Roulette Wizards Ahead By 1400 In Las Vegas
Three young men claim a roulette system has them $1,400 ahead as they test in Las Vegas and Reno. Albert Hibbs and Roy Walford, Chicago graduates, and Jack Cortez of New York, rolled a zero twice in a bid on a $1.25 stake. Cortez and the others had earlier won $8,000 at Reno last year before shifting from roulette to a yacht wheel in the Caribbean.
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Albert Hibbs
Chillicothe
Roy Walford
San Diego
Jack Cortez
New York
Reno
Hibbs and Walford
University of Chicago
St Reno
Caribbean
Cortez
Ex-Envoy's Daughter Killed In Plane Wreck
Paris reports that Lady Kathleen Hartington Kennedy daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy former U S envoy to Great Britain was killed in a plane crash near Saint Bauzile in the Rhone valley north of Marseille. Four bodies were found in the wreckage as weather hampered night searches and clearer conditions were hoped for dawn.
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Paris
Kathleen Hartington
Saint Bauzile
Rhone River
Marseille
Privas
Kathleen
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Briin
Ivery
UN rushes to save Jerusalem in UN action
May 13 United Nations assembly moves to shield Jerusalem from harm with a proposed neutral mayor Harold Evans of Philadelphia and a temporary UN regime to protect holy sites A mediator to ease Palestine tensions is named and a plan to suspend the Palestine partition commission by June 1 is approved amid Soviet bloc opposition and U S pressure
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Jerusalem
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Iu. N
U. N
Harold Evans
Philadelphia
Holy
Assembly
U. N. Palestine Partition Commission
Arab Higher Committee
Special Assembly
U.N
Poland
Palestine Partition Commission
Russia
United States
House Approves Information Law Amid Senate Uncertain Fate
The U S House backed a 219 to 142 bill to force executive agencies to supply Congress with demanded information. If the Senate passes it, President Truman would veto it. The vote split included 10 Republicans and 9 Democrats in favor, with 132 Democrats 8 Republicans and two American Laborites opposed. The measure faced changes restricting newsmen fines and jail for publishing confidential material and barring officials from keeping official papers. Truman signaled a veto, citing presidential privilege and court precedents. Critics questioned Senate passage and enforcement in a dispute tied to the Commerce Department case involving Dr Edward A Condon and government files.
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Congress
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Senate
Truman
Commerce Department
American Activities Committee
FBI
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
Russia Protests Greek Executions
Tass reported Moscow protested to Athens over Greek executions of Greek rebels. The Soviet agency said the public expects immediate termination of the executions, saying they inflame international conscience.
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London
Tass
Russia
Regional School Bill On Shelf
A 38 to 37 senate vote shelved the regional university bill after a recount that shifted two votes. Morse urged returning it to the Judiciary Committee to study segregation issues while supporters claim the plan dates to 1935 and could aid postgrad work for white or Negro students with congressional approval if needed. Several senators warned the proposal would enable segregation despite supporters denying that aim.
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Morse
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Capper
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D-Cole
Supreme Court
Florida
Alabama Veterinary School
Truman
Arabs Close In On Palestine Front Near Damascus
Damascus reports four Arab nations moving toward the Palestine frontier as British mandate ends. Syria forecasts an invasion early Saturday and a siege state may be declared. Damascus air drills and blackout plans appear underway amid rumors of expanded Jewish airstrip construction in Palestine. In Palestine, Haganah says Arab forces captured Kfar Etzion after a 48 hour defense, with over one hundred casualties reported.
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Truman Seeks 2.43 Billion for Defense Expansion
President Truman asked Congress for 2.43 billion dollars more for defense, boosting total defense estimates for the year beyond 14 billion. The air force would gain 221.8 million, the navy 669.4 million, and the army 1.54 billion to raise end-year strength and modernize divisions.
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Truman
Congress
America
Martin
Defense Forrestal
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Navy
Naval Air Arm
Army
Secretary of Defense
James E. Webb
House
Senate
West Virginia Housing Plan Eyed In House
The West Virginia plan of corporation built homes was presented to the House veterans committee as a potential solution to veterans housing. Corporations would build homes and sell to veteran employees at cost with service charge deductions from pay, financed privately and guaranteed under the GI bill. Rep Crow proposed $100,000 for VA study of the plan already active elsewhere, with several members noting it seemed acceptable though unsure if VA should study it.
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Washington
West Virginia
House Veterans Committee
Rep. Crow
R-Pa
Veterans Administration
Ex Millionaire Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charges
Chicago, May 13. Charles T. Moore, 52, once a builder of a $1,000,000 real estate business, pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement. A probation hearing was set for May 24 by Judge William J. Lindsay. Moore allegedly embezzled $6,225 after expanding to four offices and 40 employees following a mail real estate course and a celebrated rise that faltered in 1946 and 1947. An assistant states attorney said Moore claimed he reinvested all funds but poor investments and books troubles felled the venture.
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Chicago
Charles T. Moore
William J. Lindsay
Moore
Richard Gallagher
King Abdullah protests to United Nations over Palestine attacks
Lake Success May 13 King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan publicly protested to the United Nations against Jewish attacks on Arab territories in Palestine. He warned that continued assaults would further complicate the Palestine situation.
Big U. S. Phone Strike Looms
Washington May 13 The CIO long distance tele phone operators plan a coast to coast strike. John J. Morgan leads about 25 000 workers in 42 states and D C. They seek 30 cent hourly wage increases a 35 hour week and bigger pensions. Intermittent talks with A T and T mediators failed. Morgan heads to Boston to confer with CIO President Philip Murray. The union could call a strike. A T and T argues to extend the current contract two years with wage talks later and pay adjustments in 100 towns.
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CIO Union
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District of Columbia
Vermont
New Hampshire
Delaware
Rekon
Montana
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone Workers Union
Federal Mediation Service
New York
Moran
Boston
CIO
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Union
Morgan
Five Die In West End Trailer Fire In Huntington
Huntington West Virginia May 13 Five members of one family perished when their west end trailer home burned. Detective chief Herschel Gartin said five bodies were recovered and a sixth may be found. The deceased include Ernest Henson and his wife and their children William 19 Betty 14 and Tommy 10 and William's wife Sis. Fire started about 1045 p m and swept the wooden trailer and addition in minutes. Two other Henson children were away at the time.
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Herschel Gartin
Gartin
Ernest Henson
William
Betty
Tommy
Sis
Henson’s
Air Force recalls surplus C-46 planes for defense use
The War Assets Administration disclosed that about 325 twin engine C-46 Curtiss Commandos, previously offered as surplus, have been recalled by the Air Force for potential defense use. About 375 of the planes had been sold, including 150 to the Chinese government.
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Washington
Air Force
War Assets Administration
State Eyes Chrysler Row May Step In
Michigan Governor Kim Sigler signaled possible state intervention in Chrysler striking workers amid a two day stoppage by 75,000 employees. Negotiations stalled after a 30 cent raise demand, while the UAW faced legal questions over the Bonnie-Tripp act and ballot requirements for a lawful walkout.
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Chrysler
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California
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Truman Won't Outlaw Reds
President Truman voiced opposition to outlawing the communist party at a news conference. He urged that splinter parties do no harm and noted existing laws cover plots to overthrow the government. He declined to comment on a pending House bill to outlaw activities aiding foreign controlled totalitarian rule, aligning with Taft and Dewey but opposing Stassen. He protected confidentiality of the FBI loyalty letter on Edward Condon and suggested Congress may not pass a law to force release of such documents. He signaled plans for a long range farm program and noted the Senate Agriculture committee moved a farm price support bill ahead of him.
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Truman
Communist Party
U. S
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Minnesota
Congress
FBI
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Senate Agriculture Committee
True Man
O'Brien Tops Demo Race in West Virginia Primary
O'Brien leads Sam B. Chilton in the West Virginia secretary of state contest with 56 747 votes to 53 551 from 2704 of 2788 precincts. Unofficial returns outline party tickets for November with Neely facing Bevercomb for US Senate and Patteson facing Boreman for Governor among other statewide offices.
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O’brien
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U. S
M. M. Neely
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Chapman Bevercomb
Okey L. Patteson
Mount. Hope
Herbert S. Boreman
Parkersburg
D. Pitt ‘O'Brien
Stassen Surges to 73 Delegates in Presidential Race
Washington May 13 A- H old E Stassen picked up another five delegates in Florida and elsewhere to reach 73 pledged and claimed. Dewey climbs to 126 while trailing Stassen in total delegates. Florida’s May 4 primary tabulations added 16 delegates and left Florida’s Democratic delegation unclassified. Stassen stands second with gains across Florida Minnesota Nebraska New Hampshire Ohio and Wisconsin. Dewey’s totals include New York’s 97 and other states. Truman opposes outlawing the Communist Party, while Stassen and Dewey spar over the issue.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Stassen
Martin
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N.Y
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Wis
Communist Party
United States
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Truman
Lone GOP Voter Seeks Vandenberg On Primary Ballot
In Greenbrier County West Virginia a solitary Republican voter wrote in Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan for president on the primary ballot. A small crowd at the county courthouse collected election returns and applauded the disclosure. Former Governor Harold E. Stassen Woods Bryer and Ellis C. Van der Pyl were listed on the presidential ballot.
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Greenbrier County
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Harold E.stassen
Minnesota
Woods Bryer
Martinsburg
Ellis C. Vander Pyl
Cleveland
Mercer County Primary Yields Narrow Races in 1940s Election
In Mercer County nearly half the voters participated with about 17 006 ballots cast. Nominees include E H White and G K White for sheriff on the GOP side, and Elmore and Fanning for Democrats. Prosecution, delegates, and education posts filled with tight margins and possible recounts as official tabulation continues.
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E. H
Harold) White
GOP
Clarence Elmore
Elmore
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