Tito Pulls Troops From Disputed Area
Tito signals willingness to reach an agreement with the western Allies on Venizia Giulia in northeast Italy while denouncing Alexander's Hitler Mussolini Japan jab. Trieste remains tense as Yugoslav, American, British, and New Zealand forces show force. about 65 000 Yugoslav troops in the area with 20 000 withdrawing from Carinthia.
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London
Marshal Tito
Carinthia
Venizia Guilia
Italy
Tito
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Yugoslavia
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Alexander
Mediterranean
Belgrade
United States
Britain
Moscow
James E. Roper
United Press c
Trieste
Venizia Giulia Dipute
Gorizia
Roper
New Zealand
Gen Dalton Killed by Japanese Sniper in Luzon
Brig. Gen James L Dalton age 35, one of the army’s youngest generals, was killed by a Japanese sniper near Balete Pass on Northern Luzon. MacArthur announced the death, noting Dalton’s distinction and intrepidity. His body was buried at Santa Barbara cemetery near Binalonan, 100 miles north of Manila.
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Manila
James L. Dalton
Balete Pass
Luzon
McArthur
Dalton
MacArthur
Dalioen
Kennebunk Port
Santa Barbara
Binalonan
Trial of C. S Blackwell in 47th District Court
Trial for murder of John Benard Mitchell in the city jail last summer set to open this afternoon. Judge Bishop orders 15 additional talesmen to join 33 eligible jurors already reported.
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C. S Blackwell
47Th District Court
Blackwell
John Benard Mitchell
Henry Bishop
Returning To Mines In Pennsylvania After Walkout
Most of Pennsylvania's 72,000 hard coal miners returned to work. Anthracite mines in District Seven near Hazleton and District One around Wilkes-Barre reported operations resumed, with 38,000 and 15,000 miners respectively. Daily production was about 190 60 tons after a May 1 contract expiration, as John L. Lewis ordered deactivation.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
District Seven
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
District One
John L. Lewis
Judge Wilson Convenes Federal District Court
Federal court sessions open this morning with Judge James C. Wilson presiding. The docket includes civil non-jury cases with trials set this week and the week of June 4. Jury trials begin May 28 with a summoned panel. OPA cases heard later in the term. Fort Worth attendees include Winnie Mitchell, E L Early, Jim Little, and E T Jenkins.
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James C. Wilson
U. S
OPA
Fort Worth
Wilson
Winnie Mitchell
E. L. Early
Jim Little
E. T. Jenkins
British Labor Accepts Churchill Election Offer
London report says the Labour Party accepted Prime Minister Churchill's challenge to a general election. The move would dissolve the wartime coalition that guided Britain to victory over Germany after five years of war.
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London
British Labor Party
Churchill
Britain
Germany
Okinawa Battle Proceeds As U S Forces Press Shuri Environs
Allied advance on Okinawa tightens as four Yank divisions close on Shuri fortress amid heavy fighting and high stakes. U S casualties rise while leaders report signs of Japanese disintegration and readiness for broader offensives toward Japan.
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Japan
Shuri
Okinawa
U. S. 10Th Army
Truman
Congress
Navy
Pacific
Office of War Information
Hirohito
Tokyo Radio
Kanmon
U. S
Formosa
Middle East Tensions Rise After Beirut Demonstration Deaths
French Senegalese troops wounded 17 in Damascus and killed several in demonstrations near a Beirut cooperative store. Syria Lebanon refuse new troop landing, Arab League seeks apologies, U S envoy Wadsworth meets Lebanese leaders, Iraq coordinates with Egypt amid crisis. President Shukri El Kuwaily in Cairo suffers emotional shock.
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U.P
Cairo
Syria
Lebanon
Middle East
Levant
Legation
Damascus
France
The
Arab League
U. S
George Wadsworth
Iraq
Shukri el Kuwaily
Freight Rate Change Triggers North South Tension
New England lawmakers condemn the ICC rate decision while Southern representatives hail the move as relief for manufacturers. The order moves to uniform class ratings, with 90 day notices to adopt new classifications and a mixed shift in regional rates starting August 30.
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Washington
New England
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Jere Cooper
Tennessee
Tom
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sparkman
Walter F. George
Georgia
South
Wilbur Large, Jr
ICC
Cain
Laroe
Rocky Mountain
Far Western
Ellis Arnall
Supreme Court
Arnall
Western Railroads
Department of Justice
Morgan's Miracle
Lt John Morgan of Amarillo and the Eighth Air Force describes surviving a Flying Fortress explosion at 20 000 feet during the Berlin daylight raid in June 1944. He recalls being ejected with his parachute, landing in a tree, then on his feet after a three mile fall. Morgan spent 14 months in German POW camps before liberation by Soviet forces at Stalag Luft I.
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U.S. Strategic Air Force
Europe
John Morgan
Amarillo
Eighth Airforce
Berlin
Morgan
Stalag Laft
Earth
Windy spell to end this evening in uneasy forecast
The windy spell is expected to die this evening with no rain in sight. The weather bureau holds no rain forecast and expects partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
Murder Charge Filed in Slaying of Taxi Driver Beck
Marvin Duffie faced murder charges after Beck died from three stab wounds to the abdomen. Duffie was released on a 5000 bond set by Justice of the Peace Co V Carder, and surrendered to police. Beck, a taxi driver, collapsed at his home at 1205 North East Sixteenth after returning with a grazing cow. A butcher knife was found at Duffie’s home.
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Marvin Duffie
Justice of the Peace Co
Carder
Duffie
Komer Beck
Beck
North East
Sixteenth
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Southwest Texas
Fair and cooler tonight in Amarillo and vicinity. Tuesday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with cooler tonight and warmer in Panhandle Tuesday. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with colder this afternoon and in southwest tonight. Local frost in northern mountains tonight. Low tonight 35 to 50. High Tuesday 55 to 85. 24 hours ending 6:30 A M high 92 low 46 today noon 58. Appointment books and desk calendars. Russell Stationery. Ph 2 1257 Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Kenneth Graves Wins First With News Tip
A tip about a dog killing after a chicken killing won the $5 first News Tip prize last week for Kenneth Graves. The second prize of $3 went to Mrs. Helen Ellis for information about a lieutenant drowning at Buffalo Lake. third prize of $2 was won by Mrs. W. E. Hawley for a yarn about a woman trying to get her son out of the Army with ration points.
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Kenneth Graves
van Buren
Helen Ellis
Amarillo
Buffalo Lake
W. E. Hawley
Quisling Dejected in Oslo Prison as Trial Nears
Police report Vidkun Quisling in a dejected mood in Moller gaten 19 Prison. Officers removed buttons to prevent self harm as he mutters a defense and claims he saved Norway from a terrible fate by cooperating with the Germans. Government withholds news.
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Oslo
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Mollergaten 19
Quisling
University of Texas Inquiry Not Complete
Dr. Ralph E. Himstead of the AAUP stated the investigation into the University of Texas administration would not be finished until the autumn. The remarks were made in Chicago on May 21.
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University of Texas
Chicago
Ralph E. Himstead
American Association of University Professors
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Arthur
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South Mirror
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Virginia
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West Eighteenth
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