World news blackout shrouds Russia on Marshall plan
Paris reports a British request kept ministers from commenting on whether Moscow backs U S aid for Europe. Tass signaled Russia’s line saying the conference must clarify the extent and conditions of American help and its congressional prospects.
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Paris
Russia
United States
Europe
Tasa
U. S
George C. Marshall
Entent
Ald Tass
Congress
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Champaigne
Bidault
Bevin
Molotov
Marshall
Harvard University
Benjamin V. Cohen
State Department
Daring holdup targets West End home in Allentown
Four armed men held up five couples in a West End Allentown residence and fled with 175000 dollars. Louis Wiener and two other couples were ordered inside as the attackers demanded the concealed safe be opened. Wiener complied, revealing the safe in the bedroom.
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Allentown
Louis Wiener
Harry Neff
Bernard Salitsky
Summer Wedding Set for Herbert Marshall and Boots Mallory
British born actor Herbert Marshall to wed Patricia Boots Mallory 83 a former dancer after Mallory’s divorce from producer William Cagney was finalized. This will be Marshall’s third marriage and the ceremony is planned for July or August in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Herbert Marshall
Patricia
Boots) Mallory
William Cagney
Marshall
Pastor Sentenced to Hard Labor for Arson
Milwaukee dated report states Dr John Lewis a 78 year old clergy man was sentenced to one to five years at hard labor in state prison after conviction for arson of Calvary Presbyterian Church on Jan 24 causing a 150000 blaze. The jury found him guilty and the court stayed execution to Sept 15 for appeal.
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Milwaukee
John Lewis
Herbert J. Steffes
God's Vineyard
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Lewis
Steffes
Dave Snyder
Atlantic
Laurel Street
Mr. Snyder
Walnut Creek
Henry
Sarah Snyder
Bailey Grocery
Snyder
Emma Rubel
Nettie Davis
Henry Schaake
Atlantic Fire
United Presbyterian Church
Ellis and
Taylor Funeral Home
John H. Stewart
Atlantic Cemetery
the Elks
Spectacular York fire devastates industrial block
A blaze in York Pennsylvania destroyed a block long industrial building housing York-Shipley Inc sheet metal plant and Karl Ort aero nautical factory. Fifteen fire companies fought the five hour blaze with volunteers aiding county crews. Seven firefighters were injured but not seriously as authorities estimated losses at 350000 to 400000.
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York
Pennsylvania
York County
York Hospitals
York-Shipley Inc
Karl Ort Aeronautical
Pope Honors Peron With Order of Pius IX Cross
Pope Pius XII awarded the great cross of the Order of Pius IX to President Juan D. Peron of Argentina. The badge was sent from the Vatican to the Argentine embassy and forwarded to Peron, whose wife was received by the pope yesterday. The award cited Argentina’s contribution to alleviating war suffering.
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Rome
Pius XII
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Vatican
Holy See
Peron
County Officers Return to Pre-War Salaries July 1
County officers revert to pre-war wages starting July 1 with Milo Hubbard, County Auditor, calculating withholdings and social security for the short pay period. A permanent raise takes effect July 4 after temporary increases expire, due to constitutional timing.
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Cass County
Milo Hubbard
Iowa
Iowa General Assembly
Murray urges unified plan to prevent floods in valley basins
Senator Murray asks President Truman to appoint a commission to study Mississippi and Missouri River floods and report relief and flood control options. He criticizes piecemeal efforts and promotes his Missouri Valley Authority plan to avert future disasters and safeguard the corn crop this year.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Truman
Mississippi
Missouri Rier
Missouri Valley Authority
Congress
Firefighter Electrocuted Battling Lumber Yard Blaze
Deep River Lloyd King aged about 34 was electrocuted while fighting a fire that destroyed the C. E. Axtell lumber yard yesterday. Fellow firemen said King likely touched a light wire broken by debris during the blaze.
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Deep River
Lloyd King
C. E. Axtell
King
Flood Waters Divide Iowa Des Moines and St Louis
Weather bureau lowers Ottumwa crest to 16.6 to 17 feet as Des Moines and Raccoon rivers fall in parts of Iowa. In Des Moines Red Cross feeds Mexican families with a Mexican banquet after weeks of flood relief. In St Louis area levees near Dupe Venice and Granite City strain under rising Mississippi and Missouri rivers as 1 200 residents near West Alton face isolation.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Raccoon
Tracy
van Meter
Red Cross
West Des Moines
St. Louis
New
Missour
Mississippi
Ilinois
Misouri Pacific
Dupe
East St. Louis
Venice
Granite City
Coast Guard
West Alton
Missouri Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Hermann
Jefferson City
U S Averts Start of Dutch Action in Java
The U S State Department urged Indonesia to cooperate promptly in forming an interim federal government and pledged aid after its establishment. Indications suggest the last minute message blocked Dutch military moves planned for Monday in Batavia Java.
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Batavia
Java
U. S. State Department
Republic of Indonesia
State Department
Atlantic Hospital Drive Surges Toward 25000 Goal
Local report highlights $125,008 in donations from 707 subscribers as Atlantic seeks $25000 more to complete a hospital campaign. The drive, led by Lester Balding and others, aims to expand and modernize the Atlantic Memorial hospital to serve a growing community during disasters and epidemics.
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Atlantic Memorial Hospital Campaign Fund Committee
Hotel Whitney
Atlantic
Board of Trustees
Cass
Lester Balding
Frederick Brown
Atlantic Sales Army
Clair Becker
George Christensen
Brighton Township
Ralph Finkbine
Women’s Committee
Glen C. MacFarlane
Three Omaha Men Charged in Tire Theft Ring
Omaha police officer Carmen Bonacci and two other men, George F. Dreier of Council Bluffs and Emanuel B. Nicotero of Omaha, face charges of receiving stolen property in a tire theft case. Detective Inspector Fred Franks said all three deny involvement.
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Omaha
Carmen Bonacci
George F. Dreier
Council Bluffs
Emanuel B. Nicotero
Fred Franks
Mrs Truman to Spend Summer in Missouri
The White House said Mrs. Truman will leave soon to spend the summer at her Independence Missouri home. She does not expect to return to Washington until autumn, except possibly for a day or so. Miss Margaret Truman will accompany her mother and work on concert programs for the fall.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Independence
Margaret Truman
CIO Plans Court Fight and Election Strategy Over Taft Hartley
The CIO executive board voted to challenge the Taft Hartley act in court and in 1948 elections. They will seek AFL and railroad union unity while urging independent paths on the National Labor Relations Board. President Murray targets the act’s ban on political contributions and editorials and calls for joint strategy with major unions.
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Washington
CIO High Command
CIO
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Philip Murray
Murray
William Green
Alvaney Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Arthur Lyon
Railroad Labor Executives Association
Railroad Brotherhoods
Lee Pressman
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