MacArthur Busy with Papers at Waldorf Astoria in New York
Gen Douglas MacArthur stayed in his hotel suite working on papers while his wife and son toured the city. Court Whitney said access was restricted during the weekend. He planned to travel to Chicago for a parade and civic reception at Soldier Field before Milwaukee, where Marquette University would award him an honorary degree. He then returns to New York.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Arthur
Courtney Whitney
MacArthur
Waldorf-Astoria
Whitney
Chicago
Soldier Field
Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Poles Attempt to Raze Soviet War Memorial in Stettin
East German sources report a Polish mob tried to wreck the Soviet war memorial in Stettin after Russian officers killed four Poles in a dance hall dispute. Six Poles were wounded as news spread, and the mob surged toward the memorial despite regular police efforts to stop them.
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Berlin
Stettin
War Memorial
Inundation Threatens River Towns Along Mississippi
The swollen Mississippi crested at 22.7 feet in Dubuque Iowa threatening eight square blocks of flooding and forcing 1200 Davenport residents from homes. Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota towns faced levee challenges with evacuations and cleanup underway as authorities brace for further rises and two weeks to return evacuees home.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dubuque
Ighway
Clinton
Iowa- Fulton, Lil
Sabula
Sabulat
Clinton Wedness
Rock Island
Drury
New Boston
Muscatine
Port Luisia
Davenport
Ill
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse
Red Cross
St. Paul
Winona
Minn
Pioneer Cable Rancher Dies at 83 in Phoenix
Louis J. Morris, 83, pioneer cattleman and former distillery owner, died Saturday at his home on West Holly Street. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Marys Church with Whitney Funeral Home handling burial at St. Francis Cemetery. Born near Chicago, he came to Arizona 62 years ago and ranched across Arizona, Texas, and Mexico, owning two Juarez distilleries. One distillery later moved to Phoenix, then purchased by Schenley. the plant east of Phoenix burned in 1946. He is survived by his wife Rosa of Phoenix.
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Louis J. Morris
West Holly Street
St. Mary’s Church
Whitney Funeral Home
St. Francis Cemetery
Mr. Morris
Chicago
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
Juarez
Phoenix
Schenley Distilleries
Morris
Rosa
Union Pickets Patrol Plant At Litchfield
Pickets patrolled entrances to the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation plant in Litchfield Park as 60 maintenance workers of the International Association of Machinists went on strike at 11:15 p.m. yesterday. The American Federation of Labor is seeking changes in working conditions and pay hikes up to 40 cents an hour. The maintenance contract expired Saturday night. company and union officials had no immediate comment.
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Litchfield Park
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor Union
Ridges Held as UN Forces Withdraw Toward South
The frontline as Korea quieted with a withdrawal across the Hantan river north of Seoul. Bridges were blown and pontoon setups dismantled as elements retreated back to positions held four days earlier. U.N. forces repelled Red efforts on several sectors amid dry weather aiding air operations with 771 sorties.
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Jim Becker
U.N
Hwachon Reservoir
O Shima Known as Death by Action Island in Japan
The volcanic isle south of Yokohama earns the nickname death by own action island as hundreds seek sulphurous oblivion by leaping into its crater.
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O Shima
Yokohama
Japan
Good News Props Up After War and Tragedy
A collage of uplifting items highlights generosity and progress. A New York pastor urges spotlighting virtue. A 1950 death rate low, birth rate high. A New Jersey court defines necessities for spouses’ bills. Cornell pledges repair homes for initiation. A sick boy receives 14,000 cards. Housewives raise 1,200 for medicine. Weather control prospects emerge. A Staten Island man donates cornea to a stranger. Skin grafts aid a burn victim. Sullivan recovers after a severe accident with 720 square inches of donated skin. Two Yonkers boys locate 33,841 hidden dollars and earn a 1,000 reward.
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Korea
Washington
United States
New Jersey
Cornell University
Associated Press
Frank Podmenik
Fairview
N. J
Staten Island
N. Y
New York City
Robert A. Sullivan
Sullivan
Yonkers
Officers On Trash Detail- What More Could GI Ask?
Albany Ga April 23 Enlisted men claim they will live to see the day officers at a nearby air base were assigned to police up cigarette butts. Junior officers faced tasks like trimming grass sweeping debris and picking up butts with their bare hands in a town-wide irritation. A major called eyewitness accounts greatly enlarged, while spokesmen for the 40th Air Division declined comment.
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Albany
Air Force Base
40Th Air Division
Mississippi
New Jersey
Virginia
United Press
Resident Of Globe For 60 Years Dies
Joseph H. Hinton, 92, a Globe resident for more than six decades, died yesterday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Fort Thomas with burial there. Surviving are six daughters Georgia McEuen Emma Manning Ruth Willis Maude Godwin Opal Wallaman Alice Saunders. four sons Sam Pat Bert Dorie. 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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GLOBE
Joseph H. Hinton
Gila County
Fort Thomas
Mesdames
Georgia McEuen
Emma Manning
Ruth Willis
Geronimo
Maude Godwin
Opal Wallaman
Alice Saunders
California
Sam
Pat
Bert
Dorie
Oregon
Armed Pair Robs Store In Phoenix
Two young men robbed Whitt's Grocery at 1714 East Van Buren Street last night, taking about $60. Mrs. Mabel Whitt, owner, reported one robber held a gun while the other emptied the cash register. Police describe them as 22 to 25 years old and sought their arrest.
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Whitt
East van Buren Street
Phoenix
Mabel Whitt
East Portland Street
Nebraska Tops State Longevity in Recent Survey
A recent survey suggests residents of Nebraska live longer than in any other state though the claim may be optimistic. The report emphasizes improved health behavior, access to care, and regional demographics as possible factors behind the longevity ranking.
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Heaven
Nebraska
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Cynthia Lowry
Robert J. McCracken
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George Washington
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Australia
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West van Buren
Adams Street
First Avenue
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Title & Trust Bldg
Second Street
Yuma, Arizona
Second Avenue and
Monroe
Thy Bae
PTR
Aio Crak
Sietaetta
W. Adams
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