KILLER OF 13 TO ESCAPE TRIAL IN BASEBALL SERIES
Ebbets Field reports the World Series shifts to Burns Field for game three with Tommy Byrne set to face Ralph Branca. Burt Shotton named Branca as the probable starter after weighing Branca and Rex Barney. The Yankees wild man Byrne opposed by the Dodgers ace Branca in a pivotal, all-even series.
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Financial
Woman's
Arizona
MEMS
Phoenix
Sciatica
Burns’ Field
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Tommy Byrne
New York Yankees
Ralph Branca
Brooklyn Dodgers
Burt Shotton
Brook Pilot
Branca
Rex Barney
Shotton
Unruh Found Insane Sent To Hospital
Camden, N J October 7 UP Howard B Unruh the man who killed 13 people on September 6 has been judged insane and will not stand trial Four psychiatrists at the New Jersey State Hospital in Trenton report dementia praecox mixed type with catatonic and paranoid coloring They recommend regular commitment to prevent recurrence of homicidal impulses Prosecutor Mitchell Cohen said insane persons cannot be tried and vowed to oppose any bid to release him He wounded three others in a 20 minute shooting spree and was wounded by detectives after barricading himself in his apartment
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Camden
N. J
Howard B. Unruh
Camden County
Mitchell Cohen
Cohen
New Jersey State Hospital
Trenton
Unruh
Trenton State Hospital
Byrne and Branca Barneys Battle Looms In World Series
United Press reports a pivotal World Series shift to Ebbets Field with the Yankees and Dodgers tied 1-1. Lefty Tommy Byrne faces Brooklyn right handers Ralph Branca or Rex Barney in a potential tight contest, as Byrne can be dominant or loose, shaping the outcome.
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Leo H. Petersen
United Press
New York
Ebbets Field
Yankees
Dodgers
Tommy Byrne
Brooklyn
Ralph Branca
Rex Barney
Byrne
Weather forecast for World Series game three
In Brooklyn the sun struggled through heavy clouds as the third 1949 World Series game approached. The Weather Bureau predicted mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and a high near 70 degrees.
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Brooklyn
Two World Series 1-0 Games Highlight Pitching Clash
The piece notes Branca and Barney as promising pitchers who must harness their stuff to rival Allie Reynolds Preacher Roe Don Newcombe and Vic Raschi. It recalls Reynolds beating Newcombe and Roe beating Raschi in back to back 1-0 games, marking the first two 1-0 World Series games in history. After a defeat, Casey Stengel shifts Yankees pitching from Ed Lopat to Byrne to counter the Dodgers. Pilot Burt Shotton of the Dodgers declines naming either choice for the Dodgers.
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Branca
Barney
Allie Reynolds
Preacher Roe
Don Newcombe
Vic Raschi
Reynolds
Newcombe
Roe
Raschi
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Ed Lopat
Byrne
Dodgers
Burt Shotton
East Germany Proclaims Republic As Soviet Bloc Pillar
Berlin reports East German republic declared with German People's Council transforming into the lower house of the German Democratic Republic. Pieck to lead as president with Grotewohl premier. election set for Oct. 15, 1950 as Moscow-backed regime solidifies.
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Wilhelm Piece
Pieck
Otto Grotewohl
Germany
Gerhart Eisler
U. S.department of Justice
East Berlin
Friedrich Ebert
Weimar Republic
Eisler
Goering Air Force
Moscow
Russia
United States
Admiral Radford calls B 36 useless in atomic war
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, chief of the Pacific Fleet, told the House Armed Services Committee that the Air Force B 36 bomber would be useless and inadequate in an atomic war. He said there is no cheap way to win a war and called the bomber a bad gamble with national security. The Navy’s attack followed Navy Secretary Matthews’s presence, with the committee voting to publish the statement.
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Washington
INS
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Air Force
Radford
Congress
Navy
House
Armed Services Committee
Representative Vinson
Georgia
Matthews
Worker killed in cement mixer accident in Houston
Dorley Mathews, 30, fell into the loading chute of a cement mixer truck and was ground to death. Justice of the Peace Tom Maes said Mathews apparently climbed atop the truck and slipped into the revolving mixer while inspecting the cement.
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Houston
Dorley Mathews
Justice of the Peace
Tom Maes
Mathews
Phoenicians Urged to Register Before Municipal Primary Deadline
The Nov 8 municipal primary deadline is 1 p.m. tomorrow. Thousands risk losing a core citizen right if not registered. Fifty eight volunteer deputy registrars are serving across Phoenix to assist with qualification before registration closes in the county recorder's office at the City-County Building.
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County Recorder’s
Attorney Arrested In Baby Marketing
New York lawyer Irwin Slater, 38, arraigned on charges tied to an alleged baby trafficking scheme involving infants brought from Florida to New York for adoption at fees up to 2000 dollars. The DA says the probe began with Miami Catholic Charities. Slater claims his actions were legal and beneficial, noting he recently became a father of three.
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New York
Irwin Slater
Florida
Catholic Charities Bureau
Miami
Fla
Slater
Miami Daily Herald
Tornado Skirts East Houston in Narrow Path of Damage
A brief tornado tore through Houston's east side on Oct 7 injuring few structures. A car on Telephone Road was hurled about 15 feet and landed upright near its curb. Witnesses including Mrs Paul James and cafe owner Clifford W Phifer described the twister lifting vehicles and moving in from the south.
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Houston
Texas
Paul James
Clifford W. Phifer
Truck Driver Dies From Gasoline Tank Fire Near Holbrook
A gasoline tank burst igniting flames that engulfed a truck near Holbrook on Highway 77. The driver Robert E. Lee Taylor, 23, died in a Holbrook hospital. Two other crashes nearby involved Raymond A. Stutzman, 22, and a motorcycle collision with Raymond Contreras, 21, causing injuries to Jim Riazzi, 17.
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Holbrook
Arizona Highway Patrol
Robert E. Lee
Taylor
Bob Cochran
Highway 77
Raymond A. Stutzman
South Bend
Ind
Jim Riazzi
West Villetta Street
St. Monica’s Hospital
Second Avenue
van Buren Street
Riazzi
Raymond Contreras
Wickenburg
Truman Feted At Breakfast on Capitol Hill
President Truman was guest of honor at an old-fashioned Missouri breakfast on Capitol Hill. He arrived at 8 a.m. to dine with the Missouri House delegation, sharing melon, Missouri ham and eggs, biscuits with red-eyed gravy, jelly, honey and coffee for a 45-minute meal. Also present were Speaker Sam Rayburn and House Majority Leader John McCormack.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Missouri
Capitol Hill
Missouri House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Three U.S. Soldiers Returned From Soviet Zone in Austria
Three American soldiers held in the Russian Zone of Austria since May were released and returned to U.S. Army authorities in Vienna. Pvt. Porter J. Pontillo of Cleveland, Recruit Carl Ruhnke of Miami, Ariz., and Recruit Carl Praester of Newark, N J had malaria and poor health reports. They entered the zone May 30 and May 37, were held in a stockade pending an absence without leave inquiry. An additional American is believed held in the Russian Zone. The Russian high commissioner said they are there of their own free will. Lt. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes had been told they would be returned this week.
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Vienna
Austria
Pvt
Porter J. Pontillo
Cleveland
Carl Ruhnke
Miami, Ariz
Carl Praester
Newark
N. J
Ruhnke
Miami
Inspiration Copper Company
Albert Ruhnke
Reynolds Canyon
Geoffrey Keyes
Hats Off To The Gazette Boy On National Newspaper Boy Day
The Phoenix Gazette honors its paper carriers, mostly 12 to 14 years old, on National Newspaper Boy Day. Robert Dunst notes carriers work after school with routes mapped for 45 minutes to an hour. The Little Merchant Plan ties income to subscribers, rewarding initiative, reliability, and customer service.
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Gazette
The
Robert Dunst
the Gazette
Noted Voices Comment on Proposals and Potsdam
Waterloo Iowa Governor Thomas E Dewey criticizes federal proposals as moving toward slavery. Washington official James E Webb says the US rejects Soviet propaganda and inaction. New York Dodgers president Branch Rickey praises Preacher Roe for shutting out the Yankees calling him an artist.
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Waterloo
Thomas E. Dewey
Washington
New York
Dodger
Branch Rickey
Roe
Yankees
Tents Go Up In Phoenix Circus Day
Circus fans line Phoenix streets as Ringling Brothers and Bailey begin unloading the Great Show on the first of two days. Early crews raise the kitchen tent while trucks deliver bread milk and supplies for the troupe.
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Ringling Brothers- Barnum and Bailey Circus
28Th and
Washington Streets
Phoenix
Ringling Brothers and Bailey Circus
16Th Street
Southern Pacific
Yuma
28Th
Arizona Proclaims October Eight 1949 National Newspaperboy Day
Governor Dan E. Garvey designates October 8 1949 as National Newspaperboy Day honoring boys who start as newspaper carriers and salesmen. The proclamation notes many Arizonans began there and cites virtues of thrift honesty and industry shaping democracy and future leaders.
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Dan E. Garvey
State of
Arizona
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Howard W. Stodghill
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International News Service
James E. Webb
Potsdam
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