Wife Accused of Choking Rival in Domestic Dispute
Mrs Elizabeth Stubbs of Cuba 48 held on charge after she allegedly choked rival Dora Flemming 46 with a leather belt saying she was breaking up my home. Governor Dewey commuted burglary sentence of Arthur Allyn 26 for a dying convict release at Clinton Prison Dannemora. Katherine Bauman 65 struck fatally by automobile in Buffalo.
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Cuba
Stubbs
Dora Flemming
Albany
Dewey
Clinton
Dannemora
Arthur
Allyn
Buffalo
Katherine Bauman
Alcatraz rioters found guilty of murder in May riot
A federal jury found three Alcatraz convicts guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of a guard during the abortive May riot. Death penalty mandatory for Miran E. Thompson and Sam Shockley.
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Alcatraz
San Francisco
Miran E. Thompson
Sam Shockley
Notable Deaths A Dean Emeritus and Leaders Pass Away
Prof Frank Walter Nicolson 82 dean emeritus Wesleyan University cofounder of the American Council of Education died in Middletown Connecticut. Mrs Annie Maude Roome 64 longtime leader of the Girl Guides of Canada died in Long Beach California. Frank Stacey 88 known for welcoming summer visitors at his York Beach Maine dry goods store for 50 years. Leon W Barnett 76 mining engineer who invented a process turning carbon into artificial diamonds in New York City.
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Walter Nicolson
Wesleyan University
American Council of ‘Education
Middletown
New York’ City
All Out China War Feared in Peak of Civil Struggle
Report from Peiping and Yenan quotes Li Tsung Jen and Li Shao Chi warning an imminent civil war as Chiang Kai-Shek's forces vow to resume offensives. Chou En Lai threatens a six month strategic offensive if government troops stay from Jan 13 positions amid ruptured peace talks.
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Peiping
Ex-GI Gets Custody of Gem Claiming Goering Link
Marcus Roberts, a 30 year old Louisville war veteran, won legal custody of a diamond studded brooch he bought in Germany and claimed was once owned by Hermann Goering. Police had confiscated it when offered for sale but returned it after determining origin. He paid $720 duty at customs, and authorities traced the gem to Germany. Roberts said he does not plan to keep it and intends to sell it.
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Louisville
Germany
Hermann Goering
Roberts
U. S. Customs Office
Washington
FBI
Gifts to Babies in Vienna
Vienna residents will receive a full baby clothing package from the American Red Cross for infants born during the night of December 24 into December 25.
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Ethridge
Washington
Byrnes
Mark Ethridge
Louisville Courier-Journal
United Nations Commission
Jithridge
Vienna
American Red Cross
Slays Three Kills Self In Long Beach Cottage
Chicago artist John E. Courtright 41 and his wife Lucy Jane 34 and son Jan Albert 6 were found dead in a Long Beach Indiana home. Police say Courtright beat them with a stove poker and then slashed his wrists, with Kathy Lynn 3 found in the front bedroom. Neighbors report a recent breakdown and a month lease on the cottage.
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John E. Courtright
Chicago
Courtright
Lucy Jane
Jan Albert
Kathy Lynn
Hugh, H.' Moss
Ford First Target In Portal Pay Drive
The United Auto Workers union names Ford Motor Company as the first major target in a portal pay drive. The announcement signals the start of wage and contract pressure aimed at Ford as the union mobilizes for broader bargaining across the auto industry.
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Ford
Detroit
United Auto Workers’ Union
Ford Motor Company
LUAW to File $271 Million Suit Against Ford Over Retroactive Pay
LU.A.W. officials announce plans to sue Ford for 270.9 million dollars in retroactive portal-to-portal pay for 800,000 members. About 160,000 workers at the Rouge plant would be covered. Dow Chemical of Midland says it has settled with its union and began paying 4.056 million in portal time back to 1940.
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Ford
Rouge
Michigan
Dow Chemical of
Midland
Pravda says Russia offers free transport and housing in East Prussia
Pravda reports Russia will relocate farmers to East Prussia with free transport and housing and that thousands have already settled there. Bevin briefed King George on UN meetings in New York. Budapest radio via Reuters says Slovakia’s Hungarian villages were evacuated to western Czechoslovakia. Venezuelan dispatches say 1000 rebels were forced from their stronghold in Trujillo to nearby mountains.
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New York
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Venezuela
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