Rail Worker Confesses To Multistate Shootings
A rail worker named Thomas confessed to a spree of shootings across several months in Los Angeles area and beyond. He admitted wounding multiple women including Nina Rice in a hamburger stand and Loie Kreutzer at an outdoor booth, plus shooting a 10-year-old girl and others. He described the date with a rifle and claimed motives tied to a failing marriage.
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Joan Frances Hiles
Loie Mae Kreutzer
Patricia Ellen Bryant
Irma Alice Megrdle
Audrey Murdock
Lloyd M. Walter
Rosenberg
Thomas
Hiles
John
San Gabriel
Calif
Hester
Nine Hurt in Wichita Ice and Cold Storage Explosion
An explosion at the Wichita Ice and Cold Storage Co. damaged the brick plant, sent debris across the roof, and injured nine people, two critically. Fire officials said a safety valve malfunction allowed ammonia to fill the first floor of the two story building yesterday.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita Ice and Cold Storage Co
Decline of Farms and Farmers Reaches 1940 Census
New studies from the 1940 Census of Agriculture show a sharp drop in tenant and sharecropper farming. Nearly 30 percent of U S farms were rented in 1940 but now below 20 percent, with the South hardest hit and Arizona an exception. The total number of farms fell by over 700000 to 5382000 as smaller farms merged into larger units, and the average farm size rose to 215 acres from 174 in 1930.
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U. S
Arizona
South
Divers Dogs and Water Terms
Puzzle clue list shows horizontal and vertical entries for a word crossword. Including dog breeds or water related terms and abbreviations. Several clues point to measurements and actions such as pints unit of alcohol or oil sources.
Puzzle answer mapping list
A compact index of crossword style clues with paired answers. Includes Lowland hill Ancient Greek hops kilns mimicker reserve Eucharistic wine vessel visionary swifter provoke Malaysian canoe units of reluctance. Each item pairs a clue with its solution in a brief reference.
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Lowland
Visionary
Kerrs of Oklahoma Are Strict Teetotalers
Oklahoma Senator and his wife Grace Kerr lead a teetotaler life based on personal religious conviction. Grace Kerr, 51, mother of four, is described as slim with striking features and a mezzo soprano voice. The Kerr family includes sons Bob Jr and Bil and daughter Kay, all prominent in military and education contexts. Grace emphasizes family and simple living over a possible White House role.
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Oklahoma
Kerr
Bob Jr
Bil
Breene
Kay
Billy
Quaker High School
Washington
Meng
Bob Kerr
Ada
Okla
Grace Kerr
Senate
Kerrs
Tae Kerr
Wes
White House
Elizabeth L. Ives
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Court Upholds Newsmen Ouster in Japan
Japan's supreme court upholds the firing of 33 newsmen for Communist activity or views. Kyodo News discharged the 33 in August 1950 after Gen. MacArthur banned press employment of Communists or sympathizers.
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Tokyo
Japan
Supreme Court
Kyodo
Gen. MacArthur
Phony nun in subway misrepresentation jailed
Dolores Bender 20 was labeled a phony nun and menace to society by Magistrate Bushel who sentenced her to 30 days in jail for riding subway passengers while dressed in a nun’s habit.
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New York
Dolores Bender
Bushel
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
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Breakthrough Hopes Rise In Polio Battle This Summer
United Press reports doctors at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology meeting believe a serum may prevent crippling polio. Studies show polio virus in bloodstreams of infected monkeys. antibodies may block nervous system invasion. If effective in humans, extensive trials planned nationwide this summer.
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New York
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
David Bodian
Johns Hopkins University
Dorothy Horstmann
Yale University
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Philippine
Wehetan
Err
Bob Or
Korea
Fort Monmouth
N. J
C. &. Piner & Son
Willow St
High Point Laundry
N. Wrenn
Prescription Headquarters
Rae Ae
High Point
N.C
Enterprise
Paul F. Ellis
United Press Science
Grace Flower Shop
Point
Wrene & Howell
Holland
Elite Bakery
POL
Durham
Blue Cross
Family Pty Ca
Elo
Antedi
SFR
Eewwey
Emf Frey
Durham, North Carolina
District
Office
Wright Building
Philco Refrigerator
Philco
Rose Furniture CO
Asheboro
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