Burke returns to New York amid heavy police escort
Elmer Burke, a 37 year old longshoreman turned suspected killer, arrived in New York under a high profile police escort. More than 50 officers, car loads of detectives, and a secured route marked his transfer from Folly Beach to face first degree murder charges. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
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U.S
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Burke
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Mad Dog
West Side
South Carolina
Edward
Poochy) Walsh
Queens
Boston
Folly Beach
Charleston
S.C
Fugitive Burke Transferred From Federal to City Authority
Burke appeared in a light suit with no tie and a face often hidden from cameras. He was first brought before Federal Judge Gregory F. Noonan and briefly discharged as a federal fugitive before the transfer to New York authorities. A police van moved him to Criminal Courts Building where the district attorney’s office is located. Security surrounded the handover with many officers and a fingerprint expert present for the standard mugging.
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Burke
Gregory F. Noonan
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District Attorney’s Office
Japan Seeks China Trade Despite Nonneutralist Policy
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu said Japan wants to trade with Red China without adopting a neutralist political stance. He emphasized US and free nations bonds, hoped for UN admission, and noted postwar trade regain amid population pressure. Governor Harriman welcomed him at La Guardia after talks in Washington.
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Red China
United States
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United Nations
China
Averell Harriman
Shigemitsu
la Guardia
Washington
Harriman
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Worcester Editor George Booth Dies at 84
Worcester editor and publisher George F. Booth of the Telegram and Gazette died yesterday at his Bass Rock summer home in Gloucester. A Hartford native, Booth was 84 and formerly served on the Associated Press board of directors.
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Worcester, Mass
George F. Booth
Worcester Telegram and Evening Gazette
Bass Rock
Gloucester
Hartford, Conn
The
Associated Press
Canadian soldier industrialist James Hahn dies at 63
James Emanuel Hahn, a Toronto soldier, industrialist and sportsman who helped pioneer Bren machine gun manufacture for the Canadian Army before World War II, died Wednesday at his summer home in Campbellton New Brunswick.
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Campbellton, N. B
James Emanuel Hahn
Toronto
Big Air Show Weekend At Philadelphia Airport
Hundreds of military planes arrive for a three day national aircraft show at Philadelphia International Airport. The event features speed trials and two coast to coast races, including the Dix Trophy and General Electric Trophy races, drawing an expected 100000 spectators.
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America
International
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Navy 2Nd Marine
Ticonderoga
Air Fondation of
Cleveland
The
Air Foundation
George Air Force Base
Victorville
Calif
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Edward W. Kenny
Strategic Air Command
March Air Force Base
Riverside
New Director Named At CBA School In Albany
Brother Cornelius Peter FSC has been named director of Christian Brothers Academy Albany to succeed Rev Brother Basilian Thomas FSC. Thomas has led the academy nine years and will direct financial administration of the New York New England province from New York City. Brother Peter is a LaSalle Academy Providence graduate and studied at Catholic University Manhattan College Boston College and Fordham University.
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FSC
Christian Brothers Academy
Albany
Basilian Thomas
Brother Thomas
Academy
LaSalle Bureau of
New York-New England
New York City
Brother Peter
LaSalle Academy
Providence
R. 1
Catholic University
Manhattan College
Boston College
Fordham University
Indian Officer Given Award
Maj. Gen. S. M. Shrini gesh of the Indian Army received the Legion of Merit at a Pentagon ceremony from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor. A recently installed staff officer ordered the press exclusion to preserve dignity, with a spokesman later promising arrangements for direct coverage at future events.
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S. M. Shrinagesh
Pentagon
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Shrinagesh
India
United States
Harriman Proclaims September John Marshall Bicentennial Month
Governor Harriman sets September as John Marshall bicentennial month and a sight saving month in New York. The proclamation urges observances of Marshall the fourth U S chief justice born September 1755 and calls support for blind agencies and eye health for families.
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Albany
Harriman
John Marshall
New York State
United States
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