Ex Wife Shot Dead in Santa Ana Stationery Store
John Calvin Odie, 58, a machinist, is jailed in Santa Ana after allegedly shooting his estranged wife Arville Odie at the Louis Davis stationery store, 104 E Fourth St, killing her with a four bullet fusillade. He confessed to police, saying she broke his heart. He bought the .25 caliber Czech pistol April 13 and faces possible death penalty.
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Santa Ana
John Calvin Odie
Arville Odie
Louis Davis
E. Fourth St
Ralph Curiale
Odle
Franklin HK
Brick
Grouard
Curiale
Charles W. Ryel
Davis
Wallace C. Zirkle
Orange
Bush St
Third St
Ryel
D. G. Gross
J. F. Mel Williams
Otto J. Hawley
Bernard
Duvre
Intent
Odile
H. R. Brown Mortuary
Otte
Otto Jacobs
Beulah Louise Overell
George
Bud) Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Mary E
Newport Harbor
Jacobs
Odie
Holdup Suspects Arrested Before Alarm Sounded
Two armed robbery suspects, James C. Sanchez and Manuel Guerre ro, both Los Angeles residents, were arrested by Wilmington officers after a hunch led them to stop a car. The robbery at 201 W Pacific Coast Hwy yielded about $100. A .38 revolver was used. a .28 revolver was found later on the highway.
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Wilmington
James C. Sanchez
Manuel Guerrero
San Pedro
Los Angeles
0. E. Green
M. E. Smith
Pacific Coast Hwy
Fries Ave
John Snyder
Sanchez
Snyder
Ivaf
Nationwide Racket Data Order Issued
Washington May 6 The Washington Post reports the Justice Department ordered U S attorneys nationwide to collect information on racketeers gamblers and other underworld figures The department reportedly sent about 150 names with requests for all information to Washington by near Wednesday A spokesman called it a mimeographed term letter with unclear significance Congress is probing organized crime with Senate hearings on gambling data flows and a study commission authorized.
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Washington
Washington Post
Justice Department
United States
Post
Department
Ashington
Congress
Senate
Republican Beats Texas Democrats
AMARILLO Texas May 6 Panhandle voters today elected Texas first Republican Congress man in 24 years Ben H Guill of Pampa Returns from all of the 28 counties in the 18th Congressional District with 7 percent complete gave Guill nearly 2000 votes more than his nearest opponent a woman who left a government job in Washington to run Guill had 8118 votes to 6220 votes for Mrs Altavene Clark of Amarillo the only woman among the 10 Democrats who opposed the Pampa businessman
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Ben H. Guill
Pampa
Guill
Washington
Altavene Clark
Chapel Planned at Catholic Maritime Club
Plans are underway to add a chapel to facilities at the Catholic Maritime Club located at 221 West Sixth Street. Miss Helen Burdick, the director, announced today.
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San Pedro
Catholic Maritime Club
W. Sixth St
Helen Burdick
Chief Signs New Military Legal Code
President Truman signed a bill to create a uniform code of military justice for all armed forces. The code replaces separate Army Navy and Air Force procedures and includes protections for the accused and an appeals court of three civilian judges. It becomes effective May 31, 1951 after review by all branches.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Johnson
Jone
Johnson
Warren vows to ban political bossism in California
Governor Earl Warren pledges to keep political boss ism out of California if re elected and stresses a nonpartisan administration. He campaigns across the mother lode region calling for hospital access within an hour of any point and disbands his campaign organization after the race. He plans a coast to coast tour through San Luis Obispo Monterey San Francisco and the San Joaquin Valley with multiple stops in towns including Placerville San Andreas Tracy Manteca and Merced.
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San Andreas
California
Warren
San Luis Obispo
Monterey
San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Tracy
Manteca
Ripon
Salida
Modesto
Ceres
Keyes
Two Arrested After Stabbing In San Pedro
San Pedro police arrested Floyd E. Osborne and Ermal E. Osborne after a family argument left Charles E. Smith with a minor stab wound. Smith was treated at San Pedro Hospital. The suspects, relatives living at 761 Channel St., were booked on assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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San Pedro
Long Beach
Charles E. Smith
Linden Ave
San Pedro Hospital
Floyd E. Osborne
Ermal E. Osborne
Channel St
Flint
Mich
Maxine Huffman
Davison
Genesse County
Jack Powers
Lapeer
Canada’s CF-100 makes international debut in Washington
In Washington on May 6, Canada’s new CF-100 twin jet fighter streaked 365 miles from Toronto to Andrews Field in 48 minutes. Pilot W. A. Waterton, RAF veteran, apologized for the delay and blamed a miscourse though noting the flight was supposed to take about 35 minutes.
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Washington
UES Canada
Toronto
W. A. Waterton
RAF
Andrews
U. S. Air Force Base
Chrysler Union Pact Approved by Big Majority
DETROIT May 6 UP Co I United Auto Worker members approved the Chrysler strike settlement by large margins in 27 locals nationwide. About 89,000 production workers will be recalled Monday as the 100 day strike ends. The pact includes $100 monthly pensions and added Social Security benefits. Mazey said the union spent over $3 million to aid strikers with another million anticipated, funding drawn from an emergency assessment and strike fund. The union seeks a new contract with General Motors, whose agreement expires May 29.
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Detroit
UP Co. I. 0
United Auto Worker
Itay
Chrysler Corp
Emil Mazey
International Union
Chrysler
Mazey
General Motors Corp
Lightning Kills Howard Freshman at Campus Outing
Barbara O Mills 19 a Howard University student from Hendersonville NC was killed when lightning struck a plant ground outing involving about 100 Howard freshmen at Washington on May 6.
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Washington
Barbara O. Mills
Howard University
Hendersonville
N. C
Howard
Budget for VA set at 5.8 billion by House vote
The House tentatively approved a 5.8017 billion dollar Veterans Administration budget for the next fiscal year. The measure, part of a 29 billion dollar package, trims the VA from 6.07 billion requested and 6.33 billion current year. Only one amendment to raise vets hospital funds was defeated.
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Ashington
House
Veterans Administration
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Rep
Allen
D.-La
Atomic Energy Commission
Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Public Housing Administration
Maritime Commission
National Defense
Army Engineers
Peace talks target railway strike before May 10 deadline
Chicago May 6 government rail labor mediators shift to weekend conferences to avert a planned Wednesday walkout by four major railroads. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen seeks a second fireman on diesel units. If no progress, precautionary steps are expected.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Francis A. O'Neill Jy
National (Railway) Mediation Board
O'Neill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Southern Rail
Western Pats
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Civil Defense Seen Lagging Across States
Chicago May 6 A quickie atomic attack would catch America with its civilian defense down. The consensus today of spokesmen at a nationwide AMA meeting warned that many states have only paper plans. Dr James C Sargent of Milwaukee chaired the AMA council and noted Maine Georgia and Hawaii have developed programs while others are still in planning stages.
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Chicago
America
Concensus
Council On National Emergency Medical Service
American Medical Association
Washington, D. C
James C. Sargent
Miwaukee
A. M. A. Council
Maine
Georgia
Hawaiian Islands
Foreign Chief Departs for Big 3 Parley
Secretary of State Dean Acheson leaves for London to press concerted action on anti Communist unity with Bevin and Schuman. Analysts warn of four year arms race and 18 month German fate while Moscow may unveil new moves. Talks in Paris before London may address Trieste and Indochina aid.
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Acheson
Truman
Dean Acheson
Associated Pres
London
Germany
Eisenhower
Rheims
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
State
Defense Department
Russia
United States
U. S
John J. McCroy
Berlin
West Berlin
Otto Grotenwohl
Walter Lilbricht
Moscow
Wilhelm Pieck
Kremlin
East Germany
Paris
Rome
Schuman
Ho Chi-minh
Indochina
Carlo Sforza
Trieste
Britain
France
Italy
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