West Berlin Rally Plot Sparks Cold War Alarm
West Germanys Social Democratic leader Kurt Schumacher charged a Communist plot to seize West Berlin during Whitsuntide May 26 to 28. He said 600000 East German youths would march in the Western sectors, aided by Soviet zone police, to trigger an insurrection and justify a Soviet backstop. He urged tanks to block access, while Western Allies favored open streets with enhanced security. The plan, announced by Gerhart Eisler, called for a torchlight parade climax at the Olympic Stadium to pressure Western powers to go home.
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People's Police
Schumacher
West Berlin
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Eisler
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
Heflin Leads Houston Push Against Shivers Tax Plan
Houston rally seeks to block Governor Allan Shivers tax program citing urgent needs of Texas State University for Negroes the UT School of Dentistry and M D Anderson Hospital. Officials warn lack of funds endangers building programs and patient care with potential loss of federal funds and staff, while local delegation plans talks in Austin.
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Capitol News
Houston
Jim Heflin
Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas State University
University of Texas School of Dentistry
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Cancer Research
Harris County
Heflin
Shivers
R. Lee Clark
Anderson Hospital
Five Die In Eureka Montana Hotel Fire
Five persons were killed when a three story Montana Hotel in Eureka burned after a boiler explosion at 3 a m. The victims include John Powell Lelano Grayson Browning High School basketball players Charles Cameron William Peterson Eureka farmer and Ed La France night clerk. The blaze also destroyed the post office and a nearby apartment house with at least three injured and ongoing debris searches.
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John Powell
Lelano Grayson
Browning
Charles Cameron
Eureka
William Peterson
Great Northern Railway
Ed la France
Montana
Sanderson
Sunshine Returns Over Austin After Cloudy Week
The Weather Bureau predicts sun this Monday afternoon in Austin marking a break after a week of clouds and mist. Rainfall for the year reaches 2.30 inches with 12 inches still to normal, as temperatures rise to springlike levels.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Two Days Left to Reach Polio Fund Total
Austin's March of Dimes drive has two days to reach the $50,000 goal, with $39,100.38 raised and $10,890 needed. Executive director Charles L. Sandahl warns county services could be cut or a second campaign held if the goal isn’t met. A polio benefit show drew under 500 attendees, raising $433, and workers will collect miniature iron lungs from cafes and stores starting Monday.
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Austin
Charles L. Sandahl
Travis County
Sandahl
Sandah
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin School Board to Seek Patient Replacement for Edgar
The Austin School Board will delay choosing a new superintendent after J. W. Edgar was named Texas first commissioner of education by the State Board of Education. Edgar will earn 17 500 annually in his new role while the Austin board outlines interim leadership and a selection process. Edgar’s Senate approval is expected. Porter likely serves as acting superintendent meanwhile.
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Austin School Board
R. W. Byramenia
Ay. J. W. Edgar
Texas
State Board of Education
Byram
Edgar
Austin
Texas Senate
Senate
T. N. Porter
Porter
L. T. Haskew
College of Education
University of Texas
Haskew
Dr. Edgar
Orange
Associated Press
Austin Board
Free Lot Deal Bit Low For Killeen Winner
A Killeen man reports mail order real estate fraud after receiving a Dallas lot offer tied to signing a card at the State Fair. He paid 71 dollars in costs for a flooded ravine site while officials say many residents got similar letters and will pursue legal action if a fraud is found.
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Killeen
Dallas
Temple Telegram
Texas
X-ray box score update and mobile unit schedule
The TB X ray box score shows 510 X rays on Saturday and 13 499 total to date. A mobile X ray unit will be stationed on Congress Avenue at the Chamber of Commerce Building Tuesday. No X rays will be taken Monday.
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Congress Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
SOS Signal Hears Plane Fleets Seek Vanished C54
A Royal Canadian Air Force radar report says a B29 bomber in a U radio search picked up an SOS signal Sunday that seemed to come from inland British Columbia. The signal was heard north of Spokane, Washington, while hunting for a missing C54 transport and was detected during the search with 10 aircraft.
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Edmonton
Alberta
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Air Force
Spokane
Wash
Explosion Shakes Houston's Suburbs
A mysterious explosion shook Houston suburbs and several north Harris County communities Sunday night. Windows broke and groceries toppled in Sheldon Little York and Aldine. Sheriff and police had not located the blast source after three hours.
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Houston
Harris County
Sheldon
Little York
Aldine
Sheriff's Department
Houston Police
G. E. Shepler
Police
Crosby
Miners Threaten Full Scale Strike Across Soft Coal
About 400000 United Mine Workers walked out over a nine month contract dispute delaying midnight shifts in soft coal mines. President Truman weighed invoking Taft Hartley to ease a national emergency and appoint a fact finding board. Miners pledged no contract, demanding 95 cents daily wage boost and 15 cents more for welfare, threatening wider idling in bituminous pits.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
Taft-Hartley
UMW
John S. Lewis
White House
Truman
Mr. Truman
Lewis
Washington
UMW Welfare Fund
Inquiry Board
David S. Cole
Board of Arbitration
Cole
Paterson
Gruff Lewis
John Ozanich
Masontown
Representative Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
Telephone Truce Appeal Prepared
Washington reports the government will urge the American Communications Workers to accept a two week truce to avert a nationwide telephone strike set for Wednesday morning. Federal Mediator Cyrus Ching may present a formal proposal to Union President Joseph Beirne, who indicated the strike seems inevitable. Beirne ordered 100,000 workers to leave jobs. another 220,000 would back the walkout by not crossing picket lines.
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Washington
American Communications Workers
CIO
Cyrus S. Ching
Joseph A. Beirne
Ching
New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone
Beirne
Bell
White House
Doubts Rise On Extradition Of British Scientist Fuchs
Washington lawmakers weigh U S extradition of Klaus Fuchs a British scientist charged with passing atomic and hydrogen bomb secrets to Russia The 1931 extradition treaty complicates the effort while Hoover asserts evidence of disclosures and Groves is to be questioned after a Hoover briefing and a public session with the committee
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Congressional Atomic Committee
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Connecticut
Fuchs
Germany
London
Britain
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Great Britain
Ferguson
R-Mich
Moscow
Toscanini Tour Confirmed Here
Final arrangements for Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra appearance at the University of Texas Gregory Gymnasium April 29 are completed. Dr. Archie Jones announces the RCA contract signed in Houston and details ticket prices of 2.40, 3.60, and 4.40 with mail orders now accepted and seating for 6,700.
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Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Archie Jones
University of Texas Cultural Entertainment Committee
Dr. Jones
RCA
Houston
Toscanini
Gregory Gymnasium
New York
Rices
VA Moves to End GI Training Program
The Veterans Administration will begin shutting down the GI bill education and training program by 1956 with new rules effective July 25, 1951. Veterans may enter limited programs after that date. course changes will be restricted and some may not enroll again after completing a course. The plan aims to enforce four year start limits after discharge or after July 25, 1947, affecting about 1,000,000 eligible veterans. Government costs are projected from $25 to $30 billion for the process through 1956.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Veterans Training and Education
Carl R. Gray Jr
Congress
Armed Forces
Gray
Real Sharp Christian Colleen Townsend Converts in Punsxtown Sermon
Port Colleen Townsend captivated a packed First Presbyterian Church in Punxsutawney with her conversion story from a $750 weekly movie contract to religious life. She described an eight year search for God and life choices that led to finding Jesus, followed by a singing debut of I d Rather Have Jesus. The Rev. Hunke praised the turnout as a tribute to her sincerity.
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Punxsutawney
Port
Colleen Townsend
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Townsend
God
Jesus Christ
Herman Cunke
Hunke
Hollywood
Colleen
S. Hutton Hamilton
Jesus
Humke
Townsend
Capitol
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Roy Rowan
Jack Birns
Time
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Ingrid Bergman
Birns
Joe Fleming
Henderson
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Board of Education
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Dr. Woods
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Luckman
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