Berlin Red Highway Guarded as Rally Nears
German police began 24 hour patrols along the border as a massive Whitsuntide German Youth Rally gathers in Berlin. An estimated 100000 youths have arrived, with 500000 expected by Sunday. East German leaders denounce Western Allies while bridges are closed and Allied troops back security measures. The rally opens with Pieck addressing 10000 youth and a 46 hour closure of the superhighway to West Germany is planned.
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Germany
United States
Wilhelm Pieck
Pieck
America
England
France
Waldemar Schmidt
Karl Morgenstern
Moscow
Young Pioneers
Communist Youth Organization
Ernest Thaelmann
Republic of Young Pioneers
Truck helper leaves estate to his boss in New Jersey
Michael Andriciczyk aged 71 died May 16 and left his entire estate to Conrad S. Weimar president of Weimar Coal Company as partial payment for kindnesses and financial help. Andriciczyk had 25 years with the firm, one of the city’s largest coal companies. estate size not disclosed.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Michael Andriciczyk
Conrad S. Weimar
Weimar Coal Company
Andriejczyk
Princess Elizabeth Dines with Attlee and Churchill
Princess Elizabeth, awaiting her second child, dined at Westminster Palace with Prime Minister Clement Attlee, former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and representatives of Britain's three major parties. She wore a pale green satin gown and a white fur wrap, marking her first dinner at the Palace of Westminster.
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Elizabeth
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Britain
Palace of Westminster
Duke Confides Wallis Sniffles Sparked Royal Romance
The Duke of Windsor recounts in Life Magazine how Wallis Warfield Simpson’s cold and boredom at a country house sparked a slow-growing romance with the future King of England. He recalls her comment about American questions and the pair’s early exchanges in the winter setting.
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England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Duke of Windsor
Life Magazine
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Cotton pests cause record cotton losses in 1949
Boll weevils and other cotton pests caused an estimated 617 874 186 in damages in 1949 statewide across 13 states in the so called weevil belt. Mississippi led in lint and seed destruction with 124 050 350. Georgia suffered 37 percent yield loss. California New Mexico and Arizona reported small dollar losses.
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Tenn
National Cotton Council
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Oklahoma
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New Mexico
Arizona
Lightning Kills Worker in Baltimore Storm
A severe thunderstorm in Baltimore killed one man and injured three others. Leo Ours, 24, a construction worker from Petersburg West Virginia, was struck as he left a half finished house. Companions suffered electrical shocks. hailstones marred the suburbs.
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Leo Ours
Ning
Petersburg
W. Va
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