Tot With Bad Heart Home From Bolivia
A 16 month old American boy? No girl Jane Claire Muchl arrives in Chicago from Bolivia after health problems caused by high altitude. She traveled 4400 miles in stages from Oruro to Lima then Miami then Midway Airport where great aunt and uncle will care for her until her parents return.
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Chicago
Jane Claire Muchl
Midway Airport
George F. Weiland
Prairie View
Eleanor Robinson
Delta Airlines
Miami
Mrs. Robinson
Jane
Bolivia
Walter Muehl
Siglo Veinte
Oruro
Australia Flood Damage Grows Across New South Wales
Flood waters spread destruction over thousands of square miles in New South Wales as receding began in Victoria. Unofficial crop and livestock losses exceed 2,500,000 pounds with thousands displaced. Over 90,000 sheep are trapped by flood near Forbes, NSW, risking death.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Forbes
Senate Keeps Patronage In Post Office And Courts
Senate votes to reject Truman plans to civil service government jobs in post offices marshals and customs, preserving patronage. McClellan says appointments are political but transparent, with 56 55 and 51 votes respectively against reform.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
United States
Customs Bureau
Hoover Commission
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Civil Service
House
McClellan
Actor Lee Cobb Sued for Divorce
Hollywood reports stage and screen star Lee J Cobb aged 40 is sued for divorce by wife Helen Cobb aged 33. The complaint cites extreme mental cruelty and notes a property settlement provides support for their two children Vincent nine and Julie four.
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Hollywood
Lee J. Cobb
Helen Cobb
Vincent
Julie
Ridgeway Visits Italian Front Rural Area Inspection
General Matthew B Ridgeway NATO supreme commander arrived in Italy by air from Florence and inspected Italian troops and frontier road networks. He will depart for Paris headquarters tomorrow afternoon.
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Udene
Italy
Matthew B. Ridgeway
NATO
Florence
Paris
Korea Casualties Rise to 109,971 in Korea
Washington June 13 UPI The Defense Department reports American battle casualties in Korea total 109,971, up 259 from last week. The tally includes 19,829 dead 78,326 wounded 9,684 missing 1,247 captured 1,385 previously missing but returned to service.
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UPI
Defense Department
Korea
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