Pact Nations Begin Talks On West Europe Defenses
Britain France and America lead talks with the 12 Atlantic Pact nations to strengthen West European defenses while balancing defense spending with postwar economic recovery. They confirm occupation troops remain in Germany and plan to relax controls impacting peace treaty talks and East West trade.
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London
Britain
France
America
Germany
West Europe
West Germany
State Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Council of Europe
State Department
Europe
McCarthy urges Truman to fire Acheson over Asia policy
Senator Joseph McCarthy accused Secretary of State Acheson of betraying U S interests in Asia and urged President Truman to dismiss Acheson. He named Jessup and Lattimore as part of an alleged Acheson Lattimore axis and criticized U S Far East policy at a Diamond Jubilee Sons of the American Revolution event.
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Atlantic City
N. J
McCarthy
R-Wis
Acheson
United States
Asia
Truman
China
Far East
Owen Lattimore
Philip Jessup
U.S
Lattimore
Elston doubts Russia can mass attack with atom bombs
Rep. Elston of Ohio, member of the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee, says Russia would not launch a mass A bomb attack and the United States would use A bombs as insurance. He expects both sides to hesitate on a first strike and notes Congress moving to strengthen interception defenses.
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Washington
Elston
Ohio
Russia
United States
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Soviet Union
Congress
All Conditions Sought In Brink's Robbery Reward
Massachusetts Attorney General Francis E. Kelly demands full disclosure of all conditions attached to the $100000 reward for the Brink's holdup case. Insurance firms have offered extra five percent of recovered cash. About $1200000 in cash was stolen on January 17.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Francis E. Kelly
Brink's, Inc
Brink's
Rescue Up river: Woman saved near Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls New York two men and a woman were rescued from the Niagara River after a helicopter rescue attempt to save the woman. The woman clung to rocks about 75 feet from one of the Three Sisters islands about 300 feet above the Horseshoe Falls.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Lptwo
Niagara River
Three Sisters Islands
Horseshoe
Canadian Falls
How To Keep Them Down On The Farm
Mrs Cavanaugh of Canaonville sought fence posts to keep livestock at home. She placed an advertisement in THE MESSENGER Classifieds and waited for calls. The ad drew ten inquiries in one day.
Marion training center fund decision may be week away
The state board of control may decide next week whether to grant 3,250,000 for a Marion security receiving building. The funds were slated for the Grafton State Farm in Lorain County but Welfare Director John H. Lamneck urged moving them to Marion due to inadequate water supply at Grafton. The board meets May 22 and four of five members must approve any transfer.
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Columbus
Marion
State Board of Control
Grafton State Farm
Lorain County
John H. Lamneck
Grafton
Jet Pilot Killed as Jet Crashes Into Denver Suburb House
A jet fighter lost control near Aurora Colorado and crashed into a residential area, killing 29 year old 1st Lt. Paul Darling of Estherville Iowa. The plane struck a home owned by Mr and Mrs Earl Horrell and exploded setting the structure and surroundings on fire. A garden worker was also burned in the incident.
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Aurora
Colo
Denver
Paul Darling
Estherville
Earl Horrell
Inonu Regime Allegedly Buried in Landslide Vote
Turkish newspapers report that President Ismet Inonu faced a massive opposition landslide in the new parliament. Early returns show Celal Bayar's Democrat Party winning about 300 of 487 seats amid economic discontent.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Inonu
Celal Bayar
Democrat Party
Investigation Planned Into Doughnut Illness Outbreak
An investigation was planned into five people who became sick after eating cream filled doughnuts from a neighborhood bakery on Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Southerners Defy Move to Curtail FEPC Debate in Senate
Southern leaders say they can block a gag rule on Truman civil rights reforms as Major Lucas seeks cloture on the FEPC bill. Russell predicts enough Southern votes to foil the measure, while absentees and GOP defections shape the outcome amid broader fiscal and foreign aid actions in Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
D-In
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Russell
D-Ga
Chicago
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Taft Foe Meets Chiefs in Chicago Visit
Democratic Senate hopeful Joseph T. Ferguson arrived in Chicago to brief national leaders on his bid against Senator Taft. He met with Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle Jr. after checking into the Stevens Hotel and attending President Truman's arrival at the Blackstone.
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Chicago
Taft
Rohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
Stevens Hotel
Blackstone Hotel
Truman
Ferguson
William M. Boyle Jr
Blackstone
Boyle
Judith Coplon Plans To Be Married Soon
New York report says Judith Coplon, 28, a Brooklyn born former spy trial convict, will wed lawyer Albert H. Socolov, 29, in the weeks ahead. Socolov, a graduate of Ohio State University and NYU Law, met Coplon while she faced government espionage charges and remains free on bail during appeal.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Washington, D. C
Albert H. Socolov
Miss Coplon
Brooklyn
Ohio State University
New York University Law School
Siamese Twins Beverly and Brenda Die After Separation
Edmonton report states Beverly and Brenda two six month old Siamese twins died on the operating table when a 12 person surgical team severed the flesh linking their organs after a lengthy operation to separate their abdomens.
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Edmonton
Alta
Canada
Beverly
Brenda
Liberty Bell Signals Start of Bond Campaign
The Liberty Bell will ring tonight to mark the start of a savings bonds drive. Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder will tap the bell to announce a campaign with a $653,950,000 quota, aiming to sell bonds through July 4 and hoping to exceed the target.
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Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
U. S. Treasury
John W. Snyder
Treasury
Navy Plane Buried Deep In Crash At Croton
A Navy F6F Hellcat crashed two miles southwest of Croton, buried itself three feet deep in a farm field, making casualty status unclear. The pilot’s name was withheld. a crash truck left Port Columbus for the scene after the navigational hop from Sunday morning.
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Newark
Croton
Naval Air Station
Columbus
Navy
Port Columbus
Akron
Reese Gooch
Mansion Burns Linked to Bugsy Siegel Slaying
Beverly Hills fire swept the Romero mansion injuring rooms and causing about 50 000 in damage. Juan Romero owned the house where Bugsy Siegel was killed on June 20 1947 with Virginia Hill renting at the time. The gangland homicide remains unsolved.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bugsy Siegel
Juan Romero
Romero
Siegel
Virginia Hill
Weekend Death Toll Climbs Above Normal
Ohio records 15 violent deaths over a 54 hour weekend, eight in traffic, above the 17 from the prior weekend. A normal weekend usually reports fewer than 10. The Associated Press survey covers the period ending midnight Sunday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
75 000 Flee Winnipeg High Winds Hit Texas
Texas residents recover from hurricane force winds causing injuries and wreckage in three coast towns. A mass evacuation in Winnipeg, flooding on Red River, and cold air from Canada bring freezing temps to the Great Lakes region. A 15 year old girl was killed by lightning in the Rio Grande Valley. A hailstorm in Alabama causes $500000 in damage.
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Texas
Canada
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
Michigan
Greater
Winnipeg
Red River
Sarita
Big Kennedy Ranch
Riviera
Ricardo
Jake Trussell
Kingsville
Maria Z. Garcia
Sebastian
Rio Grande Valley
Alabama
Rail Picketing Spreads as Strike Settlement Hopes Dim
Picketing widens in the nations railroad firemen strike as mediation talks stall late evening. Officials report 18 000 plus firemen out with major rail hubs and lines disrupted coast to coast. Pennsylvania Railroad moves 42 trains despite pickets while Butler factory shuts for lack of steel.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
James Stewart
Wellsburg
W.va
Pittsburgh
Stewart
Greensburg
Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Leverett Edwards
Edwards
Southern
Harrisburg
PRR
Pennsylvania
Butler
Fretz Moon Tube Co
Truman in Chicago Major Speech Planned
President Truman wrapped a Western tour with a Chicago stop for a major speech at Jefferson Jubilee. Chicago crowds could top 300,000 as he parades to Chicago Stadium for a 10:30 p.m. address broadcast by NBC networks and radio. He warned against old fogies and calamity howlers, attacked Soviet Russia, and avoided commenting on Senator McCarthy during a Sunday stop in Wisconsin.
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Truman
Madison
Wis
White House
National Committee
Congress
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Joseph C. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
State Department
Family outing on Mother's Day ends in tragedy
Four children drown when a seven person boat capsizes on the Ohio River about 20 miles south of Evansville. An uncle rescues two, naming Jerry Crawford 5 and Sue Crawford 12, while James Hinderliter 19, Marcellus Diegs Jr 8, Donald 5 and Hilary Dale Carr 7 are missing.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Wayne Carr
Jerry Crawford
Sue Crawford
Sue Carr
James Hinderliter
Marcellus Diegs, Jr
Donald
Hilary Dale Carr
Two U S Airmen Return From Chinese Captivity
Hong Kong reports two American airmen Marines Master Sgt Elmer C Bender of Cincinnati and Navy Chief Electrician William C Smith of Long Beach Calif released after 18 months in Chinese captors They arrived by Navy plane to Manila after rescue by a destroyer Their uniforms were ill fitting and both were in good health undergoing exams The captors claimed no U S effort to obtain release
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Hong Kong
Manila
U. S
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati
Navy
William C. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
United States
Reduction Planned On Auto Insurance
Columbus reports Farm Bureau Insurance companies plan a 27 percent cut in lates on 80 20 auto collision coverage effective May 22. The 80 20 plan lowers the owner’s share of damage to his car and also a roughly 10 percent reduction on fire theft collision bodily injury and property damage for school buses.
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Columbus
Farm Bureau Insurance
Vote To Set Control Of Pennsylvania GOP
Philadelphia report on Pennsylvania Republican factions facing a pivotal primary election tomorrow. Over 2.8 million voters choose between rival ticket slates for U S Senate governor and other offices, with implications for the 1952 presidential race.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
U. S
Portsmouth Youth Dies In Turnpike Crash
Otto Alban Smith Jr., 23, of Portsmouth Ohio, was killed in a highway crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike six miles east of the Tuscarora tunnel. He rode with Bernard Lorie of Long Beach New York, who suffered minor injuries when a blowout forced their car into a tractor trailer.
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Johnstown
Otto Alban Smith, Jr
Portsmouth
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Smith
Bernard Lorie
Long Beach
N. Y
Lorie
Tuscarora Tunnel
Republicans Plan November Strategy Meeting in Cleveland
Ohio GOP hopeful Don H. Ebright says all statewide candidates may gather in Cleveland Thursday or Friday to map November election plans. Ebright and GOP chair Ray E. Bliss discussed with Sen. Robert A. Taft Sunday after talks with Ohio House Republicans.
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Washington
Ohio
Railroad Schedules Five Freight Trains Today
A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Railroad said five freight runs are expected today from Columbus to Toledo, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis to Columbus. Yesterday three freight trains left Columbus and two entered the capital, pulled by diesel engines and operated by qualified crews.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Hit Skip Driver Blamed for Fatality
Detective Captain David E. Kerr of the homicide bureau blamed a hit skip motorist for the death of 60 year old Walden F. Wiishanen found on an E 18th Street curb. Ambulance drivers heard him say pushed out before he died at the hospital.
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Elyria
Mary Emily Sinclair
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Miss Sinclair
Gene Finegan
Smith
Sandusky
Cleveland
David E. Kerr
Homicide Bureau
Hitskip
Walden F. Wiishanen
E. 18Th St
Steven Raedachy
Traffic Accident Investigation Union
Auto Thief Killed By Police Gunfire
Cincinnati police fatally shot William Bailey during a three mile chase after he attempted to flee in a stolen convertible. Officers fired 24 shots. Bailey, 36, died. Bystander Elvie Williams, 37, was seriously wounded by a stray bullet.
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Cincinnati
William Bailey
Bailey
Elvie Williams
One Man Hospitalized in Airplane Crash
A light airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport. John Chitwood, 31, remained hospitalized for observation while Warren Stevenson, 28, and Lawrence Flannery were released after examination.
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Hamilton
John Chitwood
Warren Stevenson
Lawrence Flannery
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