Philippine Senate Feud Escalates With Armed Guards
In Manila tensions rise as the Senate splits into rival factions led by Jose Avelino and President Elpidio Quirino. Armed guards protect homes of key leaders. no quorum exists as 24 members clash over control and a Supreme Court fight unfolds.
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Manila
Philippine Senate
National Bureau of Investigation
Senate
Jose Avelino
Liberal Party
Elpidio Quirino
Avelino
House
United States
Supreme Court
J. Cuenco
Quirino
Alberto Ramos
Constabulary
Oil well near LSU vents geyser of oil and gas
A well named Grubb and Hawkins Duplantier No. 5 about a mile south of Louisiana State University blew out on Tuesday sending a towering gas and distillate jet into the air. J. B. Craig said a timber lodged the casing head valve at the bottom of the Christmas tree causing the leak. Workers pumped mud into the well to kill it as pressure reached about 3 000 pounds since the morning accident.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Grubb and Hawkins Company Duplantier
Craig
Japanese Communist Tax Collector Charged With Obstruction
The Army will prosecute Hajima Shiraishi a Japanese Communist tax collector for allegedly urging co workers to slow collections and stage strikes. Prosecutor Calvin A Newton said the charge in provost court is obstructing the objectives of the occupation. The offense reportedly occurred a year ago.
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Tokyo
Hajima Shiraishi
Calvin A. Newton
Pine Bluff
Ark
Newton
Shiraishi
Court Records and Marriages in Calcasieu District Courts
District court records show multiple divorce filings and several granted divorces. Also listed are notes on judgments, damages petitions, and marriage licenses with a range of couples documented. New car registrations list various individuals and businesses with brands including Ford, Buick, Packard, Studebaker, Nash and Willys.
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Heffington
T. H. Gildard
Lincoln
F. E. Wilder
Ford
R. H
Willys
Henry M. Johnson
Nash
Marshall A. Beasley
Pontiac
Pair Injured Fighting Raccoon in the Dark
A prowling raccoon invaded a Dallas bedroom early Tuesday biting couple Roy and Mrs Orr multiple times before they could switch on a light and subdue the animal. Both suffered bites on feet and hands in the encounter.
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Dallas
Roy Orr
Pistol Belonged to Father of Station Owner
The pistol found belonged to the children's father, who owns a filling station, and was left behind when he forgot to take it to work Tuesday morning.
Brother Accidentally Shoots Little Sister in Fort Worth
A four year old girl, Martha Ann Mullins, was wounded when a 38 caliber pistol in her five year old brother Jerry’s hands discharged. Doctors said she would recover. The boy said he was playing cowboys and robbers when the accident happened in their Fort Worth home.
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Fort Worth
Martha Ann Mullins
Jerry
Jay Mullins
Martha Ann
Mrs. Mullins
Ailing District Clerk Improves in Fort Worth Hospital
George W. Parker veteran US district clerk for the northern District of Texas remained in satisfactory condition Tuesday at a Fort Worth hospital after a week of observation.
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Fort Worth
George W. Parker
Texas
Canadian Sailor Found Slain in Japanese Canal
In Kure Japan a Canadian seaman from the Lake Manitou freighter was found dead in a canal. Police investigate robbery as a possible motive while the victim's papers are missing and his identity awaits notification of relatives.
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Canada
Japan
Kure
United States
New VA Hospital Plans Cancelled in Dallas Area
The Dallas Times Herald reports from the Veterans Administration that plans for a new VA hospital in Dallas are cancelled. A 500 bed addition will be built at the existing VA facility in nearby Lisbon. Colonel Henry Hutchings Jr. says the Corps of Engineers halted all work on the new hospital by order of Major General Louis Pick.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Veterans Administration
Lisbon
Henry Hutchings Jr
Southwestern Division
US Corps of Engineers
Louis Pick
Corps of Engineers
The
Times Herald
Saint Francis Xavier Arm May Travel to Japan for 400th Anniversary
Vatican officials said Pope Pius XII may send the relics of Saint Francis Xavier to Japan this year to mark the 400th anniversary of his arrival there. The right arm, enshrined in Rome since 1614, would travel for ceremonies beginning May 29 as part of an international pilgrimage.
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Vatican City
Saint Francis Xavier
Rome
Church of Gesu
Japan
Vatican Radio
Pius XII
Saint Francis of Xavier
Sandan
China
India
Ann Sothern Wins Divorce From Actor Robert Sterling
Los Angeles reports that actress Ann Sothern obtained a final divorce decree from actor Robert Sterling after an interlocutory ruling in 1948 and testimony that Sterling found marriage confining and burdensome.
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Los Angeles
Ann Sothern
Screen Comedienne
Robert Sterling
Sterling
Lamour Announces Second Child Expected in September
Dorothy Lamour and husband William Ross Howard III expect their second child in September. The actress says the pregnancy will not affect her screen or radio career. They already have a son, Ridgeley III.
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Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
William Ross Howard III
Howards
Ridgeley, III
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