Violent hailstorm kills man and girl in South Carolina
A severe hailstorm lashed five counties in South Carolina injuring and killing a 60 year old man and a 3 year old girl when a concrete block home was blown apart. The storm dropped up to five inches of hail at Batesburg and four inches at York, with widespread property damage and blocked highways. Temperatures dropped 10 to 20 degrees from yesterday across the East as a cold mass moved in.
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York
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Mississippi Valley
New England
Charlotte
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Pulaski
Warned King Edward Bishop Urges Margaret to Marry Townsend
London Anglican Bishop Blunt, recalling his 1930s warning to Edward VIII, urged Princess Margaret to abandon plans to wed divorced RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend. He questioned how Queen Elizabeth I could defend the faith while allowing such a union and suggested one party should renounce the match. The issue remains tense as Margaret nears her 25th birthday with succession in view.
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Edward VII
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Peter Townsend
Alfréd Brint
Bradford
the People
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Church of England
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Duke of Windsor
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Royal Household
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Sion
Bishop Blunt
Sydney
Australia
The
Morning Herald
Princess
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Cpt. Townsend
Assailant of Nehru Examined
Nagpur reports a 2 year old rickshaw puller charged with attempted murder of Prime Minister Nehru leaped on Nehru's car with a six inch knife. He is under observation in a mental hospital as officials await a psychiatric report. Police search his past associates but give no further detail.
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Nagpur
India
Nehru
Babu Rao Laxman Kochale
Babu Rao
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Nepal King Dies at 49 in Exile Host City
The King of Nepal died in ICH Switzerland at age 49 after a prolonged illness. Crown Prince Mahendra, 34, has acted as regent for a month as Tribhuvana received treatment. The death triggers a government crisis following Premier Matrika P. Koirala's resignation amid political opposition.
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Bright Spot Chump Yes I Take Very Naturally to Dancing
Bright Spot describes a personal claim about natural affinity for dancing and mentions ongoing business involvement. The text appears fragmentary and lacks concrete outcomes or named entities for further specificity.
Federal Reserve Chairman Warns of Unhealthy Stock Trend
Federal Reserve Board Chair William McC. Martin Jr. told the Senate Banking Committee that signs exist of unhealthy tendencies when business leaders focus unduly on stock prices. He noted concerns over speculative psychology, while declining to specify potential margin requirements amid a market decline and Senate probe.
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William McC. Martin Jr
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Banking Committee
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New York Stock Exchange
Vitality In Business Declared By Senators Watkins And Goldwater
Senators Watkins and Goldwater assert the nation's economy shows healthy vitality countering Democratic claims of slow recovery from the 1954 recession. They filed minority views to a Senate Economic Committee report noting uneven gains and ongoing hardship in some regions and industries.
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Watkins
Utah
Goldwater
Aziz
Senate
House Economic Committee
Committee
State Turnpike Held Traffic Drop in Bucket
An American Automobile Association official said the Florida turnpike would be only a drop in the bucket toward solving the state's highway needs. Doig, vice chairman of the Touring Board, noted potential tourist gains of 0 to 75 percent with a modernized highway system. He compared travel times from Daytona Beach to Miami with longer routes in California, citing congestion as a factor for Miami-bound motorists.
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Miami
Quiet evacuation of Quemoy and Matsus amid Red threat
The Baltimore Sun reports a quiet civilian evacuation from the Quemoy and Matsus islands off China. Sources say Nationalist garrisons are reinforced as civilians depart. April is labeled critical, with weather favoring potential Red invasion and limited activity expected until fall if April passes without invasion.
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Matsus
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Philip Potter
Sun
Honolulu
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Felix B. Stump
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Sweden arrests 11 suspected Red spies in third roundup
Swedish security police detained 11 people in a third round of Red spy arrests. Authorities say the suspects belong to two rings linked to Czechoslovakia and Romania. Ten were seized over the weekend plus one more today, with one foreigner unnamed. A well informed source expects Foreign Minister Oesten Undén to summon Romanian and Czechoslovak diplomats for stern investigations. One Swede reportedly worked at Karlskoga armament factories producing the 40 mm Bofors anti aircraft gun.
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Sp.ces
Czechoslovakia
Romara
Oesten Unden
Romania
Karlskoga
Major Georgia Florida fires burn thousands of acres
Firefighters fought to contain massive blazes in north Florida and south Georgia as artificial rainmaking and backfires were considered. About 400 men worked to build lines around the Foley and Madison Taylor fires while Okefenokee area lines held, with 70 000 acres burned last week and no towns threatened.
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Florida
South Georgia
C. H. Coulter
Foley
State Forest Service
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Taylor
Georgia
Okefenokee Swamp
Guyton DeLoach
Georgia Foresty Commission
Forestry Department
Stock market slips as week opens and strikes ripple
New York stocks extend losses at the open with many issues fractionally down while a few hold at prior levels. In Atlanta a diesel Dixie Flyer engine was sabotaged amid a 15000 worker railroad strike spreading through the South. Southern Bell telephone workers strike affects nine states including Florida after protracted negotiations. Dulles warns that dropping the reciprocal trade program would have grave world repercussions amid China’s alleged massive malice.
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Boston Police Hero Threatens Passengers With Fake Gun
Edward Keen, 51, of South Braintree, Massachusetts, posing as a Boston police officer, brandished a wooden mock gun on an Eastern Air Lines DC4 flight to Newark. He ordered passengers to stand and watched them disembark before police arrested him on charges of threatening.
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Floodwaters From Ohio To Reach Mississippi River
Ohio River floodwaters expected to spill into the Mississippi at Cairo Illinois today or tomorrow. Weather officials say the Mississippi near New Madrid will crest after receiving Ohio floods. Damage estimated at 13 million dollars with evacuations in Kentucky Ohio West Virginia and Indiana.
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William A. Steele
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Bond sale delayed after jail project bids and legal challenge
The Board of County Commissioners accepted three bids totaling 276 538 60 for jail and kitchen equipment but rejected one bid for courthouse remodeling after former county attorney Dick Lee raised a legal point delaying bond sales. Architect James Gamble Rogers II and County Attorney James E Wood Jr. advised, with Chairman Albert D Carson presiding, as bids for the wing remodeling hinge on funds and approval.
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James E. Wood Jr
Albert D. Carson
Dick Lee
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Jackest
None Hurt in Indianapolis Rail Switch Dynamite Incident
A New York Central nine car charter train was halted by a dynamited switch near Yorktown Indiana delaying the homeward trip from Detroit. The engine and four cars crossed the break and continued to Muncie, nine miles away, with no injuries reported. Sheriff W Pete Anthony said investigators would question AFL Teamsters Union officials over the strike at Marsh Foodliners two weeks earlier.
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Delware County
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Free Tickets Preview at Florida Theater Classified Search
Readers invited to scan the Florida theater classified columns today for their names. When found, visit The News office at 1045 N Lime Ave to claim a free ticket.
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Einstein Celebrates His 76th Birthday at Home
Princeton New Jersey Dr Albert Einstein observes his 76th birthday quietly at home rather than visiting the Institute for Advanced Study. The famed physicist who believes birthdays are for children planned a low key day, and last year colleagues gave him a long playing phonograph.
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N. J
Alrt Einstein
Titute For Advanced Study
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Large North Florida Timber Fire Threatens New Fronts
A major forest fire in North Florida has burned more than 32 000 acres as it advances toward new lines northeast of Foley. Firefighters face exhaustion amid drought and ongoing dry conditions with limited rain likely to ease the blaze.
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John M. Bethea
Forest Service
Bethea
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Madison- Taylor County
Leon County
Tallahassee
Warm Reception and Weather Outlook for Florida Coast
Local notes report a warm, fair spell with temperatures 77 to 89 across Florida through Tuesday. Winds remain gentle to moderate southerly along the coast, while the Jacksonville Straits and East Gulf area show variable winds. Tides and almanac details are in the sports column.
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Herb Stélander
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