Pulitzer Prizes Awarded to Cozzens and Miller
Pulitzer prizes were awarded for 1948 works to James Gould Cozzens for the novel Guard of Honor and Arthur Miller for the drama Death of a Salesman. Other honorees include Robert E. Sherwood, Virgil Thomson, and Lute Pease, with the Nebraska State Journal cited for promoting a presidential primary.
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Cozzens
Arthur Miller
New York
Guard of Honor
Columbia University
James Gould Cozzens
Pulitzer Committee
Nebraska State Journal of Lincoln
Neb
Journal
New York Sun
Malcolm Johnson
Columbia Trustees
Graduate School of Journalism
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mr. Sherwood
Virgil Thomson
New York Herald Tribune
Louisiana
Louisiana Bayous
Lute Pease
Newark
N. J
Evening News
U. S
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Credit Buying Of Cars Sears Credit Buying Of Cars Sears
Washington May 3 AP Springtime weather longer credit terms and price cuts helped push auto installment buying to a March peak. Government figures show time purchasers’ auto debt rose by 117 million to 2 113 billion. Reserve Board notes two easings since March 7 and a spring peak for sellers.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Six Die in Bolivian Riots Over Election Returns
In La Paz Bolivia at least six people were killed and about fifty wounded as riots erupted after Sundays parliamentary elections. Armed guards protected the presidential palace while President Enrique Hertzog met with leaders to prevent further violence. A state of siege was declared as returns showed Hertzogs Republican Socialist Union in control of Parliament with gains for the National Revolutionary Movement.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Enrique Hertzog
Republican Socialist Union Party
National Revolutionary Movement
Akron Seiberling Rubber to Lengthen May Work Hours
Seiberling Rubber Co plans to add hours in May after a shorter April, aiming to build inventories as sales this year lag behind expectations. The firm notes production boost is a response to demand signals despite a disappointing sales outlook.
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Akron —Seiberling Rubber Co
Seven Now Face Death For Attacking Virginia Woman
MARTINSVILLE Virginia May 3 AP Death in the electric chair has been decreed for seven Negroes found guilty of attacking a white Martinsville housewife five months ago. The last two defendants James Luther Hairston 19 and John Clabon Taylor 20 were convicted last night after eleven days of proceedings. State police produced confessions they said the men signed though all pleaded not guilty and some said they were frightened and did not understand what they were signing. None of the seven has been sentenced yet. Under Virginia law the jury determines guilt and fixes punishment in criminal cases.
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Martinsville
James Luther Hairston
John Clabon Taylor
Ruby Stroud Floyd
Virginia
Grasshopper Survey Signals Minnesota Outbreak Risk
State entomologist T. L. Aamodt reports a survey showing grasshopper populations rising in Minnesota, approaching levels seen before the 1929 and 1930 outbreaks, the largest in state history, signaling potential severe pest activity ahead.
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Minneapolis
T. L. Aamodt
Minnesota
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