Mysterious Heir Case Probes Thorne Death in Chicago
Chicago authorities intensified their probe into the death of Montgomery Ward Thorne, age 25, found in his East Scott Street studio with four needle marks. Coroner Walter McCarron ordered organ analysis, noting a possible inheritance dispute with a longtime prospective fiancée and a young art student described as the heir.
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Beneficiary Named in Thorne Will Warms Estate Plan
Maureen Ragen, 18, named chief beneficiary and executor in a revised will of Thomas Thorne, grandson of James M. Ragen. Lawyer Jay Stough relayed that Thorne feared future income changes and a future $1,000 monthly income after age 21, with $3,000 after 30. Thorne’s father’s estate valued near a million, principal at 35.
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Six Rescued as Firebug Burns House
Highland Park UP arson investigators say a firebug set eight fires in under two hours in the area. A mother, Mrs William C Dredge, and her five children were rescued from a two story frame house by neighbors Phil Price and James D Edwards who entered the burning home to save them.
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Los Angeles
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Edwards
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Bandit Joins FBI Ten Most Wanted List
A bandit linked to a trio and the murder of an Iowa farmer is placed on the FBI ten most wanted list. The suspect, William Edward Keegan, a 51-year-old California Institute of Technology scientist and professor, faces murder and interstate flight charges related to a February robbery in Iowa. A Logan County murder warrant awaits him. Hopkins, previously on the list, remains at large after a prison escape.
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Four Japanese Firms to Build Three 10000-Ton Freighters
Kyodo News reports Indonesia has commissioned four Japanese shipbuilders to construct three freighters each of 10,000 tons. The deal signals expansion of Indonesia’s merchant fleet and reflects ongoing Japan-Indonesia maritime cooperation.
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Tokyo
Kyodo News Service
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