Holiday Death Toll Soars During Memorial Day Weekend
The Memorial Day period ended violently with at least 259 deaths among holiday revelers. Traffic fatalities reached 166 by noon, with 55 drownings and 38 other accidents. The National Safety Council projected 215 total deaths for the three day period, not counting later injuries. State tallies show widespread losses across many states.
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New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohie
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Pensylvania
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South Dakotassee
Texas
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EDO
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Washington
West Virginia
President to Return From Weekend River Cruise
President Truman was due back at the White House after a week on the Puget River and the Ches. He attended church services at the Naval Academy and was to speak at the academy’s baccalaureate in June.
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Memorial Day Obsequies Highlight City Observance
Solemn services mark Memorial Day as officials pause for remembrance. Coastal state peace officers convene nearby. Notable traffic reports note heavy holiday travel with one fatal accident. Telegraph dispatches cover international politics and local nostalgia.
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U S Treasurer William A Julian Killed in Auto Crash
William A Julian United States treasurer, died in a head on collision on a country road near Bethesda Maryland while en route to a golf outing. He served 16 years issuing 87 billion dollars of currency and his signature appears on federal notes. Funeral arrangements and tributes followed with President Truman calling him faithful and a trusted friend.
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William A. Julian
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Julian
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Secretary of the Treasury
Bethesda
Kentucky
Queen City Trust Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Truman
Manila reports 44 dead in Cebu boat sinking
May 30 Manila dispatches confirm 44 dead in a coastal boat sinking near Bogo Cebu with 55 survivors. Initial figures earlier listed 24 drowned as the vessel Providence struck the mast of a sunken Japanese craft off the northeast Cebu coast.
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Eleven Die in Chile Landslide Near Valparaiso
A landslide near Valparaiso, Chile, on May 20 killed eleven people and left several others missing. Rescue teams searched the debris for survivors as authorities investigated the cause of the disaster.
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Memorial Day honors fallen heroes with nation unity
Nation observes Memorial Day with American flags at gravesites and wreaths in Arlington. President Truman and defense leaders praise sacrifice and vow to preserve a strong, peaceful America. Officials from Army Navy Air Force reflect on duty, veterans, and national resolve.
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Third Will Die for Isle Slaying in Guam
Retired Air Force veteran Robert W. Burns, 32, Spokane, Wash, was convicted in the slaying of Ruth Farnsworth and sentenced to death. He was the third of three Black soldiers to face the death penalty in the San Francisco killing case from December. Trial was in closed Air Force court-martial. sentences subject to review alongside Calvin Dennis and Herman D. Dennis Jr.
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Texas
Holland Sets Record Pace in Memorial Day 500 Race
INDIANAPOLIS May 30 AP Holland of Reading Pa leads after 400 miles, breaking speed marks at 121.099 mph as he bids for his first Memorial Day victory. Teammate Mauri Rose trails, Johnny Parsons runs fifth, with multiple crashes and mechanical failures thinning the field to 20 cars.
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George Connor
Los Angeles
Johnny Parsons
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Calif
Duke Nalon
Sherman Oaks
Rex Mays
Glendale
Lee Wallard
Jason
Charles van ‘Acker
George Lynch
Detroit
Bill Cantrell
Louisville
Jackie Holmes
Pat Clancy
Sam Hanks
Manuel Ayulo
Burbank
Jack McGrath
Navy Man's Race With Death Nearing Climax
Chief Storekeeper William J Kropytko of the U S Navy is flying from Guam to be at the bedside of his critically ill wife Marian in General Hospital. Nurses report her condition remains very critical while doctors hope his presence will boost her spirits. The couple has two children Sallie Jo and Rickie, both quarantined at home with Marian's sister.
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Americans killed as Bolivia mine strike erupts in violence
In Bolivia at the Patrio tin mines near Catavi the interior ministry reports two American engineers killed and five wounded as strikers clash with troops. One more American is missing while about 550 strikers are under arrest. Officials say seven killed, with unconfirmed accounts of more deaths among strikers. Many casualties listed as bodies could not be identified amid dynamite exchanges. Names include T. H. O Connor of Pasadena and Albert Krefting of Seattle, with H. T. Peterson of Bimabik reported missing. Evacuations move Americans and dependents from the Catavi area to Oruro. The mine produced 18,000 tons of tin in 1948. Continued on Page A6.
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Union Hearters
O'Connor
Krefting
State Department
Washington
Wilbur J. Cook
Reno
Nev
Patrick Green
Wenatchee
Wash
U. Charge
Derringer
Mine Union
Agpudtea
Richard D. Ellett
Pullman
T. R. Woods-Smith
Joseph G. Bessette
Catavi
U. S
Patina
Unidentified man beats three boys after hitchhiking
Three Carmelitos Housing Project youths, aged 10 to 11, were assaulted by an unidentified man in his 40s who offered a ride from Long Beach, then drove them to a remote area near Cherry Ave and the Union Pacific underpass in Norwalk. He spanked each victim up to 37 times with his bare hand before fleeing. Victims John Blankenship, 11. Billy Smith, 10. and Charles Caleote, 11, suffered severe welts and abrasions. The assailant warned that hitchhiking was illegal for juveniles and offered jail or a beating. The minors chose the beating.
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Norwalk
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Carmelitos
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Charles
Richard Caleote
Grand Rapids Heiress Killed in Fatal Spree by Estranged Husband
In Grand Rapids Michigan an attractive 30 year old heiress was shot to death by her estranged husband who also killed two others before dying by suicide. The victim identified as Mrs Frances Peppler left an estate from her father. A 18 month old daughter survived in the home as gunfire erupted. The husband Richard Peppler and a man named Sleswerda died by pistol fire plus another man and a wife were injured. Police say the spree ended with Peppler pursuing his wife into the yard and firing before his own death.
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Richard Fr.peppler
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Kent
Boris
Richard Sleswerds
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Peppilere
Frances Margaret
Sleswerds
Howard Coleman
East Grand Rapids
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Peppler
East
Jap Killed in Riot Near Tokyo City Assembly
A riot outside Tokyo city assembly buildings left one Japanese dead and several injured after 700 demonstrators clashed with 350 police while a night session proceeded. American and Allied guards remained distant as authorities tried to quell the disturbance.
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