New attempts to free U S consul Ward faced by China
Washington reports outline fresh efforts to win Ward’s release from Mukden after his arrest with four aides by Chinese Communists. The State Department may seek Soviet mediation or direct appeals to Peiping. President Truman called the treatment an outrage and warned of no options beyond messaging and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Angus Ward
Truman
State Department
Moscow
Peiping
Mukden
Wari
Manchuria
C. Edmund
Ward
Acheson
Wedding rumors swirl around Mayor O Dwyer in Saratoga
AP reports whispers about Mayor William O Dwyer of New York and ex model Sloane Simpson as they stay at Gideon Hotel in Saratoga Springs. The mayor, a widower, and Miss Simpson have faced ongoing romance chatter with rumors of a November 18 wedding denied by their host Martin Sweeny and the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William O’dwyer
New York
Sloane Simpson
Gideon Hotel
O'Dwyer
Martin Sweeny
Miss Simpson
Sweeny
Barkley Bride Brings National Spotlight To Potomac Romance
In St Louis AP report, 71-year-old Vice President Alben Barkley marries 33-year-old Jane Hadley after a summer Potomac crossing romance. Ceremony at St Johns Methodist Church in St Louis attended by 34 family members with press and radio on hand. The couple planning a moon, then visits to Paducah and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
St. Louis
Potomac River
Mississippi
United States
Alben W. Barkley
Jane Rucker Hadley
St. John’s Methodist Church
Ivan Lee Holt
Alben
Godbold
David M. Barkley
Paducah
Hadley
William W. Rucker
West Palm Beach
Fla
M. Layman
Lindell Boulevard
Washington
Veep
Friends
Rucker
Oehere
Max O. Truitt
Douglas MacArthur
Anne
Jane
Estle Rucker
William Vaughan
Roy Rucker
Man Admits Slaying Of Los Angeles Girl
Fred Stroble, 66 year old baker and grandfather, confessed to the murder of six year old Linda Joyce Glucoft in Los Angeles. He described strangling and bludgeoning the girl after alleged molestation, then disposing of her body and detailing the brutal acts in a jailhouse interview with District Attorney William Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Baker
Linda Joyce Glucoft
Stroble
Linda
William Simpson
Mexico
Central
Simpson
The Delicate Hunter Opens Hunting Season
A satirical verse depicts a hunter neglecting home duties while eagerly pursuing birds. He endures mud and bad weather afield, yet after season ends he laments fatigue and avoids chores at home. The piece questions masculine energy and domestic burdens.
Meager Clues In Child Slaying Traced in Burley
Blonda Joyce Brisbois a friendly seven year old girl was abducted near home in Burley Idaho. Her body was found in an irrigation canal eighteen hours later fully clothed with her head gashed in what police say was a definite assault. Authorities named two or three leads and released two men after questioning though prospects for a quick arrest faded. The case has stirred the local farming community and investigators say the car involved was a dark blue sedan and the kidnapper a round faced man in his twenties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley
Idaho
Glenda Joyce Brisbois
Glenda
Cassia County
Vern McCulloch
Saul Clark
Utah
Charles Brisbois
Union Leader Quells Revolt of Left Wing in NMU
New York AP reports a violent clash at a free general meeting of the National Maritime Union as Big Joe Curran seized control from left wing rebels. 4500 sailors protested with eggs and bricks, police restored order, and Curran pushed through a resolution accusing 14 of willful disobedience amid ongoing factional strife.
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New York
CIO National Maritime Union
Big Joe Curran
Tower
International
NMU
Curran
Texas
S.C O.S
17Th St
Hudson River
Union
Chaits
St. Nicholas Arena
David Drummond
Drummond
Coplon and Russian Engineer to stand trial in spy case
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled that Judith Coplon must stand trial with Russian engineer Valentin Gubitchev on spy conspiracy charges. In a separate incident, Elizabeth Kelly of East Alliance faces six months in Mahoning County jail for torturing and neglecting her six stepchildren, who have been placed in foster care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
Youngstown, D. (Ap
Elizabeth Kelly
East Alliance
Mahoning County
Sighting Of Flares Spurs Hunt For Survivors Of Ditched B-29
Eighteen airmen died in a midnight collision of two B-29 bombers near Stockton California as wrecks burned or scattered across McDonald Island and Ridge tract. Three crewmen survived. Missing include co pilot and radar operator. Rescue efforts expanded from Bermuda to Florida with multiple aircraft and ships searching vast ocean areas.
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Stockton
Cal
Riidge Tract
California
San Francisco
Calif
McDonald Island
Muddy Ridge
2Aridge Tract
Warren L. Sharock
Jamestown
Hamilton Field
Robert S. Kluge
Sharrock
Kluge
Spokane
Wash
Frank D. Schmidt
Spokane, Wash
92Nd Bombardment Group
Ppa
Hamilton
Bermuda
U. S. Air Force
Magnificent
U. S. Coast Guard
Tampa
Fla
Atlantic
Kindley Field
Air Force
Train and Toys Bring Joy to Dying Boy
Four year old Roger Eugene Spencer died at 7 this morning after a four month illness from cancer. Middleton residents and Armco workers helped him celebrate early birthdays and Christmas with a train, toys, and a Christmas tree. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Eugene Spencer
Roger
Doc
Tors
Santa Claus
Convicted Taxi Driver Injured in Auto Crash
ATLANTA AP Hugh D Gravitt, just after his manslaughter conviction in the Margaret Mitchell death, was injured in a collision with a truck. He and his wife were treated and released from Grady Hospital, with no charges filed. A Fulton jury had recommended 12 to 18 months. sentencing due in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Hugh D. Gravitt
Margaret Mitchell
Gravitt
Grady Hospital
DeKalb County
Harry Chistian
Gravit
A. L. Henson
Miss Mitchell
Fulton Superior Court
Petitions Filed For Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination
Nominating petitions for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination were obtained by Clarence H. Knisley, former state treasurer. Knisley had resigned as campaign manager for State Rep. John Smith of Summit County, a candidate for state treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Clarence H. Knisley
Kiisley
John Smith
Summit County
Survivors puzzled by twin B-29 crash near Stockton
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base veterans recount the midnight collision of two B-29s over the San Joaquin Delta. Eighteen crewmen died as planes plummeted to Delta islands. three survivors describe a moment of chaos, depressurization, and escaping via chutes amid fog and flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield — Suisun Air Base
Solano County
Cal
San Joaquin River Delta
Delta Islands
Stockton
Fairfield-Suisan
Frank Schmidt
Negley, Q
Warren Sharrock
Robert S. Kluge
Spokane
Wash
Truman vows to use Taft Hartley if coal emergency comes
President Truman said he would apply the Taft Hartley act if a coal emergency threatens production. He left open a possible peace meeting with operators and miners as the November 30 deadline looms. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association cited a national emergency already existing, while Lewis and others prepared for potential court injunctions under the act.
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Washington
Truman
Sedanaes Lewis
United Miners
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lexington
Moody
Lewis
Art
Trueman
CIO
Murray
Steel
Marts to Testify in Liquor Hearing in Painesville
Charles D. Marts of Middletown, agent in charge of the Cleveland Liquor Board area, was summoned to testify in the state case against Thomas A. Farley, Mounds Club manager. Farley is charged with keeping a place for illegal liquor and faces a Raids by eight agents on July 9. A guard allegedly threatened Marts during the club grand opening encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Charles D. Marts
Midletown
Cleveland
M Club
Ohio
Anthony A. Ru
Marts
Lake County
Rutkowski
Thomas A. Farley
Ouaierd
Farley
Painsville
W. Hayer
E. C. Petterson
Thanksgiving Day dinner and football in Middletown
Thanksgiving Day observations mark 1949 with a focus on the turkey dinner, mass production prep for the table, and a feature on the first Thanksgiving. Football closes for Middletown and Hamilton High, with play-by-play and sidelights promised in Sunday sports. Roy A. Pochel, Middletown city engineer, highlighted as a key public works leader in a Sunday profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton High School
Jerry Nardiello
Roy A. Pochel
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Alben Barkley
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Joe Curran
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Charles Marts
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