Brooklyn woman on trial for murder seeks death by hunger strike
Mrs. Yvette Madsen, 22, accused of killing her Air Force husband Lt. Andrew Madsen, allegedly refuses food to starve herself in Frankfurt Germany. Her attorney Elmo Gower says she has eaten nothing for four days and her father Fred Noack urges mental institutional care. A death by own action guard monitors her as the court weighs a directed verdict of acquittal based on temporary insanity.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Brooklyn
Air Force
Elmo Gower
Madsen
Alfred Noack
Noack
Andrew Madsen
Oakland
Calif
Cour
Gower
Innocent
More Cold More Snow Expected In Syracuse
Weather forecast warns Syracuse of a cold snap and three inches of snow. U.S. meteorologist Andrew P Keller says rain and milder temps tonight will turn colder with highs around 32 and a low near 15 tomorrow night. Driving conditions will be dangerous as winds shift from northeast to northwest at up to 80 mph.
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Syracuse
Andrew P. Keller
U.S
Mercury
Pleomargarine Taxes Likely Under New Federal Plan
Editorial notes that if President Truman signs the newly passed bill, all federal taxes on pleomargarine will be eliminated though certain restrictions remain on sale methods. The piece previews broader editorial content and page placements for comics, horoscopes, and features.
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Truman
Congress
James Marlow
Tda
Jean Kain
Dr. Dean
Mary Haworth
Rescue Train Frees Die sel after Snowbound Derailment
A Lehigh Valley freight train stalled five miles east of Cazenovia in a blizzard derailed. The diesel and one coach were freed when a work train bumped them back onto the rails as three other diesels rushed in from Sayre. The mishap disrupted service between Canastota Cortland and Sayre.
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Cazenovia
Lehigh Valley
Here
Cortland
Sayre
Ralph Pulling
Lehigh
Frank G. Cargill
Canastota
Cargill
Ten Billion Dollar Bills in Long Range Costs
Rep. Lovre cites a Republican price tag for Truman Fair Deal programs totaling ten billion dollars in long range costs. He notes bills for Export-Import Bank expansion, medical training funding, merchant marine subsidies, Finnish war claims, federal employee pay raises, mineral resources development, and public housing. He warns the programs would add to the tax burden and be hard to repeal.
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Washington
Lovre
R.S.D
House
Cleaver Armed Cook Subdued By Police In Manhattan
A 50 year old unemployed cook identified as John Stanplalia waved a butcher knife and a meat cleaver at pedestrians in uptown Manhattan. He knocked a woman down and smashed a car window before surrendering. He faces assault and illegal weapons charges.
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New York
Manhattan
John Stanplalia
Stanplalia
Brooklynn jewelry heist leaves suspect duo with loot
Alfred H. Trombly, a Brooklyn gem merchant, reports two gunmen forced entry as he watched TV with friends. The pair claimed a swindle and then took about 300 diamond rings and 10 gold watches valued at roughly 29 thousand dollars, with Trombly noting $3,000 insured coverage on the gems.
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New York
Brooklyn
Alfred H. Trombly
Trombly
GOP Moves to Oust Acheson Over Gubitchev Case
Republican leaders led by Wherry press secretary Acheson over his handling of the Gubitchev spying case. They attack his “unfitness” for allowing a convicted spy to escape punishment, arguing it signals weakness. McCarthy cites Communist influence in the State Department as fuel.
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Washington
Acheson
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Wherry
Nebraska
Gubitchev
State Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Department
Mrs. Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Picture of Stalin Is Back Strike Off at Trieste Dockyard
Pro Communist dockworkers at Trieste struck for an hour after a lifesize photo of Stalin disappeared from the waterfront. Two U S sailors aboard the African Glade recovered the picture and handed it to the captain, who returned it to the Communists, ending the disruption.
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Trieste
Free Territory
Marsha
Stalin
African Glade
Stalin Speech to Head Campaign In Moscow Tonight
Stalin prepares to address the campaign platform as elections to the Supreme Soviet approach. Molotov, in a major Moscow speech, argues for peaceful competition between communism and capitalism and warns against imperialist blackmail over a hydrogen bomb.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Communist Party
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Soviet Union
Violent Antwerp Pre Vote Riot Leaves 50 Injured
In Antwerp last night fifty demonstrators were injured as Leopoldists and opponents clashed during a fireworks display. Police from five hundred officers fought to quell the riot amid preparations for Belgium's advisory referendum on King Leopold III.
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Brussels
Belgium
Antwerp
Leopold III
Guard Rescues Worker Trapped in Coal Silo
Carrier Corporation guard Andrew Kellner braved moving coal to save Robert Kimber 24, of East Syracuse, wedged across a silo chute at Thompson Road plant. Kimber was rushed to Onondaga General Hospital with shock and possible leg fracture. condition listed as good. Concluded on page 2.
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Carrier Corporation
Thompson Rd
Robert Kimber
218 Bridge
Syracuse
Onondaga General Hospital
Andrew Kellner
Kimber
Gubitchev to Leave U S for Russia Under Offer
Valentin A. Gubitchev, a convicted Soviet spy, reportedly will accept the U S government offer of release from a 15 year term on condition he return to Russia. He may depart March 20 aboard the Polish liner, the same vessel used by Gerhart Eisler. The judge said suspension of the sentence would occur if he leaves within two weeks never to return. The move signals a broader hope for similar treatment of Americans in future cases.
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Wherry
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Acheson
Representative Fellows
R-Me
House
Senate
New York
U. S
United States
Gubitchev
Gerhart Eisler
Justice Department
State Department
Atlantic Pact Defense Meeting Set for The Hague
Secretary of Defense Johnson announced a meeting of the Atlantic Pact defense committee to be hosted by the Netherlands on April 1. The committee, with Johnson and 11 defense ministers, will review North Atlantic Treaty planning accomplishments and consider results from five regional planning groups.
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Washington
the Hague
Johnson
Netherlands
Omar Bradley
Défense Department
U. S
Britain
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Canada
Italy
Portugal
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
New Irish Revolt Rumors Widen in Belfast Bombings
The London Daily Graphic reports two bomb outrages in Belfast within 48 hours fueling fears of a new IRA campaign. Scotland Yard agents familiar with Sinn Fein methods may travel to Northern Ireland to investigate.
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London
INS
London Daily Graphic
Belfast
Scotland Yard
Sinn Fein
Northern Ireland
Elephants Gift Sparks Air Freight Puzzle
Two one year old elephants gifted by Prime Minister Nehru to American children faced transport and regulatory hurdles as Bombay riots doubled their weight to about 1000 pounds each. Britain’s Overseas Airline balked. Trans World Airlines offered a solution, prompting a larger debate at the State Department.
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Washington
State Department
Department
United States
Bombay
India
Pandit Nehru
Amer
Ican
Mysore
Washungton Zoo
Trans-World Airlines
Unidentified Woman Killed In Auto Crash Near Madilla
State police seek to identify a woman killed when the car she rode in struck a guard rail and overturned. Passenger Joseph D Amore 20 Norwich was knocked unconscious and taken to a Sidney hospital with possible skull injuries. Driver Nicholas Alessi 25 Norwich said he picked up the pair and did not know the woman.
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Madilla
Joseph D'Amore
Norwich
Nicholas Alessi
Alessi
D'Amore
Sidney
Fall Brings Back Light in Gul's Eye
Borst Oldham, 14, had been nearly blind in her left eye since birth. After slipping in the dormitory at her school she exclaimed she can see better now. Two hours later she said her left eye was almost as good as her right.
Banks Guarded in New York After Queens Holdup
Police posted guards at all New York City banks following a Queens robbery where three gunmen fled with 62,843 dollars. FBI joined police in pursuing gang leader William Willie the Actor Sutton.
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New York
INS
New York City
Queens
FBI
William “Willie
Sutton
Good Advice From Ralph Patterson At Omaha YMCA Address
Ralph Patterson of the Youth Movement urged Omaha audiences to practice service with a smile. He emphasized cultivating amiability, courtesy, and cordial relations, declaring amiability as important as hard work and urging people to make friends.
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Ralph Patterson
Y.M.C.A
Omaha
Fuchs Spy Case Studied By Senate Panel In Privacy
U S officials scrutinized the Klaus Fuchs confession before the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee. The German-born scientist, convicted of passing atomic secrets to Russia, may have exposed U S bomb program details and the hydrogen project, with some data redacted before the committee review. Additional notes from Montreal media connected Canada to the espionage network and referenced Rogov and Gouzenko. Concluded on Page 2, Column 8.
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Washington
Klaus Fuchs
United States
Fuchs
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Mee~ Mahon
D-Conn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Russia
London
U. S
Montreal
The
Ensign
Canada
FBI
U.S
Army
Civilian
Manhattan
Royal Canadian Commission On Espionage
Col
Vasiliy M. Rogov
Ottawa
Igor Gouzenko
Gouzenko
Ispyting
How to Get A Husband
Noted psychologist Dr. Frederick J. Bailey promised a class of 42 dateless women that within 60 days more than half would be married or engaged. He taught 10 magic rules of husband hunting and within two months 27 were married or engaged and five had regular dates.
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Frederick J. Bailey
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Herald-Journal Wire
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Mostov
Rockport
Mass
Zoomites
Jack Goldie
Newark
N. J
Zoom
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Shelp
Kellner
Nehru
Gul
Banks
the Oak
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