Sanity Test Ordered for William E. Cook in Kidnap Murders
U S District Judge Stephen S. Chandler ordered a sanity examination for William E. Cook, 23, former convict and confessed slayer of five. Dr. Hugh Galbraith to assess mental state ahead of trial on Lindbergh law charges. District Attorney Robert E. Shelton warned of a possible trial delay and demanded a jury trial with death penalty pursuit.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Stephen S. Chandler
William E. Cook
Chandler
Hugh Galbraith
Cook
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Robert E. Shelton
Shelton
Meat Markets Closed for Washington's Birthday Observance
Long Beach housewives plan meat dinners tomorrow will have to shop today. Meat markets will close in observance of Washington's Birthday. City state and federal offices also will be closed. The post office will be closed and no mail will be delivered. Rubbish and garbage collections, however, will be made.
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Long Beach
Washington
Eisenhower Arrives in Cherbourg Aboard Queen Elizabeth
General Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of the Atlantic Pact Forces arrived in Cherbourg aboard the Queen Elizabeth from New York. The dispatch notes his landing on February 21, with France as the destination of Allied war command.
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Ike
France
Cherbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Atlantic Pact Forces
New York
What Makes Black Markets Black markets for meat are well on their way
Meat price control measures create incentives for smuggling and parallel trade as workers, farmers, and consumers face rigid wages and prices. The failed policy results in widespread noncompliance, with the public bearing higher costs while controls prove ineffective. The piece argues frozen prices risk driving black market activity.
Reds Dig in For Han River Stand
North Korean troops retreating in the Han River area leave dead and gear behind as PLA air activity resumes. Air reconnaissance shows 90 percent of penetrators withdrawing. official tallies report 1925 Communist casualties and 34 prisoners with hundreds more injured. Allied forces push 10 miles northwest from Wonju.
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Han
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Wonju
Suspect Shot While Fleeing From Motive Court Arrest
A 27 year old man wanted in Schenectady on a Tape charge was captured by harbor police and FBI agents when he tried to escape from a Wilmington motor court yesterday. William F. Chukirba of Scotia was shot and slightly wounded by Det. Sgt. C. J. Bright as he fled with his infant daughter in his arms. He was treated for flesh wounds at the San Pedro jail infirmary.
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Schenectady
Harbor
FBY
Wilmington
William F. Chukirba
Scotia
Set
C. J. Bright
San Pedro
Chukirba
Lucy
Two-Foot Tall Midget Expecting Baby in April
A two-foot tall circus performer, Mrs. Luvona Evans of Bowling Green, Mo, aged about 30, is reported by her physician Dr. G. L. Bilyea to be pregnant and due in April. The infant is to be delivered by cesarean section. Evans, who cannot walk due to underdeveloped legs, is described as the happiest woman in the world while wintering here with her midget husband.
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Bowling Green
Sui N
Luvona Evans
G. L. Bilyea
Evans
Australian woman secretarial aide to Vaughan at White House
An Australian, Veronica Jolly, granted permanent US residence under unusual legislation, serves as secretary to Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, military aide to President Truman, since December 1 at a salary of 4600. White House secretary Joseph Short confirms prior Army service and confidential duties during wartime.
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Washington
United States
White House
Joseph Short
Veronica Jolly
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Jolly
Brunet
Australia
John Sullivan
D-Mo
Short
Vaughan
U. S. Army
Arthur Wilson
Influenza Strikes 10 000 in Kelowna Area
A wave of influenza, the worst since 1919, swept through the Okanagan Valley causing illness in more than 10,000 residents. Dr. Helen Zeeman, Kelowna medical health officer, reported over half of people within a 15 mile radius were stricken and many households were bedridden. Over 1,000 school children were absent from classes.
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Kelowna
B. C
Okanogan Valley
Helen Zeeman
Steel Cut to Hit Auto Industry Nationwide
The government announced a 20 percent steel cut for automobiles, refrigerators, stoves and other durable goods starting April 1, with a possible 30 percent cut by July 1 and further reductions later this year. The move is the deepest civilian economy bite to date and likely will slash auto production by as much as 750,000 cars in 1951, along with reductions in other major products.
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Washington
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