Wife on trial for murder in Army court martial
Dorothy Smith, 40, daughter of Gen Walter Krueger and mother of two, faces a nine member general court martial on a premeditated murder charge after her husband Aubrey Smith was stabbed Oct 3. Lt. Col. Joseph Hardin testified she spoke of failing to strike him in the heart as she rummaged at a dressing table while drunk or drugged and incoherent. The trial recessed for further testimony tomorrow.
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Tokyo
Joseph Hardin
Dallas
Aubrey Smith
Dorothy Smith
Hiardin
Smith
Walter Krueger
Water blaze at Woonsocket injures man
A fire at a Woonsocket garage started when a water hose shattered an electric bulb over a grease pit. Sparks from the broken bulb ignited gasoline fumes and Bertrand Marquis was burned and taken to a hospital.
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Woonsocket
R. L
Bertrand Marquis
Marquis
Mossadegh Seeks Confidence Vote Amid Iranian Crisis
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh demands a vote of confidence from Iran's parliament as rebel deputies challenge his authority. He warned of possible resignation if not supported and cited a 15-deputy plot to block measures. Churchill's oil talks noted in New York visit.
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Tehran
Tran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Parliam
Mossadegh
Iran
Massadegh
Winston Churchill
New York
Eisenhower
Washington
Battle Over Britain's Sunday Blue Laws Mounts
London reports a heated Commons clash over relaxing Sunday blue laws as MPs face a private member’s bill affecting public dancing theaters and sports. Opposing groups the Lord's Day Observance Society and the Sunday Freedom Association mobilize supporters while party leaders urge conscience votes, highlighting a rift over modernization of historic acts.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Lord’s Day Observance Society
Commons
Sunday Freedom Association
Justified homicide in Gadsden shooting case
In Gadsden Alabama coroner W W Red Morris ruled the shooting of white farmer Johnny Dobbins by 70 year old Will Veasey justified. Dobbins invaded Veasey home after drinking heavily and threatened with a knife. Veasey fired a shotgun.
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Gadsden
Ala
W. W. Red Morris
Johnny Dobbins
Will Veasey
East Gadsden
Veasey
G. H Diggs
Dobbins
Prohibition Era Loopholes Echoed In Modern Law Debates
A brief note discusses how various loopholes historically used to bypass prohibition laws in the United States resemble current efforts to skirt legal restrictions. It highlights lingering tensions between enforcement, reform, and public tolerance for illicit activity.
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United States
Boston Publishers Seek Action Over Plagiarized Novel
Little Brown & Co sought redress after discovering author Robert E. Preyer Jr copied Ernest K. Gann’s Island in the Sky for Position Unknown. The book resembled an earlier Viking Press title and was sent to reviewers before discovery. Preyer, in prison for burglary, had $600 advance proceeds. Authorities may pursue mail fraud charges.
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Boston, Mass
Boston
Henry
Little, Brown & Co
Robert E. Preyer Jr
Preyer
Virginia Kirkus
New York
Island In the Sky
Ernest K. Gann
Viking Press
Little, Brown
Viking
Ohio State
Ayer
Tyter
Ralph W. Alvis
Alvis
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