13 State Dragnet Laid For Financier Suspect
A multi state manhunt targets financier Henry Mor der of a New York based firm after his partner at a Connecticut county faced a fatal attack. Prosecutor Mario Volpe said the partner, Brooks, 61, suffered a 72 000 dollar judgment loss prompting a deadly drive by shooting. Another partner was found dead in his car a year earlier. Police report two .32 caliber bullets killed the man in his car.
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INS
A. Ib
Aremnet
Henry Morder
New York
Connecticut
Ercer County
Atkins
Fercer County
Mario Volpe
Brooks
Watkins
Hiss
Pit Atkine
Volpe
Arab Leaders Urged to Decide on Peace or War Now
Arab leaders must decide without Western pressure whether to enter direct talks or begin war. They face a call to unite all Arab armies to seize all of Palestine at any cost. Israel accuses Syria Trans-Jordan and Iraq of moving troops into battle positions as clashes spread.
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Palestine
United Nations Truce Commission
Syria
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Pa Newe Reports Dirt Removal Move From Franklin Ave
Observers note Glenn Duncan at 933 Franklin Avenue overseeing removal of dirt loaded on a truck. The material will be taken to Route 18 south of Walme as inbound travelers return from vacations and city residents prepare for daily routines.
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Walme
Two Russian teachers seek permanent haven in United States
In New York the two Russian schoolteachers Oksana Kosenkina and Samarine, who fled Russia, planned to settle in America as citizens. They were reunited at Roosevelt Hospital where Kosenkina recovers from injuries from a prior consulate leap. Samarine, who had appeared from isolation, left after a brief meeting with the press and with Countess Alexandra Tolstoy nearby.
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New York
INS
America
Oksana Kosenkina
Samarine
Roosevelt Hospital
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alexandra Tolstoy
Berlin clashes as Communists seize City Hall
Berlin reports claim several Communists forcibly entered City Hall after compelling the Berlin Assembly to adjourn indefinitely. Washington notes spy investigation ties involving Alger and accuser Whitaker Chambers. New York coverage describes two Russian teachers seeking freedom and plans toward Romania. Princeton notes a 13-state dragnet for Henry Morgan Brooks linked to a fatal boss shooting.
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Berlin
Washington
Alger
Whittaker Chambers
New York
Romania
Princeton
Henry Morgan Brooks
Communists Influenced Hiss Case, Budenz Testimony Says
The House Un American Activities Committee heard that handwriting experts may determine if William Rosen was the man Alger Hiss allegedly passed to the Communist party. Louis Budenz, editor of the Communist Workers, testified that Hiss and former NLRB members Witt and Smith were involved, as the panel released secret testimony.
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William Theis Washington
House
NLRB
Wiliam Rosen
Washington
D. C
Alger Hiss
Communist Party
House UN- American Activities Committee
Hiss
Louis Budenz
The
Communist Workers
Nathan Witt
Edwin Smith
National
Hurricane heads for Florida coast as season nears peak
A hurricane was moving northwest toward the Florida coast about 1,000 miles southeast of Miami with sustained winds near full hurricane force extended 50 to 60 miles and storm gales up to 125 miles. Officials called it a real whizzer with no immediate danger yet, as forecasters tracked its path.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Island
Norton
Century Today Bradford Politics Gap Flares in Fragment
Fragmentary clipping notes historical civic details with dates around 1874 and 1900s voting, mentioning a naturalization in 1874 and a first vote for Rutherford B. Hayes, tied to Bradford PA context. The garbled text preserves a glimpse of early American political participation.
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Bradford
Ord B. Hayes
Nation's Aerial Might To Thunder At Cleveland Show
The Cleveland event will showcase jet races and daily demonstrations by the U S Air Force Thunderjets and F 80 Shooting Stars with six Navy FJ-1 Fury jets to start from Longach California on September 4 in a bid to break Bendix jet division records.
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Nation
Cleveland
Fec
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Longach
Cal
Bendix
Delegates weigh affiliation with international student body
Madison delegates at the first annual Congress of the National Students Association vote on affiliating with the International Union of Students, warned that alignment would aid Soviet influence. Smith, founder of the IUS, warned delegates that the group could promote their political aims abroad.
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Madison
Wis
INS
National Students Association
Soviet Union
Ie Group
International Union of Students
Barr Smith
Anization
Smith
IUS
Inte Social Party
Death Record: Mrs Wintera Capasso
A death notice records the passing of Mrs Wintera Capasso in an obituary item dated Friday August 37 1968. The brief notice lists the deceased and provides standard funeral details likely from a county or city records page.
Plans For Registration Start On Monday In New Castle
Local Board 87 of New Castle plans to begin selective service registration for 18 year olds in the city. Lt Col Henry M Gross appeals for help and Governor Duff asks schools to assist. The board lists registrants by birth year with sessions on specific dates and locations.
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New Castle
United States
Greer Building
North Mercer Street
State Selective Service System
Henry M. Gross
Duff
Frank L. Burton
Charles V. Rosas
William C. Druschel
George L. Smith
Dennis E. Cain
Ellwood City
Harry L. McCurley
Enon Valley
William L. Dean
German anti Nazi editors invited for six week study
A group of 15 German editors and publishers will come to New York for a six week study of democratic press practices funded by a Rockefeller Foundation grant at Columbia University. Floyd Taylor of the American Press Institute says ten will be publishers or editors and others represent magazines. The program aims to improve the German press to foster democracy. The visit is supported by groups including the International News Service King Features Syndicate the Associated Press and the New York Times.
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New York
INS
Ty Pers
Newton
Floyd Taylor
American Press Institute
Columbia University
Germany
Rockefeller Foundation
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taylor
Res Ae
Asserican
International News Service
King Features Syndicate
Associated Press
The
New York Times
Still No Relief From Heat Wave Broad Eastern Forecast
Weather Bureau officials said heat would continue across the eastern half of the region with temperatures near records. The heat belt stretched from the Dakotas to the Atlantic and from the Canadian border to northern Mississippi with several cities reporting high discomfort.
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Aft
Weather Bureau
Mark
Lama
Philadeles
Chicago
New York City
Rochester
Glendora
N. J
Cleve- In
Midwest
Dakotas
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Atlantic
Canadian
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Pittsburgh Woman Electrocuted By Finger in Sock
A Pittsburgh woman was electrocuted Thursday after her finger touched an energized electrical socket. The incident occurred at a local residence. authorities are investigating the exact cause and circumstances leading to the tragic accident.
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Pittsburgh
York
Together Again After 35 Years
A New Castle News photo shows three brothers from Walttys Move Walttys Move Waltys Move reuniting after 35 years apart. Arthur Duvy Medley Davy and Wesley Arthur Davy smile as they recall a long separation and the moment they were finally together.
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New Castle
Arthur Duvy
Medley Davy
Wesley Arthur
Hedley Davy
Walttys
Move
Lestie
Wesley
Street Fight Averted as Officials Refuse Capitulation
Acting mayor says Bert Come Won't Capitulate after a tense confrontation outside the assembly building. Minutes later Dr Otto Suhr adjourned the meeting indefinitely amid a crowd of wary onlookers and threats against the structure.
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Otto Suhr
Social Democratic
Assembly
Truman Ticket Sparks UAW Tour Across Coit
Unclear text indicates a Truman related event or tour tied to the UAW and Coit, with mention of Mr Truman in a travel or campaign context. Details are fragmentary and names other than Truman and UAW remain uncertain.
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Mayeehine
Swift
Ohio City
Mrs. Wintera Capasso
Ross States
Lawrence County
West
East Swelters
Bert Come
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