Deaths in University Drug Trial Involving Guinea Pigs
Investigators probe the deaths of two university volunteers in a pharmacology drug experiment at the University of South Dakota. Lab technician Jack B. Clifford, 28, and secretary Ardys Pearson, 26, died after injections by an unidentified university medical staff doctor. Coroner says tumopisies inconclusive. inquests planned. State CID to review. university says funds came from a private drug company and that lab staff supervised studies, not the university directly. Pearson’s husband Everett Pearson, a student, says she had previously volunteered for drugs, later pleaded against further testing.
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Roy Milliken
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Milford
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Screen Tough Guy Found Guilty Of Battery
Hollywood actor Lawrence Tierney was found guilty by a municipal court jury of kicking a 22 year old college student in the face, breaking his jaw in three places. The incident occurred June 21 in the Naylor home yard after Tierney and a companion crossed the property line. Naylor has filed a civil suit for damages. Sentencing set for August 22 with potential one year jail term.
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Tax on windows in England and America era
A historic tax on windows, in force in England from 1695 and in colonial America, made glass and light a costly refinement for households and public buildings.
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England
America
Army Captain's Daughters Die in Ice Box Tragedy
Sharon Coombs four and Mary Coombs two, daughters of Captain James A. Coombs, suffocated when trapped inside an empty ice box behind a vacant housing unit in Tauber Tauber, Japan. They were found at 10:35 pm and declared dead on arrival at Mist General Hospital. The incident prompted a search by post guards and MPs before the discovery.
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Russia opens uranium mine in Czechoslovakia report
James E. Roper reports that Soviet engineers have started production at a uranium mine near Jachymov in Czechoslovakia and are scouting additional sites in Slovakia. The Liberty Legion cites large industrial projects, including a 1,000,000 ton pig iron plant at Kosice, with forced deportations tied to Slovakia’s shift to wartime industry.
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Slovakia
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Juror Says Verdict Was Not Free and Voluntary
Riverside juror Margarete Chanee asserts the verdict against Negro airman Walker was not freely given. Defense lawyer Crispus Wright filed an affidavit stating she felt influenced by remarks from Judge Walter and feared bias during deliberations. Walker faces sentencing for the murder of Doris art Richard Cook on a Riverside county road. new-trial motions cite judge and jury misconduct and possible 14th amendment violations.
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Greying Romeo Jilted at Plane By Arabian Miss
In Indianapolis a romance sparked through Lonely Hearts letters ends when Yvonne Essaye arrives from Troy and rejects Vaughn McCorley 37 a nurse's aide after meeting in person. He remains eager to win her, plans typist work, and continues contact despite the breakup.
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McCorley
Veterans Hospital
Shearls
MacArthur Invited to San Francisco Conference
Diplomatic sources report General Douglas MacArthur was invited to the Japan peace conference in San Francisco next month but declined. State Department officials urged reconsideration, while Washington cautious about a Truman meeting with MacArthur before or during the conference.
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Turtle Takes Over St Albans in Power Incident
A turtle halted by a loud electricity outage blocked the wake pipe of the cooling system in St Albans. Police and utility crews responded as the creature caused a brief disruption in the town. No injuries reported and the turtle was relocated to safer grounds.
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ST. Albans
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