Widow Acquitted Of Hiring Her Mate's Murder
A Fort Worth jury found 47 year old widow Mary Clark not guilty of hiring gunmen to kill her wealthy husband William Clark. The case centered on ex convicts who testified of a payoff and plan to murder, with the state seeking life. Clark had remarried in 1951 and left most of his oil and gas holdings to charity in a large estate dispute.
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Fort Worth
Tex.p
Mary Clark
Elvin Tackett
William P. Clark
Clark
Higgins
Tracy Eggleston
Cecil Green
Eggleston
Huggins
New Mexico
Noted Publisher Ray VirDen Dies at 59
Ray VirDen publisher of the Rome Daily American and former advertising executive and Dutch Treat Club president died Sunday at age 59 after a coronary thrombosis and subsequent heart attack and pneumonia. He led the Dutch Treat Club since 1942 and counted Alfred P. Sloan and Walter Chrysler among friends. He was born December 2, 1895 in Wheeler Indiana and is survived by his widow and a brother, Iowa mayor Earl VirDen.
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Ray VirDen
Rome
Italy
Daily American
VirDen
New York
Robert A. Taft
Sentlemen
United States
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corp
Walter Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
John Charles Thomas
Roy W. Howard
Scripps- Howard
Wheeler
Ind
Alanson Moody VirDen
Docia Hawk
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
VirLen
Earl VirDen
Onawa
Iowa
Pigs Thrive on Potent Aquavit, Claim Optimistic View
In Svendborg Denmark the Korinth Agricultural School reports pigs thrive on eight daily shots of aquavit. Teachers say pigs acquire an optimistic view of life, judging by curly tails and lively behavior, a method used to tell if they are drunk.
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Svendborg
Denmark
Korinth Agricultural School
Diamonds Found In Borneo Stream Beds Pan Like Gold
In Borneo, diamonds are discovered in numerous stream beds and are panned similarly to gold, reflecting mining practices and local mineral wealth.
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Borneo
Tito Bids To Hike Living Standards
Belgrade Yugoslav leader Tito outlines a new economic policy prioritizing consumer goods and food over heavy industry to raise living standards and improve foreign payments. He contrasts Yugoslavia with the Soviet bloc which pushes heavy industry and arms production. Tito spoke to the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia about slowing heavy industry while continuing development.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Malenkov
Federal Committee of the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia
Judge Advises Men To Keep Drink Money
In Providence RJ Judge Luigi De Basque who never drinks says a man who brings home all pay is a fool. In district court a 49 year old father of four faced a drunk charge for the third time in six months. The judge ordered an innocent plea and had him sent home.
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Providence, RJ
Luigi de Basque
de Pasquale
Lobbyists to Testify on Lobbying Act Changes
More than 200 registered lobbyists were invited to testify as the Senate studies possible changes to the Lobbying Act. Chairman Kennedy of Massachusetts said public hearings would begin early next year.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
D-Mass
Thieves With Key Rob Jewelry Store
Professional thieves with a key to the front door were blamed yesterday for a $30,000 jewel theft at Buschemeyer jewelry store in Louisville. No forced entry was found and only the most valuable watches and rings were taken. A $50,000 diamond loaned for display was returned to its owner hours later.
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Louisville
Buschemeyer
James C. Davis
Adlai Seeks Tranquility and Peace After Georgia Visit
Adlai Stevenson, seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, concluded a weekend in Kingsland Georgia after quail hunting and tennis at the Guckenheim hunting lodge. He voiced belief that the world most needs tranquility and peace.
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Kingsland
Adlai Stevenson
South Georgia
Harry Guggenheim
New York
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