Gandhi Cremated Amid Riots Across India
The body of Mohandas K. Gandhi was cremated in Delhi in fragrant flames as riots, arson, and gunfire shook three other major Indian cities. Police detained Mahasabha leaders while troops guarded the cremation site and mourners nearby.
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Lompoon
Kereey
Subcontinent
Bune
Andit
Nt Hindu
Sandhi
Mahasabha
Poona
Nathuram Vinayak Godse
Fatorose
Old
New Delhi
Gandhi
Madres
Jumna
Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mountbatten
Student Pilot Dies in Plane Crash at Randolph Base
A student pilot 20 year old Francis Fiscus of Reno Pa died after an A-6 training plane crashed during a landing attempt at Randolph base on Saturday. The aircraft bounced stalled and left wing and engine tore from the fuselage. He suffered head injuries and died three hours later at Randolph Hospital.
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Randalphr
Geralds
Francis Fiscus
Reno
Randolph Information Office
Mield
Thijurles
Randolph Hospital
Martin Says- Poll Plotters May Seize Government Warns Broadcasters
Speaker Martin warned a national audience that a covert campaign, funded and well managed, could trigger a sudden coup to seize the government. He urged women broadcasters to combat the propaganda aimed at eroding faith in Congress and the free system.
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Wasrington
Martin
R-Mass
Suboteurs
Congress
Marlin
National Association of Women Broadcasters
América
Yfe
Executive Branch
Millrose indoor mile record set at Madison Square Garden
Gil Dadds shattered the indoor mile mark with a 4 05 3 at the Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden. Byron Townsend from Odessa earned all state honors while Texas Sports Western Association named its outstanding high school football player. George Saver resigned as Kansas football coach to take a similar post at the Naval Academy. The Texas Open golf event pro am will Sunday at Brackenridge Park.
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Gil Dadds
Madison Square Garden
George Saver Hes
University of ‘Kansas
U. S. Naval ‘Academy
Byron “Santone’ Townsend
Odessa
Texas
Texas Sports Western Association
Brackenridge Park
Greek Army Leader Replaced Amid Telegraph Strike
Washington dispatch reports Lt Commander Constantine Ventiris replaced as head of the Greek armed forces amid a Western Union Telegraph strike wave. About 45,000 telegraph workers vote to accept a 3 cent an hour raise, effective April 1, 1948, after union ratification by local locals.
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Washington
Athens
IPI
Constantine “Ventiris
Poriy
Ers
Adolph Brings
Western Union
Commercial Telegraphersn Union
AFL
J _ Brings
Fireworks Blast Levels Brazil Town
Four killed and 43 injured when a freight car loaded with carnival fireworks exploded at Cecquio railway station in Sao Paulo state. The blast leveled the station and the town’s central district.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Cecquiho
Sao Paulo
Truman Pleads Whisky Grain Cut
President Truman urged whisky makers to limit grain use to 2,500,000 bushels per month as the January allocation expires at midnight. He asked Congress for a nine month extension and voiced concern that grain shortages threaten national security.
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Washington
UFI
Truman
Congress
Denied License Provokes Double Tragedy in Elmer Mina
Three Elmer Minnesota town board members were shot dead after a tavern license denial. The shooter then killed a friend at a nearby home. A refrigerator fire caused about 500 dollars damage at 437 Bicks Ave, home of A Naranjo, officials said.
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Duluth
Elmer, Mina
Alimseli
A. Naranjo
Bicks Ave
Babs Under Knife Again in Life‑Or‑Death Case
Barbara Hulton Troubetzkoy, heiress to Woolworth wealth, underwent another operation at a private Bern hospital. Dr. Walter Hadort removed a muscular abscess as her 103 degree fever persisted. Her husband Prince Igor remains at her bedside as doctors warn of possible further surgery.
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Bern, Jat
Uinsi
Barbara Hulton Troubetzkoy
Walter Hadort
Woolworth
Bern
Prin Ss
Ise
Prince Igor
Chur
Switzerland
Record January chill marks San Antonio’s cold stretch
San Antonio endured a brutal January with 17 days at or below 32 degrees, the highest count since 1885. Temperatures averaged 6.06 degrees below normal, precipitation scarce, and forecasters warned of more northers bringing colder weather into Monday.
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San Antonians
J. H. Jarhoe
Weather Bureau
Lgerian
Jarboe
San Antonio
Gaylight Jones
Tin City
Wari Suntas
UN Kawi
Frigid Wave Extends To Carolinas Across Northeast
An intense cold wave gripped the northeast United States spilling into the Carolinas. Temperature records fell from Vermont to New York City with subzero readings and widespread freezing rain. utilities and industry faced disruptions as far south as South Carolina and Florida.
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Carolinas
International Nee Service
United States
Mercury
New England
Lyndon
Barnet
Canecord
Mass
South Carolina
New York City
Onlo
Youngstown
Keystone
Kane
Iorbox
Pennsylvania
Carpenter Lt
St Phillipsburg
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kaftucky
Florida
Midwest
New York
Buffalo
Freeze Devastates Rio Grande Valley Crops
Austin Jan 31 Agricultural officials report heavy losses from a recent freeze in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Tender vegetables like tomatoes and green peas were killed, with carrots turnips broccoli and cabbage also damaged. yields of onions and peppers were noted as seriously hurt.
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Austin
Rio Grande Valley
Thiat
Texas Cold Snap Drops to Single Digits in Panhandle
Temperatures plummeted to six degrees in the Panhandle and one degree above freezing in extreme south Texas as a cold weekend stretched on. Skies stayed mostly clear in Amarillo where six degrees above zero marked the coldest reading.
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Tan
Panhandle
South Texas
Amarillo
Weather Forecast Fragments Point to Cloudy Sunday
Forecasts describe partly cloudy conditions for Sunday with a calmer Sunday night. Winds shift from gentle to moderate variable, becoming fresh and northerly late Sunday evening. Readings note a low around 27 degrees and further weather symbols.
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Mate Wun Satay
Ade Peres
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