Court Bans Enforcements Of Racial Real Estate Clauses
The Supreme Court ruled Monday against enforcing restrictive real estate agreements that exclude people by race or color. Chief Justice Vinson wrote two opinions upholding the rights of Negro property owners in both state and federal contexts.
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Texas
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British Hero Farran Escapes Deadly Bomb Threat
Capt Roy Farran, noted British hero with a string of near misses, escaped a letter bomb attack at his Scotland home that killed his 26 year old brother Rex. The blast shattered windows but left Farran unharmed after a recent army departure.
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Tel Aviv
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British Reinforcements Quiet Jerusalem Amid Cease Fire
British reinforcements poured into Jerusalem to enforce a cease fire as Arab and Jewish gunfire diminished. The move aims to hold peace through May 15, with talks ongoing between Jewish and Arab officials.
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Holy Land
Rails Unions Split as Strike Wix Looms
Mediator Douglass says both railroad labor and management remain far apart on wage rules and working conditions. Three rail brotherhoods set May 11 for a nationwide strike, while carriers stand by a 15 cent per hour raise. Direct negotiations are seen as the only hope to avert walkout.
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National (Railway) Mediation Board
Flagstaff Legion Plans Cash Donations to Merchants
Flagstaff American Legion post cites We are Glad You re Doing Business in Our Town week with a plan to give cash donations to merchants. Local businessman F W Moore criticizes the idea as misguided yet well meant and warns of potential consequences. The program led by Leff Ferris starts Monday and runs through Saturday with Legionnaires visiting every businessman to hand a cash gift.
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Dinty) Moore
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Red Cross Seeks Jerusalem Protection Plan
Reports say talks aim to place parts of Jerusalem under International Red Cross protection with zones for women and children. A neutral municipal council and continued services could follow, with consent from Arab and Jewish leaders.
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Taft Fighting To Hold Ohio Taft Fighting To Hold Ohio
Three states stage big political shows May 3 with Taft Stassen and Truman in three primaries. Alabama voters face an anti Truman contest with 84 candidates for the Democratic national convention and many anti Truman electors. Florida shows weaker opposition to Truman with delegates split across slates. Ohio primary tops the week as Stassen targets Taft with a full slate of 50 delegates and 23 total delegates.
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Mississippi
Power Saving Parley Held by Arizona Officials
Representatives of irrigation districts electric districts municipal utilities power companies and mining firms met with the Arizona Power Authority to plan conservation of the drought reduced power supply. The meeting called by Chairman M J Dougherty follows a March legislature resolution. Curtailment has begun in Maricopa Pinal and Pima counties with utilities authorized to reject new customers and limit supplies to existing ones.
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Baseball Scores Tonight in the National and American Leagues
Chicago visits St Louis and New York travels to Cincinnati in NL action while Philadelphia plays at Washington in the AL. Night games only.
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Tornado Toll Tops Twenty Across Seven States
Severe storms left at least 20 dead and more than 100 injured as tornadoes and strong winds struck West Virginia Kentucky Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Illinois over the weekend. State tallies show West Virginia five Kentucky four Oklahoma five Missouri three Kansas two Illinois one.
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Lawrence McKinney
Pulitzer Prize Winners List Announced for 1947
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch won the Pulitzer prize for public service for coverage of the Centralia mine disaster and its reforms. Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire earned best original American play, Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener won distinguished fiction, George E. Goodwin of the Atlanta Journal won for local reporting, and Bert Andrews of the New York Herald Tribune along with Nat Finney of the Minneapolis Tribune won for national affairs reporting.
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South Pacific
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George E. Goodwin
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Journal
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New York Herald Tribune
Nat 8 S. Finney
Minneapolis Tribune
Navajo Indians Visit New York Exhibit After Arizona Trip
Five Navajo Indians toured New York over a weekend on loan for the Arizona Unlimited exhibit at the International Travel and Vacation show. They saw the Empire State Building the circus and the zoo. The party includes Medicine Man Silago Tzo his mother in law Hosteen Acani's Band a Navajo weaver Silversmith Atzuki Yazzie and newlyweds Mr and Mrs Iskie Yazzie. The group mostly speaks no English.
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Bruce Chosen As Aid Deputy for Economic Cooperation
Howard Bruce of Maryland nominated Monday as deputy administrator for economic cooperation under Paul Hoffman. Bruce, Baltimore industrialist and former Maryland DNC member, chairs Worthington Pump & Machinery and Maryland Dry Dock, with prior roles at Bartlett Hayward and Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. He earned a Virginia Military Institute degree and received the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Nogales Fiesta Crown Delayed Queen Elizabeth And Parade
Thousands witness Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Nogales Mexico as Queen Elizabeth Ruiz is crowned amid crowd noise and mixed reactions. The parade features Sinaloa bands, U S Air Forces and Mexican artillery music, with festivities and a plaza bazaar attracting buyers and tourists.
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Horacio Lobarzo
Queen Elizabeth
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House Armed Services approves two year selective service bill
The House Armed Services Committee voted 28 to 5 to approve a two year draft bill and send the measure to Congress. Secretary Forrestal praised it as meeting an urgent need to augment the armed forces, while debate touched on universal military training and differences with the Senate version.
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Showdown on Housing Near Taft-Ellen Der-Wagner Bill
Washington May 3 The administration urged quick action on a long range housing program as the Taft-Ellender-Wagner bill faces heated Senate debate and rapid House committee action. Raymond Foley housing administrator stressed private means with government aid to spur construction of 15 000 000 homes in ten years. Taft stakes Senate prestige as leaders call for a housing showdown to decide long range legislation.
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Wolcott
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Russian Copies of B-29 Give Insight Into Aerial Forces
Washington May 3 The display of four engined planes by Russia at a May day parade prompts U S experts to study potential air force lessons The TU-70 72 seat plane resembles the B-29 and could carry troops across long ranges possibly threatening Alaska if deployed as a parachute drop or assault force The airborne force size is estimated up to 200000
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