Seaway Legislation Wins U.S. Support After Long Battle
Chicago reports proponents hailed the House's approval of a bill to deepen the St. Lawrence to 27 feet enabling inland ocean-going ships to Toledo. The measure would join with Canada for a joint project, with Ottawa wary of tolls and future expansion sparking regional rivalries.
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Erie
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Ottawa
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St. Laurent
Fake Doctor Toby Marshall Returns to Jail in Oklahoma City
Horace R. Toby Marshall, 45, a former convict who posed as a doctor to obtain narcotics prescriptions, was arrested in a downtown hotel after a narcotics complaints probe. Police seized tablets and planned to question him as authorities review his forged medical diploma and forgery conviction.
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McAlester State Penitentiary
Horace R
Toby) Marshall
Marshall
Johnston Murray
Toby Marshall
Willis M. Tate Named SMU President in May 7 Vote
Willis M. Tate, a 1931 SMU grid star and longtime staff member, was elected President of Southern Methodist University by the board of trustees. Tate, a Denver native who grew up largely in Denver, had been a vice president and will succeed Dr. Amy Lee, who retired March 13 after health reasons. the chancellor post had been created for Lee.
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Willis M. Tate
Southern Methodist University
Tate
SMU
University
Southern Methodist
Denver
Amy Lee
Lee
Escape Try Foiled At Reform School
Seven inmates at Maryland State Reformatory for Males were wounded by buckshot after attempting to escape through a fence around the yard. Supt. Clement J. Ferling reported three others escaped in the confusion as guards fired a spray of buckshot to halt the breakout.
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Hagerstown
Maryland State Reformatory
Clement J. Ferling
Baby Booties Help Locate Lost Purse in Taxi
A Brooklyn woman misplaced a purse in a Rochester taxi driven by Joseph Mutscerallo. The driver’s lucky baby booties hung from the mirror led the police to the taxi, and the purse with a bankbook $56 cash and an airline ticket was found on the floor.
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Rochester
N. Y
Joseph Mutscerallo
Marie Schance
Brooklyn
New York
Mutscerallo
European engineers warn of coming traffic surge in Europe
Three European government engineers touring the United States say Europe will face a king sized traffic problem in about ten years as auto numbers rise sharply and congestion increases.
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Pittsburgh
Europe
United States
Man’s attempted rape report stirs parental anger near school
A woman reported an attempted rape near a school, prompting Beddoe to say police have received numerous calls from angry parents. The incident drew sharp concern from the local community and authorities investigated the area.
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Beddoe
Stratocruiser Lands Safely Despite Faulty Nose Wheel
A Pan American Stratocruiser en route to London landed safely at Idlewild Airport after being forced back by a faulty nose wheel. There were no injuries among 53 passengers and nine crew members.
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New York
London
Idlewild Airport
Japanese to End Radioactive Tuna Testing
Tokyo will stop radioactive testing of canned and frozen tuna on May 10. Agriculture official Shigeru Hori said export tuna had been tested under government order after fishing boats began unloading radioactive tuna following the March 1 hydrogen bomb test at Bakini. Tests covered 6 000 tons of frozen tuna and 70 000 cases of tuna.
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Japan
Eeie Shigeru Hori
Bakini
Hori
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