Winter Wheat Crop Periled by Drought in Southwest
The southwest's winter wheat crop faces drought and insect damage with little rainfall since last fall. Experts question if even an average harvest is possible unless rain arrives soon. Dust storms persist as Topeka reports record low moisture for the first three months of 1950, threatening up to 1.69 million acres.
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Italy
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Weather Bureau
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Colorado
Jake
Wichita
Erickson
Minneapolis
Minn
Crow
Liberal
Ias
New Mexico
Oklahamy Panhandle
Billy Backus Survives Train Runover Near Pittsburgh
Six year old Billy Backus was playing on a railroad near Pittsburgh when a diesel engine and three freight cars passed over him. He lay still in the track and was unhurt, while his friend David Cairns escaped with a skull fracture after leaping eight feet to the road.
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Pittsburgh
Billy Backus
Fii
David Cairns
Billy
Newson
David
Wreckage sighted as New Bedford scalloper lost near Nantucket
Rescuers search the FRA Stretch for the William Landry, a 63 foot New Bedford scalloper, reported missing after engine failure in 60 mph winds and heavy snow. Crew feared lost as the vessel broke down amid lashing seas between Cape Cod and Nantucket. plane crews spotted wreckage near Nantucket Hill while a rescue effort continues.
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Chatham
Mass
Wilk
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Pelarel
Nantel Hill
New Bedford
William Landry
Kent Indien
Pollok
Goa
Treren
Dome
Fugitives seized with wife in Florida by FBI
Anil 8. FBI nabbed Lee Emay Downe 43 and his wife Patricia at a Florida trailer near Holly Hill. They face charges for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in a San Jose burglary. Downe, an associate of Walter Lennon, was found with weapons and cash after a nationwide trailer search.
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Daytona Beach
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FBI
Lee Emay Downe
Ban Jnse
Calif
Patricia
W Holly HA
San Jose
I Downs
Walter Lennon
Mojave
FBT
California Highway Patrol
Montana
Senson
Downs
Florida
U. S
City Merchants Say Pre Easter Sales Very Good
City merchants report strong pre Easter business with Friday’s sales topping last year and Christmas shopping volume. Clothing and accessories show mixed results while groceries and flowers sell well. weather and item variety influence demand.
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Oval
Ubi
Querieil
Euster
Statles
Snoat Grocers
Hans
Euster Dinner
Plan Autopsy On Two Bodies In DuBois Taxi Deaths
CLEARFIELD PA April 8 The state orders exhumation and autopsy for two DuBois residents Mrs Josephine Brobsb 32 and Myrl Sones 24 found dead in Sones taxi Feb 5 The driver Archie Sones husband was injured nearby District Attorney Joseph A Dague says exhumation Wednesday follows joint probe by his office and state police no charges filed has been reported
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State Today
DuBoiswo
Joseph A. Dague
Milton Ackerman
Buter
Josephine Brobsb
Myr L. Sones
DuBois
Sones
Archie
Dague
Hopes Rise For End To Auto Tieup
Detroit April 8 Hopes for settlement of the Chrysler pension dispute rose as Chrysler and the CIO United Auto Workers exchanged offers. Negotiations resumed with no details released. the talks focus on pensions and other issues. The strike, involving 69,000 workers, has driven costs and stalled production.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Hnion
Chrysler World
Lahoy
John W. Gibson
Michigan Cio
Dendineki
Six year old shoots himself in Baltimore tragedy
In Baltimore on April 3 a six year old boy, Vito Leonardo, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a play accident. Childcare arrangement included a 10 year old paid 30 cents to supervise and an 8 to 11 year old group gathered in one room. The child reportedly pressed a loaded automatic against his chest and fired. Angel Torres, 2%, left in charge, was questioned by police who say he believed the gun empty.
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Baltimore
Pittey
Vito Delionardo
Jobrs Hopkins Hospital
Angel Torres
Torres
Fayette Morgart
Fayetta
Vito
Babson Warns Of Rain Factories If Scientists Succeed
Roger v Babson analyzes a hypothetical rain manufactured by scientists led by Dr. Tring Bang mijh and Harvard colleagues. He foresees economic and social disruption, noting businesses and communities would feel the impact while urging readers to study daily U S Weather Maps to forecast conditions and guide plans and moods.
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New York
Tring Bang
Mijh
Harvard
New York City
Trout Stocking Plans Announced By Local Hatchery
Local hatchery will distribute 121 600 trout this spring across streams including Lake Pleasant Beaverdam Run and French Creek. About 4 050 browns 47 950 rainbow trout and 1000 other fish are prepared for release with fish station checks and post release study to track survival and movement by Fish Commission staff.
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Merrill Likte
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Boyd's Hill
Darrew Hipp
Lisle
Lillie
Lake Pleasant
Fish Commission
Little
Census Takers Near Third Mark in County Survey
Census workers in Corry district report first full week of fieldwork with about one third completed under district crew leader John Maloney. Some residents refuse to answer or misunderstand questions, with non cooperation noted among ex servicemen and foreign-born residents. Maloney plans personal visits or potential prosecution to obtain needed data. Separately Pittsburgh Labor Union endorses Judge Musmanno for lieutenant governor, with other endorsements possible before May primaries.
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Corry
John Maloney
Maloney
Onze
Malonesi
Musmanno
Pittsburgh
APL Central Labor Union
Judge M. A. Mtmanna
James I. Sipe
CUL Political Education League
Special Easter Church Services Planned in City
The city will host a series of Easter services across multiple churches from April 3 to 7, beginning with 6 30 a m morning gatherings at First Baptist First Methodist Evangelical United Brethren Shrine Creek and other churches. A 7 o clock service will follow at Christian and Missionary Alliance Salvation Army Chapel and Abbe Reform School. Weather forecasts predicted cloudy conditions with possible showers in many areas, but some regions may see warmer Easter weather. The report notes global observances with bells heard at Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre and Easter broadcasts from St Andrew's Jerusalem and Rome pilgrims proceeding toward Pope Pius II’s mass at St Peter’s.
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Huhu & Werkes
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Salvation Army
Associated Press
U.S
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Canada
Rome
Pius II
St. Peters
Egyptian King's Sister Weds in San Francisco
Princess Faikeh, sister of King Farouk, secretly married Fouad Sadek of Cairo in a simple ceremony at the House of Dr Artur Charles God ward. The groom, a Favplian Consular Service member, has served in several European cities and was recently posted in Cairo. The couple planned a honeymoon in Hawaii after arriving from Los Angeles.
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Faikeh
Anpelate Tidge O_J. Godel
Fouad Sadek
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Ezynt
Artur Charles Godward
Nest
Favplian
Beer
Europe
Chit
Los Angeles
Iwoxveymoon
McCarthy Attacks U.S. Officials During Senate Speech
Senator McCarthy leveled new charges against three U.S. officials in a tense speech. He accused Lattimore of shaping Far Eastern policy with Communist influence and alleged the State Department conspired with the Communist platform. He cited the Institute of Pacific Relations receiving $9,500 in funds deemed Communist support and referenced an FBI inquiry into secret documents tied to an official case involving Service and the State Department.
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Marine Probe
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Lattimore
Ayllinu
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Prazran Iisientieal
Ie Garimunist Pirty
Dell Ec
Institute of Pacific Relatons
Jesup
Une
FBI
Suite Department
Binaggio murder case puzzles Kanbar City police
Police questioned members of the First District Democratic Club as victims Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta lay in caskets. Investigators scanned gamblers lists and out of town trips while pursuing leads in a high profile mob attack. A St Louis Star Times report cited Binaggio’s failed gambling ventures and political exposure after heavy loans.
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Charles Binageiu
Ong Farm
Charles Gargotta
Democratic Club
Binaggio
St. Louis
Henry McKissick
Hickenlooper Tydings Take Opposing Sides
Jowa Republicans clash after reviewing records. Tydings alleges Hoover and McGrath cleared Lattimore, while Hickenlooper cites contrary findings. The dispute centers on responsibility and the handling of the matter within party ranks.
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Tydings
Jowa
Hoover
McGrath
McCarthy charges split Senate on Lattimore file
Senate investigators divided over whether FBI records fully clear Owen Lattimore. Senator McCarthy accuses him of Communist links, while Senator Tydings maintains the FBI data absolves Lattimore. The five man inquiry heard from FBI and officials. debate continues as pages note continued coverage.
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Youth Held For Kidnapping Girl Near Baldwin Park
SANDIMAS Calif April 4 Sheriff officers arrest a youth for questioning in a kidnapping of 14 year old Daley Nelson who sat in her boyfriend’s car in front of her home. The suspect, identified as Winow Smith Jr 20, is detained with another youth for the incident in which a 16 year old girl Dotthbl Gelrieh was abducted and later found in a car. the boy reportedly directed the girls and fled with them on a road near Pomprtn Guill. The case remains under investigation by Sheriff Sgt William Sellpad and patrol units.
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Sheriff's
Hie Nahie Uy
Winow Smith, Jr
West Guiidisy
Sheriff
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Daley ‘Nelson
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Dotthbl Gelrieh
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Siti
Bone Road
Pomprtn
Guill
Sitah
Smith
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