Sigma Delta Chi Announces 1948 Service Awards
The Sigma Delta Chi fraternity honors distinguished service in American journalism. Recipients include Virginia Dabney and George J. O'Connor, with work noted from Richmond to Binghamton, and tributes to cartoonist Herbert Block and photographer Frank Jurkoski.
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Virginius Dabney
Richmond
Vimes- Dispatch
Democratic Machine
Herbert Block
Washington Post
Merrill Bueller
NBC
London- Dispatch
Reds Press Shanghai Front as Communist Drive Expands
Shanghai front reports indicate renewed Communist attacks from the southwest and northwest with initial gains in central and southeast China. The Nationalist garrison says the southwestern push is being held while the northwest advances face stronger resistance. The broader offensive follows the seizure of Hangchow and Shanghai isolation by sea.
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Shanghai
China
Hangchow
Ford Strike Expands as Rouge and Lincoln Plants Idle
U A W members warn of a long strike at Ford plants after a peaceful picket showing. John Bugas appeals for police access, while Mayor Hubbard calls the move premature. The walkout halts production of Ford and Mercury cars, costing wages and threatening 5300 daily U.S. output and disrupting 3500 supplier firms.
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U.A
John Bugas
Ford Industrial “ Relations
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Rouge
Orville “Hubbard
Ford
Lready
Mercury
River Rouge
Lincoln
Japanese Bootleggers Face Price War
Japanese moonshiners provoke government headaches as officials cut alcoholic beverage prices to match bootleg goods. The crackdown lowers bootleg products in wartime and warns that bootleg liquor contains impurities that may discolor drinkers’ skin.
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Pontiegzers
Toothbrushes Go Begging Shinneapolis
Dr Edward L Ball, a Cincinnati dentist, told the Minnesota state dental convention that only about 25 percent of Americans use toothbrushes and that roughly 90 percent of users fail to brush properly. He called the untapped market for toothbrushes almost unlimited.
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Shinneapolis
United States
Edward L. Ball
Cincinnati
Shnnesota
Army hunts tall man with hangover abductor in Georgia
Three expectant mothers, Tarna Zello wife of a Fort Benning soldier, Mary Ellen Peters, 28, of Surenia, and two others, were abducted and later freed after a suspect described as a six foot tall man forced them into a dark coupe with a promise to take them home. The group traveled near the Florida state line before the women escaped and notified authorities.
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Colembes
Suubor Foley
Zello
Fort Benning
Trey
Florida State
End of Occupation May Shape Big Four Talks in Paris
Western powers prepare for the Paris conference opening May 23 as a Russian proposal to withdraw all occupation troops from Germany looms. The United States Britain and France weigh how to respond while plans for a Western German government advance amid Soviet-Western unification efforts and carrier removal to ease zones.
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Waselington
Russia
Germany
Gilleuly
Paris
United
Lowman Appears Favorite in City Mayoral Shuffle
The article outlines McNett’s push for a nomi nee with winning electability and city admin istration skill. Ward leaders favored Wasmer and Stark, with some support for Apps, while Lowman’s selection emerged as a compromise between Wasmer and Stark to attract business, legal, and banking backers and GOP officials ahead of the September 6 primary.
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McNett
Chaisman
MccNett
Robert G. Wasmer
Leon H. Abbott
Welfare
Siark
Wasmer
Socine
Abbott
Edward
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Lowman
Stark
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Republican
Mc. Nett
G.O.P
Leslie A. Daclittile
Republica
Mayer
Charles J. Hogan
Lowman Folding Box Corp
Fifth District
Deputies Nab Suspects After High Speed Chase
Deputies chased a motorcycle group of five through Brewerton and Oswego County into Central Square and Fulton road. The bike, without lights, sped north toward Brewerton as officers attempted interception. The driver fired the bike’s gun and fled, two riders were thrown into a muck field four miles west of Central Square on the Fred Johnson farm in Schroeppel.
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Brewerton
Joy and
Seeley
Oswego County
Central Square
Fulton Rd
Fred Johnson
Schroeppel
House Ways and Means Debates Social Security Bill
In Washington the House Ways and Means Committee pressed ahead on social security reforms following a censorship move. They consider Truman proposals to extend coverage to about 100000 workers, raise monthly benefits from 85 to 150 dollars, and create a permanent and temporary disability program.
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House
Ways ‘and
Committee
Truman
Greek rebels raid border town near Bulgaria
The government reported that a force of at least 4,000 rebels attacked the town of Con Petrusion near the Bulgarian border on Wednesday night. Residents fled as homes and shops were looted and a large number of inhabitants were kidnapped.
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Athens
Greece
Con Petrusion
Wall of glass sandwich promises cheaper, lighter walls
A Philadelphia firm announced a glass sandwich wall at an American Institute of Architects meeting. The wall combines concrete slabs with cellular glass insulation, layers cast on two floors, and rapid 24 hour hardening. It costs about two dollars per square foot and is half as thick as ordinary masonry.
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New York
WNXS
Phuisturgh
American Institute of Architects
Memphis man arrested for cigarette sale at $1.25 carton
Memphis police arrested Rudy Buskin after learning a man was selling cartons of cigarettes for 1.25 dollars each. He admitted the cigarettes were supplied to him by a porter at a neighborhood store.
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Memphis. Tenn
Rudy Buskin
UN Near Vote On Spain Debate Divides Nations
UN members prepared for a vote on Spain under Franco as Latin American nations and others split with the United States over diplomatic moves. A proposed nonrecognition or boycott policy faces opposition as debate continues on Israel’s bid and Jerusalem issues amid Arab objections.
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UN Assembly
Boyett
Franco Spain
U.S
Uroyosa
Com- Penend van Aan
Spain
Ryan
Israe
Australia
Israel
Jerusalem
Pol
Maple syrup festival uses stored snow in St Albans
Snow for the maple sugar snow party was kept in a freezer locker amid an unusually mild spring. Sponsors prepared in advance to ensure the event proceeds smoothly despite the weather. The piece mentions Niagara Falls plans to issue honeymoon certificates signed by the mayor and chamber of commerce president for visiting newlyweds.
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ST Albans
Niagara Falls
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Greater Niagara Travel and Publicity Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Burglar’s Gasoline Explosion Hurts Four in Midtown Locker
A gasoline blast in a Midtown locker wounded four officers and a suspect after a burglary roundup. Investigators say a burglar used a rag and lighter to ignite fumes before escape. Four suspects were reportedly detained in the raid.
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New York
Minneap olis Catholic Service and Understanding Initiative
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Congress
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Minneapolis
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Allen
Girl Admits Drowning Boy in Drainage Ditch Case
A woman admits drowning a boy and helping dispose of the body near a drainage ditch. She described luring the boy to the ditch, snaring him with a head scarf, and holding him as he drowned. The body was found later, and a search for the missing boy continues with authorities involved.
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