New York Musings on Public Figures and Theater Gleanings
A collage of observations on Ed Flynn’s political tenure and Blurbs dustups. gala items like George’s Waldorf studs, and Dewey’s tax plan threaten discriminating schools. Lively notes on movie houses, Mack magnates, and Miss Libby in Christopher Morley’s world plus DiMaggio’s rising pay.
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Ed Flynn
Wallace
Bronx
Thurman
George
the Waldorf
Norse Room
Gen
J. J. Pershing
Dewey
New York State
Christopher Morley
Miss Libby
Publisher's Weekly
Russell Janney
Mission to Saudi Arabia drives secret air force training
About 200 American officers and technicians departed for Saudi Arabia to train and re equip an Arab air force at abandoned U S air fields. The mission, kept secret, follows a King Ibn Saud concession on pipeline rights to Arabian American Oil. Members were chosen after tests and trained in Arabic, espionage and demolition. They travel in civilian clothes via roundabout routes.
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ULTRA
Saudi- Arabia
Arabia
U. S
Ibn Saud
Washington
New York
Miami
Paris
Germany
Greece
Bridges Attacks Truman Civil Rights Silence at Jackson Day
GOP Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire comments to colleagues blaming President Truman for omitting civil rights in the Jackson Day speech. He warns that Democrats are haunted by the past and daunted by the present while fearing a Henry Wallace future.
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Intelligentsia
de Maupassanit
Doubleday
DeMaupassant
Lydia O'Leary
Ooh Little, Brown
Tris Coffin
McGrath
Mr. Truman
White House
Truman
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Henry Wallace
Red Circle builds around April 18 in Italian vote
The piece warns of a large Soviet backed effort in Italy ahead of the April 18 elections. It claims a 250000 strong Red battalion with Yugoslavs has moved into northern Italy and infiltrated key areas. It alleges millions of lira are being spent to counter Friendship Train relief and fund labor leaders while American propaganda funds were cut.
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Russia
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Congress
Unification Push Merges Army Navy Water Transport
The next step in army navy unification is the merger of army and navy water transportation. The army maintains roughly 2,953 vessels, about 300 more than the navy total, while the air force operates about 350 vessels.
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Army Navy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Truman Faces Flip in Push for 2nd Term
The piece notes a shift in opinion on Harry S Truman seeking a second term. Early supporters push for reelection while Mrs. Truman and some allies urge retirement. Southern leaders demand removal, and critics fear a Truman ticket means defeat. the president remains stubborn and resistant to bowing out.
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Mr. Truman
Bob Hannegan
Truman
Ed Flynn
Bronx
Chicago
Chicago Convention, Also Is Convinced That Mr. Truman
Harry Truman
Tom Pendergast
Ed Pauley
Gen
Wallace Graham
German POW Saves G I in Plane Crash
DIGNE FRANCE The sole survivor among 22 Americans in two Alps crashes credits German prisoner Horst Kupski with saving Sergt Angelo LaSalle of Des Moines Iowa. LaSalle was thrown clear from a burning B 17 and a blanket wrapped by the German who then helped carry him down the snow covered slope. Ten crewmen aboard the Fortress died en route to the hospital.
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Digne
France
United States
Alps
Sergt
Angelo LaSalle
Des Moines
Iowa
Horst Kupski
LaSalle
Fortress
Professor Says Bears Don’t Hibernate They Only Sleep
Harvard expert Dr. Charles P Lyman argues bears do not hibernate and cannot enter a state of suspended animation. Maine officials like W Earl Bradbury insist bears hibernate. the debate notes that woodchucks ground squirrels and bats do, while bears do not.
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Cambridge
Mass
Maine
Harvard University
Charles P Lyman
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Lyman
W. Earl Bradbury
Augusta
Fish and Game
Robber of Churchgoers Gets Six Month Sentence
A 19 year old girl who attended weddings funerals and christenings to loot pocketbooks was jailed six months by Judge Charles S. Dougherty. The judge called it a deliberate cold blooded enterprise and a sacrilege during sacred moments.
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Chicago
Charles S. Dougherty
Educator Sees Fair Prospects for College Grads
Lawrence W. Zimmer of the New York university employment service says overall job prospects for graduates are fair. Best chances are in public and private accounting. engineering is spotty. merchandise management fair. advertising journalism and investment banking very poor. January marks slackest hiring as seasonal layoffs peak.
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New York
Lawrence W. Zimmer
New York University Employment Service
Scientists Seek Better Control Of Huge Rockets
Army scientists in Washington report work on radar and other devices to master control of large rockets. They are developing stronger rocket motors for guided missiles, but steering remains the main challenge. Germans learned V-2 control was unreliable in the last war.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Mercy Flights Save FireRiddled Village
Canadian and U S airmen joined in a mercy flight from Goose Bay Labrador to Makkovik to deliver food clothing and medical supplies after a devastating fire. Two C 47s parachuted aid while a ski equipped RCAF plane brought in extra goods. The Moravian mission leader Rev George Harp described widespread losses with no deaths and urgent needs as the community waited for September deliveries.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
Makkovik
Cape Harrison
George Harp
Harp
Prisoner Hansen Sets Fine After Judge Deliberation
In Astoria James Hansen pleaded not guilty to drunkenness. Municipal Judge Robert Anderson heard the evidence. Hansen suggested a sentence of fifteen dollars fine and 20 days, and the judge concurred.
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Self Astoria
Obe
James Hansen
Robert Anderson
Hansen
Anderson
Amish Mite Case Ends as Churchman Pays Balance
In Wooster Ohio counsel for 33 year old farmer Andy Yoder says the Amish mite case closes unless church authorities restart a social boycott. Minister John J Nisley paid the remaining 2939 dollars of the 5000 judgment awarded by a common pleas court jury. The first payment was secured when Bishop John W Helmuth property was sold at sheriff sale.
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Wooster
Ohio
Andy Yoder
John J. Nisley
Yoder
Common Pleas Court
John W Helmuth
Army Parachutes Sled Dogs To Rescue Plane Survivors
In Labrador a new air transport command method uses parachuted husky teams to reach crash survivors when forests hinder helicopter landings. Sgt. George E. Abbott conceived dogsled rescues, delivering first aid and evacuating the seriously wounded within minutes, boosting survival prospects.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
Air Transport Command
George E. Abbott
Norfolk
Zoo Visitor Seeks Grizzly Fleas for Collection
A Tennessee flea collector offered 50 cents for two fleas from a grizzly at the St. Louis Zoo with an affidavit of origin. The zoo, bombarded by requests to borrow or rent large animals, largely rejects such proposals.
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ST. Louis
Tennessee
Local merchant foils bandit with pipe weapon
Henry Little defies a gunman at his store, using a pipe hidden in his coat to deter the robber. A pineapple can distract the thief, allowing Henry to subdue him and alert the barber next door, earning hero praise on the front page.
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Henry Little
Sarah
Henry
Tractor Maintenance Prevents Delays and Saves Fuel
Periodic checks of tractors and farm equipment reduce wear, cut fuel use, and ease field work. Proper adjustments to carburetors governors timing manifolds and valves boost efficiency. Inspect for loose bolts and replace parts promptly, and equip machines with fire extinguishers and secure tool holders to prevent accidents.
Hitchhiking Beetles Threaten Beetle Free Areas
Inspectors monitored thousands of flights at Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Newark to stop Japanese beetles from hitchhiking by air. A DDT spray and targeted spraying near airports aimed to curb beetle spread and the season produced the most interceptions to date.
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United States
Bureau of Entomology and Plant
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Newark
Citrus production to rise. US output doubles every decade
A department of agriculture report shows citrus production in the United States has about doubled each decade for the last forty years, with California and Florida supplying over 90 percent of oranges, Florida and Texas together 90 percent of grapefruit, and nearly all commercial lemons grown in California.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
California
Florida
Texas
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