Russian fliers tour New York for sightseeing
Two Soviet pilots Lts. Pirogov and Barsov, who defected by fleeing Stalin’s capital, traveled to New York for a four day stop to tour sights including skyscrapers, the subway, and a Russian restaurant. They visited Washington first, noting Truman, the National Gallery, and the Pentagon parking lot as attractions, and glimpsed the president near the White House and Lincoln Memorial.
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Stalin
New York
Peter Pirogov
Anatol Barsov
State Department
Barsov
President Truman
National Art Gallery
Pentagon
White House
Blair House
Mr. Truman
Lincoln Memorial
Memorial honors Maine sinking with presidential aide tribute
A presidential aide laid a floral tribute at the Maine memorial to mark the 53rd anniversary of the ship’s sinking. Pirogov praised the President’s memory of tradition, noting democratic openness. The visitors once fled Russia in a Red Air Force plane, then toured Virginia and Washington as guests of the Voice of America and the state chamber.
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Pirogov
Lincoln
Russia
Red Air Force
Voice of America
United States
Austria
Virginia
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Old Dominion
Washington
The
Voice
Sheriff and Deputy Called To Trial In Beating Case
Clarke County sheriff Jenkins Angus Hill and Deputy Willie Ray Harrell face federal trial on civil rights charges for alleged beatings of nine African Americans. Indictments allege assaults occurred between December 1947 and June 1948. Both men pleaded innocent. bond set at 5000 dollars. Testimony expected from many victims.
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Clarke County
Ala
Jenkins Angus Hill
Willie Ray Harrell
South Alabama
Rand
U.S
Percy Fountain
Fountain
Syrup Season Starts Early in New Hampshire
In Deering New Hampshire caretaker at Dr Daniel A Poling estate taps 100 maple trees and begins syrup production as unseasonable warm weather advances the sap run two months ahead of schedule.
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Deering
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Daniel A. Poling
Suromer
Tuscaloosa Petition Seeks March Referendum On Liquor Sales
A petition filed with Probate Judge Chester Walker seeks a special election to legalize alcohol sales in Tuscaloosa County. Hugh Buckner said 2,300 signatures exist, aiming for a March 29 vote. Previously another petition failed to meet required voter signatures under Alabama law.
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Tuscaloosa County
Chester Walker
Hugh Buckner
Walker
Alabama
DeKalb Farmer Found Shot To Death Near Home
John M. Lyday a 55 year old farmer was found shot to death near his Fort Payne home. A .22 caliber rifle lay beside the body and a searching party found the corpse about 400 yards from his house. He presided over the Lookout Mountain singing convention. Survivors include his widow Mrs Edith Lyday two sons James Lyday of Athens Ga and Edmond Lyday of Mentone and a daughter Marie Lyday of Mentone.
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John M. Lyday
DeKalb
W. R. Evans
Lyday
Lookout Mountain
Edith Lyday
James Lyday
Athens
Edmond Lyday
Mentone
Marie Lyday
Student Pilot Dies In Navy Training Crash
A Navy student pilot Lt. (j.g.) James J. Currie of Covington Tenn was killed when a trainer crashed near Canal Field south of Foley Alabama during a routine training flight from Corry Field Pensacola. The instructor Lt. Gene M. Badgley survived and reported engine failure at about 30 feet above ground.
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Naval Public Relations Office
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Fla
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Covington
Corry Field
Ten Most Perfect Features Selected By Artist League
The Art ists League of America named ten features as the world’s most perfect among outstanding women. Rita Hayworth lips and Linda Darnell legs top a list including Margaret Truman ears Candy Jones chin Jane Russell cheek bones Esther Williams thighs Esther Williams, Margaret Phelan shoulders and Windsor forehead. The poll cited was among league members. Safety First arrested in Santa Monica for second traffic offense driving 57 in a 35 zone.
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The
Artists's League of America Today
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Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Linda Darnell
Margaret Truman
Candy Jones
Margaret Rose
Britain
Jane Russell
Margaret Phelan
Duchess of Windsor
Esther Williams
League
Santa Monica
Cal
Knox College Names Sharry G Umbeck President
Sharry G Umbeck 36 dean of the College of William and Mary Williamsburg VA named President of Knox College in Galesburg IL. Velvet ants are not ants but wingless relatives of the wasp family.
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Galesburg
Sharry G.” Umbeck
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Knox College
Congress Studies Bill For Withered Geraniums Relief
Washington reports a private bill proposed by Thurston Morton to aid Mrs Grace C Walker of Louisville for damages to a nursery caused by Army condemnation and aircraft testing in 1942. The measure cites losses from uprooted shrubs, broken glass, and vibration affecting geraniums African violets and petunias amid land seizures and road construction near Kingsley Walker nursery.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Bist
Congress
Thurston Ballard Morton
Glenview
Spain
Grace C. Walker
Louisville
Kingsley Walker
Walker
Quick Trial Planned For Blakely Man In Carolina Slaying
Authorities plan a swift trial for John Robert Bridges once of Blakely Georgia, accused of burying alive a husband. Bridges reportedly admitted clubbing Keston N Privette unconscious and burying him under three feet of dirt. Coroner L M Cheek reported autopsy findings.
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N .C
John Robert Bridges
Blakely
Bridges
Keston N
Privette
L M. Cheek
Mrs Walker Clashes With Army Over Plant Crop Damage
A wartime episode ends in a costly greenhouse mishap after Mrs Walker, described as a fighter, and the Army clash over alleged stretching of a point. They rigged sharp Boy Scout knives from the ceiling to test a bomber’s impact, causing knives to fall and destroy geraniums worth about $17,856.68 including 68 cents for a budding petunia.
Man charged in suffocation murder case during escape attempt
Bridges, accused of killing Privette during a earlier conflict, claimed the 20 year old Mrs. Privette knew nothing of the plan until after they drove toward Bainbridge Georgia with her two small sons. He admitted infatuation but said he would live differently if given another chance.
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Privette
Bainbridge
Robert Pleasants
Primitive flute cited among Birmingham court raids
In Birmingham Recorder's Court, five Negro defendants were fined and sentenced to 180 days each on ten charges from raids last week. The report notes the raids involved the most primitive of wind instruments.
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Recorder's Court
New York
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Carters
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Janas
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