British Police Arrest
Notting Hill Strangler
LONDON, (#1 — John Reginald
Christie, Britain’s most hunted
man, was taken quietly by police
yesterday for questioning about
the grisly Notting Hill murder
house strangling of six women.
A crowd of 200 quickly gath
ered outside the police station in
suburban Putney where Christie
was escorted.
The balding, 55-year-old clerk
who disappeared just before the
women’s bodies began coming to
light last Tuesday was nabbed
while strolling a ' quiet Putney
street only five miles from the
murder house.
The whole nation was stirred
by the bizarre murders. The mur
der house so far has yielded up
the remains of si^c women.
London Strangler Charged
With Murder of His Wife
LONDON, [ff\ — An owl-eyed
clerk charged with murdering his
wife and under questioning about
the sex - thrill strangling of at
least five other women appeared
briefly in a crowded court Wed
nesday. He was ordered jailed for
another week.
Gaunt, 55-year-old John R. H.
Christie seemed nonchalant—even
bored—with the eight-minute pro
ceeding in magistrate court.
Detectives want more time to
probe into Christie’s past and to
grill him further about the mass
•‘murder house” slayings in Lon
don’s drab Notting Hill Gate dis
trict.
Christie was captured Tuesday
after a seven - day nation - wide
manhunt. He was charged formal
ly with the. slaying of his wife,
Ethel.
The body of Mrs. Christie, 54,
was one of six female corpses
so far found buried or walled up
at the macabre house of murder
in the Notting Hill district where
Christie had lived since 1935.
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Committee Gets Power
Examine Tax Returns In
Waterfront Investigation
WASHINGTON, UR — President
Eisenhower Wednesday gave the
Senate Commerce Committee
power to examine income tax re
turn^ in a move the White House
said was aimed at New York
waterfront racketeers.
This was believed to mark the
first time the White House has
empowered the Commerce com
mittee to look at income tax re
turns.
The Commerce Committee, un
der the chairmanship of Senator
Tobey (R-NY>, is looking into
charges of racketeering and poli
tical influence in the dock areas
of New York City and northern
New Jersey.
Eisenhower’s press secretary,
James C. Hagerty, told newsmen
Tobey’s committee will have ac
cess to income tax return data
and other confidential material.
Hope In U.N. That New
Moves Will Lead to Peace
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., (A*)—
A cautious but urgent hope that
Communist China’s latest moves
would lead to peace in Korea
Tuesday overshadowed the many
hot issues facing the United Na
tions. But no new action here on
the Korean question appeared im
minent at this time.
Canada’s chief delegate Paul
Martin said the call by Red Chi
nese Premier Chou En-Lai for
settlement of the prisoner of war
issue holding up a Korean armis
tice was “an important one.”
“It overshadows everything
now being discussed in the U.N.
If it is geniune, it could mean an
end of the war in Korea and
would be the biggest news the
world has had in two and one
half years.”
Six Hobos Die After Canned
Heat Drinking Party
YAKIMA, W) — A sixth person
died Tuesday and two more were
reported in critical condition "after
a weekend hobo “jungle” drink
ing party.
Sixth person to die was Jose
Albert Martinez, 30, of Denver.
His death left four others in hos
pitals under treatment for what
doctors diagnosed as wood alco
hol poisoning.
Two Mexicans died Monday
night, two Negro transients died
Sunday and an Indian woman was
found dead Monday.
Police said they were told 15
to 30 persons took part in a can
ned-heat drinking party.
In about three cases of twins in
eight, one twin is a boy and the
other a girl.
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Alaska Highways Named
Denali and Copper River
Assistant Secretary of the In
terior Orme Lewis has approved
the naming of two Alaska roads:
the Denali Highway and the Cop
per River Highway.
The Denali Highway originates
at Paxson, which is located at
Mile 188 on the Richardson High
way and extends westerly, pass
ing near Cantwell on the Alaska
Railroad, terminating at McKin
ley Park Station, the entrance to
Mt. McKinley National Park.
The Denali Highway is under
construction and work is progres
sing now from both ends. This
road will traverse an area previ
ously designated as the Denali
Mining District.
According to Mr. Hudson Stuck
in his book “The Accent of Denali
(Mt. McKinley),” the term “Den
ali” means “the great one” and
has been used by the native popu
lation over a long period of time
to identify Mt. McKinley. One of
Alaska’s most historic names will
be perpetuated by the designation
of this route as the Denali High
way.
The Copper River Highway or
iginates at Cordova on the Gulf
of Alaska and will generally fol
low the course of the Copper Riv
er for approximately 131 miles to
a point of intersection with the
Edgerton Cutoff at Chitina.
The Copper River Highway is
under construction and work is
proceeding from Cordova north
erly. It is planned that this route
will ultimately be extended east
erly from Chitina to McCarthy.
This route will provide a high
way link from Cordova and in
termediate settlements with An
chorage, Fairbanks, Valdez, other
interior points and with the Al
aska Highway.
The federal government collects
more than seven million dollars a
year in taxes on playing cards.
Eisenhower Nominations
'WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower Wednesday accepted
the resignation of James Mitchell
as a member of the Civil Service
Commission and immediately
nominated him to be deputy as
sisant secretary of defense.
Eisenhower sent to the Senate
the nomination of George Moore
of Kentucky to succeed Mitchell
as a member of the Civil Service
Commission.
The President also nominated
Judge Stanley N. Barnes of Los
Angeles to be assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Justice
Department’s anti-trust division.
And he nominated Gen. James
A. Van Fleet, who recently re
turned from command of the 8th
Army in Korea, for retirement
with the rank of general. Van
Fleet’s permanent rank now is
major general.
Territorial Departments
Occupy, New Office Bldg.
JUNEAU, Alaska — Secretary
of the Interior Douglas McKay
has authorized the Territory of
Alaska to occupy and utilize the
$1,200,000 territorial office build
ing which has been recently sub
stantially completed in Juneau by
the Carson Construction Co. of
Helena, Montana, under the Al
aska public works program.
Financing of this project is on a
sharing basis between the federal
and territorial governments.
In a brief ceremony, Governor
Ernest Gruening accepted the
keys to the structure from Donald
R. Wilson, who represented the
Secretary of the Interior, ordered
the flag raised and authorized the
numerous departments of the ter
ritorial government to occupy
their respective quarters.
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8:00—News
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8:45—Ronnie Kemper
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10:05—You be Weatherman
10:30—Lucky U Ranch
10:55-1-0-1 Ranch Boys
11:00—Dave Garroway
11:15—Lina Romay
11:30—Honor Roll of Jazz
11:45—the Bob & Ray Show
12:00—Luncheon Melodies
12:15—Way Back Home
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Strike It Rich
1:15—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—News
2:15—Terry Lee
2:30—Radio Music Hall
3:00—Invitation Learning
3:30—Down Memory Lane
4:00—Adven. in R’search
4:15—Curt Massey
4:30—Musical Wonderland
5:00—Jack Kirkwood
5:15—Jack Smith
5:30—Hot off record press
6:00—News
6:15—Sport scope
6:30—Rev. Romp, Requests
7:30—Mr. President
8:00—Martin and Lewis
8:30—Vaughn Monroe
9:00—Arthur Godfrey
9:30—Dragnet
10:00—■’Requestfully Y ours
11:00—World News
11:15—The Playboys
11:30—One Night Stand
12:00—Music from the Nite
12:30—At Ease
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Friday
5:58—Sign On
6:00—Strike up the Band
6:15—Carolina Cttn Calls
6:30—Rise and Shine
7:00—News
7:15—Rise and Shine
8:00—News
8:05—Rise and Shine
3:30—Morning Devotions
8:45—Ronnie Kemper
9:00—Music for Friday
9:30—You Name It
10:00—Solitary Singer
10:05—You be Weatherman
10:30—Lucky U Ranch
10:55—1-0-1 Ranch Boys
11:00—Dave Garroway
11:15—Music from S. A.
11:30—Piano Portraits
11:45—the Bob & Ray Show
12:00—Luncheon Melodies
12:15—Way Back Home
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Music For You
1:15—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—News
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3:30—Meet the Band
4:00—Science Magazine
4:15—Curt Massey
4:30—Musical Wonderland
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