Colorado Students Guard Against Campus Killer
University of Colorado officials urge students to double date after a campus murder and a prior fatal attack. The 13 year old Roy Spore dn and 18 year old Doris Weaver were attacked near a women’s dorm, with Joe Sam Walker convicted of a later related murder. Authorities note a possible similarity to the Theresa Foster case.
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Oulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Robert Stearns
Roy G. Spore
Joe Sam Walker
Boulder County
Angelo
Lap
Denver
Theresa Foster
Miss Weaver
Spore
Roy
Two San Quentin Escapees Recaptured Within 12 Hours
Two escaped convicts from San Quentin were recaptured within 12 hours near the prison. Warden Clinton Duffy notified and returned Carter and Neeley to solitary confinement. The pair hid in the hills until night, then approached a car in San Rafael, forcing the owner to surrender $15, with $9 later returned.
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San Rafael
Theo C. Capura
Capura
Neeley
Wherry in Drive for Farm Votes
Alliance Nebraska June 11 Republicans opened a campaign for midwest farm votes with a plan for an agricultural program free of government control. Senator Wherry of Nebraska told the Nebraska Stock Growers Association that diversion not destruction would solve farm surpluses. Democrats countered with radio talks explaining Brannan plan to let prices of perishables fall with subsidies to farmers.
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Washington
NBC
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Rep. Blemiller
R.-Wis
Brannan
Des Moines
Truman
Midwest
Wherry
British Deny Fear of Competition With German Plants
Hamburg dispatch reports British authorities denying fear of German competition. An official statement says Britain demolished German synthetic oil plants to prevent wartime use, insisting the action was indispensable to hinder Germany. Workers resisted entry as demolition squads operated at two of eleven plants.
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Hamburg
Germany
Britain
Apes Eras S
Liberal party nominates Quirino for president
Manila June 11 1 The Liberal party unanimously nominates President Elpidio Quirino as its standard bearer for the November Philippine presidential election.
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Manila
Liberal Party Today
Elpidio Quirino
Man Who Shot Reuther Hunted in 26 Cities
Detroit police announce a nationwide manhunt across 24 cities for the gun owner used in Victor Reuther’s shooting. Detectives will travel to each city with a photo of the weapon and its description, offering $217,500 in rewards. Reuther, head of the C. J. O. United Auto Workers education, was shot at his home on May 24, losing his right eye. His brother Walter was shot in similar circumstances last year.
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Detroit
Victor Reuther
Reuther
James J. Maher
J. H
C. J. O. United Auto Workers
Walter
Eden Faints During Speech at Warwick
Eden the wartime foreign secretary collapsed mid talk at a United Nations Association event in Warwick England June 11. He recovered after first aid and ambulatory care, aided by colleagues as he tried to resume a few words before fainting again. He is 52 years old.
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Warwick
England
Anthony Eden
United Nations Association
Eden
Sothers
Fis
TV Fan Sees Long Distance TV Picture in Easton
Easton reader Charles Affierbach observed an unusual television reception. A Miami station picture came in from WIV, about 1200 miles away, while a Ft Worth signal from WBAP was received at his Badger home, about 2900 miles away. Radio engineer Charles Thon attributed the rare reception to atmospheric reflection.
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Easton
Charles Affierbach
Arnold i S
Downetown
Mii Haskins
Miami
WIV
Affierbach
Badger
WBAP
Ft Worth
Ft. Worth
Bangor
Charles ‘Thon
WEEX
Thon
Woman Accused in Owens Slaying Again to Testify
Riverside June 11 Mrs Agnes Garnier on trial for murdering her boss John E Owen scheduled to testify again next Tuesday with direct testimony. The trial adjourned after defense attorney Sam Houston Allen read more than 20 love letters Owens wrote to Garnier. Prosecution cites alleged affair amid dispute with Irene Rich.
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Riverside
Agnes Garnier
John E. Owen
Sam Houston Allen
Owen
Garnier
National Apartment House Owners Association
Here
Roosevelt Jr Returns From Europe to Take Seat in Congress
Congressman elect Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. returned to New York by plane from a trip to Europe and Israel. He won a special election in the 20th District to succeed Sol Bloom and said he would take his seat in Congress soon after his return.
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New York
Franklin R. Roosevelt Jr
Europe
Israel
Sol Bloom
Congress
Fugitive Russ Flier to Remain in Sweden
STOCKHOLM June 11 A 26 year old Russian air pilot who crash landed near Stockholm May 18 was granted the right to stay in Sweden. Russians earlier claimed and were given the plane. He told police he fled Russia because he resented the Russian regime and asked to be regarded as a political refugee.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Disgruntled Alien Leaves U S After Deportation Order
In Hoboken Wy J June al. Wt, John Santo a founder of the Transport Workers Union, left the country after being ordered deported as an alien Communist. He departed for Romania, denouncing the rulers of present-day America in a final statement before sailing.
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Hoboken
John
Santo
Co. P.O. Transport Workers Union
Sento
T. W. OU
Romania
America
Secrecy Blocks AEC Quiz Says Sen Hickenlooper
Senator Bourke Hickenlooper charged that Congress and the Atomic Energy Committee blocked his effort to reveal 15 or 20 security cases publicly. The panel voted 2 to 5 to hold closed hearings on his charges against David Lilienthal, the AEC chairman, amid disputes over disclosure and mismanagement of the atomic program.
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Washington
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Rela
Congressional
David E. Lillenthal
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
Momie Barrey
Lilienthal
Bandman's Ex-wife Cleared of Larceny
New York June 11 Mrs Beverly Mitchell 29 ex wife of Spike Jones band member was acquitted of grand larceny yesterday She was accused of using her former husband s charge account to obtain fur jewels and other items The bandsman is Winstead Sheffield Weaver Judge Morris Rothenberg dismissed the felony charge after counsel stated the client had permission to use the account
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New York
Beverly Mitchell
Spike Jones
Hyman
Mitchell
British theater magnate dies in Pasadena motel
British theater chain owner Charles Frederick Bernhard, 46, was found dead in a Pasadena motor court. Sheriff deputies labeled the death natural. Papers on his person and in his car, plus attorney Arthur Groman, linked to an annulment suit against Jane Anne Bernhard, 21. Bernhard testified in February he owned several hundred English theaters and had recently sold some for millions. Officers found $600 in his wallet.
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Pasadena
Charles Frederick Bernhard
Sheriff's Deputies
Arthur Groman
Bernhard
Jane Anne Bernhard
England
Severa
Thomas Mann Named for Goethe Award in 1949
German born author Thomas Mann, now an American citizen, was chosen by the Goethe committee in Weimar for the Goethe National Award of 1949. The Berlin Soviet press reported Mann is slated to receive another Goethe award in Frankfurt as he tours Europe.
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Sunlin
Thomas Mann
Berlin
Mann
Goethe Committee
Weimar
Thuringia
Goethe
Frankfurt
Vnj
Canada Seamen Picket U. S. Embassy
Canadian seamen from the Sea men’s Union picketed the U S Embassy in London to protest the murder of three colleagues in Los Angeles. The 109 strong protestors wore black armbands and cited a strike over contracts signed by Canadian shipowners with the Sea men’s International Union affiliated with the AFL.
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London
Gh Synuig
Canadian Seamen's Union
U. S
Los Angeles
Seamen’s International Union
American Federation, of Labor
Burglar Breaks In During Party Steals Purse
A burglar entered the home of Mrs. R. J. Kane at 4220 Olive Ave last night while she entertained friends. He stole a purse and contents valued at 45 dollars as three women kept him distracted, police report.
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R. J. Kane
Olive Ave
Sabu Denies Paternity Suit In Los Angeles Case
Sabu Dastagir known as Elephant Boy denied being the father of Brenda Marian Joller’s daughter in a Los Angeles superior court filing. Miss Joller, 23, seeks $500 a month for support. the matter follows Sabu’s marriage to Marilyn Cooper in October. The dispute centers on a child born after a Dublin, Ireland encounter last September 12.
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Los Angeles
Saby Dastagir
Brenda Marian Joller
Miss Duller
Dublin
Ireland
Sabu
Marilyn Cooper
Fire Rips Modesto Furniture Store Burning Losses Toward $100000
A large Culver furniture store on the southern outskirts of Modesto burned to the ground last night. Losses were estimated up to $100,000.
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Modesto
Culver Furniture
Clayton Urges Western Unity for Peace and Defense
Houston June 11 former Undersecretary of State William L Clayton urged an economic diplomatic and military union of western democracies to preserve world peace He said Marshall Plan and Atlantic Pact are necessary and that Russia must withdraw to prewar borders without war to avoid a costly cold war He advocated a strong united free world for peace and protection against aggression.
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Houston
Texas
Wiliam L. Clayton
Clayton
Russia
Stalin
East
Free World
Jap War Criminals Hanged at Sugamo Prison
Fifteen Japanese war criminals were executed at Sugamo Prison, with two of the condemned linked to the Bataan death march. Maj. Gen. Yoshitake Kawane and Co. Kurataro Hirano, transportation officers, were responsible for trucks that killed Allied soldiers during the 1942 death march. The remaining thirteen faced trials by Army commissions or military courts.
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Fokyo
Bataan
Sugamo
MacArthur
Yoshitake Kawane
Kurataro Hirano
Japan
Philippines
Grand Opera Set for TV Debut Under Tibbett Plan
Cleveland June 11. Opera Star Lawrence Tibbett says a network will unveil plans to air grand operas on video lanes. Initial broadcasts will feature one hour condensations, followed by two one hour portions of full operas over successive weeks with top directors conductors and stars. Tibbett will serve as artistic director.
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Cleveland
Lawrence Tibbett
Tibbett
Polio Outbreak in Texas Seen Leveling Off
SAN ANGELO Texas June 11 The nations first serious polio epidemic of 1949 showed signs of abating after killing seven of 133 persons stricken since January Most patients were children of Latin descent Authorities praised residents calm and Red Cross flew 41 nurses to help Health officer said epidemic was leveling off Red Cross and officials noted normal civic life despite the outbreak Public meetings were resumed swimming pools opened and an alcoholic anonymous convention moved to Temple Texas to avoid the outbreak
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San Angelo
Texas
Tom Green County
R. E. Elains
Tom Green
Red Cross
E. A. Vautrain
Vaurtain
A ' Alcoholics Anonymous
Tempie
Alhambra Man May Be Chief of Junior Chamber
Texas delegates pledged votes for Alhambra California industrial relations expert Clifford Cooper as the man to beat for the presidency of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce. Opponents include John H Hamrick of Gaffney South Carolina and George A Baird Jr of Shreveport Louisiana in a three man race.
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Alhambra
Junior Chamber
Colorado Springs
Colo
Texas
Clifford Cooper
S. C
George A. Baird Jr
Shreveport
Hamrick
Beverly S. Burbage
Knox
Ae Tenn
Labor Party approves platform for increased state ownership
At SLACKPOOL England June 11 Labor party wrapped its annual conference with support for a platform advocating broader government ownership. Leaders eyed battles against the Conservatives in the next general election while resisting splits within the party. The executive committee will finalize proposals urging state control of life insurance, cement making, sugar refining, water supplies, meat wholesaling, and mineral industries.
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Slackpool
Eng
UM Britain
Labor Party
Lfe
Pine Bluff Rejects Blue Laws Amid City Reforms
In Pine Bluff Arkansas a city council sweep repealed seventeen blue laws banning Sunday activity. While local ordinances were loosened the state still has similar laws that could be enforced prompting lawsuits against bakery workers and vendors. City Attorney says fines may be suspended for already tried cases.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Bakeer's Association
Trial of Tucker and Associates Faces One-Year Delay
Chicago June 11 a crowded court docket could push back by a year the federal trial of Preston T. Tucker and seven associates on 31 counts including mail fraud and securities violations. The grand jury charged 25 counts of mail fraud, five of securities regulation violations, and one conspiracy. Tucker vowed Senate inquiry and defended Tucker Corp assets at 14 million with 1.6 million debts.
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Chicago
Preston T. Tucker
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tucker
Senate
Ypsilanti
Mich
Tucker Corp
SHC
Three Witnesses Held in Stabbing
Three men described as witnesses to the fatal stabbing of garment union organizer William Lurge are being held for protection after police fear for their safety. District Attorney Monaghan says the men will remain in custody as material witnesses with bail set at 50 000 each. The trio are Samuel Blumenthal 30 a bookmaker, Martin Sherman 35 a bookmaker, and Jacob Frankel 40 a necktie peddler. They admit being in the garment district hallway where Lurge was attacked May 8.
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New York
William Lurge
George FP. Monaghan
Lurge
General Sessions
Francis L. Valente
Samuel Blumenthal
Martin Sherman
Jacob Frankel
Garment District
Sarge
Stowaway Will Be Sent Back to U S Tomorrow
Frankfurt dispatch reports Daniel Little a 30 year old ex GI from Portland Oregon who stowed away on the Army transport General Maurice Rose to see his German wife and child. He arrived in Bremerhaven and was handed to U S military authorities after surrendering at sea. Charged with illegal entry into Germany he will return to the United States aboard the same ship when it sails from Bremerhaven tomorrow.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Daniel Little
Portland
Ore
Little
Im Bremerhaven
Maurice Rose
Margaret Kreuger Little
Darmstadt
U. S
Bremerhaven Jalil
Bremerhaven
Millionaire Fights for Custody of Boy
Los Angeles report on June 11 details a court clash between Bror Dahlberg, a millionaire, and Marvin Johnson, ex mail carrier, over custody of Craig Marvin Johnsen, 11. Johnson seeks dismissal. Dahlberg claims $50,000 spent for the boy’s welfare and asserts care began in 1942 after illness. The Johnsens counter that a child cannot be bought or sold.
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Los Angeles
Bror Dahlberg
Marvin Johnson
Minneapolis
Dahlberg
Craig Marvin Johnsen
Johnsen
Dahlbergs
Johnsens
Hawaii Sugar Strike Threat Suspended
In Honolulu on June 11 the threat of a strike against 21 Hawaiian sugar plantations was lifted temporarily as International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union representatives agreed to renew wage dispute negotiations. The union, representing about 20,000 workers, voted to pursue arbitration and a three year contract clause. Waterfront strike talks remained stalemated awaiting Federal Conciliator Harry Malcom's arrival from New York.
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Honolulu
International
Harry Malcom
New York
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