Man claims inheritance in hoax to reunite with wife
In Superior Court, Walter Illingworth testified that after a phone call about his grandfather’s death and a supposed one million dollar inheritance, he believed himself left 600 acres and six Elgin homes. The hoax collapsed when he admitted the estate was the Elgin Country Club, and he was ordered to pay $22 weekly child and wife support.
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Bombers Raid Red China Isle Near Formosa
Nationalist Chinese bombers struck Toumen Island on the northern fringe of the Tachen group shortly after 2 a m amid four interception attempts by Communist fighters. The air war around Formosa enter its fourth straight day as Nationalist forces pressed the raid while Reds used MIG15 jets and propeller planes in earlier actions.
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Reds Step Up Peace Drive on Japan
A Japanese government agency reports the communists are waging a peace offensive in Japan to push a revolution by force. The Anti-Democratic Activities Council chaired by Deputy PM Taketora Ogata cites increased activity in politics economics and culture aimed at pulling Japan away from the United States. The party is described as anti American anti government and anti rearmament since Indochina truce. The analysis follows a visit by a Red China official mission amid talks of expanding trade and potential WWII peace treaty steps.
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Siamese Twin Girls Born in Israel Die
Siamese twin girls born to an Israeli couple on September 8 died in a Tel Aviv hospital after two operations to separate them. They were joined by a two inch bridge across the abdomen sharing one liver.
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