Palestine Terrorists Warned After Semiramis Hotel Bombing
In Jerusalem the Palestine government denounced the Semiramis hotel bombing as a dastardly act and signaled action against the Haganah. Gen Sir Alan Cunningham summoned David Ben Gurion to discuss security amid reports the hotel served as Arab rebel headquarters. Two Hag ganah girls were fined for possessing arms as crowds unrest spread.
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Robert Miller
United Press
Jerusalem
Palestine
Haganah
Semiramis
Alan Cunningham
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency Committee
Najada and
Futuna
Carmela Yaari
Ruth Klinov
Mary Avenue
DuPont Develops Dry Seed Disinfectant Ceresan
The DuPont Co in Wilmington Delaware announces a nearly odorless dry seed disinfectant named Ceresan. It targets seed-borne and soil-born crop diseases including seed-borne anthracnose angular leafspot seed decay and seedling damping-off in cotton.
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Wilmington, del
duPont Co
Stork Loses Race To Oregon Bridge Crew
MEHAMA Oregon UP The Marion county bridge crew finished a Bailey bridge over the North Fork of the Santiam River ending the race with a stork. The 130 foot steel span replaces a wooden bridge that collapsed, isolating 100 families in the Elkhorn valley and speeding access for the expectant mothers. Mrs Roy Roberts and Mrs Gordon Knox watched the final sections come together as the area awaits new route.
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Mehama
Ore
Marion County
North Fork
Santiam River
Elkhorn Valley
Maoe
Roy Roberts
Gordon Knox
Progress Made In West Europe Says Harriman
Secretary of Commerce W Averell Harriman told the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives that real progress has been made toward western Europe’s recovery despite obstacles and Communist opposition. He urged increased production to combat inflation and noted farm prices have risen beyond danger points to maintain stability.
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Chicago
W. Averell Harriman
Europe
United States
Harriman
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Paris Plane Crash Kills Fifteen at Le Bourget Field
An Air Force DC-3 flying from Brussels crashed while approaching Le Bourget in Paris suburbs. Of 16 aboard, 15 died in the flames including three Americans identified as John Povert Louis Libre and Mrs Jean Burrell a diplomatic courier for the American embassy. A Polish girl survived.
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Paris
Air Force
Brussels
le Bourget Field
Air France
John Povert
Louis ‘Libre
Jean Burrell
Vicims
Airliner Crash Near London Kills Pilot
A British European Airways airliner carrying 14 passengers and four crew crashed in an open field at Ruislip Common Middlesex last night killing the pilot. The plane was en route from Glasgow to Northhold Air Field London and struck a tree while attempting to land. Fire engines responded but the aircraft did not explode.
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London
British European Airways
Ruislip Common
Middlesex
Glasgow
Scotland
Northhold Airfield
RAF
Margate
Zurich
Switzerland
In-Laws Took His Wife Away, Salt Laker Claims
Albert Friedman of Salt Lake City sued his parents in law Joseph and Celia Doctorman for 100000 dollars alleging alienation of affection. He said the Doctormans opposed his marriage to their daughter Marjorie, who left him on December 13 after they wed August 31, 1947. He claims mental cruelty and loss of love and companionship.
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Salt Lake City
Albert Friedman
Friedman
Joseph
Celia Doctorman
Doctormans
Marjorie
Subway fall yields narrow escape for man
John Anderson, 55, tumbled from a platform as a subway train entered the station. He landed in a trough and escaped with no injuries as two cars passed directly overhead.
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New York
John Anderson
Nevada Utah Cloud War Over Snow and Tourists
Nevada and Utah clash over milking clouds for snow and routes to Salt Lake City. Nevada officials defend the fastest road to Utah while Utah seeks federal and congressional action to stop cloud seeding and protect airborne water rights.
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Utah, Nevada
NEA Telephoto
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chamber of Commerce
Nevada
Backman
S. Reno
Congress
Gus P. Backman
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
Bandits Capture Looting Ring Exposed in Quincy Robbery
Quincy Illinois police captured Frank Pedote and John Volk both Peoria residents after a raid tied to a jewelry store robbery. The ex-convict and a Peoria nightclub owner admitted belonging to a gang that forced jeweler R M Hurdle to open a vault containing several thousand dollars in jewelry and gems. Deputies found 328 dollars in cash a ladies watch multiple rings and unset diamonds in their car. The family was restrained with tape during the heist and the vault opened after Hurdle accompanied the robbers to the store. Pedote and Volk were seized at Rushville Illinois following a state wide alert.
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Quincy, Ill
Quincy
Otis K. Woodruff
Frank Pedote
John J. Volk
Peoria
Ill
Pedote
Volk
Rushville, Ill
R. M. Hurdle
Woodruff
Hurdle
Committeemen Challenge Smith Charges Backers Ties
In Washington two HUAC members pressed Gerald L K Smith to name backers who funded his movement and campaigns. Smith, Tulsa founder of the Christian Nationalist party, alleged backers also funded committee chairman J Parnell Thomas and Rep John McDowell, prompting Thomas to say Smith will face questions next week.
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Washington
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
Christian Nationalist Party
Tulsa
Okla
J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
John McDowell
McDowell
Thomas
Missing Montana Woman Sought After Farm Fire
Miles City Montana UP report says Mrs. Martin Muller is missing after a farm home and barn burned at Pine Hills east of Miles City. Sheriff C A Allen led searches Tuesday. fire began about 4 30 am when Muller woke to a dog barking and found the house and barn ablaze.
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Miles City
Mont
Martin Muller
Muller
Pine Hills
Here
Custer County
C. A. Allen
Allen
Mullers
Follies Girl Files Milwaukee Mayoral Run
Ruth Foster Froemming, once a Ziegfeld chorus girl and Wisconsin’s former beauty queen, filed as a mayoral candidate in Milwaukee. She submitted papers via a friend in Venice California as 11 contenders vie for the post held by Mayor John Bohn, who has not announced his plans. Walter Gaedke noted she is Milwaukee’s first woman to file for the office.
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Milwaukee
Ruth Foster Froemming
Wisconsin
John Bohn
Bohn
Walter Gaedke
Election Commission
Froemming
Milwaukee mayor bid by former Ziegfeld star
Ruth Foster Froemming once a Ziegfeld follies dancer announces a Milwaukee mayoral bid promising a merrier mightier more modern city. She weighs publicizing her background but leans toward sharing nostalgia for the old days.
Beer Price Hikes Reported As Other Costs Fall
In Chicago and Milwaukee markets wholesale prices for butter and several commodities slipped while Schlitz Brewing Co announces higher wholesale prices for beer. Bottled beer up 10 cents per case and half-barrels 50 cents higher. costs cited include barley hops and labor. New York brewers consider further can price increases. Butter prices fall in New York and Chicago. top grades retreat up to 34.5 cents per pound. Dun and Bradstreet index dips 0.42 to 303.73. Good to prime Hereford steers bring 41.25 per hundredweight in Chicago, a record.
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Chicago
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Schlitz
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Negro Held On Coat Theft Charge
Curtis Fulghum, 35, arrested at American Falls by the FBI for alleged theft of an overcoat from a passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. He is held in the American Falls jail. Deputy U S Marshal Nichols awaits removal permission to take him to Salt Lake for interstate law violation charges. Champion wrestlers of Japan often weigh close to 400 pounds.
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American Falls
FBI
Los Angeles
California
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fulghum
Nacogdoches
Texas
U. S
Dave Nichols
Pocatello
Fukuham
Salt Lake
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