1954 Looney Larceny Highlights NEA Roundup
NEA Special Correspondent recalls a vintage year for larceny with wacky plots and odd alibis. A 240-pound burglar sought reducing pills in a doctor’s office while another stole glasses to “see my way out.” A Hamilton thief claimed he took items to aid vision. Chicago youths on a roof pleaded they were “looking for girls.” A Cincinnati man swallowed heroin to dodge narcotics arrest, demanding a warrantless release.
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New York
Martin and
Lewis
Los Angeles
Hamilton
Ont
Chicago
Cincinnati
Thieves Take Odd Loot Across North America
A roundup of burglaries across North America reports unusual thefts and bold crimes. Items range from a watchdog named Judy in Brockton Massachusetts to a king snake in Thurmont Maryland and a five foot boa constrictor, with cash, vehicles, and even a kitchen sink stolen in various cities including Hamilton Ontario and St. Catharines Ontario.
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Brockton
Mass
Judy
AU Thurmont
Hamilton
Canada
Bethel
Conn
Missoula
Mont
du Quoin
Denver
Philadelphia
Ferndale
Wash
Bridgeport
St. Catherines
Ont
Ship Captain Dies After Saving Crew
Tobermory Scotland report: Ivan Dahn a Swedish sea captain died after steering a damaged freighter from Liverpool to Sweden off Scotland's west coast. His crew of 20 escaped in lifeboats with no injuries as the 1337-ton vessel backed from a reef and listed in heavy seas.
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Tobermory
Scotland
Ivan Dahn
Liverpool
Sweden
West German Red Cross plans aid move for 100000 Germans
West Germany aims to relocate over 100,000 Germans from Communist Poland to reunite families and reduce elderly and unemployables, a plan developed by Warsaw and the German Red Cross amid Polish suspicions of anti-Polish factions. The account mentions a ship incident with passengers abandoning ship and a captain remaining aboard.
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Red Cross
Poland
West Germany
Warsaw
Notable deaths across cities reported by AP
East Liverpool Ohio lawyer William H Vodrey 81 former Brush-Moore executive died yesterday born in East Liverpool. Actress Gwendalyn Emerson 64 English born in Dorchester died Saturday. Sculptor Romuald Kraus 63 born in Bucovina Austria died yesterday in Louisville. John Redmond Marra 61 VP Railway Express Agency died yesterday in New York. Edward R Hawkins 72 founder Hawkins Container Co died yesterday in Cleveland. Kenneth Clark 56 AP veteran died Saturday in Kansas City. Lawrence Ottinger 70 founder United States Plywood Corp died yesterday in Scarsdale. Byron Harvey 78 Fred Harvey chain chairman died yesterday in Chicago.
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New York
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Dorchester
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Scarsdale
N.Y
Lawrence Ottinger
United States Plywood Corp
Japan Declares Tiny Forces Legal Under New Constitution
Tokyo Japan's government ruled that Japan's token army navy and air force are legal under the postwar constitution which renounces war. Prime Minister Hatoyama and the Democratic party affirmed the defense forces are below war potential while hints of revising the charter persist. Hatoyama faces Diet questioning on Red China recognition and coexistence policy.
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Navy party dies on Mount Ben Nevis disaster
Five Royal Navy recreation climbers die on Ben Nevis in Scotland amid icy 900 foot fall. The victims include three petty officers a midshipman and a Wrens member as others search the rugged gully for recovered bodies. Ben Nevis stands as Britain’s highest peak at 4 406 feet.
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Judge Serving For Two Trials In Cleveland
Judge Edward Blythin sits on two first degree murder trials at once in Cleveland. Samuel H. Sheppard faces jurors for the bludgeoned death of his wife last July 4 while Curtis Chaney, charged in a separate August 23 shooting, waives a jury and is heard by a three judge panel. The judge may shuttle between cases if a verdict nears. Tokyo reports 40 to 45 percent of Japan’s population employed in agriculture. New York notes 55 percent of U.S. homes have television sets.
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Cleveland 4
Edward Blythin
Samuel H. Sheppard
Bludgeont
Anat Trist
Curtis
iChaney
Blythin
Royal Family to Spend Christmas at Sandringham
Britain declares holiday plans with the royal family riding to Sandringham on Wednesday. Queen Elizabeth II will deliver the annual Christmas broadcast from Sandringham House. The children Charles Anne and Princess Margaret accompany the Queen Mother Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. A separate historical note mentions early use of guillotines in various countries.
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Sandringham
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Anne
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Margaret
Sandrinham House
Relief for rheumatism arthritis neuritis offered free trial
An absolute proven remedy advertised for rheumatism arthritis and neuritis suffering. Claims relief with only one trip needed. Disabled persons may send a friend to the Uniontown Pennsylvania address at 45 South Mt Vernon Ave near Route 40. Office hours daily 10 to 6 and Sunday 10 to 4.
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Mt. Vernon Ave
Uniontown
Noted Novelist James Hilton In Seaside Memorial Hospital
Jim Hilton reports that 44 year old James Hilton, the author of Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr. Chips, is in very poor condition at Seaside Memorial Hospital. He was admitted November 2 for an infection and is described as progressively worse.
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James Hilton
Seaside Memorial Hospital
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Mr. Chips
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