Romulo Sees Better Odds for Peace Over War
Manila’s Carlos P. Romulo, UN General Assembly president, presents a balance sheet of war and peace. He cites debits like the cold war and colonial conflicts, and credits including humanity’s peace impulse and UN efforts, concluding prospects for peace look brighter.
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Romulo
Manila
U.S
Carlos P. Romulo
United Nations General Assembly
Lake Success
Germany
Austria
Japan
Trieste
Korea
China
Asia
Indo-China
Truman
U. S
Libau
Work Speeds Up At Oak Ridge
Construction work on $250,000,000 in government projects including two atomic plants began regaining momentum at Oak Ridge Tennessee after a one week walkout that halted all building. About 4,500 workers returned led by 700 AFL Local 818 members who struck May 24, causing a nationwide halt by May 26.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
AFL Laborers and Hodcarriers Local 818
Laborers Union
Laborers End Strike Pause at Uraniam Plant Build
Laborers, who condemned the strike as unauthorized, kept picket lines and halted hundreds more workers at the K-29 and K-31 uranium plant projects worth 227 million dollars. They voted Tuesday to resume work while arbitrators hear a wage demand from 95 cents to 1.25 dollars an hour with a decision promised by June 15.
Crosby sons to serve as altar boys at San Antonio de Padua
The four sons of Bing Crosby will serve as altar boys at the dedication mass of the San Antonio De Padua Mission near Paso Robles California on June 24. They will join a host of film colony celebrities attending the ceremonies.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
San Antonio de Padua
Paso Robles
Calif
Film Colony
Mixed reaction to new federal health education security department plan
President Truman’s plan to form a health education and security department eases Senate opposition but rekindles doubts over Oscar R. Ewing as first secretary. Critics fear expanded power and support for compulsory health insurance while McClellan backs the plan on that point. Wherry signals Republican resistance while hearings may follow if a disapproval resolution passes. The president notes surgeon general and education commissioner keep their existing authorities.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Security
Oscar R. Ewing
Department of Welfare
Ewing
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Expenditures Committee
House
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
New York
Federal Security Administrator
Truman backs new health and education advisory plan
The president asserts the plan adds safeguards against subordination of officials views while McClellan notes surgeon general and education commissioners will set agency policies. Truman cautions the plan is not as strong as last year but aims for modest economies and improvements over the 1949 proposal.
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McClellan
Surgeon General
Commissioners of Education
Truman
Monster Nova Scotia forest blaze rages for third day
A huge Nova Scotia wildfire has scorched about 15 000 acres of spruce over three days and was burning fiercely in eastern Halifax county. About 1 500 men battled the fire as forest officials pleaded public cooperation and all Nova Scotia forests were closed to travel. New outbreaks appeared at Milford and Dutch Settlement but were not deemed serious. New Brunswick fire danger remained high with all but one fire under control.
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Baltic
Berlin
Free States of Asia
Palestine
Indonesia
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Economic and Social Council
Halifax
N. S
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Halifax County
A. W. Mackenzie
Milford
Hants County
Dutch Settlement
Fourth Escape Ends Quietly
Edmond Whitfield a 25 year old former USC football star who broke down after marrying a white classmate was recaptured two miles from Napa State Hospital ending his fourth escape. A 28 hour search followed his breakout as he sought to see his mother in Los Angeles and mourned the strain of interracial marriage blamed by his mother for his troubles.
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Napa
Calif
U.P
Edmond Whitfield
USC
Napa State Hospital
State Mental Institution
Whitfield
Los Angeles
Ella Whitfield
Dorothy Kendall
Yale University
University of Southern California
Camarillo Mental Hospital
Class B Road System Reduced In Wisconsin
Wisconsin reduces Class B roads by 2,741 miles from 3,028 to 287 miles to boost Class A service and freight capacity. The switch allows 19 000 pounds per axle on former Class B routes, replaces 12 000 pounds, and will revert to ordinary spring thaw status for three months. Commissioner William Ward cites isolated communities lacking railroad or Class A highways.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
William Ward
Retired Pastor Frederick Heilert Dies at 86
Funeral services were held today in Waukesha for the Rev. Frederick Heilert 86 a retired pastor of the New Berlin Reformed Church who died Tuesday. His wife and he had planned to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary this Saturday.
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Waukesha
Wis
Frederick Heilert
New Berlin Reformed Church
Heilerts
American flier released by Chinese Reds after six months
James McGovern of Elizabeth New Jersey said he lost 75 pounds while held incommunicado by Chinese communists after a Dec 4 forced landing. He described miserable conditions, limited food, one cigarette daily, and rare freedom during captivity in Manning hotel before transfer to Canton and Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
U.P
James McGovern
McGovern
Elizabeth
N. J
Nanning
Kwangsi Province
Canton
South China
Clair L. Chennault
Manning
China
Newsweek to Debut Pocket Magazine People Today
Plan announced for a new bi weekly ten cent pocket magazine titled People Today. It will start next Tuesday and feature articles and photographs of personalities in the news.
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Dayton
U.P
Newsweek Magazine
Former Teacher Sidney Lee Angell Dies at 65
Sidney Lee Angell, 65, a former Piano College and School of Fine Arts Chicago faculty member and onetime newspaperman, died Wednesday. He was born in Illinois.
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Denver
Sidney Lee Angell
Piano College
School of Fine Arts
Chicago
Illinois
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