Armed Troops On Berlin Line
Arms and ammunition were distributed to 8,000 American British and French troops on May Day as Western forces prepared to quell possible disturbances. The action followed rehearsed precautions by Allied commandants and marked the second phase of security measures ahead of the demonstrations.
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Berlin
United States
West Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Moscow
Germany
Ulbricht
Neues Deutschland
East Berlin
Western
U. S
Navy says carrier capable of carrying atomic bomb
Admiral Forrest Sherman told Meet the Press the US Navy has a carrier able to carry an aircraft large enough for an atomic bomb. He contrasted US strengths with Soviet naval power and discussed defense against long range submarines and potential European defense.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
United States Navy
National Broadcasting Company
Russia
Europe
Sherman
Navy
Austin Cab Driver Robbed and Beaten on Bee Caves Road
An Austin cab driver, Bill Spoon, was robbed of about 20 dollars and beaten by two white men he picked up in downtown Austin. They fled after knocking him unconscious, leaving him by a road ditch. the cab later rolled off a cliff in Rollingwood, causing extensive damage. Detectives Cantwell and Weaver investigated.
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Austin
Bee Caves
Bill T. Spoon
Barton Coutts
Rollingwood
Spoon
S L. Cantwell
Leo Weaver
Colorado Street
Zilker Park
Model Airpase Field
Stanford Lane
Religious scruples threaten Ohio student’s diploma
An 18 year old Ohio high school senior argues religious modesty requires him to wear modest clothing, risking his diploma over gym attire. The piece also notes humorous items on pages 5 7 10 and 2, including a French parachute jumper and a self rocking chair story.
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Ohio
Bomber Crash Kills 6 Near Lebanon Homes
A B25 Air Force bomber crippled in flight crashed in a residential area at Lebanon killing six crew members. Two nearby houses were burned by flaming fuel as witnesses said the plane hit a maple tree before exploding. The dead include pilot Colonel Richmond A. Livingstone and five other airmen from various states. The aircraft was from Perrin AFB Texas and had just left Scott AFB on a cross country flight.
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Air Force
Richmond A. Livingstone
Pawtucket
R. I
Donald H. Bruner
Coral Gables
Fla
Richard L. Watson
Little Rock
Ark
James A. Strum
Nashville
N. C
William I. Ball
Ozan
Ralph H. Wallace
Greenville
Texas
Frank H. Wolf
Walter Bridges
Wolf
Army
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Scott Air Base
Phone Tie-Up Avoided As Installers Halt Strike
New York May 1 A threatened CIO telephone workers strike against Western Electric was averted four hours before start as installers called off the action. Division 6 head Ernest Weaver said the move followed lack of support from the CWA international body. Negotiations will resume on wage and job classification disputes. South Bend issues and picket lines were also discussed.
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CIO
Western Electric Company
Ernest Weaver
Communications Workers of America
CWA International
District of Columbia
At & O
CWA
Austin
Bell
Joe Perry
Southwestern
Texas
San Antonio
Weaver
Western Electric
South Bend
Ind
Henry Mayer
District 6
Mayer
International Cwa
Joseph Beirne
John H. MacKenzie
Thomas R. Steutel
May Day unfolds across divided Europe with protests
About 800 German youths from the Soviet zone gathered at the Tettau border with torches and songs, guarded by US soldiers. May Day events spanned across Europe and Asia, featuring communist parades in Moscow and Red Square, and separate demonstrations in Vienna, Belgium, and Israel amid tensions over occupation and political orders.
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Hitler Youth Movement
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Asia
Berlin
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Lenin
Politburo
Red Square
Bulgaria
Germany
Belgium
Austria
France
Britain
Denmark
People's Democracies
Peiping
Red China
Daylight Saving Time Confusion Hits Clocks Nationwide
Report outlines the annual clock switch causing widespread mix ups as 50 million Americans jump one hour ahead at 2 a.m. and schedules across flights trains and networks become tangled. Some towns and states resist or delay the change while Congress debates fast time.
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Ill
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New York
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Minonk
Congress
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Connecticut
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US Sailor Held In Mexico Row
In Tampico Mexico on April 30 federal authorities kept US seaman Robert Woodwood Lynch on charges he threw a Mexican customs guard overboard from the fishing boat Alamo. The guard Cleotas Ramirez Lopez testified he was thrown overboard. Lynch faces possible federal trial as the boat crews pay fines of 580 dollars each to leave the Mexican Navy area.
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Tampico
Mexico
Robert Woodwood Lynch
Cleotas Ramirez Lopez
Lynch
May Day Forecast for Austin Sees Cloudy, Cool Start
The Weather Bureau reports a cool May Day in Austin with cloudy skies and occasional rain possible Monday night. Temperatures Saturday reached a high of 70 and a low of 61 as clearing, warmer weather is expected by Tuesday.
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Weather Bureau
Truck Car Crash Kills 2 Near Ranger
A head on collision about three miles west of Ranger Saturday night killed three people. Billy Clyde Moseley 21 and James Healer 19, both of Ranger, and Merritt J. Boyd 44 of Sweetwater died in the crash involving a hay truck and a car. Funeral services for Moseley and Healer are scheduled for Monday afternoon. Boyd’s body was sent back to Sweetwater.
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Ranger
Here
Billy Clyde Moseley
James Healer
Merritt J. Boyd
Sweetwater
Boyd
Moseley
Healer
Connally Fights McCarthy Blasts Amid Cold War Tensions
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Tom Connally accuses Senator McCarthy of weakening U.S. standing before Paris Big Three and Atlantic Pact talks. He backs George Marshall's warning that Moscow profits from McCarthyism while McCarthy counters that Marshall’s remarks are childish.
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Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
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Owen Lattimore
Communist Party
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James F. Byrnes
Cordell Hull Flay
Latrimoore
China
Far East
Three Killed as Private Plane Crashes Into Ozark Peak
A Stockon California family loses three members when a four place private plane crashes into Leatherwood Mountain in fog over the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. Bill Houston a bail bondsman and Stanislaus deputy sheriff Stanislaus County dies with his son Garry Don. Lucille Houston 28 dies later from burns and injuries. Mary Ann 43 survives with a broken leg and burns after mother rescues her from the flaming wreckage. The crash occurred during a flight to visit Jess Williamson in Late Arkansas. John W. Shealer and son Carl witness the crash.
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Ark
Stockton
Calif
Ozark Mountain
Bill Houston
Stanislaus County
Garry Don
Lucille Houston
Mary Ann
Leatherwood Mountain
Ozark National Forest
Arkansas
Kansas City Moves to Open Crime Probe After Grand Jury Report
Missouri authorities ordered a county grand jury probe into Kansas City underworld links to a 34 million dollar gambling empire. The federal interim report named Charles Binaggio and Gargotta as major figures and noted possible indictments for tax evasion. The Last Chance Tavern was padlocked as part of state action, while the Kansas City Crime Commission named Harold L. Scott chief investigator.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Charles Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Gargotta
Underworld
Binaggio
Ray G. Cowan
Henry Fox, Jr
Kansas City Star
Last Chance Tavern
Sheriff's Office
Kansas City Crime Commission
Chicago Crime Commission
Harold L. Scott
FBI
Chilean President Says Reds Seek to Weaken Him
Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla accuses Communists of undermining him after news of a steel workers strike planned May 4 to mark his return from a state visit to the United States. Injuries were reported in Concepcion amid clashes as he arrives in Texas.
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Europe
Belgium
Vienna
Austria
Lubbock
Chile
United States
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Santiago
Interior Ministry
Concepcion
Reese Air Force Base
Levelland
Stonelind Oil and Gas Company
Gonzalez
Houston
Truman
Air Force
Pecos Doctor Named Texas General Practitioner of the Year
Dr. Jim Camp of Pecos, 72, was selected as General Practitioner of the Year by the State Medical Association of Texas House of Delegates at its opening session in Fort Worth. He edged Fort Worth’s Dr. J B Cummins 44 to 51 to win and will be the Texas nominee for national honors by the American Medical Association.
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Jim Camp
Pecos
House of Delegates
State Medical Association of Texas
House
State Medical Association
Camp
J. B. Cummins
Texas
United States
American Medical Association
Two Elevated Trains Collide in New York
Two Third Avenue elevated trains collided at the South Ferry Station in Manhattan Sunday midnight. No injuries were reported to police headquarters at once.
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South Ferry
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