Bishop O Hara likely to be Papal Nuncio to Bucharest
In Rome, a reliable source said Archbishop Gerald P. O Hara of Savannah Atlanta probably will be named Papal Nuncio to Bucharest to replace Mgr Andrew Cassulo. The move follows reports of Romania demanding Cassulo's recall amid documents tied to Ion Antonescu's trial. Vatican accepted a stronger demand while rejecting the initial one.
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Savannah-Atlanta
Bucharest
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Andrew Cassulo
O'Hara
Daily American
Vatican
Cassulo
Ion Antonescue
Romania
Killer Sought After Slaying of Boston Paper Chief
Boston police seek a "madman" who shot William A. Whitcomb 73 president of Great Northern Paper in his downtown Boston office during mid morning. The killer posing as a treasury department agent spent seven minutes in the eighth floor private office then calmly exited as secretaries watched.
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Boston
William A. Whitcomb
Great Northern Paper Company
John F. McCarthy
Treasury Department
Whitcomb
Boston Safety Deposit and Trust Company
Army C-54 crashes on Taboga Island killing 23
Balboa Panama June 11 AP A U S Army C 54 transport crashed while attempting to land at Albrook Field striking Taboga Island peak during a storm. All 23 aboard were killed and bodies recovered by noon. Rescue teams used ropes on rugged terrain. The peak lies on a US Army reservation near the island.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Tabcra Island
Albrook Field
Tohoga Island
Milkweed Varieties Highlight Global Plant Diversity
A rough count suggests about 1900 varieties of milkweed exist worldwide, illustrating the plant's rich diversity. Researchers note regional adaptations and documentation gaps across continents.
Infantile Paralysis Cases Sweep Through Southern States
The Associated Press reports rising poliomyelitis cases across the South with Florida hardest hit 198 cases since January 1 and 69 since June. Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi follow with dozens of cases while outbreaks trigger public health actions and hospital treatments nationwide.
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Florida Heearth Iepartment
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Mississippi
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Tennessee
Miami and Dade County
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Key’ West
Aampa
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AG Cuschi
Wea
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Key West
Wis Memorial Hospital
Fteiis
Tampa
Cer
Haswed
Mango
Pylio
Hillsborough County
Miami
National Foundation
Florence
Ala
Nashville
Arkansas Health Department
North Carolina State Board of Health
Adoptead
Texas
North Carolina
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Birmingham
Rent control debate sparks landlord bias defense
Samuel B. Pettingill voices support for landlords against OPA policies as critics argue rent controls worsen shortages. He cites that rents take a smaller share of income, housing remains scarce, and ceilings boost real estate values while hindering rebuilding efforts.
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OPA
Congress
Wrong Way Corrigan eyes Senate on liquor platform
Los Angeles June 11 AP Stocky Douglas Corrigan dubbed Wrong Way Doug campaigns for the U S senate on a prohibition platform citing higher liquor taxes as a key issue. He says he ran in the primary because no other candidate could secure nomination and plans more campaign time before November. His long aviation past and teetotal stance are noted along with a 1938 flight detour. Recipes for making ice cream go back as far as 1862.
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Douglas Corrigan
Doug
U. S. Senate
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Dublin
Ireland
Corrigan
Couue
Army
Wartime mass output of doctors threatens research progress
Washington AP June 11 a Public Health Service official warned that mass production of physicians during the war has reduced the pool of researchers. Maurice Collins said the policy has limited post graduate training and the nation must invest in targeted education and facilities to maintain cancer mental illness and dental research.
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Public Health Services
Maurice Collins
Public Health Service
George
D-Ga
Sollins
Health Service
Georgia AG says enough evidence to dissolve KKK
Atlanta reports State Attorney General Eugene Cook will confer with U S Attorney General Tom Clark on June 21 about Ku Klux Klan activities in Georgia and plans to file a civil suit to dissolve the Klan soon after. If no contest within 10 days, a judge could dissolve the charter. otherwise a jury would be set for the case. Grand Dragon Samuel Green says he would not contest if filed against the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
U. S
Tom Clark
Georgia
Cook
Clark
Department of Justice
State Attorney General’s Office
Samuel Green
Association of Georgia Klans
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc
Kellogg All Bran Promoted For Constipation Relief
A reader testifies that daily All Bran use helped stop daily laxative use. The letter urges trying one ounce daily for ten days with ample water, then sending an empty carton for a double money back guarantee. Kellogg's promotes All Bran as a gentle bulking cereal.
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F. G. MacDanel
Box 370
Abbeville
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellogg’s
Omaha
Spanish Issue to Carry Weight at Paris-McKenzie
Analysis argues a deteriorating security climate as Spain and Spain question shadow the Paris four power talks. Byrnes signals possible unilateral action if Moscow stalls. The piece notes Russia’s expansion of influence and reciprocal concessions as key to progress, urging cautious realism to avoid war and push the Paris conference toward feasible European peace treaties.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
U. N. Security Council
Russia
Paris
Security Council
Spain
State Byrnes
Moscow
Britain
Stalin
America
Power from three southern river projects eyed for 1949 1950
Senate hearings outline power output from the Altoona Georgia Clarks Hill Georgia South Carolina and Buggs Island Roanoke River Virginia North Carolina schemes. First sales expected in 1949 with Clarks Hill 1950 and Buggs Island by end 1949. Funding approval would add seven marketing power positions.
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Senate
Altoona
Arthur Goldscmidt
Interior Department Division of Power
Interior Department
Clarks Hill
Savannah River
Georgia
South Carolina
Buggs Island
Roanoke River
Virginia
North Carlina
Goldscmidt
Missisippi
Supreme Court declines to block Willie Fracis execution
Willie Fracis, 18, in St Martinville, prays in his cell after the U S Supreme Court refused to intervene in his case. He escaped the electric chair on May 3 when the device failed to function and seeks relief arguing cruel and unusual punishment and double jeopardy. His attorney Bertrand De Blanc had argued the Louisiana and U S constitutions protect him.
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United States Supreme Court
Willie Fracis
Supreme Court
Washington
Bertrand de Blanc
Louisiana Supreme Court
de Blanc
Willie
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