Notable WWII ace Gabreski wins Legion of Merit
Frank Gabreski, 43, a veteran top living air ace, received the Legion of Merit for his service with the 1st Fighter Wing at Suffolk County Air Force Base Westhampton. He is credited with downing 374 enemy planes in World War II and the Korean War. Ingrid Bergman returns to Broadway after 21 years with a praised performance and a starry opening night crowd.
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Fraingis
Gabreski
Che Ritinn
Rimp
Suffolk County
Halloween Night Violent Wrap Figures Across Several States
The report catalogs multiple Halloween tragedies and oddities from Virginia Jacksonville Florida to Minnesota and New York. It notes stabbing after candy theft in Porisnomh Virginia and a fatal shooting near Arlington and White Bear Lake hit-and-run injuries in Minnesota. Two Philadelphia youths face immobilizer pill incidents while Long Island and Tarrytown see traffic fatalities and Ichabod Crane lore marathons. Wildlife and wax museum events round out the scattered items.
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Philadelphia
Wensington
AL Wingate
N.C
Bobby McManus
Jimmy Griffin
Centereach
Long Island
Lorie Weiss
Amauto
Girl Found Fatally Injured in Oklahoma Home
A five year old? No, a high school senior named Maxine was found unclothed and fatally stabbed in a bathroom at her home. Her body lay over a half filled tub bound with stockings. Albert K Cummins found her. police said the throat was slit and chest wounds present. Autopsy pending.
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Oklahoma
CIVY
Bruvette Hugh
Albert K. Cummings
Maxine
Cummins
Southwest
Ern Bible College
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Student Is Slain as Body Found in Trunk
The body of University of Pennsylvania student John Walker Green was discovered in a steamer trunk floating in the Delaware River near the waterfront. Authorities report strangulation and note the trunk had been in water about two days. Green had last been seen leaving his dorm to view a pipe collection.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Delaware
Reading Railroad
John Walker Green
Des Maines
Jawa
Green
Cirten
Navy Extends Service of 610 Retiring Officers
The Navy will involuntarily extend one more year the service of 610 officers including 60 Marines who planned to retire or resign in the first six months of 1948. The extension applies to experienced sea or Vietnam duty eligible personnel, with medical officers exempted.
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Navy
Washington
UPS
Viete Nam
Sivini Aes
Pnlinpets
Senate Finance Panel Pushes for Security Benefit Hike
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a House passed plan to raise Social Security benefits by 15 percent and set a $70 monthly minimum payment, with broader increases for retirees disabled individuals and survivors. Administration officials deny shelving the bill as Congress nears adjournment.
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Washington
ULP
Senate Finance Commines
Congress
Presi
Tara
Child Kills Mother With Gun In Hawthorne Tragedy
Hawthorne police say a year old boy accidentally fired a 28 caliber revolver while playing with it. Melyina Meling 5 year old daughter died from a chest wound as her mother Ria Thorsnes talked with a neighbor. The weapon was found hanging on a peg in the closet.
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Hawthorne
CNS
Melyina Meling
Robert Meling
Wwerpen
Ria F. Thorsnes
Ford recalls 745000 cars over steering defects
Ford Motor Co recalls 745000 vehicles including 447000 Mustangs and 298000 Fairlanes and Comets from 1966 and 1967 model years due to steering system defects. The recall cites potential plastic steering wheel reinforcement rod failures and uneven wear that could cause steering malfunction.
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Detroit
Ftd Motor Co
Ange
Ford
Phunderbur
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