Chinese Civil War Explodes Along Yangtze Front
The Yangtze river front erupts with Communist attacks at Pukow Kiangpu Wu hu and Hsiaokan as gunfire is seen from Nanking. Nationalist leaders warn of possible Red landings while Premier Ho Ying-chin rejects Red peace terms and demands surrender reconsideration.
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Seymour Topping
Nanking
Yangtze River
Pukow
Kiangpu
Wuhu
Here
Hsiaokan
Hankow
Red 43Rd Army
Ho Ying-Chin
Peiping
Body of Dr Stephen Wise Lies in State in New York
The body of Dr Stephen S Wise lies in state at the Free Synagogue he founded in New York through tomorrow. The 75 year old rabbi, renowned Jewish leader and liberal advocate, died yesterday after an operation for a malignant stomach ailment at Lenox Hospital. Funeral services are planned for Friday in Carnegie Hall.
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New York
Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
Lenox Hospital
Carnegie Hall
American Jewish Congress
World Jewish Congress
Wise
Housing Local Option Urged in Public Housing Bill
Senator Cain proposes an amendment letting communities vote by referendum on public housing projects funded in part by federal money. The Senate debates the bill as Myers signals long session to reach a final vote, while the plan contemplates up to 810,000 public housing units in six years, a point of contention between critics and supporters.
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Washington
Cain
Senate
Cai
Myers
Pennsylvania
Charles L. Toombs Dies in Alexandria at 60
Charles Louis Toombs 60 died suddenly of a heart attack at Alexandria at 5 50 am Wednesday. He was born in Monroe and long associated with Monroe Steam Laundry. Survived by wife Effie, daughter Ellanette, and son Gus Toombs of Monroe. Body to be moved to Monroe by Mulhearn Funeral Home. services likely Thursday at Mulhearn chapel.
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Charles Louis Toombs
Alexandria
Mr. Toombs
Monroe
Monroe Steam Laundry
Louis Toombs
Stubbs
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Mulhearn Chapel
Little Shirley Martin Denies Powers Amid Miraculous Claims
In New York on April 20 Shirley Anne Martin an 11 year old Syracuse girl told CBS We The People that she has no special powers though many believe a crying St Ann statue near her home is a miracle. Crowds gathered at the Syracuse residence according to her mother and visitors collected dirt from the driveway after the statue reportedly broke following a fall on April 2.
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New York
Shirley Anne Martin
Columbia Broadcasting System
People
Syracuse
N. Y
St. Ann
Shirley
Arthur E. Martin
Dover police guard woman tied to lonely hearts killings
State police in Dover keep in protective custody Mrs Inez Brennan 43 admitted plotting deaths of two elderly men and burying bodies with her three sons. Dolly Dean 26 linked to case. Brennan said to have lured Wooldridge and Schultz to murders.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Herbert Barnes
Inez Brennan
Barnes
Dolly Thompson Dean
Robert
Wooldridge
Schultz
Raymond
George
New England
Top
Wade N. Wooldridge
Bedford
Hugh Schultz
Epson
N. H
Brennan Farm
Dubach Man Fatally Electrocuted Working On Dragline
Mack Linahan Jr 23 of Dubach dies after stepping from a moving dragline onto the ground as it nears a second 110000 volt line near Sterlington Louisiana Power and Light contact proves fatal First aid and a Sterlington physician failed to save him Funeral plans in Farmerville Baptist Church with Kilpatrick Funeral directed arrangements pending word from a brother overseas
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Mack Linahan, Jr
Dubach
Bacon Gravel Company
Sterlington
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Linahan
Ray Huff
Baptist
Farmerville
Kilpatrick
Sister Kenny Relinquishes Post of Foundation Leadership
Sister Elizabeth Kenny, originator of the infantile paralysis treatment, resigns administration of the foundation bearing her name in Minneapolis. Dr. E J Huenckens succeeds her as head, with Kenny remaining as consultant on request, while relocating to the United States.
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Minneapolis
Elizabeth Kenny
United States
Kenny
E. J. Huenckens
University of Minnesota Medical School
Huenckens
Russians Tighten Berlin Blockade As City Hunkers In
Berlin reports say the Russians sealed additional streets on the borders of the western Allied sectors to tighten the blockade. U S air force officials insist the airlift will continue, regardless of any potential end to the blockade, until land transport guarantees are secured and even afterward for ongoing air supply lessons.
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Berlin
U. S
Ceiling collapses at Park Theater injuring 39 in Houma
In Houma Louisiana a plaster ceiling fell during an early evening showing at the 1200 seat Park Theater injuring 39 people. Manager Everett Talbot said the acoustic ceiling collapsed in one sheet as about 100 watched. The most serious injury was a compound leg fracture to Mrs Amos Lapeyrouse. Six others hospitalized and 32 treated for cuts and bruises. A National Guard unit controlled the crowd while rescuers searched the debris.
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Houma
Everett Talbot
Park Theater
National Guard
New Orleans
Ellender Memorial Hospital
Amos Lapeyrouse
Talbot
Banks Exonerated in Death of Sugg in Webster Parish
Shreveport Louisiana April 20. Dr. William G Banks was exonerated by a Webster Parish grand jury in the fatal shooting of Dr W C Sugg on April 3 The jury announced the action yesterday The district attorney said a murder charge had been filed against Banks by the Sugg family in his son in law s death
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Shreveport
William G. Banks
Webster Parish
W. C. Sugg
James E. Bolin
Dr. Banks
Sugg
Green Endorses Broad Social Security Plan
President William Green backed the administrations plan to expand social security coverage and raise benefits. He told the House Ways and Means Committee that the measure would protect all workers including self employed farm workers and domestics and argued it would stabilize the national economy. He likened social insurance to crop protection for farmers and urged universal coverage as public interest.
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Washington
William Green
House
Ways and Means
American Federation of Labor
Green
Del Rio Hit By Heavy Hailstorm Across Texas
A powerful hailstorm battered Del Rio causing damaged homes and windows and cutting communication lines while bringing needed moisture to ranches. Hailstones reached teacup size and the school closed due to damage. Severe hail also struck Sabinas and San Angelo with heavy rains sweeping much of Texas, Brownwood reporting up to 5.20 inches since Monday.
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del Rio
Tex
Sabinas
San Angelo
Texas
Brownwood
Smog Illness Tests Continue In Donora Area
In Donora Pennsylvania government tests into the 1948 smog deaths continue as about 90 people fall ill and a dozen residents leave town. Health officials report hoarseness sore throats and coughing while zinc plant emissions are observed to assess links to the fatal October tragedy and prevent a recurrence. Webster across the river suffers from fumes as winds drive pollution toward the town.
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Donora
Public Health Service
American Steel & Wire Co
William Rongaus
Donora Borough
Webster
Monongahela River
Webster Society For Better Living
Thirteen Miners Sit Down In Lansford Mine Strike
Thirteen anthracite miners at Lehigh Navigation Coal Company No. six in Lansford Pa remain 500 feet underground after starting a sitdown strike to protest pay dockages. They say eight men were docked for leaving before quitting time and will stay until pay is restored and quitting time is honored.
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Lansford
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company
No. Six
British destroyer Consort fights Red shore batteries on Yangtze
The British destroyer Consort engages Communist shore guns along the Yangtze river near Kiangyin after a 50 mile duel that follows attacks on the sloop Amethyst. Twenty casualties are reported on the Consort. two more British ships head to aid, with Amethyst grounded near Rose Island.
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Consort
Yangtze
Kiangyin
Fred Hampson Shanghat
Nanking
Shanghai
Rose Island
London
Black Swan
Child Lost All Night Found Near Big Rapids
Two and a half year old Jacqueline Symon was found conscious a quarter mile from her east Big Rapids home after an overnight search by state police, neighbors, and conservation officers. Authorities ruled out kidnapping and described her condition as fair, with one boot missing and dress noted.
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Big Rapids
Mich
Jacqueline Symon
Jacqueline
Here
Michigan
Carl Symon
Emil Nelson
Lansing
Symons
Chippewa Lake Road
Nelson
Two Children Die in Starvation Case Probed in Chicago
An investigation into the deaths of two King children proceeds after Martin and Eileen King face possible grand jury action for manslaughter in Kathleen King's death. Exhumation orders are sought for two infants who died in 1940 and 1941, amid claims of starvation and neglect.
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Chicago
John S. Boyle
Martin King
Eileen King
Kathleen
Health Department
King
Harry A. Leon
A. L. Brodie
Helen Mary King
Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
Margaret Ann
Theresa
Red River Valley opposes southwestern power plans
Delegates from Louisiana Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma oppose creation of a southwestern power administration to sell power like TVA. They urge multi purpose dams but say power should go to electric utilities with savings to consumers. They also oppose TVA SPA and Arkansas White River basin commission.
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Shreveport
Red River Valley Association
Southwestern Power Administration
TVA
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Army
Little River Vale
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Senator Cain
Charles L. Toombs
Child
Dubach Man
Mack Linahan
Sister Kenny
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Ford
Paul Walden
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