State death rate hits record low for first quarter
New York State reports a death rate of 12 per 1 000 and a birth rate of 20.6 per 1 000 for the first quarter. A power-line fire briefly disrupts Queens service while a street near Manhattan is shifted 30 feet for the new tunnel access. The New York State Grange plans a Rochester parley December 13 to 16. Engineering contracts nationwide top 226 million dollars, a postwar high.
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Ford Strikers Barred From State Benefits
More than 70,000 Michigan Ford workers idle in the speed-up strike were denied unemployment compensation by a state agency. However 7,600 strike-idled Ford veterans will receive GI benefits totaling about 456000.
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Britain tells Poland Eisler arrest legal in British waters
Britain sent a note to Poland asserting the arrest of Gerhart Eisler aboard the ship Batory was legal while in British waters and protested Poland’s refusal to surrender Eisler aboard the vessel. The exchange followed Poland’s claim of violations of international law.
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Obituary notices list several notable deaths
Edwin F. E. Miller 63 native of Fond Du Lac Wis served in New York Senate 1935 to 1937 in Schenectady. Walter Miller 68 retired vice president Continental Oil Co in Ponca City Okla. Dr Dillon C Bond 84 retired St Louis eye specialist practiced Missouri 30 years Nashville Tenn. Channing M Wells Jr 46 member of South bridge family founders of American Optical Co in Boston. Hamilton R Morgan 53 mitre of the Erie Recorder Line Ioana One.
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Lonely Heart Pair Goes to Trial for Murders
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, dubbed Lonely Hearts killers, face first degree murder charges in New York for the death of Janet Far Albery. They sought delays from the U.S. Supreme Court and argue extradition violated rights. Authorities note separate killings in Michigan as part of a scam to swindle widows through mail order romance. The case carries a possible death sentence if convicted.
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Tornado Hits Belvidere Neb Killing Three
A southeastern Nebraska village faced destruction as a tornado killed three residents and injured seven. The main part of town lost power and water supply, a building was demolished, several others were damaged, and only one phone remained in operation after the storm struck at supper time last night.
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Attlee Strike Plea Fails as Liverpool Dockers Vow to Continue
In Liverpool 8500 striking dock workers voted to keep the unofficial walkout despite Prime Minister Attlee warning them to end the stoppage. The mass meeting approved continuation of the work stoppage today.
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Plane wreck inquiry after San Juan crash leaves few survivors
Governor Luis Munoz Marin leads an investigation into a charter plane crash off San Juan where 28 of 81 aboard survived and 53 were killed in the GALILEO era event, amid reports of recovered bodies and Navy momentum.
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Pact Broken Says West at Berlin Blockade Council
Western bloc charges Soviet Union with bad faith over the four power agreement on Berlin a blockade. American British and French delegations planned to present chapter and verse at the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. Moscow had agreed May 3 to lift transport and trade restrictions by May 12.
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Vatican Wins Land Cession Bill Amid Protests
The Senate approved a small land cession to the Vatican despite protests by Communists and some independent leftists. The April 194s bill granted extra territorial rights over land near the Papal summer villas at Castel Gandolfo and Aliano Lazio.
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House Armed Services to Probe B-35 Bomber July Start
The House Armed Services Committee plans an investigation of the B-35 bomber to begin the first week of July. The probe was authorized by an unanimous House vote and Chairman Vinson instructed a resolution to allow the committee to spend 50,000 dollars, pending later House approval.
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