Stand Collapse Injures Dozens At Speedway Grandstand
A section of the Indianapolis speedway grandstand collapsed under fans during opening qualifying for the 300 mile race. About 3,000 spectators were in the area. 30 injured and 192 others treated for cuts and bruises. Patients were taken to General Hospital and an on-site emergency hospital. the cause cited as overcrowding and overtaxing the wooden stands.
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Indianapolis
Indianapels Motor Speedway
Speedway
Indianapolis General Hospital
Inter Andel
Soe Quinn
General Hospital
Lesley Clark
Albert Bloemker
The
Indianapolis’ Speedway
Weather Perils Georgia Peaches
State Entomologist C H Alden warned that unseasonable weather could devastate Georgia peach trees. He projected 50 percent tree losses south of Fort Valley and an overall crop drop of 23 to 40 percent as Easter frosts and late freezes hit both regions. Fort Valley anchors the industry.
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Atlanta
Georgia
C .H. Alden
Fort Wailer
Dormancr
Fort Valley
Tunnel Cleared As Holland Tunnel Reopens Near
New York crews cleared tons of rubble after a Friday blast in the Holland Tunnel. The two mile artery linking New York and New Jersey was badly damaged but vehicles could resume by today or tomorrow. Sixty six people, mostly firefighters and workers, were treated for injuries from fumes and fires caused by the carbon disulphide explosion.
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New York
New Jersey
Austin
J. Tobin
New York Ports Authority
Law Stamp Urged by Rep Klein for Lawyer Honor
Washington Rep. Klein proposes this week a bill authorizing a stamp to honor the American lawyer. The measure aims to recognize the legal profession with a commemorative postage stamp.
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Washington
Klein
D-N-Y
Filipino Flier Found Dead After In-Flight Explosion
Philippines Airlines reports Captain Ramon Nieva believed killed when airliner exploded Saturday with 13 aboard. Body found on Alabat Island with evidence of sabotage. A mystery box on the plane is suspected to have caused the blast.
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Manila
INS
the Philippines Airlines
Ramon Nieva
Alabat
Phiippine Sea
Students Jailed for Plot to Overthrow Tito Government
Eleven students in Belgrade were sentenced to one to 12 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the Tito government. They were charged with establishing permanent contact with foreign spy centers.
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Belgrade
Tito
Jilted Lover Slays Girl and Then Himself
Milford Cofin UP A jealous rejected suitor fatally shot his 17 year old sweetheart Arelene Harris as they sat on a living room sofa after a telephone operators party. He fled to a pasture and shot himself as police closed in. Arelene died at the hospital weighing in with family saying she enjoyed the party and that the men she danced with were only acquaintances.
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Milford
Cofin
Arelene Harris
Raymond Crettcorn
Arelene
Cretton
Retton
Harris
High School Romance Ends Amid War Fallout
A couple once engaged but urged to wait by the Harris family split after Haymond returned from service and pursued schooling. Neighbors recall him as a fine, well brought up young man who may have been affected by wartime experiences.
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Haymond
Harris
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Edwards
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Kenneth
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Jefferson
Story & Clark
Clark’s
Clark Music Co
Salina Street
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