Desperadoes Hunted as They Flee Nebraska Area
Two heavily armed killers pursued after a car crash in northeast Kansas left them injured and hospitalized. In Nebraska authorities hunted Arthur Bistram and Allen Hartman wanted for murder and kidnapping with explosives and multiple weapons. A third accomplice surrendered in Minnesota after a ten hour standoff and is linked to the Minneapolis crime.
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Marysville
Kans
INS
Kansas
C. A. Anderson
Marshall County
Arthur E. Bistrom
Allen C. Hartman
West Point
Neb
Nebraska
Arthur Bistram
St. Paul
Minn
Wisner
Minneapolis
Carl Bistram
Arthur
California
Fred Hatterman
Hatterman
Carl
Charles Sass
Cuming County
Fred Xabock, Jr
Prophet Accused Of Mail Defraud Given Probation
John Lengyel a 26 year old former Potts town postoffice clerk and sports prophet pleaded guilty to using the mails in a scheme to defraud several newspapers including the Sporting News. He received six months suspended sentence and two years probation. He admitted obtaining 500 dollars in newspaper guessing contests by pre dating envelopes and mailing them with correct answers after contests were played.
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Philadelphia
John Lengyel
Pottstown Postoffice
Lengyel
Sporting News of
Prince
James P. McGranery
Little Marshall Plan Proposed for Korea by Truman
President Truman asked Congress to provide 150 million dollars for Korean economic aid in the next year. He called Korea a testing ground for democracy and said urgent action is vital to U.S. foreign policy aims in the Far East.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
Korea
Far East
United States
Greenwich Royal Residence Birthplaces of Tudor monarchs
Greenwich in England served as a royal residence from the 13th to 17th centuries. It was the birthplace of Henry VIII and also associated with Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
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Greenwich
England
Henry VIII
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Court Ruling in Coplon Spy Trial Today
Federal Judge Albert L Reeves ordered the government to produce in court documents withheld on national security grounds in the Judith Coplon spy case. Prosecutor John M Kelley turned over twelve slips found in Coplon’s purse and thirty four FBI counter espionage reports, though publicity on them was deemed potentially harmful to security.
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Washington
INS
Albert L. Reeves
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley
Archibald Palmer
United States
Miss Coplon
Supposed Convict Fugitives Only Two Schoolboys
In Baltimore two high school boys playing hockey drew a large police response when they matched descriptions of two escaped West Virginia convicts. More than 50 officers scoured a south Baltimore area before the youths, aged 16 and 17, were taken to a station and found to be skipping school.
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Baltimore
INS
New Castle Wins 1950 Engineers Convention Host
Mayor John F Haven announced New Castle will host the 1950 convention of the professional engineers association. A letter from T C North state director thanked the city for info provided by Jacob C Wachtman GNCA executive VP, recognizing the city as a vital factor in securing the event.
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John F. Haven
T. C. North
Professional Engineers
New Castle
Jacob C. Wachtman
GNCA
First Woman Earns Washington Univ Mechanical Engineering Degree
Doris Millner, 20, of University City Missouri, becomes the first woman to receive a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Washington University St Louis. She has a job lined up in an electrical firm’s instrument design department after graduation.
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Washington University
St. Louis
Doris Millner
University City
Executive Is Found Shot Dead in Pittsburgh
Roy A. MacGregor executive secretary of the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania was found dead at his home from a gunshot wound. The Allegheny County morgue said he was pronounced dead by his family physician who cited a nervous ailment. A bullet was found in his right temple.
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Pittsburgh
Roy A. MacGregor
Constructors Assation of
Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
MacGregor
Governor Duff Defends Bond Plan Amid Four Advisory Firms
Harrisburg reports Gov. James H. Duff defended a plan where four large financial houses advise the General State Authority on a 175 million dollar bond issue. He said the arrangement is routine and that firms will be paid only if they fail to submit a low bid, while noting the 1935 to 1945 practice under a dissolved prior authority. The piece also mentions Canada’s Great Bear Lake and a sidenote on Americans wearing glasses.
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Harrisburg
INS
James H. Duff
Duff
General State Authority
General Assembly
Thaddeus Stevens Reunion Planned at Cascade Park
Weather permitting one of the best Thaddeus Stevens school reunions is set for Friday June 17 at Cascade Park starting 3 p m Reunion president A Wesley Mann says a full schedule awaits with a 4 30 p m sports program and prizes Supper at 6 then an 8 pm talent program in the grove and former fun house pavilion
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Cascade Park
A. Wesley Mann
Grove
Fun House
Mann
Howard L. Reynolds
Paul M. McGaffie
Bertha Campbell
Olive Richards
Art McNicholls
Frank Norris
Francis Hammond
Park
Humphrey Williams
Roy Zeigler
Unemployment Rises to Postwar High in May
Commerce Secretary Sawyer reported unemployment at a postwar high of 3,289,000 for May, with preliminary Census Bureau figures showing a 273,000 rise from April. He noted the increase defies typical seasonal decline from April to May.
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Washington
INS
Commerce
Sawyer
Census Bureau
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Kyren
New Castle, PA
Axe
N. Mikl St
Robins
E. Washington St
Postoffice
Hyde
Liberty Phone
Gustav’s
Omar Bradley
U.S. Army
Bob Hope
Jane Russell
Army and Navy Country Club
Navy
Army
Coplon
Tussy
Eckerd
Constructors Association
Gov. Duff
Great Bear Lake
Canada
Huron
Superior
Winnipeg
Great Slave
Great Bear
North America
U. S
Neshannock Ave
Chambers Motor CO
AAA
Tor
Lowe Brothers
Lowe Brothers Plax-Cote
Mahoning Ave
Thaddeus Stevens
Oxfords
General Electric
Universal
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