NAACP Seeks Halt to Second Electrocution of Willie Francis
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP announced plans to intervene to save Willie Francis, a 17 year old convicted murderer held in a Louisiana jail awaiting execution. Francis, who survived an electric chair test due to faulty electrodes, remained undeterred as the governor rescheduled the sentence.
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New Orleans
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
N.aa.c.p
New York
N.A.A.C.P
Willie Francis
Trerin
Francis
St. Martinsville
Ele
Hillman Attacks Price Listing and House Actions
Sidney Hillman, CLO PAC chair and Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America president, labeled Cognos a sham on the Price Control Act and denounced the House for blocking social legislation. He faulted a coalition in Congress, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and allied groups for hindering housing, health, fair employment, and anti tax measures as 1,900 delegates listened.
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Atlantic City
Sidney Hillman
CLO
Cognos
Hillman
CILO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
House of Representatives
National Association of Manufacturers
National Real Estate Board
Meat Trust
Tico
Clothing Workers’ Convention
House Committee On UN
Sugar Bowl soda parlor nostalgia and confectionery scene
The narration praises the Sugar Bowl as a romance fostering, calorie rich hub with upstairs beer and ice cream parlor culture. It laments French imitators failing with watery sherbet, siphon sodas, saccharine sweetness, and mislabelled American signs, contrasting quality and charm.
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de Quincy
Holdup Victim Thwarts Young Thug in Lackawanna
Jordon Nickoloff 51 was reported in fair condition at Our Lady of Victory Hospital after he fought off a youthful holdup man. In the scuffle he tossed two wallets containing nearly 1300 dollars, while the attacker beat him and forced him to surrender six dollars in change and a 100 dollar watch.
Alcatraz Break Ends in Gunfight and Deaths
The Alcatraz siege ends with guards killed and convicts dead after a dramatic breakout attempt. Notable figures include bank robber Joseph Cretzer and kidnapper Marvin Hubbard. guard Harold Stites dies protecting hostages, while Warden Johnston recounts the battle and the prison’s damaged wing.
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Joseph Paul Cretzer
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Marvin F. Hubbard
Tennessee
Coy
Cretzer
Burch
of the Rock
Harold P. Stites
W. H. Miller
Miller
James Groves
Johnston
Rufus
Whitey
Franklin
Alcatraz
Hubbard
McCracken Scholarship Created at Vassar College
Vassar College presents an $8,000 scholarship fund honoring retiring president Dr. Henry Noble McCracken. The fund is allocated to assist foreign students attending the college.
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Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
Henry Noble McCracken
Vassar
Halfway House Reduced to Ashes by Big Fire
Fire gutted the century old Halfway House in Glens Falls leaving only the foundation after a Sunday blaze. Officials pegged the damage at 250000 dollars as more than 200 patrons evacuated calmly while workers tried to confine the kitchen fire sparked by grease on an exhaust hood.
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Glens Falls
Montreal
New York
Glens. Falls
Lake George
Hanley Confirms Run on New York Republican Ticket
Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley states he will definitely be on the New York Republican ticket next fall. He refutes rumors of not running and says the party chairman has announced the slate with no changes expected.
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Buffalo
Joe R. Hanley
New York State
Hanley
Marine Chief Warns of Plot Against the Marines
Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that a proposed Army led unification would threaten the Marine Corps. He warned the merger could amount to extinction for the Marines, despite their long service in the nation’s military structure.
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Washington
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
War Department
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Armed Services
Army
Fire Destroys Coast Town in Washington
Underwood residents faced evacuation as a blaze wiped out a cluster of businesses and most houses in a few hours. The 400 population village sought temporary housing for about 30 families while salvaging belongings from smoldering embers with no injuries reported.
French Referendum Vote Shapes Postwar Political Fallout
Discussion centers on De Gaulle retreat and absent registration as France debates control of a provisional government. Analysts note Socialist abstention or opposition to the constitution risks fracturing Socialist Communist ties while the Communist bloc likely stayed solid in support.
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Utive
de Gaulle
MRP
Ex Fighter Walter Brumm Killed in Oakland Gun Duel
In Oakland California police shot and killed Walter Brumm 41 a former welterweight fighter in an alley gun duel near his home. Officers said Brumm fired a rifle through the walls of the house and exchanged fire with policemen Wesley Cantura Fred Viretto and Ernie Clark with no officers injured.
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Oakland
Calif
Walter Brumm
J. P. McDonnell
Stable Butter Control Ann
Washington lawmakers on a special house committee discussed butter shortages and dairy price controls. The panel led by Chairman Pace aims to devise a program to relieve current shortages and stabilize the dairy industry for the long term.
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Washington
House
Chester Bowles
CFA
Paul Porter
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Andeson
Pace
D-Ga
Alleged Slayer Dies in Hospital
Seventeen year old David Eugene Donohoe, charged with first degree murder in boxer Al Davis slaying, died yesterday in Kings County Hospital. He had been partially paralyzed from a gunshot wound received the night of the tavern holdup and had lost about 60 pounds since his arrest in November in Kansas City.
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New York
David Eugene Lonohoe
Bummy) Davis
Kings County
Davis
Donohoe
Kansas City
New York Delegation Votes on Census Funding Amendment
Washington report notes New York Congress members participated in a roll call on a Commerce Department appropriation bill removing Census Bureau and manufacturers census funding. The measure failed 128 to 125 with 177 not voting. listed names show party and vote tallies for each congressman.
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Washington
New York State
House
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Yea—Buck
Butter
Cole
Elsaesser
Gamble
Edwin Arthur Hall
Leonard W. Hall
Torrens
Andrews
Baldwin
Barry
Bennet
Buckley
Byrne
Celler
James J. Delaney
John J. Delaney
Fuller
Gwenn
Hancock
Ffernan
Pan American Clipper Sets Honolulu to San Francisco Record
A Pan American World Airways Constellation clipper today shaved three minutes from the old record, posting a time of 7 hours 54 minutes from Honolulu to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Constellation
Pan American World Airways Today
Honolulu
Auto showroom and repair facility with used car lot
The building houses a large showroom and repair garage for over thirty cars, on a 19 000 sq ft lot with a 13 000 sq ft adjacent plot for used car sales. National brand tires tubes batteries accessories will be stocked. Household appliances will join when ready for delivery. budget department will offer time payment plans.
Nazi Money Held Stable Through War
MERNBERG (2) Walther Funk told the International Military Tribunal that Germany kept its currency stable during the war and disproved the idea that war unsettled monetary values. He claimed Goering set policy until 1942 and later Albert Speer directed signals as minister of munitions.
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Mernberg
Walther Funk
International Military Tribunal
Germany
Reichsbank
Hermann Goering
Ministry of Economics
Albert Speer
World Bank Opens Shop in Washington
The 39 nation World Bank began operations in borrowed Federal Reserve Board quarters with its 12 member directorate to choose a chief executive earning 30000 dollars annually. The bank, linked to the IMF formed at Bretton Woods, will start work as the US Treasury shapes the leadership, likely an American.
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Washington
World Monetary Fund
World Bank
The
Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods
N. H
Federal Reserve Board
Savannah, Ga
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Three Die in Private Plane Crash near Parker Mountain
State police identified the victims as L. L. Leveque, president of the L. L. Leveque Co. of Columbus, his wife, and Robert Chester Johns, 31, of Columbus. The Gruman amphibian crashed during a northeast rainstorm, engulfed in flames with the plane's pilot among the dead.
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Rochester
N. H
Columbus
Parker Mountain
L. L. Leveque
L. L. Leveque Co
Robert Chester Johns
Westgate iColumbus
U S Presses Russia on Trade Pact System
The United States protests Russia over exclusive trading arrangements with neighboring states. Officials say Washington knows little about the Russian agreements. The move fits a broader U S aim for a freer private trade system worldwide as it asks 15 foreign nations including Russia and Britain to wind up official purchasing missions in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Britain
Friendship Worth Buying Only By Friendship Quote
A brief quotation from Thomas Wilson notes that true companionship cannot be bought with money. The line frames friendship as earned through mutual regard rather than material exchange.
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Thomas Wilson
Holiday in Jap War Crimes Trial
Eighth Army reports its first weekday holiday from war crimes trials in three months. Fifty Japanese tried on mistreatment of Allied prisoners of war. five sentenced to hang, three acquitted, others given prison terms.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
Rain Reduces Threat of Fires in New York State
The Conservation Department said fire danger decreased as weekend rains spread across most of the state. An emergency warning had been issued Friday after reports of tinder dry conditions in the woodlands.
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Albany
New York State
Conservation Department
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