Acheson Arrives in Paris for Monday Talks
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson flew into Paris for preparatory talks with western colleagues ahead of the four power conference on Germany. Acheson and aides met French and British officials at the American embassy as Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky cards to join soon.
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Paris
U. S
Dean Acheson
Germany
Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Orly Airfield
Truman
Independence
France
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
Washington
Charles E. Bohlen
Philip C. Jessup
Robert Schuman
Ernest Bevin
Andrei Vishinsky
Duchess of Tallyrand
Rose Marble Palace
Arch of Triumph
Verbal Battle Over Ford Strike Negotiations Escalates
Federal mediators labored to avert a collapse in the Ford strike talks as 11th session reached with both sides blame and sharp exchanges. Ford refused to open 1949 contract talks while CIO Auto Workers pressed for speedup dispute resolution. Walter Reuther and John S. Bugas led top-level exchanges amid growing bitterness.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
UAW
Arthur C. Viat
Sylvester Petz
Viat
John S. Bugas
Walter Reuther
Two More Obtain Writs To Take Bendix Dies
Two more manufacturers filed writs seeking to remove dies and parts from the Bendix Aviation plant in South Bend Indiana. Harry Ferguson Inc of Dearborn Michigan and Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co of Gadsden Alabama filed replevin writs in circuit court yesterday. No schedule given for removal.
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South Bend, Ind
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Harry Ferguson, Inc
Dearborn
Mich
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Gadsden
Ala
Leprosy Cases Rising in Britain, Doctor Warns
A British doctor warned that leprosy cases in Britain are increasing at a rate that causes great concern. He stressed the rise requires attention from health authorities and the public.
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London
Britain
One Dead Nine Hurt In Pacific Limited Train Crash
A rear car of Union Pacific Los Angeles Limited plunged from its rear track in Echo Canyon Utah. Mrs. George Jensen died from shock and injuries. Nine others were treated for fractures bruises and shock as engineers investigated why a safety brake failed to engage.
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Emory
Utah
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Echo Canyon
Summit County Sheriff's Deputies
George Jensen
Minneapolis
Jensen
J. G. Williams
Hawthorne
Cal
Summit County
W. K. McCawley
Sioux City
Ogden
C. Osborne
Struble
Ida A. Osborne
Elizabeth Martin
Englewood
Don Bossingham
Edna Waddell
Summit
Lester Steinhausen
Cheyenne
Wyo
Amelia Deutch
Eau Claire
Wis
E. W. Oldham
Coalville
Waddell
Steinhausen
Deutch
Scarsdale Woman Exempted From Jury Duty Over Babysitter Costs
Mrs. Mary Alves of Scarsdale was excused from jury duty in White Plains after she explained paying $5 a day for a babysitter for her three children, arguing the cost exceeded a juror’s pay.
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White Plains
N. Y
Mary Alves
Scarsdale
Senators Rail Against Atomic Security Shortcomings
Two Republican senators accuse the atomic energy commission of lax security after a uranium-235 loss at Argonne National Laboratory and other concerns. They oppose Lilienthal’s leadership and push for stricter controls, including potential FBI loyalty checks.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Bridges
N.H
Wherry
Neb
GOP
Senate
Lilienthal
Henry de Wolf Smyth
Princeton University
Gordon Dean
Vista
Calif
Atomic Agency
Isador Edelman
Harvard University
Detlev Bronk
National Research Council
McMahon
Conn
Senate-House Atomic Group
FBI
Vermont veterans jailed under old debt law prompt no special session
Gov. Ernest Gibson said he will not call a special session to free three veterans jailed as poor debtors under a 19th century Vermont law. He noted he lacks authority to intervene in civil cases and that the law applies only when a judge and jury find willful avoidance of damages.
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Rutland
Ernest W. Gibson
Brattleboro
Gibson
Vermont
Springfield
Mass
Erans
Ralph J. Fugatt
Bernard J. Smith
Fairhaven
Frederick L. Lapan
Marshfield
Tornadoes L ash Four States Hit by Storms
Tornadoes roared through Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and Tennessee causing deaths and injuries. At least two people died in Oklahoma and several injured in Tennessee. Heavy flooding and hail accompanied the storms.
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kathryn Haight
Catesby
Okla
Guy Franklin Hixson
Twin Lakes
Mingo Creek
Tulsa
Norwetta Chapman
Seminole
Auxiliary device eyed for Kenosha 41 50 traffic signals
Wayne N Volk state highway department traffic engineer reports development of an auxiliary apparatus for the control at the dangerous Highway 41 50 intersection in Kenosha County The device will display amber to north and southbound traffic on 41 on every green to red change A test in actual traffic is slated for Tuesday May 24 with a demonstration at 1 30 p m Officials are invited to attend The engineer says mechanically and electrically the device is satisfactory but driver reaction remains a factor
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Kenosha County
Wayne N. Volk
State Highway Department
Volk
County Highway Committee
Don Golen
Seize One of Six Escaped Convicts
One of six heavily armed convicts who fled Milledgeville state hospital farm was captured near Madison. Ed Parker, noted as a murder convict, was arrested after being spotted in a ditch by a railroad crew. The other five convicts remained at large in a swamp 15 miles from Macon as a manhunt continued.
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Macon
Madison
G. P. Sage
Life
Ed Parker
Parker
Milledgeville State Hospital
Fires Rage Near Shanghai Amid Red Attacks
Reports describe major fires east and north of Shanghai with the Standard Vacuum depot on Gough island alight and a tank blazing. Red artillery and air attacks threaten Whangpoo river traffic as Nationalist and civilian forces clash around Pootung and Woosung fortress.
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Gough Island
East Asia
Lunkwha
Red
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
Tokyo
A. S. Brown
Peekskill
N. Y
U. S
John Statesman
Mendham
N. J
Hong Kong
Statesman
Pootung
Woosung
Senate blocks GOP push for five percent budget cut
Senate action blocks repeated GOP efforts to trim funding by five percent. A flood control and river harbor package totaling 751 million dollars passes back to the House, with Senate totals above the House but below President Truman's request. Senator Lucas warns of broader tax or spending cuts.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
House
Douglas
D.-Il
Wherry
Neb
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Senate Appropriations Committee
Southern Baptists Pick Northern Life
The Southern Baptist convention discussed common problems with Northern Baptists amid plans to meet next year in Chicago. Rev. T. C. Gardner of Dallas was to report on a yearlong study at the 92nd convention’s closing session. A youth rally and evangelistic service close the five day gathering with over 9,000 Baptists present.
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Oklahoma City
Southern Baptist Convention
Chicago
T. C. Gardner
Dallas
Tex
Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers And Wind
Weekend weather looks unsettled with scattered showers and strong shifting winds. A slight rise in temperatures is expected Sunday. Lake Michigan small craft warnings issued for southeast to east winds 20 mph, rising to 30 mph for the south half to whole lake tonight. Readings included 67 in Menominee yesterday and 35 in Wausau last night. downtown noon temperature 47.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Menomonie
Wausau
Daring Thief Steals Madison Squad Car
A thrill seeker stole a Madison police squad car from the station garage near headquarters. The vehicle was recovered undamaged later that day in Lake Monona, submerged about 15 feet from shore in two feet of water.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Monona
Train Strike Halts Berlin Traffic and Injures 500
In Berlin 500 or more people were hurt as 15000 western sector railway workers walked out. Civil unrest erupted at stations across the city with police dogs used on rioters and trains halted. The strike aimed to force payment in western marks and affected both western and eastern sectors.
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Berlin
U.P
Interrupt Strike To Paint House In Menasha Wisconsin
Painters from a local union halted their wage strike to paint the home of blind resident John Mariejewski in Menasha. About 20 strikers volunteered after learning his son in law planned to paint the house alone. He recently lost his sight and is in Evanston hospital. Local merchants provided food and drinks.
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Menasha
Wis
U.P
Painters’ Union
John Mariejewski
Mariejewski
Robert Steenis
Evanston
Wife of FDR Jr. Faces Divorce Filing Season
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr a former Ethel Dupont resides in Nevada and becomes eligible to file for divorce after 42 days residence. Her attorney George Smthmayer asked reporters to handle the news decorously and said filing would occur outside Reno. The case involves the future President.
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Reno
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
United States
Roosevelt
Ethel Dupont
Nevada
George Springmeyer
Virgin Islands
New York
Cially
Washoe Valley
Here
Tammany
Congress
Franklin
Springmeyer
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