Solons Criticize Truman Truthfulness in ADA Speech
Senate Republicans Bridges and Capehart join Democrats in challenging President Truman’s statements to the Americans for Democratic Action. Lyndon Johnson accuses flawed claims on oil lands and Supreme Court ownership, while Herman Welker calls the attack on him an utter falsehood.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Bridges
Rpublican
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Congress
Johnson
Supreme Court
Herman Welker
Idaho
Welker
Senate Gop
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
ADA
Wiley
Free Ex-Cons In Dynamite Murder Case
In Upper Sandusky two ex convicts Joseph M. Horay and Albert P. Sauerhass were released after days of questioning in the murder of a Cleveland man killed by dynamite. Prosecutor Roth noted no charges were filed as the investigation continues. Sauerhass is the brother of a Cleveland police sergeant.
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Upper Sandusky
Cleveland
Joseph M. Horay
Albert P. Sauerhass
Harold R. Roth
Louis Feinberg
Taft Ike Split Effort Shapes Montana Delegations
In Montana eight Republican and twelve Democratic national convention delegates are chosen today. Republicans backers of Taft claim a four to one edge over Eisenhower but both camps seek a split delegation at Helena meetings. Democratic leaders name twelve delegates.
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Associated Press
Taft-Eisenhower
Kefauver-Harriman
Montana
Helena
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Ridgway Data To Speed Report On Koje Revolt
General Clark will report on the Koje Island prison riots and the Dodd hostage case after a Far East board finishes its inquiry. The review also covers Brigadier General Charles Colson and the controversial letter tied to Dodd’s release, amid ongoing inquiries by Gen. Van Fleet and the U S Eighth Army.
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Tokyo
Washington
Mark Clark
Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
Koje
Clark
United Nations Supreme
Far East
Dodd
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Kore
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Rose
Colson
Meat Packer Guilty on 57 Counts in Bribery Case
Joseph Kirchner owner of Buckeye Meat Packing Co was found guilty on 57 of 60 counts including bribery of two former inspectors and sale of horsemeat as beef. Prosecutors say Kirchner faces up to 280 years in prison on 28 bribery counts. Inspectors Dr Fred Hartman and Fred Karg testified about payments and gifts.
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Findlay
Common Pleas
Joseph Kirchner
Buckeye Meat Packing Co
Kay Brand
Fred Hartman
Hancock County
Fred Karg
Karg
Kirchner
Hartman
Robert Schuck
Dems Select Party Leader in Columbus Meeting
Ohio's newly elected Democratic state central committee meets at 11 a.m. to name a State chairman Eugene H. Hanhart of Dover was defeated for reelection as committeeman from the 16th district in the May 6 primary Reports say party figures close to Gov. Lausche want him to remain as chairman He could serve as party chairman if named to the state executive committee under the party's procedures
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Columbus
Ohio
Democratic State Central Committee
Eugene H. Hanhart
Dover
Frank J. Lausche
Central Committee
James Roosevelt backs Kefauver in California primary
James Roosevelt eldest son of the late president announces support for Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee in Kefauver's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in California's June 3 primary. Roosevelt had backed Truman before declining to run.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
California
Roosevelt
Truman
Truce Stall At Panmunjom Over Returns Question
UN truce negotiators accused the communists of using vicious propaganda to block an armistice over the return of captured Reds. The 62 minute session yielded no progress on what to do with nonreturnees as the talks adjourned with a plan to resume tomorrow at 11 am Panmunjom time.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Ohio Five Day Forecast With Warmer Weekend
Temperatures will average about three degrees above normal with normal highs 70 to 76 and lows 50 to 52. A warming trend develops Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a temporary cooling Friday and a warming weekend.
Lindbergh Flight Anniversary Echoes in Modern Air Travel
New York marks the 25th anniversary of Charles A. Lindbergh's solo New York to Paris flight. About 1500 passengers are now crossing the Atlantic on routine commercial routes that trace the path he pioneered.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Three Giant Rail Unions Study Pact
Washington AP three large railroad unions with 150000 members studied a White House proposed peace plan to end a three year rail labor dispute. Steelman backed wage boosts and rules changes while keeping arbitration limited and aiming for a 40 hour yard workweek and cost of living escalator.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Truman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Oil Strike Resumes 25,000 Return to Work Across Nation
About 25,000 of the nation s 90,000 striking oil workers were back on the job today with more expected to return as plant by plant negotiations yield settlements. Airlines faced revenue losses from gasoline shortages as refineries restart lags raised the risk of flight cancellations.
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Denver
United States
Europe
American Airlines
C. R. Smith
Sinclair Refining Company
Middlewest
U.S. Conciliation Service
Brinks Theft Prober Attacks Alleges Tipster
Deputy police chief labels Alfred A. Gagnon an impostor and claims he helped plan the Brink’s robbery. Gagnon identifies other planners Carlton M. O'Brien and Joseph F. McGinnis as associates. O'Brien was killed in a gangland shooting in West Warwick Rhode Island. Daley's accusation follows Rhode Island Attorney General Powers’ charge that Boston police ignored information.
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Boston
James F. Daley
Alfred A. Gagnon
Gagnon
Pawtucket
R. I
Carlton M. O’brien
Warwick
R. 1
Joseph F. McGinnis
Rhode Island
Providence
O'Brien
West Warwick
R. L
Daley
William E. Powers
Security Pay Hike Defeated in House Vote
The House rejected a social security benefits increase at a 149 to 140 vote. The measure faced a two thirds requirement due to its parliamentary filing, and could return under a rule allowing amendments and a straight majority if cleared by the rules committee led by Rep. Doughton.
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Washington
House
Rep
Doughton
D-N. C
Cambridge man dies from crash injuries
Charles C. Meighen aged 76 of Byesville died from injuries sustained in a two car collision near Cambridge. The crash occurred last Monday and Meighen succumbed to his injuries Monday.
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Cambridge
Charles C. Meighen
Byesville
SOQUEEZE ON SPUDS GENERATES FUROR
Washington reports a potato shortage sparking heated debate on farm programs. Farmers cut output by 20 percent after Congress ended price supports, leading to rising prices, market inequities, and concerns about black markets. Officials forecast relief in four to six weeks with new potatoes from Florida Alabama Texas and California.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture Secretary
Ers
Congress
Office of Price Stabilization
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Florida
Alabama
Texas
California
New Camp Chief Quells Three Red Prison Riots
Pusan Korea communist POW rioting spread to Koje Island Camp No. 1 with two minor revolts. One Red POW killed and 85 injured in Pusan. An American guard slightly injured in Camp No. 10 clash. Gen Haydon L. Boatner settled two Koje flare ups without shots or injuries. Gen Van Fleet cites fevered POW resistance to medical care as cause.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje Island
No. 10
United Nations
Kote
Haydon L. Boatner
Mark Clark
Far East
Tokyo
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Robbery Report From Dunbar Widow in Wheelchair Targeted
An elderly widow in Dunbar near Marietta was robbed of 64 dollars while in a wheelchair as two young women and a male accomplice raided her home. The attackers described as gypsies fled in a waiting car after one suspect took 65 dollars from a dresser. The sheriff noted the women were about 20 and 30, spoke with a brogue, and had dark hair and skin. Residents warned the trio had lingered in town seeking isolated widows or bachelors.
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Dunbar
Marietta
Washington County
Dean Ellis
Dora Johnson
Cutler
Johnson
Ellis
Canned Goods Price Boosts Start Today
Prices in many grocery stores rise one to two cents per can on selected canned vegetables fruits and juices to raise wholesalers earnings. It applies to corn green beans peas tomatoes tomato juice canned fruit cocktail pineapple peaches and pears with tuna and salmon excluded. The order covers independent stores mainly and may later extend to coffee cereals cookies and canned meats.
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Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
College Head Rebukes Reds
Dr. Douglas McGregor president of Antioch College told the Ohio Un American Activities Commission the school is not communist ridden. He defended campus organizations and said groups openly formed with college approval must follow school rules or face removal.
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Columbus
Douglas McGregor
Antioch College
Ohio UN- American Activities Commission
Ohio
Sidney Isaacs
Commission
McGregor
Antioch
Young Progressives of America
Brazil rescue mishap holds captives in jungle rift
Major Miranda Correa says the captives have turned capsized today amid Brazil's jungle rescue drama. The incident involves Maj Correa and Scott Magness of Miami with 38 Brazilian parachutists deployed from Rio to reach the Pan American Stratocruiser crash scene at Lagoa Grande after a hazardous 35 mile trek.
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Belem
Brazil
Miranda Correa
Rio de Janeiro
Scott A. Magness
Miami
Yanks Claim 16th Jet Ace in Northwest Korea Action
U S Sabre pilots shot down four communist jets near the Manchurian border boosting the tally of destroyed MIGs to 32 in Korea. Col Harrison R Thyng of Pittsfield New Hampshire earned jet ace status in the Yalu River fight. Allied air losses are listed in weekly totals.
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Seoul
Korea
Manchurian
America
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Harrison R. Thyng
Pittsfield
N. H
Yalu River
Air Force
Sinuiju
Yalu
Shoe price to rise as 25 cent pair climbs to a dollar
The executive director of the National Hide Association says footwear costs will advance, with a pair of shoes expected to increase from 25 cents to one dollar soon.
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Cleveland
National Hide Association
Father Conducts Last Rites for Son Lost on Mount St Helens
Reverend Thomas E. Jessett intoned prayers over his 20 year old son Arthur Jessett after he fell into an icy crevasse on Mount St Helens during a climbing trip. Rescue teams lowered 75 feet to retrieve the University of Washington student’s body as fog and rain enveloped the scene.
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Mount St. Helens
Arthur Jessett
University of Washington
Thomas E. Jessett
Washington
Prospects Brighten In Ohio Oil Dispute
Cleveland reports negotiations resume between CIO oil workers and Standard Oil Co of Ohio with prospects for an early settlement. About 600 Sohio No 2 refinery employees have been on a 20 day strike. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise and arbitration on retroactivity and contract length.
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Cleveland —i
CIO Oil Workers
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Sohio
Western Union Opens Seven Ohio Offices
Western Union Telegraph Co. opened seven Ohio offices in Circleville Ashtabula Geneva Conneaut Elyria Lorain and Mansfield and one in Weirton West Virginia. The move follows a strike that began April 3. About 70 Ohio offices are operating and roughly 40 remain closed.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Western Union Telegraph Co
Circleville
Ashtabula
Geneva
Conneaut
Elyria
Lorain
Mansfield
Weirton
W. Va
Western Union
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