Pistol Found Near Hand of Fourth Victim
Four members of a Texas family were discovered shot to death in Oak View. Victims were Elizabeth Ann Finch Penelope Finch Richard Allan Finch and Edith Walker the grandmother. Police suspect homicide and say the house showed no sign of entry.
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Richard G. Finch
Allan
Penelope
Fort Worth
Texas
Finch
Edith Walker
San Antonio
Associated Pres
Oak View
Elizabeth Ann Finch
American Airlines
Penelope Finch
Richard Allan Finch
Richard Gordon Finch
Il Health
Ann Arbor
Mich
F. R. Finch
Ial
Keran
Cairo
Patrick Hurley
Donald Nelson
Grandmother Alleges Assault on Country Road in Waycross
In Waycross Georgia on October 10 a middle aged grandmother reported a rape by two Black individuals after her escort was knocked unconscious on a country road. Sheriff Erin W. Johnson said a Black person was in custody but did not confirm guilt citing ongoing investigation. Police noted a boat and bay area involvement.
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Waycross
Erin W. Johnson
Johnson
Navy officers challenge B-36 bomber attack plan
Navy witnesses told Congress that the six engine B-36 could not reach deep targets undetected and that air defenses would intercept it. They warned bomber missions would suffer high losses without escort. Comdr Eugene Tatum testified that atomic blasts have limited destructive reach and stressed precision bombing as essential given bomb costs and material scarcity.
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Ashington
Navy
Congress
Comdr
Eugene
Tatum
House Armed Services Committee
Washington National Airport
Aviation Ordnance Branch
Navy Aeronautics Bureau
Foden
Vinson
D.-Ga
Japan
Russia
Abraham Hyatt
Aviation Design Research Branch
Bureau of Aeronautics
Hyatt
Deaths of Eight Blamed on Fog Tornadoes and Rain
An Associated Press report details eight deaths from storms across the Great Plains and South, with tornadoes and heavy rain causing railway derailments near Meade Kansas and a plane crash near Cheyenne Wyoming. The blizzard of weather stretched from the Dakotas to Texas, as floodwaters receded around Houston and a Nebraska tornado leveled a house in a Lincoln suburb, killing Stella Mortis and injuring others.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Rock Island
Meade
Kans
Cheyenne
Wyo
Slick’ Airways
Denver
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Texas
Houston
Lincoln
Neb
Stella Mortis
Nebraska
Slapout
Woodward
Ralston
Laverne
Harper County
Russell
Kan
V. F. W.hall
Hutchinson
Central
Kansas
Kansas City
Navy hospital site eyed for VA use in Corona
Riverside dispatch reports Veterans Administrator Carl Gray said the Navy Corona Hospital building may become a veterans hospital. Magnuson, chief of wartime medical affairs, joined Gray on the inspection tour as the Navy plans to abandon the facility.
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Navy's Hospital
Corona
Riverside
Veterans
Carl Gray
Navy
Corona ‘Hospital
Navy Navy
Veterans Hospital
Wl -B. Magnuson
Wars
Gray
Duration Hop Ends With New World Flying Record
In Yuma Arizona, Oct 10, Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward land the City of Yuma at 3 15 p m ending a record 1124 hours of continuous flight The flight began at 15 0 m on Aug 24 They extended the record after a magneto failed leaving only the left magneto operating They had planned to fly longer but acknowledged increasing danger and decided to end the mission.
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Yuma
Ariz
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jonge
Ward
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
Fullerton
Calif
Jongeward
Truman seeks 13.1 billion for Europe arms aid
President Truman asked Congress for 1,314,010,000 in arms aid to friendly nations abroad. The request includes 814,610,000 in appropriations and 500,000,000 in contracts to fund military aid to North Atlantic Treaty allies, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Korea, the Philippines, and China area programs. The White House aims for quick approval before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Counieil
Defense Committee
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
China
Charles G. Ross
Two Killed and Woman Hurt in Ridge Route Crash
Two people died and Mary E Caddell, 32, was seriously injured in a collision on the Ridge Route north of Gorman. Frances P. McBee, 25, of Castaic, and Landman P. Rush, 29, of Bakersfield, perished when Rush's car rear ended a truck. Caddell was hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
Gorman
Frances P. McBee
Castaic
Landman PF
Rush
Bakersfield
Mary E Caddell
Newhall Community Hospital
Increase in Strikes This Week Feared
Strikes in steel and coal sectors persist with 380,000 to 454,000 workers affected. John L. Lewis plans bargaining with operators Wednesday, while Aluminum Co of America workers threaten action by Oct 17 over pensions and pay. Locomotive Firemen weigh a nationwide rail stoppage, with leaders set to meet carriers and a vote looming among 110,000 members.
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John L. Lewis
Pashionnl Aimranc
Cua Wbe Ste
Co. I. Q
Philip Murray
Aluminum Co. of America
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
David B. Robertson
Ling
Missing L A film actress hunted in Griffith Park
Park workers and police comb Fern Dell Canyon for clues to the disappearance of actress Jean Elizabeth Spangler missing since Friday. Her torn purse was found in dense ferns nearby and a note reading Cant wait any longer Going to see Dr will work best this way while mother is away was found addressed to Kirk. Spangler, formerly married to Dexter Benner with custody fight prior, is the daughterChristine, 5, and her mother Mrs Elizabeth Spangler is in Kentucky.
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Los Angeles
UP Park
Fern Dell Canyon
Griffith Park
Jean Elizabeth Spangler
Dexter Benner
M. ©. Tullock
William Brennan
Benner
Christine
Miss Spangler
Kirk
Mother Stabbed to Death by Son in Adoption Grudge
Jacksonville police report 21 year old grocery clerk Sam Westerberry stabbed his mother Gladys Hanna to death after learning at 16 she had given him up for adoption. He had nurtured a five year grudge and bought a hunting knife last night before entering her home and stabbing her multiple times.
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Jacksonville
Fla
L.S
Eddins
Lice
Sam
Westerberry
Westberry
Gladys Hanna
Washout wreck injures 75 near Meade Kansas
A Rock Island passenger train derailed after washed-out tracks east of Meade Kansas injuring about 75 with four bodies recovered. Volunteers rushed to aid as the storm flooded highways creating hazardous conditions for hours.
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Gardner
United Press
Clarence Moon
Kan
Gross
Warren
Liberal
Fletcher
Meade
Fraser
Epworth
Tom Glasscock
Kansas Highway Patrol
Dodge City
Glasscock
Wreck of Plane Sighted Near Antelope Island Utah
Five airmen aboard a missing B 17 were confirmed sighting a wing tip and rudder in Great Salt Lake near Antelope Island, about ten miles from Hill Air Force Base. Civil Aeronautics Administration in Salt Lake City coordinated search efforts.
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Bill Air
Force
Utah
Air Force
Great Salt Lake
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Salt Lake
Antelope Island
Hillir Ope
Last Prayer Minister Dies in Vague Life Reflections
Lam, Michigan. On a Sunday at a Methodist Church, Rev. Jake, 72, spoke on life's uncertainty saying some may not return next week. A moment later he collapsed and died. Faithful attendees nearby sought help as the service ended.
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Lam
Mich
Jake
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Howerton
By Douglas B. Cornell
L. A
Chicago
Parsons
Europe
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Imperial
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Meade, Kansas
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