Frat Initiations Scored As Cruel On Missouri Campus
Missouri Dean Hindman said a fraternity faced possible action after reports of cruel initiations. Pledges were reportedly forced to eat rancid fruit and castor oil, endured harsh tasks, and one student with a hernia was harmed. Veterans differed, arguing fraternities on campus may be obsolete.
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Columbia
INS
Missouri University
Darwin A. Hindman
Hindman
Pacific
Arabs Call for Independent Arab State in Palestine
Husseini told a British American inquiry panel that the Palestine problem must be solved by establishing an independent sovereign Arab state guaranteeing democratic rights. He testified for three hours for the Arab higher committee, noting the grand mufti Amin Effendi Al Husseini’s role and earlier arrest.
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Srtusalem
Mares
Jamal . Effendi
Husseini
Palestine Arab Party
Palestine
Arab Higher Committee
Amin Effendi al Husseini
Paris
Jamal Effendi Husseini
Inquest Held Over Howard Blind Death At Ells Alley Home
Justice of the Peace Talbert presided Tuesday over an inquest into the death of Howard Blind, 55, of 225 Ells Alley, who was found dead in a chair at his residence. The proceedings were held to determine the cause and circumstances of his death.
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H. ‘Talbert
Howard Blind
Ells Alley
Truman to Go To Hyde Park Memorial Visit
President Truman will fly to Hyde Park on April 12 to participate in ceremonies in memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The trip marks a commemorative event announced from Washington. A second Japanese ship is scheduled for launch at Yokohama, a Mitsui shipyard railroad ferry to operate between Hokkaido and Honshu.
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Washington
CINS
Truman
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yokohama
Mitsubishi
Hokkaido
Honshu
Weather forecast shows a cloudy week with rain and warm days
The five day outlook calls for temperatures above normal early, with Tuesday 74 and Wednesday 70 and a low around 60. Rain and thunderstorms expected Tuesday night and Wednesday, cooler midweek, then warmer Friday and Saturday.
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Cooex
Fihod
Mystery Meteor Blast Near Bradford Stirs Citizens
Residents of Bradford pondered the cause of a forceful explosion about 16 miles east of the petroleum city. The blast at 8:52 p.m. shook buildings within a 10 mile radius, leaving gray smoke, sulfur smell and fused metal particles. Early reports showed no property damage or injuries.
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Bradford
Thecra
Rain Forecast For San Antonio From Weather Bureau
Thunder showers are predicted for San Antonio Tuesday night and Wednesday by the U S weather bureau. Precipitation is expected to be moderate to heavy with Wednesday temperatures somewhat lower than Tuesday.
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San Antonio
U. S Weather Bureau
Robbers Take Safe From Hill's Drugstore Substation
Robbers robbed the Hill's Drugstore No 2 at 801 Worth New Braunfels Avenue between midnight and dawn Tuesday taking an undetermined amount of money and narcotics from the postal substation safe. Owner L W Hill could not estimate the loss or quantity of narcotics. Police believe a pass key was used to gain access.
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Hill
New Braunfels Avenue
L. W. Hill
Shortage of Privates Hits Harbor Defense Outpost
SAN FRANCISCO March 12 A shortage of privates hits the harbor defense unit. The last private, Walter Orndarf of Cumberland Maryland, is being discharged leaving 26 sergeants, about six corporals and four privates remaining in the outfit.
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San Francisco
Harbor Defense
Walter Orndarf
Cumberland
Imd
Pfe
Ruling Extends Tax Exemption to Army Warrant Officers
An Internal Revenue Bureau ruling grants army warrant and flight officers full income tax exemption on service pay, matching enlisted men. Navy coast guard and marine warrant officers receive exemption only on service pay up to 1500 dollars, with higher pay taxable just like commissioned officers.
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Washing Tun
Wincen
Internal Revenue Bureau
Army
Navy
Coast Yard
Marines
Aussies Set Record with Skymaster Flight
Melbourne report details the Australian Airways Skymaster Gackrana arriving after a delivery flight from San Francisco in 38 hours and 5 minutes, beating the sister ship Amana by one minute.
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Melbourne
Australia
Skymaster
Gackrana
San Franksco
Amana
Castroville Seeks Help in Thief Hunt After Laundry Burglary
Castroville turns to community aid after a laundry robbery. Constable Henry Hiler notes the suspect wore a brown three piece suit and items including dresses and trousers. Police request public assistance to identify the thief involved in the Castroville incident.
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Castroville
Owen Xilday
Henry Hiler
Jap Colonel to Be Hanged by U S Military Commission
Col Akira Nagahama once head of Yamashita’s thought police in the Philippines was sentenced to death by hanging by a United States military commission. He was convicted on 14 charges of atrocities committed by Japanese forces during the war.
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Man Buy
Yecen Aee
Akira Nagahama
Yamashita
Philippines
United States
OPA Appeals to Cattle Industry to Help Wipe Out Black Market
The OPA's W. P. Dobbins urged meat industry members and the public to curb black market meat trade. He warned price ceilings on meat are necessary and warned against using changes in regulations to fix the problem. He suggested collective effort could drop stockyard prices overnight. He also addressed criticisms that investigators lack cattle expertise and noted salaries differ from private buyers. A second item notes thirty motorists fixed flat tires after tacks spilled on Highway 99 north of Everett, Washington, via magnets used by state crews.
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W.P. Dobbins
San Antonio
OPA
Dobbins
Debbing
Dobbing
Everett
Wash
Highway 99
Here
State Highway Department
Walker to Head Guard Walker to Head Guard
Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker, famed commander of the 36th Division in Italy, has accepted command of postwar Texas National Guard. Gov Stevenson announced Walker’s acceptance of an enlarged command that will include the 36th Division and most of the 40th Armorad division, plus air corps fighter wing and anti aircraft brigade. The reactivated Texas National Guard will total about 29,821 personnel, the largest in history.
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Austin
Fred L. Walker
A6th
Italy
Texas’ National Guard
Coke Stevenson
Wraixer
40Th Armorad
Air Corps
Texas National Guard
Motorist Held Cause of Crash
Arizona report details T McBride fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days for reckless driving after a Greyhound bus wreck 14 miles east of Tucson that killed 12 year old John Albright of Phoenix and injured 37 passengers including Luis Torres of San Antonio. The judge cited moral responsibility for the death based on pre crash actions and a prior arcing encounter with Albright.
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Lucson
Aviz
T. McBride
Oklahoma
Greyhound
Tucson
John Albright
Phoenix
Luis Torres
San Antonio
McBride
Albright
Jnveld
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Jgardner
Nezi Plane Revealed in Jane's 1946 edition
London report notes the Messerschmitt ME 164 a four engine craft built to reach New York with a 4000 pound payload. It first flew in 1942 but did not advance to transatlantic bombing. Also described is the Junkers JU 287 heavy jet bomber planned for sea level speed of 509 mph and 1925 mile range with 4200 pound load, never beyond prototype.
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London
New York
Gusty Winds and Rain Blanket Texas
The March winds mix with a preview of April showers across Texas. Brisk winds up to 25 mph blow through Dallas and spread along the coast. Tonight a switch to the northwest could bring a light temperature drop as showers remain general over the state.
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Texas
Ine Weather Bureau
Ike
Dallas
Urge Big Three To Save U.N.
London dispatches report strong belief in Britain that urgent talks among the Big Three are needed to check deteriorating U S S R relations with Western democracies. Informal discussions are under way in London about a meeting of Stassen Truman Attlee within weeks. Officials fear the March UN Security Council session may become Fulton and spark a crisis risking a Russian withdrawal and a collapse of the world body.
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Merced
Insi
Russia
Moscow
Generalissimo Stottn
Truman
Attlee
UNO
Secur
Ty Cantesl
New York
Winston Churchl
Fulton
Tower of Habel
Security Council
Union Blasts Car Price Rise
Washington reports that UAW consumer counsel Donald Montgomery condemned OPA plans for new car price increases calling it an explosion not a bulge. The critic noted Chrysler Ford and Hudson seek higher prices to cover wage boosts under the wage price formula while others push for rises in butter and gasoline.
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Washington
CIO
United Auto Workers
OPA
Donald Montgomery
UAW
Montgomery
Chrysler
Ford
Chief Quits to Haul Trash in Palestine Texas
Palestine Texas March 12 Police Chief Earl G. Tomkins resigns after 23 years to take a city trash hauling job. He says the move will pay more and told the city council his replacement plans.
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Palestine
Texas
Earl G. Tomkins
Anniversary Mass in Sistine Chapel for Pope Pius XII
VATISAN CITY reports a papal mass in the Sistine chapel marking the seventh anniversary of Pope Pius XII coronation. Cardinal Agaianian of Armenia led Armenian rites with the pope, 24 cardinals and the diplomatic corps present. Tokyo repatriation figures show 1,553,257 returns to Japan, with over 4.8 million still to go.
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Vatisan City
Sistine Chapel
Pius XII
Gregory Peter Cardinal
Aga‘gianian
Armenia
Child dies after being smothered in bed at hospital
A two year old boy diedTuesday morning at Robert B Green Hospital from suspected smothering after being found in bed by his mother. Fire department personnel worked to resuscitate the child but were unable to save him. Local authorities are investigating the incident as a possible accidental death.
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Tird
P Games Dubrans
Robert B. Greenpital
Hee
Solon Calls For Strong Firm U S In UNO Address
Senator Tom Connally of Texas urged the United States to stay strong in arms and firm in diplomacy as Russia asserts its rights within the United Nations. He warned peace must not be used to justify acts provoking war and called for adherence to the UN Charter, urging cooperation but insisting on readiness and military strength.
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INS
Tom Connally
Texas
Russia
United Nations
Senate
Hg Uno
London
America
Connally
U. S
Ennate
United States
London Uno
Iran
Greece
Indonesia
Syria-Lebanon
San Francisco
Security Council
Assembly
Keatles
Uader
Senaor H. Vandenberg
Urgert Ad
Ing
Scott Balan Esrlu
Bradley Seeks Help to Hire Veterans for VA Posts
Gen. Gov N Bradley urged Congress to broaden rules allowing retired officers to join the Veterans Administration without forfeiting retirement pay. Testifying before the House Military Committee he said officers retired for a year or more earning 2500 dollars yearly could not be hired unless a pending bill passes. He aims to enable VA to recruit trained hospital and office managers by removing retirement-pay penalties in salaries over 300 dollars.
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Congress
Veterans Administration
House
Bradley
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