Man on trial for murder of his boss in York case
Red headed Nathan T. Corn faces a life case over the slaying and alleged dismemberment of George C. Beam Jr. Thelma Slagle, his fiancée, and her sisters are subpoenaed as defense witnesses. Testimony centers on embezzlement claims and disputed book figures from the Carolina Oil Co. as the trial nears a climax.
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Finley
John Pfeiffer
York
Cor
Pfeiffer
C. W. O'Duniell Jr
Charlotte
Oduniell
Carolina Ol
Rock Hill
Cam
Hildebrand
Lloyd Roberts
Roberts
Gibson spared life term after commutation
Gibson Jr., a Gaston county man and World War II veteran convicted of raping a 10 year old Cramerton girl, had his death sentence commuted to life in prison by Governor Gregg Cherry. The governor cited questions about Gibson's mental state and a parole inquiry in approving the change, noting the defendant's military service and health history.
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Seth Gibson Jr
Gaston County
Gaston
Cramerton
Gregg Cherry
Gibson
State Prison
Europe
Paroles Commission
Eight men killed in Topeka power plant explosions
Eight men were killed and 17 injured in a series of blasts at the Gas Power and Light Company's main plant near Topeka Kansas. Rescue crews continued searching debris for possible additional victims as the massive explosions rocked the facility about 45 minutes after a blast yesterday.
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Topeka
Kas
Gas Power and Light Company
Spy Hunt Progressing in Red Spy Case Hearings
The House committee pursues a Red spy inquiry amid wartime secrets and disclosures. Whittaker Chambers testifies he fed documents to Russian agents and names Alger Hiss and Henry Julian Wadleigh as suppliers while Wadleigh avoids answering on State Department leaks.
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Mer
Chambers
Red Underground
Alger Hiss
Henry
Julian Wadleigh
State Department
Hiss
Carnes Foundation For Internationa Peace
Wadleigh
Vienna
Sabotage Scare Grips Eastern Berlin Officials
Eastern Berlin faced a sabotage scare as Paul Markgraf took direct command of the fire department after a major gas works fire. The Soviet press claimed a plot by teachers to move school equipment to zones under Western protection. The purge of city officials and changes to the administration were discussed as the government sought unity with other Russian-occupied areas.
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Paul Markgraf
Tuegliche Rundschau
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Friedrich Ebert
Tump
Shbert
Germany
Saxony Textile Company
Richard Horstmann
Saxony
ERMAN
NORY
Ssemd
Ailway
Tempelhof
Social Democrats
Mrs Roosevelt advises Reds at United Nations
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the wartime president, addressed Communist delegates at the United Nations. She explained how democracies operate while responding to Soviet objections to the world declaration of human rights. She urged respect for the will of the majority in mature democracies.
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Paris
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations
America
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
General Assembly
Ussr
Fdr
Fishbein Opposes National Health Plan Speech in Raleigh
Morris Fishbein urged Wake County physicians to unite against Truman administration health proposals. He warned a national medical care plan would harm progressive medicine and cited concerns over Ewing’s program and perceived risks of socialized medicine in England.
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Raleigh
Dec
Morris Fishbein
Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
AMA
Wake County Medical Association
Truman
United States
Congress
Oscar Ewing
Wake
Channing Frothingham
Boston
Frothingham
England
Berlin airlift expands with 60 group strength growth
The Berlin airlift continued as the Air Force redeployed three overseas units and added nine troop carrier units to reach 60 groups by June next year. The 317th Troop Carrier Wing will move from Tachikawa Japan to Germany this month with about 1,050 more men. Five transport wings will operate in Germany on a permanent basis if the current plan holds.
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Washington
Berlin
Air Force
Wnster
Japan
Germany
Panama Canal
Tip to Old Maids Warns on Nose Jobs
Hollywood report notes plastic surgeon Dr Robert Alan Franklyn found 46 of 47 spinsters he treated over four years did not marry. He says the remaining woman was a confirmed man hater, and he questions matrimony minded men.
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Hollywood
Robert Alan Franklyn
Franklyn
Dr. Franklyn
Pleads For Aid For Chiang As Reds Threaten China
Bishop Fred P. Corson warns that a Communist victory in China could force the U.S. to spend billions to rearm Japan and base forces in the Philippines. Methodist leaders including Frank T. Cartwright warn a coalition excluding Chiang Kai-Shek would yield a Communist dominated government in China.
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Chiang Kai-Shek Onight
China
Far Western
Formosa
Peiping
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Chiang
Shanghai
Red
Hwai River
Yangtze
Hwai
East Ching
Pengpu
Back Hill Falls
United States
Japan
Philippines
Methodist
Fred P. Corson
America
Philadelphia
Tren
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pearl Harbor
Far East
Carson
Frank T. Cartwright
Methodist Church, Trol
Cartwright
Board of Missions
Coast
Churchill Calls End to Sulking Over Israel Recognition
Winston Churchill urged Britain to end its sulky boycott of the new state of Israel and to send representatives to Tel Aviv. He spoke in a House of Commons debate on foreign affairs praising Anglo American unity, Eisenhower, and the North Atlantic pact, while backing Labour’s bomber-lease to the United States.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Israel
Aso
House of Commons
Russia
Palestine
House
Tel Aviv
United States
Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Europe
Southport man found murdered near his truck
A pulpwood company operator was found dead in bushes beside his parked truck near Southport early today. The body showed three knife wounds. Local authorities investigated the scene and are identifying a suspect.
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Pulpwood Company
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