Cold Hungry Convict Ends His Tower Sit Down
George Taylor, a 15 year armed robbery convict, climbed down from a 50 foot water tower at the Wisconsin state prison after a 14 hour sit down strike. Guards surrounded the tower and Taylor was placed in solitary confinement after descending. He claimed mistreatment in prison and was given food before transfer.
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Waupan
Wis
George Taylor
Wisconsin State Prison
Arden John Burke
Taylor
Burke
Danger In The Sun Health Advice From The Safety Council
The National Safety Council warns on sun related sickness and explains how to distinguish sunstroke from heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion shows cold, clammy skin while sunstroke has hot dry skin. A general treatment rule is to warm the cold victim and cool the hot one. Nylon stockings confiscated by Eire customs sold for 20 cents a pair at a sale.
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National Safety Council
Eire
Publisher Declares Socialism in England a Sham
Eugene C. Pulliam publisher of newspapers in Indiana and Arizona told the Chicago Headline Club that socialism in England is a noisy sham and cruel delusion. He cited England’s poor economy among 14 European countries visited, predicting the Conservative party will likely win the 1950 elections in England.
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Chicago
Eugene C. Pulliam
Indiana
Arizona
England
Phoenix Gazette
Arizona Republic
Muncie
Ind
Press and Star
Sigma Delta Chi
Ee Ism
Europe
Italy
Czechoa
Yugoslavia
Ulster Premier Warns Fire Against Ulster‑Constitution Threat
Sir Basil Brooke warned Fire not to overturn Ulster's constitution at a unionist meeting in Belfast. He said any young men stirring trouble would be dealt with firmly to prevent disturbance of the peace.
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Ulster
Northern Ireland
Basil Brooke
Belfast
Unionist Association
Famed Radio Speaker to Speak in La Crosse Monday
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, famed Catholic hour radio speaker and philosophy professor at the Catholic University of America, will give a lecture titled The Spiritual Crisis of Our Times in La Crosse at Vocational Auditorium Monday June 13 at 8 30 p m.
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Fulton J. Sheen
Catholic Hour
la Crosse
Vocational Auditorium
Msgr. Sheen
Catholic University of America
University of California
Msgr
Sheen
Forester
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
William and Mary
National Council of Catholic Men
Cost Increase Threatens Newspaper Publications
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune business manager William F. Lucey warned at the American Newspaper Publishers Association conference that rising costs could force suspensions. He said papers already in the red face fatal declines if advertising drops or costs rise, with potential profit losses from five to twenty percent.
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Chicago
American Newspaper Publishers Association
William F. Lucey
Lawrence, Mass
Eagle-Tribune
English Pedestrian Ordered to Pay Damages in Motorcycle Fatal
An English judge ruled that a pedestrian who stepped into a motorcycle’s path must pay 10000 dollars in damages to the motorcyclist’s widow. The decision, cited by the National Safety Council, marks an unusual liability finding in a traffic accident case.
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England
National Safety Council
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London Universe
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Vach-Werner Monument CO
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la Crosse, Wis
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