Veteran Admits Killing Blonde on Columbia Campus
Bayard P. Peakes a 30 year old Air Force veteran confessed in Boston to killing 18 year old Eileen Fahey a blonde bookkeeper on the Columbia University campus on Monday He was brought back to New York in handcuffs after his oral confession to police and to the district attorney’s office Peakes said he killed for a theory about prolonging life and because of academic failure He had purchased a pistol last June to shoot someone at the American Physical Society office where Fahey worked
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Air Force
Columbia University
Bayard P. Peakes
Boston
Eileen Fahey
District Attorney's Office
Boston -Police
Peakes
Miss Fahey
American Physical Society
Pfc
Ronald Lee
First Marine Division
Korea
Lee
Francis Wilson
Local Church Plans Sermon and Worship Schedule
Rev S Laws Parks of Athens and Decatur will preach at Westminster Presbyterian next Sunday morning. Dr Clifton J Allen will preach at Central Baptist church at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Profitable Disappointment is the sermon topic for Flint Methodist at 10 55 a m. See DIARY On Page 2.
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Rev. S. Laws Parks
Athens
Decatur
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Clifton J. Allen
Central Baptist Church
P. D. Wilson
Flint Methodist Church
Truman Undergoes Medical Tests at Walter Reed
President Truman submitted to medical tests ordered by his doctor while Mrs. Truman rushed from Missouri to his bedside. Secretary Joseph Short said the president was improving steadily and free of fever after a recent illness had forced him to cancel engagements.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Joseph Short
Short
Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Hospital
Anniston Reports Its 12th Polio Case in a Month
Anniston today recorded its 12th polio case in little more than a month. The latest victim was Mrs. Patricia Law admitted to an Anniston hospital last night with the condition listed as fair. She was the third adult stricken.
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Anniston
Patricia Law
Anniston Hospital
Alabama Polio Count Rises to 72 Cases Statewide
Alabama's 1952 polio tally reached 72 after 13 new cases were added last week. The State Health Department noted cases in 18 of 67 counties with only two counties over 10 cases. Tuscaloosa led with 13, Jefferson 12, Etowah 9, Calhoun 8, and Montgomery 6 through last week.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson
Etowah
Calhoun
City reports sixth case as illness hits playgrounds
Mrs. Virgil Coker, 27, mother of two who were previously stricken, died yesterday. Most organized recreation at city playgrounds and recreation centers and at Oxford facilities was halted. Public pools and camps closed to slow the disease.
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Virgil Coker
Oxford
Northerners and Negro Leaders Press Civil Rights Assurances
Northern Democrats and Negro spokesmen demand a strong civil rights plank at the party platform hearings. They warn voters may stay home in November without clear action. Southerners stay silent as tensions rise between Northern and Southern factions over civil rights promises.
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Chicago
Democratic Platform
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Eisenhower
Celler
Dwight Eisenhower
Powell
James B. Carey
CIO
Philadelphia
Decatur Car Dealers Back Civic Campaigns
The Decatur Automobile Dealers Association pledges support for two National Automobile Dealers Association projects to reduce accidents and increase voter turnout. They will promote a Drivers Safety Campaign and a Get Out the Vote effort, with free transportation to polls and broad civic club cooperation. Attendees included Harvey Pride and others.
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Decatur Automobile Dealers Association
National Automobile Dealers Association
Morgan County
Decatur
Dealers Association
Harvey Pride
Spence Hicks
Bob McNelly
G. M. Pierson
Fred Smith
Charlie Blackwell
Milton Peek
Clyde McRae
Knox McRae
Max Sabotka
John Maynor
Extortion Charge Eyed As Man Is Freed In Snatch Case
MIAMI Charles Wesley Johnson 33 freed of a kidnaping for ransom charge acquitted by directed verdict Judge J Fritz Gordon as state plans to retry on extortion. Johnson arrested in Havana April 20 after boy Rickey Richter lured from school and taken by taxi to a hospital.
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Miami
Charles Wesley Johnson
Johnson
J. Fritz Gordon
Rickey Richter
Rickey
Ellis Rubin
Havana
Cuba
Costs Wipe Out Higher Income
The 1951 average American family earned more income than in 1950, but price increases and higher taxes erased the gain. The Federal Reserve Board reported that average spending units rose from $3,520 to $3,840, about nine percent, while consumer prices also rose nine percent, reducing purchasing power.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Bare Chested Women Rods Deputy With Speeding Slip
Syracuse New York deputy sheriff Arthur Willis halted a speeding car yesterday morning. Four women sat topless. as they dressed one driver quipped that Willis forgot to issue a speeding ticket. The incident highlights a lapse noted in a postscript.
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Syracuse
N. Y.P
Arthur Willis
Willis
Murray Delays as Steel Strike Moves Toward White House
Murray, head of the CIO United Steelworkers, waits for White House or industry action to end a 46 day strike tied to union shop demands. Reports of secret settlements are denied, while the dispute over compulsory versus voluntary union membership stalls a settlement as the longest steel strike drifts into its seventh week.
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John Moody
Pittsburgh
Philip—_Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
White House
John R. Steelman
Murray
Iron Age Magazine
Iron Age
Foreign Aid To Be Reshuffled In Washington Budget
Washington officials forecast a reshuffle of slashed foreign aid and a new appeal to Congress for more money. Congress cut Truman's aid request by 25 percent to about 6.032 billion, with shifts from military aid to Europe and a higher defense support budget for Britain. An appeal is planned to boost Point Four aid to India amid a 60 percent cut in South Asia.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Congress
Administration
Truman
Europe
Britain
South Asia
India
Nehru
Labor MPs to Seek Delay on West German Peace Pact
London reports that Labour MPs aim to postpone ratification of the West German peace contract in the House of Commons next week while the Conservative majority of 16 is expected to push the pact through.
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London
House of Commons
Nearly Eight Miles Out Paving Here Will Be Finished By Oct 1
Decatur streets paving this year totals seven to eight miles, over half of the four year total of 14 miles. Streets Superintendent Joe Elliott notes more paving in the last four years than in any similar period in 25 years. All projects, finished or under construction, are to be completed by Oct 1 per Streets Committee chairman Rutledge Thomas.
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Carroll Lisby
Decatur
Joe Elliott
Rutledge Thomas
Elliott
Sam Harbin
State Highway Department
Thomas
City Streets Department
Lee Street
18Th Avenue
Morningside
Buena Buena Vista
Ninth
West
New GI Benefit Bill Now Law
President Truman signed a bill to aid Korean War veterans in civilian life, offering education funds, training, unemployment pay up to 26 weeks, mustering out pay, and home and business loan support. Eligibility requires discharge after June 27, 1950 with 90 days service. Payments to veterans to cover tuition and living costs replace school payments.
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Washington
Truman
Walter Reed Hospital
Veterans Administration
Congress
Backwaters Not Recommended As Swimming Spots
Wheel Er National Wildlife Refuge warns that reservoir backwaters are not ideal for swimming despite general access allowed. Refuge Manager John H. Sutherlin notes bathing can cause ear and nose infections due to muddy waters and submerged stumps. swimmers should use local pools with treated water.
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
John H. Sutherlin
Georgian Asks For Repeal Of TH Labor Law
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia spoke at a news conference urging repeal of the labor law. He said he supports President Truman in his race for the Democratic nomination and expects Truman to announce his chosen candidate early in the 31st Democratic era.
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Truman
Russell
Georgia
Chicago
Richard B. Russell
Trueman
New Speed Record Of 1 238 Miles An Hour Is Confirmed
A Douglas built D 558 2 Skyrocket set a new speed record of 1238 mph at Edwards Air Force Base California. Test pilot Bill Bridgeman described the flight as routine while the craft climbed to 79494 feet before a dead stick landing in the desert after six rocket flights last summer.
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Bill Becker
Los Angeles
Free World
Wie Havy
Bill Bridgeman
Bridgeman
Desert
Navy
Dan A. Kim
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Douglas
Former Governor Tuck Urges Break With National Democrats
Former Governor William M. Tuck urged Virginia Democrats to clear a path for a clean break with the national party if the South is rebuffed at next week's Chicago convention. In Roanoke he addressed more than 2,000 delegates, attacking what he called Spurious doctrines of Trumanism and Fair Dealism.
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Roanoke
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Chicago
Russell Reverses Stance on Taft-Hartley Act Push
Senator Russell signals a new labor relations stance by calling for replacing the Taft Hartley Act with new labor legislation. He vows to oppose jail sentences for FEPC enforcement and seeks support for a Democratic presidential bid. He previously supported Tao Hartley and the veto override. See RUSSELL on Page 2.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Chicago
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Truman
Senate
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Taft+ Hartley
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