Former Burmese Leader U Saw Hanged With Five Henchmen
U Saw once Burma’s premier and five henchmen were executed at dawn for the July 19 machinegun murders of seven cabinet ministers led by U Aung San. U Saw, the ringleader, was hanged at 5 15 am after a final request to be isolated. The other four executed with him included Thet Hnin Hmon Gyi and Maung Soe, while Maung Sein and Yangyi Aung faced Rangoon jail.
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U Saw
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Yangyi Aung
Boy’s plea brings roses to grieving mother for Mother's Day
In Chicago a 14 year old boy Norbert Jazke writes to a florist about gifting his mother, Mrs Joan Jarke, a flower for Mother's Day. A florist delivers a bouquet of American Beauty roses with a note from Norbert, bringing tears but smiles to mother and son.
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Joan Jarke
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Minnovis
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Names Cairo As City, Gets $20,000 Prize
HOLLYWOOD AP The radio game show winner is Mrs. Ward S. George of Lebanon Oregon who earned 20000 dollars for correctly naming Cairo Egypt in a riddle that stumped eight weeks. She won a three bedroom house 4600 dollars in furnishings a 1948 sedan a 2000 lot and a Los Angeles job pick. Her husband a disabled veteran needed California for his health. She noted Cairo lies on low ground in solving the riddle.
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Los Angeles
House Panel Urges Draft to Bolster U S Forces
A congressional committee warned the Soviet Union may risk a showdown with the United States and urged a manpower draft to strengthen ground and sea forces. It said a 70 group air force cannot substitute for selective service and backed drafting men ages 19 through 25 for two years.
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Truman
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Andrews
Hummingbird and Arrow collide in fog near Montgomery
The Hummingbird streamliner and the Florida Arrow crashed head on 20 miles north of Montgomery in dense fog injuring several passengers. Three hurt enough to require hospital care while others received first aid at the scene. The Miami to Chicago Arrow was stationary at the time. Both engines and several cars derailed but no derailment of the two trains blocked traffic as repairs and rerouting followed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Condition Of Car Victim In Critical State
Mrs. Ethel Kirk, 50, of Germantown, remains in serious condition at Middletown Hospital this morning. She suffered fractures of both legs scalp lacerations and a fractured skull when struck by a car Thursday night in Franklin.
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Connecticut Town Up In Arms As Dog Goes On Trial For Life
In Winsted Connecticut a two year old collie named Laddie faces a life trial before the town board acting as judge and jury. Protest petitions demand destruction claiming Laddie is vicious. supporters say shell shock from a dynamite blast left him nervous. Laddie allegedly bit a newsboy but his owner Miss Barbara Scanlon argues the bite was caused by fear.
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Barbara Scanlon
Laddie
Miss Scanlon
Scanlon
Xenia Gazette sports editor dies in car crash
Keith D. Wright 24, sports editor of the Xenia Gazette, was killed when his car left a curve near Clifton. His body was found about 75 feet from the vehicle. he lived in Cedarville.
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Keith D. Wright
The
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Clifton
Cedarville
Five Children Die in Detroit Oil Heater Explosion
In Detroit five children aged 3 to 12 died when an oil heater exploded in a frame house while they slept on the second floor. Their mother Mrs. Florence Orton suffered serious burns while trying to reach them to escape. Witnesses say flames blocked the stairs and officers reported the tragedy.
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Dennis Orton
Jerome
Patricia
Mary
John
Orton
Kenneth
Fire sweeps Beacon Hill apartment hotel injuring one firefighter
Fire swept a fashionably located Beacon Hill five story apartment hotel early today forcing about 40 residents to flee into rain soaked streets and leaving a missing former WAC who later reappeared. The blaze started in a cocktail lounge and was contained to the first floor and lobby with one firefighter lightly injured. Several residents included socially prominent individuals.
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Beacon Hill
WAC
Eight-year-old Davey Hook starts speech correction in Wichita
Davey Hook of Zanesville Ohio arrived in Wichita as a ward of the Zanesville Eagles Lodge for treatment of a severe articulation defect. Dr Martin F Palmer says he is homesick but otherwise in good health with normal eyes hearing and coordination. He is staying with Mr and Mrs W B McCollum and joined by another child in training at the Institute of Logopedics.
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Zanesville
Zanesville Eagles’ Lodge
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Paul Hook
Palmer
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Daniel G. Candy
Grant Mills
Zanesville Eagles Lodge
W. B. McCollum
Wichita Eags
Death of 83-year-old Hastie in Cincinnati auto collision
William A. Hastie, 83, died yesterday from injuries after being struck by a car near his Cincinnati home. The incident occurred last evening as Hastie walked along the street, with authorities continuing to investigate the circumstances.
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Cincinnati
William A. Hastie
Russians Press US to Withdraw in Korea Pre-Election Turmoil
In Seoul the Soviet North Korea commander Lt Gen G P Korotkov announced plans to withdraw Russian troops to force American troops to leave Korea. He sent the notice to Kim Doo Bong of the North-South Unity Conference, broadcast from Pyongsang, amid pre election tensions.
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Korea
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North Korea
United States
Korotkov
Kim Doo-Bong
Pyongyang
Pyongsang
Truce in Jerusalem Begins as Arab and Jewish Leaders Agree
In Jerusalem a cease fire goes into effect to permit negotiations for a permanent truce. Arab leaders ordered forces to halt fire at noon local time, with Jewish Agency and British officials confirming the move after a three hour Jericho meeting attended by Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham and a UN Truce Commission of the US France and Belgium consuls general.
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Nation Faces Nationwide Labor Strikes Over Countrywide Conflict
The Associated Press reports major labor disputes with a 20 day postponement sought for a nationwide railroad walkout. White House talks aim to avert a strike that could halt 225000 miles of track and trigger widespread industry disruption.
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Mediation Hoped In 23 000 Phone Workers Contract
Union and management leaders meet in a last-ditch mediation to avert a strike affecting 23 000 long lines telephone workers in 42 states. If no deal, the current contract will expire at midnight tonight, a company spokesman said.
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New York
Walkout at Columbia Chemical Enters 28th Day
Akron report: A labor walkout by 1600 United Mine Workers District 50 members continues at Columbia Chemical in Barberton after 28 days despite efforts by federal conciliators to mediate.
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United Mine Workers District 50
Columbia Chemical Company
Barberton
GE wage strategy conference ends with unanswered questions
One hundred GE plant union delegates met in New York to formulate policy but returned home without disclosing their decisions. The AP report notes no public statements or disclosed outcomes after the gathering.
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General Electric Company
General Electric
Heroes Return Home
In a cold rain the Army frontier Lawrence Victory carried 4,183 American war dead from Europe into port. First caskets will be sent to relatives’ homes in about five days.
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Army Frontier
Lawrence Victory
Europe
Gilda Defies School Board Attends Sterling Prom
Gilda Gray, famed for her 1920s shimmy, attended Sterling High School’s junior senior prom as a guest of honor despite the school board’s objections. She danced a fox trot with assistant principal Carl A. Collins, drawing enthusiastic crowds while superintendent R J Carroll declined to lead the grand march.
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Tax Withholding Changes Hit Singles Earning Above 2860
Tax experts warn that under the new law 1948 withholding is too low for singles earning over 2860 a year. On 2860 to 4950 a year extra withholding may be needed while the total tax is met at year end. Married couples benefit from higher thresholds and better split deductions.
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Washington
Train Wreck Derailed Near Vernon Junction Shelby
A New York Central mail and express train derailed at Vernon Junction two miles south of Shelby Ohio. The locomotive and ten of fourteen cars left the tracks at about 8 am EST, three refrigerator cars overturned, one passenger coach stayed on track. Engineer Herbert James cited a grade crossing as the derailment point but offered no definite cause. The train, from Columbus to Cleveland, traveled about 45 mph. one track split while nearby tracks remained intact. No injuries reported.
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Cleveland
Panama Votes Sunday First Presidential Election In Eight Years
Panama braces for its first presidential election in eight years with about 150 000 Panamanians expected to vote. The three cornered race also selects two vice presidents and 42 national assemblymen.
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Panama
City marks third anniversary of V E Day celebration
Three years after V E Day May 8 1945 events are recalled with mothers and fathers rejoicing soldiers celebrating and the world feeling renewed hope. The Journal proclaimed Nazis Quit in bold on its May 8 1945 issue and local parties followed.
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Joan
Europe
Marshall Plan Pledge With 11 Nations Set Up
The United States announced an exchange of notes with 11 Marshall Plan countries pledging cooperation in the recovery program. The notes set three key points: adherence to the recovery act, ongoing efforts to ensure success, and currency deposits commensurate with the dollar value of free American aid to be available for aid missions and agreed purposes.
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Washington
United States
Presidential aide denies delay in railroad strike talks
The White House pressed efforts to avert the nationwide railroad strike set for Tuesday morning. John R. Steelman met with four rail carriers as Charles G. Ross said the president remains hopeful for a settlement and denied plans for a 20 day postponement.
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Death by sleep aid overdose in Lebanon woman
Mrs. Henry Starke Weather, 61, died yesterday at her East Main Street home. Warren County Coroner Dr. H. M. Williams reports the death was caused by an overdose of sleeping tablets. She left a note citing ill health and is survived by one son. Funeral services set for Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Oswald Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Childs officiating, burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Lebanon Cemetery
Oberlin Mock GOP Convention Opens With Props and Taft Signs
At Oberlin College the 88 year old mock GOP convention featured Charley and Tommy two imported Republican elephants with campaign signs backing Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. Floats praised candidates Van denberg Stassen Dewey while Sen H Alexander Smith gave the keynote on federal overreach and state tax independence amid rain.
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