Pennsy R R Indicted for Manslaughter Over Woodbridge Crash
The Pennsylvania Railroad faces 84 indictments for manslaughter linked to the Woodbridge disaster that killed 84. If convicted on all counts the firm could be fined up to 80 000 dollars. Jury set March 2 for pleas as witnesses testified and inspectors reviewed the wreck site and trestle.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Woodbridge
Middlesex County Grand Jury
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Middlesex County
Charles M. Morris
Alexander Eber
John Bishop
Joseph Fitzsimmons
Nashville
Tenn
New Jersey Public Utility Commission
Interstate Commerce Commmission
New York
Benjamin van Tine
Lc.c
Illinois Commission pauses Illinois Commercial rate hike
The Illinois Commerce Commission suspended a $1,225,000 annual rate increase for Illinois Commercial Telephone Co. until August 25 to allow public hearings. The suspension prevents the raise from taking effect before that date unless the commission authorizes earlier action. The company serves 600 communities in Illinois.
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Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Commercial Telephone Co
Illinois Commercial Services
French Planes Attack Rebels in Indochina
French planes struck at Vietminh rebel concentrations in areas held by Communists and attacked Nationalist units in the Tonkin delta border region.
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Indochina
Saigon
Tonkin Delta
Local Index Box Highlights News and Fashion Pages
The notice lists page references across sections including national, local, editorials, women’s news, sports, spring fashions, comics, and classifieds. It guides readers to specific pages 5,7,9,11-18,19-20 for detailed items.
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Herrin
Holstein Cow Delivers Rare Triplet Calves in Danville
Danville dairyman John Rine reported his best Holstein cow gave birth to three nearly identical male calves within 20 minutes. Penn State dairy expert R. H. Olmstead noted triplet births are about three in 10,000, and same sex triples are about three in 40,000.
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Holstein
John Rine
R. H. Olmstead
Penn State College
Gasoline supply deemed ample for civilian and military use
Oil economists say there will be enough gasoline this summer without rationing, with the same octane level as now. Defense needs may raise oil demand next winter, and a 600,000 barrel per day annual capacity expansion could provide a comfortable surplus for emergencies.
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New York
Defense
Armed Services
American Petroleum Institute
Trucks to Get Mail Business
The Post Office will shift short haul mail moved 200 miles or less from rail to truck to save money. Assistant Postmaster General John M. Redding called it the most important policy change since airmail and noted surveys have begun from multiple cities with more to start. He cited a 100 million dollar annual short haul cost and said contracts with trucks may grow substantially.
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Washington
Post Office
John M. Redding
Redding
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
New York City
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Ala
Seattle
Wash
Senate Group Orders Public R. F. C. Probe
A Senate banking subcommittee ordered a public airing of charges of political influence on RFC loans. Hearings will feature E Merl Young and Ross Bohannon as they review the 10.1 million dollar RFC loan to Texgmass Corp. and discuss RFC governance changes proposed by President Truman.
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Washington
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Truman
J. William Fulbright
E. Merl Young
Ross Bohannon
Texas
Young
R.F.C
Fulbright
Clark Field Guards Held For Aiding Reds
Three Filipino security guards at Clark Field were arrested on charges of supplying weapon parts to Hukbalahap rebels. American authorities at Clark Field said they knew nothing about the charges.
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Manila
Philippines Constabulary
U. S. Air Force Base
Clark Field
Farm Groups Decry Unfair Price Freeze
Five major national farm organizations say any government move to freeze farm prices at unfair levels will cause food shortages black markets and inflation control collapse. They urge abundant production but demand essential materials and equitable prices to avoid price ceilings. Organizations named include American Farm Bureau National Grange National Farmers Union National Milk Producers Federation and National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. Parity price standards are explained as fair to both farmers and buyers.
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Washington
The
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
National Farmers Union
National Milk Producers Federation
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Slotless Slot Ruled Illegal in Rock Island Case
County Judge Edward J. Turnbaugh ruled the slotless machine a gambling device per se and ordered it destroyed. The device, seized Jan. 4 at the White Elephant tavern run by Beulah Whitsit, uses an electric meter to record plays instead of a coin slot. The state argued players pay for plays and receive winnings on demand.
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Rock Island
Edward J. Turnbaugh
White Elephant Tavern
Beulah Whitsit
Insectoplane Builder Rex Wiseman Puts Bugs to Flight
Rex Wiseman, 19, of Watersedge Maryland, crafts two inch wingspan insectoplane models powered by captive flies and honeybees. He uses a refrigerator to immobilize the insect then glues it to a fragile balsa airframe, revives it with breath, and removes the bee stingers with cement. About 3,000 people in the country build these insectoplane creations.
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Watersedge, Md
Rex
Beatty
Lion Kills Tiger in Shrine Circus Arena
Detroit spectators watch as Prince the lion fatally mauls Sheba the tiger during a Shrine circus performance. Veteran trainer Clyde Beatty reacts with blanks and whip as Sheba dies after the attack, ending the act that had run since 1934 on the show.
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Lion
Beatty
Clyde Beatty
Sheba
Prince
Court Refuses To Save Nazis
The U S court of appeals refused to halt the scheduled execution in Germany of seven convicted Nazi war criminals. It affirmed Judge Edward A Tamm's ruling that federal courts have no jurisdiction over sentences handed by military tribunals in enemy-occupied territory. The court left open a path to the Supreme Court by directing its mandate be issued Friday.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Germany
U.S
Edward A. Tamm
Tamm
Students Pray As Co-Ed Dies At North Central
About 250 college students at North Central College in Naperville learned during prayer that Phyllis Ebinger 21 homecoming queen died in Copley hospital Aurora from acute leukemia.
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Naperville
Phyllis Ebinger
North Central College
Copley Hospital
Aurora
Long Island basketball stars admit bribe scheme
Four Long Island players confessed taking 19 000 dollars in bribes to throw seven games over two seasons. Adolph Bigos Eddie Gard and Sherman White acknowledged payoff in games against North Carolina State Cincinnati and Syracuse. The Syracuse incident occurred in the National Invitational tournament.
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Long Island Miisty
Adolph Bigos
Eddie Gardano
Sherman White
North Carolina State
Cincinati
Syracuse
U S Demands Jury for Cook Slaying Case
In Oklahoma City a U S district attorney refused to waive a jury trial for confessed slayer William E Cook Jr Indicted for kidnapping the Carl Mosser family of Atwood Illinois The family was slain and found in a well near Cook s home in Joplin Missouri The defense asked for a nonjury trial under the Lindbergh law death penalty awaited a jury decision
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Oklahoma City
Okla
U. S
William E. Cook, Jr
Cook
Carl Mosser
Atwood, Ill
Mosser
Joplin
Gomer Smith
Why Polio Danger Grows
Chapel Hill N C February 20 Polio is becoming rarer and this may explain larger epidemics more adult cases more paralysis and higher deaths Dr Edward G McGavran dean UNC school of public health says the rarity means fewer people immune so more adults and older children suffer and this may cause more severe outcomes age related impact explained without certainty
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Edward G. McGavran
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina
MacGavran
McGavran
MacArthur weighs crossing 38th parallel in Korea
General MacArthur said a crossing of the 38th parallel would depend on cogent political reasons and did not commit to a new drive. Allied forces renewed northward pressure along the central front with tank advances and air and naval bombardment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Red Korea
MacArthur
Wonju
Hongchow
Ridgway
Mark Clark
U. S
Rees
Edward Moeimond
10Th Corps
Chechon
Han River
Seoul
Belfast
Warramunga
Wonsan
Cho and
Rei
Wonsan Bay
Far East
Booby Trap Injures Two in Gary Shop Incident
Confectioner William White rigged a loaded pistol to his shop door to deter burglars. A 13 year old Burl Wade was shot in the chest and hospitalized in critical condition while Deputy Sheriff William Sneed was wounded in the hand. Police used tear gas as rioting squads responded and the store burned, with firefighters called to extinguish the blaze. The owner was working a second shift at a Gary factory.
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Gary
Ind
William White
Burl Wade
William Sneed
Belgian miners end week-long strike with pay raise
Brussels February 20 Belgian miners ending a week-long walkout secured a four percent wage increase retroactive to January 1. The new minimum rises to 33.3 cents an hour, affecting about seventy thousand workers.
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Brussels
Belgium
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Sam Dawson
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Baltimore
Tex Wiseman
Detroit, Mich
Beattye
Ais
Bulletin
Howard W. Blakesley
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