Leprosy Seen as Mildly Contagious Not Hereditary
Scientists and patients push to end stigma by reframing Hansen’s disease as a mild contagion similar to other serious illnesses. Leprosy has three types neural cutaneous and mixed with neural forms often causing deformities but little infectiousness. The disease is not hereditary though caution is advised for children born to leprous parents.
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Health Service
Carville
Western Hemisphere
Hansen
Grand Mufti El Husseini Reappears in Damascus
Haj Amin el Husseini, exiled Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and wartime ally of Hitler, lands in Damascus after seven years in exile. Once sought by British and Yugoslav authorities as a war criminal, he evaded capture in 1939, moved through Turkey and Germany, then to Paris before resurfacing in Syria.
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Haj Amin
Turkey
Germany
Paris
Japan Suffers Three Disasters
A series of disasters in Japan leaves 185 dead, missing, or hurt. A Nagano mine blast at a cable terminal killed seven and injured 93, damaging 2000 dwellings. Kyodo reports 44 missing after a Tagawa coal mine explosion in Kawasaki. A Nagoya repatriation train collision near Ninomiya killed seven and injured 34.
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8600 Veterans Debark At New York And San Francisco
Associated Press reports more than 8600 service personnel are due to debark today from seven transports at New York and San Francisco. Ships listed include Sea Flyer, Frederick Victory, Pittston Victory, U S S R Victory arriving at New York and Ta wasaw Sea Cat Cardinal at San Francisco with hundreds of personnel from Pearl Harbor Okinawa Manila.
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America
Slain Auto Thief Still Unidentified
Paxton Illinois coroner’s inquest finds state patrolman Marvin Archer aged 31 was killed by an unidentified man in a gunfight. The fleeing suspect and a companion, Duncan Smith of Chicago, were killed by police after a prior stop for a stolen car. An inquest was postponed pending fingerprint checks. France’s glass production last month totaled 4,862 tons window glass 3,782 tons plate glass and 7,530 tons bottles.
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France
Violent Weather Across Wide Area Causes Destruction
A mass of cold air meeting warm air sparked storms from Kansas to the Atlantic coast. Tornadoes in Detroit and Windsor left 16 dead while floods and high winds ripped power lines and uprooted trees across the mid Atlantic and Great Lakes regions. Flood warnings rose as Mississippi and Des Moines rivers swelled and Keokuk plants faced closure.
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Czechoslovakia Re Elects Benes as President
Eduard Benes was unanimously reelected president of Czechoslovakia today by the constituent assembly, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Prague.
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Constituent Assembly
Prague
Czechoslovakia’s Industry Lagging Behind Prewar Output
Industrial production in Czechoslovakia remains well short of prewar levels. Analysts cite ongoing recovery challenges including limited capacity and postwar material shortages affecting key sectors and overall output.
Jap Housewife Borrows Cash to Please Robbers
Five armed robbers demanded 100000 yen from Mrs. Ko Nagashima. She offered 2000 yen, then borrowed 10000 more from a neighbor who joined two robbers. The case raises questions about who was robbed and the neighbor’s involvement.
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Ko Nagashima
Tornado Relief Rushes to Detroit Windsor Victims
Aid rushed today to hundreds of homeless after Monday's tornado in Detroit and Windsor. River Rouge suffered the heaviest American damage with 14 dead, 50 homes demolished, 200 damaged, and 500+ left homeless. Canadian relief moved into Windsor. clothing, kitchens, and volunteers distributed aid to Tecumseh Ojibway and Sandwich areas. Electric power was restored after rescue work through the night.
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