St. Louis Post Dispatch Wins Pulitzer Prize Again
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch claimed its third Pulitzer for American newspapers for coverage of the Centralia mine disaster and ensuing mine safety reforms. Other 1948 winners included Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
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New York Drama Critics’ Circle Prize
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Notable U.S. Newspapers and Media Figures Listed
A roster of prominent editors and publishers includes Fackenthal Levellon Brown Providence Journal Robert Choate Boston Herald Kent Cooper Associated Press Gardner Cowles Des Moines Register Gardner Cowles Palmer Hoyt Denver Post Frank R Kent Baltimore Sun John S Knight Knight Newspapers Arthur Kroeck New York Times William R Mathews Arizona Daily Star Stuart H Perry Adrian Telegram Harold S Pollard New York World Telegram Joseph Pulitzer St Louis Post-Dispatch.
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New York Times
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Arizona Daily Star
Stuart H. Perry
Adrian
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NLRB to Conduct Buffalo Niagara Electric Union Vote
Elections for 2 260 workers at Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp will be held May 12 and 13 in Buffalo Tonawanda and Niagara Falls under the National Labor Relations Board supervision.
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Supreme Court Rules Big Five Violated Antitrust Laws
The Supreme Court ruled that the Big Five movie studios violated antitrust laws through price fixing and distribution agreements. It directed lower courts to continue proceedings to determine whether theaters must divest their interests in about 3137 venues and opened the door for possible damage claims by independent theater owners.
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Government seeks auction to open film market to competition
The government argued that auctioning first run preats would break the Big Five control over production distribution and exhibition. The court found Loews RKO Paramount Warner Bros 20th Century Fox Columbia Universal United Artists linked firms restrain trade by fixing admission prices granting theater clearances and enforcing block booking.
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River Yields Body of Local Man in Accidental Drowning
The body of Gordon M. Horton, 49, of Binghamton, was found yesterday in the Susquehanna River. Coroner John J. Breivis said there was no evidence of foul play and that Horton apparently drowned accidentally.
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Wanes to Get State Bonus
Former members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps entitle to share in New York State’s 400 million veterans bonus. Attorney General Goldstein ruled that former Waacs qualify with preference in civil service under the 1942 presidential order designating the auxiliary as an organization to serve with the Army.
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Church Conclave Opens for Mid Atlantic Congregational Conference
The Congregational churches of the Middle Atlantic States begin their two day annual conference in Washington with leaders predicting attendance tops 300. The event runs today and tomorrow at the capital city venue.
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Gulf Stream Effects Reach Murmansk Harbor
The Gulf Stream's influence extends from the Gulf of Mexico to Murmansk's lee-free harbor, tracing a broad climatic and oceanic impact across major maritime regions.
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Cartilage cache found worth fifty thousand dollars in Mexico
Authorities in Nuevo Laredo report a cache of cartridges valued at 50000 dollars discovered in a private house. The ammunition likely planned for shipment to southern Mexico, according to officials.
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