Bop clashes and Broadway stars mix in late night pages
The column riffs on B-Bop and Tommy Dorsey blasting modern jazz, notes Benny Goodman’s rise from basement venues, and taunts the music scene with sharp quotes. It also lists celebrities like Bea Lilie, Carl Ravera, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Thompson, and Jackie Gleason at dances and shows, plus a court scene where eight hundred protesters burst into a British court.
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Menzi Green
Copacabana
Bea Lilie
Bob Goldstein
Harold Ross
Jackie Cooper
Carl Ravera
Fred Barry
Susan Graves
Copaid
Mitzi
Kay Thompson
Abductions Reported by Greek Guerrillas Near Naoussa
Greek General Stamnd reports 628 civilians abducted by communist guerrillas from Naoussai before government forces retook the town, including 210 women. Naoussai lies about 90 miles west of Salonika.
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Athens
Stal
Naoussai
Salonika
Deaths: Woff and Fopice Noted Journalists Pass Away
Former Associated Press sports writer David Woff, 32, and United Press bureau manager Joseph Fopice, 106, are reported dead in San Francisco and New York City. Woff served in World War II and led the Monterey bureau. Fopice led the Brooklyn Home and Hospital for the Aged community.
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Monterey
Calif
San Francisco
Foseph Fopice
Labor Plays Key Role In Inaugural Truman Parade
In Washington and Albany reports note organized labor's expected prominence in Truman's inauguration ceremonies. AFL groups plan floats and banners defending labor priorities including an end to Taft Hartley while a major parade element features Uncle Sam and labor causes.
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American Federation of Musicians
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Buffalo
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Mente Congress
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Th Tung
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Navigation
Lake Erie
Meat Prices Down 20 Per Cent IN THE NATION
Wholesale meat prices have fallen about 20 percent from the September peak according to the American Meat Institute. Retail prices show sharp declines in pork chops round steak duck roasts lamb leg chops and hamburger with varying drops across the board.
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Gertrude
Windber Hospital
Anna Ross Snyder
Nancy Janet
Elizabeth June
Cher Jotte
Rooney Vickers Engagement and Rooney Family News
Farm actress Martha Vickers, 25, says she is engaged to actor Mickey Rooney, 25, but no wedding plans yet. Rooney’s divorce from Betty Kane Rose in Birmingham is final in May, while Vickers’s divorce from A C Lyles won’t be final until September. Rooney’s first wife was Ava Gardner. In Rochester, four year old Joseph Jansen Jr died from smoke inhalation after a fire destroyed a one story frame dwelling. his brother David, age 2, escaped.
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Rooney
Betty
Kane Rose
Birmingham
Ala
Miss Vickers
A.C Lyles
Jim
Ava Gardner
Rochester
Joseph Jansen, Jr
David
Suspension of the draft in February and March debated
The column criticizes delaying draft suspensions and questions budget ideas. It notes pressure to cut expenses rather than raise taxes, mentions aiding foreign governments such as Turkey, and mocks political figures including Representative Halleck and Truman. The tone is skeptical of tax increases and wartime policy shifts.
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Ruhr Plants Redemption Faces Fight
In Washington Americans brace for a dispute with the Bush and French over a proposal to let Germany keep about 250 plants earmarked for reparations. The plan aims to cut back the delivery of separations to speed European recovery as outlined by Aid Administrator Paul G Heilman.
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Ger Mmiany
Paul G. Heilman
Ige
Refugees Flee Durban After Riots In South Africa
Riot violence in Durban left thousands displaced as police and troops patrolled streets. Indian and native refugees faced harsh conditions in 46 camps with hundreds killed and tens of thousands needing aid. Red Cross staff treated many injured and ambulances logged thousands of cases.
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Germany
R. Rather
Rita's Prince Rated Menace to Hearts
Unclear report from Cannes notes Prince Aix Khan plans marriage to actress Rita Hayworth after divorcing his English wife. The social secretary Emrys Williams cites anxieties over scandal and legal issues, while a Welsh official comments on press perceptions. The piece spans rumors of prison sentences, student coercion, and public fate of the prince's villa amid sensational drama.
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Ivey L. Marshall
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Rochester Official Named Commissioner of Commerce
Donald H. 1Foot, longtime County Director of Planning since 1543, was named the new Commissioner of Commerce in a $7,500 a year post announced last night. W. Mae Farlin, previously in the department, remains in a supporting role.
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Albany
New York National Guard
Upstate
Ronald C Brock
27Th Infantry Division
Rochester
Donald H
Cty
Commerce
W. MaeFarlin
Rains and Winds Sweep Hawaii as Storm Toll Mounts
A powerful storm battered Hawaii injuring five and killing two. The system dumped 23.44 inches of rain in 26 hours at Kareohe on Oahu's northeast coast, with winds recorded around 40.1 miles per hour.
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Pease
Hawaiian Island
Kareohe
Oahu Island
Bus kills man in deadly city collision
An 80 year old man, Anthony De Waren, died from injuries after being struck by a local bus last night. The accident occurred in Buffalo and prompted local authorities to investigate the driver and route involved.
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