Storms Kill Two, Injure Dozens Across Louisiana and Mississippi
Two killed and about 50 injured as storms blasted Louisiana and Mississippi yesterday. Tornadoes and winds also swept northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas with no casualties reported. In Mississippi a 100th stretch between Jackson and Yazoo City suffered severe damage. A Humphreys County cabin collapsed killing a 10 month old infant. parents and three others injured. A church school in Yazoo City area injured nine students and a teacher. An automobile was dropped after being lifted by wind, with minor injuries to three occupants. Louisiana reports six injured by a tornado at Tioga and station destruction harming A P Colvin. Near Monroe, Helen Acton drowned when a car plunged from a bridge. Charles Acton injured but swam to safety. A small tornado damaged livestock, a dairy barn, two Negro churches and several dwellings near Texarkana Texas. An east Texas squall toppled barns and unroofed houses.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Jackson
Yazoo City
Humphreys County
HL. Deeson
Fair Oak Springs
Brookhaven
Miss
Tioga
A. P. Colvin
Missouri Pacific Railway
Monroe
Helen ‘Acton
Chatham
Charles Acton
Texarkana
Hockley
Five crash survivors able to leave hospital
Five persons rescued after a plane crash in the Great Smoky Mountains near Maryville Tennessee may be discharged today as attendants report their condition as good. Pilot J N Newcomb of Glendale California completed four helicopter trips through strong winds to evacuate the victims who were traveling from Detroit to Miami.
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Maryville
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains
East Tennessee
J. N. Newcomb
Glendale
Calif
Newcomb
Miami
Detroit
Spring and Winter Weather Mix Across Nation
Reports show a blend of spring warmth and winter storms across the United States. Mild readings in the Mississippi Valley contrast with freezing levels in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In New England temperatures fall below freezing while a belt of freezing rain sleet and snow stretches from northern Michigan to central Iowa. Local bars note 5 cent beer promotions as prices shift to offset profits, with Sam Atkins aiming to move stock through a limited sale of beers while hard liquor remains the main margin.
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Midwest
North Central
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
New England
Michigan
Iowa
Oregon
California
Indianapolis
Louis Ville
Chicago
Court Fight Over Custody Of 69 Month Old Child
In Pueblo Cole Maren 22 reports a custody dispute between her and the couple seeking to adopt the 69 month old infant. Syivie Lou Orebaugh 21 admitted taking the baby from the Hofmanns. An adoption petition faces objection in county court with a hearing set for April 12.
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Pueblo
Cole
Maren
Syivie Lou Orebaugh
Karen Kay
David W. Hofmann
Hoffman
Five-cent Beer Draws Downtown Customers
In New York on March 22 a downtown cafe is drawing crowds with a five cent glass of beer, a price never seen before in the neighborhood. Neighbors, many unaccustomed to beer at a nickel, are flocking to the cafe as the offer spreads curiosity and talk.
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New York
Miners Feel Pinch From Two Week Strike Across East
ITTSBURGH March 22 Miners reflect on bank books as idleness from the John L. Lewis led strike continues. Unofficial estimates place losses at about 30 million for miners and 3 million in wages for idle railroaders. States offer little unemployment relief and some strip mines in West Virginia reported closures amid the stoppage.
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Ittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Mississippi
West Virginia
Cat Returns Home After 150 Mile Journey
A bright yellow cat belonging to Baylor University students Mr and Mrs Fritz Smith traveled alone from Tyler to Waco Texas. The cat vanished after being left with friends in Tyler around New Year. Last Friday the couple found the cat at their door, suggesting it walked or hitchhiked the roughly 150 miles back to Ware.
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Waco
Texas
Fritz Smith
Baylor University
Tyler
Smiths
Ware
Mothers Vote For School Sex Education Program
In Mamaroneck New York a 350 mother jury at an all day institute sponsored by the Mamaroneck Larchmont Parent Teacher Council approved continuing the district’s sex education program for elementary and high school students. The program includes two films Human Growth and Human Reproduction.
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Mamaroneck, N
Mamaroneck-Larchmont
University of Oregon
McGraw Hill
Bandits Shoot Companion During Robbery in Miami
In Miami on March 22 a trigger-happy bandit shot his companion in the foot during a robbery. David Shore, a 55 year old banana importer, reported two armed men took about $200 in cash from him and fled in a car after one man fired. The wounded robber fled the scene with the other assailant.
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Miami
Fla
David Shore
Shore
Police Vehicle Stolen and Recovered in Lewiston
Lewiston police reported a paddy wagon stolen for five hours yesterday. Pranksters were blamed for the theft. The vehicle was recovered undamaged near a Lewiston public school after officers left the ignition keys in the car while checking a stolen vehicle report.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Lewistown
103 Year Old Trinidad Lastra Funeral Planned
Funeral services were arranged today for 103 year old Mrs. Trinidad Lastra a native of Sonora Mexico who traveled to Phoenix from Yuma Arizona in 1879 by covered wagon.
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Phoenix
LF Feneral
Trinidad Lastra
Sonora
Mexico
Yuma
Ariz
Visa Allows Briton to Attend World Peace Conference
New York March 22 UP One Briton philosopher Olaf Stapledon was granted a visa to enter the United States for a world peace conference, despite earlier bans on 12 foreign delegates. The American embassy in London issued the visa, while 11 others were denied entry.
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New York
Olaf Stapledon
London
Stapledon
U. S
Harlow Shapley
Russia
Americans For Intellectual Freedom
Secret Police
Ivan Bozhansky
A. A. Fadeev
Union of Soviet Writers
Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich
Berlin
la Guardia Field
A.J. F
Rome Press Riot Delays Bergman News Conference
Ingrid Bergman, visiting Rome to work with director Roberto Rossellini, faced a chaotic press scrum as about 300 journalists surrounded her hotel room. She was briefly rescued and later met reporters in small groups. Bergman praised Italians while noting their passion.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Miss Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Youth Crushed by Automatic Elevator in Los Angeles
A youth identified as Paul Carbaho 1 0 was killed yesterday in an east side professional building when a self service elevator operated by a playmate moved with him between doors. He was crushed against the shaft walls as the doors closed and the elevator rose. the playmate fled.
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Los Angeles
Paul Carbaho
Sailor Drifted From Ship Seized by French Foreign Legion
MOFFETT FIELD March 22 A 25 year old sailor James Patrick Ryan says he was shanghaied into the French Foreign Legion after a missing ship incident. He describes torture and a long trek through Italy France Africa and China before reaching U S Navy headquarters at Tsingtao then arriving at Moffett Field yesterday en route to Washington to tell his story to Navy officials.
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Moffett Field
James Patrick Ryan
French Foreign Legion
Washington
Navy
Ryan
San Francisco
State Department
Bluejacket
San Remo
Italy
France
Dickson
Nice
Africa
China
U. S. Navy
Tsingtao
Oilman Tom Rico Sought After Plane Crash Near Lebec
Bakersfield dispatch reports United Airlines sighting the wing of a light plane near Lebec as authorities and a sheriff's posse scour rugged terrain east of Lebec for petroleum engineer Tom Rico of Los Angeles and Richfield Oil Co. He disappeared during a flight to Burbank yesterday.
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Bakersfield
Lebec
Tom Rico
Burbank
Rica
Los Angeles
Richfield Oil Co
United Air Lines
Leber
Sheriff's Posse
Dixiecrats Welcome Truman Soft Answer with Skepticism
Southern Democrats and Republicans react cautiously to President Truman's conciliatory tone. Senator Lucas and fellow Dixie leaders praise targeted cooperation on rent control, REC, and housing while signaling potential resistance once Taft-Hartley repeal reaches Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Lucas
Minots
Lucas
Sons
Maybank
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Dixie
Senate
House
Congress
Nation Sees Shorter Industrial Work Week Ahead
Washington March 22 UP Ewan Clague commissioner of labor statistics said the country will average a shorter work week this year led by overtime cuts rather than union pressure for 30 or 35 hours. He noted February average was 39.4 hours, with wartime peak at 44.2 in 1944 and 1934 low at 34.6, adding lack of orders played only part.
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Ashington
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Sandy Siwurs
Clague
John I. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. FL
Last of Ma Barker clan member slain by wife in Denver
Jennie Barker, widow of Lloyd Barker, was arraigned on a murder charge after admitting she shot him with a shotgun as he approached their suburban Denver home. The Barkers were among the era's most notorious outlaws, with Lloyd previously jailed for bank robberies and mail theft. He later worked as a cook for an Army POW camp, and the couple had two young children.
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Jennie
First District
Clarence Hackenthal
Denver
Charles Klein
Lloyd
Leavenworth
Ma"” Barker
U. S
Baxter Springs
Kans
Barkers
Avin Karpis
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul, Minn
Wiliam A. Hamm Sr
St. Paul
Arthur
Doc
Mayors Seek Bigger Share of Federal Highway Funds
At the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington on March 22, Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming urged immediate blueprints to speed motor traffic and linked federal aid to cities with land acquisition. A resolutions push seeks Congress to earmark at least 50 percent of next year’s 9500 million highway aid for cities, up from 23 percent now. slum clearance and downtown redevelopment may also be funded.
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Washington
United States Conference of Mayors
Congress
Philip B. Fleming
Federal
Fleming
FWA
William E. Kemp
Kansas City
Flying Disc on Roof Mistaken for Daring Crash
Dr William T Singleton of Artaban Apartments reported to police that a three pound circular steel disc found on the pavement between Atlantic Ave and Ocean Blvd was the top of a water tank removed during repairs. Trespassers are suspected to have tossed the disc from the roof, ending a mysterious flying-disc incident observed in Palm Springs era reports.
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Atlantic Ave
Ocean Blvd
Palm Springs
William T. Singleton
Singleton
Van Nuys Chevrolet Plant Strike Ends Amid Restart
Van Nuys March 22 CP workers at General Motors Chevrolet plant returned to work today and normal production resumed after an unexpected Saturday strike. The walkout followed the indefinite suspension of Local President William Lewis by the CIO United Auto Workers, prompted by past voting to strike over speed-up and substandard wages.
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van Nuys
General Motors
Chevrolet
CI. O. United Auto Workers
William Lewis
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