Convicted Rapist Killed by Sheriff
EUSTIS Fla Nov 7 A negro convicted of raping a Lake County farm wife was shot to death and a companion wounded last night by Sheriff Willis B McCall Both were under death sentences but their convictions had been reversed by the U S Supreme Court They were being brought here for a rehearing today when the shooting took place McCall said he acted in self defense The slain man was Samuel Shepherd 25 He was shot three times Walter Lee Irvin 23 was wounded three times in the neck and chest The case drew national attention two years ago when night riders burned Negro homes National Guard restored order Greenlee received life imprisonment but his conviction was not appealed
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Eustis
Fla
al Negro
Lake County
Willis B. McCall
U. S. Supreme Court
McCall
Negra
Samuel Shepherd
Walter Lee Irvin
Groveland
National Guard
Shepherd
Irvin
Supreme Court
Charles Greenlee
Greenlee
Hospital Blaze Suspected as Arson at East Louisiana
Jackson Louisiana November 7 Two officials believe a firebug patient set three fires at the East Louisiana Mental Hospital last night. Dr L F Magruder says no injuries and no patients escaped during the alarm. The biggest blaze destroyed a vacant two story frame building once used for Negro male patients. A paint shop and an old truck were also burned. Magruder said there is no doubt a fire bug was at work.
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Jackson
East Louisiana
L. F. Magruder
Magruder
DuPont Raps Probes for Retarding Work
Augusta Ga November hearings on labor racketeering prompt top DuPont official to denounce congressional investigations. Granville Read defends recruiting policy at Savannah River plant, says AFL resources used to speed skilled labor and bills back company balance sheet. He says eight overlapping probes slow vital defense work and notes DuPont had no union contracts.
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Augusta
duPont Company
House
Subcommittee On Labor
Granville M. Read
E. 1eauPont de Nemours Company
Read
Savannah River
American Federation of Labor
duPont
lduPont Company
Battle Casualty List at 97 514 in Korea
Washington November 7 The U S battle casualties in Korea reached 97 514 today an increase of 1 922 since last week The Defense Department weekly summary based on notifications to families through last Friday reports 1699 wounded and 180 dead originally reported missing with 1 356 retumed to duty and 150 known dead The breakdown shows totals by service Army 57 etc Navy 108 Marines 15 511 and others tensions underline numbers and status updates.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Greas
Navy
Fores Marine
U N action urged on Soviet labor camps
Rep. O K Armstrong called on the United Nations to press for strong action against Soviet slave labor camps. He urged the U S delegation to pursue measures on that issue and on Russia holding millions of war prisoners and alleged mass extermination at a news conference in Paris on November 7.
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Paris
O'K. Armstrong
Ri-Mo
United Nations
U. S
Russia
Patrolman Dives Off Road to Spare School Bus
Malib u Nov. 7. UP High way Patrolman Elmer Hoskins 39 chased two cars along U S 101 at 95 mph. As siren blared a school bus pulled into his path. He swerved, leaving the patrol car to roll in a ditch. He escaped bruised and cited the bus driver for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
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Malibu
Elmer Hoskins
Hoskins
British Raid Near Ismilla Probed for Arms in Canal Zone
British troops raided the village of Abu Ghamous near Ismilla at dawn, seeking arms among Egyptian civilians. They said the action targeted terrorist groups while citing the 1936 treaty that allows guarding the canal. A Sten gun and pistol were recovered. mine detectors were used as every house was searched.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ismilla
Canal Zone
Abu Ghamous
Canal
Britain
Ex-TV star killed after deer attack in Inyo County
A former Los Angeles television performer was shot to death here after a dispute over a buck deer described as a bad actor. The deer, two years old, had posed for publicity pictures in Inyo and Mono Counties. It broke out of its pen and attacked a man, leading to the fatal shooting yesterday.
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Bishop
Los Angeles
Inyo
Mono
Meteorite Roars Across Oklahoma
A meteorite flashed through Oklahoma skies at about 7:20 am startling residents who feared an A-bomb explosion. The ball of fire prompted widespread calls to authorities and newspapers as reports came from Oklahoma City Enid Ada Clinton and Wichita Falls Texas. Bus driver Lloyd Peek reported being blinded by ash as he pulled over.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Enid
Ada
Clinton
Wichita Falls
Texas
Lloyd Peek
Feather River project details released to assist future financing
Sacramento reports Governor Warren outlined a $1.2 billion Feather River plan and said feasibility studies will guide the Legislature next year as he contemplates revenue bonds backed by water and power sales. The project envisions a dam near Oroville and canals reaching to San Diego, with highway funding also possible.
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Sacramento
Feather River
Warren
Feather
Oroville
San Diego
Israel to seek 200 million dollar aid from U S in 1952
JERUSALEM November 7 The Israel government is expected to ask the United States for a grant of 200 million dollars for 1952, official sources said today. Israel requested 150 million dollars in American aid in 1951, while the U S Congress voted 65 million dollars for Israel last month in a blanket foreign aid bill.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Iask
United States
U. S. Congress
Bureau Quiz Slows Tax Fraud Checks
Washington November 7 The Internal Revenue Bureau says its staff is so busy auditing itself that it cannot keep up with inquiries into tax fraud. About 1200 agents are tied up in internal investigations, delaying revenue collection. Investigators also probe Detroit IRS office irregularities and question tax prosecutions chief in Charlotte.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bu, Teau
House
Ways and Means
Subcommittee
James Dono
Van
Blair Moody
D.mich
Detroit
Internal Revenue Office
Howard Friddie
Internal Revenue
Charlotte
Friddle
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Tax Division
Unclear behavior sparks rude gaze dispute
A girl feels insulted by a man who stares at her effort to display something. The incident highlights tension between perceived harassment and personal expression, leaving questions about boundaries and interpretation.
Reckless driver fined by phone in Indiana case
In Bloomington Indiana on November 7 a driving charge was settled by telephone with Harry M Zuckerberg of Indianapolis pleading guilty and paying 1 fine plus costs 10.80 by mail after he warned the judge roads were too perilous for travel.
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Bloomington
Ind
Harry M. Zuckerberg
Indianapolis
Justice of the Peace
Reynolds
Zuckerberg
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