TODAY'S GRAB BAG AND FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS QUIZ
A quiz asks 5 questions on saccharin Dulles Surinam a king without a mustache and the antonym of sinister. It lists multiple birthdays including Eddie Albert Frank Bor Simone Simon Shirley Temple Lucius Clay and Carl Norden. A folklore trivia section asks for the name of a Pierpont author born Sept 26 1859 and a Cortland lawyer born May 14 1852.
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John Foster Dulles
Surinam
Eddie Albert
Frank Bor 2Age
Simone Simon
Shirley Temple
Lucius Clay
United States
Germany
Carl Norden
Watch Your Language Drowse Drozan Definition
The passage presents a diction note on the word drouse or drouzan with senses to be heavy or to pass time. It quotes a quip about resolution as a heavy stone rolled uphill by a weak child, illustrating the idea of effort that yields little progress.
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W. Rider
Continue Hunt For Killers Of Americans
A Philippine village attack left five American airmen and a woman dead near Santa Rosa as U S forces pursue Huk guerrillas in the area. An air base board will release victims names after relatives are notified.
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Manila
Anilahap Band
An Ae
U. S. 13Th Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Santa Rosa
Cabanatuan
Name the former New York chief justice who aimed for president
The article recalls a man appointed to the New York Supreme Court in 1885 who became chief justice, resigned to seek the presidency, faced Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican candidate, and died at Esopus New York on May 10 1926.
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New York Supreme Court
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Esopus
N. Y
Notable historic life events marked by dates
The note lists key anniversaries and deaths: George's death in 303 A.D. St George, Shakespeare born in 1564, Cervantes died in 1616, and the first public motion picture showed in 1896 at Easter and Beal music hall in New York City.
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St. George
England
William Shakespeare
Miguel de Cervantes
Easter and Beal Music Hall
New York City
Treatment Advances for Skin Tuberculosis in Women
A historic account notes a serious skin disease linked to tuberculosis. It highlights facial involvement, especially the nose, with women affected most. New treatments including high dose vitamin D had promising cure rates but required careful monitoring for calcium and kidney effects.
Strike Hits Detroit War Industry Blow
A crippling transit strike by 3,700 AFL street railway workers disrupts Detroit’s war industry with about one million riders affected. Negotiations between Mayor Albert E. Cobo and AFL representatives continued without progress as wage demands shifted from 25 cents to eight and a half cents per hour, with the city offering up to five cents and fringe-benefit concessions.
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Detroit
AFL
Department of Street Railways
Albert E. Cobo
Cobo
Bodies Arrive of 120 U S Servicemen from Korean Conflict
Oakland Calif April 23 The Defense Department announced that 120 United States servicemen killed in Korean fighting will be unloaded at an army base today. The remains will be sent to locations designated by next of kin.
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Oakland
Calif
United States
Ocala Vic
Defense Department
Tibet Peace Delegation Arrives in Peiping
A dispatch from Red China says a peace delegation from Tibet has reached Peiping via Chungking and Sian and is welcomed by Premier Chou En Lai. Another Tibetan group was reported en route to Peiping via Hong Kong and Canton.
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Hong Kong
Red China Today
Tibet
Peiping
Chungking
Sian
Chou En-Lai
Pieping
Canton
Fort Campbell Soldier Killed in Highway Crash Near Clarksville
Private Wilbur E. Clark of Fort Campbell Kentucky died when his car overturned on Highway 41 near Clarksville Tennessee. His home was Greenville North Carolina and he had served at Fort Campbell for three months.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Wilbur E. Clark
Fort Campbell
Highway 41
Clark
Greenville
N. C
Missouri And Wisconsin Sail To European Waters This Summer
The 45 000 ton battleships Missouri and Wisconsin will sail to European waters this summer on training cruises carrying Annapolis midshipmen and Navy ROTC units. The moves are part of a summer schedule introducing 9 100 students from 52 colleges amid postwar expansion and Korean War context. The Wisconsin may join the New Jersey on the voyage. Norfolk Virginia hosting a predeparture exercise on June 4 as part of the plan.
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Washington
Missouri
Wisconsin
Annapolis
Navy
New Jersey
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New York
Cortland, N. Y
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Phil Walker
OPO
Monark
Dupont - Tentine
Monark Shade Co
Azalea Gardens
Rose Ave
Centennial Ava
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
King of Hearts
Herman K. Bundesen
U. S
Taipeh
Formosa
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Chaoping
Kwangsi Province
TAR Heel
Board OF Adjustment
J. A. Myatt
English
Burton Streets
English Street
Burton Street
Board of Adjustments
Council Chamber
City Hall
Board OF Adju
E. G .Cridlebaugh
Europe
General Naval
Cuba
Norfolk
Berlin
Reichstag
Weimarke
West Berlin
East Berlin
Reds
Lustgarten
International
Fairfield
Hodel
Rose Furn. Co. Presents
RCA Victor
Million Proof Television
the New 17
T. M
Kes Furniture Company
Kester Brothers & Sons
Asheboro
Thomasville
Optometrist
Marshall E
N. Mala St
Ion
Hospital Care K Association 4
Security Bank
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