Youth Fires On Friends In Mad Rage
In Gastonia North Carolina a 21 year old ex convict named Ray Aldridge forced his family from the dinner table at rifle point then barricaded himself in his home and exchanged fire with more than 50 officers for two and a half hours. Two policemen and two neighbors were seriously wounded before tear gas ended the siege. Aldridge surrendered unharmed after being wounded or exhausted and was taken to the county jail. He had been paroled from state prison twice for highway robbery and larceny.
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Gastonia
N. C
Rifle Point
Ray Aldridge
Clyde Hunter
Aldridge
Parris Aldridge
Hunter
Young Aldridge
J. E. English
R. H. Smith
Mecklenburg County
Henry Castain
James Ayers
Pat Jackson
Tessie Dockery
Charlotte
Marine Corps Institute Offers Free Education To Marines
The Marine Corps Institute provides over 200 courses at no charge to marines, recognized by the American Council on Education and accepted by high schools and colleges. Enrollees receive textbooks, guidance, and certificates, with diplomas awarded for completing specified course groups.
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Marine Corps Institute
Armed Services
American Council On Education
MCI
Marine Corps
Army Hands Stanford 43-0 Pasting at Yankee Stadium
Army dominates Stanford 43 to 0 before 46,695 fans at Yankee Stadium. Cadets marshal a decisive win as public figures including Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall and Generals Hoyt S Van Denberg and Dwight D Eisenhower watch. Stanford, seeking history, suffers a severe setback.
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New York
Army
Stanford
Yankee Stadium
Kenfneth Royall
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Fortune Due Humble Man In Indiana
Anderson Indiana John O Banion 56 a hospital maintenance worker says he may travel to New York after learning he and his sister Roxy Angel Alexandria Ind may inherit 5 5 million from a New York based real estate fund tied to a deceased John O Banion The tale centers on a mysterious New York attorney and a man named Winford with no clear identity The elder O Banion mentions his son Pvt Robert O Banion 23 a military policeman who may receive 1 25 million as part of the supposed estate The family plans to clear up the matter and invest any inheritance in real estate but the attorney and Winford have not been identified
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New York
Winford
John O’banion
O’banion
Pvt
Robert O’banion
Trieste
Anderson
Scaffold Fall All in Day's Work
In St Louis 42 year old carpenter Joe Eaton fell from a 30 foot scaffold onto a concrete sidewalk. Police took him to hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises. Within an hour he returned to work on the scaffold.
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St, Louis
Joe Eaton
Eaton
Kiss Killer Surrenders After Murder Confession
In Providence Rhode Island Henry A Williams a 32 year old navy veteran confessed to killing his married girlfriend Genevieve Ann Singleton 32 mother of two He said she refused to elope after a 32nd birthday celebration Police recovered the victim in the back seat of Williams car and a red necktie he admitted tying around her neck He awaits arraignment on a murder charge.
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Providence
R. I
Navy
Henry A. Williams
Thomas P. Dunn
Dunn
Genevieve
Ann Singleton
Williams
California
Singleton
Oil Slick Hints at Plane Missing Over North Pacific
An oil slick found at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island sparks whether it comes from a missing U S Navy P2V Neptune. RCAF says unlikely. U S Coast Guard and Navy planes scour the North Pacific from Juneau to Alaska for three missing aircraft carrying 38 people. Bad weather hampers the search as crews target a DC-3 Pacific Alaska Express and a four engine PBY Privateer.
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United Press
Cowichan Lake
Vancouver Island
North Pacific
Royal Canadian Air Force
Vancouver
B. C
U. S. Navy
Puget Sound
RCAF
R. T. Davidson
British Columbia
Juneau
Ketchikan
Alaska
Annette Island
Aleutians
Kodiak
St. Paul Island
Berlin Sea
Surprises Await Kiwanis Members At Yearly Election
Kiwanis members face their annual election at noon Tuesday in the Bannock hotel. W H Welton seeks the presidency with no opposition. E H Johnsmeyer on the vice ticket. Jack Henderson and Leland Newey vie for second vice president. A list of board candidates includes Ed Brandt Seward Dunn Milton England and others. The meeting will be aired on KSEI with comments on past elections. The Frontier club hosts a Kiwanis ladies night on Nov 16 featuring dining and dancing.
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Kiwanis Club
Bannock
KSEI
W. H. Welton
E. H. Johnsmeyer
Jack Henderson
Leland Newey
Ed Brandt
Seward Dunn
Milton England
Kenneth Ewer
Wallace Hardy
Forrest Howard
Irvin Maag
Dan Martin
Guy Nielson
Sam Otto
Myron Porges
Stan Pugmire
Keith Riley
Edgar Taylor
Stirling Walker
Lynn Weller
Mock War Begins in Newfoundland at Argentia
A fleet of 100 ships and hundreds of planes simulated attacks at Argentia as part of postwar maneuvers in the north Atlantic. The exercise aimed to soften the base ahead of Marines landings early Monday with a Missouri bombardment to clear the way.
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Argentia
Mid
North Atlantic
Missouri
Royal Event Expected Next Sunday
Princess Elizabeth is due to give birth within a week with reports that the baby will be named Duke of Edinburgh and the birth marked by a 41 gun salute and bells. Doctors test a painkiller during labor while ceremonial preparations and gifts flow in at Buckingham Palace.
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London
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
William Gilliatt
George VI
Whitehall
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Clement R. Attlee
John Weir
News of the World
Queen Mary
Princess Margaret
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth
Duchess of Edinburgh
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Kiss Killer
Western Air Lines
Western
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Canada
Lemay
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