Loveland Father Charged in Fatal Abuse of Infant Son
Warren County arraignment for 29 year old Fred Lee Cromer Jr of Loveland on a charge of man slaughter in the death of his infant stepson Freddie Me Rucker has been postponed pending fuller investigation. Cromer admitted punishing the child for crying and striking its head on the floor according to Sheriff G W Couden. The baby suffered a fractured skull in three places a broken shoulder and internal hemorrhages. Cromer said he was angered by continuous crying and that his wife Ruby Cromer objected when he punished the child. He claims he cannot recall the sequence after yanking the infant from a high chair. Cromer and Ruby have two children each by previous marriages and the couple recently moved to Loveland from Reading. He is jailed pending arraignment before Squire Clarence Banker. The baby’s body rests at Tafts Funeral Home Loveland.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Fred Lee Cromer, Jr
Loveland
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Lockland
Freddie Me Rucker
G. W. Couden
Cromer
Marvin E. Young
F. H. Leever
H. M. Williams
Ruby Cromer
Reading
Squire Clarence Banker
Taft
Kefauver Upsets Truman in New Hampshire Primary
In Manchester New Hampshire Kefauver defeats Truman becoming the Democratic choice while Eisenhower sweeps the GOP with all 14 delegate races and leads in the popular vote. Unofficial tallies show Kefauver 20147 Truman 16298. Eisenhower 46547. Taft 35820 with other write ins.
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Manchester
N. H
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Eisenhower
GOP
Censorship In Effect Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports widespread censorship in the United States with secret meetings hiding spending, police and courts shielding records, and military use of security as a cover. A three part series begins on Page 3 detailing how freedom of information is impeded.
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Associated Press
Helicopter Dance Saves Jet Pilot
In the Yellow Sea a Marine pilot drifted too cold to grab a hoist cable. Maj. Emerson E. Heller of Spring City PA maneuvered his helicopter to twirl the fallen pilot into position. Capt. Clarence W. Tuxbury of Marblehead MA was hoisted to safety as the dramatic rescue unfolded.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Emerson E. Heller
Spring City
Clarence W. Tuxbury
Marblehead
Mass
Tuxbury
Spies to Appeal Again in Rosenberg Case
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to die for plotting to transmit atomic secrets to Russia have petitioned the U S Circuit Court of Appeals for a new hearing.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Toledo Trainmen Won’t Work Strike Halts New York Central Line
In Toledo and Elkhart workers refused to end a strike blocking the New York Central main line from Cleveland to Chicago. About 500 Toledo workers defied union orders and announced plans to form a new local union as other areas reported the strike winding down.
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Cleveland
Toledo and Elkhart
Ind
Chicago
Toledo
H. A. Porch
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Elkhart
New York Central
Buffalo
St. Louis
NYC
Allies Reject Red Plan to Let Russia Inspect Weapons
UN and Allied negotiators dismissed a Soviet proposal to allow neutral inspection teams including Russia to examine American secret weapons in Korea. They also rejected a prisoner exchange plan, citing lack of voluntary repatriation. The talks showed a modestly improved tone despite the stalemate.
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Munsan
Korea
Russia
U.N
Red
Adm
R. E. Libby
William P. Nuckols
U.N. Command
China
Andrew J. Kinney
Kinney
Chang
Panmunjom
Libby
House To Check Munitions Board in Congress Probe
Washington The Munitions Board, policy head of the military buying program, faces a House investigation. Chairman Hebert D. from Louisiana said the armed services subcommittee will probe the Board after other waste-finding phases. The panel summoned Jess Larson, head of the GSA, for testimony on streamlining supply bookkeeping.
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Washington
Munitions Board
Congressional
Hebert D-La
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Jess Larson
Government Services Administration
Tip Shifts Hunt To San Francisco
A Bay Area search for Frederick J. Tenuto known as The Angel continues after a waitress identified him as a suspect in New York related to the Scholester slaying. Tenuto was named in connection with the case that led to the arrest of Willie Sutton. Police withheld details and the restaurant name where the tip was given.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Frederick J
Tenuto
New York
Arnold Schuster
Schuster
Willie
Sutton
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn
Tax Meeting Wont Base Paying Pain
A group of governors and lawmakers meet with congressmen to discuss new ways to split future tax dollars. Officials include Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Gov. Walter J. Kohler Jr. The discussion notes overlapping and duplicative taxes while no action is promised.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Wisconsin
Morris Defends Patriotism Against McCarthy Accusations
Newbold Morris, under Senate scrutiny over deals in surplus ships, tells McCarthy his patriotism is on the line and denies being a front for any organization. He asserts he did not participate in wrongdoing and challenges critics as the panel seeks details on tanker deals and Soviet shipping inquiries.
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Morris
McCarthy
Washington
Newbold Morris
R-Wis
China
Hoey
D-Nc
Trial Reveals Communist Plan to Infiltrate U S Army
In Baltimore a six defendant Communist conspiracy trial heard that Moscow trained Philip Frankfeld was part of a plot to insert party members into the U S Army for military experience. Ex convict Paul Crouch testified of a Moscow revised plan by Russian officers to organize cells and undermine service morale.
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Baltimore
Philip Frankfeld
Paul Crouch
Crouch
Alcatraz
Hawaii
Young Communist League
Moscow
Dukashevsky
New York
Frankfeld
Pilots Claim 1 MiGs Down 15 In 3 Days
Sabre jet pilots report destroying 15 Red jets in three days with four more down Wednesday over Northwest Korea in a clash involving 20 F-86 Sabres. Eleven MiG-15s were damaged as the Fifth Air Force logged 500 sorties and targeted North Korean rail lines.
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Seoul
Korea
Americas
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. S. Eighth Army
Punch Bowl
Fifth Air Force
Woman loses purse after costly nickel call
In Phoenix Mrs. Daniel J Freese left a phone booth and forgot a purse containing $9000 in large bills. She returned 15 minutes later to find the purse missing, after paying a nine thousand dollar phone call.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Daniel J. Freese
Brazil crash kills 33 refugees near Tucano
A truck carrying refugees from Brazil northeast drought areas collided with a bus near Tucano, killing 33 people and injuring 40, dispatches report.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Tucano
Sparrow guided missile testifies at public hearing
Navy testimony by Rear Adm. John B. Moss disclosed a Sparrow air to air missile claimed to track and destroy enemy planes at three to four miles. Moss said the system is halfway between experimental and production line, with ground to air work planned. Security classification remains confidential.
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Washington
Pentagon
Navy
John B. Moss
Senate
Moss
Bureau of Aeronautics
PO Porter
Ship Captain Named to Command New United States
New York sailings announced Commodore Harry Manning 55 United States Lines to command the new 51500 ton superliner United States largest and fastest ever built in the country.
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New York
Harry Manning
United States Lines
Commodore
United States
Steel Says Pay Boost No Solution
Washington reports the government may rule on steel price boosts today but a strike seems likely. Adm. Moreell of Jones & Laughlin warned that a small increase could force either a strike or bankruptcy for steel firms.
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Washington
Adm
Ben Moreell
Jones & Laughlin Company
Steel Industry
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
CIO
United Steelworkers
Moreell
Xaid
Michigan Red Hearings May Move To Washington
The House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in Detroit neared possible transfer to Washington after stormy sessions. Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers may testify if the move occurs. Ford Local 600 members James Watts and Paul Boatin clashed with committee members and Wood threatened eviction remarks to Watts.
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Detroit
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Potter
R-Mich
Cona
Watts
Local 600
Paul Boatin
Beth Watts
Boatin
Witneses
Wood
Record Heat Dispute Heads To Court In New York
Tenant Mevin A. Carter rigged a thermostat linked to a loudspeaker to shout at landlord Clarence Cadogan when heat dropped below 65 degrees. The magistrate ordered Cadogan to provide adequate heat, promising action if not.
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New York
Mevin A. Carter
Clarence Cadogan
Cadogan
Paul Balsam
Eisenhower surge observed in primary write ins and overseas reactions
Eisenhower led in New Hampshire with broad write in support though votes varied by region. Kefauver expressed elation and planned to enter many primaries while Tennessean coverage downplayed a Truman protest vote. Frankfurt quoted Eisenhower on national praise and American pride.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Truman
New Hampshire
MacArthur
John
Foster Dulles
Taft
Stassen
Gow
Earl Warren
California
Sen
Styles Bridges
William R. Schneider
St. Louis
Eisenhower Victory Boosts NATO Stay Odds in 1952 Race
General Eisenhower won New Hampshire by about 10 000 votes boosting his European stay argument and the 14 vote delegation as party leaders weigh the tough 1952 GOP path. Taft’s national lead looks dented while Kefauver’s Democratic surge could thrust Truman back into the race. Sherman Adams labeled Taft an isolationist.
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Manchester
N. H
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Kefauver
Tenn
Eisenhower
Europe
Iowa
Michigan
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Sherman Adams
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