Fog grounds 10000 air travelers in New York City
A pea soup fog blanketed the metropolitan area for over 13 hours grounding 106000 travelers at New York airways snarling harbor movement and delaying city traffic. Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and wife arrived in New York for a state visit. Peter Hopkins Jr of Yonkers elected state commander of Catholic War Veterans. Harry Phillips of Allentown Pa won a 1400 scholarship to Hartwick College from IBM during the Oneonta Science Congress.
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Worker Killed in Gulf Oil Refinery Explosion
In Philadelphia an explosion and fire at The Gulf Oil Corp refinery killed one worker and critically burned a would-be rescuer. The victim mixed oil in an experimental building when a boiling solution touched off the blaze.
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Gulf Oil Corp
Forster Named Editor of Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburg Daily News reports Y. yesterday was named editor of the Pittsburgh Press succeeding the late Edward T. Leech. Jack R. Howard announced the appointment. Forster has served as managing editor of the Press for 17 years.
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Missing Danish Vessels Return After Nine Days Held by Reds
Three Danish fishing boats that vanished for nine days returned to Danish ports and said they were held by Soviet authorities at Neukuhren near Kaliningrad. They reported two other Danish ships were still in port when they departed.
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Montreal Receives First German Scrap Shipment
The Montreal-registered freighter Mont Sandra arrived from Hamburg with 6,800 tons of scrap metal. The delivery marks a campaign expected to reach 100,000 tons this year with most metal sent to mills in Hamilton and Toronto. About 15 ships are anticipated to bring scrap to Montreal before navigation ends.
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Germany
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Hamilton
Toronto
Nicaragua's President Dies at 77 after cancer treatment
The president of Nicaragua Dr. Victor Roman y Reyes died at Hahnemann Hospital after undergoing treatment for a cancerous stomach ulcer. He was operated on April 3 with pneumonitis developing April 10, his son Dr. D. Roman assisted with corrective surgery.
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Victor Roman Y Reyes
Hahnemann Hospital
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Notable Obituaries List Long Career Figures Across North America
A group of obituary notices reports deaths and brief bios across multiple cities including Burlington North Carolina Hamilton Ontario Winter Park Florida Boston Mass Lancaster Massachusetts Los Angeles Coral Gables Florida New York City Penn Yan New York and New Jersey. Names include James Lee Love Harold Malcolmson Dr Fred Pattee Gregory Rosa Julia Wyman William Honnold A S Baylinson Julius Frederiks en Archibald MacLaren George Bodman with roles spanning industry art journalism mining and finance.
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Burlington Mills Corporation
Burlington, N. C
Harold T. Malcolmson
Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway
Hamilton
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Fred Lewis. Pattee
United States
Winter Park
Fla
A. S. Baylinson
America
New York City
Julius Fredericksen
Penn Yan
Archibald W. Maclaren
New York Stockyards Company
Advice from Lady Furness to a girl reporter in Washington
Lady Furness tells a aspiring female entering business to open a shop like hers a dress shop. She adds a witty remark about women getting value for money when buying dresses, prompting laughter. The remarks reflect attitudes on female entrepreneurship and consumer sharpness.
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Lady Furness
Washington
West Germany moves to outlaw the Communist Party
Bonn acts after Russia refuses to repatriate more war prisoners. The cabinet orders a justice ministry bill to create a federal supreme court with power to outlaw the Communist Party under constitutional provisions. Adenauer’s coalition pushes for a new electoral law likely to bar Communists from parliament as 15 seats currently held may be lost.
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Bundestag
Christian, Democrats
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Liberal Democrats
Wife of Ex King Carol Falls at London Hotel
Magda Lupescu wife of former Romanian king Carol suffered a torn thigh muscle and bruises after falling down a Grosvenor House stairway while viewing a stamp exhibition. She remained in bed for two to three days as doctors treated shock and non fatal injuries.
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California Calls 40 in Spy Probe
Forty witnesses were subpoenaed to appear at a California legislative hearing on alleged Communist wartime espionage linked to the University of California atomic laboratory. Senate committee chairman Hugh M Burns said the probe will be hot and will include former Communist functionaries expelled or who left the party.
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University of California
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A F L Union Bans Unauthorized Flag Parade
New York The A F L United Hatters Cap and Millinery Workers Union bans unauthorized parading of its flag. Delegates at the convention approved the motion after James Novaco of Norwalk Conn noted the banner appeared without authorization in the May Day parade. The weeklong convention closed with 189 delegates and 40 000 members represented.
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A.F.L. United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers Union
James Novaco
Norwalk
Conn
Socialite Seeks Argentina Divorce Custody Battle
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Henry Gabaldoni, a 28 year old New York socialite, files for divorce from Pascuel Gabaldoni in Buenos Aires civil court. She seeks custody of two children, Luis Vicente aged 3 and Barbara Gertrude six months, alleging he withholds the youngsters. She also asks for a property settlement.
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Jorge Ravagnan
United States
Truce efforts under way to avert major rail strike
Mediation talks hosted by the National Mediation Board seek to avert a Wednesday strike against four major railroads. Firemen on diesel units seek a second fireman, while unions push for an agreement. The presidential fact finding boards have ruled the extra fireman unnecessary for safety.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
National (Railway) Mediation Board
O'Neill
Bakery Strike Avertible Progress With Continental Baking
Federal mediators report encouraging progress in talks to avert a bakers strike against Continental Baking Co the nation’s largest bread maker. Conciliator Clyde Mills says significant progress has been made in day and night negotiations as the AEL Bakery Workers Union plans a walkout of about 2500 workers in Continental plants in 29 cities at midnight tomorrow.
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