Verdict Is Near In Trial Of Army Colonel's Widow
The U S Army court martial of Dorothy Krueger Smith, widow of Col Aubrey Smith, neared a verdict as prosecutors argued motive and premeditation in the October Tokyo knife slaying. Defense focus remained on possible mental imbalance, with no witness testimony by Mrs Smith. Conviction for premeditated murder carries death or life. temporary insanity could lead to acquittal and care recommendations.
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Tokyo
Dorothy Krueger Smith
Col
Aubrey Smith
W. H. H. Jones
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Dorothy Smith
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Oregon Executes Convicted Killers
In Salem two condemned men Morris Leland age 26 and Frank Oliver Payne age 49 were put to death in the state gas chamber after Payne survived an attempted self poisoning with sleeping pills the night before. Payne had killed a Portland grocer in a January 9 1951 holdup and both men faced execution for their crimes.
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Portland
Payne
Virgil O’malley
Surgeon dies in Richmond at 73
Dr. Claude C. Coleman a nationally known neuro surgeon and medical insurance pioneer died at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond.
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Richmond, Va
Claude C. Coleman
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
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