Enraged elephant kills man with trunk tusks
A man is attacked by an enraged elephant that uses its trunk and tusks to gore and trample him. The creature then hurls the body more than 75 feet away, describing a fatal incident in graphic terms.
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1949
Page
2
A man is attacked by an enraged elephant that uses its trunk and tusks to gore and trample him. The creature then hurls the body more than 75 feet away, describing a fatal incident in graphic terms.
Pittsburgh March 25 4 The end of the two week coal walkout centers on who mailed mysterious papers ordering miners back to work Monday Special delivery letters bearing Pittsburgh postmarks were sent to three news services in Pittsburgh no UMW officials would claim responsibility John L Lewis not cited in the letters envelopes lacked return addresses and bore Washington March 23 postmarks Authorities question who mailed the notices and why with little light shed by UMW leaders or offices.
Paisan the Roberto Rossellini film stars six Americans and uses English and Italian dialogue. It plays April 4 5 and 6 at the New Colonial after winning awards at Venice and Brussels and being Life magazine Movie of the Week.
Churches in the vicinity are urged by Church World Service to reactivate local relief committees. The appeal seeks 8,000,000 pounds of used shoes and clothing for Europe Asia and 2,000,000 pounds for Palestine refugees. Most supplies should reach CWS warehouses this spring and churches are asked to include a handling charge of 8 cents per pound with shipments.
The Maryland Senate rejected a bill granting blind persons the sole right to operate refreshment stands in public buildings. Introduced by Delegates Lee and Virts, the two blind members of the legislature, the measure failed today.
Washington and Cumberland distributors will drop the retail milk price by at least one cent per quart starting April 1. Local distributors expect a similar reduction amid a milk surplus, weaker ice cream sales, and higher retail prices from nearby firms. Farmers may receive less under the proposed cut, with a local meeting of distributors likely soon.
Hamburg police report an inventor created an illuminated walking stick for the blind. The device uses a battery powered lamp to emit light and includes a small on off switch and a buzzing feature when lit.
Senator Vandenberg told the Senate a Moscow dictated conspiracy to wreck the Marshall Plan for European recovery has been all but stopped in its tracks. A second fragment notes cooking eggs and poached eggs comparison.
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