Farm family massacre shocks Memphis as father kills three
Relatives recount a drunken attack by W F Bean, who shot M rs Fannie Bean 35, daughter Dorris Jean 11, and twin son Donald Ray 7, after which he fled muttering he would kill himself. Bonnie Faye Bean 9 described the scene to Sheriff Jimmy Thompson, while neighbor May Rice provided key testimony.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bonnie Faye Bean
Fannie Bean
Dorris Jean
Bonnie Faye
Donald Ray
Jimmy Thompson
W. F. Bean
Bean
Thelma
Daddy
Mother
Jean
Donald
Peps
May Rice
The
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Twenty Brazilians Die as Airliner Crashes in Brazil
Real Airline reports a DC-3 crash near Riberao Claro on a landing approach. Twenty dead, a woman and a child survived. 22 aboard, all Brazilians, with no identified high profile victims. Limited radio contact from the isolated region. Flight was Sao Paulo to Jacarezinho in Parana.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Riberao Claro
Parana
Real Line
Jacarezinho
Three Die In Kentucky Home Fire Tragedy
A mother and her two young sons perished in a house fire in Inez Kentucky early today. Victims were Mrs Lucille Moore Kirk 25 and her children Jackie 3 and Robert 1.
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Inez
Lucille Moore Kirk
Jackie
Robert Kirk
Johnson Back In U S Ready To Go To Key West
Defense Secretary Johnson returned from Paris and said he is prepared to fly to Key West Florida to present a highly satisfactory Atlantic defense plan to President Truman.
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Washington
INS
Johnson
Paris
Key West
Fla
Truman
Officers nab three Boulder robbery suspects in Phoenix
Phoenix police patrolling near the T and H Coffee Shop arrested three men wanted in a Boulder Colorado robbery. John D. Larned 22 Arthur N. McFarland 21 and Leo Eugene Spradlin 21 faced aggravated robbery charges after being identified by Sheriff Arthur Everson. A fourth suspect Walt Ciari was linked to the same case. The victim Henry Trask was bound gagged and forced to reveal nothing about a hidden $7500 stash. The robbers took about $13 and moonstone sets before fleeing.
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Phoenix
Boulder
Colo
Ss Sreg
Arthur T. Everson
Madison Hotel
John D. Larned
Arthur N. McFarland
Leo Eugene Spradlin
Everson
Walt Ciari
Henry Trask
Trask
Roaring Fire Drags Freighter Hawaiian Rancher To Alameda Dock
A roaring fire in the hold of the 8,353-ton Hawaiian Rancher forced a dramatic dash to Encinal Terminal Alameda after smoke appeared at 1 a.m. Firefighters pumped 78,000 gallons as the ship listed to port then suddenly lurched to starboard smashing into the pier and tearing loose mooring lines.
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Alameda
Calif
Matson Frieghter Hawaiian Rancher
San Francisco Bay
Encinal
Soviets Signal Willingness to Agree on Equal Terms
London dispatch reports Radio Moscow stating the Soviet Union is ready to reach agreement with any power on an equal footing to pursue peaceful coexistence and cooperation. The English broadcast accuses Western powers of trickery in denying Soviet efforts.
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London
Radio
Moscow
Soviet Union
Japs To Fight Chinese Reds
An American occupation official said reports that a former Japanese army officer is organizing a Japanese Foreign Legion air force to fight Chinese Communists are apparently true. Gen Hiroshi Nemoto, once commander of Japanese expeditionary forces in North China, is named as the officer. The unit is reportedly forming in Formosa, with about 500 former Japanese pilots.
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Tokyo
Foreign Legion
Hiroshi Nemoto
China
Formosa
Several Casualties Feared In Sea Crash
Dutch sources report a Catalina flying boat of Royal Dutch Shell made a crash landing near Banka Island in Muntok Bay, Batavia area. Several casualties feared as the vessel went down near Banka Island, with Muntok as the local hub.
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Batavia
Java
Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company
Banka Island
Muntok Bay
Muntok
Mean Crook Gulps 3 Cups of Coffee
A holdup man who enjoys coffee robs Mrs. Loli A. Stewart in Silver Spring Maryland and then sits at the table to drink three cups from the stove pot before fleeing with $3.09. Police seek the gunman who forced entry at gunpoint and drank coffee after taking the money.
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Washington
Loli A. Stewart
Silver Spring
Phoenix Gazette Optimist Club event sponsors
The Phoenix Gazette teams with the Optimist Club to sponsor a community event. Local leaders discuss outreach and youth involvement, with plans announced for a public gathering at a city venue.
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THE
Phoenix Gazette
Phoenix Optimist Club
Snyder Urges Spending Out Equal Taxes
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told a Senate House subcommittee that the government's budget must be balanced now and urged cutting spending in every possible way while maintaining adequate tax rates. He cited President Truman's estimate of a large deficit and noted peacetime expenditures near a record high, blaming a tax cut for the shortfall and stressing the need for receipts to exceed outlays.
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Washington
Treasury
Snyder
Senate House
Truman
Congress
Blaze Devastates Sapulpa Hotel Block. One Man Injured
An early morning fire gutted a four story hotel and damaged adjoining buildings in Sapulpa Oklahoma causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Fifty three guests were registered with no known deaths though some residents may have been trapped. One man fractured a leg leaping from a third floor window.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Bill Collyer
L. G. Robertson, Humphreye
Neb
Collyer
J. C. Nayphe
Loraine
Belboy
Tulsa
H. A. Baker
Kansas City
Shah Begins Packed Round Of Activities
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran starts a busy day at Camelback Inn with a 7:45 a.m. horseback ride aboard Cream of Wheat Jr. owned by Roy Wayland. He plans swimming tennis and square dancing as part of a scaled program for his U.S. visit. The shah wins a race with W. J. Bradley and shows interest in his Western saddle and cow pony. Inn manager Jack Stewart presents the bareheaded king with a gift.
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Bill Hines
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Shah
Shah Sees Prospects in American Irrigation Efforts
The shah of Iran praised U S irrigation projects after his Sky Harbor arrival describing plans for a seven year program to boost food production tenfold. He spoke of new hope for Iran and cited Hoover Dam visit as part of his tour with Arizona officials and university leaders.
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Shah
Iran
Sky Harbor
Hoover Dam
Salt River Valley Project
Allan F. Kinnison
Soil Conservation Service
Byron McCormick
University of Arizona
Paul S. Burgess
University
Gas Blast Locks Down Allentown Districts After Cave-Ins
A downtown Allentown gas explosion ripped a street open and caused fires and cave-ins amid disrupted gas and water service to hundreds of homes and businesses. Houses were evacuated and damage estimates ranged from one to two million, with officials offering cautious figures as investigators assessed the scene.
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Allentown
Morton V. V. White
James L. Christine
Dashage
Spying Admitted By Russian Priest
In Sarajevo a gray bearded Russian Orthodox priest pled partially guilty to wartime collaboration with the Nazis and current spying for Russia against Tito. Father Aleksej Krishko heads a ten man group of Russian White Guardists tried as spies for the Soviet embassy in Belgrade and as spygaders of Cominform propaganda.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Aleksej Krishko
Belgrade
Tito
Etna Belches and Rumbles Over Catania
Mount Etna erupted with thunderous activity in Sicily as heavy black ash fell on Catania. The eruption began before dawn and lasted several hours, with cracks reported around the volcano mouth as residents sought shelter in the port city.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Europe
Adopt a Family helps Rita and others for Christmas
A 13 year old Rita, ill with tuberculosis and with no parents, endures a bleak Christmas in a hospital while The Gazette and Phoenix Community Council solicit donations. Eight dollars can buy a dress and books. gifts go directly to a responsible family member with no admin costs.
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Lucy Krug
The
Gazette
Phoenix Community Council
Phoenix
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