Planning Group OKs New Housing Contract in Eastwood
The Syracuse Planning Commission approved a $2.423 million public housing project contract between the Syracuse Housing Authority and the state. The measure moves to the Common Council for a public hearing in one to two weeks amid protests from about 150 Eastwood property owners.
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Planning Group
Oks New Housing Contract
Cite Planning Commission
Syracuse Housing Authority
State
Eastwood
Common Council
Cossmission
Sergei N. Grimm
Frank 13
Costello
Herman T. Siichman
Gusty Winds Diminish After Syracuse Storm
Strong gusts of up to 40 miles per hour buffeted Syracuse today then will ease tonight as a storm moves north into Maine. Temperatures will range 50 to 55 today and tomorrow after a 76 degree high yesterday. Precipitation totaled .08 inches over the weekend. winds left debris and scattered waste on North Side streets.
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Syracuse
Maine
Andrew P. Kehler
Weather Bureau
Keller
Manila Shaken by Two Tremors Within Minutes
Two earthquakes rattled Manila today within 15 minutes of each other. A mild tremor at 2 22 P M was followed by a sharper twisting quake causing no reported damage.
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Manila
Todays features noisy enemies of communism in Manhattan
Marquis Childs notes in his column that demonstrations against communism in Manhattan drew maximum public attention as part of the Red dominated Cultural and Scientific World Peace Conference. Other features and pages are listed, including Amusements, Comics, and City Life.
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Manhattan
Marquis Childs
Washington Cherry Blossoms Ahead of Festival Bloom
Washington witnesses early bloom as warm sun lifts buds around the Tidal Basin five days before the Cherry Blossom Festival. Park officials test a growth hormone spray to extend the blossoms' life through the festival dates April 1 to 3.
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Washington
Tidal
National Park
Lt Gen Smith Leads First Army Command
The defense department announced that Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith, former ambassador to Russia, is assigned to command the First Army with headquarters at Governors Island. He was in line after Gen Courtney Hodges retired last winter and the ambassador returned from Moscow.
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Washington
Ixns
Defense Department
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
First Army
Governors Island
Miners Return To Work After Two-Week Shutdown
East of the Mississippi hard and soft coal miners resume production after a two week stoppage, with 463,000 UMW members back at pits nationwide. President Lewis calls it a protest memorial while unions reassess wage losses, contracts, and upcoming vacation period through June 30.
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Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Tipples
U.mav
John L. Lewis
Imine
Pennsylvania
Elds
U. S
Western Pennsylvania Coal Qnerators Association
Lewis
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Senate
Interior Committee
Truman
Bord Br
UMW
Illinois
Progressive Miners of America
U.W
U.A.W
A. F. Whitner
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Ike Flying To Key West
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, pale and weak from a stomach ailment, flew to Key West at President Truman's invitation to rest and recover. He said he remains hopeful about the future, calling the country strong and praising the armed forces, while noting few differences among the joint chiefs of staff.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
Truman
Maj. Truman
Independence
Army
Ike
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Forces
White House
Ex-Empress Fawzia Weds Ismail Shirine Bey in Private Ceremony
Princess Fawzia, sister of Egypt's King Fariduk, marries Ismail Shirine Bey in a simple Moslem rite. The union is her second since her divorce from the Shah of Iran last November, leaving her without an heir. The announcement came from the royal cabinet in a formal communique.
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Cairg
Fawzia
Iran
Farouk
Ismail Shirine Bey
Kouba Palace
Navy rescues eleven from sinking Catalina in Pacific
Eleven airmen survived after their Catalina ditched 605 miles southwest of Johnston Island. Navy LSM 448 75 miles north picked them up nine hours after the crash amid rough seas. They were to be taken to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. The rescue was supported by 15 aircraft including a B-17 from Hickam Field. The commander notes the Catalina crew radioed distress and the LSM arrived promptly.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Navy
LSM 448
Hkwajalein
Marshall Islands
Catalina
Johnston Island
Here
Hickam Field
Craft
Lit
Floyd McDaniel Farr
Rockhill
S.C
Eddie Rickenbacker
Amelia Earhart
Babich Mum At Hearing In Milwaukee Murder Case
Milton Babich, 19, arraigned on first degree murder for killing Patricia Birmingham after a remark about her sister’s pregnancy. He stood mute as bail was debated and was remanded without bond. Preliminary hearing set for April 12 at 3 PM. His wife Kathleen, 16, waved to him as he left court.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Harvey L. Neelen
William McCauley
Babich
Arthur Richter
Richter
Kathleen
Patricia
Woman Recluse, 70, Dies in Fire in Newport
A 70 year old woman, Miss Minnie Roland, who had lived alone in a 12 room three story house for 40 years, died attempting to escape a fire of suspicious origin that heavily damaged her Newport home. Firemen found her body near the second floor bed room door.
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Newport, R. I
Ins
Minnie Roland
Advice to Brides From National Dairymen's League Official
Franklin B. Warner, an officer of the National Dairymen's League, gave two pieces of advice to brides at a wedding breakfast in Bridgeport Connecticut. He said a wife should resemble the snail by staying tied to home but not hoarding all she possesses, and resemble the echo by speaking only when spoken to but not insisting on having the last word.
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Franklin B. Warner
National Dairymen’s League
Bridgeport
Conn
Barber Becomes Father as Wife Con valiant Polio Patient
Willard Dare, a Los Angeles barber, rushed to the hospital after learning he fathered a girl weighing six pounds four ounces. His wife Virginia, 23, has been a polio victim and has relied on an iron lung since November 15. He gave a dollar to a shaving customer to finish quickly.
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Los Angeles
Willard Dare
Virginia
Driver Training Causes Major Injury at Wright Field
Major Fred Holdredge aged 31 remained in Wright Field Hospital with both legs broken after a car pinned him against a wall. His wife Jane was learning to drive when the accident occurred and police were notified.
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Dayton
Fred Holdredge
Wright Field Hospital
Jane
Sandwich shop sells "Bombshell Sandwich" for 125 dollars
Philadelphia restaurant owner upgrades a simple sandwich into a high price item. A shop at 48th and Spruce displays a window sign advertising a "Bombshell Sandwich" described as a complete delicatessen between three slices of white or rye for 125 dollars.
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Philadelphia
48Th
Spruce Sis
Council of Europe Constitution Discussed by Ten Nations
High ranking diplomats from ten countries including Italy Ireland Sweden Denmark Norway Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg meet in London to draft a constitution for the Council of Europe as a step toward a possible United States of Europe.
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London
Council of Europe
United States of Europe
Italy
Ireland
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Nazi Worker Is Indicted Over Treason Charges
A federal grand jury indicted Herbert John Burgman, a former U S Embassy employee in Berlin, on treason charges. He allegedly broadcast Nazi propaganda and after Pearl Harbor refused to return to the United States, instead joining the German radio service and managing the Nazi propaganda station known as station debunk the station of all free Americans.
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Washngton
Iadar
Herbert John Burgman
U. S
Berlin
Burgman
Kokah
Minn
Pearl Harbor
United States
King George's Health Improves Allowing Public Engagements
Buckingham Palace announced that King George’s health has improved enough to resume public engagements. The update comes as the monarch recovers from illness and plans forthcoming official duties.
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London
Ins
Buckingham Palace
George
Nine Lake Camp Burglaries Under Sheriff Investigation
The Erie County sheriff investigates nine camp burglaries on Kline's Island at Onondaga Lake and in Van Buren. Deputies report camps entered by forcing front doors with a jimmy bar, with items stolen including stoves bedding clothes boots and boats. Names include George Sheridan Howard Hisington Leon Oswald Joseph Schwender Clifford Morn and others.
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Kline's Island
Onondaga Lake
van Buren
Edward Diligent Iesterday
George T. Sheridan
Wood
Sheridan
Howard Hisington
Frank Hale
August Tutay
LaFever
Michaels
Gun Barrel Rd
Seneca River
Nicholas Louise
Leon B. Oswald
Herkimer Jr
Louise
Oswald
Joseph Schwender
Clifford Morn
Schwender
Morn
Johnson sworn in as defense secretary at Pentagon oath
Louis Johnson was sworn in as secretary of defense in a grand Pentagon ceremony overseen by Chief Justice Vinson. Johnson pledged unity of the Army Navy and Air Force, with a defense policy to maximize strength within America’s economy and democracy, to deter any potential aggressor.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Clarksburg. W. Va
James V. Forrestal
New York
Forrestal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Cere
Mony
Fred M. Vinson
Pentagon
Johnson
America
Rent Control Extended 15 Months in Bipartisan Accord
Senate and House conferees reach a 15 month extension with a fair net operating income provision for landlords, aiming to avert a Thursday expiration. The compromise shortens Truman’s request but signals likely White House approval and outlines factors for determining landlord returns.
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Washingtonets
Senate House
House
Senate
Lucas Ofllincis
Truman
Senator Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Yugoslavia Clash Reported Near Trieste
Giornale di Trieste says gunfire echoed overnight in Yugoslavia near the Trieste area. Light artillery and machine gun fire were heard several miles east of Gorizia, indicating border tensions.
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Trieste
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Edward Weimer, Jr
Beyl
Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Dean
Mary Haworth
Ing. Repter
Winchell
Smith
Lewis Nods
Allah
Shirine Bey
Winnie
Winston Churchill
Bernard Baruch
Dow
Baruch
AP Wurephoto
King George
Lake Camp
Trueman
Yugoslavia
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