Paris Diary Of An Expatriate Passport Woes And Embassy Joy
Frederick C. Othman recalls a Sunday in Paris filled with peril and humor as a traveler contends with shaky railing atop Mussolini’s balcony and a dangerous brick facade. After a tense escape, the journey continues via Alps to Rome and an American Embassy visit brings relief and ordered red tape.
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DACHAU 61 Convicted Of Killing Thousands At Camp
DACHAU Germany 61 defendants in the Mau thausen camp trial were convicted today of torturing and killing thousands of prisoners. Sentencing set for Monday after a six week trial. Testimony included a former inmate claim that living prisoners were cremated with the dead. Defendant Hans Altfuldisch stated the camp’s aim was to kill people, warning staff would have faced death if they refused.
Unstable Weather Ahead With Rain And Strong Winds
Heavy winds and sporadic rain forecast as a cold front moves through the area. Temperatures dip from the mid 50s to mid 30s tonight with scattered thunderstorms possible and winds shifting from southwest to northwest. Officials urge securing loose items as weather turns colder through Sunday.
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Weather Summary for Syracuse and Eastern New York
The Weather Bureau forecast calls for showers or thunderstorms today and tonight in Syracuse and eastern New York. Cooler tonight with a low around 85. Sunday will be mostly cloudy and colder with strong winds. Friday’s high 62 and low 34. Record highs were 99 in 1941 and 30 in 1942.
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Midair V-2 Test Breaks Altitude Records At White Sands
Army ordnance experts mapped a test to destroy a German V-2 with another using radar guided fuses at White Sands proving ground in New Mexico. A reassembled V-2 climbed to an estimated 75 miles marking an American record for a man made ascent. Seventeen outstations and captured German instruments tracked the flight while 24 more V-2s were prepared for interval firings to study trajectory and defense against long range missiles.
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Less Meat Forecast For Next Winter Due To Grain Prices
Washington says Bowles predicts reduced meat supplies next winter and spring as grain price ceilings rise to aid starving nations. Meat available to consumers may rise temporarily in summer and early fall as livestock moves to market. Foreign aid impact cited after an 11 percent drop in winter wheat estimates, with export prospects around 350 million bushels versus target 425 million.
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Fire kills mother and girl as 15 escape in Sanford
A general alarm fire tore through a wooden dwelling in Sanford, Maine, killing 22 year old Georgina Fanjoy who was due to give birth within 48 hours and 11 year old Eleanor Cook. An 11 year old died after leaping from a second story window and 2 year old Timothy Rwan was gravely burned. 15 others escaped.
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Austrian Nazi Brunner Sentenced to Death
Vienna reports Anton Brunner was condemned to die by an Austrian People's Court after a four day trial. Prosecutors argued he helped transport between fifty thousand and sixty thousand Austrian Jews to concentration camps in Poland. Brunner testified he acted under orders and held a subordinate role.
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On the Inside The Constitution and the right to strike
Federal Constitution does not guarantee the right to strike explains Richard M Boeckel in a revealing editorial on today page.
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Day and Night Coal Talks Aim at 1946 Wage Accord
Federal mediator McGrady proposed continuous sessions to meet President Truman by Wednesday as soft coal operators press for a strike settlement. Miners in bituminous areas protest orders to return to work for emergency mining only, while UMW leaders signal possible compliance. Producers plan to resume digging Monday as talks continue to shape a five day wage agreement.
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Big Four Seek Italian Treaty Details at Paris Talks
The four foreign ministers, meeting in Paris, advanced tentative accord on Russian reparations valued at 100 million dollars while sidestepping final decisions on the Italian treaty. They planned to resolve the Italy draft after addressing the peace conference’s fate tied to Trieste. The latest sessions eased the threat of a breakdown as tentative reparations and conference issues loomed.
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Soviet Sting at Foregone Foregin Ministers Plan
Izvestia columnist N. Sokolovsky accuses the United States and Britain of trying to dominate the upcoming foreign ministers conference. He charges a prearranged plan to secure narrow ends including British American economic dominance in Italy and establishing English hegemony in the Mediterranean.
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Soviets to receive $100 million from Italy per Byrnes plan
Secretary of State Byrnes indicated acceptance of Russia's claim for $100 million to be paid from four Italian sources including assets abroad and surplus industrial equipment. The proposal excluded full Italian damages and sparked protest over naval vessel inclusion.
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McCaughey Dies After 23 Day Hunger Strike in Dublin Prison
John McCaughey, 32, a former Irish Republican Army adjutant general, died in his cell at Maryborough Prison after a 23 day hunger strike that stirred political agitation in Eire. In Belfast, hunger striker David Fleming was reported weak on day 50, but MP Fred Metcalfe said Fleming could live for many days. McCaughey’s family said he remained silent to the end after a 1941 death sentence by a Dublin military court.
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Texarkan residents urged to help solve five killings
Texarkana area residents were asked to act as amateur detectives in a hunt for a serial slayer who killed five people over seven weeks. Sheriff W H Presley and Police Chief Jack Runnels urged everyone in Bowie and Miller counties to report any missing or unusual persons from the nights of the crimes. They warned those withholding information could face complicity charges if the slayer is caught.
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Child Strangles Corn Kernels in Fatal Incident
Three year old John Charles Carpenter died last night from strangulation after placing a handful of hard corn kernels in his mouth. Police and medical examiners investigated the bizarre accident as the boy’s guardians mourned the sudden loss.
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Plot Fails as Police Probe Fairfield County State Attorney
Connecticut state police keep quiet as they investigate an alleged assassination attempt on Lorin W. Willis the Fairfield County state's attorney. The case centers on a failed attack and prompts heightened security for the official and ongoing inquiry by authorities.
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Army camps secrecy on jeep killings near Nuernberg
Two American soldiers were fatally shot while sitting in a jeep near Nuernberg park with a third soldier and three women including an American and two British. Investigators consider a German sniper may have mistaken the women for fraternizing German girls. The victims, attached to the Stars and Stripes at Hoest outside Frankfurt, were identified only to kin. Rose I Korb of Gary Ind, an American civilian employee in Nuernberg, was among the women in the vehicle. The case remained under tight security with officials declining to release full details.
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Navy Mishap Claims 27 Airmen in Bomber Crash
Navy reports a Hellcat fighter attacked two four engine bombers during a training maneuver near Munson Florida. The PBYs collided in a turn. both planes spun and crashed. All 27 crew perished and names await next of kin notices.
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Azerbaijan Delegation Pulls Out of Tehran Parley
Azerbaijan delegates said negotiations with the Central Government in Tehran had broken down and they would return to Tabriz, capital of the self-proclaimed autonomous state. A Foreign Office spokesman denied deadlock but anticipated a friendly termination of the talks.
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House drive seeks ban on teen age inductions in draft extension
Washington action builds momentum for a six week extension of the draft law beyond May 15 while a Senate backed measure lingers. Representative Sheridan plans to propose a teenage induction ban during the six week session, aiming to protect about 80 000 deferment youths. The House previously approved a halt to teen age inductions and a general ban during the extension period, with mixed support among lawmakers and committee members.
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