Youths Barred From Court As Berling Trial Begins
The Berling torture murder trial of Violet John Berling 32 opened with all under 18 banned from the room. Superior Judge Fred Miller ordered identification checks, with juveniles allowed only if called to testify. The crowded courtroom anticipated jury selection likely lasting through next week. Kay Frances Erickson aged 10 was discovered dead in the couple’s Pine Avenue studio.
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Jink Tolbert Young
Violet John Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Lois Gay Morgan
Atlantic Ave
Joy Bell Brechner
New York St
Frances
Chuck Cheatham
Fred Miller
Borling
Kay
Pine Ave
Fear Family Of 5 Slain In Oklahoma Mystery
Tulsa officers hunted for the bodies of Carl Mosser his wife and their three children after bloody clothing was found in an abandoned car. Osage County Sheriff Warren Smith said the Mossers who left Hammond Illinois December 29 for New Mexico may have been attacked by a hitchhiker as a search party from Osage and Tulsa Counties looked for them near Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Okla
Winois
Osage County
Warren Smith
Carl Mosser
Atwood Tl
Smith
Osage
Mossers
Hammond, I
New Mexico
That Word Isolation Editorial and Its Debate
A editorial excerpt discusses how terms like isolationist and appeaser shape foreign policy debate. It cites President Truman calling Hoover speech isolationist and notes usage of epithets to discredit opponents. It reflects caution in language during policy discussions and memory of pre Pearl Harbor attitudes.
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Herbert Hoover
Truman
Lindbergh
America First
Worton Rejects L A Defense Post
Police Commissioner William A Worton rejected the civil defense director post citing opposition from politicians and city officials. Mayor Fletcher Bowron read Worton’s letter to the City Council noting the nomination is controversial.
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Los Angeles
William A Worton
Civil Defense
Fletcher Bowron
Worton
Pilotless Barge Drifts to Sand Island After 15 Mile Voyage
A barge that broke from its tug during a fierce storm off the Columbia River coast reached Sand Island after a 15 mile pilotless voyage. Seamen reported the empty vessel drifted upstream five miles in the Columbia before grounding on the island following navigation past the jetty.
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Astoria
Ore
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Columbia River
Sand Island
Seaman
Columbia
Seoul Evacuated as UN Retreated from City
Doomed Seoul fell under heavy attack as Chinese Communist troops reached northern outskirts. U N forces withdrew under massed air and sea support with the last American unit crossing the Han River. Kimpo Airport, Korea's air hub, was abandoned to the enemy as Allied ships massed off the coast.
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Seoul
Kimpo
8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
Tokyo
U.P
United States
Han River
United States Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Airliner crashes at takeoff in Chicago
A C46 non-scheduled air liner carrying 45 passengers crashed on take-off early today and burned furiously. Fire crews rushed chemical equipment. officials stated uncertainly if everyone escaped. Civil Aeronautics Administration at Midway reported 45 aboard, while airport officials cited 60 aboard.
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Chicago
Fire Department
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Midway Airport
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Wome
Isolation Editorial
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Frank Purcell
Atlanta
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