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An airlines official is shown examining Ice on the tail fin of the TWA airliner which crashed 16 miles from Pittsburgh, Pa., with a loss of 18. lives. The formation of ice on flying surfaces is believed to have forced the giant craft downward.
THE CHINA MA
MISS WEINGREEN
RECONSTRUCTION
OF SHOCKING CRIME
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Vienna, To-day. Details of the ghastly murder of Miss Ingrid Weingreen, the beautiful 20-year-old daughter of the Paraguayan Minister, are now being cleared up by the police.
FOR 24 HOURS THEY HAVE "GRILLED" FRIEDRICH. SCHLIEGEL, A 21-YEAR-OLD MILITIAMAN, WHO WALKED INTO A POLICE STATION AND GAVE HIMSELF UP ON WED- NESDAY, TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOMPLICE, FRITZ FLECK.
NO MOTIVE HAS YET BEEN DISCOVERED FOR THE CRIME.
UNABLE TO START CAR
Schliegel, it now appears, was The pistol then jammed and had a member of the Austrian mili-to be reloaded. tia quartered at the artillery bar- racks in Vienna, and was wear- The original plan, he said, was ing his army uniform, cap and to drive off in Miss Weingreen's black service raincoat at the car but they were unable to start time of the murder.
it.
Yesterday the police took him to Hearing footsteps (those of ગ the scene of the crime and the mur-gendarme) they fled, but not before der was re-enacted, with Schliegel they fired a "mercy shot" into the in the grisly role he had fulfilled last unconscious body of the dying girl. week and a policeman taking the Miss Weingreen's body was cre- part of the murdered girl.
Schliegel showed how he stood in the middle of the road and call- ed the girl to stop.
He asked Miss Weingreen to take him and his companion, Fleck, into the car.
Once inside, he drew his pistol and fired at point-blank range, wounding the victim in the shoulder.
She began to struggle and he placed the muzzle of the weapon against her temple and fired a se- cond shot.
mated at the Central Cemetery in Vienna yesterday morning.
Large crowds attended the fun- eral, including several foreign Ministers, who placed wreaths the grave.Trans-Ocean.
Paris World Fair
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Paris, To-day: The official opening date of the Paris World Fair has been set for May 25...
The Exhibition will remain open until November 25.-Trans-Ocean.
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A scene from the controversial film "The Green Pastures," which has its first showings in Hong Kong at the King's Theatre on Sunday.
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WHEN YOU WUZ A CHILD-| REMEMBER. YOU HAD A FEVER IT WAS A COLD NIGHT-I STOOD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW IN THE SNOW AND EVERYTIME ANYONE CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE ID ASK HOW
YOU WLZ-
OH, DEAR-
?
CAUGHT AN AWFUL COLE FROM STANDING THERE- FAINTED IN THE SNOW- A POLICEMAN PICKED MI UP AN CARRIED ME HOME FLAID IN BED- DELIRIOLIS FOR DAYS-JUST ASKIN ABOUT YOU:
BOO- HOO-
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