Twin Towns Battle Floods Riots Reaches Two Prisons
Rahway New Jersey AP reports a major prison riot at Rahway State Prison Farm in solidarity with a mutiny at Trenton State Prison. Two hundred thirty two inmates seized a dormitory wing and held nine guards hostage as a fourth outbreak in three weeks. At Trenton sixty nine inmates barricaded the printing shop and freed one employee after a heart attack. Signs displayed call for a new parole system and truth about radios in the prison.
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Parole Board
Washington
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South Carolina
Collier's Magazine
President
Moscow
East Poland
Germany
Oder River
U. S
Potsdam
Russia
Army Of Workers Battle Massive Missouri Floods
An army of 24,000 soldiers and civilian workers labored through the night along Omaha and Council Bluffs dikes as the Missouri River crest stretched into uncharted levels. Forecasters warned the crest would continue all day with gauge readings flicking due to wind. The next 48 hours could decide whether levees hold or fail, threatening farms and towns downstream.
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Council Bluffs
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Jevery Farm
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Awste Combtuea
Razing of Fire-Gutted Leonard Hall Underway
Emergency orders from Harrisburg sent salvage crews to ISTC campus to raze the charred remains of Leonard Hall after a million dollar blaze. Kovalchick Salvage Co. crews began wrecking as Governor Fine and state education superintendent Haas ordered a survey of the fire and aftermath.
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ISTC
Leonard Hall
Pennsylvania Department of Property and Supplies
Indiana
Kovalchick Salvage Co
John S. Fine
Francis Haas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stevenson Steals Deme Dinner Show Sparks Political Swirl
New York Democrats gathered amid a volatile scene after a $100-a-plate dinner drew scrutiny from ISTC president Dr. William E. Pratt and educators. The event spurred calls to back W Averell Harriman as New York’s favorite son, aiming to keep the delegation intact for the July Chicago convention, while campus officials flagged urgent actions to restore normalcy after the upheaval.
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ISTC
Haas
New York
Leonard Hall
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Evening Gazette
Frank Sipos
W. Averell
Riman
Harriman
Mutual Security Administrator
Chicago
Kovalchick
Senate
Irving M. Ives
Presil
Dr. Pratt
Stevenson
Vote For Ike Drive Gains in Pennsylvania Primary
Eisenhower backers push hard in Pennsylvania for Tuesday's primary as campaign workers mobilize to maximize Ike votes. Taft critics urge no write ins while Democrats keep the field open with no binding effects on delegates.
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Ike
Paul Hoffman
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Pri-Ihairman
James H. Duffmary
R-Pa
Pri
Mary
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Vention
Robert A. Taftoff
Ohio
Tain
Harold BE
Stagsen
Sen
Taft
Washington
John S. Fine
GOP
Korea Secret Prisoner Exchange Talks Resume After Recess
Allied and Communist staff officers reopen off the record prisoner exchange talks in Munsan after a two week break. Observers hint at possible compromise on voluntary repatriation while delving over rosters. U N Command aims to break the two day deadlock as talks resume Friday at 11 a m local time. Meanwhile court cases in Columbia and Indiana list election notices and local sales ads featuring Easter clearance and anniversaries.
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William K. Harison
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Russia
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South Cara
Alliedjolina
Sderers
Blairsville Case Studied In Federal Court Request
Federal District Judge William A. Stewart studied Blairsville Boroughs request to replace its recreation area amid federal land condemnation for the Conemaugh Dam project. The Indiana County borough faces loss of its facilities under the plan.
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Pittsburgh
William A. Stewart
Blairsville
Indiana County
Conemaugh Dam
Fire destroys shack near Black Lick in loss estimate
A one room shanty near Black Lick burned last night causing damage estimated at a couple hundred dollars. Indiana County officials set replacement value for recreational facilities at 170240 with a government offer of 69600 as depreciation is applied. A hearing to determine fair value was rescheduled to May 26 with proceedings to be held in Indiana.
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Black Lick
Indiana
Stewart
Indiana Fur Storage advertises a fur vault service
An old item lists Indianapolis fur storage contact and phone, plus a jumble of events at Hotel Homer featuring Five Clubmen, a fair View anniversary sale, square dance dates and times, and a late note about Assistant Fire Chief Angelo Cravet ta confirming a lone occupant Bill McGraw, about 35, escaped unharmed from a Greensburg incident.
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Angelo Cravetta
Bill McGraw
Phony Kidnapping Case Costs Jeweler 15100
A Miami Beach company duped jeweler Daniel Richter into paying 15100 for the return of his 6 year old son Ricky in a phony kidnaping. Police said scammers used a taxi firm and hospital to fake the abduction and demanded 50000 in diamonds and 5000 cash. The ruse involved calls to Richter and a supposed medical crisis for the boy, with FBI involvement in the investigation.
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Miami Beach
Miami
Ricky Richter
Gome
Coburn
Daniel Richter
Bert Walowitz
Richard
Tu Ally
Richter
FBI
Mar
Danial Richter
Ricky
Beach
Doctor’s Hospital
Corgliit
Gables
Ness
Thelin
Hospital Ag
Thejr
Richten
Dr. Bee
Open House At New Indiana Sportswear Plant Draws Hundreds
Hundreds tour the Indiana Sportswear Company plant at its first look inside last evening. Officials avoided a circus event but welcome community interest as production nears. Fifty to sixty workers soon on payroll with several more joining daily. Placards honor donors and bond buyers while local firms furnish floral displays and displays of Campus products.
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Tiple
Indiana Sportswear Company
Contriteci Brothers
W. C. Shields & Son
Steel Wage Boosts Said Final In Government Action
Washington sources say government negotiators and steel industry leaders including Benjamin Fairless and CIO President Philip Murray prepared for a possible final conference before a wage boost for 650,000 CIO steelworkers. President Truman indicated he would make the final decision after awaiting Wage Stabilization Board recommendations and talks with the CIO.
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Washington
Wioeschary
Commerce
CIO
Steel Company
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Sawyer
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Truman
Murray
Fire scare drives parents to clear hazards at Thaddeus Stevens School
A parent group angered by a campus fire Monday night urged removal of inflammables in the school basement. The delegation met with directors and fire marshal Ira Edwards, who reported no unusual hazards remaining after inspection.
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College Campus
Thaddeus Stevens School
Parent-Teachers Association
Jane Fedderman
P-Ta
College Avenue
Ira C. Edwards
Editors Cry Dictator At HST Opinion
Washington editors urged White House clarification after President Truman suggested he could seize newspapers and radio stations if it served the country as he did the steel industry. They warned that such power would edge the nation toward dictatorship, noting his remark came in response to a question about seizing media.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Newsiti
United States
Firemen to Meet Still Seeking Man In Mine
Police considered sealing an abandoned coal mine where a thug is believed to have hidden after attacking two women. Assistant Police Supt. Adam Geisler said he thinks the assailant left the mine before police began searching it Wednesday as Marilyn Scott and Jean Mulvey reported. The search began after a firemen urged to attend a Coral area union hall meeting scheduled for 2 p.m.
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Adam Geisler
Coral
Graceton
Marilyn
Scott
Jean Mulvey
Sun-1
Union Hall
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