Battle of Slacks Shocks Camden Classmates Newsroom
Three Camden Central School girls defy dress rules in the battle of the slacks. Jeannette Delahunt 14 and two others were sent home to wear feminine attire before returning to class. Truant officer seeks court action as father refuses with school board response noted.
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Camden
Jeannette Delahunt
Jeanette
Camden Central School
Shirley Lovengouth
Gertrude Ackley
Milton Eastham
Delahunt
Jeannette
Thomas Delahunt
Donald Barker
John A. Litts
Board of Education
Children's Court
Rome
Two Killed Nine Hurt In Bus Truck Collision
In a snow storm on U S Road 40 near Centerville Indiana a Greyhound express bus collided with a truck. Two were killed and nine injured including critical cases James Lacey Jr and John Lenley. Bus and truck drivers were not hurt.
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Centerville
Ind
Greyhound Express
U. S. Road 40
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Indiana
John B. Lewis
Indianapolis Star
Clifford Kidwell
Dayton
Ohio
John Gentle
Indianapolis
Lloyd Keen
Chicago
James A. Lacey, Jr
Clarksville
John Lenley
Mt. Morris
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Here
Palestine partition threat eyed in October deadline note
Bertram Benedict flags possible Arab opposition and UN Security Council action as the October 1938 partition deadline looms. He warns Russia may cross into Palestine, risking charter violations and prompting Western powers to respond, with further global tension likely.
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Palestine
Bertram Benedict
UN Security Council
Russia
West
Navy Men Die As Planes Collide Over Norfolk
Three naval airmen were killed and others injured when a Corsair fighter from the Coral Sea collided with a patrol bomber above Norfolk Naval Air Station. The Corsair pilot died in the crash. the bomber went down near East Field, amid reports from Fifth Naval District Headquarters.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Fifth Naval District Headquarters
Naval
Coral Sea
East Field
Cold Wave Forecast Low Teens To Mid 20s
The Weather Bureau predicts subfreezing temperatures tonight through Wednesday with tonight’s low near 15 and a daytime high around 24 on Wednesday. Snow squalls and strong winds expected later, reducing visibility and worsening driving conditions. Rainfall of .28 inches reported overnight, with freezing temps reaching Texas Missouri and as far south as Vicksburg Mississippi.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Missouri
Vicksburg
Miss
Rochester Storm Hammers Rochester With 42 MPH Winds
Strong west winds peaked at 42 miles per hour across the Rochester area today. The storm felled street limbs and damaged power lines, disrupting travel and utilities.
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Rochester
House cuts 88 million from foreign aid bill in unfinished action
The House Appropriations Committee shaved 88 million from the emergency foreign aid program and reduced the fund for government and relief in occupied areas from 490 million to 230 million. It sent to the floor a bill for 509 million for France, Italy and Austria versus the administrations 597 million request. No aid was recommended for China.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
France
Italy
Austria
China
Truman Delays Signing Of Foreign Aid Bill
President Truman will postpone formal signing of the $597 million foreign aid bill to allow a White House ceremony. The White House aide said signing could occur tomorrow or Thursday, with the long range European recovery message possibly going to Congress later this week. The aid targets France, Italy and Austria to weather winter and resist Communism, while China funds are not yet included.
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Congress
Truman
China
Washington
White House
Charles G"ross
Ross
Secret trial twist in Havana yacht slaying case
In Havana harbor Patricia Satira Schmidt faces a charged case after Charles Jackson’s charges are dropped. The public prosecutor seeks a 26 year term for Schmidt for the yacht slaying of John Lester Mee aboard the Mee yacht Saura. Jackson had been charged with concealing evidence.
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Havana
INS
Patricia
Schmidt
John Lester Mee
Charles Jackson
Jackson
Mee
Saura
U S Withdraws Forces and Returns Hungarian Assets
The United States formally notified Hungary of compliance with the peace treaty by withdrawing all American military forces. It also said it returned 658 000 florints about 54 000 dollars and all Hungarian government goods in its possession.
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Budapest
United States
Hungary
U. S
Linda Ditton Gives Piggy Bank to Aid Ill Brother
Three year old Linda Ditton of Tully offers her piggy bank to her mother to help pay for her baby brother Bobby’s medical care at Crouse Irving Hospital. Doctors warned of a risky heart operation, but hope remains Bobby may go home by Christmas after pneumonia and a heart condition.
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Linda Ditton
Tully
Crouse-Irving Hospital
Santa
Linda
Charles Ditton
Bobby
Santa Claus
Crouse- Irving Hospital
Sue Casbarra
Russia Opens New Food Shops Amid Rationing End
Moscow reports that thousands of new bakeries butcher shops and grocery stores will open nationwide as rationing ends and rubles convert at ten old to one new. The move accompanies a ruble devaluation and a price cut domestically while foreign diplomats face higher living costs.
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Moscow
INS
Makarov
Russia
Hagana Forces Battle Arabs Near Yarkona
Hagana surrounds a heavily armed Arab band near Yarkona five miles north of Petah Tiqva. The clash, believed to involve a scouting party from Tulkarm, ends with casualties raising Palestine toll to 253 and Middle East total to 374.
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Jerusalem
Yarkona
Holy Land
Palestine
Middle East
Last Russian Troops Leave Bulgaria
Moscow radio via Tass dispatch from Sofia reports the last Russian occupation forces departed Bulgaria yesterday in compliance with the Bulgarian peace treaty terms.
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London
Moscow
Tass
Sofia
Bulgaria
Congress Deadlocked Over Inflation Law Prospects Dim
Congress fails to pass the Walcott bill as Democrats and 26 Republicans join against the GOP substitute for Truman’s cost of living plan. Taft signals possible talks with GOP leaders, but Friday adjournment for action seems unlikely. (Concluded on Page 7)
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Taft
Ohio
House
G.O.P
Truman
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
G.O.P. High Command
Buttons in the collection plate warned for cushion pilferage
A pulpit tale jokes about stealing buttons from cushions and collection plate offerings, urging honesty while playfully scolding the habit. The note appears under a local column titled Stonewell Boxscore.
Tremors Felt Across United States Reported By Seminary
John Carroll University records three earthquakes within 12 hours. The first heaviest tremor lasted two hours from 2 40 to 4 40 P M Eastern Time near Marquesas Island about 5150 miles southwest of Cleveland. A second shake centered in Memphis Tennessee. The third quake felt at 1 08 AM Pacific Time in Los Angeles.
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Cleveland UP
John Carroll University
Henry Bibkenhauer
E.S.T
Marquesas Island
Central Pacific
Cleveland
Birkenhauer
Memphis
Tenn
P.S.T
Los Angeles
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange Indicted in Egg Price Fix
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange along with 12 egg dealers were indicted by a Boston Federal grand jury for conspiring to fix and stabilize egg prices across New England. Attorney General Clark announced the indictment.
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Washington
INS
Clark
Boston
Boston Fruit, and Produce Exchange
New England
Breakthrough talks push western Germany recovery plans
United States Britain and France discussed tentative plans for economic consolidation of western Germany whose industry could drive Europe’s postwar recovery. Diplomatic sources said a conference failure would speed reconstruction efforts. Eastern Germany remains under Russian occupation. Exploratory conversations begin tonight at a dinner hosted by officials.
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London
United States
Britain
Kranve
Germany
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Recruitment of Nazis for foreign service alleged in Berlin
The Mascoly radio accuses British and American authorities in Berlin of recruiting former Nazis for military roles in South Africa and Indonesia. Russia had earlier claimed British influence aided Dutch actions to quell uprisings in Indonesia, while South Africa reportedly faces native resistance.
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London
UNS
Mascoly Radio
Berlin
South Africa
Russia
Indonesia
Bidault Signals Openness to Merger of German Zones if Profitable
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault said at a news conference he would accept a merger of the western German zones if it benefited France. He noted a dinner with Secretary of State Marshall a week earlier and indicated Marshall was drafting proposals to unite the French zone with the British and American zones after four power controls were set aside.
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Georges Bidault
Germany
France
Bidault
Marshall
Marsshall
Tentaively
Secret German Conference Could Forge West Germany Interim Government
In Frankfurt German leaders from western parties except the Communists met to discuss a possible interim government after a conference with Anglo American authorities. A core aim is to permit a western German political organ within the economically merged zones, housing about 40 million people, despite past bans.
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Germany
Politics Partie
Western Germany
Landa Conference of
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