Gandhi death and Wright's flight mark divergent destinies
A historical reflection contrasts the deaths of Orville Wright at 76 and Mohandas K. Gandhi at 78, comparing their impacts on science and peace. It argues Gandhi’s assassination dominates front-page news, while Wright’s scientific legacy fades to inside pages, framing peace and progress as intertwined global narratives.
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Orville Wright
India
Orient
Manandas K. Gandhi
Orville Whisht
Wilbur
Gandhi
Jeauer
Eaukward
Diane
Oredrich
Pine Bluff Business Leader Dies After Illness
Bihe Butt, a Pine Bluff business leader and long time member of the community, died today at 88. He was born in Denss ey Arkansas and had lived in Pine Bluff for 60 years. Surviving are two sons, Leo and Coll Andres, and two daughters in Pine Bluff, with funeral arrangements forthcoming.
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Bihe Butt
Jan
iPi
Leo N.eAnsdres
Pine Bluff
Muy
Rettors
Tie Ar
Bird Light Company
Bad Dienmens Nativpial Barit
Denssey
Ark
Lved
Vine Bui
We Fornia Nettie Pitts
Coll A
Leo Kirk Andres
Charles A. Parkers
Walter Trulock
EC Ghauliey
Funeral Pyre of Gandhi Touched Off By His Son
New Delhi India January 31 1948 Mohandas K Gandhi youngest son Dayadas Ganghi touched the funeral pyre consuming the martyred Mahatma in Hindu ritual. Tens of thousands of mourners surged along the five mile procession to the Jamuna river as the crowd chanted prayers and Gandhi’s body lay in state at Birla House. Prime Minister Nehru and Deputy PM Patel stood with guards as the cortege moved toward the sacred river where ashes would be scattered.
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New Delhi
India
Mohandas Cbd
Gandhi
Dayadas Ganghi
Davadas
Ganges
Gatdhi
Bombay
Poona
Tilak
Narayan Vinayak Gadse
Jwana
Birla House
Mareh
Birla
Oon
Gandiu
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Specialist on Cosmetics to Be at Talbots
Miss Lois Bisain, a specialist of Dorothy Perkins, will be at Talbots Monday through Wednesday February 2 through 4. You are invited to come in and consult on beauty problems.
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Talbots
Lois Bisain
Dorothy Perkins
Talbot
Theough
Mass Bisain Watt
Donations to Polio Drive Reach 871 Dollars
The March of Dimes Drive in Hempstead topped 871 dollars with numerous donors listed including Lena Burns, Mrs. Vernon Halliday, Ruth Hawthorne, Eva Belte Klipsch, Mrs. W. M. Sparks, and J. C. Penney Co. contributions vary from one to ten dollars and more. A final note mentions oil site history linking to ancient oceans.
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Hemp
Jim LaGrossa
Lena and
Jil
Burns
Cox Drug Cw
Oiin Purtell
Hazel Castle
Ora
Vernon Halliday
Wes
Greening
Ruth Lewis
Eva Belte Klipsch
W. Y. Foste
W. M. Sparks
D. i. Rogers
Lewis Hamplton
Mary Dixon
W. V. Wade
Kate Olsen
J. C. Penney Co
Dim Meer
Furoer
Viola Green
Della A
Sanford
W. B. Cummings
T. L. Phillips
Jim Chambers
Mori Frye
C. C. Spragins
Robert Goodlett
McRae Cox
Braaktin
A.C. Yurneroo
Tolalesia - Rtl
Packers See Acute Meat Shortage
The American Meat Institute told a Senate subcommittee that a serious meat shortage is not due now. Associate director R. Eggert said per person meat may fall by about a half ounce next spring and summer but remain higher than prewar levels. Agriculture predicts a shorter supply in 1949 amid possible rationing, while Eggert urges modest demand and voluntary restraint.
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Washington
Aerican Meat Institute
R. Jd. Eggert
Senate
Agriculture Department
Flanders Rvti
Congress
Eggett
Two Stores Damaged in Blyingville Fire
A blaze on January 21 damaged Wester Auto and Family Shoe stores on Main Street. Firemen, aided by firewalls and frigid conditions, prevented spread to nearby buildings, with total damage estimated at $106,000.
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Blyingville
Wester Auto Arid
Warns Russia Out to Rule the World in 1948 Installment
Stanislaw Mikslajczyk warns democracies that the Soviet Union seeks world domination and Europe control. He cites a Polish NKVD leader predicting a Western war, with the United States expected to win, to indoctrinate citizens and justify Soviet actions. The piece notes growing Communist influence in Poland and hints at party suppression after May Day events.
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Russia
Europe
Stanislav Mi Je¢yk
Soviet Union
Red Army
Jane
Haly
Greete
Countriees
Meir Peinry
Ited
Poland
Commununist
NKVD
Stanislaw Rudkiewies
Radkiewiew
United States
Pieter
Severe Cold Grips Eastern U S Delays Fuel and Power
A brutal cold wave crippled the eastern half of the United States with zero to 42 below readings in several cities. Fuel oil and gasoline exports were cut by 18 percent amid shortages, idling over 270 000 workers and delaying gas dependent industries from the Midwest to New England.
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Chicago
Midwest Arong
New England
de Toit
Pennsylvania
Mount Washington
N. H
Boston
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes
New York State
Utica
Ticonderoga
Binghamton
Albany
Hampton Station
Venango County
Pattsburgh
Pitt
New York City
Cates
Metropolis
Offio Land
Carolinas
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
New Changes Recovery Plan Proposed in Congress
A pair of proposals would shift control of Buranean recovery funds to the U S administrator and Congress, and ease a food aid draft by allowing Latin America to ship food to Lupe in exchange for machinery. Republican senators argue the administrator should approve or reject projects to avoid socialized industry or excessive social programs, while Lincoln-tainted remarks suggest it would still support deficits and trade imbalance.
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Washington
Fan
United States
Congress
Latin America
Gall e-Mingl
State Department
Taft Af Obie
Sehate Republican Policy Committee
Imeney
Eisenhower to World War II fuel needs cited in France
Historical report notes General Eisenhower's command in France required over one million gallons of gasoline daily during the Allied campaign in France in World War II. The figure underscores the massive logistical demands behind the invasion and advance across occupied Europe.
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France
Eisenhower
Arkansas University to Enroll Some Negroes in Four States Education Issue
Co inventor of the airplane Orville Wright dies in Dayton at 44. He inspired aviation and warned against military misuse. The piece reports on the struggle to desegregate universities in Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas with four states facing legal battles over Negro admissions. Attorney General opinions and court actions are noted, including appeals and university responses as the nation debates equal facilities versus segregation.
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Ken Davis Trayton
Orville Wright
Miami Valley Hospital
A. B. Brower
Wright
Feek
Horace A. Wright
HS Miller
Dayton
Hig
Delyte Myers
Joseph T. McNarkey
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Col
A. Deeds
National Cash Register Co
McNarney
Wilbur
Siemuld
Nol
Willy Mare
Helen
Orville Wright Wandors
Daytom
Milton, Wright
United Breather Church
Orville
Wilfur
Saturday Is Last Day to Purchase Automobile Tags
The deadline for state and city automobile tags is this weekend with no extension. The state revenue office at the courthouse stays open until midnight, while city tags must be bought today. February 1 falls on Sunday this year. Charles Reynerson confirms no extension. Sales show slight year over year gain with over 600 tags sold so far, compared to 1073 by this time last year.
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State Revenue
Charles Reynerson
When Good Deeds Shine in Headlines and Heart
A U S tale of Marilyn Osby of St Paul Minnesota who faced a deadly artery condition. Doctors offered a risky operation but money was needed for treatment. Philanthropy from readers and a columnist sparked a rapid fundraising surge. Marilyn received life saving surgery and survived.
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New York
Diogenes
Andrew Carnegie
Mi-wearald
Mariyn Osby
St. Baul
Minn
Marilyn Red
Ububla
United States
Children's Hospital
Boston
Marilyn
Mavilyn
Paul Light
Kk St. Paul Pigheer Press
Tilks Lode
Palab Shail
Big thaw lifts Arkansas ice and snow across state
Arkansas reports a brief big thaw with bright sun and temperatures rising above freezing in many areas. Ice and snow melt spanned most of the state, though some northern pockets stayed colder and travel remained hazardous on icy roads.
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Jan
Arkansas
Northeu
South Arkansas
State Highways Depot
Rosa
Fort Smith
Arkadelphia
Morriston
Little Rock
Arkansas U weighs class segregation in law school entry
Howard University student Clifford Davis from Little Rock seeks admission to the University of Arkansas law school graduate program. Officials say special arrangements would place him in a separate class, with concerns about regular instruction and overcrowded facilities. Davis says news reports differ from official terms and expects white students to be accommodated separately if admitted.
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Fayetievilla Universit “Poh
Lewis
Ras Heer
Clifford Davis
Wa Lay
Davis
Law School
Washington
Howard Versity
Little“BlArie
Arkansas
Ncts
University of Arkansas
University Board
Berk T. Thomas
Braduté
Univer
Wendy
American bystander recounts Gandhi killer capture in New Delhi
An American, Thomas Refnex of Spr dale Conn, says he restrained the Gandhi assassin at a prayer meeting and helped place him in custody. He reports the crowd stood in shock as the slayer was wrestled to the ground and held until authorities acted. Refnex says he saw no sign the man attempted self harm.
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New Delhi
India
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
Thomas Refnex
Sprdale
Royal Indian Airforce
Piltie
Hissel
Georgia Fugitive Questioned About Robbery Series
Georgia fugitive linked to a Southeast robbery spree is questioned as coastal authorities seek details. Police say a Portland, Oregon suspect, Herbert Roy Williams, was arrested in a raid. investigators note Williams fled a prison and is wanted on multiple warrants across six states.
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Memphis
Georgi
Atte
McA ‘Sald
Herbert Roy Williams
Jor
Portland
Ore
Pune Jpersons
Ingarson
Williamson
Hinds
Phillips
al Lundeli
Arky
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Jeader
Manly
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Mani
Stanislaw Mikslajczyk
Polis Peasant Party
Bob Considine
King Features Syndicate, Ic
Tron Curtain
U.S
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Oklahoma
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State University
U. S. Supreme Court
Willer M. Harrison
University of Oklahoma
Mae Q. Williamson
Supreme Court of Oblema
Meéclng
Monroy
Ada Lois Lionel Fisher
U. S
Herman ‘Milton Sweatt
Nevo
Jttorneys Yesterdy
University of Texas Law School
Sweatt
Lexus
US & Supreme Court
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Lewis W. Jones
Dr. Jones
Howard, University
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School of Continued
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Yosey
Gaston
Chilteen's Hospital
Peter Bent
Billiphwam Hospital
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