Random Digits Published by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission today released a new book from its bureau of transport economics and statistics titled Table of 105000 Random Decimal Digits. It presents 103 003 random decimal digits generated to avoid sampling bias and used for statistical checks, with digits arranged in columns across 30 pages.
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Commission
Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics
Ufe
The
Statistical Bureau
Pavon
Deviv
Cook
Circus Cancels Sunday Appearance in Albany
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus won t perform in Albany this year amid a dispute over Sunday shows. City officials were told the Sunday July 3 appearance was dropped after the Clean and Vicinity Ministerial Association urged the council to ban Sunday circuses.
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Circus
J. Raymond’ Page
Ringling Bros
Barmam ‘& Bailey Circus
Clean and Vicinity Ministerial Association
Common Council
Plans for massive telephone organizing drive
Leaders of the Congress of Industrial Organizations planned a sweeping campaign to recruit more than 650000 telephone workers, mainly in New York Pennsylvania and the New England states, funded by larger affiliates in the CIO.
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GO. I. 0
Pittsburgh, Pa
INS
Congress of Industrial Organizations
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
CLT O
Rome law students clash as 17 injured in election riot
At the University of Rome law students fought over ballot handling during a student council vote. Seventeen were injured, three seriously, and riot police restored order in the hall of philosophy. In Tripoli Arabs protested American support for returning territory to Italy, tearing a U S barrier at the consulate. London notes three thousand guests to Buckingham Palace tea with debutantes and court guests as part of the social season.
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Rome Law
Rome P—Fisis
Law Students
University of Rome
Hall of Philosophy
Tropoli
Libia GP
Tripoli
Italy
U. S
London
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Deaths Of Notable Figures Span Theatre to Banking
DEATHS LIST INCLUDES MAX PLOUN 13 former treasurer of Klaw and Erlanger in New York City ALEXANDER BROWN 90 prominent banker earlier in the century in Baltimore WAS LATE CRANE GARTZ heiress of the Chicago plumbing fortune ZEOMAS F LEONARD 68 retired composing room foreman at the Troy Times Record in Troy California Altadena California.
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Max Ploun
Klaw and Erlanger
New York City
Alexander Brown
Baltimore
Crane Gartz
Chicago Janch Plumbing
Altadena
Calif
Zeomas F. Leonard
Troy Times-Record
Troy
Berlin Parley Called by Four Powers on Trade Pact
Berlin four power conference convened to resolve post blockade tensions and discuss reviving old East West German trade agreements suspended during the Berlin blockade. Western allies accept the claims remain valid but deem them outdated with barter interzonal trade favored. Unconfirmed reports say East and West German zonal authorities may meet Monday.
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Berlin
Russsians
Ledge Sitter Rescued From Five-Story Roof Plunge
Two New York firemen rescued a woman named Alice Oulou sian, about 45, perched on a ledge of a five-story building. Emergency crews spread a net below as she threatened to plunge. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital for observation after the stand off ended.
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New York
Western Europe Arms Aid Plan Targets NATO Strength
A modest US program would fund arms production in Western European nations and provide direct arms and equipment to speed independence from American supplies. It would also offer U S technical and training aid to bolster defense forces. Beneficiaries focus on the Brussels pact members Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg plus Denmark Norway and Italy with Greece Turkey and possibly Iran also cited.
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United States
U. S
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Noraway
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Iran
State Lacks Funds For Canoe Derby Entry
Albany reports New York cannot fund a team for the Mandle Aquatennial canoe derby a 450 mile Mississippi race July 15 to 22 Gov Dewey replies that funds are unavailable though the Commerce Department would lend banners to experts who pay their own expenses to enter.
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Albany
New York State
New York
Mississippi
Luther W. Youngdahl
Minnesota
Dewey
Commerce Department
Education Funds For Reds Blasted In Senate Panel
The Senate Appropriations Committee debates blocking Atomic Energy Commission funds from funding education for Communists in higher science. Senator Russell supports screening all eligible students for loyalty before awards. North Carolina University student Hans Freistadt, a fellowship recipient, admits he is a Communist.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Appropriations
Georgia
McCarran
Dnev
Hickenlooper
R-Town
Hans Freistadt
North Carolina University
Japanese coal miners strike nationwide in protest of wage cuts
The National Federation of Coal Miners announces a 420000 strong strike in Japan starting at midnight. The 48 hour action protests operators’ plan to cut wages by about 20 percent.
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Jap Styners
UN Approves World Press Freedom Pact
UN General Assembly approves first global treaty to protect foreign correspondents. Soviet bloc opposition. vote 33 to 6 with six abstentions. Pact ensures access to information, forbids peacetime censorship, and creates a right of correction for dispatches. Conference runs late into the night as delegates assess implications.
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Flushing
Uniied Nations General Assembly
Pioc
Assembly
General Assembly
Yrestrem
Eisler Faces Ship Removal Over Stowaway Charges
Diplomatic tensions rise as Eisler may be removed from the ship on stowaway charges after fleeing New York on bail. He held a $23 500 bond, has a pending Supreme Court appeal on contempt for Congress, and could end up teaching at Leipzig University in the Soviet zone per ADN.
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Eisler
New York
Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
Eister
Leipzig University
Germany
ADN
Brother 5 Killed By Young Driver
SCOTTDALE Pa Richard Thorn drove down his driveway after a baseball game and found his five year old brother Arthur lying in the driveway. Coroner Joseph Check said Arthur age 5 apparently did not realize the car had struck him and the incident was purely accidental with no inquest expected.
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Scottdale
Richard Thorn
Richard
Arthur
Joseph Check
Liability Rate Rise Indicated To Hit Auto Insurance
New York insurers signaled possible eight percent average increases in passenger automobile liability rates for this summer after testimony at a state insurance department hearing.
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New York
State Insurance Department
Israel invited to UN scientific conference on resources
The United Nations announced Israel has been invited to a three week conference on the use and conservation of world resources. The event begins August 17 and marks Israel's first participation since becoming the UN's fifth member on Wednesday.
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United Nations
Israel
Foley calls postwar gloom the unrecorded prosperity period
In Montgomery a Treasury official said postwar prosperity was the gloomiest period despite price drops signaling normal conditions. Undersecretary Edward H. Foley Jr noted fear haunted recovery but predicted brighter times as competition resumes and American selling ability improves.
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Montgomery
Ala
Treasury
The
Edward H. Foley, Jr
Alabama State Bankers Association
Foley
Syracuse
N. J
America
Regatta From Page One at Princeton Varsity Races
Rain dampens turnout but lake remains smooth as Princeton and Harvard lead in junior varsity heats. Princeton fastest in JV with 48.4 seconds, Navy second, Boston University third. Harvard wins second set with Yale close behind, Penn and Syracuse trailing. Final races slated for 5 5:30 and 6.
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Princeton
Harvard
Navy
Boston University
Cornell
Columbia
Boston U
Yale
MLT
Penn
Syracuse
Harvard Crew Wins First Heat in Varsity Event
Harvard led from the halfway point to win the first heat of the varsity race, defeating Penn and Navy who also advanced to the championship. Boston University Syracuse and Rutgers failed to reach the final, as Harvard clocked 6:36.41 the day’s fastest time so far.
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Harvard
Penn
Navy
Boston University
Syracuse
Rutgers
Sccoe
Fenn
Berlin airlift cost put at 190 million dollars
Washington reports the U.S. estimate for the Berlin airlift at about 190 million dollars. Of this total 181.3 million covers air operations by the Air Force and Navy and 5.77 million covers the Army ground effort. The figure spans from the start of Operation Vittles on June 26 1948 through the latest tally.
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Washington
National Military Establishment
United States
Air Force
Navy
Army
Air Force Navy
Pilot crash lands after lights go out at baseball park
Ed Lobdell, 29, Fargo, N D, attempting an emergency landing with low fuel chose the lit Kansas City Blues stadium left field but hit trolley wires and landed upside down in a school yard across from the field. He escaped with minor injuries and was released after routine questioning.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Blues
Ed Lobdell
Fargo
N. D
Lincoln High School
Blues
Lobdell
Tunnel fire disaster shuts Hudson River tunnel
A five hour battle with fire and fumes left 26 injured in the Hudson tunnel between Jersey City and Manhattan. Clergy aided victims as gas fumes were cleared by powerful blowers. The blast damaged or destroyed trucks and disrupted communications nationwide. Damage is estimated up to 1 million dollars with much of the line restored for two way traffic.
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Wilmington
Del
Bethany Beach
Dels
John Shields
Father Shields
Jersey City
Lower Manhattan
Manhattan-to- Jersey
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
New York
Hudson
Port of New York Authority
Cortland Teachers Golf Team Tops Le Moyne at Cortland CC
Cortland Teachers defeated Le Moyne 26 to 3 at Cortland Country Club. EG Bosse led Cortland with a 73 while Jim Dowd scored 15 for Le Moyne. Dowd Ed Tucker and Dick Dunnigan were Le Moyne’s point scorers.
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Herald-Journal Wire
Aly Khan Heads to Switzerland to Visit Children
Prince Aly Khan left for Switzerland to visit his two children with Joan Yarde-Buller. Rita Hayworth, set to marry him on May 27, did not accompany him. He plans a three day stay in Switzerland then Paris and the Riviera around May 24.
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Aly
Cannes
France
Aly Khan
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Sin
Paris
Riveria
Joan Yarde-Buller
Red Tide Rips At Shanghai Fronts Near City Doors
The Red forces pressed toward Shanghai from the Woosung line about 20 to 25 miles northwest and from the southwest near Lungwha airport. Nationalist troops fell back to secondary lines as heavy reinforcements arrived. The Reds neared the city’s air link, with gains estimated around 15 miles from the airport as fighting continued.
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Shanghai
Republicans Seek Access to Subversive Files
Rep. Hugh D. Scott Jr of Pennsylvania accuses Democrats of hiding subversive federal employee files. He says Republicans cannot access the papers due to minority status and an executive order requiring presidential approval to share cabinet papers with congressional committees.
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Philadelphia
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
R.-Pa
Republican National Committee
Scott
Guam Congress Approves 210000 to Seek Civil Government
The Guam Congress completed action on a 210000 appropriation to send two delegates to Washington to press for civil government and U S citizenship for islanders. The measure goes to Navy governor Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall who has not indicated his decision to sign or veto.
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Guam
U.S
Washington
U. S
Adm
Charlies A. Pownall
Democrats Set New Patronage Rules Amid Political Tensions
In Washington the Democratic party weighs a policy on patronage under pressure from figures like J. Howard McGrath and Senator Stennis. The plan would require approval by the Democratic committee for federal appointments, with possible welcomes back for some past critics. Coleman’s U.S. attorney appointment in Mississippi tests white house stance toward Stennis.
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Washington
Willer Boyle
Boyle
Democra
J. Howard AiGrath
Thos
Congress
Siennis
D.-Miss
Thurmond
Judge P. Coleman
United States
Mississippi
Truman
Stennis
Coleman
Ty Stennis
Democratic National Committee
MacGrath
Luck strikes for Ola man wins Ford raffle
Ola resident J. Davis found a dollar in cow feed last week and used it to buy an American Legion raffle ticket. He learned he won a Ford sedan yesterday, saying he will learn to drive now. Davis is a 45 year old quarry worker.
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F. J. Davis
Davis
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