Sonoma Posse Captures Rancher Killer in Tree
A 19 year old escaped mental patient admitted shooting and bludgeoning rancher Paul Zimmerman in Sonoma County after a raid on his home with deputies. Zimmerman’s wife was beaten and the couple was driven away to Bowman's home. Wright later surrendered from a tree as a posse of about 100 searched foothills. District Attorney postponed arraignment for psychiatric evaluation.
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Sonoma
Sonoma County
Robert Dollar Salt
Rudolph Wright
Paul Zimmerman
Zimmermans
Zimmerman
John Bowman
Dollar
Wright
Valley of the Moon Ranch
Gen
Arnold
Arnolds
Weight
Sacramento
Sherif John O'Brien
Bowman
Charles J. McGoldrick
Psychiatria
O'Brien
Los Angeles
Frank Willams
Eugene Shevette
Ray A. Slavens
Richard L. Janeway
Germans Free on Uranium Charge
FRANKFURT Germany June U S military government court ruled that uranium in its natural state was not necessarily a war material and acquitted nine Germans charged with possessing a 23300 gram block of it about 81 ounces. Uranium in processed form is used in making atomic bombs. Judge Fred G Cohn of Raleigh NC said if natural state uranium were a war material then all usable materials would be war materials.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Fred G. Cohn
Raleigh
N.C
Acheson demands deadline for full ending of blockade
U S Secretary of State Acheson urged the Foreign Ministers Council to set a five day deadline for a complete end to the Berlin blockade. He asked the council to instruct the four sector commanders to report on trade and transport negotiations by June 13. Bevin’s withdrawal and currency talks add to the deadlock as the council discusses potential interim measures with special commissioners.
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Aris
U. S
Acheson
Foreign Ministers Council
Berlin
Bevin
Germany
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Blackpool
Paris
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Ideputy
Lord Henderson
State Acheson
Andrei Vishinsky
Gove
Court hears Owen slain after drinking claim in trial
Riverside witnesses recount the night of April 22 as John E. Owen, 68, was shot. Dr. Cell F. Balsinger performed the autopsy, while Agnes Garnier, 53, claims the dispute over cocktail glasses led to the killing. Caretaker Pete Corales and maid Edna Austin testified about Owen's sobriety and Garnier's statements.
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Riverside
June
John E. Owen
Agnes Garnier
Cell F. Balsinger
Irene Rich
Los Angeles
Miss Rich
Owen
Pete Corales
Smiley Citizenship Trial Set For July 12
Allen Smiley, tied to the late Bugsy Siegel, will face a federal trial July 12 on charges he illegally claimed U S citizenship on three occasions in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Allen Smiley
Bugsy Siegel
U. S
Escape Artist Unaware Load May Kill Him
Convicted robber LaVern Speer 23 fled Bakersfield in a stolen car loaded with 50 pounds of high explosive. Deputies said the dynamite could detonate if jolted or shot, posing lethal risk as Speer and his brother Gerald 28 escaped from custody en route to San Quentin. Gerald recaptured. LaVern at large amid threats against those who “railroaded” them. The car owner Carl Owens reported packing the explosives earlier for oil-field work.
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Bakersfield
Long Beach
United Press
LaVern Speer
Superior Court
Leslie E
Hynes
Speer
Wayne Higley
Allen FR. Steel
Higley
Steele
LaVern
Gerald
Carl Owens
Owen
Hickenlooper criticizes AEC isotope exports to Norway
Senator Hickenlooper charged the Atomic Energy Commission with sending radioactive isotopes to Norway for steel and jet engine research, a move he says deviates from the law. AEC chairman Lilienthal and Commissioner Strauss defended the policy amid Senate hearings, noting prior approvals and disputes within the commission. May shipments to Finland and France were cited as part of broader research efforts, with Lilienthal insisting there was no secret or unlawful information exchange.
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Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
R.towa
Atomic Energy Commission
Norway
Davids E. Lillenthal
AEC
Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy
Lewis B. Strauss
Strauss
Lilienthal
General Advisory Commission
Senate House Committee
U. S
Lilenthal
University of Helsingfors
Finland
Lili_athal
Sen
Knowland
R.-Calif
Lillenthal
Commission
Uran
Vice Queen and Four Policemen to Face Grand Jury
Brenda Allen awaiting grand jury testimony next Tuesday as the county probes graft in the LAPD vice squad. Four high ranking officers Cmdr. Rudolph and Sergeants Stoker Jackson Weslipott plus an admin vice squad sergeant face subpoenas after wire recordings tie Allen to disorderly houses and a private detective microphone setup. The jury foreman demanded the recordings and said the police requested them.
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Los Angeles
Brenda Allen
Miss Allen
J. Arthur Vaus
Guy Rudolph
C. B. Horrail
Charles Stoker
E. V. Jackson
Rudy Weslpott
Harry Lawson
Lawson
Allice
Lanson
Stoker
Wang
Allen
Vice
Rudolph
Truman urged to use powers to end Hawaii sake
In a front page briefing the editor notes President Truman is urged to employ emergency powers to halt Hawaii’s sake distribution. The item appears on Page A-2 under News High Lights, with related notes about Hawaii coverage and other section references for the day.
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Truman
Hawaii
Billy Roce
Bridge of Jinxes Tower Damaged In $400000 Blaze
A spectacular early morning fire caused an estimated 400000 or more damage to the 502 foot west tower of the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge. Flames fed by oil and timbers turned the tower into a blazing framework, with damage primarily to machinery and scaffolding. Engineers blamed a potential short circuit at the pier base for starting the blaze, potentially delaying completion by months.
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Peaos Wash
Bridge of Jinxes
Tacoma Narrows
Tom Martinson
Bethlehem Pacific Steel Construction Co
Martinsen
Charles Brooke
Brooke
Yanks in Korea to Depart Soon Says State Dept
The State Department announced that American occupation troops in Korea will be withdrawn soon, leaving only an augmented military advisory group to train Korean forces. Unofficial reports mention July 1 as the completion date, with continued support to the southern Korean government while North Korea remains a challenge. Acting Secretary James E. Webb warned of inevitable economic collapse without large-scale U.S. aid.
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Washington
State Department
Korea
Department
North Korea
James E. Webb
Korean Republic
United States
Wheat Gains From U S Support Plan Boost
Chicago wheat futures surged after the Agriculture Department announced temporary 50 day price supporting loans for wheat piled on the ground. July futures rose to about $1.93 a bushel as government aid spurred buying, previously loans were available only for wheat in storage.
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U.S
Chicago
Board of Lo
Agriculture Department
U. S. Steel and Lewis Open Talks on June 13
John L. Lewis said U S Steel Corp will begin new contract talks for its coal mines on June 13 in Philadelphia. He disclosed a letter to Harry Moses of H C Frick Coke confirming the conference. Negotiations follow a history of coal labor agreements, with current talks happening after limited progress and a volatile outlook.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
U. S. Steel Corp
Philadelphia
Lewis
Harry Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Co
U. S. Steel
United Mine “Workers' Chief
Steel Corporation
Bluefield
W. V2
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Effort to Avert Oak Ridge Tie up
Tense mediation at Oak Ridge Tennessee as management and union leaders press for compromise before a midnight strike deadline. Negotiators work since 9 a.m. yesterday seeking a decisive breakthrough to avert a threatened walkout by about 2000 workers demanding a 25 cent hourly wage increase.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Plant
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