Quarry Yields Riddied Mate of Gun Victim
In Riverside March 28 AP reports the body of 18 year old Doris Cook of Maywood was found in a rock quarry near Lake Matthews. Her husband Richard Cook was killed on a highway two days earlier, leaving their 8 month old baby nearby. A 20 year old Black Air Force sergeant Lawrence J. Walker has confessed to the collision that killed Cook. A Kaiser Steel worker Robert Guinn led deputies to the scene. Walker denies involvement in Doris Cook's death and the infant was found safe with the body of Richard Cook nearby.
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Iverside
Doris Cook
Maywood
Richard Cook
Arvair
Lake Matthews
Cook
Walker
Guinn
Former Solon Balks at Quiz on Ship Deal
Washington March 28 AP Joseph E Casey former congressman says he made about 250000 on a 20000 investment in ships from the government and refuses to name others involved. He tells a Senate banking subcommittee the matter is not within its authority and declines to answer eight questions.
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Washington
Joseph E. Casey
Congress
Senate
Casey
Efe
RFC
Sen
Bricker R
Ohio
Fulbright
D.-Ark.1
American Overseas Tanker Corp
Banking Subcommittee
Geverally
Maritime Commission
Standard O Co
New Jersey
Defense Pleads in Spy Trial for Rosenbergs and Sobel
Defense attorneys urged the federal jury not to convict their clients as Communists but for conspiracy to commit espionage. Emanuel H. Block argued the crime is conspiracy to transmit atomic secrets, including Nagasaki data. The defendants Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobel face possible death sentence as the trial goes to the jury.
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New York
Tadly
United States
Emanuel H. Block
Block
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Morton Sobel
Nagasaki
Weather outlook for Thursday and night through Friday
Mostly clear Thursday with low clouds and fog tonight and early tomorrow morning. Temperatures little changed tomorrow. Light variable winds, except west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph Thursday afternoon.
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Arly
Reds Dig in at 38 Under Hail of Shells
AP dispatches from Tokyo report American artillery battering Communist lines near the 38th parallel in central Korea. South Korean troops advance north of 38, while MacArthur claims authority for deeper moves but cautions political approval. Heavy rain hinders UN operations as Chinese forces resist northeast of Seoul.
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Tokyo
38Th ‘Parallel
Korea
MacArthur
Washington
U. S
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Oir
Jas
United Nations
Seoul
Grandmother Kills Boy Then Shoots Self in Cottage
In Macon Georgia police reported a middle aged grandmother Sarah Long forty eight lured her five year old grandson Alexander Swiaski into her cottage and shot him four times before wounding herself. A note she left was not disclosed and no motive was given.
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Macon
Alexander Swiaski
Yesterny
Sarah Long
Gregg's Idea Accepted Boy Shows U S How to Save Money
Eight year old Gregg Buckalaw of Mobile Alabama wrote to Postmaster Jesse M Donaldson proposing removing via from air mail stamps to save rubber and money. Postmaster General replies with instructions that rubber stamps for air mail will omit via.
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Ashington
Mobile
Ala
Sir Mall
Gregg Buckalaw
P. O
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Gregg
Post Office Department
Auriol Arrives in New York for Truman Visit
France's President Vincent Auriol arrives aboard the liner Ile De France in New York harbor for a five day visit hosted by President Truman. Police band plays La Marsellaise before switching to The Star Spangled Banner amid protests from Auriol over anthem choices.
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Vincent Aurial
Center
Mme. Aurial
Linar
New York
Aurial
U. S
Associated Press
Vincent Auriol
France
United States
Truman
Auriol
New York Harbor
Governor's Island
New York City
Oil Up Old Clock Daylight Saving Begins April 29
In San Francisco on March 28, the warm weather and spring gardening renew questions about daylight saving start. The answer: daylight saving begins on the last Sunday of April and ends on the last Sunday of September.
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San Francisco
East
California
Production for War and Peace Ample by 1953 Says Boss
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson told Senators that by 1953 the nation could fight an all out war from production lines while supplying civilian goods. He sought 51 million in cash and 1 billion in loan authority for three months more of the expanding defense program. He warned stabilization efforts may need new legislation after wage and price controls.
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Boss
Wilson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Crime Inquirers Draft Report and Debate Future
Washington March 28 The Senate crime investigating committee worked on its final report amid calls to extend the probe beyond March 31. Members met in a closed session after a halted public hearing and cited two witnesses for contempt while delaying others. Senator Tobey proposed a possible compromise with Chairman Kefauver to extend the inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Bond
Sen. Tobey
RN. H
Tobey
Kefauver
Off the Teletypes News Highlights and Page References
A listing of feature briefs and page references across sections such as Beach Combing Bridge and Classifieds. Includes editorials obituaries sports theaters and tides along with radio and television notes.
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Boyle
B-T
Financial
A-T
Wertan
President Truman may grant college student draft deferment
BROOKLINE Mass March 28 Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey selective service director said President Truman may grant a year's draft deferment to all college students with an intelligence quotient of 120 or more He told Brotherhood of Temple Chabei Shalom members he recommended issuing the exemption by executive order.
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Brookline
Mass
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Truman
Hershey
Brotherhood of Temple Chabei Shalom
Mr. Truman
99 per Cent Tax on Gambling Advised
Senator Hunt of Wyoming urged a 99 percent tax on illegal gambling profits during a Senate crime committee hearing. Internal Revenue Commissioner Schoeneman warned such a levy would deter gambling but create a tougher collecting burden for the revenue bureau.
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Washington
Hunt
D-Wyo
Senate Crime Committee
George J. Schoeneman
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Schoeneman
The
Revenué Bureau
East German police fire on U S tour buses in Berlin
East German police fired 12 pistol shots at five Army and civilian buses carrying American personnel on a Berlin tour near the Soviet sector border. Three shots hit a bus but caused no injuries. authorities demanded an immediate audience with Soviet officials. The incident marks a new security check by East German police on occupation forces routes between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate.
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Berlin
U. S
Potsdamer Platz
Brandenburg Gate
East
West Berlin
U. SS
Navy Plane Missing Off San Diego With Three Aboard
A single engine Grumman Guardian vanished during a night training flight from San Diego Naval Air Station. Coast Guard reports four search planes joined Navy efforts, with USS Sicily also en route to the scene. Names of the crew were withheld.
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San Diego
Naval
Pacific
California
Grumman Guardian
San Diego Naval Air Station
Coast Guard
Navy
Martin
Sicily
Guardian
Wheer
O'Dwyer Must List Finances For Grand Jury Inquiry
Former New York Mayor William O'Dwyer is to complete a 2 percent page financial questionnaire for a Brooklyn grand jury probe into gambling rackets and police corruption. He received the form after two days of testimony, with a Noah deadline previously set, and says he was practically broke when leaving city hall for his ambassadorial post to Mexico.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Noah
O'Dwyer
Mexico
City Hall
New Price Control Plan Ready for Food Orders
The Office of Price Stabilization prepared two retail and one wholesale food order to curb about 60 percent of grocery items. The plan limits markups on around 40 categories while allowing price increases or rollbacks as factory and farm costs shift. Larger items like bread milk eggs and fresh produce are not covered.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael V. DiSaile
Brown Accuses Payoff and Orders Halt to Gambling
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown charged that payoffs exist in the state and ordered law enforcers to stop organized gambling. He said the law will be observed while warning local authorities they risk state intervention if they fail to clean up. Officials who betray trust for personal gain are a menace to democracy and should be prosecuted.
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San Francisco
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Brown
President Signs Bill Easing Immigration
President Truman signed a bill allowing entry to the United States for individuals who were involuntary members of Nazi, Fascist, or Communist organizations abroad. They had been barred since the Internal Security Act was enacted last year.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Judge Waives Parking Fine Over Wiper Damage
Santa Monica report says West Los Angeles resident Bridges received a 1 dollar ticket under his windshield wiper. City Judge Thurlow Taft cashed a 43 cent check after noting a damaged wiper cost 52 cents to repair. He returned the partial payment with a witty explanation.
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Santa Monica
Bridges
Los Angeles
Thurlow Taft
Lesson For A Six Year Old All Busses Aren't The Same
Danny Ellis, a six year old from Temple City, boarded a bus after kissing his mother goodbye and found himself far from home. A Santa Fe Trailways driver unknowingly transported him 175 miles to Evdlew while fixing a flat. Neighbors and school staff helped launch a search before a later call clarified his location and plan to return him on the next bus.
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Emple City
Danny Ellis
Hilda Els
Fortero
Danny
Tiy
Ludlow
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