Acheson Presses Western Defense Through Collective Forces
Secretary Acheson told Congress that Russia’s growing power can only be met by organizing balanced collective forces among the 12 Atlantic Pact nations. He urged Congress to approve a $1.225 billion second year arms program to fund mutual defense and push NATO’s defenses, noting the need for a large economic effort and greater air and naval emphasis.
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Acheson
Congress
Russia
West
Truman
Johnson
London
Library of Congress
House
Senate
North Atlantic
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
State Department
Budget Bureau
Secretary Brannan Under Fire Over Agriculture Plan
Senator Taft criticized Secretary Brannan as a political figure after the Senate rejected President Truman’s agriculture department reorganization plan by voice vote last May 18. Taft said the plan ignored Hoover commission recommendations and gave Brannan broad discretionary powers. Brannan faced opposition from lawmakers of both parties over proposed payments to farmers bridging market prices and government deemed fair prices. the plan was among 17 sent by Truman, with 16 later taking effect May 24.
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Washington
Ohio
Congress
Brannan
Agriculture
Senate
Truman
Agriculture Department
Taft
Rmer
Herbert Hoover
Bus Sideswipes Greyhounds Near East Liverpool
A Greyhound bus sideswiped a second Greyhound bus two and a half miles from East Liverpool. Initial reports suggested passenger injuries but the first bus was damaged when it stopped to avoid a car. The following bus could not stop and brushed a car and the bus ahead.
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East Liverpool
Greyhound
Human Bones Found Near Point Pleasant
State police headquarters in Point Pleasant hold a two foot square box containing a disjointed human skeleton found by Edward Hogg while cattle hunting. Investigators note clothing fragments and a greased topsoil at a hillside site near Dixie Road, with no signs of violence and an approximate deposition between one year and two years ago.
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Edna A.gettles
James Hogg
Jefferson Blvd
Edward
TNT
J. G. F. Johnson
D. G. Wilfong
R. C. Dil
Motorists flee flash flood along Big Three Miles Creek
A sudden downpour flooded Big Three Miles Creek trapping two cars and two trucks near Bradyville. Residents fled to a high barn while drivers lashed vehicles to trees to prevent loss. one car was swept three miles downstream. Jack Wilson and his 70 year old mother escaped just before their car vanished.
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Big Three Miles Creek
Bradyville
Jack Wilson
Danville
Pinkin Wilson
Marshall
Dick Middletown
Winchester
Wilson
William Hull
Tollesboro
Gambler Indicted by New York Jury on 60 Counts
New York County Grand Jury returned a 60 count information against gambler Frank Erickson. He testified before a Senate probe that he netted $100000 yearly from gambling ventures. Charged with conspiracy and bookmaking. 1 conspiracy count and 59 bookmaking counts. Announcement by District Attorney Frank S. Hogan.
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New York
New York County
Frank Erickson
Senate
Frank S. Hogan
Welfare Charge Killed By Truck In Chardon
Seven year old James Banner, a welfare charge, was struck and killed by a stone truck after riding his wagon onto a highway near Chardon on Tuesday.
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Chardon
James Banner
Here
FBI Is Asked Amerasia Role In Government Documents Case
A Senate subcommittee demanded an FBI account of its role in the Amerasia magazine affair. Testimony is sought from Louis B. Nichols and D Mil ton Ladd with a closed session planned. Senator McCarthy urged summoning six suspects to testify under oath.
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Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Amerasia Magazine
State Department
Louis B. Nichols
FBI
D. Milton Ladd
J. Edgar Hoover
Ladd
Amerasia
McCarthy
R-Wis
Tydings
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Circus Starring Hopalong Cassidy Loses Money in Cincinnati
The Cole Brothers Circus closed a five day nine performance run at Cincinnati Garden last night. Estimates show a loss of between 3000 and 10000 dollars after drawing about 21000 attendees. William Hopalong Cassidy Boyd headlined the show.
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Cincinnati
Cole Brothers Circus
Cincinnati Garden
William “Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd
Ohio Memorial Day death toll tops 32 in four days
The Associated Press reports 32 people died in Ohio during the Memorial Day weekend from 28 accidents. Traffic crashes caused 16 deaths, drownings 6, and 10 from other violent accidents. The national toll included 330 traffic deaths and 92 drownings amid a four day holiday surge.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
New Hampshire
Czech Woman Pleads Guilty In Spy Trial
Dr Milada Horakova the top defendant among 13 accused in a Prague spy case pleaded guilty at the opening session. She testified Nazi Party officials took directives from American British and French diplomats and admitted guilt to sabotage and spying. The group is linked to former U S Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt and other Western officials.
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Czechoslovakia
Milada Horakova
National Socialist Party
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Communist Party
Laurence Steinhardt
U. S
Maurice DeJean
NLRB Orders Run Off After CLO Failure at Westinghouse
Rival factions of electrical workers contend for bargaining rights for 13,000 workers at Westinghouse Electric in East Pittsburgh. The NLRB ordered a run off election after the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers failed to win a clear majority in the company wide vote last month.
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Big East
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Teletype Strike Stalemate Persists in New York
AFL spokesman predicts all 247 striking teletype operators and maintenance workers will reject United Press offer to end a 30 day walkout.
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New York
AFL
United Press
Spring Lift in Meat Prices Across Pork Beef and Lamb
Meat prices rise after the annual spring surge, with beef lifting to 45 to 49 per hundred pounds wholesale from 41 to 45 a year ago while pork loins fall to 40 49 cents a pound and lamb at 50 to 54 cents. Prices reflect higher feed costs and stronger restaurant demand.
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Chicago
Pro-Red Youths Return Home as West German Riots Erupt
In Berlin and across West Germany tensions flare after East Berlin led demonstrations. FDJ youths in blue shirts face inspections at Luebeck and Helmstedt amid clashes with townspeople. some blue shirts and banners burn in Helmstedt as violence abates and police restore order.
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Germany
Berlin
West Germany
Luebeck
Free German Youth
FDJ
Helmstedt
Helmsstedt
East Berlin
No Man’s Land
Tokyo court convenes quick trial for eight Japanese attackers
In Tokyo a military court held an emergency session to try eight Japanese accused of assaulting U S troops at a Communist rally. They pled not guilty as five American soldiers were beaten and stoned. General Willoughby said the rally tested Japan s Communist Party and warned against delays in the occupancy era trials.
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Tokyo
U. S
MacArthur
Charles A. Willoughby
Japan
Communist Party
Berlin
Eiichi Tanaka
Osaka Students Federation
Osaka Commercial College
Britain Delays Industrial Pool Final Decision
Six European nations moved toward pooling coal and steel under an international authority with Belgium Luxembourg Italy the Netherlands West Germany and France agreeing to set up oversight. Britain delayed committing before talks begin, seeking clarity on impact to its industries as Schuman sent a memorandum to London to clear up misunderstandings of the invitation.
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Paris
Britain
Robert Schuman
Belgium
Luxemburg
Italy
Netherlands
West Germany
France
London
Schuman
Senate Blamed for Pileup Delays in Congress Continue
House leaders blamed the Senate for a legislative pileup that could keep Congress in session after August 1. The House plans to push ahead with campaign timing and more long holidays while clearing pending business last Thursday. Many members have returned home for memorial observances and Easter recess.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Champaign
Prison Farm Officials To Return Murderer Beard
London Prison Farm officials plan to return Clarence Beard after his capture in Chicago. Beard, 55, escaped Saturday while serving a life sentence for the 1928 Cleveland bank clerk holdup. He was arrested at a Chicago Western Union office where he sought money a relative had sent.
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London
Chicago
Clarence Beard
Beard
Chicago Western Union
Cleveland
Bookies Get No News from AP Dispatches
Florida utilities regulators report horse race bookmakers do not obtain information from Associated Press dispatches. The Florida Utilities Commission will continue its inquiry into the operation of private wires to prevent dissemination of gambling information.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Associated Press
Florida Utilities Commission
Native of Chillicothe Dies at Home in Indiana
Brenton A. Devol 68 of Clinton County era circus court judge and former state legislator died at his Lafayette Indiana home after a heart attack. He was born in Chillicothe Ohio and funeral arrangements were made today.
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Lafayette
Ind
Brenton A. Devol
Clinton County
Chillicothe
Ohio
Devol
Two Brooklyn Teen Gangs Clash In Memorial Day Gun Battle
In New York Brooklyn two teen age gangs traded 40 pistol shots in Memorial Day gun fights before police containment. The clash used real pistols and zip guns. one boy was shot behind the ear, another fore head grazed. Police had saturated Prospect Park area. 14 escaped and 13 were captured after a second fracas.
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New York
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Raymond Wilson
Riders Strike Paralyzes Columbus Bus Service
A flash walkout by 485 bus drivers from the Transport Workers Union stalls Columbus public transit. The union protested the 10 day suspension of a driver who clashed with a motorist, leading to no buses on streets and a midnight deadline for action. The mayor had announced a two week postponement, then reversed it amid confusion.
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Columbus
Transport Workers’ Union
CIO
James A. Rhodes
Man's Body Identified As Ex Convict In Canal Find
The body found in the Ohio Canal was identified as William E. Sitts, 25, an ex convict. Police Chief Charles B. Dalton of Valley View Village said Sitts might have been part of a burglar gang rounded up in Valley View. Sitts' widow denied gang ties, and Dalton theorized he drowned while escaping police.
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Cleveland
Ohio Canal
William E. Sitts
Charles B. Dalton
Valley View Village
Sitts
Valley View
May Elizabeth Sitts
Dalton
Smuts Improves After Pneumonia Attack at 80
Johannesburg reports Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts showing satisfactory progress after a pneumonia attack. The veteran leader is 80 years old and under medical care.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Shawnee Wins Top Awards at Ohio FFA Convention
Shawnee FFA chapter receives state gold award and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad outstanding chapter programs award at the Ohio FFA convention June 1 to 3 at Ohio State University. Racine and McArthur earn silver chapter awards while Albany takes bronze as area winners.
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Future Farmers of America
Ohio Ffa
Ohio State University
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Racine and McArthur
Albany
Youths Swap Plates Twice on Stolen Car
State patrolmen arrested two Birmingham Michigan youths near Middletown Ohio for driving a stolen car from Birmingham. They swapped license plates twice in route through Ohio first exchanging Michigan plates for Ohio tags in Toledo then swapping again in Lima on an Ohio car.
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Birmingham
Mich
Here
Ohio
Booth
Michigan
Toledo
Lima
Blue Baby Dies After Birth Heart Defect
Eight year old Ronald Garret of Cleveland died at home after suffering from a malformed heart since birth. His mother Bernice Garrett, 36, was told by a doctor two years earlier that the child known as a blue baby was doomed. The father Norman Garret was killed in an automobile accident two years ago.
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Cleveland
Ronald Garrett
Bernice Garrett
Noreman
Funeral Services Set For Ex Hotel Manager
Funeral services will be Thursday for Joseph Sherman Lugenbell 84 former hotel manager in Marion Mansfield Wellston and Columbus He died Monday at his home in Columbus Ohio
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Joseph Sherman Lugenbell
Marion
Mansfield
Wellston
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