News Reports & Editorials

The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Page 1
1,760 words

Gandhi is Killed by a Hindu;
India Shaken; World Mourns; 15 Die in Rioting in Bombay
By Robert Trumbull

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NEW DELHI, India, Jan. 30 -Mohandas K. Gandhi was killed by an assassin's bullet today. The assassin was a Hindu who fired three shots from a pistol at range of three feet.

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The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Page 1

All Britain Honors Gandhi;
Truman Deplores Tragedy
By Herbert L. Matthews

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LONDON, Jan. 30 -- Mohandas K. Gandhi, in death, has won the unanimous tribute of Britons -- something he never hoped for or expected during his life. Nowhere outside of India has the shock of his assassination contained the feelings and emotions evident here today because Britain and Mr. Gandhi have been linked for good or evil over the last forty years.

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The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Page 2
221 words

Jinnah Sorrows for Hindu Foe

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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 30 (UP) -- Governor General Mohammed Ali Jinnah, leader of this Moslem Dominion, tonight expressed his deep sorrow over the assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi and his sincere sympathy with Hindu India on the loss of a great man.

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The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Page 3
4,181 words

Millions Esteemed Gandhi As a Saint;
Political Opinions About Him Differed, but His Enormous Influence Was Recognized

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Hindu reformer and nationalist leader, was looked upon as a saint by millions of his followers, who bestowed upon him the admiring appellation of "Mahatma," literally "the great-souled one."

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The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Page 2
615 words

Washington Feels Concern for India
Truman Calls Gandhi's Death an 'International Tragedy,' Issues Formal Statement

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi shocked the capital today. Fears were expressed that it might lead to serious complications in India.

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The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Page 4
203 words

Indian Leader Here Predicts Fanaticism

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J.J. Singh, president of the India League of America, predicted yesterday that Mohandas K. Gandhi's assassination might touch off a wave of fanaticism in India. He also said he feared that Mr. Gandhi's death would expose other Indian leaders who believe in Hindu-Moslem unity to "cowardly assassins."

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The New York Times
Jan. 31, 1948
Editorial Page
753 words

EDITORIAL: A Light Goes Out

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A hush goes round the world today as the frail body of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is carried in mournful procession from the Birla House in New Delhi to the banks of the sacred river Jumna, there to be turned to ashes. Out of the ashes we do not know what flowers will spring.

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Associated Press
Jan. 31, 1948
92 words

Gandhi Received Huge Fee For a Phonograph Record

LONDON, Jan. 30 - Mohandas K. Gandhi was said to have received the largest fee ever paid for making a phonograph record.

Some sixteen years ago he signed a contract with the Columbia Phonograph Company by which he was to receive a minimum of $200,000 for recording a record entitled "The Justification of God." Proceeds went to the Indian National Congress party fo use in the independence campaign.

His voice was clear and his English diction was declared to be perfect.

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