Acheson to travel under guard in perilous Berlin run
Trigger happy gunners threaten Secretary of State Acheson as he plans a Berlin trip at month end. Air Force urges a dozen jets amid Baltic tensions and past shoot downs. Intelligence notes Russia’s grip on Pennemuende Warnemunde labs and heavy submarine buildup. Fishing boats seized in maneuvers, mostly Swedes and Danes freed later.
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Drew Pearson
Baltic
U. S
State Acheson
Berlin
Acheson
Baltic Sea
Pennemuende
Warnemuende
Hitler
Russia
United States
Mixing 25 Percent Platinum With Gold Creates White Gold
The text states that alloying 25 percent platinum with gold yields a pure white metal often referred to as white gold. It notes platinum’s role in producing a lighter, silvery hue fused with gold.
Albert P. Brewer Opens Law Practice in Decatur
Albert P. Brewer recently admitted to the Alabama Supreme Court begins practice in Decatur after graduating from the University of Alabama Law School. He opens an office at 104% Second Avenue and is a Decatur native, Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Alpha Delta member, First Baptist church attendee, married to Martha Farmer of Chattanooga with one daughter Becky.
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Albert P Brewer
Alabama Supreme Court
University of Alabama Law School
Second Avenue
Mr. Brewer
Dan A. Brewer
Decatur
Decatur High School
Delta Sigma Phi
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
First Baptist Church of
Brewer
Martha Farmer
Chattanooga
Becky
Grand Jury Reports 52 True Bills and Jury Duty Reforms
The grand jury returns 52 true bills and censures many who neglect summonses while 29 cases yield no bills and 14 continue to the next term as noncompliant witnesses. After jail inspection they urge upgrades including lighting covers, dome light shields, aluminum cups, a sugar bowl, washable shower basins, closed garbage containers, drain covers, and iron rails along basement walls.
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Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Jewish Migration To Israel Suspended By Romanian Communists
Diplomatic reports from Bucharest indicate Romania's Communist government has halted all Jewish emigration to Israel. The crackdown also includes mass deportations of "politically unreliable" citizens spreading to Brasov. Through March, Romania allowed up to 8000 Jews per month to depart.
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Israel
Vienna
Bucharest
Romania
Brasov
Transylvanian Alps
United Nations Fires 15 American Staffers in Secretariat
The New York Times reports the United Nations ousted 15 American employees over suspected illegal Communist activities. The paper, citing highly reliable sources, says dismissals could exceed 30 more and span through the end of 1952.
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NEW York
New York Times
United Nations
Seven Dead In Apartment Fire In Brooklyn
Seven people died when a four story Brooklyn apartment house burned in the early hours. A crippled man, his wife, and two children were rescued by a neighbor after a dramatic ledge escape. Victims include Mrs. Anna Rodriguez and Mrs. Lucy Sento and their children, with additional occupants named.
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New York
Brooklyn
Anna Rodriguez
Ferdinand
Ralph
Alessandra
Lucy Sento
Sento
Juan Colon
Marie
Juan Jr
Nereida
Leroy Fredericks
Colon
Fredericks
Board records criticized by Alabama securities examiners
Montgomery officials reported “confusion and disorder” in Alabama Securities Commission files for 1947 to 1951. Examiners found misfiled remittances and noted records are now kept more carefully at the request of Attorney General S. Garrett. The audit covers past AGs and securities commissioners including Lawson McQueen Harwood Carmichael and Garrett.
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Montgomery
Alabama Securities Commission
Garrett
Securities
Thomas S. Lawson
William N. McQueen
Robert B. Harwood
A. A. Carmichael
Brothers reveal last seen boy in Teulpehocken Creek
In Reading Pennsylvania the McElroy brothers Lynn 10 Peter 8 and Cary 7 went to Teulpehocken Creek for a swim. Peter and Cary returned home eight hours later and told their mother Lynn was missing. The boys cried and described Lynn sinking when he was seen struggling. State police recovered no body immediately.
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Reading
McElroy
Lynn
Peter
Cary
Teulpehocken Creek
Brooks McElroy
Pilot Arrives in Chicago After Korea Escape
Col. Albert W. Schinz, a combat pilot shot down over Korea on May 1 and held for 40 days behind enemy lines before escaping, arrived at Midway Airport yesterday. He was greeted by his wife Lorrayne, 26, and the couple resides in Ottawa.
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Chicago
Albert W. Schinz
Korea
Midway Airport
Lorrayne
Ottawa
Snake bite hits Lincoln Park Zoo chief in Memphis
Marlin Perkins, director of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, is bitten on the neck by a four foot chicken snake while posing for cameramen in Memphis. The non poisonous reptile caused a painful nip during the encounter with Perkins yesterday.
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Memphis
Marlin Perkins
Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Perkins
Embryo Size At Formation Described In Early Report
The article notes that at its first formation the human embryo measures less than a hundredth of an inch across, detailing an early stage in embryology.
Cruelty Charged In Slaughter Of Horses For Meat
A Manchester Guardian report alleges horses are slaughtered while alive for meat used in London hotels. The claim prompted debate in Britain's Parliament with Food Minister Lloyd George saying it may occur in some cases. Irish ministers deny the reports as exaggerated.
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London
Britain
Manchester Guardian
Ireland
The
Guardian
Gwilym Lloyd George
House of Commons
Thomas Walsh
Suit Follows Delivery Of Oil
Murray P. Smith and his wife sue Esso Standard Oil Co for 15000 dollars alleging a Standard Oil driver delivered oil to their home in December without warning, hooked to their fuel pipe, causing oil to flood the house and damage floors walls furniture and heating while the oil was intended for a neighbor.
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Baltimore
Murray P. Smiths
Esso Standard Oil Co
Standard Oil
Smiths
Man Finally Marries After 53 Year Wait in Norfolk
Edward Allen Smith, who proposed to Kathryn Voss in 1899 and was rejected, prepared to wed Kathryn V. Roberts in Ocean View, ending a half century wait. Both grew up in Big Rapids Michigan with separate marriages before this reunion.
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Norfolk
Edward Allen Smith
Kathryn Voss
Ocean View
Kathryn V. Roberts
Big Rapids
Mich
Smith
Men Leave for Physicals From Decatur Group to Birmingham
Thirty seven men from this area including sixteen from Decatur depart for pre induction physicals in Birmingham. The Decatur contingent lists Kenneth Lee Crane James Roland Brock Kenneth Moore John William Brand William Hardie Hill Harold Newton Parnell Johnny Robert Thompson Alvin Edward Landers Jr William Joseph Terry Earl Frank Hargitt Sammie Enoch Pruitt Robert Dee Patton Billy Jack Lawrence Jesse Junior Stegall David Lee McKay and Charles Oden. Additional men include Billy Joe Ferguson Paul J Couch Eston W Lewis Hammond Thompson Valdermosa Springs Louie E Baddell Franklin E Haney Onke Lee Holmes Buey L Long Henry Junior Young Avery Foster Shelly Clark Fagan Billy Kirby Charles W Murphy Robert L Penticost Theodora Jackson Glenn I McCutcheon Robert J Caudle Edward D Oaks Jack L Wilson and Charles Nathan Foster Jr. Nashville Tenn.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Kenneth Lee Crane
James Roland Brock
Kenneth Moore
John William Brand
William Hardie Hill
Harold Newton Parnell
Johnny Robert Thompson
Alvin Edward Landers, Jr
William Joseph Terry
Earl Frank Hargitt
Sammie Enoch Pruitt
Robert Dee Patton
Billy Jack Lawrence
Jesse Junior Stegall
David Lee McKay
Charles Oden
Avery Foster
Somerville
Shelly Clark Fagan
Trinity
Billy Kirby
Danville
Charles W. Murphy
Robert L. Penticost
Fairview
Theodora Jackson
Dayton
Ohio
Glenn I. McCutcheon
Valdermosa Springs
Robert J. Caudle
Madison
Edward D
Oaks
Eva
Jack L. Wilson
Valhermosa Springs
Charles Nathan Foster, Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Land Reform Law Goes Into Effect in Guatemala
A Communist backed land reform law took effect in Guatemala authorizing expropriation of large holdings for redistribution to farm workers. President Jacobo Arbenz signed the measure which allows government seizure with lease or sale options and bonds repayment over 25 years.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz
Potatoes Back On Market After Shortage Ends
The AP reports the nationwide potato shortage ended as markets from coast to coast show lower prices. Wholesale prices near old ceilings in major cities, while some dealers expect further cuts though others see seasonal normalization. A national chain sells five pounds for 25 cents, vs 45 cents last weekend and 3 cents ceiling two weeks ago.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Two Local Men Head Organizations Riding In Day's Observance
Decatur men head two of the five state citizens' organizations which will sponsor the first annual Citizens' Day at the University of Alabama next Tuesday. They are F. A. Bennett president of the Alabama Association of School Board Members and James L. Rankin president of the State Chamber of Commerce. Other sponsoring groups are the Alabama Citizens' Advisory Council, the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers, and the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Decatur
University of Alabama
F. A. Bennett
Alabama Association of School Board
James L. Rankin
State Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Citizens’ Advisory Council
Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mars Surface Temperature Estimated At Minus Twenty Two
Scientists estimate Mars average surface temperature around 22 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. The figure highlights the planet's extreme cold conditions and aids planning for missions and instruments.
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Mars
Eight Year Old Hides in Garbage Can Fleeing Bomb
An eight year old girl nicknamed Donna High hid in a garbage can to escape an atomic bomb drill. She became stuck and was rescued after twenty minutes of cutting and prying by workers.
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Mary Susan Hansen
Lassie
Seattle
Mary Susan
Carl Hansen
Donna High
Appearance of Gypsies in Europe Traced to 14th Century
The article notes that the presence of Gypsies in Europe cannot be traced earlier than the 14th century, highlighting historical uncertainties about their origins and early migration patterns.
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Europe
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