Pair Charged With Murder In Phoenix Tavern Slaying
Duane Edward Young 20 of Kenosha Wisconsin and James G Tripple 23 of Los Angeles were charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Sol Friedman 74 owner of a South Phoenix drive in tavern. Sheriff Cal Boies said they bound a Phoenix youth with rope hijacked his car and used it to reach the tavern where Friedman was killed during an attempted holdup. The complaint also cites armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Duane Edward Young
Kenosha
Wis
James G. Tripple
Los Angeles
South Phoenix
Sol Friedman
Cal Boies
Young
Tripple
John Siebert
Phoenix
Miss Finland Crowned Miss Universe in Long Beach
Armi Kuusela of Finland, 18, alternately described as perfect Scandinavian beauty, won Miss Universe in Long Beach after defeating 29 rivals. She received a diamond coronet, a motion picture contract, a $3000 sports car, and a $2500 wristwatch. Elsa Edsman of Hawaii was runner up with other top finishers from Crete Hong Kong and Munich.
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Armi Kuusela
Finland
Elsa Edsman
Hawaii
Renate Hoy
Germany
Daisy Mavraki
Greece
Judy Dann
Hong Kong
Long Beach
Calif
Miss Kuusela
Finn
Russia
Grace
Crete
Judy Dan
Munich
Harriman Seeks Public Will to Fund World Unity
Averell Harriman, seeking the Democratic nomination, told a CBS TV audience in New York that Americans are ready to spend to finance world unity against Communist aggression. He predicted the United States could negotiate with Stalin on favorable terms after a few years of sustained anti Communist policy.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Columbia Broadcasting System
Montgomery County
Dayton
O. Harriman
United States
Russia
Stalin
U. S
Moscow
Made Choice For President Washington Candidate
Ephrata state Senator Nat Washington announced his Democratic nomination bid for congressman at large in the Sept. 9 primaries. The piece outlines national conventions schedules, delegate counts, and contest procedures as Taft Eisenhower rivals vie for GOP votes and Democrats prepare for Chicago nominating events.
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Ephrata
Wash
Washington
Nat Washington
Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
United States
GOP
Republican National Committee
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Florida
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Taft
Eisenhower
National Committee
Delegates Begin Convention Roll Call for Nominations
The text describes the convention start with temporary leaders, then the permanent chairmen presiding. Major business completes before balloting for President and VP. Delegates hear speeches, settle contests, then permanent chairman orders roll call by states starting with Alabama and Arizona. Smaller states often relinquish their speaking rights to major candidates.
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Alabama
Arizona
Remorseful Burglar Ends Life After Brain Surgery
Millard F Wright a 42 year old burglar who had brain surgery to curb stealing killed himself in a detention cell after a spree of burglaries. Police found him with a noose and severed wrist. He left notes asking forgiveness and admitting his crimes. A stray line mentions a hippopotamus.
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Butler, Pa
Millard F. Wright
Butler Barracks
Wright
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Roberta
Millard
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