Supreme Court Upheld Stroble Conviction in Sex Slay Case
The Supreme Court by a 6-3 vote upheld the death sentence of Fred Stroble in the sex slaying of 6 year old Linda Joyce Glacoft. Justice Clark wrote the majority opinion. Justices Frankfurter Douglas dissented. The case involved alleged coercion of a confession and claims of prejudicial pretrial publicity.
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Morris Charges Leafing in Capital
New York April 7 Morris charged that federal workers in Washington had "worked only a half hour in six months" in a scathing interview with the World Telegram. Morris, fired as Special assistant U S Attorney General, blamed Attorney General McGrath who resigned hours later. He criticized James P McGranery and J Edgar Hoover, calling McGranery a whitewasher and asserting the federal government had no reformer intent.
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Newbold Morris
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Morris
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McGrath
James P. McGranery
McGranery
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Weather Outlook with Showers and Cooling Trend
Showers tonight and likely tomorrow with continued cool temperatures. Southwest winds shift to variable tonight and will be west to southwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour tomorrow.
Spring Thaw Brings Crisis as Rivers Flood Sioux Falls
The Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers flood after rapid melt, leaving about 2100 homeless in South Dakota. In Bismarck, water levels remain above flood stage as the Missouri pours through towns. hundreds evacuated and railroad damage reported. Pierre and Ft Pierre brace for possibly the worst flood in 71 years.
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Hopes Wane as Deadline Draws Near in Steel Dispute
New York April 7 AP A government mediator pressed anew for a settlement of the steel wage dispute but talks failed to avert a strike set for midnight. Feinsinger chair of the Wage Stabilization Board met union and industry leaders amid cautious optimism of progress. Industrial actions loom as mills cool and min es close while GE plans cutbacks amid shortages.
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Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO
United Steel Workers
Feinsinger
General Electric Co
Train Derailed Near Elwood Injures Three
CHICAGO April 7 A Pennsylvania Railroad Southland passenger train derailed near Elwood Indiana early today. A railroad spokesman said three passengers suffered minor injuries while several cars left the rails but stayed on their wheels. Another source reported ten cars derailed. The Southland runs Chicago to Cincinnati with Florida connections at Cincinnati. Elwood is in central Indiana near Anderson.
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Three-way wage walkouts disrupt U S communications nationwide
About 67,000 CIO Communications Workers of America members quit across 43 states and Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Northern California and Nevada, hitting Western Electric and Western Union amid failed all-night mediation. AT&T says most service remains normal while unions claim widespread disruption.
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CIO Communications Workers of America
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Western Union
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Plane Crashes on Hillock in Fog Near Santa Cruz Mountain
A reserve transport plane from Los Alamitos struck a 150 foot peak in fog near the Santa Cruz Mountains at 8 15 last night killing three crew members including Roy Glenn Heath 28 of Long Beach chief machinist mate Lt Commander Clinton Porter Worthington 41 Altadena pilot and Lt ig Roger Wesala 31 South Gate co pilot The R4D was en route to San Francisco to pick up Navy personnel The crash occurred 15 minutes before landing at Alameda Heath is survived by his widow Ruth Patricia and four children Roy 5 John 4 Patricia 3 and Raymond 1 Worthingtons wife Dorothe is noted He was executive officer of Reserve Transport Squadron 771 and manager of Worthington Brothers Inc The Wasala survivor details end abruptly in the readable text.
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Altadena Construction Company
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South Gate Plating
Hearing planned on McGranery nomination for attorney general
Senate judiciary committee to hold hearings on President Truman's nomination of James P. McGranery for attorney general. No date set. some senators predict weeks before action. McGranery, a federal judge, faces full investigation and FBI check over ties to the Amerasia case. confirmation likely delayed.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
James P. McGranery
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McGranery
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Utah
Philadelphia
I House
Justice Department
Amerasia
McCarran
FBI
Los Angeles Birthday Parties End With Slayings
Former Navy man Stanley Blythe 26 admitted shooting his ex brother in law John Wilson 29 as Blythe's 4 year old daughter watched. Blythe shot Wilson at Mrs. Mamie Parker's home after an earlier confrontation. another shooting at a separate party left Leslie Plymire 24 dead in front of Ray Smith’s home. Blythe and Barbara Plymire face murder related charges.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Stanley Blythe
John Wilson
Blythe
Wilson
Mamie Parker
Betty
Marine
Henry Helms
Hetty
Kore
Dale Worden Smith
Barbara Joy Plymire
Leslie Raymond Plymire
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A listing of where to locate content within the issue including Beach Combing on B-1, Bagle on A-15, Bridge on A-15, Classified Ads B-3 to B-11, Comics B-5, Crossword B-8, Editorial A-14, Financials X and Y, Obituaries Y A, Radio and Television A-2, Shipping Y A, Sports A-17 to A-19, Theaters A-16, and Tides Temperatures Y A sections and Women’s Activities B-2 to 8.
Indian Sees Stalin Urges High Level Parley
In Moscow on April 7 AP reported Indian ambassador Sir Sarvapalli RadhaKrishnan after a half hour talk with Prime Minister Stalin urged a top level meeting of the world ten leaders to resolve major international problems. He said no outstanding issue cannot be settled by discussion and negotiation and called for world leaders to convene. The interview followed by Stalin is seen as a Soviet push to promote peaceable settlement of differences.
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Stalin
India
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
Timber blaze near Sonora ignites Sierra brush
A timber and brush fire broke out at Kelly Flat about 20 miles east of Sonora California. Firefighters arriving by air helped contain the flames on the west side while crews fought advancing fire toward the east. Sixty more men moved into the rugged terrain as a road crew’s brush fire in a canyon yesterday reportedly escaped control due to a strong wind.
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Minnie Rose Webb Struggles With Meningitis Crippled Girl
Minnie Rose Webb 19, once helped by train crews near Covington Tennessee, is hospitalized in Memphis with meningitis. The charity patient, who became mobile after a crippling appendectomy left her legs paralyzed, has been unconscious since Saturday as doctors fight fever. Her parents, Jake and, Rentas, have tended her through the illness.
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Minnie
Rose Webb
Webb
Covington
Minnie Rose
John Gaston Hospital
Illinois Central
Jake Webb
Rentas
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