Easter across the world marked by large outdoor services
Christians worldwide celebrate Easter with dawn masses and outdoor ceremonies. In the United States 200000 spectators were set for a major service near Lawton Oklahoma, while Rome Paris and London host major historic churches. Weather forecast cool for the holiday.
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Wichita Mountains
Lawton
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United States
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Paris
St. Paul's
London
St. Peter's
Great Britain
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Czechoslovakia
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Episcopal Junior College Planned At Lake Kanuga
Plans for Finlay Junior College at Kanuga Lake near Hendersonville were announced by Rev. John A. Pickney. The four year junior college will offer two years of high school and two years of college work with a six week summer session from July 23 to August 31. The college is named in honor of the late Bishop Kirkman George Finlay.
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Asheville
Finlay
Kanuga Lake
Hendersonville
Kirkman George Finlay
Upper South Carolina
Episcopal Assembly
John A. Pickney
Greenville
Kanaga Lake
Easter Observance Photo Leads Section B Front Page
The Enterprise runs a full page Easter observance image on the front of Section B at St. Mary’s Episcopal church. Local news moves to page 9, Section A, with features returning next Sunday. The paper closes half a day for the holiday and office closes at noon.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Enterprise
Harsh editorial sparks House protest in Raleigh
The News and Observer and the North Carolina General Assembly clashed after the Raleigh paper used terms like contemptible in an editorial. Rep. R L Harris and Rep. Fred Royster condemned the piece as partisan slander, referencing editor Jonathan Daniels who had been named national committeeman months earlier.
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General Assembly
Raleigh Morning
R. L. Harris
House
Jonathan Daniels
N&o
Joe Blythe
Fred Royster
Vance
Martin Street
Vitamin E Proposed as Nerve Tonic at New York Conference
International conference on vitamin E notes potential nerve benefits. Reports from 10 nations describe effects in diphtheria and diabetes, with mixed results in pediatric diabetes and St Vitus dance. Some cases show reduction in insulin needs or paralysis prevention, others show no benefit.
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New York Academy of Sciences
Ugo Buttarini
University of Parma
Parma
Italy
Butturini
Arthur Vogelsang
London
Ontario
Canada
George M. Guest
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
St. Vitus
George More
Chien's Drowning Ruled Accidental Illness? Notices?
Julian N. Chien 37 a New Jersey toy factory co owner died when he went overboard from his yacht Avenger April 8. Pamlico County Coroner Jack Harris ruled death accidental after the body was recovered near Vandemere on the inland waterway. Harris cited poor cooperation from aboard witnesses now in New York.
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New Bern
Julian N. Chien
New Jersey
Pamlico County
Jack Harris
Chien
Vandemere
Preston Sawyer
Harris
New York
Royster statement ad libbed during session record
The Royster statement was ad libbed and not placed in permanent files. Harris asked that his statement be spread on the journal and, when the vote occurred, Speaker Ramsay requested to be recorded as voting aye. Legislative reporters of the News & Observer note they are not responsible for editorial policy.
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Harris
Ramsay
N&o
Mountain Peak in Pennsylvania Honors Palooka
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania April 16 The Wyoming Valley junior chamber of commerce dedicated a mountain monument to Joe Palooka and his creator Harm Fish er A bronze memorial tablet was unveiled and the ridge named Mt Palooka at 1506 feet locally Ashley mountain Plans call for carving a stone head of Palooka within a year or two The monument idea came from the comic strip sequence in Which Palooka was carved by his friend Juniorrey Pendworth on statues of Palooka and his manager Knobby
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Joe Palooka
Wyoming Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Palooka
Harm Fisher
Mt. Palooka
Ashley Mountain
Donald Davis
Joe
J.uimiorrey Pendyworth
Knobby
Berlin Airlift Sets New World Record In One Day
Allied fliers shattered Berlin airlift records with 1 398 flights delivering 12 940.9 tons of food coal and machinery to Tempelhof Gatow and Tegel in a single day. The operation proved planes alone could supply troops and sustain western Berlin amid the blockade.
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U. S
Tempelhof
Gatow
Tegel
Air Force
V U. S
Rhine
Germany
Rail Express Strike Ends In New York
New York city Railway Express Agency workers ended their five week strike with 3 200 members voting unanimously for a back to work proposal. About 7 000 were on strike nationwide totaling 10 000 involved as a presidential fact finding board set to review demands starting Monday. The union seeks a 40 hour week with four hours off and a 25 cent hourly raise. The company offered a 40 hour week with a seven cent raise as a pattern proposal in force outside New York. Brewery workers also struck at 12 plants with 6 000 employees out 15 days though one plant and the CIO United Brewery Workers union reached a contract Friday.
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New York City
Railway Express Agency
AFL Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
New York
CIO United Brewery Workers Union
United Automobile
Romanian Purge Rumors Reach Bucharest Amid Cabinet Shakeup
In Bucharest two top Communist secretaries Ana Pauker and Vasile Luca were elevated to vice premiers displacing Traian Savulescu and Stefan Voitec who received other cabinet posts. The move follows purges tied to Moscow’s favored line amid Greek questions and Balkan intrigues.
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Ana Pauker
Vasile Luca
Traian Savulescu
Stefan Voitec
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Frankfurter Rundschau
Police Targeted By NLRB Over Union Organizing Drive
The National Labor Relations Board ordered three town policemen and Russell Mills in Alexander City Alabama to stop interfering with CIO Textile Workers Union organizing. The board found violence and coercive acts by the police and company violated federal labor law, ordering reinstatement with back pay and notices published locally. The decision covers actions in 1945 and 1946 and can be appealed.
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National Labor Relations Board Today
Alabama
Alexander City
Ala
CIO Textile Workers Union
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Maurice M. Miller
CIO
Israel and Syria sign cease fire ahead of armistice talks
Secretary-General Lie announced that Israel and Syria have signed a cease fire agreement as a preliminary step toward armistice negotiations. The pact, drafted by Dr. Ralph Bunche, was agreed April 13 in a tent at no mans land near the Syrian border and remains in force until the Security Council acts. Similar accords have already been reached with Egypt Lebanon and Trans-Jordan.
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Trygve Lie
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Lie
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Simple Blood Test Promises Cancer Detection Across Types
Detroit reports a new blood test claimed to detect any cancer type early. Developed by Dr. Charles B. Huggins and colleagues at the University of Chicago, the test relies on a chang e in blood albumin that delays clotting when cancer is present. It cannot locate cancer but signals its possible presence, with further screening needed to find the tumor.
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Detroit
Charles B. Huggins
American Association For Cancer Research
Huggins
Elwood Jensen
Gerald Miller
University of Chicago
Chicago
American Cancer Society
Unification Of West Is Significant
Washington officials express cautious Easter optimism that the western bloc may avoid a shooting war with Russia for now, while expecting prolonged conflict on political and economic fronts. The article cites Tito's stance, Western unification, and plans like the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Atlantic Treaty as key shifts shaping a slower rearmament and long-term security strategy.
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Russia
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Marshall Tito
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West
Greece
Turkey
Congress
Clear Easter Weather Across Much Of Nation
The Associated Press reports mainly sunny mild conditions west of the Mississippi while the East sees chill dawns and frosty lows from Illinois and Michigan to New England. In North Carolina Easter Eve brings snow winds with services planned statewide.
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Mississippi
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain Region
Pacific Coast
Florida
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Dakotas
Raleigh
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Lake Junaluska
Economic activity to level off with no recession in sight
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics foresees further declines in industrial output prices and consumer incomes but expects no sharp downturn. It cites slackening demand for durable goods, fading postwar backlog, rising savings, and continued government-spending strength. Farm prices may dip modestly with foreign demand supporting meat prices and a seasonal rise in production.
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Washington
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Earth Tremor Shakes Homes in Rhode Island
An event described as a normal small New England earthquake rattled homes in southern Rhode Island. Prof. L Don Leet of Harvard University noted the tremor on the seismograph, occurring 12 seconds after 7 15 pm at a distance of 50 miles from the university station.
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R. L
L. Don Leet
Harvard University
New England
Rhode Island
Earth Slides Threaten More Damage at Salmon Beach
An earthquake loosened cliff at Salmon Beach near Tacoma sent a slide 1000 feet across and 8 foot tidal waves. City engineers survey evacuation risk as residents watch the cliff edge and access remains via a steep foot trail.
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Padget Sound
Point Defiance Park
Salmon Beach
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