21 Communist leaders among US round up
Twenty one members of the Communist party were indicted on charges of plotting violent overthrow. Seventeen were seized in an FBI round up in New York with four sought in Pittsburgh. The action followed a Supreme Court ruling upholding earlier convictions and relied on the Smith Act.
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Washington
Communist Party
U. S
New York
FBI
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
Atty
Deputy Sheriff Convicted in Perjury Count
GLENWOOD Minn A Herbert Wittnebel former Pope county deputy sheriff was convicted of perjury and given probation on a five year sentence. He falsified notes from a June 25 1949 fatal accident and claimed the notebook was from the scene. He testified the notes in court were originals later shown to be dated 1950 and not yet printed when the accident occurred.
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Glenwood
Minn
Herbert Wittnebel
Pope County
Wittnebel
Wittwebel
Parking Ban Ahead of Commandery Parade Route
Police will post no parking signs along the parade line for the 86th Grand Commandery conclave Thursday evening. More than 300 Sir Knights march from Maple to Main then Lansing to St. Paul, ending at the Methodist church, with the Zuhrah Temple band and the Austin municipal band leading.
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Ray Locher
Maple
Main
Lansing
St. Paul
Methodist Church
Zuhrah Temple Band
Minneapolis
Austin Municipal Band
Children donate offering at Red Oak Grove service
At Red Oak Grove Lutheran church children led a day program and donated an offering of 106 dollars to Fergus Falls orphans home. The church children participated in the service and program.
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Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church
Fergus Falls
Planes clash in Korean War air battle over northwest Korea
In the first double-deck dogfight of the Korean War, 98 fighters from both sides engaged in a four day air war over northwest Korea. Reds reportedly lost multiple planes while United Nations fliers claimed decisive air superiority with Mustangs and Sabres against MIG-15s and Stormoviks.
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Tokyo
Northwest
Korea
Kansong
Yanggu
Reds
Fifth Airforce
Navy
Marine Corps
C. Turner Joy
Speedy Senate Action Expected On Truman UMT Nominees
Washington Senator Russell pledged fast approval of President Truman's five nominees for the national security training commission. The move advances the universal military training plan tied to a draft act extension signed by the president, with hopes for congressional action within this session.
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Truman
National Security Training Commission
Senate Armed Services Committee
MacArthur declines return to senate war ouster inquiry
General Douglas MacArthur refuses a second testimony invitation in the joint Senate inquiry into his dismissal by President Truman. In a letter to Chairman Russell he says it is not in the public interest for him to appear again after having testified for three days starting May 3.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
MacArthur
Hurley
Pacific
Iran Nationalizes Oil as Mossadegh Seizes Control
Premier Mossadegh orders full government control of Anglo-Iranian Oil operations in Iran while Britain withdraws its peace mission. Tehran officials announce gradual takeover of oil fields, including the Abadan refinery, with Iranian administrators named for northern fields at Kermanshah. Britain vows to protect its nationals if Iran disrupts operations.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mossadegh
Hussein Fatimi
Abadan
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Morrison
United States
Kermanshah
Band Concert At The Bandshell Tonight
Municipal band presents a varied program at 8 PM with Sperati announcing Blaze Away March by Holzmann and National Emblem March by Bagley. The lineup includes American Folk Rhapsody, Anchors Away March, Popular Medley, Whispering, Childhood Days, Ballet Egyptian Part 4, Boston Commandery, When I Grow Too Old to Dream, Poet and Peasant Overture, Grand Triumphal March, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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C. V. Sperati
Holzmann
Grundman
Zimmerman
Bagley
Luigini
Boston
Hurley Assails State Department Over Foreign Policy Shifts
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, former ambassador to China, testified before senate committees probing MacArthur's recall. He accused the State Department of surrendering wartime principles since Yalta and called for an end to appeasement. He criticized documentary evidence as misleading and urged a return to prewar foreign policy goals.
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Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
China
State Department
Yalta
U. S
Russia
MacArthur
Hurley
Acheson
Dyer Takes Command of Pacific Task Force 95
Rear Adm. George C. Dyer assumed command of task force 95 the United Nations blockade and escort force at Yokosuka succeeding Rear Adm. Allan E. Smith Smith will head the 13th Naval District in Seattle and noted the task force included ships from nine nations Australia Britain Canada Colombia The Netherlands New Zealand Thailand South Korea and the United States
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Tokyo
George C. Dyer
Allan E. Smith
United Nations
Smith
13Th Naval District
Seattle
Yokosuka
Australia
Great Britain
Canada
Colombia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Thai
South Korea
United States
8 Farms Near Hutchinson Lose Buildings
A violent tornado lashed central eastern Minnesota Tuesday night killing a 74 year old woman and injuring at least 20 others. Homes collapsed utility poles toppled crops leveled along the funnel like gale path near Hutchinson and Robbinsdale. Mrs Wendla Hackala died at Minneapolis General Hospital five hours after the storm struck five miles west of Robbinsdale. Two others in the house were injured. The Hutchinson area suffered the heaviest damage as the twister hit at 535 pm Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Wendla Hackala
Minneapolis General Hospital
Highway 55
Robbinsdale
Pilots Ignore U S Edict to End Strike
AFL Airlines Pilots Association defied a U S mediation board order to end the walkout affecting United Air Lines operations. The dispute centers on hours and mileage limits for pilots amid a broader three-coast port tieup and shipping talks in New York. 137 ships halted nationwide.
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U. S
United Airlines
U.S. Mediation Board
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
New York
CIO
AFL
AFL Airline Pilots Association
Pacific Maritime Association
Gulf
Senate Group Bares Federal Job Selling Racketeering
A Senate subcommittee named a “vicious job selling racket” tied to Mississippi and the Democratic National Committee. It cites political reprisals against Mississippi Democrats who backed the states rights ticket in 1948, alleges corrupt extortion for postal jobs, and says the scheme has ended with possible prosecutions. The 15,000 word report cites Jackson hearings and names pro Truman leaders while criticizing the post office for not uncovering the activity.
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Washington (S
Senate
Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
Truman
States Rights
National Committee
Jackson
Miss
Post Office Department
Donald S. Dawson
Stennis
Eastland
Hoey
Humphrey
D-Minn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Mundt
R-Sd
Call for Your Bike if You Want It
Police have 11 bicycles recovered and stored at the station. Police Chief Ray Locher urged any owners to call the station immediately as the bikes have sat in custody over winter and will be disposed of soon if not claimed.
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Ray Locher
Convict Cohen on Tax Count
Los Angeles reports Mickey Cohen convicted on four counts of federal income tax evasion after a senate testimony claiming he lived largely on borrowed income. The jury deliberated late into Tuesday before being sent home without a verdict.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
County Home Agent Starts Work Today
Miss Nettie Neufeld, former home economics teacher at Willow River, began duties as Mower County home agent replacing Mrs. Mary Ellen Miller who resigned to focus full time on homemaking duties.
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Nettie Neufeld
Willow River
Mower County
Miss Neufeld
Mary Ellen Miller
Tornado of 1928 Leaves Austin in Destruction
Austin recalls the Aug 20 1928 twister that struck the southwest business districts and eastern sections, killing five, injuring twenty, and causing over two million dollars in damage as uprooted trees and smashed homes marked the citywide disaster.
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Austin
Hutchinson Area Devastated by High Wind Storm
60 miles west of Minneapolis city center shut to normal traffic as crews remove debris from streets and nearby highways. About 50 homes damaged or unroofed while nearly 1000 large shade trees felled and chimneys toppled. Kraft cheese plant smokestack severed. Hutchinson Leader editor Frank Bargen estimated damage at over 500000 dollars. Three Pichal family members injured when their farm home six miles northeast collapsed. John Micha’s house survived but other structures were flattened. Telephone exchange operated on batteries with candles after power loss.
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Hutchinson
City
Minneapolis
Frank Bargen
Hutchinson Leader
Fred Pichal
John Micha
Hutchinson Telephone Exchange
Stearns Lumber Co loses Hutchinson warehouse to tornado
The Stearns Lumber Co based in Hutchinson had its warehouse demolished by the Tuesday night twister. Spencer Stearns, brother of Mrs. Park Dougherty of 508 Page, runs the yard founded 70 years ago by Mrs. Dougherty’s father. Ownership remains with the Stearns family. damage estimate not yet released.
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The
Stearns Lumber Co
Hutchinson
Spencer Stearns
Park Dougherty
Hutchinson Tornado Wrecks Carnival And Farms
A damaging tornado struck Hutchinson causing heavy damage to the Sunset Carnival Co installations and dozens of cars in an icehouse storage. Wind toppled timbers, with losses pegged around seven thousand dollars for the carnival and similar totals for others. At least eight nearby farms including Svoboda Bros and Templin reported ruined buildings.
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Bargen
Sunset Carnival Co
Hutchinson
Svoboda Bros
C. J. Templin
Frank Kuchera
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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