Miami Jeweler Paid 15200 Ransom for Fake Kidnapping
A wealthy Miami jeweler, Daniel Richter, paid 15 200 dollars in jewels and 200 cash for his son Ricky's return in what police called a phony kidnapping. The 6 year old rode a taxi from a private school to a hospital while the extortion scheme unfolded with calls to the school and Richter's business office. Detectives moved to intercept but the kidnapper swapped locations and the money, leaving authorities to pursue the elaborate ruse.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Daniel Richter
Richard
Richter
FBI
Miami Beach
Doctor's Hospital
Coral Gables
Dr. Henderson
Yellow Cab Co
Ricky Richter
Coburn School
Bert Walowitz
Ricky
M. H. Wiggins
E. A. Taunton
Ponce de Leon
Alvin Richter
New York Democrats flirt with Harriman after Stevenson refuses
At a $100 dinner in New York, Adlai Stevenson says he is not running for president, leaving Governor Harriman as the state’s favored son. Party leaders plan a meeting to keep New York’s 94 vote convention delegation intact for Chicago, amid lingering talk of drafting Truman despite his stated refusal.
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Jack Bell
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Mutual Security Administrator
Chicago
Truman
Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Barkley
Yalta
GOP
Russia
China
Man swept to death from Hooven Bridge in Ohio river
Leslie Lee Jones aged 56 from Cleves Ohio was swept to his death in the Great Miami River on Thursday after apparently plunging from the Hooven Bridge authorities said he fell into the water and disappeared beneath the current search efforts were initiated to recover the body and determine the circumstances of the tragedy
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Cincinnati
Leslie Lee Jones
Cleves
Great
Miami River
Hooven Bridge
Anti-Red Says U S Lost To Soviets At Trade Talk
New York journalist A Wilfred May after visiting Moscow reports the Soviet sponsored International Economic Conference achieved propaganda success. He notes US boycott could damage image in underdeveloped nations while a continuing commission may carry on its work. May cites China and Britain as examples of potential tie in deals and trade shifts.
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U.S
New York
Moscow
United States
Wilfred May
Commercial and Financial Chronicle
May
Soviet Union
Copenhagen
Denmark
Britain
Red China
China
Board of Trade
Omaha Faces 48 Hour Crisis As Record Crest Struggles Dikes
Missouri flood crest bottlenecks the Omaha Council Bluffs channel as 24,000 workers battle to reinforce dikes for 48 hours. The river hits 30.15 feet with 286 billion gallons daily, threatening farms, roads, and towns upstream and downstream toward Kansas City. Red Cross tallies 130,000 affected in 10 states as flood spreads.
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Omaha
Missouri
Omaha Council Bluffs
Great River
Omaha and
Council Bluffs
Owa
Kansas City
Missouri Valley
U. S
Don G
Shingler
Missouri River Division
Lewis A. Pick
U.S. Army Engineers
Midwest
Red Cross
Farmer Kills Stone Thrower Near Jackson-Gallia Line
Jackson County farmer Donald Sharp admitted shooting neighbor Thomas Easly on Sharp’s farm after Easly threw rocks at his chickens then beat Sharp as Sharp tried to defend his property. Sharp’s wife intervened and Easly struck her before Sharp returned with a shotgun and killed him. No charges filed.
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Jackson, O
Jackson County
Jackson
Harry Kanouse
Donald Sharp
Thomas Randall Easly
Sharp
Jackson-Gallia
Easly
Easy
Cone
Churchill ill with chest cold at Chartwell Manor
Prime Minister Churchill, aged 77, remains in bed at Chartwell Manor near Westerham as he battles a heavy chest cold. He first showed illness Tuesday by canceling a planned visit to attend a meeting.
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Westerham
England
Churchill
Chartwell Manor
POW Talks To Reopen Prisoner Exchange Talks In Korea
Allied and Communist staff officers resume off the record discussions on prisoner exchange in Korea after a two week recess. No clear sign of breakthrough on voluntary repatriation as observers note possible compromise and roster updates.
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Munsanp
U.N
Subcommittee On
William K. Harison
Red
Russia
Plane Crash Reported Near Los Angeles in Murky Weather
A non-scheduled C-46 operated by North Continent Airlines, with 28 aboard, is believed to have crashed after last contacting Los Angeles International Airport at 3:33 a.m. local time while en route from New York via Cleveland, Amarillo, and Phoenix. No casualties confirmed. weather and radio trouble noted.
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Los Angeles
North Whittier Heights
Los Angeles International Airport
When Is A House A Boat in Sunday News Journal
In the Sunday edition readers will learn how a former Miami and Erie Canal boat was repurposed into a home by a local couple. The paper promises features on Gardner scholarship winners from Middletown with photos, Armco Founder's Day events, a Middletown federal weather observer honored after ten years of service, and a women’s group turning card playing into profit.
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Miami and Erie Canal
News Journal
Middletown
ARMCO
Top Steel Chiefs Called By Sawyer Wage Hike Rumored
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer met for 80 minutes with seized steel industry leaders and planned another talk with CIO President Philip Murray amid rumored wage boost talks for 650,000 steelworkers. The Wage Stabilization Board proposed a three stage 172 cent rise with fringe benefits and a union shop. Prices remain a disputed factor.
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Sawyer
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
President hints at right to seize press as he did steel mills
President Truman suggested the United States might seize newspapers and radio outlets if necessary for the national good, prompting editors to fear a drift toward dictatorship. He argued the president must act for what benefits the country under similar circumstances, echoing his steel seizure last week.
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Truman
United States
White House rejects amplification of Truman remark
The White House today declined to amplify President Truman's news conference remark suggesting he felt empowered to seize newspapers and radio stations.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Press chiefs debate presidential power amid Truman seizure talk
Editors at the ASNE annual meeting debated President Truman's reported stance on seizing newspapers and the surrounding turmoil. They contrasted fears of dictatorship with concerns over government control of information and the earlier order to classify agencies, warning of potential press restrictions and misuses of top secret designations.
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Derstood
Truman
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
E. K. Gaylord
Daily
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Times
Alexander F. Jones
Syracuse
N.Y
Herald-Journal
Lester Markel
New York Times
Norman E. Isaacs
Louisville Times
Defense Department
State Departent
Pennsylvania Next Big One for Ike's Men
In Philadelphia a final get out the vote drive pressed for Ike supporters ahead of the Pennsylvania primary. Taft urged voters not to vote for him, noting the primary is nonbinding on delegates. Democrats showed no effort to seek write-ins. Gov. Fine and GOP leaders expect an uninstructed, unpledged delegation.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Sen
Taft
Washington
John S. Fine
GOP
Nine Guards Held as Prison Riot Spreads Across NJ
In Rahway New Jersey a wing of Rahway State Prison Farm houses 350 inmates after 232 rebels seized the dormitory and took nine guards hostage. Across at Trenton State Prison 69 convicts hold three staff with demands including wardens changes and a parole-system overhaul, with a mediation planned. Royal police and extra guards rushed to the sites as authorities report the situations under control while hostages Robison and others are treated for injuries.
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Rahway
N. J
Rahway State Prison
Trenton State Prison
Trenton
William H. Carty
Parole Board
New Jersey
F. Lovell Bixby
Robison
August Doak
William Dickens
Red Notable Dies
Moscow reports the death of An drei Silinev aged 56 a prominent Russian figure. He led a bank financing communal housing construction and was considered a new leader in the country.
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Moscow
Andrei Silinev
Russia
Dixie Editor Cleared Of Defaming Officials
Lake Charles editor Kenneth Dixon of the American Press was acquitted on charges of defaming Calcasieu Parish officials including the district attorney and police jury. Five reporters and publishers also faced verdicts as judges postponed decisions for oral arguments and briefs.
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Lake Charles, la
Kenneth Dixon
Lake Charles
Thomas Shearman
Hugh Shearman
James Norton
Carter George
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Hill and Knowlton
By Jack Rutledge
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Bernard Cocke
New Orleans
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Norton
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