Convict Breaks Silence After 18 Years in Prison
McALESTER Oklahoma reports detail John A Cane who, after 18 years at Oklahoma State Penitentiary, revealed he killed his wife and three children and buried them in shallow graves. He stated his vow of silence began after their disappearance and ended when authorities pressured him during a mental sanity hearing in June 1952.
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Okla
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Oklaheena State Penitentiary
Tulsa Tribune
Jerome Waters
Cane
Hts
Tie
Pardon and Parole Board
Churchill Kin Charged With Disorderly Conduct in London
John Churchill a 46 year old artist and his wife Kathryn deny drunken and disorderly behavior outside their Kensington home in Adam and Eve Mews. In court they pleaded innocent to the charge and the case was adjourned to September 29 for lawyer arrangements with nominal bail posted. Churchill is Prime Minister Eden's brother in law and spoke to reporters about the incident after police were called.
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John Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
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Hille
Adam and Eve Mews
Churchill
Eden
Kensington
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Spencers hot rod club seeks city racing permit
Miscellany notes Spencer Roane county youths run a hot rod club called the Spencer Mechanical Masters aided by the local Junior Chamber of Commerce. They seek city approval to use a half mile of U S 19 for races while other regional items include college fall registration September 14 and the Island Creek Pond Creek merger personnel shifts.
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Spencer
Roane’ County
Spencer Mechanical ‘Masterminds
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Army Apologizes to Professor Over Communist Probe
Washington report notes the Army apologized to Prof. Alfred Y. Kelly of Wayne University for a mistake in accusing him of supporting a Communist front organization. The apology follows a formal review of the conduct and the handling of the allegations by Army officials.
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Army
Washington
Alfred Y.kelly
Wayne University
Peron Offered Civil Militia by Major Labor Bloc
Buenos Aires reports the CGT, a six million member labor federation, was offered to President Juan Peron as a civil militia to defend law and authorities. The move follows Peron’s call for stronger measures against opponents after the June revolt. The Radical party voices peace but rejects concessions and church sources say two Catholic educators were arrested by federal police amid Peron’s clash with the clergy.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
General Confederation of Labor
Juan Peron
Big Labor Organization
CGT
Peron
Hew
Radical Party
Wall at State Capitol Deemed Dangerous and Unstable
Kuhn Construction Co of Charleston reports a west end legislative floor wall at the state capitol is in a dangerous unstable condition. Repair costs for the north wall outside the Senate chamber have surged from 4500 to 12500 dollars as marble pilasters and panels were bulging. The wall is unstable, projecting, not securely anchored, with broken anchors found during preliminary repair work.
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Charleston
Mm ) Construction Company
State Capitol
Charles J. Kuhn
Kuhn Construction Co
Senate Chamber
Kuhn
Americans Grow Taller Than George Washington Era
Smithsonian anthropologist T Dale Stewart notes American men today average one to two inches taller than in George Washington's era. He cites better nutrition and living conditions as possible causes.
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Washington
George Washington
T. Dale Stewart
Smithsonian Institution
How About the Oranges
LAKELAND Florida marks on Florida oranges will be smaller this season as the Florida Citrus Commission votes to reduce lettering size from 3 32 of an inch to 3 32. The Alfonzo Brendlinger family in Johnstown PA undergoes tonsillectomies the same day.
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Fla
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
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iToyce
James
Kenneth
Daniel
Eisenhower Keeps Second Term Talk Secret at Breakfast
President Eisenhower told state Republican leaders in a closed breakfast session that he has not committed to running in 1956. Some chairmen, including Samuel L. Bodine of New Jersey, urged support for a second term, while Hall called the speech one of the greatest on the Republican philosophy.
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Arthur L. Cohen
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Ike
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New Jersey
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Bodine
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Halt
Nixon Sees More Roads at Flint Centennial
Vice President Nixon pledged more highways as Flint, a major car maker, hosted a Centennial celebration with a parade drawing about 200000 spectators. He touted a proposed highway program of 1001 billion dollars over ten years and linked Flint’s industrial future to more cars and roads. He spoke after an earlier press conference urging a second term for the President.
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Mich
Nixon
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United States
Michigan
Pirahnen
Neo Defense Cuts Seen by Official
The Defense Department says it will spend about 34 billion dollars this year as originally estimated and will not make drastic cuts in approved defense programs. Acting Secretary Reuben B. Robertson Jr. said there is no factual basis for reports of further cuts to balance the budget.
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Defense Department
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Robertson
Defense
Woman in dress jailed among 30 prisoners in Statesville
In Statesville North Carolina police locked a woman wearing a black dress in a cell block with about 30 male prisoners. The arrestee was Quince Shoemaker of New Hope named in the public drunkenness charge.
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N.C. Ut
Quince Shoemaker
New Hope
Verdict in a Ruby Tease Stirs a Rich Household
Edna Creel declares she is the prime suspect in the missing ruby and pressures a dark room search. Caroline, Sara, and Dr. Sallust demand a thorough check of all guests as Edna taunts the group with hidden guilt. No ruby found. Caroline contemplates police if it fails to reappear by morning.
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Clive
Sailust
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Gerry
Saral
Stevens
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Gerry ‘Howe
Oregon Cites Success Of Salk Polio Vaccine
The Oregon State Board of Health called the Salk polio vaccine a spectacular success after reviewing the first 33 weeks of the year. Polio rates among unvaccinated children aged 3 to 9 were 33 per 100 000, while 6 per 100 000 were in vaccinated children.
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Ore
Oregon
State Board of Health
Delhi imposes curfews on alcohol service at venues
The Delhi state government tightens alcohol hours as a step toward prohibition. Weekday curfew now midnight and Saturday nights end at 1 am, tightening from previous later hours. Dry Tuesdays already observed weekly in the capital.
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New Delhi
India
Delhi
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