U S Officials Protest Soviet Intercept Over Vienna Route
Deputy U S high commissioner in Austria Walter Dowling says a U S C 47 carrying Ambassador Donnelly was circled by two Soviet MiG jets near the Vienna Linz corridor. Dowling notes the jets flew about 500 feet away but did not fire. He released a protest note to Soviet high commissioner V Sviridov demanding greater caution by Soviet pilots.
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Vienna
Austria
Walter Dowling
U. S
Walter Donnelly
Dowling
V. . Sviridov
General Sviridov
Tallin
Vienna-Linz
Ambassador Donnelly
Tullin Air Base
Col
J. E. Guillet
Tullin
Poliot
U. S. Air Force
Girl Scouts Fight Convict In Jackson Cabin Breakin
A knife wielding escapee from Southern Michigan prison broke into a Girl Scout lodge near Jackson. He slashed Mrs. Rhea May 29, who needed eight stitches, as 14 girls and leaders fought him off with shoes and fists. Police and guards searched the woods but found no trace.
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Jackson, Mich
Michigan
Rhea May
East Detroit
Davis Henderson
Detroit
Henderson
W. J. Hayes
Lucille Rose
Sylvia Goodison
Reapportionment Advocates Rally in Milwaukee
Advocates for population based reapportionment gathered in Milwaukee. More than 300 Democrats and Republicans attended a luncheon and heard eight speakers oppose the November referendum. State Sen. Maier of Milwaukee argued past delays stem from power held by sparsely populated districts. Assemblyman Nuernberg of Sheboygan urged backing redistricting by population citing justice and state constitution support.
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Milwaukee
Maier
Assemblyman
Nuernberg
Sheboygan
Kohler
Add La Crosse to List of Distressed Areas
John R. Steelman notified the Defense Department that five newly certified distressed areas including La Crosse Wisconsin should be given preference in placement of military contracts. Similar notices went to the General Services Administration which handles non defense buying. Action was recommended last week by the surplus manpower committee.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Defense Department
la Crosse
Wis
General Services Administration
Pedestrian 83 Dies After Car Strike in Madison
William Freund, 83, who was struck by a car while crossing a Madison street May 27, died last night. Acting Coroner Samuel Morris ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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Madison
William Freund
Samuel Morris
Refugees Risk Death Flee to West Berlin as Borders Tighten
Increasing numbers of East Germans seek asylum in the Western zones. About 1,500 people crossed into Western Berlin this week alone amid threats of shooting on sight and a newly established no man’s land along the border. West Berlin reports show 400+ escapes in Coburg and surrounding areas with border police and “people’s police” units involved. Soviet guards guard Radio Berlin while British and American forces face rental bills for Berlin communications dating to occupation.
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Berlin
U.P
West Berlin
West Germany
People's Police
No-Man’s-Land
Coburg
Thuringian
Western Germany
Berlin-West Germany
Radio
Eduard von Schnitzler
Germany
Britain
U. S
Bomb Wrecks GI Automobile in Leghorn
A bomb exploded near an American army sergeant’s automobile in Leghorn injuring a passerby and wrecking a Oldsmobile. Sgt. Pasquale Renucci of Schenectady N Y escaped unharmed. Police seized twenty suspected Communists for questioning as tensions rise ahead of Gen Ridgway’s first visit to Italy.
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Leghorn
Italy
A.P
Pasquale Renucci
Schenectady
N. Y
U. S
A. A. Bettini
Benucci
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Europe
Avert Strike At Clinic Rochester Agreement Reached
Union workers at Mayo Clinic and three private hospitals voted 381 to 169 to accept a settlement proposed by state labor conciliator Harry Hanson. The deal includes a six cent hourly wage increase, more vacation time, and enhanced hospital and insurance benefits with four cents retroactive to Feb 1 1952 and two cents effective June 1 this year. Eighteen operating engineers at the Franklin heating station joined in supporting the revised proposal. Details of the agreement remain to be finalized.
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Rochester
Franklin
Hanson
Eisenhower Says He Would Meet Stalin If It Promotes Peace
General Eisenhower told a second press conference he would go anywhere in the world to meet Joseph Stalin if it would promote peace and security, but cautioned it may not be the right approach. He stressed the United States cannot act alone and emphasized freedom for all as the goal of policy.
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New York
Eisenhower
Stalin
United States
Soviet Russia
France
Indo- China
Commodore Ballroom
Giant Farm Plan Passed By Senate
The Senate approved an appropriation exceeding 142 million dollars for government farm programs starting July 1. The bill, moved by voice vote, returns to a House already approving 115 million less than the Senate figure.
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Senate
Washington
House
Truman
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Sen
Douglas
D-Ii
Backers Reject Taft Compromise in GOP Delegation Fight
In a dispute over rival GOP presidential-nominating delegations, Taft proposed a compromise offering to settle contests in Texas Louisiana Georgia and Mississippi. Lodge rejected the idea Eisenhower campaign managers likewise opposed it while Taft sought to avoid seating fights at the July Chicago convention.
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Sen
Robert Taft
South
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ohio
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Taft
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Jack Porter
Houston
GOP
Henry Zweifel
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Indiana
Lodge
Chicago
Credentials Committee
Kansas City
New York
Mineral Wells
Truman Lashes Back At Air Force Critics
Escaped GI guardhouse prisoner Pvt. Ray B. Schultz of Batavia New York surrendered to American MPs after returning from the Soviet zone. He and two others escaped Berlin December 3 and were reportedly captured by Communist police the next day. Schultz described forced labor in East German factories and said the trio split up after arrest. Companions Pvt. Charles J. Scott and Pvt. Sidney R. Sparks were awaiting court martial on assault charges. Army authorities noted Schultz’s surrender and held him in custody.
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Ray B. Schultz
Batavia N. Y
Schultz
Bautzen
West Berlin
United States
Dengin
Army
Battery D
France
Democratic Organization
Shrine Mosque
Truman
Truman defends US air power against critics in Korea
President Truman told WWI veterans in Springfield that American planes maintain air supremacy over North Korea and can bomb the enemy at will. He warned against Kremlin plans, urged continued defense spending, and criticized election year “loose talk” about security and aid to allies.
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U.S
Truman
Robert Taft
U. S. Air Force
Korea
North Korea
Taft
Yalu River
Kremlin
Harry
Congress
Chicago
United States
Knife Wielder Shot by Police in Milwaukee
Milwaukee police officer Dewey Russ shot and critically wounded Lacey Baty after warning him to drop a five inch fishing knife during a sidewalk dispute. Russ said Baty advanced toward him while still holding the knife. The incident occurred as officers tried to break up two men and two women arguing on the sidewalk.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Dewey Russ
Lacey Baty
Russ
Baty
Thieves Sought After Theft of Steel Culverts
Centerville chair Herman Lutz reported the theft of two steel highway culverts weighing a ton each from a roadside awaiting installation. Police seek suspects described as Paul Bunyan type thieves.
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Manitowoc
Herman Lutz
Centerville
Lutz
Truman Granted Honorary Ozark Hillbilly Title in Missouri
President Truman attends the 35th division reunion breakfast in Springfield honored as an Ozark hillbilly. The event mixes a floor show with South Pacific tunes, a fox-hunt mock, and film stars Ronald Reagan Gene Nelson and Virginia Gibson promoting The Winning Team.
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Springfield
U.P
Truman
35Th Division
Ronald Reagan
Gene Nelson
Virginia Gibson
Reagan
Nelson
Miss Gibson
Battery D
Steel Talks Near Settlement in White House Mediated Talks
Wage negotiators from the United Steelworkers and steel industry officials, under President Truman’s oversight, pursued a rapid settlement of the six day old strike that threatens defense production. Officials said talks entered dead earnest with optimism for a settlement early next week.
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Washington
U.P
United Steelworkers
John R. Steelman
Truman
Capitol Hill
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Indians Arrested After Sioux City Fracas
Six Winnebago and Sioux individuals were jailed following a melee in Sioux City Iowa sparked when Winnebago braves threatened to drive Sioux out of the city. Police said the disturbance began with threats and escalated into a wild swinging brawl.
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Sioux City
U.P
Presbyterians Meet at Carroll College for Wisconsin Synod Session
The 101st annual meeting of the Wisconsin Synod of the Presbyterian Church will be held on June 9 to 12 at Carroll College campus. The event gathers church representatives from across the state to discuss denominational affairs and ministry plans.
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Waukesha
Carroll College
Wisconsin Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Wisconsin Relief as Kenosha Sees Cooler Lakeside Weather
Weather in Wisconsin brings brief relief after yesterday's 90s highs. Kenosha and lake shore towns remain cooler with a planned low near 70 tonight, following a morning temperature around 70 in downtown Kenosha.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Lake Shore
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