MacArthur Accepts Norfolk Offer for Memorial
General Douglas MacArthur accepts Norfolk invitation to house his papers and war mementos in a courthouse memorial. The city plans a $500,000 renovation of the 111 year old courthouse and to rename the block MacArthur Square. MacArthur and his wife may be buried there, with a rotunda and flags. Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney offered help as biographer and former staff aide.
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Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
MacArthur Square
New York
W. Fred Duckworth
Roy B. Martin
Army
Duckworth
Mary Pinckney Hardy McArthur
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
Hypnotist Admits Shooting Spree in Sonoma
William Chamberlain a Sonoma hypnotist with a PhD and San Francisco hypnotherapy institute admitted killing Elmer Ghiggoli and wounding two Ghiggoli daughters and a stepson in a Monday night spree. Police captured him half an hour after the shooting.
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William Chamberlain
San Francisco
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Elmer Ghiggoli
Sandra
Sharon
James Morgan
Policeman Charged in Slaying of Gloria Mudell
Emanuel Sunderland a Mount Vernon New York police officer was charged with homicide in the death of his girlfriend Gloria Mudell 33 a former singer with Fred Waring Her body was found in Queens and an autopsy cited a blood clot on the brain as the cause Sunderland admitted a December 19 argument over a bicycle painting led to a struggle during which she fell down stairs and he placed her to bed before she died Police said he called authorities after discovering her body He is divorced and has a son and daughter by a former husband Frank Musiello a TV producer
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Gloria Mudell
Fred Waring
Queens
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Pete) Sunderland
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Sunderland
Miss Mader
Moon Wears Halo Over Miami Night
The moon over Miami appeared with a bright halo Monday night prompting numerous calls to the weather bureau. Forecasters joked that they simply answer with Halo when asked.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Brushing the six spades play by Terence Reese’s bridge method
Oswald Jacoby discusses an improved line from Terence Reese in Play Bridge with Reese. Reese avoids diamond finesse and uses club lead, heart discards, and careful spade play to secure a win against any 3-2 heart break, given no early diamond ruff.
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Reese
Terence Reese
London
Terence
Dummy
East
Mt Etna Rumbles With Activity for Christmas Tourists
Mt Etna showed renewed activity near Catania Sicily with multiple crater explosions per hour and rising smoke columns. No imminent danger to farms or properties was reported despite several eruptions this year.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Etna
Murrow Critiques Traffic Accident Report Timing
AP analysis notes Edward R. Murrow's CBS Reports on summer traffic crashes aired too late, urging repeats before holidays. The program cited causes by drivers and manufacturers, calling for safer car designs and standard safety belts amid traffic regulation debates.
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New York
Edward R. Murrow
CBS
Prisoner Steals Police Car Near Mount Holly
J D Leatherwood Jr of Mount Holly escaped from a Charlotte police cruiser after being left unattended in the backseat. He was chased by state troopers and stopped near Mount Holly twelve miles from Charlotte. He faces larceny and DUI counts from the city and speeding and reckless driving from the highway patrol. Bond set at 2000 for city charges and 700 for highway patrol counts.
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Charlotte
J. D. Leatherwood Jr
Mount Holly
Leatherwood
State Highway Patrol
R. F. Torrence
Highway Patrol
Oldest Retired Soldier Dies in Junction City
Sgt. Charles Viete aged 96, possibly the nation’s oldest retired soldier, died in a Junction City nursing home Monday night. Born February 25 1864 in Pittsburgh he retired in 1906 after 28 years in the Army having enlisted at Ft. McHenry Maryland at age 14 in 1878. He was wounded in the Spanish American War and carried a bullet in his hip until death. His only survivor is his sister Mrs. Charles Shirtley of Junction City.
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Junction City
Kan
Charles Viete
United States
Pittsburgh
Viete
Ft. McHenry
Charles Shirtley
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