Chiang Kai-shek Aims to Thwart Shanghai Reds
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Shanghai to urge Chinese resistance as two Communist columns closed on the city from the west and northwest. Reports said fighting continued near Soochow with thousands of Reds killed. rail links to Hangchow could fall shut if Kashing falls. Foreigners began leaving Shanghai as ships carried Nationalist troops and trucks toward Formosa.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Guina
Chiang
Ichikow
Sanchow
Soochew
Keshing
Kashing
Hangshow
Red
Putung
Whangpao River
Soochow
Hangchow
Witt
Formosa
U. S
President Wilson
Democrats Deny Foes Patronage in White House Pact
Democratic leaders told reporters after a conference with President Truman that no one who publicly opposed his November election will receive a federal patronage job. Howard McGrath said loyalty tests will screen future appointees and noted some lawmakers may still submit recommendations without regard to voting.
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Washington
Truman
Howard
McGrath
Thurmond-Wright States
National Committee
Sigkis
Unions Reject Wage Offer in Kanawha Valley Strike
A union negotiating committee rejected Charleston contractors pay proposal as talks halted in the 27 day old Kanawha Valley wage dispute. The AFL group and Teamsters official sat in on the conference with no contractor comment. The offer outlined four propositions affecting crafts from Hod Carriers to Plasterers.
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Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Charleston Building Trades Council
Charleston Building Contractors Assoc
AFL
Thomas P. O'Brien
AFL Teamsters
Contractors Association
Strike Delays Memorial Hospital Bids in Charleston
Charleston construction strike looms as key factor delaying May 1 bid request for Memorial Hospital. Architect plans have state and federal blank checks pending wage scale approval and a quick fix could unlock Hill Burton funds. Memorial Hospital Assoc president David M. Giltinan notes $2.75 million in funds with $2.1 million from donors.
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Charleston
Memorial Hospital
State Health Department
Federal Public Health Service
David M. Giltinan
Memorial Hospital Assoc
Brnoune
Dr. Zeller Named To Head West Virginia Hospital
Dr. Charles A. Zeller, a Delaware psychiatrist, was named superintendent of West Virginia's largest mental institution. Gov. Patteson said Zeller will assume duties May 10 at the Weston State Hospital, succeeding Dr. Joseph L. Knapp who resigned to join Beverly Hills sanitarium in Dallas. Zeller has been medical director at the Gov. Baron health center in Delaware City and has been active in mental health work in Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
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Charles A. Zeller
Delaware
West Virginia
Patteson
Zeller
Waston State Hospital
Joseph L. Knapp
Beverly Bulls
Dallas
Tex
Iecear
Gov. Baron Health Center
Delaware City
Del
Calder Denies Accepting Army Secretary Post
In Washington on April 27 Curtis E. Calder denied accepting the Army Secretary job despite reports to the contrary after a White House meeting with President Truman and Secretary Johnson. Calder said he had not committed to the appointment and had no further comment.
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Washington
Curtis E. Calder
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Calder
White House
Truman
Electric Bond & Share Co
Associated Press
New York
Army
Johnson
Work Stoppage Urged Over Taft-Hartley Repeal Proposal
U S House debate centers on a one day nationwide labor stoppage as a show of solidarity against the Taft Hartley Act. Rep Werdel denies involvement while Klein plans to press repeal ideas. CIO AFL leaders expressed no support for political strikes.
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Washington
Rep. Werdel
R-Cal
House
CIQ
Werdel
Klein
D-N.y
CIO
AFL
William Green
Philip Murray
Harvey Brown
Machinists
A. F. Whitney
Rep
Brehm
D-Onio
Lodge
Bath Time Woes Highlight Family Frustrations
In a brief family aside, Willie Willis notes kids dislike baths and the household voices insist they hurry up. The line hints at common domestic tensions over routine chores.
U.S. Bases Export Bans On Surpluses Eased
Washington reports a wide decontrol of exports from a list of goods including lumber building materials refrigerators and washing machines and soda ash as shortages ease. Officials caution Russia will take few items and buyers in other nations may lag due to dollars. Federal Reserve data show March industrial output down and bank lending slipping to new lows. Commerce Secretary Sawyer calls this a step toward normalizing foreign trade in non strategic goods.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Iboard
Secret of Commerce Sawyer
Ction
Copson Defense Claim Challenged in Espionage Case
An FBI agent testified that more than 80 data slips found in Judith Copson’s handbag describe FBI report extracts on Soviet spy activities. Prosecutors argue the papers are government property, not Copson's private property. The defense sought immediate production as part of challenging admissibility. The judge planned a ruling on the next day.
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Washington
FBI
Judith Copson
Robert R. Granville
New York
Miss Coplon
U.N
Granville
United States
Wiss Coplon
Albert L. Reeves
Prisoner in Cubicle Ten Years in New York Prison
A 33 year old man named Makushak, confined in a cramped cubicle for ten years since 1939, emerges shocked by light and air. He longs for darkness as psychiatrists evaluate his mind while living in a filthy Brooklyn tenement. His mother and father are described but details are fragmentary.
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New York
Paul
Makushak
Senators to Open Today In Rain Delayed Debut
Rain delayed Charleston Central League opener between the Senators and Saginaw Hearst. A 8 p m start was planned weather permitting with 8000 expected at Watt Powell Park. Groundskeeper Matty Schwab and helpers worked drains to clear water after heavy morning rain.
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A. L. Hardman
the Gazette
Charleston
Saginaw Hears
Wil Ube Plaserules
Jack Meyers
Senators
Watt Powell
Matty Schwab
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Begs
Boo Finley
Trial Reveals Communist War Blueprint in Court Evidence
In New York federal court the trial of 11 top Communist leaders featured sections from a so called Bible of Communism, History of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, detailing plans to convert imperialist wars into civil wars and mobilize workers within armed forces. Angela Calomiris testified about Communist classroom use of the book and described her years inside the party, aiming to reveal inner party workings.
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New York
Te Communist Party
Soviet Union
Harold R. Medina
Nashington
State Department
Angela Calomiris
United States
United Nations
U. N
General Assembly
Air Force Says Flying Saucers Not a Joke
The Air Force acknowledged flying saucers are not a joke while stating the nearly two year study finds no alarming threats. It cites meteors balloons birds or test devices as explanations for many cases, with a portion still uncertain. Three investigators linked to saucer reports died in aircraft incidents.
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Air Force
Washington
Intelligence Division
Air Materiel Commend
Wright-Patterson Field
Ohio
Long Air Force
National Guard
Kentucky
Atlantic Pact Force Denied By Secretary
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the United States will not send troops to Western Europe under the Atlantic Pact to defend against invasion. He urged ratification of the 12 nation treaty and warned against letting policy swing with events. He said military aid to Western Europe would be necessary but not troops before aggression, with a firm distinction between treaty obligations and the arms program.
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Washington
Acheson
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Berlin
United States
Western
Trea
Atheson
U. S
Chicagoan Opposes Government Compulsory Health Insurance Plan
Dr George Lull of Chicago spoke at a Kanawha County luncheon asserting that compulsory sickness insurance would cost workers and employers about 144 yearly, disrupt medical progress, and imitate Britains government system. He warned it could reduce American initiative and cited Oscar Ewing plan as dangerous. The American Medical Association opposes compulsory tax while not opposing all reform.
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George Lull
Chicago
America
England
Kanawha County Medical Society
Lull
Oscar Ewing
Association
Dull
Dead in Calcutta as Communists Riot
Seven killed and nine wounded in Calcutta during a clash between police and Communists in Bow Bazaar. Police opened fire after bombs were thrown during a parade defying orders. five injured were police, and twenty seven arrests were made.
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Calcutta
Bow Bazaar
US backs talks on German issues with three conditions
The United States outlined three conditions for a potential U S Soviet meeting on German problems including a prior lifting of the Berlin blockade. Ambassador Philip Jessup met Soviet delegate Malik and then briefed Britain and France as Moscow weighs next steps.
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Lake Success
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
Soviet Union
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Britain
France
Jacob A. Malik
Berlin
Jessy
New York
United Nations
Matik
Moscow
7.S
The
State) Department
Jessup
Malik
Council
Communist Party Suer Pravda
Izvestia
Sauce
Lewis Hopeful for No Strike in Coal Talks
Washington April 27 In a conciliatory tone John L Lewis said he hopes a new coal mining contract can be negotiated without a strike. The United Mine Workers policy committee granted him authority to draft a 1948 pact as operators and union leaders met in Washington to set bargaining dates.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Soviet Locks Seized In Berlin Protest Reopened After UK Protest
Soviet forces controlled three Berlin canal locks in the British sector prompting a British protest. The action came as the American British airlift delivered near record tonnage. British officials called the move provocative and inconsistent with New York talks on lifting the blockade before traffic was restored.
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Wes Gallagher
New York
Berlin
Kremlin
Europe
Lucius D. Clay
Robert Murphy
Spandau, Charlottenburg and
Plestgensee Joexs
Berlin Blockade Moves Create Delicate Situation
Moscow reports cautious Western and Soviet moves open door to postwar détente. Officials say Berlin question could ease Cold War if all sides proceed slowly and set a date for a Big Four meeting.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Eest Germany
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Allen
New York City
Patty
U.N. Press
Saucer
Sat K
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R-Town
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