Segregation Challenge Moves in South Carolina Court
A three judge federal court will hear a case to strike down public school segregation in South Carolina. Plaintiffs from Clarendon County allege unequal Negro facilities and demand a ruling that segregation violates the 14th Amendment. Judge J Waites Waring, known for opening the white primary to Negroes, leads the panel.
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Charleston
S. C
Dixie
District of Columbia
Clarendon County
S.C
South Carolina
South
James F. Byrnes
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Utah Blast Kills Two in Oil Well Site
MOAB Utah May 26 AP two men died and two others burned seriously at an oil well site in southeastern Utah Dead are Paul Daynes 35 Salt Lake City and Nick Brink 48 Farmington N M ex Verde Weber 26 Greenriver Utah and Fern Hunt 18 also of Greenriver were burned over much of their bodies and were reported in fair condition at a Moab hospital Weber said the explosion occurred as he was unloading propane gas cause of the blast not determined
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Moab
Utah
Paul Daynes
Salt Lake City
Nick Brink
Farmington
N. Mex
Verde Weber
Greenriver
Fern Hunt
Weber
Queen Mother Observes Birthday in London
Queen Mother Mary celebrated her 84th birthday in London receiving 20 truckloads of gifts flowers and telegrams before noon The donors included her son the Duke of Windsor who abdicated 15 years ago King George VI and Prince Philip husband of Princess Elizabeth were also listed among the well wishers
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London
Mary
Duke of Windsor
Duke
George VI
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Ridgway Says UN Warned Koreans Before April Offensive
General Ridgway reported to the United Nations that loud speaker broadcasts and leaflets warned Communist forces in Korea of certain death before the April offensive. The UN army had since pushed Chinese and North Korean troops back across the 38th Parallel, with enemy strength exceeding 70 divisions and guerrilla forces around 12,000 active in south central Korea.
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United Nations
N. Y
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations Today
Korea
Ridgway
Trygve Lie
U. S
U. N
NEA
Inje
Soksa
Chunchon
Escape Ends in Fire and Prison Guard Shootings
In a desert escape from the annex, McCall and Bohnstein scaled fences and were shot as Towler fell after climbing both. Walters noted uncertainty over who fired the fatal shots. Quick, serving four to eight years, escaped duty and was found beside a fire seven hours later.
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McCall
Towler
Walters
Bohnstein
Quick
Annex
4 H Pullet Winners Named at Arizona State Fairground
Five top pullet winners from Maricopa County 4 H Club were chosen in high line pens and each received a three dollar prize. Names include Armor Bolen Dysart Joe Sutter Roger Fisk Charles Cochran and Marian Layton. Forty trios entered with Harold Roth of Rothway Hatcheries judging.
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Maricopa County
Arizona State Fairground
Armor Bolen
Dysart Club
Joe Sutter
Roger Fisk
Charles Cochran
Roosevelt Club
Marian Layton
Tempe Club
Jack Knotts
Ira Beck
John Chambers
Glendale Club
Wayne Peterson
Richard Rodemacher
Deer Valley Club
New Hampshire
John Arnhold
Madison Club
Jerome LaSalvia
Donny Hawkins
Cartwright Club
New Hampshire Bullets
Larry Klienman
Wayne Gardner
Balsz
Harold Roth
East
van Buren Street
Rothway Hatcheries
Smoky Mountains Proclaimed Earth’s Oldest Land Mass
Geologists assert the Great Smoky Mountains are over 350 million years old, claiming they constitute the most ancient land masses on earth. The finding highlights the range’s deep geologic history and longevity in the planet’s crust.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Democrats shift power as Truman era gains momentum
At a windup dinner in New York the Democratic national chairman William M. Boyle Jr. challenged Republicans to make foreign affairs an issue in 1950. He noted California moved above Illinois in convention influence and urged unified support for Truman’s Korea policy while predicting Truman’s likely bid for a second term.
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New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Truman
Korea
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
Douglas MacArthur
Red
China
Democratic Committee
National Committee
Germans Paying For Nazi Cadenas
Bonn Germany May 26 AP seven condemned Nazi war criminals facing execution are being funded by the West German government through the law protective office it defends Germans under trial abroad who lack funds.
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Bonn
Germany
Ministry of Justice
Law Protective Office
Death rate among wounded in Korea lower than World War II
Gen. J Lawton Collins told senators the death percentage among Korean War wounded is a third less than in World War II. He praised medical teams and provided casualty breakdowns for battle and non battle losses, noting high return-to-duty rates in the Far East. He defended casualty reporting as accurate and warned against concealing totals.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Collins
Army
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Bradley
Far East
United States
Japan
U. S
Pentagon
MacArthur
Manchuria
MacArthur policy clash highlighted in Capitol hearing
Major General Courtney Whitney defended MacArthur saying he complied with orders to push troops to the Yalu. Senator Knowland pressed about Formosa and a VFW letter, while Collins argued over policy versus orders. The session also covered Inchon planning, bombing Manchurian bases, and the joint chiefs’ directives.
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Collins
Courtney Whitney
MacArthur
New York
Whitney
U. S
Yalu River
Manchuria
Cain
Australia
Philippines
Russell
Knowland
Calif
Formosa
White House
Truman
Joint Chiefs
Inchon
Korea
Wiley
Wis
State Department
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bid effort details on Gamewell ducts and maps
Testimony describes three men preparing maps over three to four months for Allen and Gamewell to locate Gamewell ducts poles and rights of way. Tufte recounts February to June 1949 work. Crocker says he could prepare a bid on city specs in ten days, while city says longer is needed.
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Tufte
Allen
Gamewell
C. D. Crocker
Los Angeles
Gamewell Company
Prescott Names New County Agricultural Agent
Yavapai County appointed Alvin Allen as the new county agricultural agent. Allen has served as assistant agricultural agent for Pima County since July 1949, bringing extensive experience to the position.
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Prescott
Yavapai County
Alvin Allen
Pima
Old Chicago store code urges long hours and limited play
The piece recalls a 1858 Code of Conduct for Carson, Pirie Scott employees in Chicago. It demands 6 am to 9 pm year round, chores like sweeping, dusting, and coal hauling, limited Sabbath openings, moral duties including church dues and Sunday school, and modest leisure after 14 hours of work.
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Washington
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Chicago
Boys Club Chief Will Be Honored
Charles M. Hall new executive director of the Boys Clubs of Phoenix will be honored at an open house at the Eastside Boys Club 926 E Van Buren from 2 to 5 p m tomorrow Phoenicians are invited to visit the club and meet Hall who assumed his duties this week.
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Charles M. Hall
Boys’ Clubs of
Phoenix
Eastside Boys’ Club
E. van Buren
Phoenicians
Hall
Jury awards Lois Johnson 5000 in slip and fall suit
A U S district court jury awarded Lois A. Johnson five thousand dollars in her suit against Standard Stations Inc for injuries from a slip and fall at the Wickenburg station. The suit sought thirty eight thousand one hundred thirty eight 99 dollars. Also a note on irrigation works on the Rio Grande by 16th century Spaniards remains in use.
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Lois A. Johnson
E. Pierce
United States District Court
Standard Stations, Inc
Wickenburg
Rio Grande
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