Bridges and associates indicted on immigration fraud conspiracy charges
May 26 report cites a nun fuci jury indicting Bridges leftwing leader and two colleagues on conspiracy charges related to citizenship and alleged Communist ties. The trio faces multiple counts including perjury and fraud as authorities claim Bridges fraudulently obtained citizenship in 1955 with others tied to the CIO union. Controlled names include J R on and Henry Schmidt with bonds set at 5000.
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Bridges
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Imime HY
Shil
CIO International
J. R. On
GWU
Henry Schmidt
Longshore
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Union
Nat
Record of Trinity River Flooding Surges Past Levees
The Trinity River floods intensified overnight near May 26 as torrential rains drove levee breaks. High water breached defenses, inundating portions of the residential district and swelling water along waterways. authorities warned of continuing rising levels and damage.
Storms and Floods Strain Texas as Deaths, Damages Rise
Weather across north and west Texas brought deluge and wrecks. A unidentified woman drowned in a Dallas creek, trains washed out in Johnson and Denton counties, and tracks failed near Keene. Police warned Linwood residents by loudspeaker as storms damaged rail lines and left crews stranded. Officials warned about Memorial Day traffic deaths and urged caution for the holiday travel surge expected to exceed 30 million vehicles.
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Indies
Linwood
Dee
Texas
Johnson Estuaty
Dallas
Lawson
Cotsic Ann
Denton Saint
Cleburene
Keene
Johnson Couty
Gull
Colorado
Santa Fe
Turkey Creek
Safley
Covbeil -Osttyatin
Douheil
Carmel
McMath Announces Bid for Second Term as Governor
Governor Sid McMath stated at a news conference that he will seek a second term and deny rumors of a U S Senate bid. He touted Arkansas progress under his administration and said he expects opposition but plans to continue in state government rather than Washington.
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Tittle
Goverer
Sid McMath
United States Senate
Jewisg Toco
Truman
Washington
Maverner
Gaveenor
BS Fovarnor
Arkansas
Not Hard to Get In Soup Nowadays
James Marlow discusses household budgets and government finances in a Washington column. He notes that weekly income and expenses force frugal choices while Congress faces a tax policy dilemma and slow progress trimming federal spending as budget processes unfold through House and Senate appropriations.
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James Marlow
Ashington
Congress
Truman
House
Justice Department
Commerce
Treasury
Senate
Congress debates blockbuster budget bill approach
The speaker describes a plan to wrap all federal appropriations into one large spending bill next year to align total expenses with final income. He notes Congress may resist changing from individual bills and fears a lengthy debate in the chamber.
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Congress
Rongrens
Sanne J
Hearing Set for Alleged Slayer in Roanoke Case
Police say 17 year old Dana Marie Weaver was murdered in a parish house kitchen on May 8. Investigators found broken glass and signs of struggle. Lee Spratt was charged and a juvenile court hearing was scheduled, with lab results and psychiatric exams awaiting disclosure.
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Yearald Bale
Buy
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Weaver
Carmnonwealth
T. Warren Messick
Venart
Payehia
Kristy
Dana Mari
Simtely Christ
Olypich
Scott
Liz ‘Faue
Stalin
Richmond
Dirk Staing
Body of Memphis Man Found in River
Memphis photographer Jamey Bassas was recovered from the Mississippi River after efforts to locate him began Sunday. He fell from a small boat while fishing near Mumps on May 27 and was found yesterday by rescue crews along the Tennessee riverbank.
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Jamey Bassas
Effarts
Bec Ide
Bosary
Big Four foreign ministers meet in Paris amid Cold War maneuvering
DEWITT MACKENZIE reports that the Moscow shift on Germany dominates the Paris talks as Vishinsky seeks to revive four power rule. He contrasts Soviet aims with Western insistence on a united Germany under a Western system, noting Britain and the United States press for patience and alliance strength while the Cowles observers flag a broader Cold War battle unfolding in the council chamber.
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Hussia
Paris
America
Britain
Francesli
Moscow
Germany
Wishingly
Allied Canton Council
Warsaw
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Vishinsky
People's Congress
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Vrance
Bo l Vishuisky
Saul Uetnding
Weg Minisk
Matabs
Vishinsky A Vetsun
Omaristur
Alhough
Freien
Vyacheslav Molotov
Vielshlrsky
U. S
Arthur Vandenberg
Tess
Vishinsiky
Jana Tiey
Ralig
Proinence
Achegon
Schuman
Bevin
Leatur Bevin
Dps
Tussia
Gudson
Ruling Meade on Surplus Purchases
Assistant Attorney General issues a ruling that private personal property in a military reservation depot is not subject to sale taxation. The opinion states that property within Camden arsenal depot, under agreement, is under federal jurisdiction and thus non taxable.
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Quachila County
Courad J. Anders
Cleveland Holland
Shumaker
Camden Arsenal
Fedieval
Crump Blames Hague's Defeat on Tax Rate
Crump accuses Hague’s loss of the city’s high tax rate, citing Memphis’s rate of 1.60 as the lowest among large U S cities. The piece notes comparisons to Hot Springs Arkansas and references broad political issues of the period. The text includes garbled lines and misreads, but centers on tax policy and electoral outcomes.
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Crump
Hague
Memphis
Yeon
Jersey City
Nwn
America
Communists Take Control in Shanghai
Shanghai falls to Communist forces after a brief battle ending three days of advance. Nationalist holdouts evacuate via Woosung as bridges and key districts like Bund and Peking Road see heavy fighting. Casualties run into hundreds, with a few hundred civilians killed. Foreign reporters coordinate with local figures to document the surrender.
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Cer
Red Pyle
Woosune
Yanglee
East China Sea
Whangpom
Wonsung
Sanchan Creek
Whiungpoo
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Bund
Peking Road
Broadway
Henry Topper
International Refugee Organization
Mary Trarel
Topper
John Powell
America
China Weekly Review
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