Soviet Police Train to Seize Reich if West Pulls Out
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet zone police, supervised by the Russian army, held a three day sham battle near Oderberg involving 25 tanks and fighter planes. The Sozialdemokrat claims Russia aims to mobilize a 506000 strong police army to conquer all of Reich for Communism. American officials question the claim.
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People's Police
Socialdemokrat
Socialist
Russia
Reich
Sozialdemokrat
Oderberg
Smirnov
Germany
Vincenz Mueller
West Berlin
Bitter
Taegliche Rundschau
Alexander Kotikov
Veterans Converge for 26th West Virginia Encampment
More than 150 Spanish War veterans from 15 camps in West Virginia gather in Charleston for the 26th annual encampment. The three day event opens with a memorial service at the Ruffner hotel and features guests including Judge Edward S. Matthias and Mrs. Mary Ross McKay. Officials will welcome attendees at 9 40 a m and an officers election follows after a department breakfast.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Arthur N. Eltrich
Clarksburg
Edward 5. Matthias
Colmbus
Matthias
Ohio ‘Supreme Court
Ohio Infantry
Mary Ross McKay
Avon Lake
William F. McKay
Bia
Ohio Regiment
MckKinley
Patteron
Andrews
Showdown on Berlin Demanded by Acheson
Paris June 5 The United States seeks a Berlin settlement as Dean Acheson privately pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky to propose real compromises. Three schools of thought appear among Western diplomats while veto rights and administration issues in the four power governing body, the allied kontrol, continue to block progress.
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Paris
Dean Acheson
Berlin
Acheson
Andrei
Geresoany
Soviet Union
Insinky
Vishinsky
Moscow
Brerlin
Kommandatura
Russia
West
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Europe
Five Gaizick Children Die In Hazleton Fire
A blaze in Hazleton Pa swept through the West Azletom home of miner Steven Gaizick destroying the structure. Five sons aged 11 5 3 2 and 6 months died of asphyxiation and burns. Gaizick wife and son Robert were among the critically injured. Firefighters fought flames about 45 minutes. Neighbors alerted residents after midnight.
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Hazleton
West Azletom
Steven Gaizick
Josep
Richard
Leo
Thomas
Donald
Gaizick
Robert
Hk Federara
Iowan Senator Plays Lone Hand in AEC Probes
Sen Hickenlooper of Iowa plans secret questions at Senate hearings into David Lilienthal's handling of atomic energy affairs. GOP colleagues remain in the dark as the senator proceeds with what he calls forthcoming, potentially fiery disclosures. The hearings have yielded limited sensational results so far.
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AEC
Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
David ©. Lilienthal
Uikienthal
Tawan
GOP
Hickenlooper
Morrison warns Tory return would bring industrial friction
Labour leader Herbert Morrison told a Blackpool rally that a Tory government would provoke industrial friction, blasting Conservative rule between the wars and warning that current Britain could face renewed labor strife if the Tories regain power. He also called Winston Churchill a wild man as he prepared for Labour's annual conference.
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Blackpool
Eng
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Morrison
Labor
Winston Churchill
Solons Seek New Methods To Oust Taft Hartley Act
Democratic leaders in Washington push for new compromises to curb the Taft Hartley Act. Senate debate on the administration bill begins tomorrow amid hopes President Truman can salvage the measure. Pepper says scrap of at least half the act is likely, with elections in 1950 shaping pressure for change. Senate backers seek amendments including presidential seizure powers in national emergencies, while some argue more is needed.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
Pepper D-Fla
Pepper
Ork Owl
Marshall Urges Alliance Backing for Marshall Plan
General George C. Marshall told a Washington dinner that Western Europe needs an immediate economic recovery program tied to a security alliance. He cited European security as essential and noted some nations under Soviet domination did not join the plan, though many peoples desired to participate.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
North Atlantic
Pears
Europe
Marshall
Army
Truman
Harvard University
Western Europe
Russia
State Department
U. S
Bentley Names Six More Government Spies Links
Elizabeth Bentley, once a Red courier, named six additional government employees as information suppliers for the Soviet government. The list includes Peter Perazich, Ruth Rivkin, Bernice Levin, Vladimir Kazakevich, Peter Rhodes, and Abraham Brathman, with others outside the government also named as relay contacts. The subcommittee continues its inquiry into wartime Russian espionage and traces the earlier leads.
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Washington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Red Courier
House
Senate Judiciary
Miss Bentley
Ars
Peter Perazich
United Waions Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Ruth Rivkin
Junrea
Bernice Levin
Old War Production Board
Vladimir Kazakevich
Cornell University
Peter Rhodes
Africa
Tair
Abraham Brathman
Al 50
Republic Steel Co
Miss Hantley
Moorish Caliph Weds in 6000000 Rite in Tangier
In Tetuan Tangier, the Moorish caliph of Spanish Morocco wed Princess Lai La Fatima Zohara Bent Muley after a 21 day Moorish festival. The ceremony featured a simple notarized signing and a public caravan procession to Tetuan. The bride sparked precedents by not covering her face and attending without a formal ceremony. Public banquets and extensive celebrations were funded by the Spanish government.
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Sultan
Sets i Tetuan
Morocco
Muley Eyssan Ben el Medi Ben Ismail
Lai-La Fatima Zohara Bent Muley
Ris Villa
Lai-La
Tangier
Tetua
Ohio Policeman and Aide Nab 3 More Fugitives
In Cadiz Ohio June 5 a country policeman and an aide captured three West Virginia inmates from a mass escape. John Valykeo Stanley Sheffie and Otto West were tracked six miles after fleeing by dirt road into marshland. Neff received leg and head wounds. Bailey Tate and a carload of volunteers cornered them near Brilliant. Three other inmates Gerald Nolan Eddie Starcher and Denver Vannest remained at large. The pursuit involved a stolen motorcycle, a sidecar and a storekeeper who aided the escapees.
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Cadiz
West Virginia
James Bailey
Chalmers E. Tate
Brilliant
John Valykeo
Stanley Sheffie
Otto
West
Neff
Moundsville
Liberty
Gerald Nolan
Eddie Starcher
Denver van
Bailey
Tate
Lake Erie Railroad
William Hernshradt
Aires
Yate
Sueftic
Salley
US and Canada sign broad air routes accord
The United States and Canada announce a new air agreement granting expanded traffic rights and non stop routes. Canada gains Montreal to New York, Tampa to the Bahamas and Caribbean, and Edmonton to Alaska. US gains Gander and Edmonton routes, plus a non stop New York Toronto link. The pact liberalizes traffic under Bermuda Type rules and designates Stephenville as an alternate airbase in weather.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Ottawa
Gender
Newfoundland
Europe
Gander
Edmonton
Alta
Alaska
Orient
New York
Toronto
American Airlines
Montreal
Colonial Airlines
Hondus
Australia
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Fiz
Bahamas
Caribbean
Stephenville
Argentia
Torbay
N. F
Wether
Western Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Afesico
Older Workers Face Increased Unemployment in Six Cities
The Bureau of Employment Security reports that jobless older workers face greater difficulty finding work as unemployment rises. In six cities Dallas Denver Birmingham Rochester Toledo and Portland the survey notes tight labor markets with varying surpluses and a higher share of older job seekers. For adults over 43 unemployment remains lower than for younger workers, and many older workers have retained their jobs since World War II.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
Oscar Ewing
Dallas
Denver
Birmingham
Rochester
Toledo
Ohio
Portland
Ore
New Syria to hold national elections on June 25
Syria's Council of Ministers announced elections set for June 25 to choose a new president. The winner would push a new constitution within four months, while Brig. Husni Zayim remains premier after recent resignations. A special commission was appointed to draft electoral law and constitution, including extending voting rights to educated women.
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Damascus
Syria
Council of Ministers
Husni Zayim
al Sayed Shukri al Kuwaily
Khaled Bey Azeri
Zayim
Foes Fear U S Arms Grads Told at Marietta College
Secretary of Defense Lewis A. Johnson told Marietta College graduates and alumni that U S strength underpins world peace and deters aggressors. He praised the Marshall Plan, military aid pacts, and the armed forces unification program as risks justified by progress and public support.
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U.S
Grads
Johnson
Arthur A.schodlcraft
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Armed Forces Unification
Congress
Teumen
Dog Cat Chase Proves Fatal to Boston Girl 12
A Boston girl 12 died at Children’s Hospital from injuries after her airedale leash dragged her down stairs. Elinor D. Smith sustained the injuries last Wednesday when the dog, tied to her wrist, pulled free from a porch and chased a cat.
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Boston
Jane
Elinor D. Smith
Children's Hospital
Reform Needed by Hoover Says in Interview
Former President Herbert Hoover calls government reform absolutely essential for military readiness and to counter public gloom. He argues the nation is moving toward socialization by the electric power industry while the Democratic National Committee accuses Republicans of hijacking his ideas for attacks on the administration. Senator McGrath doubts Hoover approved the transcript edits and notes Truman backs merger and streamlining efforts amid debate over withdrawal of government from lending and housing areas.
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U.S
Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States
Republican Congress
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Truman
Hoover McGrath
Democratic ‘National Committee
Ariware
Stolver
First woman named U.S. treasurer Georgia Clark chosen
Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark, a Richland businesswoman and bank president, was nominated by President Truman to succeed William Julian as U.S. treasurer. Clark acknowledged minor book keeping errors at her Kansas store and said she knows her customers well in the town of about 200.
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Clark
Washington
Georgia Neese Clark
Senate
Truman
William A. Julian
Internal Revenue
Richard
Kans
Richland
United States
Charleston Adopts One Way Streets To Ease Traffic
The city launches its strict traffic plan as May or Andrews enlists public aid. a complete bus route overhaul and downtown parking tightenings aim to relieve congestion. The police pledge rigid enforcement and the changeover occurred in under three minutes amid expected brief confusion.
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Charleston
Proprant
Pelieve
Andrews
Charleston- Jans
Gazette
Suspect Guarded In Sitter Killing In Worcester
Worcester, June 3 7 A heavy guard watched 23 year old suspect charged with murder in the sex slaying of 9 year old babysitter Anne Mein Magnusson found in a cedar chest at his home. She had been smothered with a blanket and dressed only in a shirt waist socks and one shoe. The suspect, an Army veteran, had been under psychiatric treatment since discharge two years ago.
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Worcester
Mass
Anne Mein Magnusson
John C. Ward
John C
Sterneath
Charleston Skies Monday Skywatch Report
In Charleston on Monday the sky features prominent stars Spica Antares and Saturn visible in the southeast and west as Jupiter lies to the south. Temperatures range from the low to mid sixties with forecast partly cloudy conditions and a light interior breeze.
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Antares
Tsing
Voras
Stssisyesev
Saturn
Jupiter
West Virginia
Montay
Pennsylvania
Messith
Mader
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