Moon Case Rewrite Bill Passes House In Wake Of Slaying
Harrisburg the administrations rewritten bill based on Norman Moon s conviction for the courtroom slaying of Judge Allison Wade won unanimous approval in the House. The measure, already cleared by Senate, would allow the Justice Department with court approval to transfer condemned prisoners to larger county pens. The transfer cost would be borne by the convicting county, with potential post sentencing transfers. Moon was convicted in January 1954 and held in Warren County Jail at an estimated $25,000 annual cost with 24 hour guard coverage.
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Negro woman born in slavery dies at 116 in Baltimore
Emma K. Jones recalls Mrs. Ross, a former slave who lived to 116 and heard Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, dying yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The centenarian had journeyed to Gettysburg with her husband, a Methodist preacher, for 1863 battlefield ceremonies. A great niece notes her long life was partly due to a “little gin now and then.”
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TV Guide Schedule for WBEN Buffalo and Sagebrush
TV listings detail WBEN Buffalo channel slots on a Thursday with shows from early morning news to late night drama including The Ames Brothers Cisco Kid Jane Froman Show Ray Milland Show Climax and Public Defender, plus Sagebrush Trail and The Guiding Light among others. The page lists times 6:00 to 11:00 with multiple daily programs and matinees.
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Arthur Godfrey
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Public Defender
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Police hunt blackmailer in Ann Arbor case
Police in Ann Arbor Michigan seek a blackmailer who stole 25489 dollars through 154 checks from Wilma Piltcha a 33 year old church organist and National Sanitation Foundation employee at the University of Michigan She told a superior she had drawn checks on foundation funds An image from 1949 shows her seated on a man's lap while her husband served in the Navy
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International
Five More GM Plants Back In Operation
General Motors disclosed that five additional plants were back in operation after walkouts and parts shortages. The stoppages cut 12 100 workers from the payroll across 17 plants, shrinking total employment to 50 300 as midmorning reports indicated. The walkouts followed by a new CIO United Auto Workers contract agreement reached early Monday. Early chaos involved 44 plants and 134 000 workers in the stoppages.
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Three Canadian men held after Buffalo bank holdups
Three Canadian men are held by authorities in Buffalo and Windsor linking police across Buffalo Detroit Toronto and Windsor to a pair of bank robberies. Off duty officer captured James Wage 22 of Pickering after a teller holdup at Manufacturers Traders Trust. Wage allegedly duplicated the crimes with two other men and the $2079 heist at Buffalo Savings Bank.
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Voice of the People Letter on School Board Remarks
A reader criticizes a school board meeting coverage arguing that a member’s public remark sets back education. The writer praises teachers’ work, questions the impact of dismissive comments, and urges more teachers to address rising juvenile issues.
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Fireman Saves Comrade After Water Rescue At Holland Street
A firefighter named Rogers Willamne, 39, of Erie, freed from the waterlogged nozzle area, removed his coat and helmet, and jumped to safety at the foot of Holland Street after aiding a man in distress. He was hospitalized with struggles in respiration and listed in fair condition.
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