Blind Man Awaiting Judge's Sentencing in Oklahoma Murder Case
Orbie T. Guthrie, first blind person known tried in Oklahoma for murder, awaits sentencing after a jury convicted him of first degree manslaughter for the slaying of his former mother-in-law, Elizabeth Hinds. District Judge Lucius Babcock set September 26 for sentencing with a possible four years to life in prison. Guthrie, free on $310,000 bond, testified he aimed to frighten Mrs. Hinds during a quarrel. Prosecution said he shot after provoking a quarrel at the home with his ex-wife Katherine Hickman, who testified he fired two shots from a divan.
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AT. Wirenhalin
Oklahoma City
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T. Guthrie
Oklahoma
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Lucius Babcock
Guthrie
Elizabeth Hinds
Bblind
Miss Hickman
Buckingham Palace Staff Unionizes in 100 Percent Coverage
London Sept 38 The entire Buckingham Palace domestic staff, about 220 people including Princess Elizabeth’s maid and King George VI’s valet, have joined the Civil Service union. Wages rose by one pound weekly after bargaining with the labor ministry. Union officials say no closed shop, but aim to unionize Windsor Castle Marlborough House and later Balmoral and Sandringham.
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London
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George VI
Trade Union Congress
Buckingham Palace
Civil Service Union
Municipal and General Workers Journal
Labor Ministry
Windsor Castle
Marlborough House
Queen Mother Mary
Balmoral
Scotland
Sandringham
King's
Buckingham
Texas to Get Mild Norther
Abo Associated Press reports a mild northern front will brush Texas with cooler temps and light rain later in the week. Early week highs linger in the 70s with drizzle and fog widespread across the state.
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Texas
Abo
Purse Snatching Suspect Nabbed in Downtown Incident
On a Mamle Baez complaint at 115 1 2 North Main Street police nabbed a purse snatcher. Eugene R. Aguilar, 19, of 621 Thelma Drive, arrested by radio patrolmen at Topo Chico bar 210 South Santa Rosa Avenue on a Wednesday arrest for vagrancy.
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Mamle Baez
North Main Street
Eugene R. Aguilar
Thelma
Topo Chico
Santa Rosa Avenue
Italian Fleet Limit Okehed Peace Move
Paris reports the peace conference approved the Italian treaty limitations, capping the fleet at 10 major ships and the army at 250,000 personnel. Italy may keep two battleships, four cruisers, four destroyers, plus minor units, with broader surplus fighter units sent to the Big Four for disposal.
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Paris
Peace Conference Military Commission
Italy
Snowstorm Hits Rocky Mountain Front Range
Snowblanket on Colorado Wyoming and Montana peaks signals early winter as heavy snow falls above 70 feet elevation. Butte Montana records 10.6 inches with freezing temperatures overnight. Big Piney Wyoming reports 17 inches as wintry weather begins across the Rockies.
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Rockies
Coloorada
Wyoming
Montana
U. S
Butte
Mont
Big Piney
Wyo
Auto strikes idle Detroit plants halt GM production
Paralysis spreads through the Detroit auto industry as 50,000 workers idle and thousands more face layoff. Chrysler idles 40,000 plus at Dodge, Briggs, Jefferson, Plymouth and DeSoto plants due to a Briggs parts dispute. Packard halts final assembly. GM reports a dip in car output and a near shutdown of truck and coach divisions.
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Chrysler
Dodge
Briggs Manufacturing Company
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Briggs
Jefferson
Plymouth
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Packard
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General Motors
G. M
Jas
Meat Stretchers Adopt New Food Course In Chicago
Chicago restaurants experiment with extended shelf meat forms such as steaklets choplets and hamburgerettes made from everyday meat with gluten mushroom broth soy derivatives yeast and other products.
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Chicago
Weather forecast: cloudy with rain Thu and Wed
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness Wednesday afternoon and night and Thursday with occasional rain. Tuesday high near 81, low 72. Wednesday high 83, low 73. Thursday high 84, low 72.
Catholic Archbishop Arrested in Belgrade Trial Set for 19 Defendants
Belgrade reports Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac of Yugoslavia arrested on crimes against the people charges. He would be tried with 18 others, including 412 priests, in a case tied to wartime collaboration and terror groups. Prosecutors sought a seven day postponement to file an indictment.
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Marshal Tito
Alojzije Stepinac
Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Rovermraeny
Zagre
American civilian held by Slavs a month in Yugoslavia
U S embassy sources report Roy H. Stoeckel, an American civilian with the U S Army ordnance at Wels Austria, missing since July 15 after straying into Yugoslavia during a holiday jeep tour. He sent a letter dated July 16 from Maribor to Ljubljana's British vice consul, then was detained by Yugoslavs near the Austrian border.
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U.S
Roy H. Stocelel
U. S. Army Ordnance Department
Wels
Austria
Yugoslavia
Stoeckel
Jeey
U. S
Fehring
Radkersburg
Marihov
Belgian Plane With 44 Hunted
New York dispatch reports Belgian airline Sabbena and its 44 people aboard missing after departing Brussels for RoUntert. Martens, a New York agent, said search parties were sent as weather and a low ceiling hindered locating the aircraft. Possible diversions include La Guardia, Goose Bay, and Fernand ai. Flight carried seven crew members and 37 passengers.
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New York
Martens
Heepagne
A-M
Gander
Laalane
Guardia
N. Y
Auto crash kills two, one hurt near Palfurrias
Two people were killed and Kenneth Moore of Odessa suffered a broken hip and lacerations in a three vehicle crash five miles south of Palfrurias. Roy Estes of Houston and Kyle Donnell, 18, also died in the wreck.
Reds Hold Policy Forums for Germans
In Berlin Soviet zone authorities staged the first open forum explaining Soviet policy toward the former Reich. Nearly 2,020 Germans packed the Palast theater in Berlin last night for the session, part of a series designed to outline Soviet plans and answer questions about the occupation and future governance.
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Palast
Berlin
Reich
Veteran Bishop Quits Church in Protest at Retirement Rule
The Right Rev John C White Bishop of Springfield DL resigns from the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U S A after opposing a canon to retire bishops at 72. White declared he would resign when he chose and had been consecrated by the Holy Ghost. The resignation was automatically accepted with details on Page GA.
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John C. White
T Yearold
Springfield
Protestant Episcopal Church
White
House of Bishops
Bishop White
Crisis In Truman Wallace Talk Promises Cabinet Showdown
Washington September 18 President Truman enters a second daily round of talks with state department officials as a possible clash with Henry Wallace looms Wallace has urged bold shifts in policy including a pledge to destroy atomic bombs and a reassessment of military and foreign postures White House officials report Truman may demand Wallace quit discussing policy or exit the cabinet The Wallace letter urging Russian guarantees drew early publication despite Truman’s disapproval adding tension to the anticipated afternoon confrontation at the White House
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Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
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White House
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Bernard Baruch
Clayton
Donald Russell
Charles G. Ross
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Byrnes
Commerce Department
Ross
Gambara to be tried for war crimes in Brescia
Ansa reports Gen. Gastone Gambara has been moved to Brescia for trial on war crimes charges. Gambara commanded the Italian expeditionary force for the nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War, later served as ambassador to Franco's regime, and was Mussolini's northern Italy chief of staff after the armistice.
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Draja Mihailovic
Lisak
Austria
Ustachi
Ivan Sehalie
Nag
Asiach
Rome
Ansa
Maples Today
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Spain
Mussolini
Italy
Riggio Elected President of American Tobacco
Vincent Riggio is named president of the American Tobacco Company to succeed the late George Washington Hill who died September 13. Riggio, associated with the firm for 40 years, has served since 1929 as vice president in charge of sales.
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New York
Vincent Riggio
American #Tobacco company
George Washington Hill
Riggio
Admiral Hils Wallace Views Clash Over War Policies
Admiral William H. Standley, wartime ambassador to Russia and national MOWW commander, endorsed Secretary Byrnes policies toward the Soviet Union and criticized Secretary Wallace. He called Wallace disloyal, said he aided a virtual enemy, and urged staff unity and cheerful support of decisions. He cited wartime unity lessons from the Tate era.
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Los Angeles
William WH. Standley
Russia
Byrnes
Wallace
Southern California
Beaumont Bus Strike After Wage Talks Fail
Beaumont and Port Arthur city bus line employers call a strike to begin shortly after midnight. They demand an wage increase from 83 cents to $1.10 per hour and overtime after eight hours per day instead of after 54 hours per week, retroactive to May 4.
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Beaumont
A.fl
Port Arthur
Plea Echoes for Higher Garbage and Fire Police Pay
A delegation from the department plans to petition the city council for pay raises as garbage drivers now earn more than base police and fire pay. Fire and police commissioner Anderson supports the petition, noting a base pay of 200 dollars could be acceptable, and recalls a prior 15,000-signature push.
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P.L. Anderson
Anderson
Anderson Sid
Phones Silent in Houston Dispute Grips City Departments
In Houston on September 18, all four city departments faced a crippling strike as workers walked out at 8 a.m. to protest promotions of two employees. The Southwest Telephone Workers union contends three other workers with seniority could have filled the new roles.
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Houston
City Auditorium
Southwest ‘Telephone Workers Union
Houston Allows Emergency Calls Only During Strike
Telephone company officials in Houston announce that the strike by city employees limits routing to emergency calls, directing traffic to San Antonio for non emergency handling and affecting local communications.
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Houston
San Antonio
Poland Increases Coal Output Fur European Lead
Warsaw reports Poland, now Europe's largest coal producer, continues to raise output with the 1946 total expected near 50,000,620 tons. Most production comes from Silesian mines in territories absorbed from eastern Germany.
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Poland
Europe
Germany
Flour Mills Shut By Strike
Pioneer Flour Mills at 129 East closed amid a strike by 85 union members including Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers Local No. 172. Harry Roger regional director said the union had not yet met. Garcia, president of the workers, said the union was organizing and management had requested talks. the mill remained closed with no official comment.
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Liseli
Harry Roger
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CTO
Jor Garcia
Alacal
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