Concord Girl Sought After Second Escape
A 16 year old Concord girl who admitted to striking a cab driver was recaptured with two boys after a hospital escape. Dr. Walter Sikes said she disappeared after requesting a restroom break while being returned from Fayetteville. He noted she often blends fantasy with reality and cannot be trusted.
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Raleigh
Concord
Fayetteville
Cumberland County
Walter Sikes
Joanne
Sikes
Charles Anderson
Mitchell Petition Rejected by Air Force Secretaries Ruling
Secretary James Douglas overruled an Air Force board and rejected William Jr. Mitchell’s petition to void his father Brig. Gen. William Mitchell’s 1926 court martial. Douglas praised Mitchell but found evidence of discrediting military service. Mitchell resigned Feb. 1, 1926 amid his push for an independent air force.
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Washington
William
Billy) Mitchell
Air Force
James Douglas
Mitchell
William Jr
Boyce
Air Pioneer
Douglas
Nation
Mitch
Army
Milwaukee
Wis
Martin Flatoes
National Defense
Navy
War Departments
Bakery Union Heads Into New Fight
The Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union moves to operate independently after being expelled from the AFL CIO over leadership corruption charges centered on James G. Cross. Cross won re election with 3124 votes while Peter H. Olson led as acting secretary treasurer with 3523 votes and Eugene Edens received 95.
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Cincinnatio W
International Union
Afl-Cio
Aflcio
James G. Cross
Cross
Alex White
Buffalo
N. Y
Peter H. Olson
John Edens
Eugene
Ore
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Rick
Joanne Hammonds
Bakery Union
New Fight
Tobias
Everain
Micro Aluminum
Gladiola
Oscar Mayer
Burpee
Zinnia Seeds
FressCow
N. Main St
Libby
S. Main ST
Osc
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