Reward claim over Applebaum murder draws dispute
A Jacksonville detective and others claim a Baltimore court reward for the killer of Leonard Applebaum, a Pimlico pharmacist found shot in a canal on March 16. The letter from Phi Alpha. the Maryland arrest. the self defense claim by Leiby. and the contentious $1,000-plus reward are outlined amid investigations.
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Jacksonville
Fla
John C. Rutherford
Baltimore
Leonard Applebaum
Pimlico
Applebaum
Miami
Phi Alpha
University of Maryland
A. Johnson
Merlin James Leiby
Leiby
Frederick
Florida
Rutherford
Johnson
G. T. Jones
Brown
Lesby
Maryland
Jones and I
South Florida
G. T. Jones and I
QO. A. Johnson
Token Aid For China Approved By Senate And House
The Senate and House approved a 54 million dollar China aid package aimed at non Communist areas. The House voted 279 to 70 and the Senate was unanimous. The plan lets President Truman decide spending to aid any democratic Chinese government with funds available until February 15, 1950.
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Washington
Senate
House
China
Truman
Mr. Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
State Department
Physician Acquitted Of Bird Law Violation
Baltimore April 4 A Federal court jury acquitted Dr A A Mitten a retired Philadelphia physician of using live decoys and corn to lure wild geese in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Prosecutors said the case tested whether use of live decoys and corn before the shooting violated Federal game law Mitten said he kept pens for live decoys at his Langford Bay farm but had removed the birds before he hunted Wardens said geese are creatures of habit returning to areas with corn or decoys.
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Baltimore
A. A. Mitten
Philadelphia
Langford Bay
Kent County
All Bran Ad Claims Relief From Constipation
A reader from Rock Hill recounts five years of irregularity and praises Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily remedy. The ad urges eating an ounce daily with water, promises relief within ten days, and offers double money back if unsatisfied, with a return carton submission to Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg's
Leslie Starnes
Spruce Street
Rock Hill
8.C
Battle Creek
Mich
Foray By Russians In Iran Reports Clash Near Azerbaijan
A military informant said a Russian regiment with tanks and armored cars advanced into Azerbaijan Province and attacked an Iranian Army post near the Iranian Soviet border. Iranian troops fired back, an important battle ensued last Thursday and Friday, and two Iranians were killed with many wounded. The incident marks the sixth clash this year as tensions rise between Iran and the USSR amid oil interests and border pressures.
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Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Russia
Ardebil
Caspian Sea
Qansi Boulaq
Caspian
Gurgan
Qali Boulag
Fay Eases Up On Stopping Service
U S Attorney George Morris Fay halted plans to disconnect telephones used by 30 people in Bladensburg Mount Rainier and Kenilworth Md. A temporary restraining order from Judge Charles C Marbury barred removal of four phones while a legal petition tests the legality of the proposed disconnections. The agreement delays service cessation until a court decision on April 11.
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Washington
U. S
George Morris Fay
Charles C. Marbury
Prince George County
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Baltimore
Bladenaburg
Mount Rainier
Kenilworth
Fay
Charles E. Ford
Washington Telephone Company
Murder charge filed in fatal weekend wife shooting
A true bill charging murder was reported today against a 34 year old father of eight. Harvey McDonald, a wav y haired insurance salesman, is accused of killing Miss Joan Vestal, 24, the office secretary who bore him two children. The case followed word of his legal wife Grace, 34, mother of six other children.
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Chicago
Harvey McDonald
Joan Vestal
McDonald
Grace
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