Father of 4 Shoots Wife and Kills Self in New York Farm
John H. Kelly, 28, father of four, killed himself after wounding his wife Ruth, 25, in a kitchen quarrel at their farm home in Ithaca area. She escaped with rib and arm injuries from a .22 rifle. coroner listed death as self-inflicted chest wound. The episode followed a domestic dispute and a note of relief in the region’s other labor and local notices.
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John H. Kelly
Childen
Ruth
Kelly
Philip Robinson
Anti-Delinquency Activities Spark Parent Complaints
In Mountainside New Jersey the PTA reports that after school programs keep youths busy so late that homework is neglected. The plan to curb delinquency backfires as parents voice frustration over teens having too many evening activities.
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N. J
INS
Parent-Teacher Association
U S Delegate Opposes Soviet Arms Cut Plan in UN
UN disarmament debates feature Osborn arguing Russia would retain 150 combat divisions if it trims by one third while the U S would have six. He opposes a one third cut and a ban on the atomic bomb as undermining global security at the UN subcommittee proceeding in Paris.
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Paris
Cpi
Frederick H. Osborn
United States
Russia
Osborn
United Nations, Disarmament
Assembly
State Nurses Map Bargaining Plan
A recommendation that the New York State Nurses Association enter the collective bargaining field is up for action by the board of directors. The advisory council reported in favor of an economic security program submitted by the American Nurses Association. Directors receive the report today at the biennial meeting amid warnings that nursing groups must act as bargaining agents with employers to avoid unionization.
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New York State Nurses’ Association
American Nurses’ Association
Deaths of Bertrand C. Gudgeon and Alice Pemberton Benseing
Bertrand C. Gudgeon aged 60, ex actor and stunt man for Pearl White, died in North Bergen, New York. Alice Pemberton Benseing aged 69, president of Anna Beck Brewing Co. of Buffalo, died in Orchard Park.
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Anna Beck Brewing Co
Buffalo
Orchard Park
Turbulent West Coast Union Probe Halts in Recess
A fiery congressional probe into Communist influence in west coast maritime unions recessed amid strikes and picketing. Rep. Kersten would seek contempt charges against Hugh Bryson and David Jenkins after they refused to answer if they had Communist Party ties. Longshore leaders, including Harry Bridges, were among 13 questioned but did not testify as efforts to resolve a 52 day shipping strike stalled.
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D-Tex
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Congress
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CLO
Maritime Cooks Union
David Jenkins
California
Communist Party
Jenkins
Harry Bridges
Bridges
UN Defers Palestine Debate Amid Berlin Crisis Talks
In Paris the UN Political Committee approved delaying consideration of the Palestine issue for one week with the United States voting with Arab states. The postponement passed 19 to 16 as 14 nations including Great Britain abstained. The Security Council awaited Moscow’s reply to a compromise Berlin plan from six neutral nations. Spaak adjourned the committee until Monday morning with disarmament to be discussed if a subcommittee finishes. otherwise the Greek question to be taken up.
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Belgium
Hartley Pushes Anti-Trust Clause Against Unions
Rep. Fred A. Hartley of New Jersey urged Congress to amend the Taft Hartley Act to allow government use of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law against labor unions when public health and safety are endangered. He spoke at a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute public meeting.
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Fred A. Hartley
R-N.j
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mission Board Executive Sees Race Between Communism and Christianity
Albany. The Rev Karl K Quimby secretary of the Methodist Board of Missions says a race between Communism and Christianity challenges the resources of American missionaries. He notes widespread new interest in the Christian missionary enterprise. Quimby spoke at the final session of a regional foreign mission advance conference. The two day meeting drew almost 5000 Protestant clergy missionaries and church members
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Methodist Board of Missions
Karl K. Quimby
Mission Board
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Foreign Mission Advance Conference
Arrest Rumors Swirl Over Polish Minister's Status
In Warsaw today unconfirmed reports circulated that Wlodzimierz Lechowicz, former minister of food supply, had been arrested by security police. Government spokesmen would not confirm or deny the reports.
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Wlodzimierz Lechowicz
Watchman Wounded by Hunter in Private Park Incident
Charles Roby, 50, a watchman at a private game preserve, was shot and seriously injured yesterday by hunter Peter Weber, 64, of Herkimer. Weber fired from brush near Rockefeller Park and left a written note directing responders. Roby was carried a half mile to an ambulance and taken to Saranac Lake General Hospital with a rifle bullet in his shoulder.
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Charles Roby
Peter Weber
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William. Rockefeller Park
John Quayne
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Fire Destroys Farm Home at Southville
POTSDAM reports a fire of undetermined origin destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shampine six miles from town on the Hopkinton road. Four people became homeless. damage exceeds $4,000 with partial insurance. Shampine woke to smoke in the downstairs bedroom, saved his wife and two children, then tried to rescue cash but was forced back by the heat.
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Southville
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Catholic Bishop to Excommunicate Contest Parents
Bishop John H Swint, who said he would deny rites to Catholic girls in beauty contests, now warned that their parents could also be excommunicated. An Wheeling Diocese official stated no action would be taken against the parents of 19 year old Mariruth Ford, excommunicated last summer for participating in a statewide beauty pageant at Moundsville. The Bishop added that in the future not only involved girls but also their Catholic parents who permit it would be liable to excommunication.
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W. Va
John H. Swint
Mariruth Ford
Moundsville
Robert Walker and companion fined for drunken driving
In Los Angeles police court Robert Walker and his girl companion Thelma Patricia Byrnes faced fines after an early arrest. Byrnes, 22, pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined 150 dollars. Walker pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly and was fined 50 dollars.
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Thelma Patricia Byrnes
Walker
Fingerprints Not Found on Murder Weapon in Powers Trial
Testimony showed no identifiable fingerprints belonging to Mrs. Ann Powers on the handgun that killed Captain Rowe during a May shooting. Police found only an unidentifiable smudge on the weapon and minimal prints elsewhere, with defense attorneys challenging the link to Powers as the trial moves forward.
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Robert Railton
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Frank Metro
Rane
Essex County
Richard Congleton
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David Abbott
Joseph Layton
Valente
Arabs Seize Jewish Hill Near Manarah in Conflict
TEL AVIV reports Arab forces believed to be Syrians attacked Jewish positions north of Lake Hula and captured a height at Sheikh Abbad in the Manarah region between Syria and Lebanon. The Arab offensive began overnight with heavy fighting. Beirut issued a communique claiming Jewish forces near Manarah had prepared to attack and that Jewish advances at El Houle were repulsed with Lebanese artillery. the report tallies about 200 Jewish deaths. Earlier UN observers described southern Palestine as quiet.
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Sheikh Abbad
Manarah
Syria
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Palestine
Dewey Stalled Two Hours On Albany Train Ride
Gov Thomas E Dewey the Republican presidential nominee was stranded for two hours aboard the Wolverine section south of Albany after engine failure. The New York Central line was halted near Germantown Hudson and Poughkeepsie crews brought a freight locomotive to complete the trip to Albany en route home from New York City.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Zhdanov Honored With Monuments and Name Changes
Moscow decree honors Andrei A. Zhdanov by erecting monuments in Moscow and Leningrad and renaming his birthplace six factories a street two schools and an infantwey division after him.
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Andrei A. Zhdanov
Soviet Council of Ministers
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Ihfantwey
Storm Warning Expands From Block Island To Virginia Capes
The Weather Bureau issued small craft warnings from Block Island to the Virginia Capes. Fresh northeast winds were forecast along the Atlantic Coast today.
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Legion Gets A in Conduct at 1948 Miami Beach convention
The American Legion earned A grades for conduct from Miami and Miami Beach hotel groups after its 30th annual national convention in Miami Beach. Officials praised delegates as orderly and thoughtful. hotel heads credited the overall behavior and hospitality. The city invited the Legion to return in 1949.
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Samuel Rivkind
Pope Pius Calls for Jerusalem Peace Plan
Pope Pius urges giving Palestine real justice and peace benefits and proposes an order to guarantee security and proper life conditions for all parties. He expresses confidence that prayers will reinforce global assemblies discussing peace and support an international character for Jerusalem and its environs.
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Baby born at forum in New York during civil rights meeting
A girl weighing six pounds was born last night in the ladies room of the Town Mall Club lounge to Mrs. Arthur Lesser Sr. of Castle Point Hoboken New Jersey. The delivery was by a forum delegate who is a physician after the civil rights forum was briefly interrupted. The mother is wife of an economics professor at Stevens Institute of Technology.
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Tawn Hall
Town Mall Club
Arthur Lesser
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Stevens Institute of Technology
National Citizens’ Council On Civil Rights
U S Canada Plan West Military Pact Draft
Paris reports say the United States and Canada will draft a North Atlantic pact in coming weeks to pledge full aid to the five-nation Brussels alliance with Britain France and Benelux. The plan would link the U S and Canada to the Brussels group under a unified command and broaden ties to include other western European anti Communist powers.
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Army to treat draftees with personal touch says Devers
Gen. Jacob L. Devers told the New York war mothers that the peacetime Army will differ from wartime depictions. Recruits will be posted near home when possible, have personal instructors, explain reasons for new duties, be met on arrival, and encouraged to write home. He urged dignity for every recruit.
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Devers
US explores Western Europe arms flow and alliance boosts
U S sources say Norway Denmark Italy Portugal Spain Greece Turkey and Iran are under active study for security ties as part of a broader Brussels alliance. American authorities plan a flow of arms into western Europe next year amid ongoing collaboration and strategic discussions.
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