Man Tells of Wife He Butchered
An office worker in Newark confessed to police that he fatally harmed his wife in California with a croquet mallet, dumped her body in a desert near Ensenada, and later drove east with his three children to Maplewood. He said he cut off her hands with a hatchet, buried them, and left the body behind after an argument in Van Nuys. He implicated jealousy and suspected infidelity, and faces a California serious-case warrant as a fugitive.
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Newark
N. J
Los Angeles
California
Mexico
Edward Richard Fredericks
Fredericks
Ruth Hilda
Jane
van Nuys
Calif
Beriezd
Charless
Stew
Stewart
Providence
K. 1
Maplewood
Ensenada
Two Die as South Africa Casts Record Ballot
In Johannesburg and across major stations South Africans vote in a record turnout as police guard polling places amid tensions over racial policy. Two deaths occur in an explosion at a mining town. arrests reported for double voting while extremists push for white supremacy and political leaders include Malan and Smuts.
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Johannesburg
South Af
City
Bush
Factory
Rica
Spence
Nigeri
iInade
Transvaal
Daniel F. Malan
United Party
Christiaan Smuts
British Commonwealth
Armed Forces Publicity Change Order Delayed
Washington reports the Defense Department temporarily withdrew a publicity order cutting separate service activities to favor a joint program. Spokesmen say changes will be approved by Secretary Wilson. officials note the move may stall in Pentagon files. The memo, signed last week, mirrors Forrestal's four year old directive to pool military publicity under a civilian director.
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Washington
Defense Department
Wilson
Europe
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense
James Forrestal
Stolen Powered Mower and Radios From Hotel Basement
A gasoline powered lawnmower and three hotel radios were reported stolen from a basement storage area of the Stillman Hotel. The loss was estimated at $175. Dorothy seenes reported the theft on Tuesday to owner Joe G Zu iuri Peirce.
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Stillman
Dorothy Seenes
Joe G. Zuiuri
Peirce
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