Testimony in Jeffer son Bus Lines fatal crash case
First witnesses in the Jeffer son Bus Lines case described sighting lights on the highway before a winter collision with a semi truck. Herbert Kraby testified he saw headlights ahead but did not know distance or location, and suggested the lights could be reflections of the bus. Dr. W H Hengstler testified Delaney had normal neurological results after the crash. Marvin Prescott admitted he failed to set flares after the truck ran out of gas, leaving 16 truck lights on from 3:30 am to 8 am, with taxi and truck parked on the east shoulder facing south.
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Jefferson
Herbert Kraby
Austin Rt. 3
Austin Cab. Co
W. H. Hengstler
St. Paul
Philip F. Delaney
South St. Paul
Delaney
Austin
Marvin Prescott
Prescott
British Stenographer 26 Tours Canada U S on Motorbike
Peggy Thomas a 26 year old London stenographer and former Wren rode a British one cylinder motorbike across Canada and the United States with a dog named Matelot riding in a box. She camps in a pup tent cooks her meals and plans to work in Vancouver to replenish funds after leaving Halifax May 1 with 150 dollars remaining.
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International Falls
Peggy Thomas
London
England
Wren
Matelot
Liverpool
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Canada
Fort Frances
Vancouver
B. C
Soldiers Aid in Harvest Vetoed
Washington Gen George C Marshall rejected Sen Youngs call for emergency furloughs to aid harvests in the northwest In a public letter Marshall said with a 3 5 million strong partial mobilization the armed forces cannot be used to meet civilian labor needs Young said he was disappointed noting furloughs would not greatly affect military operations and urged a policy allowing farmers and related workers to take time off draft quotas and enlistments have reduced farm labor in North Dakota
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Defense
Young
Marshall
Northwest
North Dakota
Tax refund check travels long route to Woods
In 1947 Richmond. Calif. sent a tax refund check to George M. Woods at Greensfork near Richmond. The $35.70 refund was misrouted through several Richmonds in different states before returning to the treasury. The envelope bore postmarks from multiple Richmonds before delivery.
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Richmond
George M. Woods
Treasury Department
Calif
Richmonds
Woods
Greensfork
Senate Debates Slaughter Quotas and Black Market Risk
Sen Maybank says Congress will push to scrap the flat slaughter quota ban amid talk of altering a control provision. Sen Bricker argues against weakening the ban and aims to curb black markets. Conference will decide whether OPS must fix monthly slaughter limits as part of economic controls. Also, conferees approve rent rollbacks in critical defense areas under defense area designation.
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Washington
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Congress
Bricker
Ohio
Senate House
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Senate
House
Eric Johnston
Secretary of Defense
Blind Woman Testifies She Wed W C Fields in 1893
Edith Williams, 71, a Chicago blind woman, testifies in a widow’s claim to W C Fields’ estate. She says she escaped an orphanage in a laundry truck, met Fields in New York, and married him on June 24 1893 while he used the name Billy Ward. Her claim seeks a share of the $771 428 estate, disputing Harriet Fields who asserts community property half.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
W.C. Fields
Fields
New York
Edith Williams
Billy Ward
Williams
Orphange
Harriet Fields
MacArthur Plans Visit to Birthplace of Father
Gen Douglas MacArthur begins a travel visit to Chicopee Falls birthplace of his father Gen Arthur MacArthur. The party will stop at Boston City Hall and visit Army hospitals in Waltham and Framingham before traveling by train and car to Springfield and Chicopee. Army Sgt George Bowler, stationed at Westover AFB, shares the house there with his family.
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Boston
Douglas MacArthur
Arthur MacArthur
Chicopee Falls
Army
George Bowler
Westover Airforce Base
MacArthur
Waltham
Framingham
Springfield
Chicopee
Quiet Day on Frontlines Amid Peace Talks Progress
On the Korean front near Kaesong a quiet day contrasted with renewed activity behind enemy lines. Allied pilots struck Red troop concentrations in the Kumsong area and railroad yards at Pyongyang while UN forces flew 140 missions by noon.
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Korea
Gordon Campbell
Bethel
U. S. Army
Kaesong
Fifth Airforce
Mustang
Kumsong
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Far East Air Forces
Armistice talks open with five point agenda agreed
United Nations and Communist delegates in Korea agreed on a five point agenda for armistice talks covering setting a truce line a buffer zone cease fire supervision prisoner exchanges and postwar recommendations. Progress noted but major hurdles remain and talks may last weeks to months.
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Korea
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
House Group Tables St. Lawrence Project
The House Public Works Committee tabled the St. Lawrence seaway bill 15 to 12 with 10 Republicans backing. Truman defends national defense value while opponents warn of vulnerability and failure after decades of discussion. Canada would share costs. project aims to dredge the river and build a power plant, costing about 818 million dollars and yielding 13.2 billion kilowatt hours annually.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
House Public Works Committee
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Canada
St. Lawrence
International Rapids
Canada May Move Ahead on Seaway Project
Ottawa negotiates a possible unilateral St. Lawrence seaway plan after congressional deferral. Transport Minister Lionel Chevrier indicates cabinet will consider proceeding alone if the United States again rejects a joint undertaking.
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Ottawa
St. Lawrence Seaway
Washington
Canada
Lionel Chevrier
Congress
Rain Floods Fargo Basements and Streets
A 40 minute thunderstorm drenched Fargo with nearly an inch of rain flooding basements and streets. Lightning forced calls to firemen at three homes. Power outages were brief as Moorhead line issues caused basement flooding. The storm formed northwest of Fargo and moved southeast.
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Fargo
Moorhead
Minn
Weather Bureau
Truman Sees UN Korea Stand Preventing World War
President Truman echoed the UN's firm response to the Korean conflict, saying the resolute stand prevented aggression from triggering a wider war. He submitted a 1950 UN participation report to Congress as a record of decision and solidarity.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
Korea
South Korea
Mr. Truman
Congress
United States
Thye Visits Camp Rucker Two Days With 47th Infantry Unit
Senator Thye arrives at Camp Rucker Alabama for a two day visit with the 47th Infantry Division, mostly Minnesota and North Dakota guardsmen. He will inspect housing conditions for servicemen families after a Senate Armed Services subcommittee criticized rents and rat infestations.
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Washington
Sen. Thye
R-Minn
Camp Rucker
Ala
47Th Infantry Division
Minnesota
North Dakota
Senate Armed Services
Acheson Says Allies Need 25 Billion for Defense
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that about 25 billion dollars over three years is required to supply capital equipment for U S allies. He urged Congress to approve an 8.5 billion foreign aid bill and warned a Korea armistice would not end the need to rearm the free world against Communist aggression.
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South Korea
Mr. Truman
Korea
U. S
Acheson
Washington
Congress
Europe
Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
Senate
No Session Declared On Minnesota Presidential Primary Law
Lt. Gov elect C Elmer Anderson said he would not call a special session to repeal the Minnesota presidential primary law. He noted the 1949 act and the 1951 legislature should prevail and that the primary would have a trial next spring.
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Brainerd
Elmer Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
Youngdahl
Newsweek Magazine
Raymond Moley
Moley
Stassen
Harold Stassen
Bus Fire Kills Three in Hokkaido, 35 Injured
Kyodo News reports a bus fire near Sapporo on Hokkaido island killed three people and wounded 35 others. The incident occurred today as emergency crews responded to the blaze.
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Tokyo
Sapporo
Hokkaido
Kyodo
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