Five In Family Burn To Death As Home Leveled
A tornado cut a path through central and eastern Oklahoma killing at least 13 people. Victims include Mrs. Woodrow Stringfellow and her infant, the Harris family near Wetumka, and others in Lenna and McClanahan. Weather described caused homes to burn and injuries reported across Wetumka and Eufaula areas.
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McClanahan
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Fort Smith
Ark
Tinker Field
Arkansas
Ola Rogers
Commodore Rogers
McClanahan Mountain
C. C. Cox
David Hardin
Bill Hardin
Muskogee
Eufaula
Teen 18 Killed in Route 122 Crash Near Gratis
Junior Combs of West Alexandria Route 2 died when his car overturned after passing another vehicle on a curve on Route 122. Aurel Hile, 19, suffered a broken leg. James Toler and Thomas Gab ae, both 21 and 18, escaped injury. Combs’ funeral is set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Gratis Church of the Brethren.
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Otto C. Combs
West Alexandria
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James Toler
Preble County
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Aurel Hileman
Mercy Hospital
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Toler
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Young Combs
Zimmerman
Alexandria
Church of the Brethren
Truman Tackles Peace Problem Of Holy Land
President Truman outlined a two line plan to avert a blood soaked Palestinian transition when Britain ends its mandate May 15. He urged a United Nations trusteeship to govern Holy Land affairs after the mandate ends and warned that failure could turn the region into a no mans land of open warfare. Communist reports from Moscow claimed the US shift on partition shows violation of international obligations.
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Holy Land
No-Man’s Land
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Moscow
Red Fleet
America
United States
Truman Pushes Bipartisan Peace Push in Palestine Crisis
Officials say all diplomatic means must be used with Jewish and Arab leaders and at the United Nations to make Truman’s double-harness plan work. Reactions are mixed with Abba Silver signaling partition as a minimal settlement while Arabs call the proposal fantastic and urge a broader long-range settlement.
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New York
Abba Hilter Silver
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Italian Reds Launch Drive For Power In April Elections
Italy’s Communists threaten to seize government if denied power as they ride rising support for reclaiming Trieste and split the nation’s left. Longo declares if the majority refuses to yield, they will chase out the existing leaders, amid a four day newspaper strike and election tension in Bologna.
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Italy
Trieste
Longo
Premiere de Gasp
Yank Soldier Wounded in Vienna Reaches Frankfurt for Treatment
Pfe. Jack Jarwan of Portland Oregon arrived in Frankfurt by air for medical care of his arm after being shot by a Russian soldier in Vienna on March 8.
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Germany
Pfe
Jack Jarwan
Portland
Ore
Vienna
Arabs and Jews Hold Fast to Old Palestine Claims
In Jerusalem and at the United Nations, Arabs demand a unified independent Palestine with Arab majority, while Jews insist on partition and a Jewish state. A Jerusalem Arab lawyer tied to the Palestine Arab higher committee says they will fight until partition and Zionism end, and calls for a democratic Arab government with equal voting rights for all. A Jewish Agency spokesman cites UN partition recommendations and says no truce until rights are realized. Faris El Khoury of Syria at the UN suggests Arabs may avoid peace steps if Jews abandon partition.
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Palestine
Holy Land
Palestine Arab Higher Committee
Beirut
Lebanon
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Lake Success
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Faris el Khoury
Syria
Dog Blamed In Cleveland Car Crash After Darting Pet
Cleveland police investigated a minor traffic collision in which Scuba 25 and Eva Cooke 63 were injured when a dog reportedly appeared to be giving birth on the curb and darted into the street. Mrs Cooke said she slowed to avoid the animal and collided with Scuba’s car. The dog fled before police arrived.
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Wee Ye
Eva Cooke
James Pute H
Alexander Thompson Dies at 87 Noted Playwright
London AP reports Alexander Mattock Thompson, 87, noted playwright and co author of The Arcadians Tom Jones and The Dairy successes, died last night in London.
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London
Alexander Mattock Thompson
Thompson
Tom Jones
Halt On Shipments To Russia Requested
A request urges stopping shipments to Russia of two named items that could boost military strength and alter the balance of power. Authorities consider restricting trade to curb potential military advantages.
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Russia
New York CIO Leader Calls for Truman Drop
Louis Hel lander, president of the State CIO, urged the Democratic Party to drop President Truman as a candidate for reelection next November. He spoke in York, urging party unity and a new direction for the campaign.
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CIO
Truman
York
Louis Hellander
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Democrate Party
Arabs Guard Christ’s Way of Sorrows in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem Arab guards patrolled the Way of Sorrows as Christian Arab pilgrims prayed at each station toward Calvary. Battle-scarred streets near Jaffa Gate were watched by Arab sentries amid tense calm and a recent deadly clash over Palestine’s partition.
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Megr Nmasour
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Guna
Palestine
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Lad's Slaver Is Indicted for Street Shooting
A murder indictment is returned against Marke Maenevee in York for the street shooting of a Catholic student last week. Authorities say Maenevee claimed he wanted to kill Carnalicn and fired on a group including Thomas Brady, 16, and Scancee.
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Marke Maenevee
Carnalicn
Thomar Brady
New Yorker Wins Kent State Photo Contest Title
Anthony Bernato of New York Mirrer won first in Kent State’s seventh annual news photography contest. About 600 prints were submitted, highlighting spot news photography across the campus.
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Anthony Bernato
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New York
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Man Killed in Paper Baler at Inland Container
William Gibbs of Gideon Road, an employee of the B D Mergan Company, was crushed to death in a paper baler at Inland Container Company at 11 50 am. Gibbs was on an installation job when the accident occurred. Official witnesses from the Mergan Company described the scene and the body was taken to McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Gideon
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Inland Container Company
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Mergan Company
McCoy- Leffler Puneral
Railmen Idned By Coal Strike in Cincinnati Area
Nearly 1,000 railroad workers in the Cincinnati area have been idled by the soft coal industry work stoppage. Additional layoffs are expected as the strike widens across Ohio.
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Chesapeake and Ohio announces large layoff total
Cleveland AP reports the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cut 12 490 employees with further government freight curtailment expected next Wednesday, potentially raising the total to about 15 000 at the company’s headquarters.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
D Ead
Truman Tightens Control on Airplane Exports
President Truman imposed export controls on airplanes and parts, classing them as war materials and requiring government licenses for shipment. The proclamation under a 1999 act allows the action after recommendations to curb arms and equipment exports.
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Washington
Truman
Aace
Coal train crews halted by miners strike action
Spokesmen for the Poulendite Nashville line, the New York Central, and the Baltimere and Ohio report coal trains cut back as miners suspend work. The Office of Defense Transportation reduces passenger service by 25 percent.
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Nashville
New York Central
Baltimere
Ohio
Office of Defense Transportation
Pemengex Tigin
Continuous mining machine development reported in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh AP reports development of a continuous mining machine that combines drilling curing and loading to eliminate blasting. Tests at Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company halted by a soft coal shutdown but the device aims to streamline operations.
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Ya Spook
Ria
Ren. Mine
Pittsburgh Consolition Coal Company
Greek rebels suffer heavy losses in two days
The Greek general staff reports 38 guerrillas killed and 262 captured over the past two days amid ongoing clashes. The tally adds to the conflict that has engulfed parts of Greece.
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Athens
Guerriilas
General Arnold Urges Union Of Democracies To Halt Red Advance
Gen H H Arnold argues in a Sonoma Index-Tribune column that a united democracy can halt Soviet aggression. He warns Russia may push toward full confrontation and stresses removing the forces driving the machine of expansion.
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Union of Democracies
Sonoma
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Hearings Set In Coal Dispute By Taft Law Board
The coal strike inquiry board aims to speed a final report to President Truman by April 5. Members include Judge Minton, George Taylor, and Mark Ethridge with secretary Thomas Kennedy Baker. The mine walkout runs into its 12th day amid rising tensions between Lewis and operators.
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Threeman Board
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George Taylor
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Schooners Sink All Hands Safe Near Cabot Strait
Halifax dispatch reports two sealing schooners Teazer and Monies Walters crushed off Gioian Island near the Gulf entrance. Twenty one Teazer and sixteen Monies Walters crewmen reach land amid perilous flows. Canadian Air Force and Federal Transport Department confirm survivors.
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Federal Transport Department
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Girl Killed At Altar Rail Amid Dazed Crowd
A memorial scene unfolds as a girl is killed at the altar rail while worshippers stand dazed. A man is seized by onlookers and held for police as the crowd reels from the tragedy.
France To Receive Seized Paintings From Ribben Trop Case
In Hamburg a German military officer says fifty paintings seized from the estate of Joaenign Von Ribben trop will be returned to France next month. The collection was recovered and prepared for transfer as part of the ongoing restitution.
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Hamburg
Germany
Joaenign von Ribbentrop
Women Training Abolished by Reds in Soviet Education Push
Moscow reports Red Star cites Soviet education ministry plans to abolish women in higher UINens try across the industrial education system. The move signals broad cutbacks in women’s military and technical training programs amid reforms.
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Moscow
Red Star
Election Interference Charged in Romania
Interior Minister Reget Georges claims foreign agents attempted to disrupt Romania's national election. Authorities say 6 individuals are implicated in the alleged interference.
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Romania
Bucharest
Reget Georgescu
Senate air power push seeks expanded armed force
Senate backers led by Senator Lodge press for a larger air force and universal conscription to meet defense needs. They reject current expansion and demand 70 combat groups and an $18 billion air power plan, citing insufficient action even as Russian submarines are reported near U.S. shores. The debate targets broad mobilization and proportional Navy and ground forces support.
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Senator Lodge
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Air Force
Air Symington
Carl Spaels
Navy
Forrestal
Massachusetts
Lodge
Plot Against King Mihai’s Life Rumored Continues
The AP reports rumors of a plot against King Mihai of Romania as the deposed monarch visits Washington. He arrived today at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to tour the research laboratories and flight line.
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Cincinnati Man Falls To Death
A Cincinnati man identified as Joseph Thomas Riley, age 4, fell from the roof of a six story building during a reported incident. Paramedics transported him to a hospital where he died two hours later.
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Epg
Joseph Thomas Riley
Don Peavey
Hartford Internal Revenue Service notices case details
An AP report from Hartford covers a revenue office matter involving a verified woman and a related tax case. The article notes actions by officials and a formal proceeding date.
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