Clark Denies Charge in Double Slaying Amid Drunken Party
Canton police charge Leonard F. Clark, 42, an American former OSS officer, with manslaughter for the Sept 8 shooting deaths of Willard Freeman and Harold Harris after a drunken dispute at the Freeman home in Chungking. Clark, jailed in dirty conditions, recounts a violent confrontation and says Freeman’s accusations were lies.
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Canton
Leonard Francis Clark
China
Office of Strategic Services
Clark
Willard Freeman
Bridgewater
Mass
Harold Harris
Chungking
Freeman
Freemans
Maya Freeman
Ship capsizes near Kangwha island drowning 124 Koreans
Seoul report says a small steamer carrying about 200 Koreans capsized while bound for Kangwha island. Only passengers were rescued, and twenty four bodies were recovered. Rescue operations continued as authorities investigated the accident.
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Seoul
Kangwha
Yankees Dodgers Opener Delayed by Morning Rain at Yankee Stadium
At Yankee Stadium New York Oct 5 AP long lines formed as drizzle paused enough to roll back the tarp on the infield. Gates opened late about 9:55 am with a 1 pm game time amid forecasts of light showers and a cloudy mild day.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Yankee
Phoenix
Weather Bureau
Don Newcombe to start Dodgers in World Series opener
At Yankee Stadium on October 5, Don Newcombe, a towering right hander, was selected to pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees. Allie Reynolds was named to oppose him for the Yankees as Burt Shotton announced the decision about an hour and a half before game time.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Allie Reynolds
Yankees
Burt Shotton
Dodgers
Commissioner Chandler Makes Final Call On Rainout
Happy faced his first 27 series games without a rainout since taking office. The Cleveland opener nearly ended in postponement last year after hours of indecision. Bleachers filled quickly and tickets for 13,500 seats plus 6,000 standing room were scarce as about 70,000 packed the concrete ball park.
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A. B. Chandler
Happy
Cleveland
Coal Town Riot Hurts 15 In Cumberland Mountain
Fifteen persons were injured and 35 arrested in St Charles Kentucky after a riot erupted when residents stoned a coal truck at a railroad crossing. The Ridge Wacks Coal Co truck driver Robert Lawson, 20, was among the injured. none in serious condition. State police under Capt E J McDermott jailed dozens of suspects.
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ST. Charles
Harlan
Robert Lawson
Ridge Wacks Coal Company
E. J. McDermott
Cumberland Mountain
Yumas Pass Air Endurance Mark Tonight
Yuma's Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward aim to pass the 1,008 hour endurance flight record at 7:15 p.m. as crowds follow the voyage, with plans for a city celebration, monuments, and streets named after the fliers. The Navy veterans in four hour shifts have lived in a small space for seven weeks, facing leg cramps and fatigue but remain determined to continue.
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Yuma
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
California
Phoenix
Tucson
Jongeward
Woodhouse
Bill Barris
Dick Riedel
Fullerton
Calif
Noted Leaders Comment on Atomic, Governance, and Books
International News Service reports Harold Stassen says Russian atomic gains partly due to 1947 US shipments of research equipment. John McCloy notes Western Germans turning to their government amid supervision. Herbert Morrison warns against theft of books and opposition to socializing them. comments reflect postwar tensions.
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New York
Harold Stassen
The
University of Pennsylvania
Russia
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
John McCloy
Western Germany
U. S
White House Eyes Steel Strike Situation
Washington October 5. The White House watches the steel strike but no action is pending. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said he has not heard Wall Street rumors that a strike settlement is in sight.
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Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Wall Street
Howl Of Hurricane Now Just Whisper
AP reports a Gulf hurricane weakened as it moved through Texas and parts of Louisiana and Arkansas. It battered rice, cotton, and vegetables with heavy rains and winds up to 100 mph, caused 1 death, 1 missing, and $10 million in crop damage, while tens of thousands sheltered calmly.
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Houston, Tex
Texas
Marshall Tex
Shreveport
Arkansas
Matagorda
Freeport
Gulf of Mexico
Alpha Hebert
Port Neches
Jimmy Simpson
Palacios
Matagorda Bay
Jefferson
Beaumont
Harris County
Houston
Senate Farm Price Support Bill Stalled in Row
Senate Agriculture Committee wrestles with farm price supports after a day of split votes and a narrow 1 vote margin. Vice President Barkley cast the decisive vote to back a flexible program, while Anderson pressions for overhaul and vows to defend a bill.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Lucas of Ilinois
Congress
Barkley
Lucas
Anderson
New Mexico
Central Arizona Project Hope Dashed In Budget Talk
Frank Pace Jr of the Budget Bureau warned that only limited funds may remain for reclamation projects in Arizona after budget cuts. Governor Dan Garvey, Phoenix Press Club members, and business leaders attended the Hotel Westward Ho dinner where Pace’s cautious, noncommittal remarks contrasted with banker Walter Bimson’s stronger defense of Arizona’s water program.
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Phoenix
Central Arizona Project
Colorado River
Frank Pace, Jr
W. E. Larson
Arizona
The
Bureau of
Reclamation
J. W. Rupley
San Francisco
Budget Bureau
Dan E. Garvey
Pace
Donald B. MacPhail
Bureau
Washington
Alfred Paul, Jr
Cochise County
Central Arizona
Westward Ho
Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of the Budget
Phoenix Press Club
Herb Nelson
Gazette
George T. Michelson
South Dakota
Don McPhail
Walter Bimson
Valley National Bank
Fragmentary Weather Timetable Snapshot
A fragmentary weather timetable shows scattered times such as 2:30 am 7:30 am and 3:30 am with temperatures not readable. The text is garbled and lacks clear location date or complete forecast details.
Bomb Trial Reveals Perfect Crime Plot in Quebec
In Quebec City on October 5, 1958, J Albert Guay is accused of plotting an airplane bombing that killed 23 people, including his wife. Key witness Marguerite Pitre, once his mistress, testified she helped plant a bomb parcel and contemplated suicide to complete the crime.
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Quebec City
J. Albert Guay
Marguerite Pitre
Quebec Airlines
Guay
Marie Ann Robitaille
Rita Guay
Pitre
Miss Robitaille
Payson Area Reports Inch of Rain as Showers Continue
In the Tonto region about 70 miles northeast of Phoenix the Payson area led rainfall with 1.06 inches. Other measurable totals included 0.87 at Tonto Fish Hatchery and 0.59 in Payson, while statewide showers cooled temperatures with Phoenix recording a cool night and several spots reporting light precipitation.
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Payson
Tonto
Phoenix
Salt River
Arizona
United States Weather Bureau
Sky Harbor
Bar-T-Bar Ranch
Tonto Fish Hatchery
Roosevelt and
Intake Station
Mormon Flat Dam
Stewart Mountain Dam
Tempe
Weather Bureau Office
Sunnyslope
Verde River
Bartlett Dam
Rich Recluse in Gun Battle with Police. Dies in Attic
In New Bedford Massachusetts an elderly wealthy recluse Charles Y Wilcox opened fire on officers during a hour long siege in his home. Police entered through a window after gas jets were shut off. A volley of shots ended with Wilcox fatally shot in the attic. Four hundred onlookers watched from a nearby park.
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New Bedford
Mass
Charles Y. Wilcox
Wilcox
John Rhodes
Rhodes
Sets
Joseph Pelletier
John Adamowski
Pelletier
Adamowski
Counterfeit Ring Smashed In Vienna
U S military authorities say two American soldiers and eight Austrians were arrested and a counterfeit ring broken. Sgt Warren McPeake of Dyersburg Tennessee and Pfc Dwight Cox of Lyndon Ohio led the operation. More than $10 000 in military script seized. Arrests occurred within 24 hours of the first bogus bill surfacing.
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Vienna
INS
U. S
Warren McPeake
Dyersburg
Tenn
Pfc
Dwight Cox
Lyndon
Ohio
Lewis Joins Coal Strike Conference
John L. Lewis, grim faced, joined northern and western coal operators in Pittsburgh seeking a settlement to the 17 day old coal strike. Sources predicted the UMW chief would push for an early soft coal agreement to end the walkout.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Haggard
Northern
United Mine Workers
Little Boy Blues To Grow Lamb Chops
Washington reports that a sheep herder shortage threatens lamb and mutton supplies with prices rising. The Agriculture Department cites better-paying farming and industry as draws away shepherds, noting output fell from 1,104,000 pounds in 1943 to 600,000 this year and sheep numbers stand at 32 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Yumans Pass
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Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Galerston
Irene Guerrero
Louis
Tex
Los Angeles
City Auditorium
Jones
Esther Clark
Truman
Douglas
Rich
Lewis
Coal Strike
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