States To Draft 19-Year-Olds In April 1949
Forty-one states plan to draft 19-year-olds in April with 14 states conducting first peacetime drafts since World War II. Alabama and South Carolina expect later start dates, while Maryland Vermont and Virginia may skip April. Illinois Pennsylvania California lead quotas. national draft total set at 53,000.
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Washington
Associated Press
Selective Service
Alabama
South Carolina
Maryland
Vermont
Virginia
New Jersey
Tennessee
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
National
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Wife of Writer Takes Own Life
Gertrude Anderson 48, former actress and wife of writer Maxwell Anderson, was found dead in her New City garage from carbon monoxide poisoning. Coroner and police said she was despondent for two weeks, left three letters, and died a day or two before discovery. Maxwell Anderson attended to the death after learning of the tragedy.
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New City
Maxwell Anderson
Gertrude Anderson
Anderson
Hollywood
New York
Rockland County
M. J. Moses
Dental X ray Used to Trap N Y Robber
New York upstate police arrested Ramon Rivera, 22, on felonious assault and attempted robbery charges after a string of dentist robberies. An X ray and a key chain with miniature false teeth helped link Rivera to the crimes, with loot ranging from six dollars to about 3400. Rivera allegedly used a gun during visits but was foiled when dental records and the key clue matched.
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New York
Ramon Rivera
Rivera
Long Beach Newspaper Notes Second Class Mail Status
The notice states publication details for a Long Beach California newspaper issued as second class mail under the 1878 Act. It lists delivery and circulation classifications and indicates entry under the postal act with dates and cost references.
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Lin
Hreek
Pins Avene
Long Beach
Calfornia
Audit Bureau of
Deilver
CORP
California
Taxpayers Pay at Faster Clip Than Last Year
United States taxpayers are contributing more to the Treasury this year than last, with revenue through March 18 reaching about 547 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, roughly 3 billion higher than the prior year. Despite the rise, officials say it is too early to determine if the deficit will narrow.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
Truman
Italian Vets Sit Down In Street Protest At Senate
Several hundred disabled war veterans sat and sprawled in the streets around the Italian Senate in a second demonstration aimed at pressuring lawmakers to approve proposed pension boosts.
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Rome
Senate
Narriman Returns to Egypt as Ex-Queen Renounces Privileges
Narriman, ex wife of King Farouk, returns to Egypt with her daughter and mother after months in exile. She will renounce royal privileges and likely relinquish claims to her infant son Fuad II, as Egypt’s government oversees the situation after Farouk’s deposition. The former queen left Rome for Cairo at dawn accompanied by her family.
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Narriman
Italy
Rome
Switzerland
Egypt
Asila Sadek
Farouk
Hersat
Clas
Fuad 1
Tomers
Foent
Air India
Geneva
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