Parade Draws 400000 In Chicago For President Truman
Chicago May 16 Four hundred thousand people lined the streets to see President Truman parade to the stadium. About 22 000 filled the stadium to hear his speech and view the Jefferson Jubilee pageant. Three thousand torchbearers carried flares, seven thousand National Guardsmen marched, and a closing chorus sang Here's Harry amid stage entertainments. Temperature near 50 degrees and a biting wind.
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Truman Backs Senator Lucas In Illinois Campaign Push
President Truman endorsed Senator Scott Lucas for re election and urged victory over Republican Everett Dirksen. He praised Lucas for Senate service and pledged to help Lucas campaign in Illinois, while noting support for Senator Paul Douglas.
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Naval Reserve Pilots to Train at Cape Girardeau Airport
About 15 Southern Illinois Navy Reserve pilots will train at the Municipal airport in Cape Girardeau from May 18 to May 22. The AVUA Number Four unit, under Lieut Commander Charles E. Stiver USNR, will provide single and twin engine planes for four days of monthly drills.
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Senate Crime Group Seeks Chicago Data
Washington reports the Senate committee probing gambling and crime asked Virgil Petersen Chicago Crime Commission director for gathered information. Rudolph Halley, the panel's chief counsel, aims to staff up for a 150000 dollar nationwide probe with data from the Chicago area. The panel has studied anti gambling efforts and heard testimony from police and officials on the near north side district. Captain Thomas Harrison testified at the Chicago grand jury hearing, denying honky tonk owners stay open after hours for payoffs.
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Russia Trims German War Reparations Bill
Moscow cut East Germany's war reparations by half leaving 3.171 billion dollars to be paid over 15 years. Stalin informed East German Premier Otto Grotewohl that the balance of the Soviet zone's reparations would be reduced from Potsdam level while praising the move as democratic reconstruction aid.
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Carbondale Unit Members Highlight Career Goals
To acquire more points toward retirement advancement in rank and eligibility for two weeks of active duty at full pay and allowances. Carbondale members of the unit are Suzi Ellis, Eugene Neihouse, Orlen Wallace and Tom Young.
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Eugene Neihouse
Orlen Wallace
Tom Young
Microbe Shows Potential Drug to Fight Flu and Newcastle Disease
A California scientist reports that subtilin, an antibiotic derived from bacillus subtilis found in hay, destroyed influenza A and Newcastle virus in developing chick embryos. While no human or animal trials exist yet, the finding marks the first time such viruses were destroyed without harming the embryo, signaling a forward step in antiviral research.
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A. J. Salle
University of California At Los Angeles
300 Israeli Doctors Strike for Higher Pay in Israel
Three hundred government employed physicians staged a 24 hour strike across Tel Aviv hospitals clinics and migration camps. They seek an average monthly pay increase from 80 pounds to higher levels and recognition of their general physicians organization by the government.
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