Kidnapper Cook Reads Poetry in California Jail
Accused kidnapper killer William E. Cook, 22, shows rare cooperation reading Omar Khayyam in a San Diego jail. He faces a federal Lindbergh law kidnapping charge with possible death penalty and will await Oklahoma City grand jury action before potential trial. Bodies of the Mosser family were found in an abandoned mine shaft near Joplin, Missouri, with Cook charged in their kidnapping and related crimes.
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San, Diego
Calif
William E. Cook
Missouri
Mexico
Omar Khayama
Oklahoma City
Messerthal U. S
Ernest A. Tolin
Los Angeles
Cook
Oklahoma
Carl Mosser
Atwod
Joplin
Robert Dewey
Seattle
California
Japanese Mobilization Call Sparks Uproar in Osaka
Former Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida urges Japanese to defend the nation amid Korean crisis and threat from communism. He cites President Truman’s emergency and American sacrifices, pushing for a larger police reserve and possible national emergency law.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Truman
Korea
Ashida
People’s Democratic Party
Japan
People's Democratic Party
Coration of the Trinity elects new senior warden and delegates
Dr. E. H. Hollands was re elected senior warden at the 92nd annual meeting held at the Coration of the Trinity Episcopal church. Members elected to seats include RL Brickner George March Otha Hatfield and Robert McCoy. Delegates to the diocesan convention are Hollands Hawkins and Mel Daniel with alternates Cot-ton Beery and Cadle. The budget allocates about 15 percent to missions and seminaries. The Rev Louis Basso spoke on Three Dimensional Christianity. A turkey dinner was served by the Women's Auxiliary beforehand.
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E. H. Hollands
Rhode Island Street
Episcopal Church
Vermont Street
Brickner
George March
Otha Hatfield
Robert McCoy
Hollands
John Hawkins
Mel Daniel
Nisei Must Prove Loyalty or Face Deportation
The Ninth Circuit reversed Judge Goodman and ruled 4,315 Nisei who renounced U.S. citizenship during World War II at Tule Lake must prove loyalty to the United States or lose their citizenship and be deported to Japan. The decision notes duress in the camp and cites the attorney general’s stance on preventing restoration of citizenship to disloyal renunciants.
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San Francisco
U. S
Japan
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District
Louis E. Goodman
Nizei
Tulelake
Calif
Goodman
J. Howard McGrath
Three Month Mystery Ties Cook to Oklahoma Disappearances
Salina Oklahoma authorities reopen a three month old mystery tied to William E. Cook. They seek FBI and state help about a Michigan couple who vanished September 30 after camping on the Grand River. Investigators have little to go on beyond a partial female description and an Irish setter.
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Salina
Okla
Mayes County
William E. Cook
Jack Burris
Kit Robinson
Michigan
Grand River
Oklahoma
Ook
San Diego
Calif
Carl Mosser
Joplin
Cook
California
Fire Causes Investigations Point to Carelessness
Federal investigators privately indicate the $15 million waterfront fire that destroyed the ammunition pier and the Transport George Washington was likely caused by an oil drum used as a warming fire bin by workers. The blaze began around 4 p.m. Tuesday, consuming the pier, the 25,000-ton troopship, barges, and other equipment near the Chesapeake Bay bridge project near Annapolis. Ermittiation teams from the F B I, army, maritime administration, coast guard, city fire and police, and the National Board of Fire Underwriters are examining the incident.
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Baltimore
George Washington
F.B.L. Army, Maritime Administration and
Coast Guard
National Board of Fire
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolia
74 Year Old Man Campaigning in Kansas
Aged 74 Roland Cor tex Casad died in Los Angeles after a lifelong bid for office. He claimed to want to spread Town ideas of shorter hours prosperity and no taxes, advocated a depreciating currency to pay government bonds, began political activity at 14 in Kansas, and hitch hiked across the United States.
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Los Angeles
Roland Cortex Casad
Casad
Kansas
General Hospital
United States
Glahn begins Air Force training at Lackland
In The Armed Service West Glahn son of Mia Gene Glahn 2200 Vermont Street left last week to begin air force training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Tex He was a sophomore at the University of Kansas prior to enlistment Pvt Clarence W Davis 20 son of Emil Borer 1101 New York Street has completed his Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Tex
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West, Glahn
Mia
Gene Glahn
Vermont Street
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
University of Kansas
Pvt
Clarence W. Davis
Emil Borer
New York Street
Air Force
Corrects Cause of Suffering Due to Vitamin Deficiency
An old advertisement touts HADACOL as a cure for aches from vitamins and minerals shortages. It quotes Mrs. Della Kennedy of Jacksonville Florida praising gains in strength, energy, and daily life after using HADACOL, claiming rapid bodily distribution and a “We Hadacol Feeling.”
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Della Kennedy
Sonic Avene
Jacksonville
Florida
Flood control hindered by national defense effort says Lincoln
Col. Lawrence J. Lincoln of the Kansas City district engineer’s office told Lawrence Chamber of Commerce members that national emergency priorities likely delay land acquisition for new reservoirs in the Kansas river basin. He cited Milford and Perry reservoir projects among recommended sites and noted local opposition and possible congressional hesitation before action proceeds.
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Kansas River
Liewrence J. Lincoln
Kansas City
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln
Kansas Basin
Corps of Engineers
Milford
Perry
Kansas
Nebraska
C.hiing
Congress
Kampolit
Kidney Slow Down Restless Nights
Don’t suffer sleepless nights from reduced kidney function. Don’s Pills have helped readers for 30 years by easing backache dizziness and tiredness by supporting kidney filtration and waste removal.
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Tey Doan
Mithen
Dean
Sean
New Dual-Shoe Farking Brake Boosts Truck Safety
The feature promises improved braking on steep grades and steadier control. It highlights enhanced power from every drop of Qas fuel, claiming genuine fuel economy and safer climbs for heavy-duty models.
FALSE TEETH THAT LOOSEN NEED NOT EMBARRASS
An advertorial promotes FASTRETEH powder to tighten loose dentures. It claims easy relief, renewed cheek comfort, and firmer teeth by sprinkling the acid powder on implants. It promises discreet use and availability at drugstores.
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