Heirens Confesses to Three Brutal Chicago Murders
William Heirens, 17, described in detail the slayings of Suzanne Degnan, Frances Brown, and Mrs. Josephine Ross in a chilling confession at the state attorney's office. He said a blackout followed each act, then a quick return to normalcy, claiming a strange compulsion drove the crimes. He was indicted on 29 charges including burglary and assault.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Jekyll-Hyde
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
States Attorneys Office
Heirens
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Degnan
Miss Brown
William J. Tuohy
Brown
Ross
Cook County
Tuohy
North Side
Young Heirens
FBI
Washington
State’s
INS
Will'am Heirens
Neirens
Suzanne
State
William Tuohy
Tuohy Heirens
Tuony
Degnans
Heren
Somerset Boy Sees Golden Dragon Aboard Manila Voyage
Six year old Michael D. Reynolds, grandson of John H. Beerus of Somerset, was the first passenger on the General Randall to sight the Golden Dragon as the ship crossed the date line near Manila. He described the dragon briefly while receiving a certificate signed by the ship captain and later won keepsakes at a bridge party.
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Somerset
Manila
Pacific
General Randall
John H. Beerus
Michael D. Reynolds
Young Reynolds
Michael
C. D. Reynolds
USN
Michael Reynolds
Mary Beerus
Randall
Master Reynolds
Beavers rescuers free two boys from box car
Two boys aged 14 and 16 from Haverhill Massachusetts were freed after being locked in a box car for over 24 hours while riding freight trains toward Chicago. Pennsylvania railroad workers heard their cries in Beaver County and released them at Rochester station. The boys left home July 20 with parental consent and traveled with money and boarding passes before entering the empty boxcar near Altoona. Their mother arrived in Beaver by plane to take custody.
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Beaver
Massachusetts
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rochester
Beaver County Probation Office
Haverhill
West Newbury
Mass
Ernest Clark
Trenton
N. J
Altoona
Conway
Himmler and Circle Accused of Nazi Crimes at Nurnberg
Ins dispatch reports SS general Paul Hauser accusing Heinrich Himmler and a small circle around him of masterminding murders and extermination campaigns. Hauser claims most SS members were front-line troops and that Himmler was alien to SS spirit. Assistant prosecutor Elwyn Jones presents German-sourced documents detailing atrocity actions in occupied Poland Yugoslavia and Russia.
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Mernberg
INS
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Paul Hauser
SS Generl
Himmler
Hauser
Elwyn Jones
International Military Tribunal
Jones
Johnson Defends Sheriff Over Prisoner Food Bills
Minority County Commissioner Ern est C. Johnson defends Sheriff John S. Smith regarding county auditor findings on prisoner feeding costs. He criticizes auditors Waldo E. Buechley Charles G. Seehler and John R. King for relying on vague “various sources” and urges disclosure of sources and details of conferences cited in the investigation.
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Ernest C. Johnson
John S. Smith
Johnson
Waldo E. Buechley
Charles G. Seehler
John R. King
Somerset County
Opa Crackerdown Critics Pace Delayed Penalties
Federal courts in Pittsburgh face criticism for not imposing penalties matching violations of opa regulations. Loran L. Lewis, district enforcement attorney, said courts should share responsibility for sentencing fines and damages. He argued delays and backlog hinder public confidence and compliance.
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Pittsburgh
Loran L. Lewis
Opa
R. M. Gibson
Opa X x
Three Accidents Send Trip To Hospital
A series of accidents sent three people to Somerset Community Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Bruno Tassone 50 Hooversville coal miner for Baker Whitely Coal sustained a fracture of the left arm at noon. Charlotte Knupp 12 Stoystown R D 1 suffered a deep laceration of the left arm after a bicycle fall. Earl Reese 11 Somerset R D 1 had left elbow lacerations from a bicycle incident and received dispensary treatment.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Bruno Tassone
Hooversville
Baker-Whitely Coal Company
Charlotte Knupp
Stoystown
R. D
Earl Reese
Somerset
Guardsmen Withdraw From Connersville Dispute
Governor Ralph F. Gates ordered 400 Indiana guardsmen withdrawn from Connersville where they had been sent to oversee a CIO AFL union jurisdictional clash at Rex Manufacturing. Orders cited absence of major disorder in 24 hours and a larger State Police contingent kept nearby as a precaution.
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Connersville
Ind
Ralph F. Gates
Indianapolis
Rex Manufacturing Company
Dale McCready Dies After Nine Day Missing
Police report Dale McCready a 59 year old janitor at Kiski prep school died from exposure after being missing nine days. He was found in woods near his Greensburg home and taken to Latrobe hospital.
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Greensburg
INS
Dale McCready
Kiski
Latrobe Hospital
McCready
Quake and tidal waves strike Dominican Republic towns
For the third straight day earthquakes and tidal waves battered coastal towns of the Dominican Republic causing residents to flee into forests. The known death toll reached 22 with additional deaths reported in Bajio and Cabrera. Wrecked communications hindered damage assessment as aid was rushed to areas south of the Monte Christi range.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Caribbean Republic
Bajio and
Cabrera
Bajio
RR Strike Shuts Down Casselman Valley Rail Line
Three men walk out on the Casselman River railroad halting operations from Grantsville Maryland to Worth Pennsylvania. Engineer Harry Hoofer Conductor Bruce Yommer and Fireman Stanley Wiley strike after wage demands meet owner John Hersker. About 150 workers lose jobs as four firms relying on the line report near standstill. The 50 year old short line connects with the Baltimore and Ohio at Worth near Salisbury.
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Grantsville
Casselman River
Dewey Yommer
Jennings
Worth
Harry Hoo
Bruce Yommer
Staney Wiley
Yommer
John Hersker
Hersker
Nore
Baltimore and Ohio R. R
Salisbury
Free Enterprise For Farmer Lay House Planners
The House postwar economic policy committee led by Rep. Colmer calls for scrapping most controls on farm production and prices except in depressions. It outlines a long range plan to restore flexible price systems, aid farmers in shifts to productive activity, keep national income high, promote modern farming techniques, and improve rural education.
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Washington
House
Colmer
D-Miss
Johnstown Pair Survive Guard Rail Crash in Altoona
Two Johnstown residents narrowly escaped death when their car struck a guard rail on the William Penn highway near Duncansville. Frank Forgas, 24, was treated for chest injuries, while driver Robert J. Kiser escaped unharmed as the car was demolished.
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Altoona
Johnstown
William Penn Highway
Duncansville
Frank Forgas
Robert J. Kiser
Albania Red But Is Peace Loving Claim
Col Tuk Jakova Albanian minister says Albania is ready to negotiate treaties and establish diplomatic relations with the United Nations and denies being not peace loving as Greece charged. He notes Albania will reexamine treaties with the United States and that all pacts were wiped out by decree. The committee suspends Outer Mongolia consideration pending further information.
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Larry Hauck
New York
Tuk Jakova
United Nations
Greece
Albania
Jakova
U.N
Vassili Dendramis
United States
U. S
Italy
Epirus
Eniver Hoxha
Outer Mongolia
China
Russia
Shush Hsu
Store Gas For Next Winter Would Store Gas For Next Winter
Vice President J A Brown outlined plans before the Federal Power Commission to boost Michigan gas supply. A new Michigan Gas Storage Company seeks authority to buy summer gas from Panhandle Eastern for storage and resale to Consumers Power in peak winter months. Consumers Power has halted new home heating customers as Lansing faces a critical winter gas outlook if approval is not granted.
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Washington
Consumers Power Company
Central
Michigan
Federal Power Commission
J. A. Brown
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Michigan Gas Storage Company
Panhandle
Consumers Power
Brown
Lansing
Fishermen Strike Halts Commercial Salmon Fishing in Pacific North
About 1 400 fishermen from Santa Cruz to Astoria walked out in protest of OPA ceiling prices. Victory B. Martin of the International Fishermen's Union says trollers will not return until prices rise, noting gear and supplies lack ceilings and current prices average 16.5 cents per pound versus 22 cents during the OPA holiday. District OPA officials foresee no immediate price increase.
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San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Calif
Astoria
Ore
Opa
Victory B. Martin
Northern California
Martin
Constable Shot After Disarming Attack in Oklahoma
State police chase two of four men who disarmed Constable John Henry and beat him. He ordered the crowd to break up when a knife was thrown. A suspect grabbed him, took his gun, and a shot was fired at the officer. Alfred Wilson and Robert Correles, both of Avonmore, are held as suspects.
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Vandergrift
INS
John Henry
Oklahoma
William C. McFeaters
Henry
McFeaters
President to crack down on tanners and shoe makers
President Truman moves to curb hoarding and price manipulation in leather and shoe industries. Civilian Production Administrator Steelman says a conspiracy to withhold hides may trigger DOJ action. CPA to audit hide stocks and order release of excess supplies to meet price ceilings and prevent decontrol. OPA pledges firm stance against excess profits.
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Alex H. Singleton
Washington
John R. Steelman
Justice Department
Opa
White House
Truman
Steelman
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Department of Justice
Pay Boosts For State's Employes
Harrisburg August 6 Gov Edward Martin ordered salary boosts for most state employees ranging five to 15 percent retroactive to August 1. Minimum rises from 1278 to 1428 yearly and will appear on the August 15 payroll.
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Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Martin
PA AFL Council Accepts Gov Martin Wage Increases
The Pennsylvania Council of Public Employees accepted Governor Edward Martin's wage increases as a satisfactory settlement. Reuben H. Miller said the rises are acceptable now but fear future cost of living hikes could trigger new demands. The council had petitioned for a 20 percent raise for 41,000 state workers last March.
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AFL
Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania Council of Public Employes
Edward Martin
Reuben H. Miller
Council
Martin
Standstill in Philadelphia Veterans Home Building
John M. Zerby, head of the Home Builders' Association of Philadelphia and suburbs, says local veteran home construction is at a standstill due to material shortages. He cites 14,000 GI priorities pending since Jan. 15 and blames AAA ratings given to the federal housing authority for part of the delays.
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Philadelphia
John M. Zerby
Home Builders’ Association of
Philadelphia and Suburbs
Zerby
Federal Housing Authority
Mass Execution in Shanghai Over Kidnapping Case
Chinese gendarmes carried out a public execution of 23 kidnappers including one woman in Shanghai. Observers report multiple rounds fired at a trench grave after a brief trial. ransom of 500000 dollars was paid for the flour merchant's release.
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Shanghat
Shanghai
Coleman battery fed friers for weekend sale
Place your order for Coleman's battery fed friers raised in electric brooders and fed special foods. They fry in 20 minutes and are freshly dressed on short notice. 364 W. Fairview St. Somerset Pa Phone 329 W.
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Coleman
Fairview St
Somerset, Pa
Racketeers Sell UNRRA Goods in Trieste Scandal
London reports racketeers in Trieste plundering UNRRA stockpiles of food clothing and medical supplies in the biggest take-off. Thieves sell stolen relief items on the black market at sky high prices despite UNRRA chief F H La Guardia accusing the black market. Lt Gen Sir William Morgan rejects the charges as unfounded.
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London
INS
London Evening Standard
Trieste
UNRRA
F. H. la Guardia
William Morgan
Mediterranean
la Guardia
Allies win clash over voting rules at peace conference
Western allies score a clear victory as the rules committee shifts to two paths for peace conference recommendations while Byrnes accuses Molotov of dictating terms. Yugoslavia rejects non two thirds rulings and debate lingers with potential Russian bloc implications.
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Joseph Dynan
Paris
United States
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
U. S
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Byrnes
Italy
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Rules Committee
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Nearby Regions
Maryland and neighboring states show a warm start with scattered showers, especially on the coast. The extended period from Wednesday to Sunday forecasts thundershowers midweek and again late week, with temperatures a few degrees above normal and variable cloudiness.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
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