Beauty Queen in Hotel Lobby Brawl
Barbara Jean Floyd Miss New Orleans 1948 fought with her pilot husband Capt George Cauthen in a hotel lobby over their marriage. He spanked her after she attacked him with a newspaper and kicks, then she chased him to a hotel room. She seeks a divorce citing public embarrassment.
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Barbara Jean
George Cauthen
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S.C
Cauthen
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Barbara
Tan
South America
Rockets Reach Up To 100 Miles In Peru Test
LOMA Peru Captain Thomas Ahroon said rockets launched from the Norton Sound by a US Navy task force reached altitudes from 75 to 100 miles during experiments off the Peruvian coast near the magnetic equator. Two German V2 rockets and US Aerobees carried data gathering instruments and transmitted messages to scientists aboard the ship, though none were recovered.
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Loma
Peru
Thomas Ahroon
Norton Sound
Ahroon
Horiday
Callan
Lima
Iran Princess Fawzia to Remarry in Cairo Ceremony
Princess Fawzia 27, exiled from Iran, will wed Maj Ismail Sherine Bey 40 in Abdin Palace Cairo in a lavish ceremony. The former Shah’s divorce followed years without a son, and their daughter Chahinaz stays in Tehran. Ismail Bey is Cambridge educated and serves as cabinet press officer.
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Egypt
Fawzia
Iran
Farouk
Tomorow
Ismail Sherine Bey
Abdin Palace
Ismail Bey
Cambridge University
Cabinet
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Chahinaz
Tehran
Eloper confesses killing bride to hide pregnancy
Milton Babich, 19, confessed to killing 16 year old Patricia Birmingham and dumping her body in the Milwaukee River after an elopement with Patricia’s sister Kathleen, who was pregnant. He described the shooting in a car, the disposal with a cement block, and the police investigation in a crowded courtroom as the habeas corpus hearing proceeded.
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Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Patricia
Babich
Milhwaukees
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kathleen
Detective Story
Adolph Kraemer
Hathleen
Dridge
Aio
Patricias
Coline
Jeff
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Swiss Communist Ex-Parliament Member Jailed in Embezzlement Case
Edgar Woog, a member of the Swiss Parliament for the Communist party, was sentenced to six months in prison for embezzlement from a war orphans fund. Four co-defendants received terms ranging from one to four months.
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Winterthur
Switzerland
Edgar Woog
Deadlock over rent control extends term but stalls bill
Federal rent controls are extended 15 months to July 1 1950 but a key fair return clause for landlords remains unresolved after a stormy 41 hour conference. House chair Brent Spence and Senate chair Burne Mayo argue over wording. Conferees plan to reconvene Monday to bridge the gap and seek a single bill for presidential approval.
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ULP
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Senate
Congress
Brent Spence
D-Kvy
House Committee
Burne
R. Mayoank
D-S. C
Truman
Berlin Reds Demonstrate in Soviet Sector Rally
In Berlin, Communists rallied yesterday on Unter den Linden protesting the Big Three currency ban in the western sectors. Spokesmen claimed hundreds of thousands attended, while Western reporters estimated far lower numbers. Observers noted reports of planned currency measures in the Russian zone to counter inflation.
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Berlin
Unter den Linden
Truman appeals for world missions despite boycotts
President Truman urged Americans to fund religious work abroad during the One Great Hour broadcast despite protests by Protestant fundamentalists over his earlier use of the term s o b and ongoing calls for an apology from Reverend Carl McIntire. The program connected Washington with Hollywood and carried a wide cast to encourage donations for Europe and Asia missions.
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Truman
Drew Pearson
S.o.b
Washington
Columbia, American and Mutual Systems
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Asia
Church of
Border shifts: 52 square miles reassigned to neighbors
Paris reports 31 localities totaling 13 500 people to switch from Germany to France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg on a provisional basis. German reaction was bitter with denouncements of Western Allies as talks on final peace continue.
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AHL
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France
Belgium
Netherlands
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Frankfurt
North Rhine-Westphalia
United States
Britain
Miners Back Tomorrow After Memorial Protest
Miners plan a return to eastern pits tomorrow ending a two week memorial and protest. The walkout caused an estimated wage loss of 55.56 million dollars as soft coal miners will work only four days before observing John Mitchel Day. Mitchell Davy is honored in October in the anthracite fields as a contract holiday and credited by miners with helping to establish the eight hour day.
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Pittsburgh
John Mitchel
Mitchell Davy
United Mine Worker
Mitchell
King George V Knighted Edinburgh Surgeon
King George V knighted Prof. James R. Learmonth of Edinburgh University for a successful operation. Dr Learmonth received the Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order at Buckingham Palace in a Friday ceremony marking a personal royal family service.
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London
George VE
James R. Learmonth
Edinburgh University
Learmonth
Buckingham Palace
Dewey and Churchill Dine Quietly at Baruch Home
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey dined privately with Winston Churchill last night at Bernard Baruch's residence. Churchill and his wife attended the intimate gathering in New York City at the Baruch home.
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New York
Thomas FE
Dewey
Winston Churchill
Bernard M. Baruch
Churchill
Wing
Baruch
Illustrated feature on a day with the Public Library director
Inside features include Poetry Art Chat and Books plus Amusements and Music. City Life Political Classified SGAS Periscope Crossword Radio and other sections are listed with page numbers. Deaths Satiety Editorial Sports Financial Vets News Weather and a noted picture page headline are included.
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Winchell
Twisters Kill, Injure Dozens Across Five States
A sweeping tornado outbreak across Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Louisiana and Mississippi left at least 26 dead and 120 injured. Descriptions note destroyed homes in Crowder El Paso Belden Miss Little Rock Pine Bluff and Newport with numerous injuries and widespread property damage.
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Dallas
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
New York Editor Seeks High Level Truman Stalin Peace Talks
At a Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace in New York, editor T. O. Thackter urged a top level meeting with President Truman and Premier Stalin to resolve Cold War disputes. Proponents and counter demonstrations followed, with Canadian visitors detained briefly by immigration officials. Counts of Columbia University challenged the program, while Americans for Intellectual Freedom disputed pro Communist influence at the Waldorf Astoria gathering.
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T. O. Thackter
New York Post Home News
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Stalin
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Rogge
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Toronto
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Margaret Fairley
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