POW Sergeant Faces Murder Court Martials in Korea
Sgt. James C. Gallagher of Brooklyn testifies at his court martial for the alleged unpremediated murder of three prisoners in a Korean camp. He says a witness disliked him and that some claims of mistreatment and deaths may stem from bias and memory gaps.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Gallagher
Brooklyn
L. C. Lloyd W. Pate
Augusta
Pate
James J. Jenkins
Cpl
John Williams Jones
Detroit
Jones
Donald Thomas Baxter
Waukon
Iowa
John
William Jones
Dunn
Phone Number Lost Dad Almost Fails To Get His Child Back
In Jacksonville on August 16 an unidentified father called the Florida Times Union after seeing an ad for a day and night nursery with only a phone number. He found the facility, got his child, but then lost the number and sought help to locate the place.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida Times-Union
Weather Update for Southern Illinois Forecast
Cloudy conditions persist in Southern Illinois with partial clearing tonight. Local showers near the Ohio River, lows near 70, a high around 90, and a Wednesday night low near 70. Yesterday’s high 90 and low 55. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake are 2 and 4 inches below spillway, respectively. Sunrise 5 15 a m, sunset 6 53 p m.
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Illinois
Ohio River
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Indians Riot in Bombay Over Goa Crisis
In Bombay and New Delhi protesters demand military action to seize Portuguese India. About 150 000 marchers disrupt commerce and press, with reports of deaths and injuries as Nehru vows peaceful transfer and condemns provocation.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
Delhi
Goa
New Delhi
Portugal
Diu
Red-haired grandmother joins Tom Green County deputy force
Mrs Capitola Stone 45 a former Menard County treasurer was appointed deputy sheriff in San Angelo on Monday. The ranch girl turned West Texas gun learner dislikes guns yet can use them when needed.
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San Angelo
Tex
Tom Green County
Capitola Stone
Menard County
West Texas
Dangerous Season for Red Heads Ends in Hospital
Eugene Childers, 24, of near Anna, is hospitalized in Union County with shotgun pellets in neck, hand, shoulder, and lung after neighbor Elmer Miller, 45, shot at a moving reddish hair he mistook for a squirrel during a hunt near Anna.
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Eugene Childers
Anna
Union County
Elmer Miller
Childers
Inquest Finds For Mrs Norris In Union County
A coroner jury in Jonesboro recommends exoneration of Bette Norris in the bludgeon death of her husband Everett Norris. The jury ruled he died from multiple blows with a club used by Mrs Norris on Aug 10 at their Anna home. Grand jury action on murder for Norris remains pending.
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Union County
Jonesboro
Bette Norris
Everett E. Norris
Henry Hileman
Norris
John P. Davis
W. J. Grammar
L. B. Adkins
C. M. Sansom
Rifle Showdown Ends in Death and Murder Charge
Denison Texas August 16 two youths argued over rifle versus shotgun and fought. Kay Richardson 22 survivor claims Wells 19 fired first and Richardson shot once wounding Wells who died. Richardson faces murder charge after allegedly firing at Wells and at a house and threatening others.
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Denison
Tex
Kay Richardson
Gerald Lee Wells
Richardson
Newman
John Crawford
Wells
Stratton Accepts Carey Resignation After Tavern Disturbance
Gov. Stratton announced the resignation of administrative assistant Joseph Carey after a tavern disturbance at the Show Bar near the State Fairgrounds. Two state police captains were involved and a full report was requested. Carey said he questioned the police presence as a single man sought to de‑escalate the quarrel.
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Springfield
Stratton
Joseph Carey
State Fairgrounds
Carey
Seatonville
Joseph D. Bibb
Public Safety Department
Walter Eichen
John L. Murphy
Bibb
Eicen
Chip
Phil M. Brown
Eicen and Murphy
Two IRA Suspects Held in Ammunition Laden Car Raid
Police seized two men in a station wagon near Hainault Forest Essex amid a nationwide IRA hunt. Investigators reported dozens of ammunition rounds on the back seat and traced suspects with Irish accents as raids on British depots continued across Reading Arborfield and Welsh camps.
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London
Scotland Yard
Army
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Hainault Forest
Essex
Arborfield
Reading
Wales
England
Witness Challenges House Committee on Blacklist Rights Probe
Actor Elliott Sullivan testifies that the House Un American Activities Committee has aided blacklisting for political reasons. Six actors face questioning about communism while resisting answers. committee chair Francis Walter warns of contempt. Lou Polan criticizes the probe as a star chamber procedure.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Elliott Sullivan
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Star Chamber
Lou Polan
Walter
Polan
Phil Leeds
America
Yogi Berra
Lanolin
Airman to Seek Divorce Over Lost War Wives Tale
Airman Daniel Schmidt 22 decides to seek a divorce in Sacramento after his wife Una Schmidt-Fine 20 left him for another man believing he was dead. Schmidt may pursue custody of 2½ year old son Danny Jr with potential custody to Schmidt’s mother in Portland. Attorney Howard Welch says grounds include extreme cruelty and welfare of the child guiding the decision.
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Sacramento
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Red China
Una Schmidt-Fine
Alford Fine
Dan
Howard Welch
Oksen
Schmidt
Danny Jr
Nellie Peters
Portland
Ore
Welch
Una
Harold Berliner
Nevada City
Teens Charged With Extortion Plot Against Salad Bowl Owner
Four teenagers were charged with attempting to extort $2500 from Salad Bowl owner Paul Brigante after a dummy package was picked up. Ronald Benjamin Jacobs admitted writing the threatening letter. others denied involvement. The note referenced Howard Johnson's restaurants and implied threats of damage or injury.
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Chicago
FBI
Ronald Benjamin Jacobs
Paul Brigante
Harlem Ave
Ronald R. Kolwartys
River Forest
Bruce Anderson
Wayne Maxwell
Iago
Brigante
Howard Johnson
Little Stinker No 45 Worth 250 Draw Attracts Entries
A Chester man comments on the lottery style game Little Stinker No 45 which has 1 003 entries by noon today and a $250 prize that can increase by 10 percent if a winning entry is printed on the back of a post card.
Rigger Killed on Texas Tower Radar Station
An anchor cable split killing rigger Arsen Haroutuanian, 41, of Everett, while the Texas tower radar installation off Cape Cod neared completion. Haroutuanian was a 24 year Navy veteran with two children.
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Boston
Texas Tower
Cape Cod
Arsen
Haroutuanian
Everett
Navy
Maroa Boy Wins Grand Champion Steer at Illinois State Fair
At the Illinois State Fair open livestock judging, 18 year old Robert Dial of Maroa won the grand champion steer with his 1000 pound Aberdeen Angus named Midnight. Reserve grand champion went to Scott McWhinney of Orion. Swine judging crowned Herlawn Model Poland China owned by Herschel Caruthers of Waverly. Duroc boar entered by Ray L Johnston and son of Altona earned a grand champion, and Durocson exhibited by William Urban and sons of Prophetstown took another top prize.
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Springfield
Robert Dial
Maroa
Aberdeen Angus
Midnight
Scott McWhinney
Orion
Poland
China
Herlawn
Herschel Caruthers
Waverly
Duroc
Ray L. Johnston
Altona
Durocson
William Urban and Sons
Prophetstown
Full House Visits Collective Farm in Odessa Region
U S farmers tour Karl Liebknecht collective farm in Ukraine with Ralph Olson of Ellsworth Iowa Walter Reed of Greensboro North Carolina and Lauren Soth Des Moines Iowa editor among the group. Horace Davis from Oak Ridge Louisiana, agricultural adviser to the US Embassy in Moscow, stands behind Olson.
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U. S
Karl Liebknecht
Odessa
Raine
Ralph Olson
Ellsworth
Iowa
Walter Reed
Greensboro
N. C
Lauren Soth
Des Moines
Olsen
Horace Davis
Oak Ridge, la
Moscow
Fourth Hurricane Diane Threatens Carolinas
Diane, the fourth hurricane of the season, neared the mainland with 115 mph winds. Forecasters warned of a possible turn toward the North and South Carolina coasts as tides rose one to four feet, with six to nine feet expected near the path. Evacuations and coastal preparations intensified along Georgia and South Carolina shores.
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Charleston
D. C
Diane
Carolina
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Upper South Carolina
North Carolina
Connie
Walter Davis
Miami, Fla
Saud
Savannah Beach
South Carolina
Navy
Weather Laboratory
Walter cites Communist cells in government staff
Rep Francis E Walter says House committee meetings have found communist cells among government staff. He notes a full scale probe will begin in February with preliminary sworn witness examinations. He cites identified cells in the United States Senate War Labor Board and National Labor Relations Board and stresses staff rather than senators.
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New York
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Un-American Activities Committee
United States Senate
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Walter
Senate
Home Building Drops As July Starts Fall Sharp
Washington reports that the Bureau of Labor Statistics attributes an 11 percent drop in July non farm housing starts to voluntary tightening of housing credit. Starts fell to 115,000 units from 129,000 in June.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
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Denver
Colo
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Sue
Anna Man
Red
Stratton Ride
Irish Army
House Committee
Probe
Red Channels
Sullivan
Rigger
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