Marshall seeks Moscow bid to break Austrian deadlock
Secretary of State George C. Marshall announced he will ask the Big Four to invite Austrian representatives to Moscow for consultation to speed the Austrian peace treaty. British Foreign Secretary Bevin pressed for a progress report to the Big Four. Molotov gave no reaction. The Big Four closed a session on economic principles and reparations as they prepare to discuss a provisional German government after tomorrow’s Austrian talks. Bidault backed reparations under conditions but warned on German coal and resisted increased steel production.
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Moscow
George C. Marshall
Big Four
Marshall
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Bevin
Germany
Bidault
France
Wassily Sokolovsky
England Struggles in Worst Floods in Living Memory
Thousands of soldiers civilians police and German war prisoners fought to hold back overflowing rivers that have inundated towns and villages across 34 of 40 counties. Aid rushed to stricken areas as Bentley village near Boncaster reported 1000 trapped without food.
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London
Bentley
Boncaster
England
Air Ministry
Ministry of Agriculture
Former Greek Minister Assassinated in Salonika
John Zergos, once Communist minister of agriculture in Greece's 1944 liberation cabinet under George Papandreou, was shot to death by gunmen shortly after 1 p.m. on a street corner in Salonika.
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Salonika
Greece
John Zergos
George Papendreou
Bridegroom 82 Weds 80 Year-Old Widow on Honeymoon
Chicago report says Dr. Bradford A. Camfield aged 82 and Mrs. Delle M. Bergh aged 80, widow from Milwaukee, were married in a simple Methodist ceremony yesterday. Camfield's first wife died last May. They plan to honeymoon in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
U.P
Bradford A. Camfield
Delle M. Bergh
Milwaukee
Wis
Camfield
Greeks Launch Offensive to Crush Leftists
The Greek army opened an offensive in Grevena to attack guerrilla bands believed aided by UN Balkan inquiry delegations. Around 600 Andartes reportedly moved with Russian and Polish delegates and liaison officers from Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria near the 15th division. Captain Yannoulis led the guerrilla group as Gen. Napoleon Zervas and Apostolos Alexandris went north to direct the operation.
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Salonika
United Nations Inquiry Commission
Grevena
UN Balkan Inquiry
Yugoslvia
Albania
Bulgaria
Yannoulis
Napoleon Zervas
Apostolos Alexandris
Garsson Freeman Charged in Perjury Indictments
A special grand jury for the District of Columbia returned two indictments charging Henry M. Garsson and Joseph F. Freeman with perjury. Garsson was previously president of Batavia Metal Products and VP of Erie Basin Metal Products, while Freeman served as a Washington representative of Garsson’s munitions organization.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Henry M. Garsson
Joseph F. Freeman
Garsson
Batavia Metal Products, Inc
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Freeman
Garsson Munitions Organization
Press Operator Dies From Head Injury at Plant
Richard Eugene Hamilton twenty died at nine p m Wednesday from head injuries suffered minutes earlier in a steel press accident at Simmons company. Coroner James A Crossin ruled accidental death and closed the investigation. Hamilton died en route to Kenosha hospital. He worked at Simmons since January twenty nine, son of Mr and Mrs Whites Hamilton Herrin Illinois, survived by five brothers and a sister. Funeral services expected in Herrin.
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Richard Eugene Hamilton
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Simmons Company
James A. Crossin
Hamilton
Kenosha Hospital
Joseph R. Traina
Hans Thompson
Route 3
Box 36
Thompson
Fire Department
Crossin
Eugene Zicarelli
Simmons
Zicarelli
Whites Hamilton
Herrin
Ill
Navy
Despondent widower dies in self immolating fire
In Detroit a 60 year old widower William H. Mathewson killed himself by dousing a ring of flames with gasoline on a park baseball diamond. Two boys and a woman watched as he entered the fire. Landlady Margaret Allison said his despondency stemmed from a lame leg.
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Detroit
Vincent Mann
William H. Mathewson
Mathewson
Margaret Allison
Cab Driver Saves Grandmother and Grandchildren From Bridge
Francis Correll, a Springfield cab driver, urged police after seeing a woman threaten suicide with her two grandchildren on a bridge over Lake Springfield. Officers intervened as the woman tried to climb over the railing before authorities arranged care and housing help. The boy noted the water was very cold, and the woman was referred to mayor and housing officials for assistance.
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Springfield
Ilil
U.P
Francis Correll
Lake Springfield
Correll
Police
John Kapp
Angway
Kenosha Tax Payments Hit New High in February
Kenosha reported 87 percent of the 2,559,840 tax roll collected by February 28 in the first tax settlement with the county. The county’s share reached 616,510.93, with over 90 percent paying in full and a small delinquency subject to 0.8 percent monthly penalty.
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Kenosha
B. A. Herrmann
Foreign Affairs Committee Opens Study of Truman Aid Proposal
The Foreign Affairs committee questioned Undersecretary Acheson about Truman’s plan to aid Greece and Turkey to curb Communism. Acheson said it would not lead to war though it could trigger a wider chain reaction. he urged careful UN consideration after the present emergency while stressing US responsibility. Kohls placed on five year probation after homicide trial for deaths of two teens in a Feb 1946 crash. he appeared in court using a wheelchair and was paralyzed from injuries. He had been drinking and was charged with negligent homicide. bond set at 1500 dollars. Circuit court suspended judgment and noted the defendant’s injuries constitute greater punishment than the court could impose.
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Washington
Acheson
Greece
Turkey
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Mediterranean
Alfred L. Drury
George Kohls
Fortieth Street
Kohls
Somers Township
James Dieter
Irvin Klapproth
Drury
Highway 42
Dieter
Klapproth
St. Catherine’s Hospital
W. W. Davis
Davis
Rep. Smith
R-Wis
Congress
United States
United Nations
Senate
Kenneth S. Wherry
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senate Banking Committee
VFW
Omar B. Ketchum
House
Ways and Means Committee
Florida
Missouri
Diplomatic Service
Lincoln MacVeagh
U. S
Edwin C. Wilson
Move to Guard Atomic Stocks Move to Guard Atomic Stocks
The Atomic Energy Commission issued strict regulations to protect uranium and thorium, extending wartime rules to thorium. A licensing system bans transfer or possession without license and requires reporting of certain quantities after April 1. Exemptions include incandescent mantles and vacuum tubes.
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Washington
U.P
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
United States
Hoboken Naval Architect Burgess Dies at 68
W Starling Burgess, a noted naval architect born in Boston, died last night in Hoboken at 68. He designed over 2000 yachts and crafted three famous America's Cup defender designs.
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Hoboken, N. J
W. Starling Burgess
Boston
Administration May Seek Larger Koreas Aid Plan
The administration may propose a Korean aid package of 500 to 600 million dollars over three years, larger than the 400 million for Greece and Turkey. Secretary Acheson testified on Greco Turkish aid as hearings opened. Marshall reportedly approved the Korea plan in Moscow.
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Washington
W.P
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Dean Acheson
Truman
Near East
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George C. Marshall
Moscow
Montana Flood Forces 200 Families From Homes
Ice jams on the Yellowstone and Tongue rivers risked breaching banks as spring thaws surged water levels. The flood forced 200 families in Miles City and surrounding areas to vacate homes Tuesday as dangers abated later today.
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Miles City
Mont
Montana
Yellowstone
Tongue
Plan Drive on Tax Chiselers Accelerates Revenue Push
Secretary Snyder announced a planned fiscal year effort to net at least 2.5 billion dollars from income tax evaders. He projected 2 billion in additional assessments by July 1 and noted over 1 billion in extra payments in the first seven months, a 44.7 percent rise. He cited 50 million filers and 10 thousand new IRS workers aiding the crackdown.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Internal Revenue Bureau
Red Cross Announces Hungary Relief Program
The American Red Cross announced a $1,750,000 emergency relief program for Hungary. Supplies include shoes clothing medical equipment and bed clothes to aid victims and refugees.
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Washington
A.P
The
American Red Cross Today
Hungary
Westinghouse Union Drops Back Pay Suit
Westinghouse Electric says the CIO United Electrical union has withdrawn claims for back pay and damages tied to portal-to-portal pay. The suit, for up to $1,000,000 plus equal liquidated damages, was filed in a New York District Court on December 30 and withdrawn by Julius Emspak, union secretary-treasurer.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Westinghouse
Julius Emspak
New York
Hudson Man Dies After Fall Repairing Box Car
Jens H. Jensen aged 67 of Hudson died after a fall while repairing a box car in the Omaha railroad yards yesterday. The incident occurred in Hudson and the man was injured fatally.
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Hudson, Wis
Jens H. Jensen
Hudson
Omaha
Socialite Couple Held For Keeping Girl Slave
Mr and Mrs Alfred Wesley Ingalls former Boston socialites face federal trial in San Diego on two counts of slaveholding Dora L Jones a 57 year old maid. Indictment cites 13th amendment violation and enticement from Berkeley to Coronado on Oct 11. Bail set at 2500 each, max penalty 10000 fine and ten years imprisonment per count.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Alfred Wesley Ingalls
Boston
Mass
Ingalls
Massachusetts
Mira
Dora L. Jones
Berkeley
Cal
Coronado
San Diego
FBI
Miss Jones
Ruth Castendyk
Chicago
Helen Roberts
Murder charge looms for Indianapolis boy slayer
Richard Dale Imel fourteen confessed to shooting his stepmother Lillian Imel thirty eight after she scolded him He was released into the custody of his father as prosecutors plan to file a first degree murder charge The case moves from juvenile to municipal court then to a grand jury authorities say due process applies because he is old enough to know right from wrong
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Richard Dale Imel
Imel
Lillian Imel
Joseph Hoffman
Judson Stark
Stark
Richard
Hubert Bailey
Morgan County
Truman Returns to White House After Florida Vacation
President Truman is back at the White House desk after a Florida vacation. He arrived by plane last night at 5 22 p m CST following a four hour 21 minute flight from Key West where he spent the past week fishing and resting. He told reporters he had a fine time and a good rest.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Florida
Key West
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V. M. Molotov
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Hermanns
Patterson
Forrestal
Red Cross
Westinghouse Union
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