Pulitzer Prize Winners Include Williams And Michener
Tennessee Williams wins the drama prize for Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie with a 500 dollar award. James A. Michener takes fiction for Tales of the South Pacific. Other 1948 winners include Bert Andrews Nat Finney Paul Ward George Goodwin and Bernard DeVoto for various journalism and historical works. The St Louis Post Dispatch earns a gold medal for mine disaster coverage leading to safety reforms.
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Bob Musel
United Press
New York
Tennessee
Payeeca
Pulitzer Committee
Trustees of Columbia, University
James A. Michener
South Pacific
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Centralia
Bert Andrews
New York Herald Tribune
Nat S. Finney
Minneapolis Tribune
France Slain After Changing Mind About Getting Married
New York police report a 26 year old California divorcee Elsie Kontos held for murder after her fiancé William De Pruis announced he would not marry her. The shooting occurred in Eva Kurowski's apartment as De Pruis refused marriage, Kontos firing two .25 caliber shots.
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New York
Elsie Kontos
Palo Alto
Cal
William de Pruis
Eva Kurowski
Senator Glen Taylor Fears for Life in Birmingham Trial
Idaho's Sen. Glen H. Taylor says he faces possible danger in Birmingham Alabama as he returns for a disorderly conduct trial after a Saturday clash with police at a negro youth rally. He described rough treatment, a torn trouser leg, a scratched hand, and concerns over police conduct with reference to civil rights tensions.
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Glen Taylor
Birmingham
Washington
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
Ala
Senate
Taylor
Bircee
Alabama
Birmingham Jail
United States
Market trends and livestock notes from across the nation
United Press reports a mixed trading day with stocks firming late, rails leading gains, and overall volume around 1.25 million. Grain futures show small moves while livestock in Chicago and Dallas areas remain slow for hogs and steady to strong for cattle and sheep. Prices for cattle and hogs varied by region with specific weights and averages listed for Ogden and Chicago markets.
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United Press
U. S
New York
Central
Nea Jersey
Northern Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
Chicago
Colorado
Political Show Hits In 3 States
Three states host major political shows this week starring Sen. Robert A Taft Harold E Stassen and President Truman. Alabama faces heavy anti Truman sentiment in its primary while Ohio remains the hottest contest as Stassen targets a delegate surge. Florida splits among anti Truman and pro Eisenhower camps with Eisenhower favored by some electors.
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C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
President Truman
Taft
Stassen
Ohio
Ala
Truman
Ida
Alabama
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Birmingham
White House
Florida
Millard W. Caldwell
Caldwell
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Blue Whale Unit Defines Whaling Catch Yardstick
The term blue whale unit measures catch value in whaling, equating one blue whale to two finbacks two and a half humpbacks or six sei whales, serving as the standard for industry tallies.
Turner and Sinatra Censured by Canisius College
In Buffalo Canisius College President Rev. Raymond Schouten censured Lana Turner and Frank Sinatra for disregard of morals. He cited Turner's multiple marriages and warned against idolizing a divorced actress, and criticized Sinatra for alleged communist ties and association with the underworld.
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Lana Turner
Sinatra
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Sinatra
Raymond Schouten
S. J
Canisius College
Schouten
Miss Turner
Auto Graveyard Exposed by New York City Sanitation
The Department of Sanitation operates 17 auto graveyards where owners of obsolete cars may abandon them.
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Department of Sanitation
New York City
Penalties urged in film monopoly case at Supreme Court
Washington report notes the Supreme Court sent an anti trust suit by Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Loew's, Warner, and R K O back to a lower court for reconsideration of monopoly claims in first run theaters. Justice Douglas wrote the 6 to 1 decision with Frankfurter dissent and Murphy Jackson not participating.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C
Douglas
Felix Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson
Paramount
20Th Century-Fox
Loew's
Warner
R-K-O
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France
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ICAGO
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Ogden
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Farnsworth Television
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National Dairy
J. C. Penney
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Southern Pacific Fears
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Colbert
John Wayne
Reservations
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JO Stafford
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Nat “King” Cole
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Hollywood
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Underworld
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Jane Greer
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Dude’s Confectionery
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