China Faces Hunger as Rice Fires Burn Across Mainland
Hong Kong reports show desperate Chinese eat burnt rice residue once fed to pigs as famine grips the mainland. Estimates say up to 200 million may lack adequate food with floods and drought blamed for shortages. Authorities crack down on ration lists and institute city wide controls to share surplus with farmers.
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Hong Kong
Mainland
China
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Radio
Peiping
Feds
Peiping Radio
Florida Judge and Wife Vanish in Suspected Kidnapping
West Palm Beach Florida June 15 one of the state s leading circuit judges C E Chillingworth and his wife Marjorie are missing and police believe they were kidnapped possibly slain bloodstains show a trail from the oceanfront home to the beach and signs of a struggle at the water s edge a massive search by police highway patrol coast guard and air force is underway with no motive yet found and authorities note a prior Miami case of a couple MISSING and presumed murdered
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
C. E. Chillingworth
Atlantic Oceanfront
Coast Guard
Air Force
Chillingworth
Marjorie
Manalapan
Hiram Lawrence
Palm Beach
Miami
Charles Ferri
Australia to Send Troops to Fight Malaya Guerrillas
Canberra reports Australia will join Britain in Malaya to combat communist led guerrillas. London sources estimate a battalion about 1,000 troops may be shipped to the Southeast Asian land rich in tin and rubber.
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Australia
Tpoops
Malaya
Canberra
London
Safety Tip From Penna. State Police
Stay alert at all times in your driving and near your destination. Do not relax until you arrive safely. More than 70 percent of accidents occur when nearing home or just a few miles from the journey’s end.
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Wbitain
FFA Medals Awarded At Penn State
More than 1,500 Future Farmers of America gathered at Pennsylvania State University to complete competitions and prepare for medal awards. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were given across Dairy, Livestock, Farm Mechanics, Safe Tractor Operation, Land Judging, and Agronomy events with officers to be named. Notable winners included Paul Fox, Richard Foster, Fred Gregory, John Ross, Alfred Norman, and Kenneth Rutt among others from multiple Pennsylvania chapters.
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Raark
l'Farmers of America
Pennsylvania State University
Dairy
Paul Fox
Harrolds
Westmoreland
Richard Foster
Lakesview
Mercer
Fred Gregory
Athens
John Ross
Smethport
Alfred Norman
Liberty
Charles Cowell
Waynesburg
Garvin Shaffer
Upper Dauphin Jr
James Lilly
Pen Argyl
Rex Smith
Fort Cherry
Washington County
Harry Franc
Lake Twp
Wayne
Livestock
Kenneth Rutt
Salanco
Lancaster
Daryl Dean
Lakeview
Harvey Beverlin
Juniata Jr
Juniata County
Robert Derrick
Haynesville
William Layman
South Huntingdon
Donald Bruner
Laura Lamar
Homer City
Morris D. Otten
Wyalusing Valley
Bradford Land
Richard Long
Waynesboro
Stanley Palmer
Watfordsburg
David Hoffman
Greenwood
Perry County
William Taylor
Tyrone Area
Huntingdon
Norman Painter
Cowanesque Valley
Tioga
Jack Hill
Ebensburg
Arthur Shannebrook
Gettysburg
Joseph Schurer
Jersey Shore
David Fogel
Patton
Woman Mayor Sees Parliament of Men in Ottawa
Mayor Charlotte Whitton predicts a future parliament with women defending men's rights by 2055. She spoke to the Ottawa Women's Press Club and noted that a man may someday win the mayoral office, a post she has held since 1951. The report also notes historical life expectancy in England and Wales a century ago.
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Ottawa
Charlotte Whitton
Ottawa Women's Press Club
Mrs. Eicher Named District Deputy President
A delegation of the Rebekah and I.C.C.F. lodges attended the Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly of Pennsylvania in Johnstown. Mrs. Maude Eicher of Wimorit Somerset lodge was installed as district deputy president for two years.
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Eicher
Rebekah and
1.C.C.F. Lodge
Johnstown
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly of Pennsylvania
Maude Eicher
Wimorit
Sis Lodge
Somerset
NYU Grants Honorary Degrees at 123rd Commencement
NYU conferred honorary degrees at its 123rd commencement. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. received a Doctor of Laws along with Julius Ochs Adler Gordon Kings Walter Bedell Smith and others. A class of 6584 students participated in the exercises.
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New York
Andéeriein
Henry Caboledge, Jr
Peroeue
New York Univerty
Lodge
Julius Ochs Adler
Manger
New York Times
Walter Bedell Smith
European Jewry Alerted on new kind of hatred in war of ideas
London report says Irving Ernest, head of the American Jewweed committee, warned European Jewry that anti-Semites have infiltrated established groups and spread hate under a veil of respectability. He cited former nazis and warned of a new tactic in wartime propaganda.
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London
Irving Ernest
American Jewweed
War of Ideas
Strike Aim To Stymie Queen Mary
London reports feverish seamen strike actions along Southampton’s waterfront as crews threaten to block the Cunard liner Queen Mary sailing to New York. Government eyes pay disputes amid broader dock worker walkout. engineers and firemen seek higher wages to maintain a 44 hour week differential.
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Queen Mary
London
Southampton
New York
Britain
Eden
Lord Justice Morris
Striking liners tie six ships but Queen Elizabeth sails
Seamen’s strike in Liverpool and Southampton has tied six trans Atlantic liners including the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. A walkout by 1,267 Queen Mary crew could win a major victory for the strikers who demand a 48 hour week and higher shore subsistence. Some stewards report 60 hour weeks.
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Liverpool
Southampton
Postoffice Buildings Approved in Six Cities
The Senate public works committee approved construction of post offices in six cities under the lease purchase program. One would be erected at Jamestown North Dakota.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Jamestown
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