Adopted Youth Seeks Stay After Deportation Order
In Philadelphia a 21 year old man once named Pee wee and adopted by American soldiers in Italy nine years ago lost his bid to stay in the United States. Vito Rizzi was smuggled into Boston and now faces deportation after an immigration hearing. He argues he has electrical training a job draft registration and ties to the country.
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Philadelphia
Italy
Peewee
United States
Boston
Vito Rizzi
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Razor blade pressure on whiskers exceeds five tons per square inch
A claim from The American Magazine states that in shaving, the razor blade exerts five tons of pressure per square inch on each whisker, illustrating the intensity of the shaving action.
Japan's earliest foreign ties may have been with Korea
Britannica suggests Korea was likely Japan's first foreign partner, marking the initial cross‑Pacific and East Asian diplomatic contact in historical records.
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Korea
Japan
Encyclopedia Britannica
Southern News Group Elects Frank Daniels
Frank Daniels of the Raleigh News and Observer was elected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association at its fourth annual convention in Hot Springs Arkansas. Other officers named include W C Johnson secretary manager M G Chambers treasurer Shields Johnson director. A committee led by John L Horne proposed resolutions urging the Truman administration to seek freedom for AP correspondent William N Oatis jailed in Czechoslovakia.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Frank Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Daniels
Josephus Daniels
Wilson
W. C. Johnson
Chattanooga
Tenn
M. G. Chambers
Knoxville
Shields Johnson
Roanoke
John
Georgia Police Capture Cons After Repeated Escapes
Georgia authorities recaptured Cons after a manhunt in the Blue Ridge foothills near Highway 23. Edwards had earlier conviction for murder of GBI agent Garland Fields. Roy Mauldin and brother Joseph Mauldin faced long sentences for burglary auto theft with multiple escape attempts. Gunfire and clamor filled the town as dawn broke on the pursuit.
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Edwards
GBI
Garland Fields
Swainsboro
Roy
Mauldin
Joseph
Highway 23
Blue Ridge Mountains
Gunmen at Sacramento Bar Steal $1500 Then Flee
Police report a gunman displayed a pistol, drank a beer, and fled Sacramento bar with $1,500 after forcing a woman to empty her purse. He cut telephone wires and escaped, leaving the rest untouched. The incident blends curiosity with a cautious, investigative display.
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Sacramento
Seattle Wife Granted Divorce After Razor Threats
Mrs. Nannie Burgess testified that her husband slept with a straight razor under his pillow and threatened to use it on her. Superior Judge Frank D. James granted the divorce.
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Seatile
Wash
Nannie Burgess
Frank D. James
Thief Steals Big Truck Trailer in Logansport Soap Heist
In Logansport Indiana a thief stole a large truck and trailer loaded with soap, cleaning out a substantial haul. The incident details remain limited but indicate a major theft targeting a soap cargo.
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Logansport
Ind
Disguised thieves steal 38500 from Glencoe home
Four masked men posing as police officers forced entry at Bucky Harris's home in Glencoe, tying him, his wife Carmen Harris, a sister in law, a maid, and a chauffeur. Jewelry worth 35000 and cash 3500 were taken as the robbers ransacked the house and ripped three telephones before fleeing. The maid freed herself first and alerted police via a basement telephone.
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Chicago
Bucky Harris
Glencoe
Harris
Carmen
Morton Schulman
Naomi Thomas
Jerry Moroney
Booze Consumption Drop Tied to Higher Taxes
The New Jersey Retail Liquor Store association heard that legal liquor consumption in the United States fell 18 percent over four years. Myron Froehlich of a New York distilling firm attributed the decline to whisky taxes and warned another drop could follow if tax increases pass.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
Myron Froehlich
New York
Boys flee to avoid family separation in North Carolina
In Greensboro two brothers aged 12 and 10 fled a county Juvenile Court two hours after court ordered separation from their father. They wandered back to their tent home four miles away. Judge Shore ruled the father could not provide proper care in a tent with all five children. The mother has been in a state institution for over a year. The five children will be placed with relatives or boarding homes until a suitable home is found.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
J. P. Shore
Shore
Sudden Kiss Surprises Secretarial Student in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana Jesse Stringer a 19 year old secretary waited for a bus when a young man approached kissed her then left whistling. She recalls shouting but is unsure if it occurred before or after the kiss. Police are investigating the abrupt incident. Concentrated milk production is noted for its taste and nutrition.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jesse Stringer
Jesse
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