Soviet Plot Aims to Carve U S Into Small Nations
Former Polish general Modejski testified before a Senate subcommittee that a Moscow directed plan sought to split the United States into distinct groups such as a Negro nation a Yugoslav nation and a German nation He described Col Alef as a top NKVD agent and alleged Polish embassy spying links and espionage aims including covert atomic work and labor unrest to trigger revolution and undermine war production.
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Washington
Izydor Rudolf Modejski
Senate
Gustaw Alef-Bolko-Wiak
United States
Jozef Winiewicz
NKVD
Ignacy Ziotowski
United Nations
Senate Group
McCarran
D-New
Modelski
House On American Activities Committee
Poland
Col. Alef
William Green
David Dubinsky
Mexico
Canada
Bogota
UN Membership Awaiting Israel at United Nations
Israel’s bid to join the United Nations is expected to succeed with approval as the 58th member in a two thirds vote by the General Assembly at Flushing Meadow New York. Arab states and others oppose with a minority abstaining or absent after a 33 to 1 vote with 13 abstentions and one absence in a special assembly recommendation.
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Lake Success
Israel
United Nations
Tel Aviv
General Assembly
Flushing Meadow Park
New York City
Special Assembly
Security Council
British Airlift Plane Crashes in Red Zone
A British civilian airlift Lancastrian operated by Flight Refueling Limited crashed about 15 miles south of Schwerin in the Soviet Zone on a return flight from Berlin. The four crew survived with two seriously injured after delivering motor fuel to West Berlin.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
Flight Refueling Limited
Schwerin
Mecklenburg
West Berlin
Helmstedt
Eilsleben
Exploratory Ford Walkout Talks Recessed To Wednesday
Detroit May 10 UP Peace talks over the CIO United Auto Workers strike at Ford plants were recessed until Wednesday at 10 am after a three hour session. UAW head Walter P. Reuther said the meeting was exploratory and that the union will discuss only issues tied to the strike. About 40 pickets stood before the meeting, later dispersed on orders from Rouge Local President Thomas Thompson.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto
Ford Motor Company
UAW
Ford
Key River Rouge
Walter P. Reuther
Rouge
Thomas Thompson
Reuther
UAW International Executive Board
Thompson
House Axes Aeronautics and Cuts State Budget
The Texas House cut 86 000 from an 50 million biennial bill by abolishing the state aeronautics commission and trimming allocations to several agencies. The move halves the Council of State Governments funding and reduces pay raises for top aides. Debate centered on personnel cuts and public hearing schedules as the session nears final adjournment.
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State Aeronautics Commission
Highway Department
Blake Timmons
Amarillo
Palo Duro State Park
Fort Worth
Austin
Aeronautics Commission
Texas
Council of State Governments
Beauford H. Jester
Senate
House
Bob Casey
Houston
C. S. McLellan
Fagle Lake
McLellan
General Revenue
Senate Passes Secret Ballot Bill Revisions in Texas
The Senate approved its version of a secret ballot bill 24 to 5 replacing a voter kept stub plan with separate sealed ballot and stub boxes kept under official custody. The measure, backed by the League of Women Voters and veterans groups, moves toward stricter ballot secrecy amid debate on election integrity.
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Austin American Capitol
Senate
House
League of Women Voters
Women’s
Veterans’ Organizations
Neveille Colson
C. C. Martin
Keith Kelly
Wardlow Lane
Carlos Ashley
Women's
Veterans
Price Daniel
Doyle Willis
Fort Worth
Democratic Party
Governor's Commission On Election Law Reforms
Joint Committee For Election Law Revisions
Berlin Blockade End Ordered by Allies at 12:01 A.M.
Berlin officials prepared for a return to normal as the United States Britain and France ordered the Allied counter-blockade lifted at 12:01 a.m. The move followed Russian orders to end the Soviet blockade and set the stage for resumed rail road and canal traffic. General Clay urged a united Germany with Western freedoms as Bonn drafts a constitution for the Western zones.
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Berlin
United States
Great Britain
France
Ernst Reuter
Vassily Chuikov
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Bonn
Clay
Russia
Frank L. Howley
Howley
Explosive Battle Over Legion VFW In State Affairs
A heated legislative clash centers on American Legion influence in state government and a push to abolish the State Veterans Affairs Commission and State Approval Agency. Representative William A Miller links VAC and VAA to misused funds and job training cuts, while local units are accused of being part of a political machine. The row involves threats of investigation and potential political pressure on signers as Gov Jester weighs the Legion’s role.
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William A
Bill Miller
Houston
State Veterans Affairs Commission
J. T. Rutherford
Odessa
VFW
Miller
VAC
VAA
American Legions
Legion
Wreckage of Second Navy Fighter Found
The State Patrol said lumbermen found the wreckage of a second Navy fighter in heavy timber of the Cascades near Chehalis Washington, within 2000 feet of the first aircraft found. The planes crashed January 23, 1944 during a flight from Seattle to North Bend Oregon.
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Chehalis
Wash
State Patrol
Cascades
Seattle
North Bend
Ore
Chutist Makes New Bridge Hop
A 22-year-old Oakland stunt man Robert L. Niles parachuted from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge after being chastised for a prior jump from the Golden Gate Bridge. He was charged later with violating the anti pedestrian ordinance but friends took him for treatment of bruises and shock. He leaped from the San Francisco side climbing a suspension cable and dropped nearly 300 feet.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge
Robert L. Niles
Navy
Niles
Bay Span
San Antonio Elects Jack White Mayor in Landslide
A. C. Jack White won the San Antonio mayoralty in a record 55 855 votes with 41 734 for White and 11 211 for Alfred Callaghan. Four commissioners were re elected by large margins, avoiding any runoff.
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San Antonio
A. C
Jack) White
White
Alfred Callaghan
Norman Brock
Pat Ce
A. R
Bud) Whaley
C. Ray Davis
Henry F. Heinparks
James W. Knight
Argens
Raymond South
USDA Predicts Near-Record Winter Wheat Crop for 49
The Agriculture Department forecast the 1949 winter wheat crop at 1,021,476,000 bushels as of May 1, up from a month earlier and above last year’s 990,098,000. It notes rye yield estimates, harvested acreage, and spring crop conditions, with peaches, oranges, and tangerines also projected for regional outputs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Consumer Income Drop Spurs Efforts To Cut US Spending
A government report shows a 2.9 billion drop in personal income for the first quarter of 1949, with March alone down 2 billion from February. The Commerce Department cites wage and salary declines from layoffs as the main cause, intensifying calls in Congress to curb spending to keep the economy solvent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Martin
Congress
America
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Hague Overthrown as Jersey City Boss Is Defeated
On May 10 in Jersey City New Jersey fusion candidates swept to victory ending Frank Boss Hague's 30 year control. Kenny led with 81 117 votes while James F Murray Sr and Eggerts also ranked high on the fusion ticket. Hague supports Philip McGovern led the regular slate with 59 358 ballots.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hague
City Commission
Kenny
Fusion
Freedom For All
James F. Murray Sr
Hagues
Philip McGovern
Eggerts
Peace move in Hankow area reported by Nationalists
Shanghai dispatches quote the Central News Agency claiming a peace drive is in full swing in Hankow while battle for the defense of the central Chinese strongpoint begins. Pro-Nationalist reports claim a decisive victory on the Shanghai front as Reds attack Tsingtao defenses and foreigners are urged to leave Hankow.
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Shanghai
Reds
Hankow
Central China
Central News
Tsingtao
Anchorage
Haakow
Communist
Nancheng
Nanchang
South China
Central
Pai Chung-hsi
Li Tsung-jen
Canton
Sin Wan Pao
Yangtze
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Bolkowiak
GEN. Modelski
Red Zone
Ford Parley
Air
Associated Press
Adjutant General's Department
BY Raymond Brooks
Warren McDonald
West
Erich Koehler
Council
Truman
Council of Foreign Ministers
Hesse
Gen. Clay
Chutist
Jack White
USDA
Havest
The
Economic Council
National Democratic
J. Howard McGrath
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
California
Hankow Area
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