King George II Dies in Greece at 56
Athens reports King George II died suddenly from heart disease at 1:55 p m local time during a pivotal era for Greece. Prince Paul to take the throne, with government messages to follow. The monarch’s death comes amid the Greek question in Washington and UN investigations of guerrilla warfare.
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Athens
George II
Paul
George Papandreou
Papandreou
United Nations Commission
George
Greece
Constantine
Alexander
Chicago mayor elected today marks pivotal 1948 wind shift
Chicago voters faced a high stakes mayoral contest between two newcomers as Republicans led by Gov. Dwight Green seek to crack Democratic control in the last 16 years. Carroll Reece hailed Russ W. Root as a potential second GOP president year victory, with Cook County results seen as a barometer for national politics and party strength.
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CAGO
Chicago
Ublican
Democratic Party
Illinois
Roosevel
Republicas
Dwight H. Green
Cook County
Cicago
Carroll Reece
Republic National
Russ W. Root
Root
Boy 6 Injured Trying to Save Sister Hit by trolley
In West Orange New Jersey Jerry Niché, six, lost his left hand and lies under a trolley after rushing across Maniste Street to assist Kathleen Morrigray, six, who was struck and killed. Kathleen died at Orange Memorial Hospital. Jerry remains unconscious with severe injuries.
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West Orange
N. J
Jerry Niché
Kathleen Morrigray
Orange Memorial Hospital
Thany
Jerry
Kathleen
Notes Left by Mine Victims from Centralia Explosion
Farewell notes found in mine clothing reveal messages to wives, children, and kin from deceased miners after last Tuesday’s blast that killed 111 workers. Excerpts describe love, fear, and requests to secure insurance and care for relatives.
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Centralia
Centralia Evening Sentinel
The
Sentinel
Honey
Dickey
Sugar rationing extended seven months under new act
President Truman signaled possible longer controls as Congress extended the sugar act to October and extended the president’s power to allocate restricted items. The measure sets 20 pounds of sugar per person for seven months, reserves 50,000 tons for industry, and keeps inventory controls until March 31.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
OPA
Atomic Group Divides Work at United Nations
The United Nations atomic energy commission split its heavy workload after a four hour wrangle as Russia and Poland abstained in a vote. The working committee will handle Gromyko’s 13 proposals while the political committee will study a broad range of atomic questions.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Poland
United Nations Commission For
Security Council
United Nations Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Alexander Parodi
France
Atomic Commission
Gromyko
United States
Lewis and 400000 Coal Miners Enter Mourning
John L. Lewis and 400000 bituminous miners began a six day work stoppage at one minute past midnight to memorialize 111 Centralia Illinois miners who died a week earlier. Memorial services dominated mining communities while production remained largely unaffected.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
A. F. L. United Mine Workers
Centralia
Ill
John Mitchell
Lewis
James D. Francis
Island Creek Coal Co
Huntington
W. Va
Illinois
The
Progressive Mine Workers
Vnde
Hartley presses urgent bill to block telephone strike
Washington April 1. Chairman Hartley Republican New Jersey urged a House labor committee vote on an urgent bill to stop a looming national telephone strike. Leaders doubt passage this week due to a holiday recess and uncertain floor time. Hartley said the bill would authorize a federal court order to halt a strike affecting health safety or public interest, effective through July 31.
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Washington
Hartley
New Jersey
House Labor Committee
House
Tan Hartley
Congress
Hoffman
Republican
Michigan
April Fool Fire Alarm Provokes Dept Chief
Fire Chief Harvey H. Hales condemned a Tuesday prank in which a woman phoned a false alarm of a house fire at Sixth and Washington. Fire engines and a police car rushed to the scene in rain, finding no blaze, highlighting dangers of false emergency calls and the distance from the actual source.
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Harvey H. Hales
Sixth
Washington
Central Station
Louisville Avenue
Noiokhard and
Hales
Spain moves to restore monarchy amid Franco plan
Madrid April 1 Overwhelming parliamentary backing forecast for Generalissimo Francisco Franco's bill on succession to the chief of state The measure seeks to declare Spain a monarchy despite a vacant throne for 16 years and outlines a 12 member council with eight chosen by Franco to select the next ruler The proposal stresses royal blood male line and Catholic faith and hints Franco could rule for life.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Vortes
United Nations
Council of the Kingdom
Cortes
Enrique Cardinal Pla Y Denier
Taft Expected to Seek Presidency in 1948 Bid
Washington reports evidence that Senator Robert A. Taft will enter the 1948 Republican presidential race this summer. Despite early denials, Taft would likely announce after Congress adjourns in June, with Ohio managers backing him as the favored son candidate over Bricker. Bricker may support Taft when advisers deem opportune.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Congress
Senate Labor and
Republican
Rotary clubs urge funding for Northeast Junior College science building
The Monroe Rotary Club calls on the LSU Board of Supervisors to allocate two million dollars in state construction funds to build a science facility at Northeast Junior College. With 769 students enrolled and 600 studying science, current facilities are reportedly inadequate. The Monroe Kiwanis Club and other civic groups in Northeast Louisiana are expected to back the effort as the board meets in Baton Rouge to decide fund allocations.
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Northeast Junior College
Louisiana State University
Monroe Rotary Club
Is. 5 S. U
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Burden & Kemp Butler No 1 Good Producer in risky S Big Creek area
In Franklin parish the Burden & Kemp Company’s Butler No 1 well, drilled in the southwest tip of the South Big Creek field, flowed 166 BPD through a 3/16 inch choke from 3388 to 3406 feet. Gas oil ratio 518 to 1, oil gravity 41.1. total depth 3407 feet. located six miles northeast of Mangham in section 19-17N-8E.
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South Big Creek
Franklin Parish
Burden & Kemp Company
Butler
Mangham
Final meeting ends war era Selective Service Board
Selective Service Board No. 1 held its final meeting at 210 South Grand Street marking the end of its wartime duties. Six men served in local business circles, with Mrs. Marjory Hymer as chief clerk. The board began October 16, 1940 and held its last session March 30.
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Selective Service Draft Board No. 1
Robert Cowden
Roy Q. Cole
Marjory Hymer
Sam Smith
Selective Service Board No
Quachita Bank
South Grand Street
Marjory-Hy
Cole & Leigh Insurance Company
Braun
Elliott
Cole
Marshall presses Soviet on reparations for German unification
Secretary of State George C. Marshall warned Molotov that unless the Soviet Union compromises on German reparations the unification plan is doomed. The talks focus on a $10,000,000,000 demand over 20 years and possible plan shifts amid a looming showdown on current German issues.
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John M. Hightower
Moscow
George C. Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Germany
Mate
Russia
Marshall
U. S
Molotov
France
Georg Bidault
Bidault
Council of Foreign Ministers
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Austria
London
Milk Strike Tensions Rise in Tangipahoa Parish
In Tangipahoa and Kentwood Louisiana non union farmers discuss moving milk to New Orleans under their own protection amid a strike. Armed men raided the Dairy Farmers Cooperative Association office while arbitration efforts falter as price, recognition, and contracts fuel the dispute.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Dairy Farmers
Guy Tyson
Kentwood
Tangipahoa Parish
Tyson
Dairy Farmers Cooperative Association
Jimmie Davis
Less
Leo Carter
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Carter
W. P. (Bilbo) Wilson
Your Association
Princess Louise of Saxony Buried Quietly in Brussels
Princess Louise of Saxony, once a court spark 40 years ago, was buried quietly in Brussels last week where she had lived in retirement and relative poverty for 30 years. A daughter of Ferdinand I of Tuscany and archduchess of Austria, she wed at 21 to Prince Frederick of Saxony, heir to the former kingdom.
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Brussels
Louise of Saxony
Ferdinand IV of
Tusscany
Austria
Frederick of Saxony
Kingdom of
Saxony
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