Woman recounts rape and deaths in Sonoma murder case
A near naked woman sobbed a tale of rape and murder in Jack London’s Valley of the Moon as two men are found dead in a mountain home. Investigators name victims Peter Jensen and Peter Flint, seek a mystery man nicknamed Hank, last seen in Flint’s Buick, while a Berkeley mother of two lies in hospital with serious injuries.
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Sonoma
Calif
Jack London
Valley of the Moon
H Oan
Ca 'Ricers
Hank
Andy Johansen
Sheriff's Office
Peter J. Jensen
Sonoma State Oine
Peter J. Flint
Richmond
Alif
Berkeley
Italian Seamen Strike Settled in Italy
Rome reports the seamen's strike ending after a halt to most merchant ships since June 17. More than 4,000 travelers to New York and South America found alternative transport as sailors won a 200 percent pension rise, a $5 monthly unemployment bonus, and a defined hiring schedule.
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Rome
Italy
New York
South America
Three Die In Bus Milk Truck Crash Fire
Smithfield North Carolina reports a bus and a milk truck collided near the town. The bus driver and two truck passengers were burned to death in the ensuing fire. Fourteen bus passengers were injured, two seriously, as two farmers and a passerby helped evacuate others.
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Smithfield
N. C
Pollution Group Receives Record State Funding
The Wisconsin state committee on water pollution will operate over the next two years with the highest appropriations in state history. An executive officer will be funded, with $50,000 for 1950 and $75,000 for 1951, to strengthen enforcement and public hearings. The measure also tightens procedures and deadlines, while critics question the scope of enforcement and legislative debates continue.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
State Committee On
Fred Kaftan
Green
Genero
Tal Committee
Wisconsin
Newse
Richard Steffens
Menasha
Steffens
Vernon Mson
Assembly
Curves and hills eyed as traffic hazards in Wisconsin
County Highway Police Chief Ivan Wright warns curves and hills in the area create visibility problems similar to hills. Drivers must slow on hills and around curves and stay off the left side where vision is blocked. Warning signs indicate curve direction and sharpness, promoting safe driving during the long weekend. Australia will have a new line of ships, supported by the government.
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Ivan Wright
Wright
Wisconsin
Coulee
Australia
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