Public backing for peacetime military training grows
A Princeton Institute poll shows a strong majority favor a one year peacetime military or naval training program for all able bodied young men. Support remains high across major groups with about 70 percent or more in favor, reflecting concerns over Russia and a desire for discipline.
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Princeton
N. J
Truman
Congress
Institute
Russia
United States
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charge Negro Porter With Assault and Robbery
New York police held Robert Smith, 44, a Negro porter and handyman, on assault and robbery charges after he confessed to the Wednesday beating of Mrs Madge Tucker Miller, a radio script writer, who was knocked unconscious when a man posing as a window cleaner entered her apartment.
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New York
Robert Smith
Madge Tucker Miller
UN Subcommission Reports on Bulgaria Inquiry
In Salonika Greece the United Nations subcommission drafting a report explaining why Bulgaria was not included in the Balkan inquiry. The panel's investigation began Thursday as the US representative led a criticism at a public meeting while the Soviet delegate defended Bulgaria’s conditions for the inquiry inside Bulgaria.
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Salonika
Greece
United Nations Security Council
Balkan
Bulgaria
United States
Gentetive
Santiago Declares 30 Day State Of Emergency
Santiago Chile was placed under a 30-day state of emergency after an ineffective bus strike culminated Thursday night in gunfighting that killed four people. Police and military units tightened security as authorities sought to restore order and resume public transportation services.
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Santiago
Chile
Rain Brightens Grain Prospects In Russia
Heavy rains across most of the USSR uplift optimistic forecasts for a bumper grain crop this year. The report notes widespread precipitation aiding cereal yields as authorities monitor conditions in northern western and southern regions.
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Russia
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Two Fire Engines En Route To La Crosse
The city has notification from American LaFrance Foamite that La Crosse’s two new fire engines are on the way and will arrive by rail Friday and Saturday. Base trucks cost over $11 000 each and were on order for months. A new hook and ladder truck is also on order with the same company.
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la France Foamite Corporation
New York City
la Crosse
C. A. Beranek
Beranek
Two P-51s Missing Over Alaska Practice Flight
Army officials at Elmendorf field reported two P-51 pursuit planes missing since 9:00 a m Thursday after taking off on a local practice mission. Names of the pilots were not disclosed.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Elmendorf Field
Transportation Strike Ties Up St Louis Transit
A strike of streetcar operators and bus drivers tied up public transportation in the St Louis area affecting over one million residents.
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ST. Louis
This Holdup Man Was Shortchanged
Huntington Park California police arrested Richard S. Cote 20 on suspicion of robbery after a man called in claiming a knife point hold up. The alleged robber reportedly forced him to surrender his car and money then tried to reclaim fare and a briefcase before fleeing when the suspect pulled a gun from the case. The caller provided a returned nickel to aid the report.
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Huntington Park
Calif
R. J. Hughes
Hughes
Richard S. Cote
Overell murder trial stalled as jury selection continues
Santa Ana California A jury has not been formed in the Overell murder case after screening 445 veniremen and delaying proceedings until next Monday. Louise Overell 18 and her boyfriend George Gollum 21 remain jailed with charges of murdering her parents Mr and Mrs Walter E Overell.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Overell
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Orange County
Walter E. Overell
Bus Overturns on Wet Road Injures Four Teens
A Greyhound bus slid on wet pavement and overturned on Highway 57 one mile north of Plymouth Wisconsin, injuring fourteen youths with three in serious condition requiring hospitalization.
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Plymouth
Wis
Greyhound
Highway 57
Here
Body Found in Ditch Near Wisconsin Rapids
The body of Arthur Moll, 63, missing since May 8, was found in 18 inches of water in a drainage ditch about half a mile from his home. A fisherman located the body lying face down. Wood County Coroner Harold G. Pope said no inquest would be held.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Arthur Moll
Wood County
Harold G. Pope
Detective Testifies on Blackouts in Pastor Arson Trial
Milwaukee detective John Hanley testified that Dr. John Lewis said he suffered blackouts after penicillin, related to an alleged arson at Calvary Presbyterian Church. The trial heard Lewis claimed a prior operation went wrong and the January 8 fire worsened his condition.
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Lewis
Milwaukee
John Lewis
John Hanley
Hanley
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Harry Cronce
William Rossiter
Cronce
Harry V. Meissner
Calvary Church
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