Post Office Rate Hikes Sought to Raise Mail Revenue
A Washington dispatch reports the House Post Office Committee recommends raising postal rates to add 110 million dollars yearly. Key changes include higher airmail rates from 5 to 6 cents per ounce and increased second class rates for newspapers and periodicals. Airmail postcard set at 4 cents. An opposing bill to raise only the postcard and keep others unchanged was rejected. The article also weighs in on UN Palestine debates and the General Assembly's slow progress amid national pride and diplomacy.
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Washington Dispatches
House Restotthce
Post Office Department
The
Star
Carrier Boy
Hope
Vacant Death House Soon to Get Occupant
Little Rock notes Tucker prison farm death chamber to receive a new inmate soon. Cubie Lee Johnson, a Little Rock resident, is sentenced by Judge Gus Falk to die in the electric chair on July 25 for the murder of night watchman Henry Williams. If carried out, he could be Arkansas first Black man executed for killing a Black person.
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Little Rock
Tucker Prison Farm
Tme
Wollie Bill Bates
Cubie Lee Johnson
Pulaski
Gus Falk
Johnson
Henry Willians
Arkansas
Marshall Sees No More Foreign Relief Loans
Secretary Marshall said no further appropriations for large foreign relief programs are expected, though the War Department will seek more overseas zone funding including 78 million for Korea. He commented on Britain’s Mediterranean role, relief for Italy, China aid efforts, and a possible unified Korea administration, noting uncertainty about outcomes.
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Marshall
State Department
War Department
Korea
South Korea
London
Britain
United States
Mediterranean
Italy
China
Congress
Russia
Wallace critiques Truman doctrine as world rearmament
Henry A. Wallace charged that the Truman doctrine aims at world rearmament rather than world welfare. He spoke to 27 000 at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles urging a peaceful UN path and warning of non shooting and shooting war lines.
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Los Angeles
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Hollywood
Gilmore Stadium
Progressives Citizens of America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations
Spinsters Take Shelter In Abandoned Cabin In New Jersey
Two elderly sisters Mary and Louise Wagner, descendants of Revolutionary War patriot David Wagner, moved from a rented farm house to an abandoned cabin on Emerson lane Berkeley Heights after five nights in a cardboard hut. They seek 45 dollars for three months’ rent on a cottage and agreed to pay rent or provide work as repairs begin. The Warren Township Relief Director had offered help, which they declined.
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Warren Township
N.J
Valley Forge
Mary
Louise Wagner
W. G. Binger
David Wagner
Emerson Lane
Berkely Heights
Information Educational Agency Formed In Washington
The House Foreign Affairs subcommittee approved a bill to create the Office of Information and Educational Exchange within the State Department. The plan includes private agency use where possible and FBI screening of all current and future staff, with the title and scope reflecting broader cultural outreach. Eisenhower urged approval, arguing nations can live peacefully with understanding.
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Washington
Area 20
House Foreign Affairs
Office of Information and Educational Exchange
State Department
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs
Office Ofnormation and Educational Exchange
Secretary of State
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Borrowed Time Being Paid Off New Chicago
Anton Julin, 49, faced $1,500 debt and planned suicide at 5 PM after drinking at a tavern. He obtained Victor Tigerman's .45 pistol, visited Clara Higgins, and slept as Higgins altered a clock to delay the time. Police were called after gunfire. Judge Zuris jailed Julin for 30 days for stealing the firearm.
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Chicago
Anton Julin
Julin
Julia
Victor Tigerman
Tigerman
Clara Higgins
Miss Higgins
John T. Zuris
UN considers new move to press Franco
A fresh effort in the United Nations to pressure Francisco Franco's regime emerged as Venezuela and Uruguay reportedly weigh asking the Security Council to act. The assembly previously barred Spain from UN agencies and urged withdrawal of Madrid diplomats, but has seen no downfall of Franco.
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Robert Manning Lake
N. Y
Francisco Franco
United Nations
Venezuela
Uruguay
U.N. Security Council
Generalissimo
Spain
General Assembly
U. N
Franco
Madrid
Security Council
Six Thousand Chinese Students Clash With Police
In Nanking on May 20 Chinese university students clashed with soldiers and police during an anti war demonstration. About 6 000 students pushed through a police line as 17 were injured and 20 arrested in the resulting scuffle. Demonstrators demanded an end to the civil war and better living conditions while Chiang Kai shek signaled willingness to resume peace talks if Communists halted their rebellion.
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Robert Clurman
Nanking
Ministry of Education
Chiang Kai-shek
People’s Political Council
Shanghai
Hangchow
Central University
Central
Chiang
Hope Woman Is Included on DAR Ticket
Washington May 20 Inter est at annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution focused on candidates for national office for the next three years. Two full slates of 13 vie to succeed Mrs Julius Y Talmadge of Athens Ga as president general. Voting is Thursday. Mrs Stanley T Manlove of Newburgh NY led a reception with her slate yesterday. Roscoe C O Byerne of Brookville Ind and her teammates name theirs today. Those on Mrs Manlove s ticket include Third vice president Mrs Charles A Haynes Hope Ark.
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Washington
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Julius Y. Talmadge
Athens
Stanley T. Manlove
Newburgh
N. Y
Roscoe C. O'Byrne
Brookville
Ind
Two Criminal Cases Heard in Court Here
The Hempstead Circuit Court adjourned session entered its second day hearing pleas in two criminal matters. Jake Cheatham pleaded guilty to manufacturing moonshine liquor and was continued for sentencing at the October term. Doyle Bailey pleaded guilty to wife and child abandonment and awaits sentence to be passed later in the week. Bailey had deserted his family and was returned from California for trial.
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Hempstead
Jake Cheatham
McNab Negro
State of Arkansas
Doyle Bailey
Dexter Bush
Bailey
Arkansas
California
Lynch Trial Used to Get Votes in North Civil Rights Case
In Greenville South Carolina defense attorney for 28 white men claims the federal lynching case against Willie Earle is being staged to boost northern votes in a crucial election. Judge Martin warns against prejudicial comments as the lawyer questions federal actions and party politics surrounding the investigation.
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Greenville
S. C
North
Willie Earle
J. Robert Martin Jr
John B. Culbertson
Culbertson
Tom Clark
Texas
F.B.I
South Carolina
South
Man Killed by Lightning at Saw Mill near Benton
Earl Petty about 38 was killed yesterday when lightning struck his saw mill twelve miles west of Benton as he prepared to leave the mill.
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Benton
Earl Petty
Local collector Ed Fouts frames string as grand pursuit
Ed Fouts of Columbus Kansas collects string since December 1941 and has a 178 mile ball of twine, four feet six inches high, weighing 338 pounds. He claims a unique approach using 16 gauge twine, no purchases, and no missed work in 33 years, hoping to set a world record among string enthusiasts.
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Columbus
Kas
Ed Fouts
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Fouts
Pearl Harbor
United States
Illing Station
Dempsey
Indiana
House Destined to Deepen Navy Budget Cut Battle
Washington reports the $3,469,761,100 navy appropriation bill moved to the House floor with an 11 percent cut from budget estimates. GOP leaders plan three days of debate as they push for deeper cuts in Army and Agriculture funds while party leaders show some disunity over War and Agriculture Department reductions. Chief voices include Rep. Sheppard of California as the minority leader, calling the cuts unsafe for the navy and linking action to the Russian situation.
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Washington
Army
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Sheppard Dcalif
Sheppard
Republican High Command
War and Agriculture Department
Martin
R-Mass
Appropriations Subcommittee
War Department
Truman
Reparations to Go to Ones Hit Hardest
The Far Eastern Commission outlined a broad plan to allocate Japanese reparations by each nation’s destruction and resistance, prioritizing the United States, the Philippines, China, and Britain. Officials forecast the U.S. could claim about 34 percent of reparations, with China and the Philippines also set for sizable shares. Distribution would also direct 30 percent to heavy industry, with China, the Philippines, the UK for Burma and Malaya, and the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies receiving portions.
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Washington
Japan
Far Eastern Commission
United Sates
Philippines
China
Great Britain
FEC
Douglas MacArthur
United States
United Kingdom
Burma
Malaya
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Jews and Arabs Strike in Palestine Against Dismissals
About 35,000 Arab and Jewish civil workers in Palestine joined a 24 hour strike against the British war department in Jerusalem and Haifa. They protested dismissals, demanded compensation for those discharged, higher pay, better working conditions, and union recognition.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
British War Department
Haifa
Last Obstacle To Telephone Peace Settled
The final dispute in the April 7 telephone strike ended with a new contract between the National Association of Communication Equipment Workers and Western Electric in Washington. W. D. Barry of Local 69 said 20,000 members will return to work at 8 a.m. tomorrow as wages rise to 4.40 dollars plus fringe boosts and other allowances.
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New York
National Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Western Electric Company
Washington, D. C
Washington
W. D. Barry
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Barry
Little Rock
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Western Electric
E. N. McCall
Southwestern Bell
Association of Communications Equipment Wookers
Arkansas
ACEW
McCall
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Hot Springs
Camden
Gromyko Urges Global Ban On Atomic And Mass Weapons
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged the United States and others to speed a treaty outlawing atomic bombs and all mass destruction weapons. He warned that a monopoly is impossible and urged immediate disarmament steps even before a world inspection system is in place.
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James E.roper
New York
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
United States
Gromyko
United Nations
Mutual
Great Britain
Comet
Mrs. Jesse M. Bush Dies at 72 in Marianna Home
Mrs. Jesse M. Bush 72 native of LaGrange Ark died at her Main Street home. She lived in Marianna and Hope. Survived by son J. M. Bush and daughter Mrs. A E Siusser of Hope. Funeral and interment set for 1 a m tomorrow at Roselawn cemetery Little Rock with Rev. Dr. Lawrence presiding.
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Jesse M. Bush
Main
LaGrange
Ark
Marianna
Hope
J. M. Bush
A. E. Siusser
Roselawn Cemetery
Little Rock
Dr. Lawrence
Lions elect governors at state convention
Fort Smith May 20 Carl Holman of Fort Smith and Finis Davis of Little Rock were elected governors of districts 7 A and 7 B of Lions International at the annual state convention here yesterday.
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LIONS
Fort Smith
Carl Holman
Finis Davis
Lattle Rock
Lions International
Allies to halt German hoarding of food in postwar raids
British and American air squads and agricultural experts target German hoarding as a cause of the food crisis. Authorities report discoveries of hidden cattle and food stocks, with stern warnings against diverting supplies from proper channels. May 20 Berlin reports indicate limited hope for relief before June 1 as rationing remains severe.
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Berlin
Hearagc
Asample
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bavaria
Germany
Western
Bizonal Food Board
Total Eclipse of Sun Is Observed in Brazil
Scientists from 11 nations witnessed the May total solar eclipse near Bocayuva Brazil. Dr Carl Kiess of the Bureau of Standards reported observations went to schedule and cameras captured the eclipse from 8 34 to 8 38 a m EDT.
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Bocayuva
Brazil
Carl C. Kiess
Mat Bureau of Standards At Ten
Air Forces
National Society
Bureau Ards
Lyman J
Geographic Search Committee
Second to Man 4 The Chimpanzee Forme of Twigs
The fragment mentions a chimpanzee and twigs, with unclear context and no identifiable events, dates, or organizations. It preserves a minimal reading of a possible wildlife or form note, but lacks a coherent incident or scope.
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Big Five
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DAR Ticket
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Association of Communications Equipment Workers
J. N. Brashear
Mrs. Bush
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