Pastor accused of using sex to gain estate share
Heirs of a spinster church-member accuse Rev. Richard Doherty of exploiting affection to influence her 1941 will. The Nassau surrogate court affidavit seeks an investigation into the minister’s alleged manipulation of Marguerite Witte, who died at 61, leaving Doherty a fifth of the residual estate and 15 percent of a funded provision.
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Mineola
Nassau County
Marguerite Witte
Roslyn
Richard Doherty
New York City
Miss Witte
Doherty
Miss. Witte
Steps Toward Rice Production Controls In 1948
The agriculture department began steps toward possible rigid controls on next year’s rice crop and asked for public views by November 26 on marketing quotas. This year’s crop reached a record 89,559,000 bushels, above the 1938-47 average, with production exceeding government recommendations by about 5,000,000 bushels as foreign output returns to prewar levels. Acreage allotments will be set and announced no later than December 31.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
No clear headline in fragmentary affidavit about church minister
An affidavit portrays Doherty as an assigned or unassigned priest linked to the diocese of St John the Divine. It accuses him of being a hanger on with a fondness for alcohol and women and claims plaintiffs could prove inappropriate conduct.
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Fidence
Russia May Evacuate Germany
American diplomats study if Russia plans withdrawal of occupation forces from eastern Germany. Rokossovsky named Poland defense minister sparks questions about Kremlin control. Officials cite possible aims: troop withdrawal, border changes, or tighter influence on eastern Europe while maintaining power.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
State Department
Europe
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Poland
Warsaw
Rokossovsky
Kremlin
Rokogsovsky
German Razors Get There Slightly Late Due to War
Belfast reports that three days before World War II began barber Charles Liddy ordered six razors from Germany. He sent a money order he later considered lost when the war started. The razors arrived with a note from Solingen makers Wanger and Lange apologizing for the delay.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Charles Liddy
Germany
Wanger and Lange
Solingen
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