Sudbury Gunman Kills Three and Wounds Eight in Two-Hour Siege
In Sudbury Ontario on June 18, Clarence Brousseau opened fire from his home, killing three and wounding eight before police and mounted officers ended the two-hour gun battle. Officers including Constable E. A. TerTel and Gerard Dault were among those killed, with several others injured as a crowd gathered around the house. The attack stemmed from domestic disputes involving Brousseau’s brother in law and the couple’s children who were moved to a neighboring dwelling.
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Sudbury
Ontario
Clarence Armswem
Sudbury Police
Royal Canadian Mounties
Arm
Brousseau
E. A. Ter. Tel
Pokceman
Browsseau
Gerard Dault
Arca
Uel
Toyal Canadian Mounted Police
Hinhonty
Brousgeals
Sister
Frousneay
Rain and breeze forecast by weather bureau
The Long Beach forecast predicts light rain and sprinkles with showers and winds up to 24 miles per hour along the coast. The change comes from a hurricane off the Mexican coast not expected to move northward, bringing a slight temperate shift.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Manny
Mexican
Temperance
House texts probe sparks academic freedom row
Un American Activities Committee members say a nationwide textbook survey was launched without consent. Chairman John Wood says letters to 71 colleges and state boards prompted protests from educators and college leaders who fear censorship and smeared reputations.
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Wood
Boards of Education
John McSweeney
College of Wooster
Ohio
McSweeney
Highlights of Today's News
Top level Air Force officers confer on airport profiles and issues. Registration opens for the 59th annual national convention of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Three thousand Methodists to hold California Arizona annual conference in Long Beach. Air Force note on mass production for war planes. Various pages list sections including Automobile Row Aviation and Business News.
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The
Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
Long Beach
Victim of Crash Reported Still in Grave Condition
A Long Beach fireman remained in critical condition at Santa Ana Community Hospital after a head on crash in Huntington Beach Friday night. Three people died including Dorothy Pebley and Mildred Inks. two drivers, Robert Leslie and Clinton Pebley, survived with injuries.
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Long Beach
Santa Ana Community Hospital
Huntington Beach
Stephen L. Mangels
E. Esther St
Robert Eugene Leslie
Olive Ave
Leslie
Truman and Aids Polish Up Plans for Streamlining
President Truman and his aides on the Presidential yacht Williamsburg work on six plans to reorganize the executive branch. The party left Washington for a weekend cruise down the Potomac River. The yacht anchored near Quantico at night and was reported off Black Ist Island with a return to Washington expected around 5 p.m.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Capitol
Potomac River
Quantico
White House
Charles G. Ross
Blackis‘ton Island
Ross
Joy Mfg Co Plant Destroyed By High Wind Fire
A blaze swept the Joy Manufacturing Company plant in San Jose causing about 120000 dollars in damage and badly damaging an adjacent apartment building in the industrial district tonight. The fire was fanned by strong winds as firefighters fought the flames through the night.
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Joy Mfg. Co
San Jose
Joy Manufacturing Co
Russia May Sell Yugoslavia Claims At Big Four Talks
Paris dispatch notes that the fate of the Big Four foreign ministers conference hinges on how far Russia will concede on Austria and Yugoslavia's reparations claims. Tito and Stalin's clash over Yugoslavia’s Austria claims remains a major obstacle to a Germany Austria settlement, with Western powers balancing pressure toward westward economic alignment.
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Paris
Russia
Yugoslavia
Austria
Marshal Tito
Stalin
Germany
Berlin
Tito
Russi
Com- Inform
Israelis Ambushed Patrol Leaves Soldier Dead
Israeli authorities report Arabs ambushed an army patrol in Jaffa today resulting in one Israeli soldier killed and two wounded.
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Jerusalem
Israel
So Near So Far Money Makers Will Get None
In San Francisco on June 18 Treasury Department staff working in the Internal Revenue alcohol tax unit faced pay delays due to depleted funds. June 22 checks were postponed as officials awaited a deficiency appropriation from Washington by July 1. Director J H B Maloney anticipated relief once funds were available.
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San Francisco
CEI
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Alcohol Tax Unit
J. HB. Maloney
Washington
Higher Crests Predicted in Disaster Area
Flood warnings spread as fresh rains threaten the Shenandoah Potomac valley. At least six deaths reported with about 20 missing as rivers threaten higher crests in northern Virginia and West Virginia eastern panhandle. A two year old, Winston V Beckwith, is among the dead, after a car was swept away.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Shenandoah - Potomac Valley
Potomac
Shenandoah
Virginia
West Virginia
Panhandle
Winston V. Beckwith
John Gaither
Bass season opens conveniently in Romney West Virginia
Destructive Mash Iloada failed to interfere with the opening of the bass season today for one hardy fisherman. He abandoned his car near Romney, put on hip boots and waded upstream, returning shortly with two two and a half pound bass caught swimming in the middle of U S Route 26.
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Romney
W. Va
Victims Named In West Virginia Petersburg Moorefield Tragedy
In the Petersburg Moorefield area several youths are named among the missing as flood and drought tolls mount. Leota Redmond 16 Nata Walker 18 and other youths are identified among victims in the Petersburg area alongside Cpl A M Hurst and Mrs Margaret Bricker. Telephones fail as the drought strangles the northeast U S and parts of Canada with millions isolated and crops at risk.
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Cumberland
Leota Redmond
Nata Walker
Petersburg
Galthers
A. M. Hurst
West Virginia State Police
Margaret Frances, Bricker
Mount Crawford
Poice
Moats
Englishwoman unveils truth about undergarments in Senate hearing
Dorothy Rockcliffe, 36, of Mitcham, wrote to ECA head Paul Hoffman about British underwear. She says ordinary housewives face scarce supply and high prices, and she urged price relief and shared that American women might have spare undies to offer.
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Ondon
Dorothy Rockcliffe
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Rockcliffe
Surburan
Mitcham
Surrey
Eng
U. S. Senate
A. P
Man Accused in Fiery Death of Wife and Child
Steve Brushnahan 33, a service station worker, was charged with murder and arson after a fire at his Lakeport home killed his wife Virginia Brushnahar 30 and their daughter Agnes Christine 3. The blaze followed an explosion as Mrs Brushnahar touched a hot iron to a cleaned dress. The home belonged to the late George L Creamer.
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Lakeport
Calif
Steve Brushnahan
Justice of the Peace
F. W. Crawford
Eugene C. James
Virginia Hrushnsham
Agnes
Christine
Chicago
Brushnahar
Cumberland
Lovett F. Fraser
Brushnaham
Lonely Heart
Thurmond Declines Barkley Dinner Attendance
In Washington DC on June 18 Gov. Strom Thurmond said he will not attend the $15 dinner on July 1 where Vice President Barkley is set to speak. Thurmond, last year’s States’ Rights candidate, issued a press statement noting his regrets and absence.
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Columbia
D. C
J. Strom Thurmond
Barkley
Thurmond
Archbishop Beran appeals for faith amid Czech persecution
In Prague on June 18 Archbishop Josef Beran urged Catholic followers not to credit future confessions from him as authorities tightened control in Czechoslovakia. His sermon, amid police presence, stirred strong demonstrations as crowds recalled Mindszenty's earlier fate. An injured woman was reported after the escape.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Stahav
Iine
Christ
Catholic Action Committee
Cardinal Mindszenty
Archbishop Beran
One Daughter's Indignation Sparks Father's Day Origin
In Richmond Virginia on June 18 1932 Mrs Kate Swineford Burgess formerly Kate Swineford of Drewry's Bluff Virginia discussed her 1919 plea about fathers toiling at home. The idea grew into the National Father's Day Association chartered in Virginia and later registered with the U S Patent Office.
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Lecot News
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Clyde Shanholtzer
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Hardy County
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Brickers
Boston
Moorefield Ius
United States
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Drouth
New England
New York State
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Six-State
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