Man told he will die of cancer and prison sentence suspended
A 68 year old farmer, Peter Sawchuk, learned in state supreme court that he is dying of carcinoma and thus will not serve a 2 to 3 year sentence for a fatal traffic crash. Justice Ward said mercy permits the execution of the sentence by not imprisoning him. Sawchuk showed no clear emotion as his daughters sobbed and left the room.
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Buffalo
N. Y
State Supreme Court
Peter Sawchuk
Burg
Hamilton
Sawchuk
Children turn from war toys to constructive play in Dublin shops
Dublin shopkeepers report during the holiday season children shun toy soldiers and guns in favor of constructive play items. Boxes of Chinese uniforms weaving sets tops games windmills and books prove more popular with youngsters than martial toys.
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Dublin
Eire
Timekeeper says he was pistol whipped and fled to lake
Gerald Pilcher a 21 year old timekeeper on a construction job told police he was beaten with a pistol by Joseph Rutsky 22 a Rolla School of Mines student. Rutsky allegedly fired at Pilcher and set fire to the car then tried to throw him into the blaze before Pilcher jumped into a lake near Little Rock. Two bystanders pulled him from the water as Rutsky fled.
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Little Rock
Gerald Pilcher
Timek
Joseph M. Rutsky
Rolla, Mo
School of Mines
Rutsky
Pilcher
Icher
Rusky
Guide for Draftees and Veterans by Maj Thomas Nias
The piece outlines draft history from 1947 to 1948, noting that 200000 to 250000 draftees were projected but the army's actual strength declined from about 1,000,000 to 677,000. It details release prospects for those who have served 12 months, plus reserve obligations, and potential renewal of the draft act beyond 1950. It cites Senate positions on extension and confirms job protection under the draft act.
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Thomas M. Nias
Gray
Active Reserve
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Inactive Reserve
Congress
Johnson
Colorado
Elbert Thomas
Truman
Governor says state police may be needed to curb gambling
The Post-Dispatch quotes Governor Stevenson saying he has called county officials to enforce the gambling law and may use state police. He aims to shut down big gamblers and opposing political groups backing them. A survey shows slot machines punchboards chance jars bingo in several counties.
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ST. Louis
Post-Dision
Carl Baldwin
Ingfield
Stevenson
Post- Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Hypnotist Extracts Cigarettes in Bognor Shop
John Wafer, a hypnotist, demonstrated in Bognor England by hypnotizing a girl clerk in a store with a “No Cigarettes” sign. He compelled her to confess under hypnosis and later, upon waking, she gave him cigarettes without being asked.
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John Wafer
Bognor England
Wafer
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