Acro youth injured as Gainesville circus opens
Gainesville April 20 Twelve year old Roddy Osborne missing as the Gainesville Community Circus opens its three day stand The youth slated as a main acrobat was run over Tuesday night by a truck driven by his father Tim Osborne manager of the Gainesville airport He suffered internal injuries Streets are decorated for the sixth annual event The parade with eight bands floats and saddle clubs was held Wednesday afternoon
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Gainesville
Roddy Osborne
Tim Osborne
Atomic Scientist Warns Big Cities Face Lethal Atom Attacks
Dr. R E Lapp, ex Manhattan Project physicist, argues in his new book that New York and Chicago would suffer massive casualties from an airburst over skyscrapers. He cites 200000 deaths and 250000 injuries in Manhattan and says cities of the past are prime targets in an atomic age.
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Manhattan
Civic Opera House
Employes Celebrate 1 687 Mile Move
About 5,300 employees marked the first anniversary of the cross country transfer of the Chance Vought Aircraft plant from Stratford Connecticut to Grand Prairie Dallas County Dallas. United Aircraft president H M Horner called the move the greatest private industrial move in history.
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Chance Vought
Grand Prairie
Dallas County
Stratford
Conn
H. M. Horner
United Aircraft Corporation
Electra Mayor vows legal clash over Zephyr stops
Electra mayor T Leo Moore says the city will fight FW&DC in court to block the Fort Worth and Denver Zephyr from becoming a conditional stop after May 1. Officials met in Henrietta to discuss the plan affecting Electra and six other North Texas towns amid ongoing dispute over guaranteed stops.
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Fort Worth
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Zephyr
North Texas and Panhandle
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Henrietta
T. Leo Moore
Fw&dc
Hoyt
Decatur
Bowie
Chillicothe
Amarillo
Rome Suburban Trains Crash Near Ciampino Airport
Two Rome suburban trains collided near Ciampino Airport injuring about 30 passengers seriously and another 150 to 200 lightly. The accident occurred early Wednesday prompting emergency response and transit disruption.
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Rome
Ciampino Airport
Christmas Tree Boy Feels Better Seeks Watermelon
Albert Wyman five year old, once given three months to live after acute lymph atic leukemia, shows a temporary remission and enjoys outdoor play. He still longs for watermelon and asks about Cuban watermelons while doctors caution the improvement may be brief.
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Woodland
Wash
Albert Wyman
Albert
Ed Wyman
S. H. Gorton
Cuba
Dog Guarding Laundry Delays Pickup in Bradford
Mrs. J M McCaleb of Bradford Tennessee discovered her guard dog Tutties was protecting the laundry bundle on the front porch. The canine's vigilance caused the laundry man to pause during his pickup.
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Bradford, Tenn
Caleb
Argentine Workers Win Strike in Salta Province
In Salta Province Governor Lucio Cornejo granted workers demands ending a strike that caused deadly clashes with federal police. Union leaders ordered a return to work after the decree on maximum prices was canceled and the resignations of Economy Minister Juan Dates and Commerce Director Guillermo Schmidt were accepted.
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Buenos Aires
Lucio Cornejo
Salta
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Cornejo
Juan Dates
Guillermo Schmidt
Convicted Burglars Face New Prison Terms in Amarillo
E. O. Brashears aged 37 and Jim Corn aged 29 face new six year sentences after already serving 4 to 12 years for burglaries in Smith Gregg and Cherokee counties. They pled guilty to charges of burgling an Amarillo used car lot triggering the additional term.
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Amarillo
E. O. Brashears
Jim Corn
Smith, Gregg
Cherokee
Scarce Shoe Leather In Soviet Factories
In Soviet Russia shoe leather is so scarce that many indoor workers work barefoot or in bedroom slippers.
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Soviet
Russia
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