Gunman’s spree leaves 12 dead in city rampage
The killer moved through a series of targets including Alvin M. Day Jr., 24, a TV salesman, and a tailor’s shop employee. Victims include Mrs. Helga Zegrino, 28, and two women in a car, Mrs. Helen Wilson and her mother, Emma Matlack, 60, with John Wilson, 10, wounded. The shooter barricaded in his room as police surrounded the residence. Authorities seek answers from Isabel Unruh and family as the case unfolds.
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Thomas Hamilton
Helen Wilson
Emma Matlack
Madeline Harrie
Unruh
Robert A. Wonsetler
Finnish Labor Orders Purge of Reds If Strikes Continue
In Helsinki the 330000 member Trade Union Federation ordered seven unions led by Communists to resign or obey anti strike edicts. It ousted vice chairman Vaeinoe Tattari and told the executive committee to inspect ties with the World Federation of Trade Unions and probe Rene Arrachard, the WFTU envoy. The move follows three days of debate amid a wave of strikes blamed on devaluation and feared as a Communist coup.
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Helsinki
Finland
Trade Union Federation
TUF
Russia
Vaeinoe Tattari
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
Coa
Rene Arrachard
France
Shirley France Defeated In English Channel Attempt
Shirley May France failed to finish the English Channel swim amid frigid water and heavy whitecaps. Support from Hollywood backers and a $7,000 plan aimed to fund a new home. parade and clambake plans followed the attempt, while a six-man Egyptian team set a new channel relay record nearby.
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France
Shirley May France, Inc
Edward Small
NEA
Somerset
Mass
Shirley
Frances
J. Walter France
Marylin
Carla
Cap Gris Nez
English Channel
St. Po
Wissant
Blanc Nez
Here
Dover
England
Confederate Vets Continue Reunions Despite Time
Dallas dated report notes Confederate army veterans remain active in reunions as Grand Army of the Republic plans end. Mrs. J. P. Greenwood of Dallas cites ongoing gatherings and mentions 33 Confederate pensioners in the United States, 10 in Texas, according to her last check. The next reunion is slated for Little Rock, Arkansas in September.
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Dallas
J. P. Greenwood
Grand Army of the Republic
Little Rock
Ark
Greenwood
Texas Daughters of the Confederacy
W. P. Chambers
Mississippi
United States
Texas
Churchill Grandchild for Winston Churchill Sixth Time
Mary Churchill who is now Mrs. Christopher Soames has given birth to a girl in England. The birth was not dated or location specified. Captain Soames and Mary Churchill married in 1947 and also have a son born last year. Churchill also has other grandchildren through Diana Sandys and Randolph Churchill.
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Westerham
England
Winston Churchill
Christopher Soames
Mary Churchill
United Europe Movement
Randolph Churchill
Dallas Voters Set Oct 1 Bond Issue for Schools
Dallas voters will decide October 1 on a 16.5 million bond to fund a three-year school building program. Dr. David W. Carter, president of the Dallas school board, said 32 projects planned for the first three years of the five-year plan can proceed if costs continue to fall. The board earlier pegged 25 million as the amount needed to educate Dallas children through 1955.
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Dallas
David W. Carter
Dallas School Board
Rebels Name Victor Paz Estenssoro Leader of Bolivian Rebels
Rebels announce a provisional government led by Victor Paz Estenssoro in Santa Cruz amid the 11 day nationalist revolt. Government forces still hold most territory with a narrow border strip near Argentina. A commission investigates foreign aid to the revolt while patrols harass retreating rebels.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
Victor Paz
BC pain relief described for headaches and aches
An advertisement extols BC as a safe relief for simple headaches and minor pains. It promotes the same BC formula in tablet and powder forms, noting two tablets equal one powder and pricing at 10c and 25c.
Dallas and Fort Worth Fall Concerts Planned
The Dallas Fort Worth Concert Bureau announced four Dallas concerts next season and two or more in Fort Worth. The Negro organization that presented a twin city choir last season will feature Carol Brice contralto and Kenneth Spencer bass baritone among its attractions.
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Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Local Concert Dates Announced For Brice Spencer Series
The Brice concert is set for November 4 and the Spencer performance on March 31. On February 24 the organization will present the Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl. Fort Worth dates remain to be announced.
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Brice
Spencer
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Walter Hendl
Fort Worth
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Alvin M. Day Jr
Helga Zegrino
Rence Doran
Mrs. Unruh
Camden City Hall
Doran
Unruhs
Fires Commie
Czechoslovakia
Austin
South
FHA
G.I
C. P. Lockhart
Fin School
Parker
Steck Company
Samy
Central
Lavaca
Southern Select
PTL
Galveston, Tera
Katherine Orlowsky
Ukraine
Alexander Glattstein
New York
U.S.A.T. Marine
Madison, Wis
Dallas and Fort Worth
Sands & Barrow
Colorado
Kroehler
Stanfords
Tanfords
4Th
Congress
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