Fire destroys Sullivan Gardens home blocks area
A fire started about 1:15 pm burned George Biggs’s house at 335 Kis Street to the ground and damaged a adjacent structure. Biggs and two children escaped as neighbors aided others. firemen contained the blaze with no injuries. The cause remains unknown. another house nearby suffered partial damage as heat spread.
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George Biggs
Bier Street
Sullivan
Bers
Community Fire Department
Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department
Basil Dykes
Times-News
Ellis Bickley
Kis
Biggs
George Higgs
Cassel Brothers
Kingsport
James
Robert Carroll
Ives
Carroll
Rimouski Fire Destroys Third Of Town
A $20 million blaze in Rimouski, Quebec burned for over 30 hours, reducing about a third of the town to char. Officials reported no deaths but thousands displaced as wind driven flames gutted homes, a hospital, theater, two hotels, and the courthouse after a lumber yard fire sparked by a snapped power line.
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Rimousk
Guebre
St. Lawrence
Rimouski
Army
Red
Industrialetty
Quebéc
Price Brothers Lumber Company
Strikers at Snuff Plant Push for D Day Action
Memphis leaders of the Americas Snuff Company threaten a D Day to press a stuck strike. CIO Strike Committee issues circulars warning actions could start at a moment's notice as a mass meeting notes a long deadlock on return-to-work terms.
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Memphis
Americas
Mrike
CIO
George Bentley
United Steelworkers of America
Bentley
Claude Armour
Cam
Lenoir City youths charged in staying murder grab
Two Lenoir City youths, Avery Cusick and Jamies A. Barger, are charged with murder in the Saturday night shooting of taxi driver Rey Bennett during a planned hold up near Knox Loudon County One. Cpl. Dennis Trotter said a chase ended with tires shot out. Bennett died from a pistol wound to the head. Ages listed as 23 and 29. Barger reportedly 16. They were held in Brox County jail from Loudon County.
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Knoayville
Lenoir City
Ennoxville
Rey Bennett
Tr Shatements
Adommey
Avery
Cusick
Jamies A. Barger
Knox-Loudon
Bennett
Dennis ‘Trotter
Nashville
Barger
Trotter
Brox County
Loudon County
Old Doc Bramlett Appeals For Bills Not Charity
Forsyth County physician Dr R H Bramlett known as the Old Doc is recovering from a serious operation in Attauoka Hospital. He had run an advertisement in the Forsyth County News urging patients and friends of 39 years to pay overdue bills to cover his own medical costs. His son said the appeal was not charity and declined donations from several states.
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Allianta
Doc Bramlett
R. H. Bramlett
Doc
Forsyth County
Am Attauoka Hospital
Forsyth County News
Louisiana
Michigan
H. H. BramJers
GOP Drives to Cut Bill by Billions and Force Cash Cuts
Washington reports Republicans prepare two key moves to trim roughly 1.8 billion dollars from an 29 billion budget as the House nears a final vote. They aim to bar federal agencies from filling vacancies next year and to send the bill back to appropriations with cuts of about one billion dollars in specific sections, Rep. Taber says the savings could range from 900 million to 800 million.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Rep
Taber
Spanish Galleon Found by Navy Divers Near Tobermory
Royal navy divers assert they located a 16th century Spanish galleon, possibly the Duque Florencia of the Armada, sunk carrying gold to fund Britain’s foes. Officials note a “lively possibility” of success, but operations are halted pending the duke of Argyle’s assessment and potential continuation.
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Tobermory
Scotland
Britain
Holt
Cmdr
Reay Parkison
Navy
Parkinson
Tith Iake
Argyl
Charles I
20 Boatmen Dead Missing As Spring Squalls Lash Coast
The report notes twenty boatmen dead or missing as spring squalls lash the northeast coast. Secretary Acheson promised immediate U.S. aid to French Indochina, amid cold war talks and French pleas for speedy assistance.
Five Baylor Students Die In Collision
Five Baylor University students were killed in a crash near here involving a sedan, a shell truck, and heavy construction equipment. Identified victims include Jimmy Nelson, Betty Pierson, Jeannette Boye, David Roy Figart, and James Percival Langley. The truck driver Gatland Waley, 29, escaped injury and reported seeing the car inching toward him before the impact at about 70 mph.
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Anington
Fern
Baylor University
Jimmy Nelson
Dallas
TEXGS
Betty Piersom
Waco
Tenas
Jeannette Boye
David Roy Figart
University
Waed
James Percival Langley
E Street
Sacramento
Calif
Langley
Bronday
Lexinghon
Figart
Pierson
Pirati
East Main Street
Memphis
Milles
Gatland Waley
Flowstom
Texas
Waley
Market Reports New York Traders Cautious With Mixed Prices
New York market activity showed cautious trading with prices narrowly mixed. Chrysler opened with 7,000 shares and rose, while General Motors dipped slightly. Gypsum rose over 7 at one point and Flint dropped over a point, with both less active overall.
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New York
Chrysler
Ab Id
General Motors
Gypsum
Flintjrote
Guorn Battened Down For Incoming Typhoon
Guorn outpost braced for a powerful typhoon with Simile winds expected to reach full fury by 10 am. Planes evacuated from airstrips and ships moved from Apra Harbor while troops reinforced shelters and prepared quonset huts. Anderson Field in northwest Guam opened shelters as personnel moved inside.
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Meeroy
Apra Harbor
Anderson Field
Guam
Street Scenes Inspires Bird Rescue Amid City Disarray
A taxi driver stops on a busy downtown street to help an injured bird, placing it safely beside a seat. In another scene, youths loiter and fire air weapons near ducks in a wooded area, causing concern for nearby residents.
McCarthy Levels New Spy Charge Against State Envoy
Senator McCarthy charged a United States minister to a foreign country with communist ties as he confronted Serb Communist investigators in Washington. He described the envoy at a Janesville speech as a foreign minister and pressed for access to State Department files for the Senate inquiry.
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McCarthy
States
Wisconsin
Republiat Oon
Janesville
Hus
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
State Department
Truman
Louisville
Hollywood
Wiliam Goetz
Tay
Oscar
Paulie Coast
Alhough
Tour
Middleground
Weber
Long Promised Civil Rights Battle Opens in Senate
Washington begins the long-promised clash over civil rights legislation as Senate Democrats move to take up FEPC bills to forbid job discrimination by color or race. The session opens amid earlier plans for a protracted, slow debate with filibuster threats and new limits on news coverage.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Biinals
FEPC
Fair Employment Practice Commission
Sabotage Blamed for India Train Disaster Kills 82
In India's worst railway wreck, the Punjab mail train plunged off a Bihar bridge killing at least 82 and injuring over 200. Investigators say saboteurs removed fishplates. two bodies recovered, with more feared under the wreckage. Ansari ordered his guard to assist as villagers searched the scene.
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Delhi
India
Punjab
Bihar
Bihar Criminal Investigation Bureau
A. & Iasari
Ansari
Calcutta
New Delhi
Mediators Enter Greyhound Dispute Over Bus Strike
The U S Mediation and Conciliation Service will join Southeastern Greyhound Bus Lines in a dispute that shut down operations as 80 percent of drivers walk out. Edward Oliver of the AFL Amalgamated Association said mediation was requested and would be handed to Atlanta district officials today. The strike idled about 3,000 southern system workers after drivers accused the company of harsh investigative tactics into alleged cash fare shortages on intercity buses.
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Chathanooga
U. 8
Southeastern Greyhound Bus Lines
Prilay
Atlanta
Edward Oliver
Oliver
AFL
Amalgamated Association of Strec
Electric Railway
Dvivers
AFL Officials Map Policies For 1950 AFL Officials Map Policies
Philadelphia president William Green of the AFL meets with a 23 member executive council to chart political economic and interwork paths for AFL in 1959 A proposal by Philip Murray for a committee to help forge a united labor front is expected to be discussed at the spring meeting
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Philadelphia
William Greet
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Philip Murray
United Labor Front
Truman Travels Campaign Style for Fair Deal Support
President Truman toured the Midwest aboard a 12 car special train seeking Democratic votes and Fair Deal support. He delivered nine speeches and planned 50 more, stopping in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa en route to Lincoln Nebraska for a major farm speech. The trip coincides with VE Day anniversary and his sixth birthday celebrations as towns along the route prepared birthday cake surprises.
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Truman
Midwest
Ohio
Indiana
Alinois
Iowa
Linnealn
New
Pregiderttiak Associates
Nis
State Department
John Conger
Enox College
Robert Howe
Harold Jenning
Ralph Raw
Burrell Barash
Bakers Union
Burtindon
Wes Fie
Ovlam Town
Gener
Furious Midwest Storm Abates Floods Continue
A three day Midwest storm abated but floods and wind devastation persisted across Minnesota North Dakota and Canada. At least twenty five people were killed and dozens rescued as rivers rose Waterloo Winnipeg and New York faced damage with 85 mph gusts. The Red River in Winnipeg overflowed hundreds of blocks forcing thousands from homes as flood crested and warned to rise further amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Canada
Winnipeg
New York
New England
Midwest
Upper
New York State
New York City
Long Island
Winniper
Can
Red River
States Ban Picketing Forcing Union Membership
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that states may forbid picketing aimed at compelling employers to force workers into joining a union. The case arose from Washington State Court orders against the Building Service Employees International Union Local 282 for picketing the Enetal Inn in Bremerton and blocking hotel deliveries. W. J. Gazzani testified none of his staff belonged to the union, but the local pressed the action. a state court awarded him $500 in damages. The union appealed after the Washington Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Minton
Ulitra
Douglas
Cse
Washington State Court
Building Service Employees International Union
Enetal Inn
Bremerton
W. J. Gazzani
Gaazem
State Court
Gazzam
Gazzama
Washington State
Supreme Conc
Jower
Solunar Tables Fishing Guide Improvised Title
Solunar tables offer timing notes for fishing and hunting. The text mentions planning days for optimal territory and cover, with crude references to periods and conditions. Names and details are unclear, but the fragment signals a general guidance style for outdoor activity scheduling.
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Ori
Max Boon
Minh
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Louis Samdovel, Sr
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