Convict On Train Slays Self After Grabbing Pistol
Leonard M. Kaplan 37, a parole violator being returned to San Quentin from New York, seized a guard’s pistol on a New York Central train after asking to use the washroom. He struggled with the agent, broke free, locked himself in the washroom and killed himself.
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Chicago
INS
Leonard M. Kaplan
San Quentin
New York
New York Central
L. Vickers
California
Kaplan
Vickers
Himsell
Texas teachers press five point program for new session
L A teachers in Texas sent letters from the state association outlining a five point program for the upcoming legislature. The plan seeks rural aid expansion to fund minimum $2000 teacher salaries, higher overall equalization funds, higher teacher pay, better certification and tenure, and a mandatory sick leave law.
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San Antonio
Texas State Teachers Assn
Emma Mae Bratze
Texas
Republicans Near Finish of Presidential Delegates Drama
Washington May 29 Republicans near completion of selecting presidential nominating delegates. President Truman expects to gain 54 pledged delegates and possibly eight more as he begins a west coast speaking tour. In South Dakota California and Indiana primaries shape the field for convention delegates and political contests.
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Washington
Truman
West Coast
Kar E. Mundi
South Dakota
California
Indiana
Earl Warren
Warren
25-Year Club of Bache and Co Dinner Held in New York
The Quarter Century club of Bache and Co annual dinner in New York City drew about seven veteran members with 24 years at the firm and roughly a dozen new members from the New York office and out-of-town branches. Each new member received a gold pin and a U.S. savings bond.
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Bache & Co
New York
New York City
U.S
Second Deathless Day Reported As Infant Diarrhea Toll Rises
No infant diarrhea deaths were reported to the city health department on Saturday, marking a second day with no fatalities. The year’s toll stands at 65, up from 33 at this date last year, with nine deaths in the week ending Friday and notes of clinic openings and a new 16 bed pediatrics ward as officials project a drop. A wristwatch valued at 139 dollars was reported stolen from Mrs Edgar Claidy of 816 Dakota St.
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R. 3
Edgar Claidy
Dakota St
Fowl Play in the Market
Oliver 2803 W. Martin St. paid $25 plus costs after pleading guilty in County Court No. 2 to falsely packing merchandise. Weights inspectors Frank Guardo and A D Quasso charged water injection into dressed fowl to increase weight by up to half a pound.
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Tudget C.J. Matthews
Ement Oliver
W. Martin St
Oliver
Frank Guardo
A. D. Quasso
Paulette Goddard Sells Pre Columbian Mexican Art
Paulette Goddard, star of Paramount’s Hazard, is selling portions of her collection of pre Columbian Mexican art including sculptures completed before Columbus reached the Americas. Value unknown as ads indicate investment potential.
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Paulette
Paulette Goddard
Paramount
Hazard
Christopher
Columbus
Death Takes Dame May Whitty British Actress at 82
Hollywood May 28 Dame May Whitty British actress died this afternoon after a brief illness Her daughter Margaret Webster Shakespearean actress was at her bedside She would have been 83 on June 1 Born in Liverpool in 1865 she began her stage career in 1882 Her rise on London and New York stages led to a DBE in 1917 for WWI work She was married 55 years to Ben Webster who died in 1947 They moved to Hollywood in 1937 and pursued film work
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Hollywood
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May Whitty
Margaret Webseter
May
Liverpool
London
New York
George V
Ben Webster
Plays Cowboy and Hangs Self in Town
A child identified as Manny Shelton, 8, playing cowboy and Indian, climbed a tree in Hayward and hanged himself from a rope found in the town. Playmates discovered him dead, hanging thirteen feet from the ground in the town park.
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Hayward
Manny
Shelton
Allde Town & Tope
Dallas Taxicab Fares Increased
Dallas announces higher taxicab rates effective tomorrow. The City Transportation Co. sets 35 cents for the first mile and 10 cents for each two thirds mile thereafter, up from 35 cents for the first mile and a half and 15 cents for each one third mile.
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Dallas
City Transportation Co
Truman Demonstrates Ambidextrous Pitch at Army Navy Game
President Truman showcased ambidexterity in Annapolis by tossing two balls, first with his left hand then with his right, as the Army Navy diamond clash drew a packed June week crowd on Lawrence Field. He wore a gray summer suit and Panama hat, with Maryland Governor William Preston Lane Jr. accompanying him in the box.
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Truman
Lawrence Field
Navy
Soventier
William Preston Lane Jr
Maryland
Cornell
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