Girl killer story ends with mercy slaying case in Connecticut
The state rested its second degree murder case against Carol Ann Paight in Bridgeport after nine witnesses in under 24 hours. Prosecutors say she shot her sleeping father Police Sergeant Carl Paight after saying she would not sleep until he died. The defense argues temporary insanity citing a cancer diagnosis shared with Carol Ann, while the jury could convict of manslaughter with a possible 13 year sentence and fine.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Connecticut
Carol Ann Paight
Mercy
Lorin W. Willis
Thomas J. Tamburri
Carol Ann
Carl Paight
Tamburri
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Carol
William E. Smith
Stamford
DR. Smith
Paight
Sgt
William’ J. Lynch
McInerney
City Retrieves Teeth Sneezed Into Catch Basin
A unnamed man called the Department of Public Works to report sneezing his false teeth into a catch basin at S. McBride and E. Fayette streets. Deputy superintendent Raymond H. Dodge sent a crew with a long stick and hook, and the teeth were recovered intact in 15 minutes.
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Department of Public Works
Republicans Meet ADA as Independent Force in Policy
Marquis Childs notes on editorial pages that Republicans view Americans for Democratic Action as labor liberal left wing of Democrats while ADA members see themselves as a free force for causes and ideas. The item appears among page notices for features such as comics horoscopes letters and society notices with sections listed for Amusements City Life and Deaths.
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Americans For Democratic Action
Democratic Party
Marquis Childs
City Life
Earl Wilson
Spy trial witness says Gubitchev appeared jumpy under surveillance
FBI agent testifies Valentina Gubitchev showed fear and suspected he was followed after meetings with Judith Coplon. He described Gubitchev scanning for surveillance and acting startled as they rode separate subway trains in uptown Manhattan during the conspiracy case.
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New York
FBI
Valentina A. Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Hradsky
Miss Coplon
Gubitchey
Manhattan
Gubitchev
U S Probes Aircraft Parts Sales to Czech Line
Federal agents investigate sales of spare American aircraft parts to the Communist operated Czechoslovak Airlines. State Department officials confirm a deal where Global Aviation Co sold 17 000 dollars worth DC 3 parts from Pan American Airways for consignment to the Czech line in Switzerland.
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Washington
State Department
Global Aviation Co
New York
Pan American Airways
Switzerland
Air Force C-54 Missing Over Canadian North
An American Air Force C 54 transport plane with 34 passengers and eight crew is missing in the Canadian north, according to R C A F officials.
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North
Edmonton
Alta
R.C.A.F
Federal Board approves Herring, Nol Herrings as official name
The Federal Board on Geographic Names approved Herring, Nol Herrings as the official designation today, marking a formal recognition of the place name in Washington.
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Washington
Federal Board On Geographic Names
One Thousand Distillery Workers Strike Over Bung Act
At Publicker Industries in Philadelphia workers walk out after warehouse staff tapped whisky bungs for tests without consent. Coopers are urged to perform the task but management rejects the plan, leaving about a thousand employees on strike.
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Philadelphia CP
Publicker Industries
Tinastee Tlei
C.I.D
Coopers
Chilly Wind Brings Snow in Syracuse
A northwest wind sent Syracuse back into winter with snow flurries and freezing temperatures. The day opened at 26 degrees after a 68 degree high yesterday, and a low of 14 is forecast tonight with about two inches of snow. Winds NW 15 to 25 mph. Normal temperatures expected for the next five days.
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Miss Copton
FBI
Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Sylvester J. Ryan
Gurbitchev
Syracuse
Mercury
Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Weather Bureau Warns of Flood Risk Downstream
The U S Weather Bureau warned that heavy rains along the Ohio River would worsen flood conditions downstream. Meteorologist A W Walstram said no flood conditions were expected here but urged caution for downstream areas.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio River
A. W. Walstram
The
Weather Bureau
Senate Labor Committee Shelves Coal Crisis Plea
The Senate Labor Committee postponed indefinitely a resolution urging President Truman to invoke the Taft Hartley Act to restore full coal production. The 6-5 vote ended the immediate push, with Senator Aiken contending the move kills the measure while Chairman Elbert D Miller Thomas and Humphrey suggested future action remains possible.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Aiken
R-Vl
Elbert D. ‘Thomas
Utah
Stumphrey
D-Minn
Bargain Talks Set With Lewis on Mining Contract
Washington coal operators agreed to talks with John L. Lewis on a mining contract next Wednesday suggesting 2 PM as the hour. Lewis had urged renewal at 10 AM the same day as UMW in court over NLRB General Counsel Denham's charge of bad faith bargaining and production stopping tactics.
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Washington
Cp-Northern
Western Soft
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Anc
Coal talks progress eyed in Senate dispute handling
The Senate committee debated a resolution as Humphrey urged deferral while negotiations move toward a coal dispute settlement. Operators, led by George H. Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal, expect contract talks with United Mine Workers head John Lewis to resume next Wednesday.
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Donnell CR Mo
Humphrey
John .L. Lewis
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Pittsburgh
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Love
Supreme Court Sought On Loyalty Program Unconstitutionality
The Supreme Court was asked to declare the Government's loyalty program unconstitutional in an appeal filed by the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. The New York City based group has been labeled subversive by the attorney general.
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Washington
Man reports mountain lion sighting near city line
Carl Putzer and his family saw a cat-like animal about 500 feet from the road in a field off Grand Ave near the city line at 9 P M Tuesday. He described it as a mountain lion and noted the creature moved through the field for about 15 minutes before disappearing over a ridge.
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Carl Putzer
Butternut St
Putzer
Grand Av
Judy Ann
Carl
Central
New
York
Putter
Syracuse
Palzer
Fellows
Bandits Loot Billy Rose Home as Eleanor Holm Wears Diamonds
Three bandits broke into Billy Rose’s Beekman Place townhouse at 10:30 pm, tying up the butler and ransacking upstairs rooms. Rose and his wife Eleanor Holm returned at 1:20 am to find $100,000 in jewels and furs missing, Holm wearing $250,000 in diamonds. Police suspect the same gang behind a large jewel theft series.
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Billy Rose
New York
Eleanor Holm
Rose
Takiah
Beekman Pl
Eight Nations Sign $1 Billion Arms Pact For Atlantic Allies
Ambassadors from Britain France Italy Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg Norway and Denmark sign arms aid pacts with the United States totaling 1 billion dollars to bolster North Atlantic defenses. President Truman’s approval of a master defense plan for the region is expected shortly as shipments to East Coast ports are slated to begin around mid February.
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Washington
Truman
North Atlantic
Congress
Europe
Britain
Oliver Franks
London
West German Plans to Send Consuls General Abroad
Bonn reports the West German Government will dispatch consuls general to Washington London and Paris immediately. A communique says Chancellor Adenauer accepted an Allied invitation for the representatives to be sent abroad.
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Bonn
Germany
Washington
London
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Baby Boy Garrett Christopher Parks Born to Betty Garrett Parks
Betty Garrett Parks announces the birth of her son Garrett Christopher Parks to Larry Parks. The couple’s first child, born yesterday by Caesarean section, weighed seven pounds 14 ounces.
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Hollywood
Larry Parkses
Parks
Betty Garrett
Garrett Christopher Parks
Gems Recovered From Aga Khan Heist In Marseille
About 350000 dollars worth of the 710000 dollars in jewels stolen from the Aga Khan on the Riviera last August were surreptitiously returned to Marseille police. A mystery man left the package outside the police station and then called to say the jewels were there. Inspectors retrieved clusters of gems along with bracelets and necklaces intact. A police spokesman noted five gang members were arrested last week, suggesting remaining members were frightened.
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Paris
Aga Khan
Riviera
Marseille
Sny
National Police
Curse of Death Haunts Tchaikovsky Sixth Performance
In Stockholm a concert of Tchaikovsky Pathetique preceded Shostakovich sixth. Warschewski collapsed and died on stage despite doctors' efforts, prompting superstition reports tied to the symphony. The Stockholm Concert Association had scheduled the program without incident until the finale.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tchaikovsky
Nottingham
England
Johannes Norby
Stockholm Concert Association
Shostakovich
Warschewski
Change of Shirts anecdote from Vermont dinner
Governor Gilson tells a Montpelier dinner story about a prewar German colonel who ordered all men to change shirts after a health article. Most complied, except one company with scarce shirts. The sergeant urged, Discipline above all, let the men change shirts with each other, showcasing quick improvisation.
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Gilson
Vermont
Montpelier
French Saar Plan Assailed
The United States urges France to modify its proposal to lease the Saar coal mines to avert a Western Europe political crisis. The plan may be tied to future German peace treaty provisions on Saarland, risking-Western European unity if Bonn and Paris fail to resolve the issue.
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Washington
United States
France
Saar
Europe
Saarland
Bonn
Paris
Sherman Sworn In As Navy Chief Of Operations
Adm. P. Sherman was sworn in today as Chief of Navy Operations and given a formal commission validating his legal rights. He has led the Navy’s top post since the ouster of Adm. Louis Denfeld over two months ago, though induction was delayed by congressional disputes over Denfeld’s dismissal.
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Washington
Adm
Forrest. P. Sherman
Navy
Sherman
Underground Blast Kills 13 Miners in St. Eloy France
A violent underground explosion in St. Eloy France killed 13 coal miners and injured 20 others with gas poisoning. Rescue workers rushed to the shaft as authorities investigated the cause of the blast.
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ST. Eloy
France
Nixon seeks House probe into Chambers spy claims
Rep. Nixon charges new Chambers documents show a Soviet espionage link and calls for resuming the House inquiry. He cites eight papers allegedly from White and a 1945 memorandum about a Soviet agent tied to Edward R. Stettinius, linking Alger Hiss to the case.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Rep. Nixon
R-Cahif
Nixon
Chambers
Harry Dexter White
the Treasury
House Committee
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius
Californian
White
Justice Department
Hollywood executive Mary Rechner to wed radio host Bob Hawk
Mary Rechner the Hollywood highest paid woman executive will marry radio master of ceremonies Bob Hawk soon. The couple met 18 months ago and will both be marrying for the first time.
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Hollywood
Mary Rechner
Bob Hawk
Don't Be a Sucker Exposé on Charity Racketeers
A sensational feature warns that some charity operations are hijacked by fraudsters who exploit legitimate organizations to siphon funds. The American Weekly presents the expose in collaboration with Sunday Herald American to alert readers.
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American Weekly
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