Engel Loses Temper in Court Outburst Against Prosecutors
In Chicago, 73-year-old Sigmund Engel cursed prosecutors in a trial for swindling women. He claimed bias as jurors prepared to hear testimony from Annette Kubiak, a widow who said Engel married her and took $5,000. Prosecutors said more victims would testify as evidence is presented.
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Chicago
Sigmund
Sam) Engel
Roying Romeo
Engel
George M. Fisher
Annette Kubiak
South Bend
Ind
James Oakey
Edwin T. Breen
Reseda Corrigan
Serviceman Roy Johnson Takes Part in Eighth Anniversary Parade
Pvt. First Class Roy Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Elihue Johnson 619 Ninth Ave participated in the Eighth anniversary day parade of the 25th Division at Camp Sakai Osaka Japan He joined the Army in September 1948 and trained at Fort Knox Kentucky before going overseas in December 1948 to join the 27th Infantry.
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Osaka
Japan
Roy Johnson
Elihue Johnson
Ninth Ave
Camp Sakai
Fort Knox
27Th Infantry
Coffee crop loss in Sao Paulo drives funding demand
Sao Paulo coffee growers warn two million bags or more could be lost to the south wind and drought. They urge the government to raise financing to 600 cruzeiros per bag as they estimate the world crop will be 10 million bags short in the next 21 months. They report half of Sao Paulo state’s crop already gone with the wind and drought persists with little rain since late May.
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Sao Paulo
Rio
Brazil
Two Car Households and 30 Hour Week Prophesied
Harvard economist Sumner Slichter predicts 1980 life in the Atlantic Monthly preview. A nation of two car families with national income around 416 billion and a 30 hour work week could see 70 million more cars and a surge in services and arts. He foresees higher leisure and per capita consumption with a 72 million labor force and a shift to more education and travel.
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Boston
United States
Harvard
Sumner H Slichter
Atlantic Monthly
Committee For Economic Development
Slichter
Man Receives Two Major Payoffs for Workplace Idea
Charles Zamiska of Cleveland earned 12 057.43 from a 1948 suggestion to improve carbon cores at Cleveland Graphite Bronze. He has already received 4 995.18 and 7 162.25 with a six month period left, plans to pay off his mortgage and buy farm equipment once the checks stop.
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Cleveland
Charles Zamiska
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company
Zamiska
Sloth Camouflage and Columbus Traffic Retiming
City traffic engineer Harry Turner announces retiming of 92 downtown traffic lights in Columbus tonight. Pedestrian crossing time rises to 30 seconds, average speeds increase from 17 to 24 mph, and most motorists turning at lights can proceed to the next light without stopping. Algae growing on sloth fur provides camouflage for the tree-dwelling South American animal.
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Columbus, O
Harry H. Turner
Columbus
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