Empire State News Roundup Highlights and Tragedy
Niagara Falls man 45 dies after thrown from car in creek bed near Franklville. Everett Dyer named executive secretary of New York State School Board Association succeeding Wallace Clifford. Friendship Food Train donations reach 377 298 30 plus aid for hungry Europe. Moose River dam opposition gains traction from state Conservative Council. Malone judge Cornelius Carey elected president of New York State Association of Judges of Children's Court. French General Charles Nast visits U S for 15 days visiting West Point and Annapolis.
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Children’s Court
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Multiple incidents dominate weekend police, war, and cultural news
A sheriff's plane released tear gas on a barricaded Donat Miller in Lake Charles injuring two deputies during an attempted arrest. In Malden a 70 year old woman Jennie Promises was rescued from a two alarm fire aided by Fire Chief William Moran. Lt Gen Robert L Eichelberger boarded a transport in San Francisco to return to command in Korea. Cub airmen George Truman and Clifford Evans plan a world flight from Vandalia to Teterboro. The ACLU filed a brief with the Supreme Court over public school religious education. Fulbright plans oleomargarine tax repeal while Eisenhower receives a gold medal. A miner, Joseph Toralonis, is rescued after 12 hours trapped, and Pvt William Alexander and a teenage girl are detained in Oklahoma on a California case. Siamese twins Speer twins show hopeful signs of vigor. Browning portraits acquired for Baylor. A boy survives a pin extraction from his lung in Chicago. Two soldiers are charged with murder in Bangor. An escaped convict is killed near Antlers, Oklahoma, and a hunter accidentally kills another in Massachusetts. Glenn Ford sustains injuries from a car accident in Hollywood.
Obituary notices for notable military, media and academic figures
Deaths include Maj. Gen. Alexander Surles wartime Army PR director in Washington 61 James W. Steel Milwaukee Journal art director 59 James Henry Cook former newspaperman 69 executive secretary of the National Customs Service Association in Washington Mas VirgIl McClure Lexington Ky former War Mothers president editor in Louisville William B. Remington Springfield Mass advertising agency president 57 in New York City Dr. William Isaac Thomas Berkeley sociologist author 84 Dr Paul Monroe Columbia emeritus education Gar rison 79
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Washington
James W. Steel
Milwaukee Journal
Milwaukee
James Henry Cook
National Customs Service Association
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Virgil McClure
Lexington
American ‘War Mothers
Louisville
William B. Remington
W. B. Remington Advertising Agency, Inc
Springfield
Mass
New York City
William Isaac Thomas
Berkeley
Calif
Paul Monroe
Columbia University
Garrison
Oil price rise hits crude markets in Tulsa report
Tulsa reports indicate a 50 cent per barrel increase in crude oil prices from Sun Oil Co Phillips Petroleum Go and Franklin Refining. The three firms announced the hike effective across their operated fields, with details pending.
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Franklin
Floating bridge sank in Transylvania river tragedy
In Bucharest a floating bridge over the Mures in Transylvania sank during the night while crossing, drowning about two dozen people. Carts and horses fell into the river as the vessel collapsed.
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Transylvania
Mother Sacrifices Self to Save Children in Maine Fire
A heroic mother saved her two children by dropping them to her uncle's arms from a window, then died with another daughter as flames consumed the home in Kuabury Maine. Burned to death were Mrs. Charles Greenwood, 27, and her nine month old daughter Mabel. Two other children Margaret 3 and Martha 2 were dropped to Carl Shatney the uncle who had climbed to the roof of an adjoining shed.
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Mabel
Margaret
Martha
Carl Shatney
Wyatt Joins Truman Campaign as National Chairman
Wilson W. Wyatt former federal housing editor and ex mayor of Louisville left government last December over housing policy disagreement and was named national chairman of the Jackson Jefferson anniversary dinners to raise 1948 campaign funds. He will chair the Washington DC dinner to be addressed by President Truman.
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Wyatt
Truman
Louisville
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Jefferson
Washington,d D. C
Food Ship Sails Today for Europe Aid
New York waiting as the freighter American Leader sails with five million pounds of donated food from American sources. Earlier this month Philadelphia loaded three million pounds for Europe, forming part of the wartime relief effort through the Friendship Trains initiative.
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U.S. Lines
Europe
Philadelphia
Leader sails at moon today amid 4000 ton cargo
A fragment reports the American Leader preparing to sail with a cargo of about 4,000 tons as the voyage proceeds under a moonlit sky.
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Moon
U S Urged to Aid Europe Emigration
Senator Ellender proposes using Marshall Plan aid to relocate Europeans to colonies in North Africa and elsewhere. He favors supplying surplus war-built ships to support colonial resettlement as sources of food and raw materials.
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Europe
Washington
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Ellender
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Louisiana Democrat
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Africa
UN to Watch Greek Border Observers to Patrol Frontiers
United Nations Balkans committee plans observer groups along Greece northern frontiers as soon as possible. Communication from Salonika to UN HQ says groups powered under committee authority will include personnel supplied by nations represented on the committee.
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Balkans
Greece
Salonika
Io UN
Dixon Hotel Fire Destroys Main Business District
A blaze in Dixon Wyoming damaged the town center when a gasoline stove exploded in the Dixon Hotel. Firemen reported the fire destroyed virtually the entire downtown business district in the ranching area of Carbon County Saturday.
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Carbon County
Dixon Hotel
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