Red Prisoners Tell of Chinese Village Life and U.S. Views
In a wartime dispatch from Shantung, a Chinese village near peninsular coast hosts 450,000,000 villagers living in poverty yet curious about America. Exiled prisoners describe U.S. aid to Chiang Kai-shek and explain villagers’ mistaken belief that U.S. policy equals Chiang’s government. They recount armed guards, local officials, and occasional news from Truman’s reelection as observed by inmates and guards.
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Whlbast
Sotrim
Anit Elmer
Kaltes
Joan Grover
Goa
Amerigam
America
Workingman’s
U.S
Chiang
Kaksshek
Patsy-Watsy
A. Si
Winder Quarters
Almoss
Shantung
Peninsula
Me Cha-yung
Naiion
Wong Yuer
Wong
Truman
United Press
Associated Press Niews
Far East
Revolt in Arequipa Squelched After Two Days
In Peru's Arequipa city rebels briefly seized key sites including radio stations and airfield. Loyal troops moved in to reclaim control with reports of dozens dead or wounded and arrests as censorship was lifted. Authorities blame Communists for the uprising.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Arequips
Airmort
Whder
Senators Seek Early Adjournment Amid Tax Fight
Senate leaders debate timing for adjournment as Democratic and Republican factions clash over tariff powers and excise tax repeal. Senator Taft signals Republicans want a vote on cutting wartime taxes and limiting presidential authority on import duties.
Fall from window injures 2 year old in Detroit
Police questioned Jesse Dean Hollen's parents after a three story fall from an apartment window. Witnesses said Priscilla Ritche holding another baby leaned out, as Mrs. Audrey Holton entered room and fed both children. Walter Holten worked when incident occurred.
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Detroit
Jesse Dean Hollen
Polles
Jesse
Priscilla Ritche
Audrey Holton
Inense
Holten
Prisellia
State Dept Alien Workers Under Fire
Senate subcommittee investigators urged firing overseas aliens at the State Department and replacing them with Americans for security. Senators Green and Lodge reported after tours in Paris Frankfurt Washington and New York that aliens pose penetration risks and face coercion pressure from low pay.
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Washington
Green
D-Ri
Lodge
R-Mass
Europe
Department
Senate
Lodges
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Paris
Prankfurt
New York
Nashville Population Rises Slightly in Census Totals
Preliminary federal census figures place Nashville with a population of 173,359 and Davidson County including Nashville at 320,38. Nashville 1940 figures show 167,402 for the city and 267,367 for the county, per district census supervisor John T. Preming who released the report yesterday.
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Nashville
Tenn
Davidson County
John T. Preming
Demos Reach Veto-Proof Tax Cut Agreement
Democratic lawmakers report a secret huddle produced a veto-proof plan to cut excise taxes by about 1.1 billion across items including jewelry furs and cosmetics and to raise corporate income taxes from 38 to 41 percent. The move aims for House passage by July 1 to precede Senate action before adjournment.
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Demos
Washington
House Ways and Means
Rayburn
House
Senate
Truman
Candidate Calls TVA Expansion for Cumberland Valley
Knoxville Democrat Frank W. Wilson told a radio audience he would seek to enlarge the Tennessee Valley Authority to include the Cumberland River Valley and promote growth of Oak Ridge. He urged aid to education, a debt retirement plan, farm price supports without subsidies, and expansion of atomic energy while opposing Bracers farm plan and isolationism. His Democratic rival is William B. Badgett. Republicans are Rep. John Jennings and Rowerd H. Baker Sr.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Iej
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cumberland River Valley
Frank W. Wilson
Wilson
Oak Ridge
Cumberland Valley
TVA
South
William B. Badgett
John Jennings
Rowerd H. Baker
Harrisville
Truman Views Marine Fighters Demonstrations at Camp
President Truman visited a Virginia base to inspect Marine Corps demonstrations. Marines showcased assault and fortified-position tactics, beach assault with weapons, and helicopter insertions with rapid extraction. Combat aircraft provided air support including dive bombing, rockets, strafing, and fire bombing simulations.
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Marine Base
Truman
Potomac
Washington
Sones
Marite Corps
Knox FBI Experts Called On Murder Case in Claiborne
Knoxville fingerprint experts joined the Claiborne County investigation into the Weyegraid farmer slaying and the brutal beating of an elderly man. John Wilkans was found dead at neighbor Zack Smith's home. Smith, 72, was beaten unconscious and hospitalized in Middlesboro. Both victims were bound and gagged. a safe at the Smith residence had been opened. Sheriff Churney hoped prints from the safe would shed light on the case.
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Tasewell
Tenn
Knoxville
Claiborne County
Dan Churney
John Wil-kans
Zack Smith
Smith
Middlesboro
Smith Home
Chumley
Imi
U S Bogus Bill Artists Dope Peddlers Thrive
Senate crime investigators report counterfeiting and narcotics trafficking are rising in the United States. Federal officials say phony money is produced faster than in a decade, with $100,000 monthly sales and over $550,000 seized in five months. Chicago and New York are hot spots. Kefauver committee probes underworld rings.
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Washington
Senate
United States
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Secret Service
JT. BE. Baughnan
H. 3. Anslinger
Af Narcotics
Baughman
Chicagoland
Kefauver
D-Temnaft ‘Ready
Senators Back or Skeptical on Rising Living Standards
Three senior U S senators weighed the CEO report from the Economix Development Committee saying real wages could rise but differed on pace and policy. Senator Taft warned general plans may not aid workers while Senator Flanders supported continued investment to lift productivity by about 2 percent annually.
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Oliver W. de Wott
Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Jaimt
Taf
H-Qhio
Flanders
R-Vth
CAD
Taft
O Opinions Fm
Marcom B .Polsom
Eastman Kodak Co
Release Of New Atomic Data Set
The New York Times reports the United States Great Britain and Canada plan to release a large set of atomic energy data. The data will not cover weapons and will be limited in scope for now. Officials say the move may usher in free enterprise testing of atomic power while noting Russia’s recent explosive test.
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York
New York Times
United States
Great Britain
Ami
The
Times
Salt
Washington
Anthony Lengiera
Wartine
En & Serise
Wil Bey
Russia
Street Scene Portraits of Nighttime Teens and Children
Descriptive fragment shows a street corner scene with girls waiting after a party, a masked figure, and a blurred line about a water scene and a brown object. Emphasizes urban twilight mood and unsettled street activity.
Vast Pacific Haze From Volcanic Eruption Covers Ocean
A smoky, volcanic haze spread over two million square miles of the central Pacific with Mauna Loa and Kilauea erupting. salt and suspended particles were detected as far as Wake Island, 2,000 miles away, affecting visibility and navigation. experts weigh volcanic ash and ocean winds as the causes.
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Middle Pacific
Biaona Loa
Hawaii
Aere
Pate
Honolulx
Simipeatt
Wake
Honolulu
W. E. Eine
Aeronautics Authority
Pate Folic
Areca
Kline
Fire-Blackened Area Marks Spot Where Nine Died
A B 25 crash on Spruce Knob in West Virginia left nine airmen dead after dawn impact. The Utah bound bomber damaged the peak area, two engines found, wings torn, fuselage burned, bodies located in trees and removed to Elkins. Only three regulars and five reservists among the dead.
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Circleville
W. V
Spruce Knob
West Virginia
Union Claims Break in Pa Milk Strike
AFL union officials claim a small fire touched off the Pennsylvania dairy strike as 3200 workers entered day seven. Negotiations failed again after a two hour session, with no industry wide peace in sight. An industry spokesman doubted progress as suppliers and drivers crowded highways toward mills awaiting decisions.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Pennsylvania
The
Wien
Nest Agredident
Jarry A Tevie
APL
Miz
Derry E. Plazes
M. Dairy
Alfred Rombach
Steve Devaty
Market Reports Rew VYorks A Slow Rally and Declines
A fragmented market diary notes a slow rally fading after yesterday gains. Fractions of shares rose briefly while several issues fell. notable declines hit major bine-chip stocks and rail motors sectors amid scattered trading, with some large losses and high price volatility.
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L. P
Amtomge
Atajor Pettads
Air France Plane Crashes in Gulf Near Bahrein
A second Air France four engine plane crashed in the Persian Gulf near Bahrein Island. Of 52 aboard, four crew and several passengers were rescued. 12 infants were aboard with only one saved. The crash follows another Air France crash two days earlier killing 46. Investigators consider sabotage possible as search continues with 100 boats and Allied planes assisting. Survivors are French citizens.
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Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Air France
Gulf
IndoChina
Faris
Paris
Air Foret
Tfe Ratte
Air Prance
Sa‘ga
Indo-Chira
Rainfall Saves Town In Nevada Virginia City Fire
Rain arrived to halt a blaze threatening three old buildings in Virginia City Nevada The town faced tinder dry mains and limited water supply as flames leaped through the Weber Fargo Express Co post office and other structures Firemen from Reno and Carson City aided by volunteers struggled until rain quenched the flames.
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Virginia City
Nev
Weils ‘Fargo Express Co
George T. Marve Buiding
Reno
Carsot City
Comstock Lode
Delay Enka Hearing Postponed In Morristown
A Senate Labor Committee postponed its Enka plant hearing in Morristown Tennessee for 24 hours. The delay affects plans to review a strike at the Americat Enka Corp. facility cited by workers demanding terms.
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Morristown
Tenn
Fenate
Americat Enka Corp
Ere
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