Dewey Victory Seen in Oregon Primaries Sets Back Stassen
Oregon results show Gov. Thomas E Dewey leading Harold E Stassen by 6 623 votes with 92 516 to 85 495. Dewey welcomed returns while Stassen sent congratulations. analysts say Stassen failed to revive momentum from Wisconsin and Nebraska though Ohio slowed his drive.
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Portland Elects First Woman Mayor Dorothy Lee Wins
Portland has elected its first woman mayor. Incomplete returns show Dorothy McCullough Lee, former state representative and present commissioner, leading with about 19,000 votes over her nearest rival. Close contest with Riley cited in incomplete counts.
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Woman Flier Sets Record in P-51 Flight
Jacqueline Cochran landed her P-51 from Falm Springs to Santa Fe and back, setting a new world speed record of 446 mph on a 2000 km closed course. The flight included oxygen trouble over Arizona on the outbound leg and was timed by H Dudley Wright of the National Aeronautic Association.
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Fire destroys four story Buenos Aires department store
A four story cooperative department store in Buenos Aires was destroyed by a major fire today. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 5,000,008 pesos about 1,250,000 dollars. Five firefighters were injured while combating the flames.
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Rival Republicans meet in tense farm in Smera Wx
In a crowded scene at Smera Wx Municipal Airport two rival GOP candidates, Thoms B. Dewey of New York and Gov Wart Warren of California, met publicly while Stassen announced plans to campaign in Illinois Missouri Massachusetts and the South before convention. Dewey led in early reports despite Stassen’s broader outreach.
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Patton in Race for Minneapolis School Head
Syracuse public schools chief David H head the candidate list for Minneapolis school superintendent job. Syracuse executives among top contenders, salary terms discussed, board seeking top national candidates after review. Patton traveled for meetings and impressed the board president Morris Robinson as one of five possibilities.
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Jews Fail to Lift Siege Of Garrison in Old City
The meeting featured Dallas Texas superintendent candidates and Patton appearing. Robinson said three top contenders were selected but four may be sought. June 15 is target for selection and August 1 for posting the post, with Pallon’s Syracuse contract expiring December 31. Patton previously balanced budgets and erased a deficit at athletic operations.
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Meat strike ends as handlers return to work
Nationwide walkout by meat plant workers ends with returns to jobs at Swift Armour Cadahy plants. Industry sources say supplies will surge this week as farm livestock move to market, potentially easing prices though long term demand and packer backlogs remain. Strike boosted nine cent wage gains for many, while seniority and conditions stay intact.
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Coal union under antitrust laws seeks bargaining ban
The National Coal Association urged Congress to place miners under antitrust laws and prohibit collective bargaining on welfare and expansion plans. In a weekly bulletin it said other industries would also press for such a law in due course. President Tob Le Lewis again submitted an unamed date payment at the conclusion on pane 2.
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Mule Relay Race In Mississippi Draws Laughs
In Greenville Mississippi four top eagled mules raced the Delta Express railway line to test if a mule could beat the train over 38 miles from Cleveland to Greenville. The winner was Naliee Roy ridden by State legislator Lamy Pryor. The event, staged by editor Hlodding Carte, drew local fame for the Heavysea planter, but the tale blended rumor and satire with a lighthearted stunt.
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Missing Boy In LA With Ransom Note Demand
A 12 year old boy, Alan McCaulesson, vanished after a ransom note demanded 1500 dollars. Police speculated kidnapping but found no footprints. a broken ground-floor window and a ransacked room suggested foul play as investigators combed Crenshaw area clues.
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Finnish cabinet reshuffle ends Leino tenure abruptly
President Juho Paasikivi dismissed Interior Minister Veijo Leino amid a parliamentary crisis after Leino opposed extradition of 20 Finns to the Soviet Union and police actions in 1945. No successor was named and Education Minister Eino Kilpi automatically took over Leino's duties.
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Arabs Repulse Fierce Attacks at Zion Gate
In Jerusalem fierce fighting occurred at Zion Gate as Arab forces repelled by Jewish troops from the Iron Legion and Israeli units faced waves of charges. Troops fought at close quarters with grenades and automatic weapons under flares and moonlight, with repeated attempts to reach inner sections of the Old City thwarted.
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United States and Britain Seek Joint Move Over Palestine Split
The United States and Britain proposed a new joint effort ahead of the United Nations to resolve the Palestine dispute, as Jewish and Arab forces clashed around Jerusalem. A Legion commander described the fighting as a major five day battle, with heavy gunfire in the Jewish quarters and the Hurva synagogue in ruins.
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Wounded U S Consul General Wounded in Jerusalem Attack
Thomas C. Wasson United States consul general at Jerusalem and a member of the United Nations three man commission was wounded yesterday in the fighting surrounding the Holy City. He was gravely hit by a sniper while aiding in an appeal for an Arab Jewish truce. After first aid he was moved to Hadassah English Mission Hospital where doctors reported a better than even chance of recovery.
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Egyptian Raiders Downed at British Airbase Raid
Haifa area reports tell of two Egyptian fighter bombers destroying grounded planes and killing three soldiers at a British Airbase near Haifa. RAF fighters claimed four of six attackers shot down. a second raid damaged the base but was repelled with casualties.
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Sam Wood on Peace and Unemployment Dangers
Work for All Sam Wood discusses uncertainties and dangers of world conditions. He quotes blessed are the peacemakers stating they have no unemployment problem.
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