Serge Koussevitzky Dies Esteemed Conductor at 77
Serge Koussevitzky famed as one of the world’s great conductors died aged 77 in Boston after a long illness. He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, helped launch American works, aided Leonard Bernstein and Eleazar De Carvalho, and founded the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. He left a noted legacy including the Koussevitzky Foundation and a life story from a Russian peasant lad to international maestro.
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Boston
Berga A. Koussevitzky
Roaston Symphony Orchestra
Phoenix
Ariz
Europe
New England Medical Center
Boris Goldovaky
Koussevitzky
Brant
Boston Symphony
Olga Naumoff
Fabia Sevitzky
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Joseph de Pasquale
Private Miller and Private Johnston Complete Basic Training
Fort Benning announces Pvt Charles E Miller son of Edward R Miller Sr of Williamsport Md has earned parachutist qualification from the Infantry School. John W Johnston of Rt 3 Hagerstown is assigned to the 1st Armored Division Hood Texas for six weeks basic training after processing at Fort Meade.
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Fort Benning
Charles E. Miller
Edward R. Miller
Williamsport
John H. Church
Armas
Juni
John W. Johnston
Rt 3
Hagerstown
1St Armored Division
T. Hood
Texas
Fort Meade
Missionaries to Speak at Union Church Man gansville
Frank and Isabella Baggott, just returned from North Africa, will share color slides and motion pictures of the Twarag people in the Sahara. They will be joined by Raymond and Anna Edwards of WIMD Frederick for special music and a brief program led by Rev. Z A Wilson. Canned goods will be collected tonight to aid their return voyage.
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Frank
Isabella Baggott
North Africa
Sahara Desert
Union
Z. A. Wilson
Baggotts
Africa
Mayor confronts council over shopping center zoning fight
At a special session Mayor Mills blasted four council members for backing a Friday vote on a shopping center despite his veto. He accused a small pressure group of pressuring officials while Councilman Hellane defended Mills and criticized the handling of zoning repeal. Hellane claimed a list of North End residents opposed to the project had been used in petitions.
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Mills
WJEJ
Maryland
Jack Hellane
Hellane
Hagerstown
Sweeney
West End
Flellane
Hecht Company
North End
Man Dies After Falling Into 25 Story Chimney
A 46 year old pipefitter William Fletcher of Bayonne New Jersey fell into a narrow brick chimney 25 stories above ground at the California Refining Co. and suffocated during a two hour rescue attempt. He wedged about 20 feet from the top as volunteers were lowered into the shaft and finally pulled free on the fourth try by Ralph Mossman.
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Perth Anyhoy
N. 1
Dune & (P
William Fletcher
Bayonne
N. J
California Refining Co
Ralph Mossman
Fletcher
Supreme Court sees Smith Act limits free speech in Communist case
Washington opinion upholds conviction of 11 top Communist leaders for conspiring to overthrow the government by force. The court says Congress may pass laws like the Smith Act to protect the state, while recognizing free speech has limits in cases of clear and present danger.
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Congress
Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Wariong
Communist Party
Moscow
Four Die As C-119 Explodes in Rainstorm Crash
Four Air Force crewmen were killed when a C-119 Supercarrier exploded during a rainstorm and crashed on a farm near Jackson Tennessee. Three crew members were ejected from the aircraft and later aided by others. the pilot Captain Russell D Brewington of Nashville reported losing control and pulling his ripcord.
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Jackson
Tenn
Air Force
Here
Russell D. Brewington
Nashville
Assembly TWA Coalition Faces Ticklish Formation
In the Assembly a party made push for a TWA majority coalition amid tensions. The MSI remains hostile to both Communists and Christian Democrats while Ne Gaupert's government bans the 1951 MSI national convention over its fascist leanings.
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MSI
Gaupert
Italian Reds Show Strength In Sicily Regional Vote
Complete but unofficial Interior Ministry returns show Alcide de Gasperi's Christian Democrats leading with 66,128 votes to 844,752 for the Communist bloc and MSI’s 279,504 votes. The regional assembly seats split 30 for Christian Democrats and Communists, MSI claiming 11 seats amid a strong showing.
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Palermo
Sicily
Alcide de Gaspert
Interior Ministry
Panplas
Christian Democrats
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Teach
Lake Ontario
Great Lakes
Stocks Edge Lower In Hesitant New York Market
In New York trading the market drifted lower with slight declines among leaders. Retailer Macy's reported earnings for the 12 weeks ended April 28 at a per share rate well below the prior year, while overall results showed mixed profits and losses for several major stocks.
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New York
Dune
R. Hr. Macy
Rathven Named President Of First Church Of Christ Scientist
Mre Lora G C Rathven of Boston was today named president of the First Church of Christ Scientist, the mother church, in Beaton on June 4.
Earth Diameter Shrinks by About Fifty Miles, Early Beliefs
Reportedly, contemporaries claimed the earth’s diameter had contracted by roughly 50 miles since the beginning, reflecting prevailing theories and observers of the era.
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Pennsylvania Ave
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Chambersburg, Pa
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Marlow
By James Marlow
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Paducah
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St. Eugene
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Vatican
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Holzapfel
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Lawrenceburg
Indiana
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