Witness Defends Self as York Murder Trial Heads to Jury
Nathan T Corn endures a harsh cross examination by Solicitor W Gist Finley as the York county murder case against him moves toward a verdict. The jury hears five days of testimony with conflicting facts and figures. The panel faces a range of possible verdicts from guilty with death to not guilty, with mercy possibly leading to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Edwards
Gazette City
York
Nathan T. Corn
W. Gist Finley
York County
George C. Bugs
Beam Jr
Rock Hill
South Carolina
Carolina Oil Co
Beam
Cor
Oif
Corn sits at witness stand as trial resumes
The defense called Corn, 23 year old Thelma Slagle his fiancee, and he testified for hours. He remained on the stand about four hours as Judge Johnson adjourned near 11 pm after a long direct examination.
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Corn
Thelma
Boots) Slagle
Henry Johnson
Hildebrand
Beam
Cam
Finley
Rachel Kennedy Succumbs at 79 in Gastonia
Mrs. Rachel Boyce Kennedy 79 wife of James H Kennedy a pioneer Gastonia druggist died in her sleep at 217 South Chester Street Her death attributed to a sudden heart attack Funeral services set for Sunday at 3 pm at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with Rev Dr T H McDill and others officiating Interment in Oakwood cemetery Ford-Riddle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements Pallbearers named as Mason Rankin Grady Rankin See P-5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Boyce Kennedy
James H. Kennedy
Gastonia
South
Chester Street
Kennedy
J. Lee Robinson
First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
South Chester Street
T. H. McDill
Ernest Neal Orr
Tabernacle Arp
Charlotte
Irving M. Ellis
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Ford-Riddle Funeral Home
Mason Rankin
Grady Rankin
Crewman Dies in Crashed Airlift Plane Over Germany
A US C 54 Navy airlift plane returning from Berlin crashed in fog near Bad Homburg in the Taunus mountains killing one crewman among six aboard. Hostess Diana Day of San Francisco escaped with minor injuries, while pilot Joseph Norris from Lexington NC and co pilot George H Blackwood from San Angelo TX were among those injured or missing. Germans helped evacuate the wounded to a hospital before transfer to an Army hospital in Frankfurt. The death toll in airlift mishaps since June reached 24, with 17 Americans and seven Britons among victims. All survivors were moved to the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt. The crew included two officers, a pilot and co pilot, and an unlisted engineer.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Navy Air Ft
Berlin
Bad Homburg
Jon Sion
Sadholone
Air Force
Taunus Mountains
Dian Gray
San Francisco
Navy
Joseph Norris
Lexington
N. C
Norris
Frank T. Heffernan
Cauldwell Ave
Bronx
N. Y
U. S
Britain
U. S. Air Force Headquarters
U.S. Army
97Th General Hospital
N.C
George H. Blackwood
San Angelo
Tex
Diana Day
the Bronx
Stuhldreher Resigns As Wisconsin Coach
Wisconsin football coach Stuhldreher resigns as head coach after the board of regents accepts the move while keeping him as athletic director with no salary change. The decision preserves his university role and salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Communists Yield Ground as Nationalists Break Trap Near Nanking
In North China the Sixth Army group fights north from the Hwai river toward Pengpu 105 miles northwest of Nanking as Communist pressure grows. Authorities in Heiping warn of a critical situation and citizens brace for an emergency. The trapped 12th Army group remains in strong positions as relief efforts press from the south.
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Nanking
12Th Army
Sixth Army Group
Hwai River
Pengpu
North China
Heiping
Associated Press
Flarold K. Milks
Sixth
12Th
See Communists
Seven Nations Move Toward Defens Pact For NATO Like Alliance
Washington reports secrecy on Atlantic Alliance talks as seven nations prepare a mutual aid pact. Western Europe proposes strong U S pledge, with renewal terms and debate over attack definitions. Negotiations resume after a three month recess with Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg guiding the plan.
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Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Senate
North Atlantic
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Lovett
State Department
Northwestern seeks 2000 cowbells for Rose Bowl fans
Northwestern bowl committee asked the Tournament of Roses Association to locate 2000 cowbells for Wildcat rooters at the Rose Bowl game. Officials say there aren’t that many cowbells available locally and fans must bring their own.
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Wildcat
Pasadena
Calif
Northwestern Rooters
California
Northwestern
Two Lyons Men Charged With Murder In Ambush Slaying
A Toombs County grand jury charged William Howell and Roderick Clifton, both Lyons farmers aged 32 and 36, with murder for the ambush slaying of Robert Mallard. Widow Amy Mallard testified that robed assailants killed her husband on Nov. 20, with up to 15 attackers described.
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Howell
Clifton
Toombs County
Mallard
Savannah
James Spivey
Volunta
Ivannah
Clift
United Nations Aims For Peace Yet Provides No Enforcements
Paris reports the United Nations general assembly closes a 12 week session with broad calls for peace and disarmament but few enforcement mechanisms. Human rights declaration passes 48 to 0 amid abstentions and absences as Russia accuses Western powers of paving toward war. The Palestine issue delays as Britain plans a three nation conciliation panel for Arab Jewish talks.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine
Berlin
Greece
Russia
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Honduras
Yemen
Andre Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Vishinsky
United Kingdom
Hitler
U. S
Rieve challenges industrialists in New England power debate
A CIO Textile Workers Union spokesman in Boston argues New England faces a public power crisis due to opposition by Dubie officers and industrialists. He cites TVA and Columbia River projects as models and calls for action to restore welfare, noting textile and shoe industries face price pressures.
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Boston
Dev 11
CIO Textile Workers Union
New Englan
Nile Rieve
Textile Workers
Union of ‘America
Massachusetts
Dubie
Fee Enterprise
Tree Enterprisers
New England
TVA
Columbia River
German Gals In Vet Life Stirring Love Triangle
Berlin reports Edward J. Lada, jailed for illegal entry, amid a tangle with Ursula Schmidt and Ruth Riecki. Ursula, bedridden with pleurisy, claims Lada loves her and Ruth would not refuse the child. Ruth and the baby have joined Lada in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dee
Hra Blonde
Abed
Edward J. Lada
Romeo
Ron
Ursula
Boots) Schmidt
Lada
Ruth Riecki
Ruth
United States
Beccause
Ike
Tien
Robbery at Davidson and North York Sts Claims $12
Ployd Nivens a Veterans Cab driver was held up Saturday morning and robbed of $12 at the corner of Davidson and North York streets. He had taken passengers from the cab lot to North York street. A stocky youth about 19 wearing a red shirt threatened him with a knife and took the money.
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Ployd Nivens
Davidson
North York Streets
Nivens
North York Street
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Oil Company
P-5
Rachel Kennedy
J.H. Kenned
Alvin
Jackie
Jackie Blewitt
Newark, N. J
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Newark
China
Pigman
New York
U. S. Offic
William W. Pigman
Appleton
Wis
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Allance
Congress
Georgia
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitut
Gray
Atlanta
McGill
Hery
Federal Department of Justice
Meill
Lyons
RIEVE
CIO Textile
Edward Lada
Triangle
Bugs Bunny
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