Hi Pt Hi column ends as students depart
The Pt Hi column announces its final edition for the year as students leave for five weeks of summer. The piece notes the column’s origins in a man’s idea and thanks D. P. Whitley, the high school principal, and B T Ishee, chemistry instructor, for their support.
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Umn
Pt Hi
D. P. Whitley
Countrage Shcine
Dieine
B *T
Ishee
Billie Ruth Pilcher
Point Hi
Shor
Anne
Pth
High Point High School
Nancy Hill
Returning Gl Denies Fleeing Over To Reds
Berlin reports say three Russian soldiers denied fleeing to the Soviet zone after arrest for jail break and assault. Names listed include Pvt. Charles J. Scott and Pvt. Sidney R. Sparks. U.S. authorities await court martial and charges.
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Reds
Berlin
U. S
Schultz
Army
Ctlloas
Charles J. Scott
Decath
Ill
Sidney R. Sparks
Tennille
Lemuel A. Mathewson
Bee Mange
A. Dengin
Soviet Control Commission
Scott Sparks
Youth fakes identity to enlist in army at Lackland
A 22 year old Chicago youth enlisted under a friend’s name to join the army and was found to be ineligible with chronic ear infection. He was at Lackland Air Force base when the ruse was uncovered and faces discharge. His friend Ric Phelan, also from Chicago, was arrested on draft charges. The case prompts questions about enlistment records and reclassification.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ae Agorn Ogll
Air Force
Chicago
Ers
Lackland
Chi- Attackland
Ad Hospital
Hubert
Ric Phelan
FBI
Phelan
Hybert
Corruption Probe Shifts To A New Phase In Hearings
Washington June 7 A House corruption inquiry plans a new phase with open hearings next week then postponed to gather facts behind closed doors The panel wrestled with testimony linking ex-Democrat William Boyle Jr and ex-Gen McGrath to alleged improper influence The GAO and Advance Plating cases dominated testimony as Walter Sprague and Bernard Baur appeared at key moments Petzer admitted writing a note but disputes about Boyle and McGrath remained unresolved.
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Washington
Justice Department
Aeion
I. Saeed Peeabe
J. eGrath
William M. Boyle Jr
Frank L. Chelf
Boyle
McGrath
General Accounting Office Aa
Pilati
Detroit
O of
Walter Sprague
GAO
Bernard M. Baur
Advance Plating Co
Nette
Baur
Petzer Worud McGrath
Petzer
Siela
Daniel G. Kennedy
Subcommittee
Ague
Power Rationing Hits Jakarta Airs Daily Blackouts
Jakarta Indonesia faces dry season outages as power rationing limits supply. One third of the city loses electricity daily from dawn to sunset while hydro stations have enough water for now.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
12 Year Old Hitchhikes 2000 Miles to Downey
Ralph Herbert Cowgill, 12, a seventh grader from Southfield Michigan, hitchhiked nearly 2000 miles to Downey California. Deputy Wilmarer stopped him near the Bayshore Highway in Redwood City as he continued toward his fallen brother Jack and family in Downey. He left home with five dollars after claiming his brother had been jailed and sought to reunite with him despite all odds.
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Redwood City
Calif
Ralph Herbert Cowgill
Southfield
Mich
Southern California
San Mateo County
Wilmarer
Bayshore
Loseles
Downey
Jack
Ralph
Virginia Shirk
Bessie Jean Raemaker
California
Toledo
Harry
Lakewood Theater Opens its 52nd Year in June
The Lakewood Theater began its 52nd year on June 7 marking its claim as the oldest such theater in the east. Located in Lakewood Maine the venue has a long-standing history in summer stock theater.
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Lakewood
East
Aiken accuses Democrats of farm prosperity swap in 1948
Vermont Senator George D. Aiken charges that Democrats sold farm prosperity for political gain in the 1948 campaign by manipulating grain prices and blames President Truman and Agriculture Secretary Brannan for alleged political manipulation. He says grain prices fell at least 15 cents a bushel, costing farmers about a billion dollars, and accuses the administration of misrepresenting storage needs and CC C actions.
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Vermont
Washington
George D. Aiken
Senate
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Republican Congress
Aiken
Farmers of America
GOP Congress
Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Congress
Aiken Id
A. Anes
Berle Holds Coast to Coast TV Marathon for Cancer Aid
Milton Berle hosts a 22 hour coast to coast television marathon to raise funds for the Runyon Memorial Fund. NBC reports pledges reach nearly 3 million as celebrities drop in and New York volunteers answer calls.
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Fortianother
NBC
Berle
Radio City
New York City
Ge.habert
Runyon Fund
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