Acheson Calls for Balanced Allied Forces to Counter Russia
Secretary of State Acheson urged unified defense with Western Europe under the North Atlantic Treaty. He testified before Congress in the Library of Congress and stressed the need for stronger American leadership to build balanced collective forces and broader Atlantic cooperation amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
Europe
Russia
Case
Senate
Library of Congress
London
Congress
Judd
R-Minn
China
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Moscow
Rankin
Dmiss
Lie
McCarthy
R-Wis
North Atlantic
United States
Western Europe
Community of Nations
Germany
Berlin
Six Amerasia defendants to testify before Senate panel
Six defendants from the 1944 45 Amerasia case will face a Senate foreign relations subcommittee probing communists in government. Emanuel Larsen will be first witness. others include Philip Jaffe Kate Mitchell John Stewart Service Mark Julius Gayn and Navy Lieutenant Andrew Roth. Some were indicted or pled guilty while others cleared or awaiting loyalty checks.
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Washington
Amerasia
Senate Foreign Relations
Subcommittee
Edward P Morgan
Emanuel S. Larsen
China
State Department
Office of Far Eastern Affairs
Morgan
Larsen
Philip Jaffe
Kate Louise Mitchell
John Stewart Service
Foreign Service
Mark Julius Gayn
Navy
Andrew Roth
Gayn
Service
Mitchell
McIinerney
Hickenlooper
Joseph R. MacCarthy
Wis
Millard E. Tydings
FBI
Louis D. Nichols
D. Milton Ladd
J. Edgar Hoover
Tydings
Three Electrocuted By Greenville Wire
In Greenville on Wednesday night three people died in two separate electrocution accidents caused by a ground blown down in a Monday storm. Arch L. Stinebaugh and his granddaughter Celina died when stepping on a 2,400 volt wire near an unpaved street as his car stuck in mud. lineman W A Laird was killed at a cross brace by the same voltage line.
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Greenville
Arch L. Stinebaugh
Celina Stinebaugh
Stinebaugh
W. A. Laird
AS YOU LIKE IT Garbage collector back on the job after petition
An English garbage collector accused of taking the queen’s bows was rehired Wednesday after city officials fired him. Citizens petitioned the queen to have his job restored. Bees swarmed as officials scrambled for advice. A cocker spaniel retrieves golf balls for its master, fueling a resale business. Rodeo season opens with top riders in Bastrop and Llano.
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Bastrop
Llano
Philadelphia
Harry Gold
Russia
United States
James E. McGranery
Gold
Jayde McGranery
FBI
New York
Mystery prize for every fiftieth caller announced
A promotion promises a $16.50 merchandise prize to every 50th caller. Details on eligibility and duration are not provided.
Census Office Hours Through Sunday Across City
The census office will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Winners will be announced through the newspapers.
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Newsnaners
West Germans Attack Returning Red Youth at Border
Police rushed reinforcements to the Schleswig Holstein border after thousands of Berlin youths clashed with anti-Communists as they returned from a May Day rally. Reports said 7,000 staged a sit-down near Luebeck while others faced registration and medical checks.
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Helmstedt
Germany
Berlin
Iron Curtain
Stalin
Brunswick Pies
Free German Youth
FDJ
Luebeck
Schleswig-Holstein
No Man’s Land
Hamburg
Wilhelm Boeckler
Reinew
Mecklenburg
Max Reimann
ADN
Herdiae
Lue
Food Prices Climb Four Cents This Week
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose four cents to 5.94, its highest since January 25, 1949. The index tracks wholesale cost of a pound of 31 common foods. Compared with a year ago it is up 3.5 percent. Increases occurred in corn, rye, oats, beef, hams, lard, sugar, cottonseed oil, eggs, potatoes, steers, hogs and lambs.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Memorial Day Holiday Toll Tops 571 Lives Nationwide
The four day Memorial Day weekend saw 571 Americans die violently in accidents with 347 traffic fatalities and 96 drownings. States report wide variation in tolls while safety advocates call it a memorial day massacre.
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National Safety Council
Chicago
Ned H. Dearborn
The
Safety Council
Washington
American Automobile Association
Walter W. Hubbard
AAA
Hubbard
Associated Press
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Arizona
Arkansas
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Delaware
Florida
Georgia
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South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
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Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Community Chest in Austin Sees Boost in Donations
About 60 local business leaders met at City Hall to pledge support for the Austin Community Chest. The gathering, called by Ted Thompson, yielded a guaranteed extra 10 000 and a push to raise 38 000 to sustain 17 agencies through October. Mayor Taylor Glass and FE Perry urged unity to prevent folding.
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Community Chest
Austin
Chest Fund
Ted Thompson
Taylor Glass
Texas
FE. H. Perry
Ben Wayne Greig
Tom Miller
Miller
Ben Powell
Thompson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hard Rainstorm Darkens Austin and Damages Aircraft
A violent thunderstorm hit Austin after 9 p.m. causing widespread darkness and power outages. Gusts reached 62 mph with 1.8 inches of rain, damaging an airport plane and striking city services. No major injuries reported.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
McAllen Gins Nation's First Bale of Cotton
The first cotton bale of the season was ginned in McAllen on Wednesday. Grower Pablo Rivera of La Grulla produced the 580 pound bale at the Neville Farley Williams gin in McAllen.
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McAllen
Ecountry
Pablo Rivera
la Grulla
Neville-Farley-Williams
San Saba Census Shows 468 Jump
San Saba gained 468 persons in ten years raising its population to 3 385 while San Saba County declined by 2 300 to 8 682 in Thursday census figures announced by Ralph Trollinger of San Angelo.
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San Saba
Ralph Trollinger
San Angelo
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