Five Verdicts Open to Panel Death Asked
A Santa Ana Superior Court jury deliberates the fate of Henry Ford McCracken 34 charged with the sex slaying of 10 year old Patricia Hull of Buena Park. The panel may choose among verdicts including first degree murder with or without death penalty, second degree murder, five to life, manslaughter or not guilty.
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Santa Ana
Henry Ford McCracken
Patricia Jean Hull
Buena Park
Rupert Gardner
Gardner
J. H. Covington
Santa Ana Carpenter Union
McCracken
Fox
Patty
Jak Canyon
Henry
George Chula
James Li. Davis
Reither
Witness Names in Bridges Red Connections at Hollywood
Los Angeles September 19 UP Screenwriter Martin Berkeley testified before a House committee about seeing comrade Harry Bridges at a closed Communist party meeting in Hollywood. He named actors writers and directors tied to Communist groups and said threats pressured him not to disclose more.
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Los Angeles
Martin
Berkeley
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Communist Party
Hollywood
House un-American Activities Subcommittee
New York
Lionel Stander
John Bright
Josephine
J. Edward Bromberg
Goldie
Victor Killian
Don Gordon
Paramount
Lou Harris
Vera
Herbert Biberman
Gale Sondergaard
Donald Ogden Stewart
Dorothy Parker
Allan Campbell
Dashiell Hammett
Lillian Hellman
Eli Sullivan
Marc Lawrence
Maurice Murphy
Frank $ i Tavenner Jr
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Tmeeting
Stander
Mej Jte
John S. Wood
D.-Ga
Boyle Again Tied to RFC Influence Charge
William E. Willett, former RFC director, testified to Senate investigators that high White House aides and William M. Boyle Jr, Democratic National Chairman, contacted him about RFC loans. He said calls from Democratic National Committee representatives totaled about 100, while Harvey Gunderson noted only one such call from party headquarters in five years.
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Washington
William E. Willett
RFC
White House
William M. Boyle Jr
Willett
Senate
Boyle
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Harvey Gunderson
Guy Gabrielson
Demand for Details on King's Health After Lung News
London papers push for clear medical facts after a bulletin reported structural changes in one lung of King George VI. Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace while editors urged fuller disclosure of the king’s condition and progress.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
the Standard
Evening Star
The
Evening News
London News
Solon Blasts Lean for Torrance Firm
Rep John P Saylor accuses Los Angeles Democratic official of pressuring the Federal Treasury to approve a 46 million loan for Harvey Machine Co of Torrance California with scant security He alleges executive vice president Lawrence Harvey was steered to a small cash stake and that Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman pushed a lax cash and asset mix Critics call for a thorough investigation into how a politician could gain access to such a large government loan with minimal security.
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Washington
John P. Saylor
Los Angeles
Treasury
Saylor
Congressional Record
Lawrence Harvey
Harvey Machine Co
Torrance
Calif
Harvey
Montana
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Defense Production Administration
Howeven
Interior Department
Chapman
Democratic Central Committee
Federal Treasury
Allies Send Liaison Team to Red Outpost Near Korean Zone
Tokyo reports the United Nations Command agreed to a Communist request to send a liaison team to the Panmunjom area near the Korean armistice zone. The Reds asked after four unarmed South Korean soldiers entered the neutral zone, raising talk of resuming talks or charging Allied violations.
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Tokyo
United Nations Command
Kaesong
Reds
U. N
Red
Panmunjom
Frank A. Allen
General Headquarters
U. N. Lias
Long Beach
Ridgway
DiSalle to Quit O as Price Boss Amid Picket Clash
Washington dispatch reports DiSalle telling a Price director he will quit his job and return to his family. The event followed clashes with Truman supporters outside the Wilton Hotel where 600 Long Beach residents heard a denunciation of communism. Several congressmen urged resolve against the communist menace as a picket line protested on the sidewalk.
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Washington
Long Beach
Michael
Wilton Hotel
Salle
Truman
John S. Wood
Charles ‘E. Potter
Toledo
Francis E. Waltey
Walter
Tidelands
di Salle
Durin
White House
W. Wood
D.-Ga
House un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Korea
Potter
R.mich
Communist Party
Russia
Jesuits Sentenced as Spies in Poland
In Warsaw a military regional court convicted two Jesuit priests and three other defendants of spying and sentenced them to prison. The Communist regime sharpens its drive against the Roman Catholic Church amid Vatican influence concerns. Pope Pius XII urged Poles to stay loyal.
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Warsaw
Poland
iTwo
Iidday
Vatican
Fopé Pius Kil
Srm
NATO to Admit Greece and Turkey
Ottawa reports diplomatic sources say NATO will approve Greece and Turkey joining the 12 nation defense pact. Denmark plans to inform it will back expansion, while Norway supports incorporating the 750,000-man forces. The alliance council met to study a top committee to align military needs and financial resources.
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Ottawa
Ont
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Greece
Turkey
Denmark
Olef Bjorn Kraft
Lester B. Pearson
Norway
Nicky Hilton Engaged to Movie Starlet
NEW YORK reported by the Journal American that Betsy von Furstenberg a German born 19 year old actress and 24 year old Nicky Hilton heiress of a hotel fortune are engaged. The actress confirmed the engagement by phone from Los Angeles. Hilton’s divorce from Elizabeth Taylor becomes final in January.
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New York
Betsy von Furstenberg
Nicky Hilton
Elizabeth Taylor
Journal- American
Los Angeles
Hilton
Miss Taylor
Miss von Furstenberg
Where to Find It at the Newspaper
The notice lists sections and page references for reader navigation. It directs readers to Boyle-Page A-11, Bridge-Page A-11, Classified Ads B-3 to B-11, Comics B-4, Crossword A-12, Editorial A-10, Financial 8-7, Obituaries B-7, Radio Television A-12, Shipping B-7, Sports A-13 to A-15, Theaters B-5, tides temperatures 8-7, and Women’s Activities B-2.
Bill to Halt Czechs U S Trade Introduced
In Washington Rep Arm stygny of Missouri introduced a bill to cut off trade with Communist Czechoslovakia in protest of the imprisonment of AP correspondent William N Oatis on espionage charges. The State Department had signaled plans to end tariff concessions to the Czech regime.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
Rep
Armstygny
R.mo
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Prague
United States
Iservet
State Department
Truman
Britain to Hold General Election Oct. 25
London reports Prime Minister Attlee announced in a nationwide broadcast that Britain will dissolve Parliament Oct. 5 and hold a general election Oct. 25. Churchill's Conservatives are seen as gaining ground while observers note heavy winter concerns ahead for the nation.
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London
Britain
Attleee
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Atden
Labor Party
Bookie Rants at Judge in New York City Gamble Probe
Harry Gross, a major bookmaker, stormed the witness stand in Kings County Court, railing at Judge Samuel S. Liebowitz who threatened contempt citations and possible two days’ detention. The man who ran a $20 million a year bookmaking operation lashed out as prosecutors probe crime police links. Eighteen policemen either suspended or retired face trial for allegedly aiding Gross’ syndicate in exchange for bribes.
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New York
Harry Gross
Kings County
Samuel S. Liebowitz
New York City
Leibowitz
Gross
Miles. F. MacDonald
Yanks Down Red Jet in 3 Air Battles Near Korea
U S Eighth Army reports swift jet actions over northwest Korea with 1 MIG-15 shot down by Capt. Dennis L. Skeen and multiple MIGs damaged in three 15 minute encounters. In ground fighting near Yanggu, Reds captured hill north of Yanggu as Allies defend Heartbreak Ridge and a second peak. Yanggu lies about eight miles north of Parallel 38.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Yanggu
Yonchon
Chorwon
Dennis L. Skeen
Twin Falls
Idaho
Maj
Lewis W. Powers
Albu.querque
Otis
Flash) Gordon
Washington, D. C
Arthur ©. Oligher
Pittsburgh
Frank J. Kuzmech
Pottstown
Heartbreak Ridge
Ex-Governor Edge backs Eisenhower in 1952 bid
New Jersey former Republican governor Walter E. Edge endorsed General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the GOP presidential nomination. Edge, returning from a six week European tour, said he saw Eisenhower and believed he would answer the convention's choice if indicated.
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New York
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edge
Europe
Eisenhower
Weather Update: Clear Tonight With Fog Lift. Cooler Tomorrow
Weather forecast says clear conditions tonight and tomorrow with scattered high clouds and early morning fog fading. Cooler temperatures expected tomorrow. Light variable winds ease tonight and tomorrow morning, becoming west to southwest at 12 to 20 mph by tomorrow afternoon.
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Cunningham
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Billy
Little Patty Hull
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Bridges
RFC Charge
Solon
Navy
Press-Telegram
By Don Huth
DiSalle
Quito
NATO
U. S
John Randolph
James A. van Fleet
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Yanks
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