Derby Records Likely as 72nd Kentucky Run Nears
Officials predict at least two new Derby records at Churchill Downs on May 4. The added purse totals reach 325000, with the winner's share set to break the Derby mark. Attendance could top 100000, surpassing prior Derby crowds.Facilities and conditions at Louisville, Kentucky, are described as favorable.
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Utah Saved From Famine By State Flower Legend
In Utah lore the sego lily saved settlers twice from starvation. In 1848 after Mor mon settlers arrived, crops failed and provisions ran out, forcing reliance on lily roots. A separate Ute legend recalls lilies sprouting miraculously on a bloody battlefield to feed survivors.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake Valley
AFL Labor Battle Sues Florida Official Over Closed Shop
AFL official James F. Barrett in Atlanta accuses Florida of banning the closed shop and seeks anti labor legislation backing. The Oak Ridge project and Tennessee workers figure in the push as AFL organizers claim the National Labor Relations Act is being eroded and organizing moves are arranged with federal agencies.
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Tom
Watson
American
Florida
AFL
Oak
Sage
Tennessee
James F. Barrett
Ridge
Googe
Oak Ridge
Naoriz
War Department
Soldier brutality trial at Lichfield tests witness questions
A military court at Lichfield England heard testimony in the case of a soldier accused of brutality to prisoners. Kilian testified for the defense of Private William B Norton and denied bearing direct responsibility for prisoner treatment. The court refused to require Kilian to answer certain questions and excused him from the stand.
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Germany
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William B.nortig
Mulgs
Ala
Norris
John
Beding
Conte Vatter
Ford to Build $50 Million Research Center in Dearborn
Henry Ford II announces plans for a new Ford Research and Engineering Center on a 500 acre site west of Dearborn Inn. Eight buildings around an 800 by 350 foot lake will house Ford Mercury and Lincoln research and engineering efforts and push a broader focus on human factors and mass production efficiency. The project aims to start soon with a cost of about 50 million and an eight year completion, honoring Henry and Edsel Ford.
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Henry Ford II
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Henry Ford
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Detroit
Edsel
B. Ford
Society of‘ Automotive’ Engineers
T Ara
America
Carmichael Calls for Roads and Markets for Farms
Atlanta June 4 AP Jamea Y Carmichael urged Georgia farmers to back rural roads as lifelines and better marketing facilities. He spoke at Douglas Coffee County then planned a 3:30 p m stop in Tifton while rivals prepared speeches. He urged locally owned industry to process farm products and warned against demagogic promises.
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Jamea
Carmichael
Douglas
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Coffee County
Tifton
Eugene Talmadge
Cartersville
Hoke O’kelley
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Macon
E. D. Rivers
University of Georgia At Athens
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Greensboro
Georga State College
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Rivers
Carmidgeland Talmadge
Station
Waga
Clarkesville
Boy Found Hidden in Garbage Box on Truck
In Frederick Maryland a garbage crew loading a refuse truck discovered a boy asleep inside a heavy box. The box was unloaded and opened revealing the child who fled in fear. Officials said the box could have crushed him if compressed on the truck bed.
Negro guest professor at N Y U
D Ira De A Reid chairman of the Atlanta University sociology department is named the first visiting professor of negro culture and education at New York University. He will lecture and conduct research exploring the role of African American culture in education.
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New York
D. Ira de A. Reid
Atlanta University
New York University
Educa
Hollywood Highlights and Radio Milestones Reported
Hollywood notes recap major items from June including Jimmy Stewart facing acting reconditioning, NBC debuts coast-to-coast daytime in studio G with Masquerade, Gene Tierney and Oleg Cassini celebrating fifth anniversary, Malibu visit by Robert Wagner, Sonny's bike loss, and academic milestone as Dr. Reid becomes first Negro full professor at local school.
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Compact Studio G
Hollywood
Chicago
New York
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Iove
Rember
Gene Tierney
Oleg Cassini
Cassinis
Jennifer
Jones
Canada
Robert Ae ‘Ker
Malibu
Sonney
Hollywood Hills
Sonny
Frankie Carle
Marjorie .Hughes
America
Tricking Tulips to Bloom in Winter
In Johannesburg AP reports Dutch scientists proved bulbs selected for the southern hemisphere can have their flowering cycle inverted. By using alternating hot and cold chambers their development is slowed to bloom in November, offsetting reversed seasons experienced during wartime.
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Johannesburg
Holland
Germans Flee Polish Cities In Daily Evacuations
In Wroclaw once Breslau and in Lower Silesia Germans rush to pack as the Polish government orders evacuation. The exodus reflects rising tension and looming changes after recent events.
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Wroclaw
Breslau
Lower Silesia
German Deportations Accelerate in Polish Occupied Areas
Officials report a daily movement of about 3,000 Germans to Allied occupation zones in Germany. They estimate that within four months there will be no Germans remaining on Polish soil.
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