Heirens Refuses to Talk in Murder Case
Chicago youth William Heirens, charged with two brutal murders, has repeatedly said I don't remember and refused to talk at a brief arraignment. State's Attorney William Tuohy announced the defense asked for time as the judge continued the hearing until August 4.
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Chicago
U.S
William Tuohy
William Heirens
Tuohy
Heirens
Criminal Court
Harold G. Ward
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Wave
Mal Coghlan
Kenny to Visit City Tomorrow
Delbert J. Kenny Republican candidate for governor plans a Kenosha stop on his campaign schedule arriving from West Bend at 9 a.m. He tours the county and city meeting voters, with a 3 p.m. Library Park speech and 6 p.m. Elks club dinner. If rain, the talk moves to Quake Recreation hall. Ralph M. Immell also plans a Kenosha appearance during the Racine American Legion convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert J. Kenny
Kenosha
Jake VanBendegem
Kenny
Library Park
VanBendegem
Kenny Willrrive
West
18YearOld Drowns While Swimming in Big Eau Pleine River
Maynard Gosse 18 son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Gosse of Ifull township Marathon county drowned yesterday while swimming in the Big Eau Pleine river near Colby Wisconsin.
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Colby, Wis
U.P
Maynard Gosse
Clarence Gosse
Ifull
Marathon County
Here
North Dakota Mayor Commutes 70 Miles to Job
Sitka appoints Arthur Bernstein as mayor and he commutes 70 miles between his home in Bismarck and the mayoral office. Bernstein also runs a bar in Sitka, a boom town along the Access Highway to the Garrison dam site.
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North Dakota
Sitka
N. D
U.P
Arthur Bernstein
Bismarck
Bernstein
Garrison Dam
Marines killed in China clash near Peiping
Eyewitnesses recount a four hour ambush 35 miles southeast of Peiping as a convoy of 100 marines faced heavy fire. At least four marines were killed and 19 wounded with automatic weapons rifles and grenades. Chinese attackers in bluish green Communist uniforms attacked from cornfields and some fled as the convoy withdrew to Peiping.
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Peiping
U. S
Hohsiwu
Fred J. Frees
Sioux Falls
S. D
Tientsin
James West
Cincinnati
Frees
West
Peiping Headquarters
Associated Press
Ashley Leads For Medalist In State Golf
Kenosha Country club hosts second round qualifying for the state amateur golf tour as Dr. Richard W. Ashley, 1934 champion, shoots 71 to reach 145 for 36 holes. Larry Hjortness and Bowden Davis tie at 146, while Jerry Frost slides to 147 after an 80.
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Kenosha Country Club
Richard W. Ashley
Larry Hjortness
Racine
Bowden Davis
Milwaukee
Ashley
Jerry Frost
Frost
Kenosha
Adde Wehrle
Dennesday
Wisconsin Vets Housing Bill Cited in Special Session Close
Wisconsin legislators in a special session approved a veterans housing bill and advanced an emergency salary rise plan for the emergency board and civil service workers. They could not reach agreement on broader pay raises with the assembly adjourned, leaving a senate vote to resume today.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Goodland
Assembly
Senate
Welfare Department
Veterans’ Housing
Emergency Board
State Department
Warren Knowles
New
Richmond
A. J. Opstedal
Bureau of Personnel
State Departments
Fred Pfenning
Kenosha
Court Docket Heaviest City Session Since 1946
A crowded municipal court docket of 30 cases Monday marked the heaviest single session of the year with charges from parking violations to rifle shooting. Police reported a busy weekend with 12 prisoners in jail as County Judge W W Davis presided for Judge Ruetz. Clyde Paddock was fined $15 plus $4.50 costs for speeding on Sheridan road. Gordon Knaus forfeited a $3 bond for a traffic light violation. Frank Warner faced a sentence of $5 and $7.76 costs or 10 days for disorderly conduct. George Schmalfeldt was charged with disorderly conduct. Robert Batton was fined $10 and $4.50 costs for speeding. Willard Mills was fined $10 and $6.60 costs for disorderly conduct.
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W.W. Davis
Edward J. Ruetz
Clyde Eugene Paddock
Sixteenth Street
Racine
Sixtieth Street
Sheridan Road
Gordon Knaus
Linden Avenue
Frank D. Warner
Seventeenth Street
George Schmalfeldt
Thirty-first Avenue
Ralph Fox
John Shaffer
Robert W. Batton
Fourth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Seventh Avenue
Willard Mills
Racine Street
Detroit Auto Makers Aim At 325000 Production Next Month
Detroit analysts forecast U S passenger car output will top 325000 units next month led by stronger parts and equipment supply. The estimate assumes no further curtailment since V J day and solid demand will keep factories running at full capacity.
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Detroit
United States
Moon Flight by Guided Missiles Seen Within Eighteen Months
Army Air Force missile experts said they expect a rocket to reach the moon within 18 months with radar beacons and automatic devices to relay data. Maj. P. C. Calhoun emphasized safety before any landing and stressed guided missiles for national defense and interplanetary exploration potential.
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Moon
Washington
Army Air Force
P. C. Calhoun
AAF
Earth
Calhoun
United States
Four Firemen Die In Hotel Blaze In San Francisco
A five alarm fire at the seven story Hotel Herbert in downtown San Francisco killed four firefighters and injured or overcome 30 others. The blaze began around 3 a.m. and raged over four hours as guests fled to the street. Investigators could not determine a definite cause, though a cigarette discarded from a rear window is suspected.
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San Francisco
U.P
Herbert
Mary E. Perry
Martin J. Kearns
Albert Hudson
John Borman
Charles Lynch
Walter Elvistky
Butter ration causes Tokyo housewives to boil oil
Notified that foreign butter would be distributed, Tokyo suburban women gathered with beer and sake bottles and straw bags. One woman tried boiling it and observed it liquefy into oil, prompting others to boil butter across the neighborhood.
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Tokyo
Deal Between Rep Coffee and Tacoma Contractor Details Emerge
Washington reports that Eivind Anderson of Tacoma testified to a Senate War Investigating Committee that he paid Rep Coffee 2500 to secure representation in Washington. He claims the payment was not a campaign contribution and recounted a 1941 hallway conversation after a lunch with Coffee and Paul Olson. Anderson linked a hoped 936 517 contract to the arrangement, saying Coffee promised to look after his interests. The probe also touched on Garsson munitions and a broader tax return inspection authorized by President Truman.
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Washington
Eivind Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
Coffee
Capitol
Anderson
Senate War Investigating Committee
House
Paul A. Olson
War Department
Paul
John
War and Justice Department
Garsson Munitions Combine
Truman
Mead
N. Y
Kenosha shuts pools beaches and play areas citywide
City Manager James G. Wallace acting for the Board of Health ordered the closing of all pools beaches and playgrounds in response to a polio outbreak. Dr A J Randall reports eleven cases with seven new since Saturday and suspends youth activities camps and related events.
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Kenosha
James G. Wallace
Board of Health
A. J. Randall
Department of Health
L. O. Denyes
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Byrnes Pledges U.S. Full News Coverage at Peace Conference
Secretary of State Byrnes vows continued US engagement and seeks Big Four support for conference recommendations. Attlee urges full consideration of 17 small powers while warning against militant nationalism. Molotov absent, Vishinsky attends. Wang Shih Chieh outlines three main proposals on postwar treaties including independence or UN trusteeship for some Italian colonies.
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Paris
U.P
James F. Byrnes
United States
Byrnes
Clement R. Attlee
Great Britain
Attlee
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Molotov
Wang Shih Chieh
United Nations
Six White Men Accused in Negro Death in Mississippi
Holmes county Attorney Pat M. Barrett said a Mississippi negro Leon McTatie, 35, was beaten to death by six white men who accused him of stealing a saddle. The six, under arrest, admitted whipping him but denied killing him, saying after punishment they told him to go on down the road.
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Lexington
Miss
U.P
Holmes County
Pat M. Barrett
Leon McTatie
Bride 98 and Groom 75 Wed After Sun Day Courtship
Mary De Witt Wilson aged 98 and Luther Wilson 75 married in Charleston after three Sunday afternoon courtships. They forgot the courthouse closed Saturday, were licensed by a deputy clerk, and wed by Justice Thomas Sanders. Both are pensioners. Wilson has a daughter, Mrs. Wilson a daughter and grandchildren. They plan a future photo with “our kids.”
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Mattoon
Ill
Mary de Witt Wilson
Luther Wilson
Charleston
Wilson
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Sanders
GI Leave Pay To Be in Bonds
A Senate House conference committee agreed to pay enlisted men for unused furloughs in negotiable bonds rather than cash. The plan, originated by President Truman, aims to cover up to 3 billion dollars in terminal leave payments and allows bonds to be used for GI life insurance premiums. Previously only officers received discharge leave payments.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Truman
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Affairs Committee
14 Year Old Cherrypicker Fatally Struck in Wisconsin
In Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin Ronald Pidgeon, 14 a volunteer cherrypicker, was killed when a car struck him on a highway as he walked with friends. The driver Fred Ferron of Sawyer Wisconsin lost control, the car rolled but Ferron escaped injury.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Ronald Pidgeon
Fred Ferron
Sawyer
Ferron
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