The Man Who Waited in Nazareth
In Nazareth Joseph, son of Jacob, is described as a quiet visionary rather than a craftsman. He lives among rough merchants and townsfolk who crave excitement, while Samuel of Cana visits Joseph at the shop on the Street of the Cooper. The scene closes with Samuel greeting Joseph as the day fades.
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Nazareth
Joseph
Jacob
Notat
Europe
Asia
Samuel of
Cana
Coopersmith
City Enforcements Cuts Accidents to 608 in February
Continued strict traffic enforcement credited with lowering city accidents from 605 in February 1945 to 608 last month. Chief Joan A. Kinner and Captain Thomas Hennigan said pedestrian injuries halved from 50 to 25 and traffic tickets rose to 1,168 moving violations plus 6,563 parking tickets. Syracuse maintains low traffic fatalities with one death in the last month and two in February 1948.
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Joan A. Kinner
Thomas Hennigan
Bis
Syracuse
Hennigan
Hkinner
Oleo Tax Hearing Before Congress
Defenders of federal taxes on Oleo margarine testified before the House Agriculture Committee opposing repeal bills. Backers of repeal measures presented their case in a separate hearing the previous day.
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Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Hungary and Romania Clash Over Religious Freedom
A newspaper notice notes Hungary and Bulgaria under Soviet influence are active in political trials while Romania pursues religious suppression more quietly. Marquis Childs critiques this trend in his editorial column and references pages listing features and sections.
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Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Marquis Childs
California Real Estate on the Move on Terminal Island
Geologists report Terminal Island in Los Angeles harbor undergoing lateral land movement since last July at the 1 630 foot level. The shift threatens about 35 to 30 oil wells requiring reinforcement while the Navy spends over 2 million dollars to protect installations as the island gradually sinks.
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San Pedro
Cahi CP
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Navy
Unclear Court Testimony Mixed With Vague Injury Descriptions
In London a strange event follows a dramatic incident as live fish reportedly shattered church windows. In Southend, Dr. John Marney testifies describing facial injuries including a bilateral periorbital hematoma and a left subconjunctival hemorrhage, with a lawyer asking for plain translation.
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Southend
England
John Marney
Maxwell Lewis
Dr. Marney
Food Index Holds To Upward Trend
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index rose to 5.82 from 5.70, marking a three week upward trend. It represents the cost of a pound each of 31 foods and remains 33.1 percent below the year ago figure of 6.70 but 28 percent above the February 3 low of 5.06.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Rankin Pushes House Vote on Veteran Pensions Plan
Representative Rankin of Mississippi urged the House Rules Committee to send his bill for debate on veteran pensions. He estimated the program would cost about 109 billion dollars over the years and sought a floor vote under a no amendments rule.
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Washington
G?p
Rankin
D-Miss
House
House Rules Committee
Russians Refuse to Leave Frankfurt Soviet Mission Blockaded
In Frankfurt the U S military police sealed the four hundred year old red sandstone mansion housing eight Soviet repatriation officials. Water gas electricity were cut as American MPs manned the perimeter. Col S A Wood extended the deadline and conferred with Col Vassily Argoonov about orders from Moscow. The Russians remained inside past the new deadline, facing treason charges if they quit without Moscow orders.
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Frankfurt
Amerian
Moscow
S. A. Wood
Frankfort
SAAL
Wood
Wood J
Col
Vassily L. Argoonov
Mood
Mile Trip Makes History Nonstop World Flight
Fort Worth Texas AP reports the Lucky Lady MT B 50 bomber and 14 crew completed the first nonstop flight around the world refueling in flight. After 94 hours 1 minute since leaving Fort Worth the return to Carswell Air Force Base marked a historic feat in aerial refueling capability and strategic flight reach.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
Syracuse
Air Force
Washington
Symington
Fort Worth
Curtis E. Lemay
Strategic Air Command
Russia
Tilensie
Texas
Nelly Big
Wuain
Witness Testifies U S Spying Claims Tied to War Preparations
Christo Stratev testified in Sofia at the espionage trial of 15 Protestant clergymen that an American official asked him to gather Russian military information because America was preparing for war against the Soviet Union. He quoted Cyril Black, secretary of the American Peace Treaty Mission to Sofia, about the demand.
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Sofia
America
Soviet Union
Christo Stratev
Nikola Petkov
Stratev
Cyril Black
Plane Hits Wires But Lands Safely
A DC-4 operating for Transcontinental and Western Air with 33 aboard landed safely at Gander, Mid. last night after striking ground wire installations during an instrument approach. The Bombay bound flight, 24 passengers and nine crew, departed LaGuardia Field at 3 20 P M EST yesterday. Damage described as moderate.
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New York
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Gander
Mid
LaGuardia Field
Lonely Hearts Killings Tied to Twin Swindle Pair
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, a con artist couple, are charged with murder in the slayings of Deliphene Downing and her three year old daughter Painelle. Authorities in multiple states review missing women lists to uncover additional victims of the lonely hearts scheme.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
ULP
Raymond Fernandez
Casanove
Martha Beck
Fernandez
Nelly’s World Flight Compared to Early Air Race Feats
The article recalls Nellie Bly’s 1899 globe trip and contrasts it with a 1924 military air expedition. Four Army planes departed Seattle on April 6 heading west, endure weather delays, and hop routes via the Aleutians and India to England, with only two reaching the United States.
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Seattle
Aleutians
India
England
United States
Sally Gillars Ends Testimony in Treason Trial
Mildred E. Gillars, 48, wrapped up her sixth day on the witness stand describing wartime Nazi propaganda broadcasts and her personal life. She bristled at a question from prosecutor John M. Kelley Jr asking about meetings with Stella Koischwitz after the war. The judge pressed for an answer as she claimed memory gaps about discussing avoiding American troops.
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Curran
Kelley
B 29 Believed Down In Northern Luzon Mountain Range
An American B-29 with nine aboard is believed down in the Caraballo range of Northern Luzon after going overdue from Clark Field. Last contact was 60 miles from the field.
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Manila
Lofir
Carabello Mountain
Luzon
Clark Field
Absurdities by Lionel Barrymore at Hollywood luncheon
Lionel Barrymore ridiculed disarmament requests at a Hollywood luncheon calling them absurd. He compared such pleas to asking a bank for a loan on destitution and to soliciting a high brow weekly editor’s circulation figures.
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Lionel Barrymore
Hollywood
Mercury Weather Update Warns Of Slow Warmth Ahead
The weatherman notes a slow rise in temperatures with 10 at 6:30 AM and no significant warm spell in sight. Tonight's low near 35, tomorrow’s high around 34 with occasional snow flurries. February records show snow four inches below normal, total snow 125 inches for the season, 60 inches to date, and daily temperature roughly six degrees above normal.
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Mercury
Utica
Canton
Weather Bureau
Smith Free in Wife Slaying Seeks Work
Edwin W. Smith, 31, Onondaga Indian, acquitted of second degree murder in his wife Catherine’s Dec 10 slaying, seeks a job to provide a decent home for his three children. He argued temporary insanity. the case marks a shift of major crimes on reservations to state courts.
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Edwin W. Smith
Catherine
New York
Smith
Xyhe
Onondaga
Wilfred E. Hoffmann
Levi Frost
Alvin Stout
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