Ex-showgirl Slaying Suspect Questioned
New York investigation surrounding the strangulation death of Evelyn Hughes a former Ziegfeld showgirl with Broadway credits Rio Rita Rosalie and Valentina. Suspect Birger Nordkvist an Apple picker from Hamlin western New York was arrested in Utica after contacting a hotel manager seeking news of the New York case. Police say Nordkvist carried a scrap bearing Hughes name and the Ashland Hotel address and claimed to be a fugitive from justice. Two New York detectives traveled to Utica to question him as authorities describe the case with no observed struggle and cans found in the room.
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New York
Utica
X. X
Evelyn
Yvonnes Hughes
Manhattan
Birger Nordkvist
Nordkvist
Hamlin
Miss Hughes
Ashland
Sweden
Duffey-Mott Co
Rosalie
Rudolph Valentino
Gloria Swanson
John McDonald
Hughes
Quaker Peer Lord Darwen Dies in London
Lord Darwen aged 65, a Quaker peer and Manchester cotton manufacturer, died in London yesterday. He had served as a lord-in-waiting to King George VI since 1949.
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London
Lord Darwen
Manchester
George VI
London Art Dealer Sells Rubens for Philadelphia Museum
London dealer Martin B. Asscher closed a sale of Rubens Prometheus Bound to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for about 100000 dollars. The painting, owned by the Duke of Manchester’s family for over 300 years, fetched 2900 guineas at a prior auction before Asscher acquired it privately.
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London
Martin B. Asscher
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Duke of Manchester
Asscher
Mother Visits Quadruple Amputee Son in Rehab Push
Mrs Clara M Mdmerdleberg of MMERDLEBERG Pa plans a New Year visit to her 21 year old son Robert, a private first class rendered quadruple amputee by Korean War frostbite. Robert will be flown from California to Walter Reed as Pennsylvania Legion posts donate to his rehabilitation. veterans, including WWII quadruple amputee Fredric Hensel, offer encouragement.
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Mmerdleberg
Clara
Robert
Defense Department
California
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Smith
Travis Air Force Base
Rale
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion
Joseph S. McCracken
Legion
Pennsylvania
Birmingham
Ala
Fredric Hensel
Hensel
Jimmy Wison
Wilson
Starke
Fla
Burlington
Daly
Okiawa
Twenty Indians Die Fighting for U.S.
Twenty American Indians serving in the armed forces have been killed in the Korean War. The Bureau of Indian Affairs released a casualty report based on losses in the last two months among the more than 2500 Indians in U.S. services.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Railway Pact Faulty, Laws Engineer Heads Unity Meeting
Cleveland December 27 AP The head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers James P Shields voiced doubt on a three year peace pact with American railroads, saying general chairmen will decide acceptance. He will present settlement details to about 125 chairmen in Cleveland, who will analyze and vote. Meetings also called for the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen Enginemen and Railroad Trainmen with chairmen to convene January 4.
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Cleveland
Washington
Union
James P. Shields
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Shields
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Firemen's Union
Why Not Blast Suiho Dam? Russia Feared
Washington dispatch examines the debate over bombing Suiho and other dams on the Yalu border. Officials weigh strategic value against risk of Soviet intervention, noting dam capacities, locations, and potential flood effects on Manchurian and North Korean infrastructure.
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Russia
Ar Uu
Washington
U. S
Manchuria
North Korea
Alfred Sieminski
D.N. J
Korea
Sieminski
New York
Pentagon
Gen. Mac.Arthur
Tokyo
Yalu River
Suiho Hydroelectric Power Co
U. N
Yalu
Mamochin
China
Mukden
United States
Europe
Army Calls Up 7500 Officers In Broad Mobilization
The Army announced it will call 7500 officers including 890 medical, 850 dental, 415 Medical Service Corps and 100 Women's Army Corps lieutenants and captains. Report dates Feb 5 and Mar 15. guard and reserve officers to report Mar 1 to Mar 22. Navy plans changed. reservists to be released no fixed date.
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Navy
Army
Women's Army Corps
Medical Service Corps
National Guard
Naval Reserve
Organized Reserve
Volunteer Reserve
The
American Bar Association
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Hollywood Freeway Opens to Traffic in Los Angeles
The $13 million Hollywood Freeway link opened today with four lanes each way, easing congestion on Sunset Boulevard and Temple Street. Dignitaries including Lt. Gov. Goodwin J. Knight and Mayor Fletcher Bowron attended as the road began operation from Grand Avenue to Silverlake Boulevard. The project is part of a larger $45.9 million system with future sections planned to connect to the Cahuenga Pass, Santa Ana, Ramona, Harbor, and Arroyo Seco freeways, linking downtown to Valley routes.
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L' Angeles
Hollywood
Neil Petree
Grand Ave
Silverlake Blvd
Sunset Blvd
Temple St
Goodwin J. Knight
Fletcher Bowron
Harold Henry
Harold Jessup
C. H. Purcell
State Highway Commission
Randolph Collier
State Senate Highway Committee
Western Ave
Cahuenga Pass
San Fernando Valley
Santa Ana
Ramona
Harbor
Figueroa St
Arroyo Seco
Missouri Blaze Destroys Beans in Sikeston Fire
A fire at Sikeston Cotton Oil Company warehouse in Sikeston Missouri destroyed $1,000,000 worth of soybeans and aimed to save a $49,000 steel lone storage building as firemen fought near zero temperatures.
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Sikeston
Sikeston Cotton Oil Company
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Long Beach
Elto
Presa
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