Natchez Captain’s Last Words From Hospital Bed
Captain Haas recounts to United Press how Natchez sank after a final command to his crew. He said Browinski was the last to see him alive, and Jimmie Srawinski warned crew members to jump. Hass, injured and shocked, but survived by fighting the river current and reaching safety as the ship struck a bridge pier.
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Natchez
Capt Weller Has
St. Louis
Greenville
Marely F
Walter Wass
United Press
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Hass
Fala
Jimmie Srawinski
Browinski
Fiass
Fass
Tass
Curious Sargasso Fish Builds Gelatinous Nest
A curiously described fish clings to weeds by its forefins in the Sargasso. It builds a compact gelatinous nest, resembling a bird's nest. A note claims population declined in the Dakotas between 1949 and 1847.
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New York
Dakotas
Alcohol May Be Answer to Fuel Problem
Alcohol could boost engine power with low grade fuel blending. Dr. G B Hilbert of the U S Department of Agriculture said gasoline blends with alcohol-water injections may increase uphill power without engine changes. Costs depend on grain prices and cobs costs, with Peoria lab researching cheaper ethanol from grains and corncobs.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Autc
Hilbert
Northern Regional Research Laboratory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Peona
Ill
National Farm Cherurgic Council
Hilbert Asid
Peoria
Alabama High Court Rules Out Quickie Divorces
Alabama Supreme Court struck down the 1945 act allowing quickie divorces in the state. The ruling ends a test that removed residence requirements when both parties submitted to court jurisdiction. The decision affects a Magnolia case where a couple sought divorce but faced prior jurisdiction limits.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Columbia
Hardware, Inc
Pany
Magnolia
Sam Earle
Grady Dennis
W. A
Duke
Magnosia
Fort Mill
D. C
Doris
Jennings
John Wesley Jennings
Marshall ‘County
Guntersville
Irs
W. J. Haralson
Alabama General Assembly
Too Late for Hair Trim But Customer Didn't Mind
In Quincy on March 4 a youth entered a barber shop after closing time. The barber told him it was closed and the youth left quickly. The barber then found $43 missing from his cash box after the incident across the street where Lawrence Hager had been on an errand.
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Quincy, Tll
Lawrence Hager
Hager
Haer
Army Transport With 274 Aboard Runs Aground
New Orleans March 4 The Army Transport Private William H Thomas with 274 passengers mostly women and children ran aground late last night in South Pass near the Mississippi river. Coast Guard boats stood by while officers weighed evacuation versus freeing the ship as three attempts to reach deep water failed, hampered by dense fog and lack of radar. Most passengers are dependents or government workers retiring from Panama and Puerto Rico to homes in Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Uey
William H.thomas
South Pass
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Coat Guard
Army
Tags
Panama
Puerto Rico
Mississippi
Louisiana
Brussels Conference Seen as Spark for Western Europe Union
The Brussels conference on halting the advance of communism unites Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg in a move seen as historic. Talks focus on a political economic cultural and military alliance with American military guarantees to back a potential Western European union and possibly a post Marshall Plan framework.
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Germany
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Eampire
Desperadoes Slay an FBI Officer in Georgia
Desperadoes Spence Edwards and Alfred Edwards, two Tennessee men, are in custody after a gun battle with state troopers that left an FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation officer dead. Captain W C McLemore said murder charges will be filed. one brother wounded and hospitalized. Women Evalyn Lax and Garland Fieks were captured and questioned as possible witnesses. The fugitives fled from Rutherford County jail with their wives in stolen cars, crossing into Georgia before being apprehended in Swainsboro.
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Tobacca Ranch
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Alfred Edwards
McLemore
Evalyn Lax
Edwards
Garland Fiekes
Veeet
Swimnshore
Swainsboro
McLemare
Lax
Nashvile
Georgia
Cullman
Aly
Mississippi Towboat Natchez Survivor List Released
A survivor list from the sinking of the towboat Natchez names Walter Nuss a 38 year old pilot from Saint Louis Harland Mieckelgy from Blount County Kentuckys O dell of New Orleans Carnell Byles of Camden Lester Smith from Kentucky Allsup from Marine City Clem A Collins of Cairo Toho Minlakas of Louisville Huston Lihoery escapee with limited address details and a note about a barge incident aboard the Natchez. The report notes one escaped crew member described as Huston Lihoery with details unavailable and mentions a double trippling accident aboard the vessel.
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Blhnd County
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Camden
Tenn
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al Bets
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Natches Wu
Benes to Remain as President Amid Illness in Prague
Prague reports indicate President Benes will stay in office despite illness as Klement Gottwald’s government contemplates succession. Officials say no replacement decision will be made unless required by the constitution, with a deputy president possible if the cabinet votes. Benes canceled a Prague appearance for an event honoring Sokolov, while new ministers discuss bread ration changes and Russian grain deliveries.
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Little Rock
YDCA
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Prague
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Frontisex
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Henes
Necaste Gaid Benes
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Red Army
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Gail- Wald
Ludmila Jankoveeva
Four More to Be Picked for Tourney
New York March date looms as selection committee nears a public ruling on the four NCAA at large bids. CCNY and LIU won to bolster bids while NYU Columbia Oklahoma State and Kansas State were reported as under consideration for the NCAA field opening March 18.
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Muhlehberg
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Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Toledo bout Ray Robinson outpointed Oxsie Harris in New York while Harold Guss won over Ery Sarlin in Pittsburgh and Bobby Sue defeated Billy Nixon. Roy Andres stopped Tolan La Russo in Massachusetts, with Ben Williams beating Jimmy Mu Parain in Worcester.
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Sugar) Robinson
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Pitts Burgh
Chicago
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St. Louis
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Bobby Sue
Battimore
Billy Nixon
Full River
Mass
Roy Andres
Lowel
Tolan la Russo
Worcester
Ben Wiliams
Jimmy Mu Parain
New Bedford
Death of Spa Man Ruled Accidental
A coroner ruled the death of Little Rock salesman Willi C. Hobbs accidental after his body was found in Iron Hot Springs creek. Hobbs, 62, had a temple wound believed to result from a fall, with relatives initially fearing foul play. He had been missing from his room since Tuesday.
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van Buren County
Pulaski County
Arkansas Supreme Court
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Clinton Fep
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Hot Springs
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