Squatters Feared at Royal Castle in London
Squatters surround Marlborough House home of Queen Mother Mary under police guard as Scotland Yard investigates alleged Communist links to housing protests. London council said it will not repair vacant properties while legal action may require name by-name warrants to eject squatters. Hunger strike threats emerge as Abbey Lodge residents demand food for 25 families, amid fears of arrest returning from the building. Paris reports suggest a wider British squatter campaign may spread to the continent.
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Foyal Castle
London
Marlborough House
Mary
Scotland Yard
Toyal
Crown Castles
Wandsworth
Benve
Ai Des
Abbey Lodge
Paris
Four Gunmen Kill Four in Bombay Taxi Attack
Four people died and 18 were wounded when gunmen fired from a taxicab in a crowded southeast Bombay shopping district. Police linked the killings to communal tensions as the gunmen fled and opened fire on pedestrians, raising the death toll from the unrest to 252 since September 1.
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Bombay
Army Fliers Beat News Cameraman at Crump Stadium
MEMPHIS February 14 Associated Press Photographer Allen Snipes was attacked by Air Force officers during a postgame fight after Oklahoma City University won 27 to 0 over the Air Transport Command at Crump Stadium. His $250 camera was smashed and his wristwatch taken as he attempted to shoot the incident. Snipes seeks to identify and press charges against the officers, noting a prior assault by Mississippi Congressman John Rankin in Tupelo on primary day.
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Memphis
Associated Press
Allen Snipes
Army
Crump Stadium
Oklahoma City University
Air Transport Command
Snipes
Army Air Forces
Air Force
Rankin
Ther
Mississippi
John Rankin
Tupelo
Miss
Police Arrest Bat Corrigan Justice of the Peace COD
Police arrest Bat Corrigan, 55, listed at the courthouse on a justice of the peace charge. He was free on bond awaiting further proceedings.
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Bat Corrigan
Justice of the Reace
Mexico Power Plants Reopened After Wage Increases
Mexican municipal power plants in Merida Vera Cruz Mazatlan Puebla Torreon and Zacatecas resumed operations after a two day strike yielding 25 percent raises in two year contracts. Tampico workers held out seeking 60 percent boosts and were excluded from the settlement. Corti Ben was arrested during Friday night playoff action between the San Antonio Missions and the Dallas Rebels.
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Mexico City
Merida
Vera Cruz
Mazatlan
Puebla
Torreon
Zacatecas
Tampico Electrical
Tampico Slike
Corti
Ben
Teenfield
San Antonio Missions
Dallas Rebels
Homebound Group Train Victim Killed En Route Depot
USAKA reports Col. James S. Gilbert of Chicago died after falling from a moving train and being struck by a second train on an adjacent track while en route to a replacement depot. The incident occurred two days ago.
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Usaka
James S. Gilbert
Chicago
Eighth Army
Britons Mark Battle Anniversary in Skyward Parade
London observers watched a mass flypast of over 300 RAF fighters to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Thousands turned out with grateful, glistening eyes as the aircraft swept above.
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London
Britain
War Baby Crop to Raise School Costs in US
A nine member National Education Association committee warns a bumper wartime birth rate will boost school costs and that teacher shortages will worsen as these children reach school age unless more teachers are attracted to the profession.
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Washington
United States
National Education Association
Sugar price up 2 cents a pound next Wednesday
The sugar price ceiling will rise to about 9 to 10 cents a pound for refined sugar, up from the 7 to 8 cent national average, with the change taking effect next Wednesday. The price decontrol board will also review prices for butter, eggs, and cheese and consider whether controls should be reimposed on those items.
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Washington
Truck Strike Board Named in New York Settlement
Mayor William O'Divyer named a six man board of business leaders to untangle negotiations in the city wide strike by A L T D drivers. Two major food chains A and P and Safeway plan to shut 740 stores as deliveries run short. Unions Locals 807 282 and Bio of the Teamsters failed to reach accord ending a 14 day strike.
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New York
William ‘O'Divyer
Bio
International Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters
A and P
Safeway
Knife wound treated after incident at El Ranchito inn
Alfredo Isomero of zr rito City road was treated Saturday for a knife wound to the right arm suffered at El Ranchito inn on the same road. Deputy sheriffs held Felix Uribe of 711 South San Marcos street.
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Alfredo Isomero
Rito
el Ranchito Inn
Felix Uribe
San Marcos
Feared Dead In California Disappearance Case
A 16 year old boy in custody after his parents vanished from the family ranch near Yuba City. Authorities report fragments of flesh and bone found, with potential murders suspected. Other missing neighbors, Magilyn Hodge and Nathan Edwards Jimes, were later located in Topock, Arizona, and the boy faced forgery charges in Barstow. A separate natural death ruling was made for Laura Crady in San Antonio.
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Yuba City
Calif
Here
Harstow
Bill Anderson
W. H. Anderson
Billy
Donnie Anderson
Lloyd Hewitt
Anderson
Tie
Hoy
Barstow
California
Yuban City
Frank L. Porter
Kingman
Ariz
Magilyn Hodge
Nathan Edwards Jimes
Topock
Texas
Porter
Topack
Stortes
Sherar G
Carpenter
Hewitt
Anderson Ranch
Emmett Shay
San Bernardino
Young Anderson
Shay
Truman Wallace Speech Triggers Bipartisan Backlash
Senators and Republicans accuse President Truman of courting political gain by backing Secretary Wallace over Byrnes in shaping foreign policy toward Russia. The cabinet split deepens as Will Clayton notes Wallace’s speech lacked clearance, while London and Washington discuss implications for the Far East conference and British imperial stance.
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London
Wallace
Britain
Truman
Brewster
Maine
Taft
Ohio
Young
Clarence Brown
Byrnes
Faris
Missing B25 Bomber Sinks Search To Find General Aboard
In Tampa on September 14 a search resumed for a B25 bomber overdue at MacDill Field from Selfridge Field Michigan. Among the five aboard is Maj Gen Paul B Wurtsmith a two star general on special duty in Tampa. Other crew include Lt Col Trickey Lt Col Okerbroom Master Sgt Hosey Meii and Staff Sgt W Crump. Wurtsmith’s permanent station is Washington DC with Army Air Forces HQ.
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Tampa
Fla
Air Forces
MacDill Field
Selfridge Field
Mich
Army Air Forces Field
Detroit
F. L. Trickey
PR. Okerbroom
Szt
Hosey W. Meii
Fi Geneva
Byrnes Not Consulted On Wallace Speech, Report Says
Paris Sept 14 peace conference sources said Secretary of State Byrnes was not consulted about Secretary Wallace speech in New York Thursday night. Inquiries whether Byrnes spoke with President Truman yielded a reply that White House will disclose any telephone conversations.
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Paris
Byrnes
Commerce Wallace
New York
Truman
United States
White House
B 29 Readied for Hawaii Cairo Hop
Honolulu dispatch reports Col. C S Bil Irvine awaiting minor repairs on his converted B 23 before a planned 10 000 mile non stop flight to Cairo Egypt The item also notes a local crime about an ice box pudding thief who left with $12 in dregs from Webb Boyd 152 Vargas Street
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Honolulu
INS
Col. C. S. “Bil” Irvine
Cairo
Egypt
Webb Boyd
Vargas Street
Sweethearts of 50 Years Ago Wed Tie The Knot
After an 50 year lapse, Ichi I Covington 72 and Lua Mae Zinsmeir 70 wed at First Baptist church on a Friday the 13th. They were sweethearts long ago in Austin then married separately, reunited romance, and plan to reside in a new home on W W White road once finished. The bride born on a Friday the 13th chose the date, and they currently stay at Crockett hotel while awaiting the house. Mrs Zinsmeir has 16 daughters. one, Nellie Volz, lives at 501 Aloso Street. Covington formerly Precinct Four county commissioner and now in real estate. he has two children Floyd 43 and Hortense 32. The bride says their dawn of life will be a happy one.
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Ichi I. Covington
Lua Mae Zinsmelr
First Baptist Church
Austin
Covington
San Antonio
Augusta Stucke
Floyd Covington
Hortense McIntosh
Zinsmeir
Nellie Volz
Aloiso Street
New Jome
Crockett Hotel
Port Corpus Christi Fire Hazard After Kerosene Spill
In Corpus Christi the danger period ends but martial controls remain as about 8000 barrels of kerosene spilled from the Cities Service Kansas during loading. Fire Chief John Carlisle warns a hazard persists for days with kerosene trapped under docks by tides. Captain T Bartolomeo pays a $100 fine plus court costs for water pollution. The slick reached four inches in spots as salvage crews pump out kerosene mixed with salt water.
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Corpus Christi
John Carlisle
Kansas
T. Bartolomeo
Mother Charged in Child Slaying
HOLEY WOOD Sept 14 UP Mrs Jeanette Paz 21 former taxi dancer and wife of a Filipino entertainer will be returned to Stockton Calif today to face a charge of murdering her 4 year old spastic paralytic daughter Judy The child body was found Thursday in an asparagus patch and evidence indicated the little girl was beaten with a curtain rod in the hotel where she lived Police said Paz told doctor she decided to end the cruelty and choked the girl to death elsewhere in Stockton officials said
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Holey Wood
Jeanette Paz
Stockton
Calif
Judy
Western Union
Chicago
Frank
Rex C. Parker
Pallee Li
Ing
Scrip Traded For Marks In Germany
In Germany the U S army will issue military payment certificates in place of Allied marks as legal tender in post exchanges within the American zone. The move aims to curb black market trade by making marks ineligible for conversion to dollars, with redemptions limited to meals and basic purchases through military channels.
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U.S. Army
Germany
Recenig
U. S
Rome
Allied Persome
Alexander Denies Walking Out of Peace Conference Session
Susvan Sept 14 The Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander denied walking out of a Paria peace conference military commission session yesterday. Alexander said he left to keep an appointment and returned to the debate in the ordinary way.
Mrs Winston Churchill Hurt in Speedboat Accident
London dispatch says Mrs Winston Churchill suffered slight injuries in an unexplained speedboat accident on Lake Geneva while the Churchills vacation in Switzerland. She must rest completely for a few days as a Reuters report confirms.
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London
Reuters
Winston Churchill
Lake Geneva
Churchills
Switzerland
Weather Forecast for Weekend With Showers
Partly cloudy weekend forecast with few widely scattered showers Saturday Saturday night and Sunday. Maximum temperature Saturday 33 degrees minimum 71 Sunday high 88 low 70 Fridays high 91 low 73. (Additional weather Page 9)
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Army Miers
Mexico
Corrigan
Cultin
Fray
Natural Justice of the Peace
Frank’ Vaughan
Laura Crady
I Maverick Street
Gops
Arthur HM. Vandenberg
America
Russia
GOP
State Department
Clayton
Wallaee
Department
Gen. Wurtsmith
Dout W. Crump
Wurtsimith
Washington, DE
Headquarters
Paul B. Wortsmith
Hawaii-Cairo
Mrs. J. TH. Covington
Seanette Paz
Scrip
Alexander
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