Man Killed in Falls City Shooting After Pursuit of Woman
Falls City Nebraska October 19 a midnight gun battle in a residential area left Ralph Asendorf 30 dead. Joan Kleckinger the former sweetheart was critically wounded along with her father Burdette Kleckinger as Asendorf pursued the girl.
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Falls City
Neb
Craig Shesti
Ralph Asendorf
John H. Wiltse
Guy Kieckinger
Asendorf
Kleckinger
Joan
Wiltse
Gir Wits
Claude Asendorf
Wilse
Fleckinger
Asemuorf
Penny Car Bought With Pennies Makes Local Splash
Waterloo resident George Smith buys a car with 5700 pennies weighing 42 pounds. The down payment was accepted by the dealer after the coins were presented in a tackle box. Local police report on traffic drive tickets in Billings. In Albuquerque a youth is questioned after accidentally discharging tear gas. A Pittsburgh hold up ends with an apologetic robber stepping on a foot. In Indianapolis a case is dismissed when a man claims age and strength issues in stone throwing.
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Waterloo
George Smith
Smith
Albuquerque
N. M
Parole Chief Urges Social Work in Sex Offense Case
Frederick A. Moran, commissioner of the New York State Board of Parole, urged social workers to engage with sex offender problems. He called for research, accurate statistics, and court and prison psychiatric services to develop treatment and public understanding, noting offenders eventually return to the community.
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Rochester
Frederick A. Moran
New York State Board of Parole
New York State Conference On Social Work
Moran
Powder Blast in Eldred Ends in Five Deaths
An accidental dynamite explosion at the National Powder Company works near Eldred Pennsylvania killed five men and wrecked a mixing plant. Investigators said clues were insufficient to determine the exact cause. Victims included Clair Wise, 22, a bridegroom, and Merle Eldridge, 21, who was to be married this weekend.
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Eldred
National Powder Company Works
Here
H. C. Hutchinson
Department of Labor and Industry
George P. Lull
Merle Dickson
Lull
Pennsylvania
Clair Wise
Merle Eldridge
Portville
Oompi Girl Sheridan Insured for 125000
Hollywood studio Warner Brothers has insured Ann Sheridan known as Oompi Girl for 125000 against disfigurement executives disclosed today.
China Soviet Military Pact Seen in Offing
Reports from Shanghai indicate a strong Russian military delegation has arrived at Chungking and a military alliance negotiations may follow. The delegation includes two generals and technical experts, with five airplanes used for transport. Japanese officials deny knowledge of the arrival amid tensions over Soviet activity in Asia.
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Shanghai
Chungking
Allance
Camel News
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
China
Russians Deny China Pact Move Report
Official Russian sources deny claims of a pact with China involving Chungking China. The denial follows reports from Chongqing and concerns a potential strategic alignment affecting regional diplomacy.
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China
Chungking
Russian Military Mission Arrives in Shanghai Denied Alliances
Reports from Shanghai say a Russian military mission arrived while officials deny any negotiations on a Chinese Russian military alliance. The government cautions against speculation as curbs on foreign contact remain in place.
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Shanghai
Temper Driving Urged as Fall Hazards Rise
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Carroll E Mealey urged motorists to slow for wet leaves fog and other fall hazards. He noted October has been the state’s deadliest month in four of fourteen years and warned parents against letting children play in street piles of loaves.
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Mealey
Albany
Carroll E. Mealey
Dry Ice Aids Forest Fire Fight in Connecticut
Dry ice or solidified carbon dioxide is used by Connecticut forest service to aid firefighting. A 200 gallon water tank emits evaporating CO2 to create pressure that projects a jet to combat woodland blazes.
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Hartford
Conn
Forest Service
Woodland
Connecticut
Alabama Elevates Rabbit to Game Status
In Montgomery on October 19, the State Conservation Department announced new hunting rules declaring rabbits as game animals. Hunting with a gun is permitted only from October 1 to February 20.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Conservation Department
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