Fortune tellers in Bangkok study lives and politics
The Bangkok feature profiles Pridit Chuen a respected fortune teller who guides officials and commoners alike from a temple beside the Rockefeller Institute hospital. The piece sketches his techniques observations from observers and anecdotes including an American educated client and a tipsy romance around a “Queen in Calico” remark all for 60 cents.
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Milton Marmor
Bangkok
Thailand
C.D
Pridit Chuen
Chuen
Chonburi
Rockfeller Institute
Nepal
America
Joan of Arc
Jack Frost
Crossword Clue Pack 37 40 42 43 45 47 48
Answers include a creature foot a slang term for light a musical note a familiar maxim a tiny liquid measure a volcanic rock and a former kingdom in East Asia possibly.
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Kingdom
Asia
Fifth Column Rumorsdenied by Siamese Police Probe
Bangkok police investigated reports of American fifth columnists operating in Siam under General MacArthur. Major General Phao Sriyanond said editors and reporters were questioned and confessed the stories were based on hearsay and imagination.
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Bangkok
Siam
MacArthur
Phao Sriyanond
Police Department
Interference Causes Rainbows in Color Television
Report notes experiments in color TV show certain interference types can create rainbow artifacts in the picture. Observed effects vary with signal conditions and hardware.
Lie Holds First News Conference in UN Deadlock
Secretary General Trygve Lie spoke at his first news conference since visiting Moscow and London. He hopes for a decision by June or July to restore normal UN functioning strained by the Soviet walkout over China. He expects talks with President Truman and Secretary Acheson soon and seeks a summer high level Security Council meeting.
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Truman
Stalin
Acheson
Lie
Security Council
Council
United Nations
Trial Justice Court Dockets Include Multiple Traffic Violations
Summary of cases heard by Trial Justice W Earle Edwards includes several defendants from Stephen son and nearby towns cited for speeding improper brakes lights and reckless or dis orderly conduct with fines ranging from 5 25 to 29 25 and a 60 day suspended sentence for Lilly Shank in a separate arraignment. Also notes parole eligibility for Leopold and Loeb case details.
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W. Earle Edwards
Harry Brown
Stephenson
Wesley William Hiett
Louise V
Charles Raymond Derflinger
Stephens City
Ralph Clark Wisecarver
Rt. 1
White Post
Lilly Shank
W. Hart St
John Rice
Caribbean counterfeit plot seeks to fund revolution
In New York seven men and one woman were seized in a $3 million counterfeit ring tied to a Caribbean revolution scheme. The plan allegedly aimed to move bogus U S currency into Cuba to finance revolt in the Dominican Republic. two Cubans named as plotters. Arrests included Charlotte Whitehurst and others. one suspect captured in Miami.
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New York
U. S
Cuba
Dominican Repubc
Miami
Edward W. McDonald
Cohn
Irving H. Caypol
Charlotte Whitehurst
Jesus M. Rolan
Henry Chavarria
Jose Antonio Roche
Rudolph Schmidt
Roche
Oscar Roche
Eight Suspects Held on Counterfeit Pass Charges
U S and Cuban secret police captured eight suspects including Dr Jose Manuel Fernandez and Jesus Man. All faced charges of passing or conspiring to pass counterfeit money and were held on high bail. Florence Crittenton Homes were named after Florence Critenton's daughter, Charles Nelson Crittenton funded the homes after her death in 1882.
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Jose Manuel Fernandez
Cohn
Jesus Man
U. S
Secret Service
Florence Crittenton
Charles Nelson Crittenton
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