Mohr Receives Three to Six Years for Mercy Slaying
Harold A. Mohr, 36, of Coplay, convicted of voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting his brother Walter, a blind cancer patient. A mercy verdict followed a jury recommendation. he faces three to six years in Lehigh County Prison and a $500 fine. Defense argued temporary insanity. prosecutor said burden of illness drove the act.
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Carol Ann Paight
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Easter yard display and weather notes from New Castle area
Weather near New Castle was cold in the morning with sun most of the day and no precipitation. An Easter feature appeared in a Leasure front yard with decorated bushes and eggs as the state clears winter preparations and plans beautification around the Jefferson and Grant streets city hall.
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Leasure
New City Hall
Jefferson and
Grant Streets
Acme
Chicago
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Lake Front
Kathryn Pohlmann
Lyn Featherstone
Daily Weather Report Forecasts Showers And Mild Temperatures
Occasional showers and milder conditions expected this afternoon and tonight with possible sleet or light snow in the northeast. Tomorrow will be windy and milder with scattered showers. US weather stats show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 48 and low of 35 and .04 inches of precipitation. river stage 9.5 feet. Another 24 hour period ending Sunday morning recorded a high of 44, low of 20 and .10 inches of rain.
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United States
Underwater Record Set by USS Pickerel Flight from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor
Commander Paul Schratz reports the USS Pickerel logged 5200 miles underwater in 21 days from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor. He says more fuel could extend the voyage and calls the trip routine and comfortable while testing submerged navigation using Loran.
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INSI
Paul Schratz
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Sensational turn to probe sensational turn to probe
A Brooklyn anti gambling inquiry carried by a special grand jury disclosed that three men arrested in the case had police pay off lists and license plate numbers of cars belonging to the investigating squad. Julius Helfand said the trio, all with long criminal records, had other police ramifications not disclosed. The men were James Amarante, 38, James Cassese, 39, and Charles Depietro, 47, all of Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Julius Helfand
Kings County
Helfand
James Amarante
James Cassese
Charles Depietro
Compromise On Rent Control Offered To Prevent Scuttling
Rep Spence of Kentucky proposed a plan to end federal rent controls by letting states and local communities decide whether to continue the program. The controls, in effect since 1942, expire June 30, and leaders privately doubt renewal.
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House
Banking and Currency Committee
International News Service
Warmer Weather Expected in Western Pennsylvania Tuesday
Warm windy weather is due in western Pennsylvania tomorrow with the thermometer forecast to reach 70 degrees. Today, cloudy with rising temperatures and occasional rain, mainly in the western portion, high near 56. Occasional showers tonight in the north. lows in the mid forties statewide.
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Weather Bureau
Bomber Crashes in Lake Michigan Near Benton Harbor
Eight navy crewmen escaped unharmed after a PV-2 bomber from Norfolk Va crash landed in Lake Michigan off Benton Harbor while en route to St Paul and Minneapolis. Pilot Lt Thomas Milton and the crew were rescued by Benton Harbor residents and taken to a St Joseph hotel. Milton reported all were well.
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Minneapolis
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Hunt Bomber Plane And Crew Of Ten
Rescue plane crew sighted flares near Bornholm in the Baltic as searchers investigate a missing four engined B-24 Privateer with ten aboard. Twenty one American planes plus British Danish and other forces continue the hunt amid poor weather hindering a closer look.
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U.S
Schooner Four Sisters Missing with Ten Crew in Blizzard
The Coast Guard searched Nantucket Sound for the New Bedford scallop schooner Four Sisters and its ten crew after a blizzard, with five planes and surface units unable to locate the vessel or its crew following the storm that also claimed the William Landry.
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Nantucket Sound
William Landry
Boston
Fire damages home near New Wilmington caused by wiring
The New Wilmington volunteer fire department fought a Sunday evening blaze at the Attle residence on White Chapel Church road north of town. Fire started in an annex to the kitchen and was extinguished with only minor damage to the main house. Defective wiring is listed as the probable cause. total loss estimated at 600 to 700 dollars. The couple were away, neighbors alerted the department.
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New Wilmington
Samuel Attle
White Chapel Church Road
Attle
Rev C W Hurst Resigns After Easter Address
Rev Oli ver W Hurst, pastor of the First Baptist church, announced his resignation effective June 1 after Easter services. He has led the church since 1941 and accepted a unanimous call to serve Hamilton First Baptist in Ohio, a city of 60 000. Hamilton church counts 1800 members and has welcomed 300 new members during his tenure.
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Cincinnati
Truman Ends Key West Stay
President Truman finished his Florida vacation and flew from Boca Chica Naval Air Station to Washington to address the cold war and domestic campaign concerns. The departure occurred at 10 04 a m EST.
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National Party Leaders Watch Illinois Primary
National party leaders monitor Illinois today as voters choose party slates for the U S Senate and 26 House seats in the first statewide test of 1950 campaign strength. The outcome will gauge party support and determine nominees for the November election. Senator Scott Lucas holds the Senate seat with no primary opposition. former Representative Everett Dirksen has lengthy service but faces primary scrutiny.
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Illinois
United States Senate
House
Senate
Scott Lucas
Everett M. Dirksen
Churches Filled By Thrones On Easter Sunday
District churches drew large crowds for Sunrise services and Easter programs. Members filled city and county houses of worship at dawn and many stayed for meals and additional services. Easter attire showcased lilies palms and colorful outfits as pastors reflected on Christ’s tomb and the Resurrection.
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McCarthy Expands Attacks on Lattimore Overseas Policy Claims
Senator McCarthy renewed attacks on Owen Lattimore today, urging Secretary Acheson to drop congressional immunity. He accused Lattimore of ordering OWI staff to discharge loyal Chiang Kai Shek supporters in 1943 and secretly shaping U.S. policy to serve Communist Asia interests. He said proof of Communist party membership or payment is needed to label Lattimore a Russian agent.
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Lattimore
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Asia
Acheson
Communist Party
Russia
Probe Opens In Honolulu On Hawaii Subversion Search
Hawaii hosts a three week inquiry by the House Un American Activities Committee into possible Communist fifth column activity as five committee members arrive from Washington. Hearings are in the Iolani Palace Senate chamber amid a historical setting in the Islands of Paradise.
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Hawaii
House Un-American Activities Committee
Senate Chamber
Lolani Palace
Isles of Paradise
Mid- Pacific
Washington
Motorcyclist Hurt In Crash At Harlansburg Intersection
John Nimmo Jr a R D G motorcyclist sustained a skull fracture scalp lacerations and leg abrasions Sunday afternoon at the Harlansburg intersection of Routes 19 and 108 and is in Jameson Memorial hospital in just fair condition today State Police say Frank W Moorehead 331 Laurel Boulevard driving north on Perry highway turned left to enter Route 108 and the vehicles collided head on.
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Harlansburg
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Frank W. Moorehead
Laurel Boulevard
Perry Highway
Carmencita Franco Weds Marquis of Villaverde in Madrid
Carmencita Franco the chief of state’s daughter married the Marquis of Villaverde in a Madrid ceremony attended by about 500 guests. Archbishop Enrique Pla y Deniel officiated at the chapel of Pardo Palace, the former royal residence now used by Franco.
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Carmencita Franco
Spain
Marquis of
Villaverde
Enrique Cardinal Pla Y Deniel
Toledo
Pardo Pelace
Generalissimo Franco
Upper Midwest Storm Rips Ice Across 60 Towns
Easter Day storm isolates more than 60 towns in the upper Midwest, breaking power lines and halting traffic. Northeastern Iowa and northern Illinois suffer the worst outages as a blizzard hits Montana Minnesota and the Dakotas. Clinton Cedar Rapids Boone area communications rely on radio. Power outages spread with many towns cut off and repairs expected to take days.
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Ohio
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Mendota
Bridges Will Be Sentenced In San Francisco
San Francisco April 10. Longshoremen's President Henry Bridges faces sentencing on a conviction of fraudulently concealing Communist party membership when granted American citizenship. Co defendants Henry Schmidt and J. R. Robertson join him before Judge George B. Harris. Each faces up to seven years and a 15000 dollar fine. probation is the minimum under naturalization law. Bridges could also have citizenship revoked for perjury and conspiracy.
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J. R. Robertson
George B. Harris
U. S
Easter Parade Prompts Bills As Town Celebrates
Arthur Mometer notes perfect weather for the Easter Parade with townsfolk in colorful outfits and corsages. He warns of mounting bills due on the first of the month as fathers shoulder costs, marking the forty seventh day of the celebration.
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