Ceremonies to Close Career of Van Fleet
Gen. James A. Van Fleet will retire after a 38 year military career marked by distinction and controversy. A 17 gun salute signals the end as Senate inquiries probe disputed ammunition shortages during his 22 months commanding the Eighth Army in Korea.
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Washington
James A. van Fleet
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
U. S. Eighth Ary
Korea
Eisenhower
van Fleet
West Point
Third
Old Guard
Fort Myers
Engineer School
Fort Belvoir
Army Band
Military Academy
Greece
Matthew RB. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Divorcee Admits Lipstick Slaying
Hildegarde Garni Pelton a 32 year old divorced German war bride admitted shooting her former husband William Thomas Pelton in California during an argument. FBI arrested her in Manhattan and she awaits arraignment on return proceedings to California. Pelton was found shot nine times in his car near Niles California on February 2 with a lipstick smear on his forehead.
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New York
California
PEL
Hildegarde Garni Pelton
FBI
Manhattan
U. S
William Thomas Pelton
Niles
Calif
Peltons
Germany
Pelton
Cow loses tongue after hay theft incident in France
In Nancy France farmer Jules Bricnet loses Annabelle the prize cow's tongue when the cow tried to steal a horse's hay. A neighboring horse bit off Annabelle's tongue and the cow was sent to a slaughterhouse.
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Nancy
France
Jules Bricnet
Annabelle
Wraps Removed on Regulus Navy Guided Missile
The Navy says it can slip a submarine near an enemy coast to launch a Sun day punch possibly atomic by guided missile. Regulus, its pilotless missile, has been operated from a specially equipped submarine and may carry a compact A weapon. A small swept wing jet fighter about 30 feet long, it flies above and below Mach 1 at sea level and can be launched from ships land or aircraft and operates in varied weather.
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Washington
Navy
Gun-Happy Killer in 3-State Murders
Three-state authorities chase a suspected gunman after four killings in 48 hours spanning Minnesota Illinois and Iowa. A bright red car is linked to the scenes while a DuPage County sheriff notes a possible single suspect with a .45 caliber weapon. Victims include Harriet Horsman Agnes Beaston George Bloomberg and Florence Bloomberg.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Col. Lawman
Illinois
Dupage County
Rollin A. Hall
Minnesota State Crime Laboratory
Minneapolis
Keeneyville
Til
Dubuque, Ja
Fillmore County
Don Cook
Cook
Harriet Horsman
Agnes Beaston
George Bloomberg
Florence
Bloomberg
Plane Engineer's Daughter Dies in Palm Springs Crash
Jean K. Heinemann, 17, daughter of Edward H. Heinemann, chief engineer at Douglas Aircraft El Segundo, was killed when a convertible carrying four Marlborough School girls overturned on U S Highway 99 nine miles south of Banning. Annette La Brucherie, 16, Nancie Jo Lyons, 16, and Nancy Ellis, 17, all of Los Angeles, were injured. Lyons hospitalized in Beaumont, others treated locally.
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Palm Springs
U. S
Killed and 2 Hurt After Brookline Shooting
In Brookline Massachusetts a Passover home invasion left one man dead and two others seriously wounded. Herman Glassman 32 owner of a Boston wholesale and retail butcher shop died. David Penn 29 and Hyman Lampert 30 were listed on danger watches after being shot during the attack on Lampert family home.
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Brookline
Mass
Herman Glassman
Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
David Penn
Glassman
Hyman Lampert
Red German Youth Refuse to Answer Questioning
Berlin reports that over twenty thousand members of the Russian Zone FDJ refused to appear before Special FDI commissions. They said the presence of secret police prevented free speech and prompted action by the FDI executive.
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Red
Berlin
Rhe Vu
Neue Zeitung
Communist Free_German Youth Organization
FDJ
FDI
Tact
Elizabeth II Attends Queen Mary Funeral at Windsor
Queen Elizabeth II casts symbolic earth on Queen Mary’s coffin at St. George’s Chapel Windsor as the aged dowager is laid to rest beside her husband. The Archbishop of Canterbury conducts committal service as Winston Churchill, government officials, and foreign dignitaries look on.
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Alvin Steinkopf
Windsor
England
Mary
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
Archbishop of Canterbury
All England
Winston Churchill
Elizabeth
George VI
Duke of Windsor
Queen Mary
London
Westminster Hall
Edinburg
Gloucester
Kent
Elizabeth I
Frogmore House
Margaret
Princess Royal
Churchill
U S Protest Urged Over Mexican Arrests in Border Area
Imperial County District Attorney Don Bitler urged a formal U S protest to the Mexican government after four Americans were arrested by Mexican police within U S boundaries. Bitler announced the release of the four El Centro men and said he sent details to Washington with the recommendation for formal protest.
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Mexicali CE
Imperial County
Atty
Don Bitler
Bitler
el Centro
Washington, D. C
Bitter
U. S
East Germany Withdraws Red Gestapo Agents
Neue Zeitung reports that all agents of East Germany's feared Red Gestapo will be withdrawn from the commissions immediately, signaling a major shift in internal security operations. The move suggests a broader political realignment and potential easing of surveillance.
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Tive
East Germany
Red Gestapo
Neue Zeitung
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