Lonely Hearts Slayers Executed This Week
U N troops push in west central Korea amid growing Communist resistance on the eastern front. US 24th Infantry and First Cavalry advance on day three of a battering ram offensive, claiming enemy losses around 18,140 in two days. Four UN divisions face fierce counterattacks along a 25 mile front.
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Tokyo
U.S
United Nations
Korea
U.S. 24Th Infantry
First Cavalry
U.N
le Red
Berling Collapses and Seeks to Testify in Defense
Violet John Berling, dazed and near collapse, insisted she will testify in her own defense against the charge of torturing and killing accordion protege Kay Frances Albert C. S. Rumsey. Defense attorney said she could testify if able to stand and after two other witnesses. Deputy district attorney Ted C. Sten and Ivy Ramsey, Rumsey’s secretary, are the other witnesses. Court recessed three hours to permit her to regain composure.
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Albert C. S. Ramsey
Violet Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Miss Berling
Violet John Berling
Kay Frances
Albert C. S. Rumsey
Ted C. Sten
Tokyo Shaken by Earthquake in Center of City
An earthquake struck Tokyo at 4 11 p m local time as buildings rocked the city center. Initial reports indicate no immediate casualties or damage.
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Tokyo
British Rubber Sent to Red China
Hong Kong reports say more than 4000 tons of British raw rubber were shipped to Canton yesterday and more is en route. The ship Empire Mountain, under the British flag, will sail for Canton soon with nearly 4000 tons more, arriving in Hong Kong from Penang yesterday.
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Hong Kong
Canton
China
Penang
Sproul Has Pneumonia in Berkeley Home
University of California president Robert Gordon Sproul has pneumonia and is confined to bed at his Berkeley home since last Sunday. Dr. William Donald said he is in no danger.
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Sproul
William Donald
University of California
University
Robert Gordon Sproul
Donald
Berkeley
It Must Be Supported Editorial on Blood Shortage
An editorial notes that January collections in Long Beach reached 2138 pints with about 640 pints monthly used locally to sustain lives. It emphasizes the critical need for blood plasma for war and civilian casualties, urging continued volunteer efforts nationwide.
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Long Beach
Kore
Ee Bage BO
Lonely Hearts slayers Beck and Fernandez die in Sing Sing
Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were executed eight minutes apart in Sing Sing's electric chair for a string of murders tied to their Lonely Hearts scam. Fernandez, 31, aged in the chair at 11 12 p m, showed a calm smile as attendants strapped him in and a priest blessed him with a cross. The pair had confessed to the killing of a 66 year old Albany widow and her infant daughter in Michigan, and were identified as the nation's notorious con artists for profit through romance crimes.
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Dssining
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Mar
U.P
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Sing Sing
Fernandez
Janet Fay
Albany, N
Michigan
Barred Artesia Chickens Prompt New Long Beach Law
Thousands of dressed chickens shipped from the Artesian-Hawaiian Gardens area to Long Beach were halted when a new inspection control law took effect for the first time. Los Angeles County had barred its own chickens while Orange County inspectors operate, and county officials cited lack of enabling legislation.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Strike Ends as Greyhound Buses Return to Service
Pacific Greyhound Lines ordered buses back into service in seven western states at 5 am tomorrow after drivers and station employees ratified a new contract. AFL agents said about 3000 strikers voted to approve a ten percent wage boost plus other contract improvements. Areas affected included California Oregon Nevada Arizona New Mexico and parts of Utah.
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Pacific Greyhound Lines
A. A. Baker
AFL Motor Coach
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Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
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Tekis
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Photon
Dick Tolwrt
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Atlas
Thomas W. Cochran
Atttorney
Berling
Red
Ray Tucke
IAT
Drew Pearson
Wey
L.B
Artesia
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