
Notre Dame Times
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John Reynolds
Into Brothers
Charles L. O'Donnell
Notre Dame
M. A. Mulcaire
Department of Commerce
Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Washington, D. C
Wnews-Times
Raid Burlesque Show at Erie Brig Ends in Arrests
A raid at Erie Brig on January 7 interrupted the first burlesque show in years. Police surrounded the auditorium and arrested the cast of 12 women, one girl, and eight men for participating in an indecent and immoral exhibition. They were to be arraigned in police court today.
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Ine Cin
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Krench
U S Ambassador Guggenheim Denies Resignation Reports
Havana Cuba January 7 United States Ambassador Jarry P Guggenheim denied reports circulating here that he had resigned or was considering resigning. He stated no truth to the rumor and reaffirmed commitment to his post.
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Cuba
United States
Jarry P. Guggenheim
Miner killed in cave in at Sharon
Sharon, Pa. miner Perry Coxson, 50, of Maniy Chi, was trapped by tons of earth in a cave in an ear shaft and died at the mine after two floors. His half-brother Joy Goson, who was elsewhere in the mine, identified the body.
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United Press
Sharon
Perry Coxson
Tom Evans
Coxson
Joy Goson
Red Cross Seeks 25 Additional Members Here
H E Manley, chairman of the 1982 Roll Call, appealed for community support in an emergency campaign to boost the Red Cross local chapter and meet a deficit after the Roll Call total fell below four million dollars. Corry’s quota is 25 additional memberships, with funds sent to Manley and Roll Call campaign officers.
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H. E. Manley
Red Cross
Corry
Manley
Relign Fund
T. F. Giblin
W. M. Houghton
Taylor resigns as special deputy banking secretary
George F. Taylor Jr resigns from his post as special deputy secretary of banking effective January 14. He cites desire to focus on his Pittsburgh legal practice while relinquishing duties as receiver for Mountain City Trust Company and related banks including Altoona Minor and Merchants Deposit, Bellevue Bank, and Citizens Trust companies.
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Altooma
George F. Taylor, Jr
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Mountain City ‘Trust Company
Pittsburgh
Mountain City Trust Company
Altoona
Miners and Merchants Deposit Banc, Fortage
Citizens Trust Company
Bellevuey Banklin Savings and ‘Trust Company
Bitter fight looms in House on tax boost
Speaker Garner backs the plan to raise revenues via higher income taxes as Roosevelt conference plan gains support. Critics warn of revolt in the House as lawmakers weigh other funding options. Dividends tax and possible sales tax ideas surface as Ways and Means weighs the measure.
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Washington
Garner
New York
Roosevelt
House
Congress
Senate
Ag Sternhattle
Sméeman to Fight Charges in Colorado Escape Case
Glenn Sméeman, a well to do Cleveland business man, said he would contest attempts to return him to Colorado where he escaped from a convict road gang a year ago. In a polite court appearance on a suspicious person charge, he asked for a postponement to January 20. A reward spurred authorities to reveal his identity after he entered prison in 1917 seeking to shield a woman. Colorado petitions seek pardon for auto theft, which he says he unknowingly committed at 18 to protect the woman.
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United Press
Cleveland
Glenn Sméeman
Colorado
Smeeman
Frederick Wrankel
Sino Jap peace proposal report on Shanhalicwan incident
The American consulate in Tientsin reported to the State Department that Japanese and Chinese military authorities have agreed to negotiate a settlement of the Shanhalicwan incident. The message cites army authorities at Chingwangto and notes the potential for talks to ease tensions in northern China.
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Washington
Erican
Tientsin
State Department
Chingwangto
Russian dirigible crash reported near Novgorod
An exchange telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen quoting Betlingske newspapers said the Faiesian dirigible V-2 crashed into trees near Novgorod. The crew was saved with aid reported, though confirmation was lacking.
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London
Jan. T
Copenhagen
Betlingske
Novgorod
E R R Trainman Dies in Meadeville Rail Yard Accident
Joseph Mahoney 51 a railroad brakeman from Meadville falls under wheels during shunting near Niobe tower thirteen miles east of Corry He dies en route to Jamestown hospital after mangling injuries including both legs and an arm His body is transported by a 78 car freight train led by Conductor LB Williams Mahoney left a widow and three children in Meadville.
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Meadvilly
Weathmee Niobe Tower
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Jamestown Hospital
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Jamestown
LB. Williams
Meadville
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Rte
Meauville
Davis Without Certificate of His Election
Harrisburg staff report says Pennsylvania may delay certifying Senator James Davis re election despite full November returns. Governor Pinchot may wait until trial outcomes or new term begins to act as Senate awaits the official tally. No compulsory duty compels immediate certification under current law.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Jan. T
Pennsylvania
James 4 Davis
United States
Pinchot
Davis
New Yorks
State Election Bureau
U. S. Senate
Sitten
Willian S. Ware
Philadelphia
United States Senate
Senate
Short February Term Of Court Predicted In Fictional County
February term of criminal court may be the shortest in years with District Attorney Mortimer Graham guiding a brief session. Thirty cases listed, twelve expected to go to jury. others plea guilty. Court aims to reduce jury and witness fees and encourage guilty pleas to save county time and costs.
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Lange
Fis Tai
Assemblyman John King Named to State Legislative Committee
Assemblyman John King of this city was chosen by House and Senate members from the 28th district to represent them on the state committee that designates all employees for the coming session. He will depart for Harrisburg tomorrow as Erie and Crawford counties unanimously backed the Corry man for the post.
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John. King
House
Senate
Harrisburg
Erie
Crawford County
Corry
Earth Tremors and Volcanoes Menace Regions Across Americas
Earth tremors shook the Volos district of Thessaly causing heavy property damage and scattered casualties. In Chile, volcanic activity near Lonquimny and nearby peaks sent ash clouds and flames across the Cordillera, prompting evacuations though no deaths were reported.
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Thessaly
Santiro
Chile
Andes
South America
Buenos Aires
Atlantic
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Caltuco
Laima
Cordillera
Bonniwell Praises Pennington Policies In Liquor Seizures
Philadelphia January seventh Judge Eugene v Bonniwell publicly commends Prohibition Administrator John D. Pennington for handling liquor seizures in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware. He notes Pennington’s agents require explicit complaints before invading private homes and says nationwide lack of such law observance would lead to more invasions.
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Philadelphia
Conmade
John DO. Pennington
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Eugene v Bonniwell
Pennington
Final tribute to Calvin Coolidge at Northampton service
Dignitaries from across the nation joined in a simple Northampton funeral for Calvin Coolidge Jr. The ceremony featured Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Roosevelt, and others in a restrained, homely procession. The service opened with a welcome from Fitzgerald and included readings, hymns, and the moving benediction. Coolidge will be laid to rest in Plymouth, Vermont, with his family genealogy noted in the burial site overlooking the landscape he loved.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Edwards Church
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Tranklin D. Roosevelt
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