Dancer Laura Schmidt Murder Trial Delayed Again in Cuba
Patricia Laura Schmidt, a 22 year old Toledo dancer, faces a Cuban court for the shooting death of John Lester Mee aboard his yacht in Havana harbor on April 8. The case was postponed due to an attorney’s illness as she prepared to resume testimony tomorrow.
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Patricia
Laura) Schmidt
Toledo
Ohio
Rene Castellanos
John Lester Mee
Chicago
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Miss Schmidt
Mee
Polish War Bride Held in Slaying
In Redwood City a 20 year old Polish war bride, Jadwiga Czacek Curtin, was held for investigation after a Palo Alto man, ex- Army sergeant George W. Conner, was shot to death in the car they were riding in early Wednesday. Curtin claimed Conner forced her into the car and grabbed her gun twice. the weapon fired during the struggle. Conner’s widow, Mrs. Conner, said she had filed for divorce and did not feel sympathy for Curtin. Curtin, injured in a crash that followed the shooting, was questioned as officers reviewed the case. Conner, a San Francisco loan company collection manager, had been drinking heavily for months.
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Montana
Palo Alto
George W. Conner
Frank Marlowe
Jadwiga Czacek Curtin
Chile Conscription, Mining Strike Eases With Returns
Chilean defense minister Gen Guillermo Barros Tirado says 2700 of 16000 striking miners returned to work under a government order. He expects normal conditions within days as the strike, now in its 13th day, is tied to Communist agitation. About 5000 miners reported for conscription by last night.
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Chile
Guillermo Barros Tirado
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Communist Party
Arabs Stiffen Anti Zionism After League Session
Beir ut Oct 16 Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha secretary general of the Arab League said measures were adopted to throttle Zionism economically. The league will tighten boycotts and close Arab frontiers to Jews while planning a general economic conference for February. He tied Palestine defense to Arab military cooperation.
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The
Arab League
League
Palestine
Azzam Pasha
Cairo
Three Finish Terms in Race Track Case
Three men finished 60 day sentences in San Mateo County for violating Tanforan race track building regulations. Guy M Standifer president William Levin general manager and Earle W Heple general contractor were released at 1 am. Sale of the track to eastern interests was announced last week.
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San Mateo County
Tanforan
Guy M. Standifer
William Levin
Earle W. Heple
Eastern
Royal Couple Cancel Drive After Wedding
London plans to parade Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in a state carriage through central London after their November 20 wedding were canceled as a safety precaution. Cabinet and police officials advised that Scotland Yard and the Home Office viewed the drive as risky, so the newlyweds will return to Buckingham Palace after the Westminster Abbey ceremony.
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Philip Mountbatten
Scotland Yard
Home Office
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
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