Ten-Year-Old Boy 13th Victim In Camden Mass Slaying
In Camden River Road mass shooting the toll rose to 13 with the death of 10 year old John Wilson. He was the third family member killed as his mother and grandmother sat in their car. Police described the event as the worst street shooting in U.S. history and continued monitoring the hospital bedside of veteran gunman Howard Unruh after his arrest following a door to door attack.
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Nuward Unruh
Camden
N. J
Unruh
Merkly
Howard Unruh
Hig
River Road
John Wilson
Unrah
Cooper Hospital
Mitchell Cohen
Camden County
Texas Socialite Dies Aboard Ship in Mystery Accident
A Dallas socialite Adriane Atwell died aboard the liner Excalibur returning from Europe after a fall caused probable skull fracture. Dallas attorney Webster Atwell Jr. was her father and Federal Judge William II Atwell was her grandfather. Passenger Robert V. of Dallas was injured while officials pursued unclear circumstances.
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Boston
Dallas
Tex
Excalibur
Europe
Adriane Atwell
Dangtter
Webster Atwelilt
Wiliam II
Robert V
Atwell
Psychiatrists Review Slayer in Early Trial Scene
Four psychiatrists questioned Howard Unruh, 22 year old war veteran who killed 13 on River Road. Prosecutor Cohen said Unruh’s wound is not serious and he is fit for extensive mental health evaluation. If found sane, he will seek immediate grand jury indictment, an early trial, and death by electrocution. Unruh is charged with murder.
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Camden
Howard Unruh
River Road
Mitchell Cohen
Enruh
Varuh
Cohen
New Jersey
Caruh
Newswaren
Lureh
Precinct Lines To Be Changed Under City Charter
City Charter changes precinct and ward boundaries to improve voter distribution. City Attorney Urner will prepare no ordinance. a special Mayor and Council meeting next week may approve changes before the October 4 bond issue vote. If new precincts are created more election judges will be used, the same as in the city election.
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Francis H. Urner
Vinev
Urner
Child 9 Dies at Father's Casket in Georgia
Atlanta dispatch reports nine year old Mary Long collapsed beside her father Hiram BK Long at his casket and died after expressing a wish to accompany him. Long, a 65 year old retired brass worker, had been in ill health. survivors include his widow and nine other children. Services for Long were postponed to fulfill Mary’s dying wish and a double funeral is planned.
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Atlanta
Caske
Mary Long
Hiram BK. Long
Long
Mary
Rt 40 Project Bids Are Asked
The State Road Commission invites bids for the Route 40 reconstruction from near Hagerstown to the city limits. Bids open at noon September 20 in Baltimore. Work includes vertical curve modification drainage and resurfacing on a 1.896 mile stretch. Labor will be provided by the Maryland State Employment Service in Hagerstown.
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Rt. 40
Hagerstown
The
Commission
Baltimore
Governor Lane
Hagert's
Cross Roads
Maryland State Employment Service
U S Soldiers Held In Fatal Stabbing Of German Walter
Five U S soldiers of the First Division are under arrest after a drunken assault on German civilians in Mainz near the Rhine during war maneuvers. One German was killed and another severely beaten, while a German waiter died of wounds later.
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U.S
Walter
Frankfurt
Rhine
Mainz
Three Sought In Lake Search
Coast Guard crews pressed a Lake Michigan search for a young Chicago couple and a sailing companion after a Labor Day weekend storm. The fourth member, Laure Neitzel, 22, was found dead in Lorelei’s mast with bruising. Her husband, 29, and Louis and Clarice Queron, both of Chicago, remain missing as the boat was swamped and sank off Michigan City.
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Chicago
Sept
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Lorelei
Laure Neitzel
Louis J. Querlon
Clarice
Neitzel
Michigan City
Ind
Police Probe Two Larcenies
City police investigate two thefts one at Hurlo Vending Machine Co and another at Witlow Lane archery grounds. A man reports binoculars valued 60 missing from his car on the archery grounds. Tee Stine reports BRurle Vending Machines broken into at Foundry and Medumin Streets with stamps worth 11 and candy worth 124 stolen. Suspected to be by local youths. Market blotter notes feeble opening in York stock market with many issues drifting and low volume.
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Hurlo Vending Machine Company
Witlow Lane
Nonald
Kreh
Helterborn Road
Tee Stine
Brurle
Foundry
Medumin
Wan
Figs Grow in Hagerstown for Years as Residents Report
Figs have thrived in Hagerstown yards for years with mild winters boosting crops. H. W. Tressler from State Line first reported success, followed by Ramaciotti family at 142 South Potomac Street and S. Domenici at 912 Potomac Avenue. Annie Kreps near Williamsport noted her two year old tree fruiting this season. Bees were active around Kreps’s tree as green fruit appeared, ripening into several figs.
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Hagerstown
H. W. Tressler
State, Line
Daily Mail
D. Ramaciotti
South Potomac Street
Ramaciotuh
Ramaciotu
S. Domenici
Potomac Avenue
Annie Kreps
Williamsport
Bevin And Cripps Arrive To Tackle Money Crisis
Washington reports the opening of British American Canadian dollar talks as Britain seeks to halt a dollar and gold drain. Background cites postwar asset losses and debt, while immediate concerns show Britain's rainy day fund dipping below safe levels. Long range aim focuses on boosting American sales through better trade.
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Washington
Britain
Argentina
Egypt
India
United States
Handed 2 Years In Theft Case
George Mile grim aged 45 of 33 North Foundry Street was convicted of larceny and sentenced to two years in the Maryland House of Correction by Maxdetrate Harry E. Snyder. He was arrested in connection with the theft of clothing from Floyd Ahalt’s car parked on Went Town Street over Labor Day weekend, most of the items belonging to Ahalt’s children. Parts of the clothing were found strewn in an alley downtown, and Wilgrim, a police figure, was said to have tampered with various autos that day.
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George Milegrim
North Foundry Street
Maryland
Wilgrim
Soldier Paroled Pending Inquest
FB Paso Texas Sept 7 A private who admitted slugging a Cumberland was paroled to his superior officer pending an inquest. Charles B Mellor 27 released to Army officials after a district attorney recommended an inquest before charges. Helmstetter found beaten in a Meloche driveway. Mellor says he struck after being accosted. Autopsy cites fatal suffocation from jaw fracture. Inquest results likely to go to grand jury in a week or ten days.
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Paso
Texas
Army
Charles B. Mellor
Edward J. Helmstetter
Meéloche
Helmstétter
Meloche
Helmstritter
Willliam Jennings
Grand
Rent Curbs Ended in Martinsburg Area by HUD Official
Washington reports rent controls were ended in 14 areas by Housing Expediter Tixhe E. Woods. The Martinsburg defense rental area in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and Wise County in Virginia are among the regions removed from curbs.
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Washington
Tixhe E. Woods
Virginia
Wise County
West Virginia
Berkeley County
Martinsburg
State aid sought for city streets maintenance
City officials discussed state road commission responsibility for street upkeep along state routes through the city. City Attorney Francis G. Werner noted the mayor and council would seek a reply from the state about shared costs, while a past proposal for a late road through Frederick streets was rejected.
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State
State Roads Commission
Francis G. Werner
Mayer Aid Comndb Agrendother Ferms
Auielh Gon
Veter
Etty Attering
Fervis
Dulles To Run Against Lehman For U.S. Senate
Washington reports Dulles agrees to seek the Republican nomination to run for the Senate in the special New York election to fill the unexpired term of Senator Robert F. Wagner. Lehman is the Democratic nominee in the contest. Former Governor Herbert Lehman has indicated he will enter if offered.
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Washington
Jobin Foster Turnes
RNY
Senate
New York
Dulles
Herbert Letman
Robert F. Wagner
Underpass Bids To Be Opened Today
Bids for the Middleburg Pike underpass will be opened this afternoon at City Hall by City Engineer J A Abbott Jr. The city and county will finance the project on a 450-50 basis and complete it in total weeks from the start. The underpass aims to allow children in Hamilton Park to cross Rt ing endangered by the road.
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Middleburg Pike
J.A. Abbott, Jr
City Hall
Hamilton Park
Britain and Canada to discuss dollar crisis talks
Foreign Secretary Bevin and Chancellor Cripps arrived for talks with the United States and Canada on the British dollar crisis. Bevin called the three-power conference a step toward a world of free and democratic peoples, saying little more when pressed.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Canada
Ernest Bevin
Stafford Cripps
New York
Bevin
Pickets Pelt British Delegation in New York Dock Scene
About 700 demonstrators gathered at the Mauretania dock as British Foreign Minister Bevin and Chancellor Gripps arrived en route to Washington for economic talks. They shouted slogans targeting British policies and calling for change, reflecting public pressure ahead of negotiations.
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New York
Washington
Sam Payer
Ernest Bevin
Stafford Gripps
Mauretania
British and American Talks on War Aid Plan
A chaotic report outlines discussions among British and American officials at the State Department about accelerating spending of dollars for strategic needs like tin and rubber. It notes potential shifts in support measures and a possible broader program of financial aid, with sensitivity to domestic views and international requests.
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Gemanon
Washington
Kite
Finance Miniter
Charles Abbott
Canada
Gia
Kevin
State Department
Windy Weather Drops Temperatures Overnight
Meteorologist A. Miter notes a brisk chill from windy conditions making it seem colder than it was. The low this month remains above the record, while a sharp drop from yesterday’s high adds to the unsettled spell with scattered showers forecast tonight and tomorrow.
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Ft .Teally
A. Miter
Weather Forecast by The Associated Press Presay
Maryland shows mostly cloudy with highs near 75 and scattered showers. Virginia reports highs around 76 with scattered showers mainly in the north and a few tonight. West Virginia and western Pennsylvania expect cloudy skies with scattered showers. temperatures little changed tonight and Thursday.
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Maryland
Virginia
Nouth
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Barney Tracey
Wiliam Kelly Watcd
Edward Unruh
Maurice Cotten
Slayer
Maat
York
Cripps
George Pilgrim
Cumberland, Md
Lehman
U.S. Senate
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