Principal defies board order in Wisconsin school protest
Shipcton Wisconsin principal Monroe Manley storms from his office in open defiance of a school board order to suspend 155 students who demonstrated in his favor. Earlier a resolution to return to classes was drafted but withdrawn amid new developments. Dr Adolph Meyer renowned Johns Hopkins psychiatrist dies at 84.
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Shipcton
Wis
Monroe Manley
Manley
Adolph Meyer
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Union Free High School
Monroe F. Manley
Military Construction Bill Delayed by House Panel
The House armed services committee delayed final approval of a proposed 665 million dollar military construction bill by at least one week.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Two American Soldiers Sentenced in Austria Kidnapping Case
In Salzburg Austria two U S soldiers were convicted of kidnapping a Romanian born man and turning him over to the Russians for pay. Cpl Paul Abel of Bolivar Missouri received 20 years at hard labor and Sgt John Frankey of New York City 15 years.
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Salzburg
Austria
Cpl
Paul Abel
Bolivar
John Frankey
New York City
Ford Pension Pact Signed
Detroit United Auto Workers and Ford announced a funded pension plan ending Ford’s stand in a 52 day strike that idled 150000 Chrysler workers. The pact allows Ford to adjust payments with social security changes and gives UAW an initial 8 3 4 cent per hour funding tool while a later reexamination could cut contributions.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
UAW
Chrysler
Secret Signal System Alleged in Coal Strike
Lloyd H. Sidener, former local president in Canton Illinois, accuses John L. Lewis of using a secret signal to keep miners out of pits during the coal crisis. Sidener says the code “the whistle blew one” passed through the chain of command after a back-to-work telegram, while Beasley allegedly confirmed the meaning. Sidener faces unfair labor practice charges and past threats tied to the strike.
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Canton, Ill
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lloyd H. Sidener
Lewis
Sidener
Buckheart
UMW
Richmond Keech
Washington
Keech
Canton
Bernard J. Beasley
Beasley
Madsen Case Verdict Near
The murder case of Mrs. Yvette Madsen faces a verdict after final arguments were waived. The three judge occupation court will deliver tomorrow. Defense claims a deceit by her father and psychiatrist while prosecutors urge conviction. Lieut. Andrew Madsen, her husband, was shot last October in Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Fred Cohn
Dr. Kleist
Bergman and Husband Face Custody Fight in U.S. Case
Ingrid Bergman returns to the United States to clash with Dr. Peter Lindstrom over custody of their 12 year old daughter Pia. Lindstrom accuses Bergman of unfitness and seeks divorce and equitable distribution. Senate letters seek to bar Bergman and Rossellini from entering the U.S. on morality grounds. Pia has lived with Lindstrom since Bergman left for Rossellini.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
United States
Peter Lindstrom
Pia
Miss Bergman
Gregson Bautzer
Italy
Lindstrom
Ingrid
Dr. Lindstrom
Rossellini
Bergman-Rosellini
New York Irish Wave the Green giant St Patrick parade
The world’s largest St Patrick’s Day parade in New York featured Irish groups from Cork to Limerick marching along Fifth Avenue past St Patrick’s Cathedral. About 100,000 marchers and a crowd of around one million watched as 4,000 police managed the route from 44th Street to Central Park on 94th Street. The event was billed as the biggest ever and weather was forecast fair with brisk winds.
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New York
Flanagans
Hannigans
O’tooles
O’flynns
Cork
Kerry
Dublin
Limerick
Fifth Avenue
Murphys
Kellys
Sullivans
O’briens
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York City
44Th Street
Central Park
94Th Street
Ireland Celebrates First St Patrick's Day as Republic
Dublin observes its first St Patrick's Day as a fully independent republic. Crowds fill the streets as weather stays bright and pubs close. President and Mrs O’Kelly travel with a military escort to a solemn high mass at the Pro Cathedral.
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Dublin
Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Sean O'Kelly
Pro Cathedral
Six Prisoners Die in Spray Jail Fire
Six inmates in Spray North Carolina jail perish when a mattress catches fire. Three white and three Negro prisoners ages 22 to 34 were found dead on the second floor after police officer P L McBride discovered the blaze at 1 40 a m. All had been charged with public drunkenness and one may have started the fire deliberately. The jail suffered minor damage in the textile town famed for Marshall Field industries.
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Spray
N. C
P. L. McBride
City Hall
Lucille Wimbush
Junior Yarborough
Marion Morrison
Harvey Cole
Joe W. Willis
Bonnie Martin
North Carolina
Marshall Field Industries
Crommelin Continues Blasts at Navy
Navy Captain John G. Crommelin, 47, a Pacific war hero sidelined on half pay for criticizing the general staff, used a Rotary Club speech in Sacramento to renew his charge that the Navy favors mass brain power over the army elite policy. He plans six talks to push his case amid the Navy disciplinary crackdown.
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Sacramento
Calif
U.P
Navy
John G. Crommelin
General Staff
Rotary Club
Crommelin
Army General Staff
Iowa Campus Romance Told in Bednasek Murder Trial
The state's opening statement in the Bednasek murder trial portrays the University of Iowa psychology student as driven by an intense sexual fixation on Margaret Jackson. Prosecutor Rate described a mind set on killing if he could not pursue a relationship, as Bednasek faced the courtroom with wavering posture and tears while parents showed little emotion.
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Iowa City
Robert E. Bednasek
Margaret Jackson
Edward F. Rate
University of Iowa
Rate
Jackson
Bednasek
Mannerly Gunman Robs South Beloit Gas Station
A 24 year old Roscoe man Harold McClellan, night attendant at the Hudson Beloit service station in South Beloit, reported a man with a .38 caliber pistol demanded cash and fled with about 110 dollars from the register after saying thank you.
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South Beloit
Harold McClellan
Roscoe
Hudson-Beloit
McClellan
Foreign Policy Bills Stall in Congress Over State Dept Criticism
President Truman faces delays as foreign policy legislation lingers in Congress. Critics assail the State Department's Asia policy and Acheson speeches while calls for broader aid programs remain stalled in committees. No resignation signs emerge.
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Congress
State Dept
Washington
U.P
Truman
State Department
Senate
House
Dean Acheson
U. S
International Trade Organization
GOP
Asia
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Acheson
Owen Brewster
West Coast
Sen
George
Walter F. George
Foreign Relations Committee
Arsenal Explosion Kills Two Workers
A rocket powder blast at Picatinny arsenal in Dover New Jersey killed two workers and injured three others. The victims were James Edward Doyle 50 from Dover and Daniel H Costello 33 of Rockaway NJ.
Granville Attorney Seeks Grand Jury Testimony
Vincent A. Schmit, attorney for Granville, asked to testify before Milwaukee county grand jury probing misconduct in office by local officials. The motion requests access to proceedings and a chance to present evidence regarding alleged improprieties.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Vincent A. Schmit
Granville
Milwaukee County Grand Jury
Messenger Finds Lost Bank Cash in Milwaukee Satchel
Post office special delivery man Roman Wojcinski found a black satchel with 174584 dollars in cash and checks lost by two bank employees. He turned it over to police after delivering his route. The bag contained 39500 in cash and 135184 in cancelled checks. The two bank workers, Elmer Jennerjohn and Armin Schmidt, claimed the satchel may have fallen from their car en route.
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Milwaukee
Post Office
Roman Wojcinski
Mitchell Street Bank
Wojcinski
Elmer Jennerjohn
Armin Schmidt
House Rejects $240 Million Mine Subsidy
The house rejected a federal subsidy bid of 240 million dollars for the nations metal mines late Thursday casting uncertainty over the mining industry funding and future operations.
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Washington
Fire kills six in Port Huron home tragedy
A mother Phyllis Chase, 32, her husband Kenneth Chase, 42, and their four children aged two to six died when a fast spreading fire engulfed their one story cinder block house near Port Huron Michigan. Neighbors reported the family had entertained late and the blaze was found at 6 10 a m by Roy Goushaw who alerted firefighters. The mother was found in bed with one child nearby and the father near the kitchen door as he tried to flee.
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Port Huron
Mich
U.P
Here
Kenneth Chase
Phyllis
Chase
Roy Goushaw
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Calls for Colder Night and Snow
A Milwaukee forecaster said cold windy conditions would continue tonight and tomorrow with snow flurries moving in from the northwest. Temperatures will drop, with light snow in the south tomorrow after a 37 degree noon in downtown Kenosha.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Howard Thompson
Kenosha
Ellis A. Gimbel Sr. Dies at 84 Founder of Gimbel Brothers
Ellis A. Gimbel Sr. department store owner and philanthropist died at his Philadelphia home after four days of illness. He was 84. Survived by son Ellis A. Jr., daughter Fridolyn Graham, and daughter-in-law Mrs. Richard Gimbel. Funeral of Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia planned with Rabbi Bertram W. Korn presiding.
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Philadelphia
Ellis A. Gimbel
Gimbel
Ellis A., Jr
Fridolyn Graham
Richard Gimbel
Ellis Gimbel
Vincennes
Ind
Adam Gimbel
U. S
Bavaria
Young Ellis
Milwaukee
New York City
Keneseth Israel Synagogue
Bertram W. Korn
Plant Owner Gives Out Cars to His Employes
York, Pa. York, Pa. Dallas E. Winslow, owner of four plants, distributes free cars to about 210 employees across four states. The cars, owned by the company, are for personal use with no strings attached, valued at about 436000 dollars. Employees with a year or more of service qualify, including workers in York where he has owned the firm less than eight months.
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York
Dallas E. Winslow
Winslow
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