U S Orders Czechs to Close New York Consulate
The United States demands Czechoslovakia close its New York consulate and Bratislava consulate duties drop from 26 to 12 American staff by June 6. The note was delivered by Ambassador Ellis Briggs to Czech Foreign Minister William Siroky in Prague.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
New York
State Department
Bratislava
U. S
Prague
Department
Ellis Briggs
Wiliam Siroky
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Park and Recreation Day Set With Many Activities
Kenosha plans a park and recreation day at Southport park with shows and exhibits led by John Robinson. Last year about 10 000 people attended as groups from city and county departments along with the Kenosha Garden Club History Museum and youth groups join in. Events include track and field coon skinning jet cars model airplane flying golf and archery with a live coon hunt featured.
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Kenosha
Southport Park
John Robinson
Chamber of Commerce Recreation Committee
City Park Department
Kenosha County Parks Department
City Recreation Department
Kenosha Garden Club
Kenosha Historical Museum
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Three Teens Admit Liquor Store Holdup Killing
Three teen-agers in Long Beach California confessed to the holdup murder of liquor store owner Dominic Calarco 26 two weeks ago. Thomas Charles Cook Jr 17 fired the lethal shot and killed Calarco who died clutching the $50 he refused to surrender. Murial Clara Downs 17 a Polytechnic junior and Peggy Burns 15 a ninth grader were also booked for murder investigation.
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Long Beach
Calif
U.P
Thomas Charles Cook, Jr
Polytechnic High School
Dominic Calarco
Murial Clara (Pickles) Downs
Polytechnic
Peggy Burns
Bodies of Two Boys Recovered From Shiocton River
Two 15 year old boys Jerry Matz and La Verne Zuleger were found in the Shiocton river near Black Creek and Appleton after failing to return home from a bicycle trip. Deputies reported the bodies were located in seven and a half feet of water near the river bank at about 9 p m following a search begun when they did not return.
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Shiocton
Wis
Here
Jerry Matz
Walter Matz
Black Creek
la Verne Zuleger
Walter Zuleger
Appleton
Shiocton High School
Matz
Andrew Schlitz
Oshkosh Population Rises to 40,872
The district census office reports Oshkosh Wisconsin population at 40,872, up from 39,089 ten years ago, reflecting recent growth in the city.
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Oshkosh
Wis
106 Men and One Girl End Triumphant Tour
Philadelphia's Academy of Music hosts the NBC symphony final concert of a 20 city coast to coast tour. Anne Schotzinoff, age 20, travels as the girl Friday secretary to Toscanini and tour director Jack Williams. She helped with letters tickets and lost instruments. An orchestra member even lost his pants but recovered them. Anne says she learned about music and poker from the tour.
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Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Arturo Toscanini
The
Academy
NBC Symphony
America
Anne
Cookie Schotzinoff
Toscanini
Jack Williams
Schotzinoff
National Broadcasting Company
Radio Corporation of America
Victor
Mouse Causes Scene in Divorce Court
A small gray mouse interrupted Judge Ralph Pharr's divorce docket as 60 women awaiting hearings watched. The creature climbed the bench and table legs, prompting bailiff Dorothy Jackson to shield her feet and Deputy O Onion Derrick to reassure attendees that the mouse is a pet with crumbs as its only living.
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Atlanta
Ralph Pharr
Dorothy Jackson
O. Onion Derrick
Derrick
Mickey
Swap to Clear House Mixup
Hutchinson Kansas neighbors Ches ter Guettche and W V Swan discover they have been living in the wrong houses. Abstracts in the Van Emans estate caused tax and mortgage mixups over 724 East Sixth and 722 East Sixth. They agree to swap deeds with Guettche assuming Swan's mortgage and continue living next door.
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Swan
East Sixth
Cleveland Street
Guettche
van Emans
Republicans to endorse after nomination papers filed
In Eau Claire Wisconsin the Ninth district Republicans will endorse a congressional candidate after all nomination papers for the post have been filed the decision was announced Friday.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Kefauver Opens Miami Crime Gambling Probe
Senator Kefauver leading a national probe into crime and gambling arrives in Miami with Sen. Hunt and Halley. The hearing opens behind sealed doors at the federal building as witnesses, including Joe Brown of the IRS, testify amid speculation on tax enforcement against gambling syndicates. Olive Wofford’s hotel is cited as a court-linked hoodlum hangout.
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Miami
Fla
Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Federal Building
Senator Hunt
D-Wye
Rudolph Halley
Downey Rice
Washington
Halley
U. S. Marshalls
Federal Chamber
FBI
Greater Miami Crime Commission
Joe Brown
Internal Revenue Bureau
Sen. Kefauver
al Capone
Olive Wofford
Wofford
Kefauver Committee
Johnson
D-Cole
Senate Commerce Committee
Rita Hayworth Denies Pregnancy Reports
Rita Hayworth denies she is expecting again, calling Los Angeles sources’ claim untrue. She spoke briefly at the Ritz hotel lobby, saying she is not pregnant and indicating no further comment.
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Rita Hayworth
London
U.P
Probes Open Into 32 Deaths From Fiery Streetcar Crash
Chicago investigators launch six inquiries into the deadly streetcar and gasoline truck crash that killed 32 people. Key questions include the trolley's speed and conflicting passenger accounts of the rear door operation.
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Chicago
Amerasia Case Dispute Flares In Washington
A new development in the 1945 Amerasia case pits Senator McCarthy against the Senate group investigating him. Robert M. Hitchcock, a former government prosecutor, told the Foreign Relations subcommittee that evidence against Amerasia defendants was tainted by illegally obtained material, a claim McCarthy labeled as part of broader Communist-hunt allegations.
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Washington
Amerasia
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Justice Department
Robert M. Hitchcock
Senate Foreign Relations
Charge Youths Killed Deputies in Nevada City Shooting
Two teenage suspects James McKay 18 and Robert Strum 19 were booked on double murder charges after confessing to overpowering deputies and dumping bodies near Redding California on U S Highway 99. They denied memory of shooting Undersheriff Earl Sholes and Dan Heryford.
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Nevada City
Calif
U.P
James McKay
Robert Strum
Redding
Earl Sholes
Dan Heryford
William Gautsche
Fond du Lac Population Rises to 29,918 in 1950
The census bureau reports Fond du Lac Wisconsin had a population of 29 918 in 1950 up from 27 209 in 1940. The gain reflects postwar growth in the city and surrounding area.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin Memorial forecast warmer weekend
The Weather Bureau foresees mostly pleasant Memorial weekend with partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer temperatures. Kenosha reported 52 degrees at noon while Land O Lakes plummeted to 26 degrees in the morning, reflecting the state’s erratic early conditions.
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Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
Kenosha
Land O'Lakes
West Berlin vigil as FDJ marks war dead rally
East German youth groups honor Soviet World War II dead with a parade in Berlin. Western police and Allied troops patrol the western sectors amid tense demonstrations and several minor incidents. Deserters and arrests reported as Honecker leads speeches calling for peace and anti Anglo American resistance.
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Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
East Germany
Russia
West Germany
Free German
Freie Deutsche Jugend
FDJ
Hitler
Germany
Erich Honecker
Free German Youth
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Red China
Austria
Vietnam
Poland
Denmark
West
Wanshan Island Handed to Reds
The Chinese Nationalists handed Wanshan Island to the communists today as Nationalist warships completed evacuation of the blockade base at 8 a.m. The move opens Canton to foreign sea commerce for the first time in over eight months.
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Hong Kong
Wanshan
Royal British Navy
Industrial Output Still Climbing This Month
The Federal Reserve Board reports industrial output reached a 13 month high in April and is expected to rise further this month. Output index stood at 189 in April, up from 187 in March and 179 in April 1949, with autos and durable goods setting records. Prices rose for many materials and stocks while department store clothing sales lagged behind last year. The heavy goods sector remains strong with new orders outpacing deliveries and a growing backlog.
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Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Florida Folks Hold Noses Over Whale of a Problem
In Ormond Beach Florida a 68 foot beached whale dies. Local men including Thomas Winker claim shares and haul carcass to a Miami soap works 200 miles away for about a cent a pound. Five shares split the $600 and two workers are paid. The odor and smell hinder residents while workers take garden bouquets to brace the scene.
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Florida
Ormond Beach
Fla
Miami
Thomas Winker
Winker
Ocean Front
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Samuel
Tydings
D-Md
Hitchcock
62Nd
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National Safety Council
William C. Liddell
Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA
Charles G. Klein
Ralph Budd
Paul Manning
Manning
Gautsche
George Schrom
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Bashir Ahmad Minto
Fathia
Egypt
Riad Ghali
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Honecker
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