Paralyzed veteran wins divorce at VA hospital
World War II veteran Robert Lee Blakesley, 28, was granted an uncontested divorce at the Veterans Administration Hospital after claiming marital stress caused his paralysis. Superior Judge Vernon W. Hunt presided bedside in a special session. Elvia Blakesley, 26, left with another man in 1952 and waived alimony, but kept home furnishings and $600. An operation was planned with hope of improvement.
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McCarthy Links Dope Trade to Spying Funds
Senator McCarthy presented evidence linking narcotics trafficking to subsidizing Communist spies in the United States. He cited testimony by narcotics officials Cunningham and Mitchell, who said they do not normally pursue organized foreign drug peddling.
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Defense Chief Urges Waiver for Stock Rule and More Assistants
Secretary of Defense Wilson seeks a waiver of the stock disposal rule to hire two additional top assistants, arguing it would ease recruitment while promising to dispose of his General Motors holdings. The move faces likely Senate resistance and hinges on conflict over officials' financial interests.
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