Tornado Toll Rises Across Midwest to 43 Dead
United and federal agencies with the Red Cross rush aid as 43 people are confirmed dead or missing after last night’s tornadoes hitting Indiana Alabama Illinois Missouri and Oklahoma. Indiana reports 19 dead with multiple towns leveled, while Alabama and Illinois report several fatalities and many injuries. Rescue efforts continue as weather worsens and Red Cross deploys 75 workers to Coatesville with essential supplies.
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Kansas
Weather Bulletin Warns of Heavy Snow Across Midwest
The Weather Bureau issued a motorists alert for southern Wisconsin northern Illinois and southern Michigan. Six inches of snow reported at Madison with continued slippery highways and hampered traffic. Snow also affects northern Indiana with lighter totals expected.
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Weather Bureau Today
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Ilinois
Michigan
Madison
Ex-Policeman Admits Slaying Waitress in Oklahoma City
Ex-Duncan police officer L. F. Fowler confessed on record that while on duty he killed waitress Helen Beavers, stuffed her half nude body in a car trunk, then assisted in questioning other suspects. He had earlier said he hid the body after another man bludgeoned Beavers on January 23.
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Duncan
Okla
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Lefty) Fowler
State Crime Bureau
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Sims
Chickasha
Fowler
Helen Beavers
Wind Driven Ice Damages Michigan Cottages
High winds drove Sag inaw Bay ice onto shore, damaging at least four cottages in Bay City Michigan and threatening fifteen more. One cottage was torn from its foundation and slid 10 to 12 feet across a road by the ice.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hamdi Al Bachachi Dies at 62
Baghdad report states Hamdi Al Bachachi, Iraq's foreign minister, died today at age 62. His passing leaves a leadership void in Iraq's diplomatic ranks.
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Baghdad
Hamdi al Bachachi
Easter Bonnets Vanquished By Winter Storm
Winter storm roars across southern Wisconsin with rain, sleet, and six inches of snow in Madison and Milwaukee. Highs reached 66 in Kenosha yesterday before rapid drop to near freezing. Utility crews clear ice coated lines while Easter Parade prospects fade due to cold and unsettled spring weather.
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la Crosse
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Howard J. Thompson
LaCrosse
Red Action Squads Reported in Italy
Government sources charged that Communist action squads have been organized in Italy's northern cities to strike once ordered by Rome Communist headquarters. The claim follows Luigi Longo's warning that the Communists would drive the government from office if they do not concede power.
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U.P
Italy
Luigi Longo
Fire Toll Now Eight Omaha
Thomas M. Bell age 85 of Omaha died in a hospital here last night raising the death toll to eight from the Ward rest home fire that occurred last Tuesday.
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Thomas M. Bell
Ward Rest
Temporary Injunction Against Printers In Taft Hartley Case
Federal Judge Swygert issues a temporary injunction against the AFL ITU restraining strikes and disruption in newspaper publishing. The order names ITU officers led by Woodruff Randolph and bars bargaining or contracts in violation of Taft Hartley. ITU may appeal after review by NLRB.
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Luther M. Swygert
AFL International Typographical Union
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National Labor Relations Board
Woodruff Randolph
Xxx International Typographical Union
X x x
Gerhard van Arkel
Washington
Printers’ Union
NLRB
Respondent International Typographical Union
British deny bid to slow troop pullout from Palestine
London reports no US approach to delay British troop departure from Palestine. A Foreign Office spokesman said negotiations are underway but there has been no formal or informal request to postpone withdrawal.
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Palestine
Dewey Puts Wisconsin Campaign on Last Minute Tour
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans a train trip from Albany to Wisconsin for an 11th hour bid to win delegates for the GOP national convention. He will campaign in Milwaukee and Racine, then Nebraska with speeches in Lincoln and Omaha as MacArthur and Stassen back rivals claim Dewey’s Wisconsin bid signals weakness.
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Nebraska
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Omaha
Harold E. Stassen
Lansing Hoyt
Wendell Willkie
Victor Johnson
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Austrian Pact Aims to Bind Major Parties for Crisis Unity
A political pact in Vienna is expected to bind Austria’s two largest parties to unified action in a crisis. The agreement targets stemming minority Communist influence by preventing power moves.
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Austria
New England men awkward claim sparks senator clash
Massachusetts State Sen. Sumner G. Whittier of Everett rebutted a Geographical Research Society of America report that labeled New England men awkward and conservative. He cited actors and performers from the region, including Sterling Hayden, Fred Allen, Art Mooney, Rudy Vallee, Jeffrey Lynn, Nelson Eddy, Ray Bolger, and others, to dispute the claim.
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Geographical Research Society of America
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van Johnson
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Fred Allen
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Lowell
Rudy Vallee
Maine
Jeffrey Lynn
Worcester
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Boston University
Ray Bolger
Dorchester
Strikes and Exports Stir Washington War Goods Debate
Congress grills export controls as Rep Mundt moves to give European recovery program veto power over war potential exports. Chairman Rizley and Shafer prepare deeper inquiries into Soviet shipments and license sales while Truman tightens limits on plane engines and radar gear. Mundt aims to amend a 6.205 billion foreign aid bill. Secretary Harriman cites need for trade with eastern Europe for recovery and strategic metals supply.
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China
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R.N.J
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United States
Eisenhower Faces Push From Anti Truman Democrats
Anti Truman Democrats press Eisenhower as a possible Democratic candidate despite his stated unavailability. Franklin D Jr and Elliott Roosevelt urged a draft while California Democratic chairman James Roosevelt eased a Palestine delegates dispute. Elliott and Franklin spoke from New York and Hyde Park urging a unity candidacy.
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Waukegan Talks Draw 18 Communities Represented
Representatives from 18 communities gathered in Waukegan as talks sought to avert a strike by the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroad union. The dispute centers on wage boosts and fare increases, with the railway warning of potential shutdowns if a proposed 15 to 40 percent fare rise is not approved.
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Probe Planned Into Wisconsin Boys School Administration
Wisconsin Attorney General's office will open a Monday investigation into charges against the Wisconsin School for Boys at Waukesha. The inquiry follows demands by a Employees group calling for removal of Superintendent T. R. Uthus over alleged mismanagement. Welfare Department Director A. W. Bayley pushes for a quick, open inquiry and will share findings with the AG while continuing its own independent review.
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Pope Pius XII Wears White On Holy Saturday
Pope Pius XII, noted for the red mozzetta most weeks, donned white at Vatican City to receive Easter visitors. The pontiff greeted a large crowd marking Holy Saturday with Passion-tide solemnity.
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Pius XII
Lewis Forces 1 Hour Delay In Coal Talks
John S. Lewis kept the government inquiry board from meeting by absenting himself at the first hearings. The panel recessed to Monday as talks stall over a miner pension dispute funded by a 10 cent per ton royalty. The strike nears two weeks, risking electric, steel, rail, and coal yard operations nationwide.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Tokyo Strike Halts Street Cars and City Offices
More than 53,000 Tokyo municipal workers walked out demanding higher wages. The strike halted streetcar service and closed city offices across the capital.
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Boy Collects From Airline With Interest
Buffalo 1948 A P James Lentz, 14, sent a letter to American Airlines asking for 25 cents after a flag ship cut his kite string during a flight. The airline replied with a kite and a 25 cent check sent to the boy in Buffalo.
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American Airlines
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Airlines
Traditional Rites to Mark Third Postwar Easter
The nation observes the third postwar Easter with sunrise services from Arlington National Cemetery to Fort Lincoln and Soldier Field Chicago. Crowds gather across cities for pageants, songs, and ceremonies marking the risen Christ, with special observances at Grand Canyon Shrine of Ages and Pascua and Guadalupe sites.
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Collision Kills Six in Michigan
Six people died in a head on auto-truck crash near Kalamazoo Michigan in fog. Five victims were identified including Winfred Douglass and his wife of Battle Creek Allen Williams and his wife Maeydol Williams of Rockford and Sherman Doug lass of Battle Creek. Audrey Dunsworth of Battle Creek was missing. The car veered at a cut off and collided with a truck driven by Ralph Eichholtz near Hastings. Eichholtz was uninjured.
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Here
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Battle Creek
Allen G. Williams
Maeydol Williams
Rockford, Ill
Sherman Leo Douglass
Audrey Dunsworth
Ralph Eichholtz
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Submarine Sighted Near San Francisco By Clipper Crew
An inbound Pan-American Clipper sighted a surface then submerged object about 60 miles southwest of San Francisco this morning. Captain Myers saw no identifying marks, and San Francisco naval headquarters declined comment. Submarine movements are common in the harbor area.
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Jack Myers
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Naval Headquarters
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