Youth Ends His Life To Escape Cops
In Denver a 22 year old University of Denver student Clifford Shellabarger shot himself as officers closed in to question him about the Fargo North Dakota police shooting. Police found a large weapons cache and $1000 in his room. He had claimed to be a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for Bougainville but the Navy records showed no such winner by that name.
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Denver
University of Denver
Fargo
N. D
Clifford Hi. Shellabarger
Dayton
Mont
John Welton
South Denver
Shellabarger
Washington Park
Bougainville
Washington
Navy Department
Geo Air Corps Intelligence Servce
Truman
Alaska
Montana
Army Plans Air Development Center for Atomic Age Weapons
Washington AP Major General Curtis E LeMay announced an immediate proposal to build a 300 million dollar air engineering development center. The plan envisions 100 square miles of laboratories with five wind tunnels to develop supersonic aircraft winged missiles atomic power engines and space vehicles and bases for space activity.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Curtis E. LeMay
Capitol Hill
Cardinal Mooney Shows Improvement in Detroit Hospital
Officials of the Detroit archdiocese said Ed ward Cardinal Mooney is improving after a minor heart condition confined him to Providence hospital. The bulletin noted considerable improvement and did not specify new treatment.
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Detroit
Archdiocese of
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Providence Hospital
Waterloo Motorcyclist Fatally Injured in Collision
Waterloo motorcyclist Milan Willard Blough 26 of route six Waterloo died in a hospital after a collision with a automobile driven by Edward Wagner.
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Waterloo
Milan
Willard Blough
Route Six
Edward Wagner
OF FARM INTEREST Stories on the effect of beef
Page six and page seven of section four explore how beef farming impacts rural livelihoods and market dynamics. The articles discuss cattle prices, feed costs, and seasonal risks affecting ranchers and dairymen alike.
Grain Ship Diversion For Britain Put On Hold For Europe Relief
UNRRA Director Fiorello LaGuardia says grain ships heading to Britain will be rerouted to urgent European hunger spots. He notes a UNRRA expert staff is planning new routes as Britain may release cargoes under U.S. procurement, while U.S. Agriculture outlines steps to speed aid. Canada and Britain also pledge measures to curb consumption and boost relief supplies worldwide. Argentina offers wheat for relief, closing markets and rationing as it boosts subsidies to farmers.
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Washington
UNRRA
Fiorello A. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
Anderson
Argentina
Britain
United States
Canada
London
Attlee
Truman
Hoover
Juan D. Peron
Europe
30 Cent Bonus Corn Buying To Be Begun Monday
The government will purchase 50 million bushels of corn at 30 cents above ceiling prices through local elevators, starting Monday. Elevators will buy from producers for the Commodity Credit Corp, with receipts issued to show government involvement. Only No 3 grade or better corn is eligible, trimming a large portion of Iowa corn. The program aims to aid overseas hunger relief and deficit feed areas, and to assist processors needing corn for essential products.
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Des Moines
Production and Marketing Administration
Washington
Commodity Credit Corp
Iowa
Barnes resigns from Iowa education group post
Dr. Harry G. Barnes resigned Saturday as executive secretary of the Iowa State Educational Association after differences with the 10 member board. He had earlier resigned as registrar of the University of Iowa to take the job. He will stay on with the group until July 1. The board planned to meet again in May to consider a successor.
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Feelhaver
Barnes
NAM says price ceilings halted production for many firms
The National Association of Manufacturers reported that OPA price ceilings forced about 430 of 722 firms surveyed to stop producing goods with strong public demand. The NAM said the coast to coast survey showed more than one in ten firms selling items below cost to comply, with many selling at break-even or minimal profits.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Car Dealers Read Crystal Ball For Postwar Market
John Reynolds reports Linn county auto dealers weighing the postwar outlook. They fear a 5 000 car surge, face OPA controls and black market pressures, and note a backlog of new orders with deposits while considering the second hand market and dealer discounts.
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John Reynolds
Linn County
OPA
Cedar Rapids
OPA Declares Easter Price Holiday For Cafes
Detroit reports the OPA will let restaurants raise Easter prices up to 15 percent above normal Sunday levels and will not investigate complaints. The move aims to head off protests as Easter dining costs rise nationwide.
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OPA
Detroit
INS
Trial of G I sergeant rapped by court martial
A staff sergeant from the 10th reinforcement depot was found guilty of three of eight assault charges and sentenced to six months hard labor. Sgt. James M. Jones of Oklahoma was acquitted of other assault charges and fined 18 dollars monthly during imprisonment. Trials of additional enlisted men and officers were moved to Bad Kreuznach, Germany, amid nationwide controversy over army conduct and leadership.
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INS
London
G.I
Lichfield
James M. Jones
Muskogee
Okla
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Jones
Europe
Leland H. Smith
Fargo
N.D
Judson H. Smith
Cumberland
James H. Killian
Chicago
Mine Tieup Topic At White House
President Truman met in an unheralded White House talk with John L Lewis and Labor Secretary Schwellenbach regarding the 20 day soft coal strike. A 15 minute conference also included Conversion Director John W Snyder. The White House said no conclusive result came from the meeting but Lewis and Schwellenbach appeared in good humor. It was seen as a possible push for renewed joint negotiations between Lewis and mine owners. White House press secretary Charles G Ross could not confirm or deny any proposal.
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Washington
Truman
White House
John L. Lewis
Schwellenbach
John W. Snyder
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles G. Ross
Paper Defends Admiral Against Truman Rebuke
The Army and Navy Journal defends Rear Admiral Aaron S. Merrill after a presidential rebuke for criticizing army navy unification. It compares Merrill to Gen. Billy Mitchell and notes past discipline of critics rarely silences outspoken officers. The piece argues Presidential action would fuel navy bitterness and hinder unification debates.
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Truman
Washington
INS
Army and Navy Journal
Aaron S. Merrill
Adm
Merrill
Billy” Mitchell
Coolidge
Air Corps
Mitchell
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
War Dept Aide Afsairs Report On Army Courts
Washington report says a 25 000 word house subcommittee document accuses army courts martial of abuses and unequal sentences, noting 142 executions since Pearl Harbor and criticizing amateurism among jurists. Royall disputes the charges while awaiting full committee action.
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War Dept
Afsairs
Washington
INS
Kenneth C. Royall
House
Pearl Harbor
Rep
Durham
D-N.c
Royall
Subcommittee
G.I
No Agreement in LaPlant Dispute
Labor and management failed to conclude a settlement over suspensions at LaPlant Choate Manufacturing. Union members voted to keep continuous meetings in protest after the suspensions of Charles Barker and Joseph Zacek. A further meeting was set for Monday while the company urged workers to return and stated reinstatement would be discussed in due course.
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Cedar Rapids
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Monay
Charles Barker
Joseph Zacek
Weld
Logge
Wilson
Barker
Zacek
Chinese Reds Plan Siege of Harbin in Manchuria
Communist forces encircling Harbin declared they would seize the city as the government warned central Manchuria is grave after taking Changchun. U.S. envoy Marshall pressed for a truce with clashes intensifying near Szepkinghai toward Changchun while Red irregulars infiltrate Harbin.
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Marshall
U.S
China
Manchuria
Harin
First Army
Pi Szepkinghai
Changchun
World Observes Peacetime Easter Across Nations
Easter celebrations mark a rare peacetime festival as Eastern and Western churches share the date for the first time since 1943. Russians, Japanese, and Americans attend services amid a calm mood, with Pope Pius XII urging leaders to oppose godless ideologies and protect Christian values.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Repubk Vikachi Tha Sonl
Moscow
Japan
Vatican City
Pius XII
England
Senate Secretary Faces $450000 Alienation Suit
A $450000 alienation of affections suit was filed in a Washington district court against Leslie Biffle secretary of the senate and close friend of President Truman. The plaintiff Mrs Nonnie Biffle seeks $150000 from Biffle and from his two sisters Bernice Biffle and Blanche Sanders. she claims her marriage to Joseph Biffle ended after his illness and Biffle’s actions.
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Washington
INS
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Truman
Bernice Biffle
Blanche Sanders
Nonnie Biffle
Joseph
Government Orders Fourth Built For Rental Housing
The government ordered new low cost ceilings for most new dwellings and that one fourth be built for rental. The plan, announced by Wilson Wyatt, sets rental and sale price lines varying by city and aims to push builders toward low cost, rental housing with priority to veterans and those selling or renting under the new dividing lines.
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Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
New Orleans
New York
Wyatt
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Housing Administration
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Providence
Boston
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Denver
Seattle
Atlanta
Louisville
Fort Worth
Phil
Phia
Burgh
Truman
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Francis P. Sayre
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G.I. Trial
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United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
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