Mail-order Romeo Pins Slaying Blame on Plump Sweetie
Raymond M. Fernandez testifies he sobbed and drank after seeing Mrs Janet Fay wounded during the slaying of the Albany widow who had given him savings. He claims his plump sweetheart Martha Beck helped conceal the crime and that they forged plans to bury the body in Queens after trying to move the trunk to Manhattan. The couple faces possible death sentences. Michigan has no capital punishment.
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Hard Battle Over ECA Fund Vote Shapes in Senate
In Washington a bitter Senate battle over the ECA appropriation for the year began after ratification of the North Atlantic Pact. The bill requests 3.775 billion dollars for the Marshall Plan’s second year, 10 percent below Hoffman’s requested 4.198 billion and above the House’s 3.568 billion. Amendments target farm surplus purchases, Spain funding, and a quarter-year cut.
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Ark hunt permit given by Turkish army general staff
The Turkish army general staff reportedly granted an American group permission to explore Mount Ararat near the Soviet Turkish frontier for Noah’s Ark remains. Pravda labeled the expedition an intelligence activity cloaked as a Noah’s Ark search, noting the group is staying in Ankara and awaiting further details.
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Hawaii Strike Parley Balked by Employers
Honolulu July 22 The Senate labor committee aimed to open talks in Washington to end Hawaii waterfront strike, with Harry Bridges and island stevedoring firms as participants. Employers balked, urging settlement by local collective bargaining, while unions call for Congressional investigation and federal action over alleged union-smashing plans. Strike began May 1 with wage disputes and a fact-finder panel recommendation rejected by the union.
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Cyrus C. Ching
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W. Russell Starr
Avennor
Ater
Industry Advised I to Teach Workers
Blue Ridge North Carolina July 22 an industrial relations expert predicted that in ten years industry will be fighting for the privilege of educating its adult workers Burns executive or secretary of industrial relations spoke before the Southern industrial relations conference, noting unions now do more for adult education.
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Southern Industrial Relations Conference
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Streamliner Engineer Near Death In California Crash
MONTEBELLO July 22 UP A streamliner engineer near death today after a crash that killed the truck driver, Harry G. Heaton, 55, of Nevada, Missouri. Engineer H. E. Byers, 55, of Las Vegas, Nev., saved 150 passengers by staying at the controls and pulling the Union Pacific’s Los Angeles bound train through flames. The blast and fire burned the train’s lead cars and launched gasoline over a wide area, damaging a nearby house and two cars. Byers and Dennis, a crew member, were burned but survived. the truck driver’s statement to deputies said the drive shaft likely broke as the truck began to cross the tracks.
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Harry G. Heaton
H. E. Byers
Egas
Ney
Ign Verne
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Eaward Rt Dennis
Trols
London Dockers Vote to Return to Work After Strike
Striking dockers after 25 days vote to return to their jobs Monday. A large meeting in Victoria Park backed the walkout’s end, with about 13,000 on strike since June 27 in solidarity with Canadian Seamen's Union. Wages lost total around 4.4 million dollars, as 15,000 dockers remained idle.
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Canadian Seamen's Union
Britain
House of Commons
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International Seafarers Union
Brannan Plan Backers Seek Senate Victory
Washington July 22 AP A crushing House defeat of its controversial farm plan set the administration to salvage operations in the Senate. The House voted 239 to 170 to kill a trial run of the Brannan plan on eggs potatoes and wool. The coalition led by Rep Gore admin follower triumphed despite a plea from Speaker Rayburn to try the plan. The House also voted 83 to 25 to continue rigid wartime price supports at 80 percent of parity for another year. Senate prospects remain uncertain with Elmer Thomas aiming to steer the issue, while other farm leaders warn of a possible deadlock pushing the matter into the next campaign. Repeal of the law allowing government price supports to decline if surpluses develop was also approved without a record ballot.
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Diary of Influence Salesman Taint in Senate Probe
A diary linked to Management Counselor James V. Hunt is being used to trace leads in the Senate investigation of five percenters. The diary reportedly spans 1000 pages with names of officials and their aides, prompting scrutiny from government officials. The diary’s original is with the Senate committee, and photos and copies have been distributed to agencies for cross checks.
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Child Attacker Going to Prison
LOS ANGELES July 22 Carl H Hott 28 a 220 pound boilermaker's helper was convicted yesterday and sentenced to one year to life in San Quentin for the brutal assault on his 4 year old daughter Carol Elaine while caring for her and her twin brother in a trailer. The judge Superior Judge Stanley Barnes ordered psychiatric treatment during imprisonment.
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Hite
San Quentin
Stanley Barnes
Keyser
W. Va
Carol -Elaine
Car
Bees Die in Rural Churchyard Bee Attack Sparks Cleanup
Six beekeepers from near Peoria killed about 60 000 bees that had blocked the Graham Chapel doors for three weeks. The operation used sun helmets and mesh masks and aims for another hive destruction next week. At the rear a tree held 50 000 bees. the incident followed a prior arson case that killed two children. Nearby, Chicago reports hot humid weather with midwest heat and rising temperatures across Texas to Illinois.
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Blind Man Killed on Subway Track
New York July 22 A sightless newspaper vendor Louis Kernan fell from a Manhattan platform and was hit by an approaching subway train. Passengers heard his cries for help as the motorman said he could not stop in time. His wife was notified by a police lieutenant.
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Re? Lous Kernan
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Subway
Frank Marmier
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Arkansas farmer executed for killings of wife and two children
Aris Tucker July 22 reports Harvie B. Rorle, 45, was put to death by electric chair at 5 18 am at the state prison farm for killing his estranged wife and two children.
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Groveland racial trouble eases as guards patrol
Florida authorities report a drop in unrest after a string of violence in Groveland and nearby Polk City. Night riders fired on the Negro quarter, homes burned, and a cross was burned near a Negro school. Police and peace officers meeting in Jacksonville condemn northern news handling of the events.
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Virgil Stuart
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Banana Eater Joins Marines After Banana Feast
In Cincinnati on July 22, Glenn Balthater of Covington finally qualified for the Marines after three years of attempts. He weighed 148 pounds at first, then ate 10 pounds of bananas to push past the requirement, briefly tipping the scales before his final weigh in. The stunt earned him a full-fledged enlistment.
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Glenm Balthater
Iihe Covington
Marines
Glenn
Ring Found After Three Day Search at Goodwill
CHICAGO July 22. A needle in a haystack search among 3000 bags of clothing at Goodwill Industries ended when a lost ring was found. Mrs Sally Sherman donated the dress with the ring pinned inside. The ring was discovered after three days of sorting through dresses and other clothing.
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Stack
Goodwill Industries
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Sherman
Good Industries
What, No Crackers Hale Gets Plenty
Hale receives a surplus of oyster crackers with a note mentioning July 22. The item references Hale and a newspaper regret about availability, noting crackers are on the way and that oyster crackers are typically served.
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