Toll of Dead and Wounded Mounts in Racial Strife
Reporting from New Delhi and Karachi on clashes sweeping the new dominions of Pakistan and India. Mohadas Ali Jinnah in Karachi and Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi preside over independence ceremonies as violence flares in Lahore, with hundreds feared dead or wounded and officials deploying to restore order.
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Three Teenage Girls Die as Lightning Strikes Boat
Severe weather in Syracuse includes noon temperature at 82 and 94 later. A lightning bolt struck a boat on the Seneca River near Jordan killing Patricia Hogle 15 Sigrid Anderson 13 and Christopher Broe 81. Joan Quimby survived but was treated for injuries. The anchor and motor are suspected to attract the bolt. Page 8 Column 27.
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Eleven Arabs killed in Tel Aviv area attack
Eleven Arabs died in a bomb and gun assault near Tel Aviv amid rising Jewish Arab clashes. Hagana said seven slain were retaliatory executions and described a dynamited house as a brigand headquarters. Authorities reported multiple deaths and unrest across Tel Aviv Jaffa, with new security measures urged to prevent a broader blood bath.
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Suspect Arrested In $125,000 Beverly Hills Robbery
Reported raids tie a Syrian group to a $125,000 jewel theft in Beverly Hills. Detectives said a suspect, described as Arab, was captured at a cafe with two others as public violence rose near Tel Aviv and Jaffa. At least 28 dead in ongoing clashes as Arabs and Jews clash over the boundary area.
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Upward price spiral spurs legal battles and editorials
Attorney General Tom Glark fights price controls as editors weigh a spiraling cost backdrop. The page layout lists features across pages including Amusements 9 Letters 4 Bride 2 Financial 40 Classified 18-21 City Life 13 and Sport 18-17 with a note on Memorial Day content and Today’s Pictures on page 12.
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Greeks Clash at Mount Ffelicon near Athens
Official Greek sources say Army units fight about 300 guerrillas at Mount Ffelicon, 37 miles northwest of Athens. The clash marks renewed heavy fighting in the area, with no immediate reports on casualties or outcomes.
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Dutch and Indonesian Forces Clash in Central Java
Dutch soldiers inflicted severe casualties on Indonesian troops in a sharp clash south of Salatiga in Central Java, according to a Dutch communication reported today.
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Hurricane Moves Inland Off Mexico Coast
A tropical hurricane moved inland toward the Mexican coast, sweeping Tampico with 90 mph winds as warnings were issued for ships to stay in port. The Red Cross stood by while residents recalled the 1933 storm, and authorities prepared further updates.
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Volcano Kills 3. New One Sighted Near Tokyo
Mt Asama eruption 90 miles northwest of Tokyo killed three Japanese and left two missing as ashes shot high into the air. Army headquarters reported a separate sighting of a 7,000 foot eruption near Nagano by Capt. Charles Hod son of Hutchinson Kansas, a P 51 pilot.
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Japan Peace Conference Aims for Delayed Treaty Draft
The United States rejects a Soviet idea to draft a mutual defense treaty and to include economic questions. Chile's foreign minister cited opposition to Argentina’s proposal while 21 nations prepare for a Japanese peace treaty. the note was dispatched and will be made public upon Moscow delivery.
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Russian Con Mergara Donoso, Told Newsmen Hiettention
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Soviet Hints Greek Break
Tass warns that detention and torture of Soviet Embassy personnel in Athens could trigger a Russian-Greek diplomatic rupture. Moscow radio aired Tass dispatch alleging maltreatment of other Soviet agency staff in Greece and arrest of Greek visitors to the Soviet Embassy.
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One Dead In 2d Wreck In Philadelphia
Pennsylvanias Railroads second wreck in 12 hours claims the life of Big L. P. Duffield 57 of Woodbury N J who died at the controls as the locomotive derailed near 3d and Vernon streets in Philadelphia. The train from Cape May NJ had all passenger cars on tracks and occupants uninjured. Earlier wreck in same incident left a engineman dead and 26 passengers injured in a crowded coordinating train collision with a backing locomotive.
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Widespread regional gaps in 1939 to 1999 price changes
The Associated Press reports 1938 dollar value now buys less overall but varies by city. Across 23 lending cities, costs for meat, butter, eggs, housing, and clothing show wide divergence. Chicago sees the largest price hikes while Minneapolis and San Francisco reflect different shifts in living costs since 1939.
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Rome Train Robbed Near Rome Clocked Bandits
The Rome Press reports a gang overpowered a freight train crew nine miles from Rome on a Thursday night, unloading cargo before police arrived. The raiders, a wrong group, fled the scene leaving authorities to investigate the theft.
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Denmark's Delayed Matchmaking Ends in Surprise
Quote from Victor Berse notes Danes do not choose men daily. they wait for them at home. Vere Vague adds this lingering habit keeps Denmark as a serene country despite social quirks. The remark reflects a cultural stereotype about courtship and public life.
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