Allies Agree on German Control Plan After New Republic
The United States Britain and France announced readiness to end military control in Western Germany once a German federal republic is established. Occupation forces would shift to civilian supervision under three power civilian boards with limited veto rights on certain actions. The move aims to pave a democratic German state and participation in European recovery efforts.
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Britain
France
Germany
Washington
Cvilian
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Bonn
London
United States
Organization For Eupean Economic Co-Operation
Tate
Acheson
Bevin
New York
Schuman
Paris
Russia
Special Music Service Installed at Blair House
The President Truman residence Blair House will receive piped in music next week. A loud speaker is being installed in a sitting room near the dining room. The service, used by hotels and banks, provides semi classical and popular tunes from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. No request records will be played.
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Blair House
Truman
White House
Truman to Send Atlantic Pact to Senate Monday
The White House said President Truman is very likely to transmit the Atlantic pact to the Senate Monday with a brief presidential message urging ratification.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
White House
Niagara Falls Couples Seek Honeymoons Elsewhere
Alfred S. Bendell Jr of the Saranac Lake chamber of commerce reports a dozen Niagara Falls residents inquiring about honeymoon facilities in this Adirondack village. The pattern shows locals choosing nearby resort options for wedding trips.
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Niagara Falls
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Alfred S. Bendell, Jr
False Alarm Pattern Spurs Police Probe in City
Police investigate five fire alarm calls from the Twenty first and Mercier area over two days. An assistant fire chief and his aide found their car on fire while responding to the alarms. Investigators consider a 13 year old boy in the same neighborhood as a possible source.
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Twenty-first
Mercier Streets
Allies Press for West’s Defense Build Up
Eight European signatories of the Atlantic Pact appeal for increased military power to defend the West. They seek greater arms, funds, and coordination to meet rising security threats amid Cold War tensions.
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West
Up to Congress Acheson Replies on Granting Requests
Acheson states that the American government will recommend Congress consider and grant the pending requests. He emphasizes that decisions will follow through official channels and aligned policy goals.
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Acheson
Allies Press for Guns and Money to Aid Atlantic Defense
Eight European allies urge U S military and financial aid to bolster Western European defense under the Atlantic pact. Acheson says the United States is prepared to recommend aid programs while Truman prepares a formal request to Congress for potentially up to two billion dollars in foreign arms costs next year.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
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West
United States
Congress
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Western European Union
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Canada
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Churchill Returns Home After U S Speech Tour
Winston Churchill arrived back in England from a speaking tour in the United States, completing his historic trip. He landed in Southampton on April 8, as reports note his return following the high profile address tour.
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Souuthampton
England
Winston Churchill
United States
Patrolman Sent to Inspect Dog Bite Incident in Fort Worth
Fort Worth officer investigated a report of a dog biting a passer-by in the 4400 block of Bonita Drive. The dog was located, and another bite occurred to Officer Kohles who received hospital treatment. The dog's owner was ticketed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
KQAN
A. W. Robles
Bonita Drive
Kohles
Missouri Sows Signs On A Gift Car Left Unplaced
Missouri faced a white elephant problem as the old French thank-you freight car from France, brought in February, cannot fit at the Capitol Museum by fifteen inches. Donald M. Johnson proposed Sedalia fairgrounds, but no decision exists. the car currently sits in the state penitentiary.
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Jervrson City
Missouri
France
Capitol Museum
Donald M. Johnson
State Museum
State Fairgrounds
Sedalia
State Penitentiary
New York Lamb Prices Reach All Time High
Lamb chops sold at all time high prices in New York with reports from the City Department of Markets. Chops ranged from 95 cents to 1.40 per pound, with 1.25 as the general price. Rib chops rose to 1.05, shoulder chops to .95, and leg of lamb to .75.
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New York
City Department of Markets
Missing schooner Keewatin sighted near Pen sacola Cay
Coast guard reports a search plane sighted the missing schooner Keewatin off Pen sacola Cay in the British West Indies. The amphibian plane, part of a 29 aircraft search over the Atlantic, noted the Keewatin with the yacht Lazy Jack and landed to verify identification. two small children are believed aboard.
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Norfox
Coast Guard
Keewatin
Pensacola Cay
British West Indies
Atlantic Ocean
Light Showers Possibility. pleasant weekend forecast
Moisture is expected here by tomorrow night with light showers possible tomorrow night and Sunday. Weather outlook calls for fair skies tonight and tomorrow with mid 70s highs and nights near 40. A weak shower area may arrive from Western Oklahoma Saturday night, with thunder showers likely inland in Oklahoma Arkansas and Southern Missouri. Books! Books! Books! All subjects new and used, Cramer's, 1321 Grand.
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Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Burton Handy
Arkansas
Missouri
Canadian convict Sam Carr in forged passport case
Sam Carr, a Russian-born Communist organizer, was found guilty by a jury of conspiring to provide a forged passport for a Soviet agent. The conviction carries a maximum seven-year sentence, with Carr planning an appeal. The trial marks the nineteenth case linked to the 1946 disclosures of a Soviet spy ring in Canada.
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Ottawa
Sam Carr
Carr
Canada
Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Pact Signed for 30 Percent Trade Rise
Sofia reports Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia signed a new trade agreement. It plans a 30 percent increase in the exchange of goods this year compared with 1948, signaling stronger economic ties between the two countries.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Truman nominates Louis G. Dreyfus Jr as ambassador to Afghanistan
President Truman nominates Louis G. Dreyfus Jr a California born foreign service career man to serve as ambassador to Afghanistan. The appointment was announced as a formal diplomatic posting with timing to be arranged, reflecting ongoing U.S. staffing of key posts abroad.
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Washnorton
Truman
Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr
California
Foreign Service
Afghanistan
Mrs. Roosevelt Arrives in Reno for Divorce Case
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. arrived by plane for a six week Nevada residency to pursue a divorce from the son of the late President Roosevelt.
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Reno
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Nevada
Roosevelt
Attorney General J E Taylor leaves Kansas City on Rimann probe
J E Taylor, attorney general, departs Kansas City after reporting the Rimann murder investigation is quiet. He plans to return from Jefferson City next week. Assistants keep Rimann inquiry headquarters at the Hotel Phillips and will continue the probe.
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J. E. Taylor
Kansas City
Wolf C. Rimann
Jefferson City
Phillips
Rimann
Fire at Ace Pet Hospital Sparks Barking Cats
A fire at Ace Pet hospital 204 West Seventy-fifth street confined to a room and extinguished by three fire streams. No injuries. district chief Curran put damage at 1500 dollars to the building and 500 dollars to contents. Dozens of dogs unharmed barked nearby as residents pressed in to help.
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Ace Pet Hospital
West Seventy-fifth Street
Patrick Curran
Curran
Senate rejects aid prohibition on European funds
The Senate voted 62 to 20 to reject an amendment that would bar use of 5.58 billion dollars in European aid for nationalizing or socializing European industries. Senator Kem argued the provision targeted Labour policies in England, but Connally said it would be impossible to administer.
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Washington
Senate
Kem
Missouri
England
Connally
Outstanding Features in The Sunday Star
Personal impressions by Jack Williams on Washington reporting. Guests of the Kremlin saga continues with five American fliers escape tale. Wallenstein pens amusing duel in France. Florida mystery surrounds heir to a New York banking fortune. Fulton Oursler continues his narrative of Christ's appearance before Caiaphas.
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Washington
Jack Williams
Star
Russia
Kremlin
Marcel Wallenstein
Europe
France
Florida
New York
Weather continues warm with mild night in Kansas City area
The forecast for Kansas City and vicinity calls for fair skies and continued warm weather tonight and tomorrow. Lows near 40 and highs in the mid 70s. Humidity around 64 percent at 6 30 am, dropping to 23 percent by 1 30 pm. Barometer 29.99 inches rising to 30.03 inches. River today at 15.6 feet, down 4 tenths. Lake levels: Rockwell? below full by 43 feet at 6 30 am. No precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Kansas City
Clarify New Rent Act Eviction Rules and Rights for Tenants and Owners
Officials explain the April 1 1949 rent law restoring eviction powers to the housing expediter and allowing treble damages for overcharges. The interview covers eviction grounds and notices, including three months’ occupancy notice for owner‑occupied units and the 12 listed eviction reasons.
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James M. Robertson
Robertson
Congress
Eviction Certificates and Occupancy Rules in Rent Law
The rent law outlines occupancy limits for duplexes and multi unit properties, with owner or family occupancy allowances, eviction certificates for co operatives, and a 65 percent stock owner occupancy rule. Buyers after April 1 must prove 10 percent down. veterans using VA loans may be exempt. An eviction certificate follows title transfer to the contract purchaser, and notices cover alterations demolition and tax exempt organizations.
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Robertson
Area Rent Control Office
Co-Operative Corporation
Veterans Administration
Washington
British Labour Loses Control Of London County Council
Conservatives win a tied 64 seats to Labour 64 with Liberal party in control for three years. The election, held as national budget debate loomed, signals a major shift in London politics and broader Conservative gains across the region.
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London
British Labor Party
London County
England
Liberal Party
Middlesex County
Berkshire
Worcestershire
Henry Brooke
London Council
London Labor Party
Oswald Mosley
Kensington
Northamptonshire
Labor
Labor Party
FBI Agent Staab Missing in Washington Area
Washington AP reports FBI field agent Frank F. Staab 39 has been missing six days after leaving his office. A general alert was issued. officials say no foul play suspected though Staab recently was ill. Staab has a wife and two children. his parents traveled from Hays Kansas to assist searches.
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Washington
PBI
Frank F. Staab
Arlington
FBI
Staab
John Staab
Hays
Kas
Big Gain by Conservatives Balanced by Liberal Hold
In an election that left Conservatives and Liberals tied at sixty four seats each the Liberal Party secured the balance of power. The shift gives the Liberals leverage to decide coalition or policy direction while Conservatives claim a renewed mandate.
Taxi driver arrives too quickly for housewife
In Binghamton New York on April 8 a housewife reported a taxi arrival within moments of her call thanks to short wave radio. She refused the quick ride and contacted another company as the first driver sped away. The item ends with an advertising line for a lamp shop and gift shop on Walnut Street.
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Binghamton
N. Y
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