Defense Hopes for Airtight Alibi in Beam Murder Trial
Natorn defense attorney R D Hildebrand aims to prove the suspect could not have killed George Beam between 10 30 and 11 am on Saturday June 5. Thelma Boots Siagle, engaged to Beam’s brother, may testify to establish the alibi while prosecutors prepare cross examination. Evidence includes blood type A findings and a warehouse crime scene reconstruction by Deputy Sheriff W Floyd Allison, with Beam’s body later identified by fingerprints.
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Lyle Edwards
Gazette
York
S. C
Hibs
Nat ‘Orn
George
Bugs Beam
Authoritie
R. D. Hildebrand
Thelma
Boots! Siagle
Rock Hall
Corn
W. Floyd Allison
York County Police
PBI
PG. Duncan
W. G. Blackburn
Duncan
Beam
International Blood Group “A
Burn
Catawba
Carolina Oi Company
W. C. Baughman
Baughman
York County
Largest U. S. Bomber Crosses Ocean And Back Without Stop
Fort Worth reports the B36, a 278000 pound bomber with a 230 foot wingspan, flew non stop from Fort Worth to Honolulu and back, covering over 8000 miles in about 35 hours. Crewed by 15, the flight began near Pearl Harbor and included stops via San Diego and San Francisco. The commander, Brig Gen Montgomery, called it a routine training flight within the bomber’s capabilities.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Port Worth
Honolulu
Carswell Air Field
Honojul
J. B. Montgomery
Strategic Air Command
San Diego
Calif
San Francisco
Montgomery
Pearl Harbor
Foreign Policy Leaders Meet on Marshall Plan Spending
Senators Connally and Vandenberg convene with ECA budget experts to scrutinize the second-year Marshall Plan outlay, projected near 4.5 billion dollars, with officials cautioning that the figure is a guess and dependent on China aid and Korean relief shifts. Hoffman seeks about 1.25 billion for a three month gap as the ECA faces funds running dry before the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Congress
Connally
D-Tex
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Economic Co Operation Administration
China
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Rape Murderer to be Executed in Arkansas Case
Pulaski circuit court jury convicted Thomas Edwin Black of murder in a case tied to the rape and slaying of Betty Jane McCall, a 25 year old nurse. Black testified he and McCall dated after dancing at a nightclub, claimed self defense during a confrontation, and led police to the bloodstained scene before driving to police headquarters. The September 23 incident carries the death penalty automatic under state law.
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Little Rock
Ark
Pulaski
Thomas Edwin Black
Black
Betty Jane McCall
Miss McCall
Chinese Army Casualties Admit Heavy Losses Near Nanking
Government military sources admit Communist forces inflicted heavy casualties on three encircled Chinese army groups approaching Nanking. The disclosure follows intensified fighting near the city as frontline units suffer significant losses.
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Nanking
Nankng
16Th
Suchow
12Th
Suhsien
New Zinc Solution Promises 90 Percent Tooth Decay Reduction
At a New York City dental meeting Dr Leonard Lieber describes a two-step treatment using a 40 percent zinc chloride coating followed by potassium ferrocyanide. Dr Bernard Gottlieb of Dallas planned the method. early tests show an average decay reduction exceeding 90 percent.
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New York
Leon Lieber
Greater
Luce
Lieber
Bernard Gottlieb
Dallas
Tex
Local Temperature Update Issued By Weather Office
The weather office released a brief temperature update for the region. It cites current readings, expected overnight changes, and advisories for residents. The notice emphasizes staying indoors during peak heat hours and monitoring official forecasts for any warnings.
King Abdullah Faces New Clash Over Palestine
In Cairo amid Arab tensions over Palestine the Palestine Arab government disputes Trans-Jordan plans to crown Abdullah as sovereign. The Palestine Congress, claiming to represent Arab Palestine, rejects partition. A Jericho conference and informants hint at a new Trans-Jordan cabinet and a push to install Abdullah king of Palestine.
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Cairo
Palestine
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Palestine Arab
Palestine Congress
Congress
Haj ‘Amin el Hussein
Mufti
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Jericho
Amman
ADMITS SLAYING WIFE AND CHILDREN IN SC
A middle aged father, John B. Bowers, confessed to police that he beat his wife and two of their children to death with a baseball bat. He told prosecutors he waited for them to return from a movie and then killed them one by one. The bodies of Mrs Bowers, four year old Sandra, and seven year old Wayne were found at the family home.
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S.C
John B. Bowers
Randolph Murdaugh
Sai Murdaugh
Bowers
A. M. Deloach
State Department codes under guard amid spy inquiry
Officials said the State Department uses complex machines and a cryptographic unit to protect diplomatic messages. They cited recent reforms claiming codes are now secure, while noting past breaches in 1997 and 1998 tied to a Communist spy ring during a congressional inquiry.
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Washington
State Department
Ovett
Armed Services
House
Unamivities Committee
Doctors likely to refuse AMA health funding says Dingell
Rep Dingell predicts most AMA members will not contribute to a fund opposing a government health insurance program. He notes doctors fear hospital repercussions and says many will withhold support despite sympathy for the legislation.
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Washington
Dingell
D-Mich
American Medical Association
Association
House of Delegates
AMA
Boston
Channing Prothingham
Massachusetts Medical Society
Frothingham
Committee For the Nation's Health
Truman
Congress
Grave Digger’s Story in Philadelphia Murder Probe
The gravedigger Gulembo told Saginaw police he killed Kathryn Meller, an artist and writer, in Philadelphia. Homicide investigators doubt his account and compare it to the Bayard Jenkins murder verdict and pending appeal in the case.
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Philadelphia
Philadelph
Herbert Leroy Gulembo
Saginaw
Mich
Kathryn Meller
Gulembo
Viethm
Bayard J. Jenkins
Meller
James Kelly
Truman dismisses spy hearings as red herring again
President Truman calls the congressional Un American Activities Committee red herring and accuses the panel of acting for political motives. He says the committee has not pursued the stolen State Department documents responsibly and that Attorney General Clark will enforce the law.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
House Committee On Un-American
Nixon
America
Mundt
R-Sd
Clark
Counp
Tee
Baseball Leagues Ban Radio and TV for Major Minor Games
MINNEAPOLIS Dec 9 The National Association of minor baseball leagues adopted an amendment that would ban network broadcast or telecast of major and minor league games.
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Minneapolis
National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues
Beaverbrook Probes Secrets on Royal Baby in London Diary
The Londoner's Diary notes Beaverbrook seeks facts about Princess Elizabeth's 26 day old baby. Buckingham Palace is approached to discuss secrecy with a favored few who know the infant’s appearance and progress. No bulletin has been issued since December 3.
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Lunuun
Ay — Beerrtreaks Steniie Puntel
Buckingham Palace
Tony
Elizabeth
Dee
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