Robertson Is Given 12 Years For Murder
Russell A Robertson 20 pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced by Chief Judge D Lindley Sloan to 12 years in Maryland Penitentiary The case linked to Lewis Kline 47 also facing nine indictments including robbery and burglary The trial moved to Baltimore from Frederick County and seven jurors had been sworn before the sentencing proclamation by the court
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Russell A. Robertson
D. Lindley Sloan
Maryland
Robertson
John H. Gillis
Frederick County
John B. Huyett
Talismen
Lewis Kline
Kline
William A. Huster
Joseph D. Mish
Sloan
Gillis
Judge weighs murder motivations after plea and confession
The court considers whether applying the 18 year sentence for second degree murder would imply first degree murder guilt. Testimony after Robert son pleaded guilty revealed Kline planned the murder, though he was not present when Gullis was beaten to death and robbed.
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Robertson
Kline
Gullis
Nineteen Drivers Are Found Guilty
Nineteen motorists were found guilty by a local Rationing Board panel for violations of pleasure driving and speeding. Eighteen were guilty of pleasure driving and one for exceeding the Victory speed limit of five miles per hour. Penalties ranged from ten to forty days in gasoline book restrictions.
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Taco Meet
Juniors to Meet for Regular Fire Company Meeting
The Junior Fire Company announces a regular monthly meeting tonight at 8 o'clock with refreshments after the business. The notice highlights strong interest in the Classified Ads as readers search for items they want.
U S Troops Hit Munda Area In Pacific Landing
U S forces landed at Rice Anchorage near Bairoko before dawn and at Zanana six miles east of Munda. Marines and sailors fought along the Barike river as warships engaged a Japanese cruiser destroyer force in Kula gulf. Several enemy ships were sunk or set afire amid swift destroyer action and later rescues followed as efforts continued.
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Gulf
Soviets use heavy blows amid tank battles in new war tactics
A Tass correspondent reports Soviet medium tanks made in Britain clashed with 60-ton German Tigers and destroyed four, while Berlin radio claims air forces and large tank usage by both sides. The dispatch notes unprecedented mass tank employment and ongoing heavy fighting with thousands reportedly killed.
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Tass
Britain
Transocean
Berlin
Associated Press
Russians Halt German Advance Near Kursk Front
Soviet dispatches say German advance is limited to Belgorod regions with roads and open fields hampering defense. Believed 450,000 Germans, 14 tank divisions and 15 infantry divisions involved in Kursk push. Russians warn against optimism as harvest work continues behind the line.
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Belgorod
Kursk
Orel
June Production Edges May as War Plants React
Washington reports May production failed to rise from April due to shifts in military orders amid front line developments. June production looks slightly higher than May based on preliminary estimates. Nelson and Wilson stressed the need to boost output by about 50 percent in the latter half of the year, with plants and materials in place.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Women Lead New Revolt In Mine Region
Women in a Brownsville gathering advocate organized picketing to back a no contract no work stance. Pickets deterred miners from working at Jones and Laughlin pits and the Frick Coke Colonal mine, with 1,200 on night shift blocked. U S Steel plans to fire on open hearth furnaces as coal output strains rise.
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Jones and Laughlin
Shannopin
Vesta
Clyde
Republic Steel
Isabella
Weirton Steel
Bridgeport
Maxwell
H. C. Frick Coke Company
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Frick Company
Colonial
Jones and Laughlin Company
Miner production records vow after Pearl Harbor impact
A union leader warned against forced mine curtailments within two months, calling it a shame. He noted steel workers had since Pearl Harbor set over 2,000 production records, many of them world marks, underscoring wartime gains.
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Pearl Harbor
Race Riots Not Enemy Inspired
Washington July 8. The FBI holds there is no direct connection between enemy agents and recent race riots. An unidentified official said some groups fostered the idea of enemy activity to deflect blame, while the Bureau remains cautious about public statements.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Sp. c. Speaker
Bureau
Officials wary of official reports on Axis influence
The passage notes that no investigations were officially conducted and thus no official reports exist. It warns about potential outbreaks being traced to enemy activity and stresses vigilance. It also claims Axis inspired groups may promote dividing tactics, making public officials reluctant to deny any partial success.
Kruschen Salts Promises Easy Relieved Constipation
Grand Old British remedy Kruschen Salts now made in U S A is taken in hot water before breakfast. A teaspoonful followed by breakfast yields prompt relief after 15 to 30 minutes and a feeling of refreshed ease. Take for five days to understand the benefits and buy at drug stores including Middlekauf's Drug Store.
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U.S. A
Justea
Middlekauft's
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