Memorial Day Holiday Fatalities Near 400 Across Nation
AP tally shows about 400 deaths during the three day Memorial Day weekend with 247 highway fatalities and 84 drownings. California led states with 47 violent deaths followed by Illinois 33 and Ohio 26 amid 30 million vehicles on highways. State by state counts include Alabama 20, New York 11 43, Texas 8 7 9 and Vermont 1 0 0.
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National Safety Council
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Archbishop Beran Bars Czech Priests From Soviet Clergy Organ
In Prague on May 31 Archbishop Joseph Beran threatened automatic excommunication for Czech priests who contribute to the Catholic Clergy Gazette. He attacked the government’s Marxist education policy and rejected negotiations with the state. He banned participation in the Workers' party backed Catholic Action Group and warned of church punishments for violations.
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People’s Party
Alois Petr
Petr
Workers’ Party
Vatican
Naval Man Delayed On Flight To His Wife
Chief Storekeeper William J. Kopytko on a Navy Mars plane bound for Honolulu to reach his wife Marian in a general hospital iron lung near death from infantile paralysis. Engine trouble and bad weather forced the aircraft to return, ending a 5,000 mile Guam to Los Angeles leg.
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Navy
William J. Kopytko
Mars
Honolulu
Guam
Marian
Man jailed after disorderly conduct at Valentine Theater
Charles P. Alwood, 32, of 2524 6th St SW, was sentenced to 15 days in county jail by Municipal Judge Gordon J. Burris for disorderly conduct. He also faced a $10 fine and costs for intoxication after a 17 year old married woman complained of improper advances at the theater Sunday at 10 p.m.
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Charles P. Alwood
6Th St
Gordon J. Burris
Alwood
Oregon Police Hunt Two Escaped Convicts
Salem Oregon police tightened roadblocks to search for two convicts who escaped under fire from the state penitentiary. John O Pinson 29 a life term former who killed a state policeman and William P Benson 41 fled yesterday Benson was serving 5 years for armed robbery.
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Ore
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William P. Benson
Benson
Memorial Day Blaze Levels Home in Genoa
A fire of undetermined origin leveled the home of Avard Hashman at 305 Lennox Ave Genoa early Memorial Day. Blaine Byer, a neighbor, summoned Perry Township volunteer fire department just before 1 am. Chief Clyde Kemp and crew could not save the house but protected a nearby structure. No loss estimate given.
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Avard Hashman
Lennox Ave
Genoa
Blaine Byer
Perry Township
Clyde Kemp
Court Sentences Two In Car Theft Assault
Douglas Pose, 24, of Milled SE, drew one to 20 years in Ohio penitentiary for operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent after pleading guilty. Robert L. Fields, 24, of 324 10th St SE, pled guilty to assault and battery and received six months in jail with a $200 fine suspended on two years good behavior. The prosecutor recommended changing the original charge to assault and battery.
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Common Pleas
Paul G. Weber
Robert L. Fields
10Th St SE
Billy Barry Held on Vice Charge in Early Monday Arrest
Billy Barry aged 30 of 423 Rex Ave SE was arrested by the police vice squad early Monday on soliciting charges. He was taken into custody without incident and awaiting further processing.
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Billy Barry
Rex Ave SE
Amnesiac man recalls name after hotline cue
Lawrence Wheatley of Canton Ohio regained memory after a nurse heard him mumble a phone number that matched the Finklesteins telephone. The 51 year old, in Philadelphia for a visit, collapsed in a Upper Darby drugstore and was hospitalized with amnesia. He had relied on the Finklesteins for help for decades.
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Lawrence Wheatley
Canton, O
Philip Finklestein
Wheatley
Upper Darby
Delaware County Hospital
Myrtle Jueary
Miss Jueary
Finklestein
Mr. Wheatley
Larry
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Canton
Finklesteins
Elevator Repairs Ground Courthouse Delays Top Floor Access
Court officials report the aged courthouse elevator is shut for repairs after contractors placed out of order signs. Officials estimate a week or more will pass before work is complete, prompting advised postponement of top floor transactions.
Allergy defenses misdirected against harmless substances
Dr Frank A Simon of Louisville Kentucky says allergies result from the body's defense against microbes but in some people the defense overreacts to normally harmless substances such as food or pollen per the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Chicago
Frank A. Simon
Louisville
Journal of the American Medical Association
D-Day Newsmen To Revisit Battle Scenes in Europe
New York May 31 Forty four former war correspondents who covered the Normandy landings will tour Europe to mark the fifth anniversary. The trip called Beachhead Revisited is organized by American Overseas Airlines. They will retrace routes through France Belgium Luxembourg and Germany and will be decorated in Paris by the French government. Thirty six will be received by President Truman at the White House before joining the others in Europe. Included are AP men Ed Ball Hal Boyce and Peter J Carroll.
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