Sigler Takes Lead as Chrysler Strike Talks Return
Detroit Governor Kim Sigler orchestrated a renewed negotiation between Chrysler and the CIO UAW after a 13 day walkout. The sides plan a 2 p.m. Wednesday meeting at the governor’s Detroit headquarters with no mediators present.
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Detroit
Kim Sigler
Chrysler Corp
Tahlia
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Sigler
Uaw-Cio
Emil Mazey
Cadillac
Norman Matthews
Robert Conder
John Leary
General Motors Corp
Heavy Rains Flood Northwest Rivers and Lands
Dozens of rivers and streams overflowed their banks across the Pacific Northwest. A two man tug vanished in the Columbia River with no casualties reported. May rainfall set a new record at .55 inches. A 31 foot dike at Bonners Ferry collapsed and Canadian dams released water into Grand Forks BC. Army engineers evacuated to defend 40,000 acres as 450 families faced homelessness.
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Pacific Northwest
Columbia River
Weather Bureau
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Grand Forks
B.C
Fort Lewis
Wash
Kootenai River
Ohio Towboat To Be Raised
Huntington West Virginia A spokesman for the Ohio River Co owners of the steam towboat Omar which sank at Cincinnati Saturday night said tentative plans had been made to raise the vessel A sand bag cofferdam would be built around the Omar the water pumped out and the craft refloated The 200 foot boat valued at 300000 sank in 15 feet of water while towing one empty barge No cause has been determined for the accident.
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Huntington
W.va
Ohio River Co
Omar
Cincinnati
Deputies Claim Reward for Arrest in Ward Case
GREENUP Ky Deputies led by Sheriff William Adkins claimed a $50 reward posted by Portsmouth Ohio man James FE Hannah for the arrest of Taylor Ward 27 who was bound over on involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Mrs Ward. Ward allegedly skipped bond after bond was posted.
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Greenup
William Adkins
Portsmouth
Ohio
Taylor Ward
James FE. Hannah
Ward
Adkins
Hannah
Escort Shortage Delays Return of War Dead
The American Graves Registration Service reports a shortage of military escorts, especially Marines, delaying some shipments of war dead from the Columbus quartermaster depot. About 500 soldiers sailors coast guardsmen and Marines are kept for escort duty, with roughly 75 Marines. The depot has delivered about 5,000 bodies since Oct 16, 1947.
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Columbus
American Graves Registration Service
Army
Youth Drowns In Pit Near Norton Township
Two year old Bradley Wilson of Norton Township fell into a water filled pit dug for a septic tank and drowned yesterday authorities investigated the incident noting the child wandered from home near the construction site.
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Bradley Wilson
Norton Township
Soviet Protest as British Liaison Officer Installed in Berlin Police HQ
The British Control Commission placed a liaison officer in Berlin’s central police headquarters amid Soviet protests. The move, supported by U S and French authorities, aims to prevent reprisals against police and deter anti communist action. German Communists in the American zone face potential arrests if they campaign for the plebiscite on unification.
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Berlin
British Control Commission
U. S
Germany
Baby Girl Strangles as Twin Plays Nearby
West Los Angeles report states 14 month old Judith McGill died in her playpen when she stepped up on a bottom crossbar and hung by her throat from an upper crossbar. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward L McGill, the infant slipped feet outside the pen and became wedged.
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West Los Angeles
Judith McGill
Jack Fergis
Edward L. McGill
Shooting gallery tragedy claims teen victim in Newark
Betty Stevens, 17, died from wounds she suffered a week earlier at a Buckeye Lake shooting gallery where a gun discharged accidentally by a male companion.
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Newark
Betty Stevens
Buckeye Lake
Texas Hater Ends Visit with Texas Turnaround
Ray Halloran known as the Texas-hater returns to the scene at Wichita Falls after a two day Fort Worth visit. He says memories of Sheppard Field sparked his letter winning a free trip and hints at liking Texas more now. Jaycees plan lunch and a six month Texas trial for his family barring a return to Yankee land.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Ray F
Halloran
Texas
Sheppard Field
Cincinnati
Fort Worth
Hardin College
Waco
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Gertrude Halloran
Yankee-land
Dayton Man Slays Family Then Ends Life
The bodies of William A. Stump, 37, his wife, and two sons, Harry 12 and Dale 10, were found after a fire at their Butler Township home. Coroner A P McDonald said Stump beat his family with a baseball bat, set the house afire with fuel oil, then killed himself with a shotgun. Mrs Stump and the boys were found in bed. Dale had bruises on his arms from resisting. James Rust found the scene after smoke was seen while delivering Sunday papers.
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Dayton
William A. Stump
A. P. McDonald
Stump
Harry
Dale
Butler Township
Plane Crash Investigated in Cleveland Night Scare
Police search for an unidentified pilot after a light cabin Cessna allegedly stolen by Barney West of Steubenville crashed into two privately owned planes at Lakefront airport. John Doyle, airport manager, reported the incident with $2,000 total damage. Two whisky bottles and blood found at the scene.
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Cleveland
John Doyle
Lakefront
Barney West
Steubenville
Doyle
Police Continue Search For Los Angeles Boy
Police kept up the search for 12 year old Alan D McCauley in Los Angeles after his disappearance Friday night The department still suspected a hoax as handwriting experts tied a ransom note found in the boy s room to his writing The note demanded 1500 dollars left at a nearby parking lot by the parents Mr and Mrs John Mac Cauley
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Los Angeles
Alan D. McCauley
Alan
John MacCauley
Four Time Nominee Gilbert N. Frash Dies at 58
State Rep Gilbert N Frash a Republican Morgan County representative died at his Malta home of a heart attack He had been nominated for his fourth two year term He was a wool buyer and fertilizer dealer in Ohio
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Mcconnellville
Gilbert N. Frash
Malta
Morgan County
Ohio
Hitchhiker Killed in Truck Collision Near Sharon
Charles Daugherty, 23, of Lorain Ohio, hitchhiking near Sharon was struck by a truck and killed when the vehicle hit a bridge abutment yesterday local police reported.
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Sharon
Charles Daugherty
Lorain
Ohio
Here
Convention Opens in Cleveland National Council Meets
Delegates arrive from Hawaii and across the country as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers begins its 51st annual convention in Cleveland today.
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Cleveland
Hawaii
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rat Extermination Campaign Feeds 850 Pounds of Bait
In Washington D. C. approximately 850 pounds of bait were distributed to combat rats, killing an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 rodents in the city during the campaign.
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Washington
D. H
Negro author Claude McKay dies in Chicago at 52
Claude McKay, a noted Negro author and poet born in Jamaica, died Sunday in Chicago at age 52. His literary work and influence on Harlem Renaissance circles were cited in obituaries across the city.
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Chicago
Claude McKay
Jamaica
Gunmen Kill Chicago Man
Chicago police investigated the slaying of Leo Friedman 38 a former soap restaurant owner and police character on a West Side street corner Friedmans wife Carol 26 witnessed the attack as a sedan carried gunmen fired a fusillade Friedman fled toward a low iron fence where three shots ended his life the assailants fled in the car Friedman had a long police record including a bank robbery conviction in 1936 at Leavenworth.
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Chicago
Leo Friedman
Friedman
Carol
Friedmans
Leavenworth Penitentiary
St. Charles
Brannan Nominated For Agriculture Secretary Post
Charles Franklin Brannan, currently assistant secretary, was nominated to be Secretary of Agriculture. The nominee, a Colorado native, would succeed Clinton P. Anderson who resigned May 10 to seek the Senate seat in New Mexico.
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Washington
Charles Franklin Brannan
Colorado
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
Solon urges one term president in 1948 race
Sen George of Georgia calls for a strong one term president to restore fiscal sanity and curb expenditures. He predicts 1949 might see a 48 to 50 billion dollar deficit and higher taxes while weighing Eisenhower and MacArthur as possible convention factors. Taft supporters seek MacArthur as hedge against uncertain nominating prospects. Dewey’s Oregon win reshapes southern delegate dynamics.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Georgia
Dixie
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aviation Queen Claims New Speed Record
Palm Springs California reports that P Jacqueline Cochran claims a new world speed record flying a war surplus P 51 Mustang at about 448 miles an hour for a 1242739 mile round trip from Palm Springs to Santa Fe and back. The previous record of 440 mph was set May 19 1946 by Lt J J Hancock US Air Force.
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Palm Springs
Calif
P. Jacqueline Cochran
Aviation
Santa Fe
N.M
J. J. Hancock
U.S. Airforce
Dewey Maintains Lead In Oregon May Primary Returns
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York held his edge over Harold Stassen as late returns from Oregon's May 21 presidential primary favored him. In 1759 of 1861 precincts reporting, Dewey had 111,657 votes to Stassen's 102,419, with Portland area finishing first.
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Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Oregon
Multnomah
Dewey
Stassen
Truman Plans Talks For June Train Trip
The White House announced President Truman will deliver five major speeches during a cross country train tour in June. The stops include Chicago Omaha Seattle Berkeley Calif and Los Angeles with additional extemporaneous remarks from the special train platform.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Chicago
Omaha
Seattle
Berkeley
Calif
Los Angeles
Coroner George W. Sapp of Licking County Dies
Newark reports the death of Coroner George W. Sapp at his home after a week of illness. He served as coroner for 12 years and had practiced medicine in the area since 1911.
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Newark
George W. Sapp
Licking County
Wellington Shaken by Twenty Earthquakes in 24 Hours
Twenty earthquake shocks, mostly slight, were recorded in Wellington during the 24 hours ending this morning.
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Wellington
New Zealand
JAP OFFICIAL DIES IN TOKYO AT 75
Dr. Tatsukichi Minobe a 75 year old member of the Imperial Academy died today in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Tatsukichi Minobe
Imperial Academy
35th Child, Born And Papa Is Only 68
New York reports Anthony Dupre, a 68 year old man with four wives, fathered his 35th child when his 34-year-old wife gave birth to triplets. Dupre, a former circus trapeze performer now a hotel kitchen worker, celebrated a record of multiple sets of twins and many children.
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New York
Anthony Dupre
Intolerance Cannot Fight Reds speech by Gov Herbert
Governor Thomas J. Herbert told a St. Marys audience that fighting Communism with vigilante committees or intolerance is futile. He urged vigorous leadership and revived faith in American freedom to meet the Communist challenge at the Evangelical United Brethren Church camp opening.
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ST. Marys
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
United States
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Malta Teacher To Visit West Virginia Group
Miss Corma Mowrey said Malta teacher Miss Rita Chetcuit will spend all of June in Clarksburg to guest schedule with the West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association. She will also attend a two week NEA classroom teacher department conference at Miami University in Oxford Ohio.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Malta
West Virginia
Classroom Teachers Association
Corma Mowrey
Mowrey
Rita Chetcuit
NEA
Miami University
Oxford
Scientist Wong Wen-Hao Named Premier of China
Wong Wen-Hao, 59, described as China's leading scientist, was confirmed today as Premier by Chiang Kai-Shek. The nomination comes amid the regime facing its gravest internal challenge in two decades.
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Nanking
Wong Wen-Hao
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
GOP Outvote Dems in Ohio May Primary Returns
Official returns to Secretary of State Edward J. homme show Republicans outvoting Democrats by 212 461 ballots in the May 4 primary. GOP 749 591. Democrats 537 130.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Women’s Federation officers named in Ohio selection
Mrs Hester A Wickens of Zanesville was elected first vice president and Miss K Lucille Prove of Cleveland was reelected president of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women at the group’s meeting.
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Arrow
Hester A. Wickens
Zanesville
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women
K. Lucille Prove
Cleveland
Deer Drowns in Eastside Sewage Plant Tank
A deer wandered into Cleveland's eastside sewage disposal plant and drowned in a settling tank yesterday.
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Cleveland
Youth Admits Killing To Free His Lover
An 18 year old youth, Norman Lee Blodgett, confessed to police in Marshall Missouri that he shot and killed a deputy sheriff and wounded two men in an attempt to release his sweetheart from the state school for the feeble minded in Fulton. Blodgett, a former patient at the school and the state insane hospital, was captured in Kansas City four hours after the morning shootings.
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Marshall
Norman Lee Blodgett
Kansas City
Leo Hood
Boy Directs Own Shooting in Pa. Grandparents Home
Richard Russell Henry, 12, died en route to a hospital after ordering his nine-year-old sister Joanne to pull the trigger of a rifle he held against his stomach. County Detective Edward Gordon described the scene as taking place in a bedroom at the grandparents' house. District Attorney John O'Connell said charges on Joanne were unlikely.
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Youngwood
Richard Russel Henry
Edward Gordon
John O'Connell
Joanne
Gordon
Richard
Service Stations Stage One Day Protest Over Tax Increase
Louisiana service stations closed pumps statewide in a one day protest against a proposed two cent per gallon gas tax hike. The move follows opposition to the administration bills raising beer taxes and doubling the one percent sales levy as Louisiana seeks the nations highest gasoline tax.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Jews Agree To Halt Fire In Palestine
Arab League officials signaled rejection of a UN cease fire in Palestine unless Israel disarms and the partition plan is shelved. Amid appeals from the U.S. and Britain, Egypt weighed the order, while fighting raged in Jerusalem where a clash left two Americans dead and Lebanese internment of 69 young Jews escalated tensions.
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United Nations
Arab League
Security Council
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Egypt
Pinkney Tuck
Ronald Campbell
Ahmed Khashaba Pasha
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
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Trans-Jordan
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Notre Dame Hospice
Thomas C. Wasson
U. S
State Department
Washington
Herbert M. Walker
U. S. Navy
Thomas Gannon
Ba’Albek
Lebanon
Israel
Marine Carp
Haifa
Dayton man questioned after mother’s death in Cincinnati
A 33 year old Dayton man was held without charge for questioning after his mother Bertha B Moebus aged 62 was fatally shot in her Cincinnati apartment yesterday. Police Lt Orville Burleson quoted Albert A Moebus as saying the shooting was accidental.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Bertha B. Moebus
Orville Burleson
Albert A. Moebus
Proposed Term Cut Condemned by Solons
Five Democratic lawmakers urged against extending the terms of the atomic energy commissioners by two years. In a minority Senate report they warned the move would impair efficiency, dissipate non-partisan spirit, and cause turnover within the atomic program. The bill aims to extend terms to June 3, 1950 and was approved by the committee. Hickenlooper expects Senate action soon. The signers include Senators McMahon and Johnson and Representatives Johnson Durham Holifield and Melvin Price.
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Atomic Energy Commissioners
Senate House Atomic Committee
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Edwin C
Senate
McMahon
Conn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
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Holifield
Calif
Melvin Price
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