Record Murder Wave Shocks Britain in 1948
London dispatch reports a surge of more than 50 murders in the first half of 1948 with six killers still at large. Scotland Yard cites no clear pattern as police demand more manpower while public anxiety grows over violent crime and a contentious death penalty vote in Parliament.
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Fred Doerflinger
London
INS
Britain
June Devaney
Blackburn
Lancashire
Scotland Yard
House of Commons
House of Lo
House of Lords
Trawler Finds War Plane Part From North Sea Discovery
A fishing trawler dredged a brass name plate from a British bomber aircraft carburetor in the North Sea. Found in a Grimsby net, the plate was sent to Bendix Aviation which matched serials and is now seeking the rest of the aircraft’s history in a bid to trace the wartime story.
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International News Service
South Bend
Ind
INS
North Sea
Grimsby
England
Bendix Aviation Corporation
United States
Basland
Thigpen Named Davidson Sports Publicity Director
Joseph Thigpen, 25, of Williamston, will head Davidson College sports publicity with duties starting September 1. An Army veteran and UNC journalism student, he previously directed the parachute school athletic program at Fort Benning and coached a service boxing team in the Pacific. He succeeds Lacy McLean who resigned for graduate studies at Colgate.
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Davidson
Joseph Thigpen
Williamston
Indianapolis Symphony to Open Summer Festival in Butler Bowl
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under Dr Fabian Sevitzky begins its second summer season Sunday July 18 in Butler Bowl. Sevitzky, back from Mexico City where he led the Conservatory Orchestra, will conduct seven concerts and two performances of Bizet s Carmen during the four week festival.
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Indianapolis
INS
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Fabian Sevitzky
Butler Bowl
Sevitzky
Mexico City
Conservatory Orchestra
Bizet
Carmen
Vanishing Point at Point Chehalis Erodes Shoreline
Westport Washington reports the Pacific coast erosion at Point Chehalis is eating away the shoreline at about one foot weekly. The land former two miles wide has shrunk to 50 to 75 feet as inshore currents nibble away. It is forecast to vanish within the year with no residents affected.
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Westport
Wash
Pacific Coast
Point Chehalis
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Thigpen
Davidson New Bureau
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Hershey
Ivory
Miracle Cleaner
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Frankfurters
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Eda
Gouar Pride
Vyyat
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Camay 2
Oxydol
ROVEO
Zach
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