Bronx Robbery Wave Leaves Woman Dead and Suspects Sought
A 21 year old woman was killed and a youth wounded as a series of rapidfire robberies swept two Bronx taverns and garages early today. About $500 in cash and jewelry was taken as police captured two men and searched for others. Three men robbed Erick Erickson’s bar and grill. when Mrs. Erickson aided her husband one assailant struck her with a gun butt. She died an hour later.
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Bronx
New York
Erick Erickson
Recall of U.S. forces in China urged by lawmakers
Representative Hugh DeLacy with Ellis Patterson and Charles Savage urged recalling U.S. troops and equipment from Chinese Nationalists and also removing the U.S. peace envoy to China to halt the civil war, in Washington. President Truman rejected inclusion of a World War II veteran in the Paris peace conference delegation, saying Secretary Byrnes will represent all citizens.
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U. S
China
Washington
Hugh DeLacy
D-Wash
DeLacy
Ellis E. Patterson
Calif
Charles Savage
Wash
George C. Marshall
Wasilington
Truman
W.F.W
Joseph M. Stach
James F. Byrnes
Smith
Russia
United States
Hungary
Notable Deaths of Public Figures Listed in Obituary Segment
Fred A Wenck 67 former chair of the New York State Athletic Commission newspaperman ferryboat operator and champion swimmer died at Hempstead Edward P Hartnett 59 veteran newspaperman city editor of the Buffalo Evening News died in Buffalo John de Rutledge 59 manager of publications department of the New York Journal American died in New York City George Woodruff 65 banker former Republican leader and Presbyterian layman died in Chicago Kenneth Spencer 58 Royal Liverpool insurance executive and president of three casualty companies died in Montclair New Jersey
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Fred A. Wenck
New York State Athletic Commission
Hempstead
Edward P. Hartnett
Buffalo Evening News
Buffalo
John de Rutledge
New York Journal-American
New York City
George Woodruff
Lnyman
Chicago
Kenneth Spencer
Royal Liverpool Insurance Group
Iis Three Casualty Companies
Montclair
N, J
Snake victim discharged to rejoin Gloucester carnival
Clarence Diehl aged 58 of Saratoga Springs New York, a carnival snake handler, was bitten by his own snake and released from hospital to return to the carnival in Gloucester Massachusetts.
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Gloucester
Mass
Clarence Diehl
Saratoga Springs
Jewish Agency to Publish Black Paper on British Palestine Policy
David Ben Gurion accused Britain of plans to destroy the Jewish community in Palestine and announced the Jewish Agency would issue a black paper detailing alleged British violence and terrorism in the region. Manila mourns Quezon as Princeton delivers his body. 14 dead 70 injured in Azuchi train crash near Kyoto-Nagoya.
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Paris
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency
Britain
Palestine
Ben Gurion
Manila
Philippines Republic
U. S
Princeton
Manila Harbor
Manuel Quezon
Tokyo
Azuchi
Kyoto
Nagoya
Montreal gangster held for bookie czar murder confession
Louis Ber cowicz, 38, a small-time gangster, was held for the murder of Harry Davis, 48, Montreals bookie czar. He confessed at police headquarters that he shot Davis Thursday night while Davis sat in his office, saying Davis suspected him for a bomb throwing in a Montreal gambling house last week.
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Montreal
Louis Bercowicz
Harry Davis
Poland to Back Major Moves at Paris Peace Talks
Foreign Ministry spokesman said Poland will support all big power moves at the Paris peace conference aimed at weakening Germany. An unofficial source said the American Army will depart Shanghai August 6 carrying about 6,700 officers and men, with more to follow to Peiping and Nanking. Gen. Charles De Gaulle to outline France's world role in a Bar Le Duc speech Sunday, the third since his January resignation.
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Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
Poland
Paris
Germany
Shanghai
INS
United States
Peiping
Nanking
Charles de Gaulle
France
Bar le Duc
de Gaulle
Jews Seek 100000 Visas to Back Palestine Partition Plan
Jewish sources said immediate admission of 100,000 Jews to Palestine would be the price for backing the British American cabinet plan for partition. The issue hinges on the Jewish agency group meeting in Paris Monday and whether refugees can be housed in designated areas under the scheme. Byrnes declined comment on refugee accommodation while noting U S approval of the partition plan and London's confirmation of British acceptance.
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U. S
James F. Byrnes
Washington
Truman Plans Palestine Talks and Pace of Hungary Policy
President Truman prepared to meet with Byrnes and key officials at Washington on the noon departure with a large White House sendoff. Byrnes outlined Paris talks on Palestine partition and the 100000 Jewish immigration plan, while signaling possible U.S. pressure on Hungary's reparations and Soviet policy.
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Truman
Alale
Washington
White House
Byrnes
Justicie ‘Vinson
Wil Clayton
State Department
Ben Cohen
Cassie Connor
Paris
Palestine
Voter dies at 97 after long life of civic service
Mrs. Catherine Z. Striker, 97, died Friday from injuries suffered in a May 3 fall. She treasured a letter from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt congratulating her on voting at age 95. She registered and voted for Roosevelt two years earlier.
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Buffalo
Catherine Z. Striker
Weather Fronts and Pressure Systems Explain Meteorology
Weather overview notes clear skies nationwide with cloudy regions in North Carolina and central to western areas. It describes cold warm fronts stationary fronts occluded fronts and the role of isobars in wind patterns. It also mentions a Syracuse area five day forecast by Dr Manwell and a 6 AM to 6 AM forecast period.
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North Carolina
North
Milifpars
Indies
Manwell
U. S. Weather Bureau
Syracuse
May Probe Expands Into War Profits And Garsson Link
The War Investigating Committee led by Mead plans to discuss contract loopholes and profit recapture with Warren. It seeks GAO reports on contract termination with the Garsson munitions group, and may pursue income tax returns of Garsson officers.
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Mead
D-Ny
War Investigating Committee
Warren
General Accounting Office
Carsson
Brewster
R-M
Ferguson
R-Mich
Merren
GAO
Garsson Combine
Clark
New Yorker
Garsson Companies
Cumberland Lumber Co
May Day
May
Gersson Combine
Col
Harold Brooks
Alden Waitt
Chemical Warfare Service
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Waitt
Europe
Joseph H. Garsson
Uen
Larsson
British Prosecutor Declares 22 Nazis Guilty in War Crimes Trial
Sir Hartley W. Shawcross wrapped up an eight hour statement at the International Military Tribunal naming each defendant from Goering to Bor Mann and declaring these are guilty men as retribution for war crimes. The session began Friday and involved 22 ranking Nazis on trial.
Local race day at Bresee Chevrolet
Soap Box from Page One brought their cars to Bresee Chevrolet for inspection as Ralph DePalma and Bo Amos prepared to start the parade. Dozens of boys competed under strict rules, with Syracuse police and fire personnel managing crowds before heats and a dinner at Hotel Syracuse to honor winners and contestants.
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Bresee Chevrolet Motor Company
Ralph DePalma
Howard
Bo" Amos
Bresee Chevrolet Co
E. A. O'Hara
Herald-Journal
Herbert A. Dunn
The
Bresee Co
David J. Patton
Syracuse
Sheriff's
Tag Ghid
Akron
Pu Yi Testimony Blocked by Russian Custody
Allied prosecutors said an attempt to bring Henry Pu Yi before the tribunal for war crimes has been blocked by failure to obtain him from the Russians. Informants noted no progress in securing custody from Soviet authorities who control the former Manchurian puppet emperor. Reports of a potential handover to China have not been substantiated by the war crimes staff.
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Tokyo
Henry Pu Yi
Manchuria
International Tribunal
Pu Yi
Far East
Red Army
Texas Democrats vote in primaries with many races today
In Dallas Texas voters will nominate or vote into runoffs for governor US Senate 21 representatives and numerous local offices amid bitter campaigns. Nomination by the Texas Democratic Party is tantamount to election in the state.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
United States
Democratic Party
See A Bomb Damage Aboard U S S Panamint
Forty eight hours after the underwater atomic blast observers were allowed a closeup view of damage. The destroyer Hughes was beached to prevent sinking and appeared mortally stricken with armor and railing torn from the starboard side.
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U.S.S. Panamint
Bikink Lagoon
Inl
United Nations
U.S.S
Preacher, wife reunite after unexplained departure
Bonner Springs Church in the Country gasped as Mrs. Lambert left a note confessing jealousy hindering her husband’s work for two years. The couple reappeared together after six days away, with plans for a long honeymoon and a return to Sunday services for the parish. The preacher said he worried for six days, while their 17 year old son was killed on Okinawa and the family has two other children.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
John Hubbel
Okinawa
Lambert
Lynchings Documented as Mob Executions Raise Federal Intervention Call
The article recounts a mob lynching in the South with Lou Harrison detailing the abduction of four Black individuals, including women, leading to gunpoint danger and bodies found beside a rural road. Representative Marecantino urges President Truman to act, noting lynchings have declined but remain a concern. Dorsey, recently discharged from the Army, is mentioned among victims.
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Harrison
Dorsey
North Africa
Australia
U S Troops On Alert After Bavarian Violence
U S troops in Bavaria were alerted to watch for new violence involving Jewish displaced persons after three riots left one Jew dead and 13 wounded.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Bavaria
Prices Rise as OPA Reinstates Price Law and Clothing Hikes Loom
The OPA revival act prompts semi annual price reductions and anticipated clothing increases of 1 to 20 percent. Officials forecast higher meat and dairy controls to ease inflation while a price decontrol board weighs restoring or lifting ceilings for key goods after August 21.
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OPA
Marigins
Paul A. Porte
omMeials
Porter
Congress
White House
Price Decontrol Board
Faulty shell injures infantryman in New Guinea mortar incident
Shell mishap aboard a six mortar battery of Company H 153d Infantry at Aftape New Guinea during Biak operation in the Hollandia campaign leaves squad member Hodges with a shattered arm. The seven man crew led by Sarge Bostwick attempted rapid fire, but a misfiring shell blast caused severe injuries.
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Cortez
Heirens arraigned on two murder charges as mental exam sought
The defendant faced two murder charges Tuesday with a request for a continuance to permit a psychiatric evaluation. Psychiatrists reportedly found Heirens suffers from split personality, which could allow the defense to use this, along with confessions, as a mitigating factor. Coghlan said Heirens signed statements during a jail conference Friday detailing the three slayings.
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Heirens
Coghlan
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