Gun Battle Concluded In Jail Escape Case
A coroner's jury ruled Clifford Battershaw died from gunshot wounds while resisting an officer after a prison escape attempt. Dewey Battershaw and Sweet faced charges tied to a filling station holdup and kidnapping as deputies and an attorney were taken hostage during the escape and pursuit.
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Battershaw
Andy Parker
Bill Eager
Dewey Battershaw
Sweet
Douglas County
Omaha
Young Battershaw
Reds March for Oil Nationalization in Tehran
In Tehran on March 16, about six thousand Communist demonstrators gathered outside the parliament demanding immediate seizure of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. They chanted anti British slogans and urged the government to nationalize the oil fields without indemnity, including Tudeh Party members.
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Tehran
Iran
Tudeh Party
Hiss to Surrender to Begin Five Year Perjury Term
Alger Hiss, former State Department official, will surrender next Thursday to start serving a five year prison term for perjury. Counsel announced in New York on March 16 that the surrender date is set by U.S. attorney.
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New York
INS
Alger Hiss
State Department
United States
Applause Techniques in a Public Performance
A humorous critique of audience manners at live shows. The writer catalogs diverse clap styles among attendees, from tightwads who refuse to applaud to the Windmills, Flutterers, and Second Winders, ending with a jab at the Wooden Indian and praising any lively response.
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Dobbin
Costello trial nears verdict amid camera glare and contempt
Costello faces potential jury charge and a contempt citation as he testifies amid hostile conditions. Former Siegel girlfriend Virginia Hill testifies, denying ties to Siegel’s enterprises while condemning photogs and media scrutiny. She recounts meeting Costello and Joe Adonis in a hotel during 1942 or 1943 and lists assets.
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Costello
George Wolf
Virginia Hill
Benjamin “Bugsy
Siegel
California
Hans Hauser
Joe Adonis
Charles Fischetti
Chicago
Congressmen Leave Sunday for California Arizona Dams Tour
Eighteen members of the House Interior Committee will depart Sunday night for an inspection tour of reclamation projects in Southern California and Arizona. Led by Rep. John R. Murdock the party will visit San Diego Imperial and Coachella valleys Parker and Hoover dams, with plans to reach Grand Canyon on March 25 and Phoenix on March 27.
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Washington
House
Interior Committee
California
Arizona
John R. Murdock
Ariz
Central Arizona Project
San Diego
Imperial
Coachella
Parker and
Hoover Dams
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Visitor collapses in store in Arizona city
Mrs. N C Adair, about 55, a winter visitor from Lexington Kentucky, collapsed yesterday in the Daniels Jewelry Company store at 36 North Central Avenue and died en route to Humanity Memorial Hospital. A hospital attendant said death was from a heart attack. She had stayed at the San Carlos Hotel since February 13.
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N.C. Adair
Lexington
Daniels Jewelry Company
North Central Avenue
Humanity Memorial Hospital
San Carlos Hotel
Navy expanding fast to counter Soviet submarine fleet
Vice Admiral Duncan said the U S Navy is rapidly boosting sea and air power to meet the Red Navy threat. By June 30 it will mobilize a hard hitting submarine killer force, nearly double manpower, and lift air striking power by about 70 percent, with a $2.25 billion ship program including a 57,800 ton carrier for atomic bombers.
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Washington
Russia
Donald B. Duncan
Missouri
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Tucson Boys Found Safe
Two boys rode their horses back to a guest ranch near Tucson after an overnight mountain trek. John Link, 13, son of Dr. Carl Link of the University of Wisconsin, and Joe Kranhold, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kranhold, were found safe following air and ground searches that night.
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Tucson
Here
John Link
Carl Link
University of Wisconsin
Joe Kranhold
H. F. Kranhold
Fort Lowell Road
La Prensa Expropriation Urged by Union in Argentina
Buenos Aires March 16 AP The pro government News papermen union urged expropriation of the strikebound La Prensa. Congress meets in special session to decide the paper fate. La Prensa opposed President Peron and has been shut for 50 days by boycott and printers strike. Reports said Congress may legislate to remove the paper.
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Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Juan D. Peron
Congress
Shell Blast Kills Two Small Boys in Oklahoma Farmyard
In Norman Oklahoma a bazooka shell exploded in a front yard killing 3-year-old Edwin Butler and fatally wounding his 7-year-old brother Roy Eugene Butler. Jerald 14 remained in critical condition while another sibling was not harmed. The high powered antitank weapon had been brought home by a soldier brother and exploded during play.
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Norman
Okla
Edwin Butler
Municipal Hospital
Roy Eugene Butler
Jerald
Radio Urges Revolt Against Stalin Clique
London Reuters bureau reports broadcasts attributed to a free Russian radio urged Russians to revolt against communism and denounced the Stalin clique. The messages were picked up by the London listening post, signaling possible anti regime sentiment in the Soviet Union.
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London
Maren 16
Reuter
Gold Reports Atom Data Sped To Reds
AP reports Philadelphia biochemist Harry Gold testified before a federal jury about undercover work to steal Atom Bomb secrets. He linked spymaster Yakovlev with Dr. Klaus Fuchs and David Greenglass, detailing meetings in Santa Fe and Albuquerque and claims the information was sent to the Soviet Union. The Rosenberg Sobell trial involves conspiracy to spy for Russia during wartime.
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New York
Anatoli Lakovlev
Russia
Klaus Fuchs
Britain
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Morton Sobell
Newadar
Gold
United States
Yakovlev
Dr. Fuchs
David Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. M
Féths
Cambridge
Mass
Santa Fe
Fuchs
Greenglass
Albuquerque
Soviet Union
Rosenberg
New Congressman Rogers Reflects On Early Washington Trials
Walter Rogers of Pampa Texas, newly elected to Congress, jokes that he might have run the other way. He recounts family moves to Washington, a blizzard disrupted journey, a switchman strike delaying the maid, and a chaotic hotel stay. The saga includes a flooded basement, a miswired dishwasher, and two weeks at the Shoreham while settling in.
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Washington
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Tex
Rep. Rogers
Rogers
John Edward
Walter Edward
Susan Daly
Thomas Kelly
Robert Joseph
Mary Catherine
Jean
Arkansas
Memphis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Shreveport
Shoreham Hotel
Shoreham
Fire Department
Rock Creek Park
Panhandle
Three Neighbors Star In Same La Scala Opera Program
Philadelphia’s Frank Guarrera Arthur Cosenza and John Gallo, three South Philadelphia natives, share starring roles in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Academy of Music presented by Philadelphia La Scala. Gallo sings Turiddu and Tonio, Cosenza Alfio and Silvio, Guarrera Escamillo and Tonio as rising young talents in a long awaited three man collaboration.
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Philadelphia
Pagliacci
Musketeers
Gallo
Reds Dolan
Jan Savitt
Michael
Reds
New York
Giovanni Martinelli
American Theater Wing
la Scala
Turiddu
Boston
Jersey City
Alfio
Cavalleria Rusticana
Silvio
Guarrera
Escamilhio
Toreador
Bizet
Carmen
Metropolitan Opera Company
United States Navy
Italy
la Scala Opera Company
Milan
Curtis Institute of Music
Tonio
Academy of Music
Cosenza
Guerrera
Nogales City Council candidates file for April election
Eleven candidates seek six Nogales council seats for the April 3 municipal election. Mayor hopefuls H. C. Chernin and J. H. Barbee enter the race as incumbent James V. Robins retires. Nominees include Alberto Manuel, J. W. Faubian, George E. Hessler Jr, Leonillo Larriva, Alfred Puchi, Edward Bayze Jr, Henry C. Soto, Edward F. Stoller, Jose Vasquez, Robert W. Peters, and Samuel Marcus.
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Nogales
H. C. Chernin
J. H. Barbee
James V. Robins
Alberto Manuel
J. W. Faubian
George E. Hessler, Jr
Leonillo Larriva
Alfred Puchi
Edward Bayze, Jr
Henry C. Soto
Edward F
America Drives Half of Million Gift for Shakespeare Theater
After the Shakespeare Memorial Theater at Stratford on Avon burned in 1926 America contributed more than half of a one million dollar fund toward rebuilding.
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Stratford-on-Avon
America
Dorchester Heights To Be Named National Shrine Tomorrow
Dorchester Heights becomes a national shrine on St Patrick’s Day as the U S Park Service classifies it a hallowed historic site The piece recounts the 1776 siege and Washington’s forces at Dorchester Heights the daring Knox artillery move and the British evacuation marking a pivotal step toward independence.
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John B. Knox
Boston
Dorchester Heights
St. Patrick’s
United States Park Service
Concord
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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