Truman Seeks Cold War Arms Aid for 14 Nations
President Truman plans to ask Congress for about 1.225 billion dollars to fund American arms shipments to fourteen nations for the new fiscal year starting July 4. About 1 billion would go to nine Atlantic Pact countries Britain France Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Norway Denmark and Portugal with the rest for Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines. Portugal is included for the first time to defend its coastline and Azores bases as part of a balanced collective forces plan endorsed by Atlantic Pact ministers.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State Department Sand Budget Bureau
Treman
Britain
Fratree
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Azores
Picket Arrest at Enka Plant Sparks Guarded Strike Clash
In Morristown Tennessee National Guardsmen arrested a picket who shoved a military police officer off the line outside the American Enka Corporation rayon plant. Col Giles said troops cleared the way as workers entered the plant with about 250 inside and 175 seeking jobs at the employment office.
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Morristown
Tenn
American Enka Corporation
WG. Giles
Athens, Tenn
Giles
Gol
Tennessee
National Guard
Hamblen County
Robert Medlir
Mornstowt
Two Soldiers Die in Clarksville Highway Crash
A Clarksville highway crash near Fort Campbell killed Corporal Henry Noble, 26, and Private Murray Coy, 30, with three others injured. The injured include soldiers Clarence J. Blackstone, 23, of Birmingham. Richard Alan Fritz, 20, of Sheboygan. Ellis Edwin Jackson, 33, of Mount Vernon, and a civilian truck driver.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Fort Campsell
Henry Noble
Pvt
Murray. Coy
Clarence J. Blackstone
Unclear Scene On Memorial Day Harbors Rain Weather
Foreign-born Americans explain to a native citizen that the Rag should hang at half staff on Memorial Day. Chili’s rocker fell off overnight, creating a lake in the yard after heavy rains. Strayer asks directions from two women, listens for five minutes, then walks away with a hopeless expression.
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Memorial Ray
Chili
Strayer
Three convicts jailed for two week post-escape spree
Abingdon Va three convict escapees after a two week tour of seven Southern states were sentenced to a total 73 years each for four robberies. Judge Sexton ordered Able and Hodges to run consecutively and Nuckols concurrently. Each man received 2 year minor counts, with 30 year major robberies, 20 years for gun point robberies, and five years for a Damascus store theft. All pleaded guilty to the robbery charges. attempted murder charge merged into the big robbery count.
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Abingdon
Vincent L. Sexton
George W. Able
Tyler Hodges, Jr
Amos Nuckols
Damascus Town
Roscoe Butter
Oakey McCourt
Oakey Cougar
Dean Bering
Damascus
G. Bailey
Able
Hodges
Gil
la Tour
Mutter
Fudge Sexton
Halifax
Nax
Texnnessee
McCourt
Cougar
Welch
W. Va
West Virginia
Chiang Declares Formosa Is Safe From Invasion
Taipei reports Nationalist China's president asserts Formosa's defensive strength grows after Hainan withdrawal adding 180,000 troops and 150,009 retreatments. A correspondent cites U S military attaches predicting a possible invasion around mid July, though deemed unlikely.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chi- Lang Malanek
Smc
Formosas
Russia
Reda
China
Jeaid
Hainan
Chushan
Teminsk
U. S
Marshall Urges Support Of UN In Fight For Peace
Gen George C Marshall urged continued support for the United Nations as a weapon in the fight for peace and renewed aid to the world’s poor. In a Memorial Day address at Arlington he called the UN a symbol of democracy, urged U S leadership, and warned against dissolving the UN.
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Marshall
Associated Press
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Tony
American Red Cross
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
United Hortions
Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Convictions in Communist Probes
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 2 decision, declined hearings for film writers Lawson and Trumbo and refused review for Raward Barsby and 10 other leaders of the Anti-Fascisti Refugee Committee. They were convicted of contempt for refusing to produce records for the House Un-American Activities Committee. Government lawyers plan to seek immediate execution of prison sentences.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House Committee On UN
Raward x. Barsby
Anti-Fascisti Refugee Committee
T. S. District Court
House
High Court
District Court
Jten
Parsons Wins Indianapolis Race With Rain Assists
Johnny Parsons won the 34th Memorial Day 100 mile race at Indianapolis, aided by rain halting the finish. He posted 124.002 mph, a record for the first 200 miles, as Tony Rettenhausem, Bill Holland, and Mauri Rose chased in the crowded field before rain stopped the race at 340 miles. Parsons’ first Speedway victory comes after finishing second last year.
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Indianapolis
Johnny Parsons
Tony Rettenhausem
Im Relia
Jose Chitwood
Bill Holland
Cecil Green
Mauri Rose
George Connor
Lee Wallard
Walt Faulkner
Paul Russo
Pat Flaherty
Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
American Automobile Racing Association
Bill Holland Jor
Yakima Indian Boy Follows Old Custom To Death
The 14 year old Yakima Indian boy was found hanging in his grandfather s shed and his death attributed to an ancient tribal custom. Deputy Sheriff Bud Burleson reported the boy removed his clothes, wore his grandmother s nightgown, climbed an oil drum, tied a wire to the rafters and kicked away the drum. The grandfather said the day had been trying for him with prospects in American Legion baseball. The coroner set the time of death at ten o clock Sunday.
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Bud Burleson
Theodore Pearl
Alex Selus
Burleson
Holiday Death Toll Climbs During Four Day Memorial Weekend
The four day Memorial Day period sees rising road tolls with traffic accidents leading fatalities at 238 and drownings adding 75. Officials warned about 30,000 cars on highways and urged extreme caution as totals approach 400, far above last year’s 413.
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Associated Press
Memorial Bay
Vnday
Trafic
Pitty
Salfety Gound
Moi
Senators Report Erickson Heads Florida Gambling
Senate investigators report Miami gambling rings led by New York bookmaker Frank Erickson. Senator Hunt says New Yorkers run casinos and horse race bookmaking in Miami with local managers, details disclosed after rapid Miami hearings. Kefauver committee pauses hearings as names like Adonis and Costello surface amid ongoing probe.
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U.P
Seaave Etime
Miami
Frank Erson
New York
Florida
Erickson
Senator Hunt
Dwyo
T Hunt
Senate
Hunt
Efauver
Hele
Kefauver
Joe Adonis
Frank
Costello
Rudelph Halley
Kingsley and Dickson Schools Win Bond Approval for Additions
In a Sullivan County special session three districts Bristol Kingsport and Kingsley approve a 1349000 bond plan to fund additions at Long Island Dickson and Kingsley schools with no tax rate increase this year. The vote allocates 90738 to Kingsport and 21244 to Bristol, funds to be placed in city treasuries.
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Blountville
Spl
Sullivan County
Cours
Bristol
Kingsport
L. Latimer
Long Island
Dickson
Kingsley
J. C. Akard
Digasau
Egypt Eyes Pact With Reds For Protection
Cairo reports a Nationalist member Nureddin Tarrad urged Egypt to sign a defense pact with the Soviet Union. He argued Western arms plans threaten Middle East independence and named Britain as an enemy, while others supported or opposed the U S backed arms proposal in debate.
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Cairo
Permament
Egypt
Russia
Israel
Nureddin Tarrad
Tald
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Farrar
Menamed Belat
Wafdist Party
Tewfick Khaghaba
Liberal Party
Belg
Targel Drane Daily
Acheson Opposes Using UN Veto
Communist led Japanese assault on four American soldiers marks the first public clash during the occupation. U.S. military police cracked down, eight Japanese arrested, and a protest rally at Imperial Plaza turned violent as rocks hit observers. Capt. V. Clark, a Nisei interpreter, and two enlisted men were involved. Police moved into Hibaya Park after the clash, detaining suspected rioters. the incident preceded a UN policy restatement by Acheson and diplomacy with Lie to ease Cold War tensions.
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Fukya
Imperial Plaza
V. Clark
Tokyo
Spa
Washington
Acheson
Tory
Ave
Trygve
United States
Japan
Lie
Truman
Fanular Witt
Moscow
Stalin
Lake
Andrei Gromyko
A. ¥. Vishinsky
Russia
Soviets Offer Grain Deal To Western Europe
Geneva report says Soviet Union offers to negotiate a large scale grain supply to Western Europe under UN Economic Commission guidance. The proposal gains a favorable reception from the US government per Gunnar Myrdal, with Soviet officials to attend a future European grain conference. Myrdal cites ongoing talks with Soviet leaders and a supportive note from Soviet envoy Anatole Koulagenkov.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
United Nations Sconomic Commission For Europe
Gunnar Myrdal
Sweden
Commission
Vy Myrdal
Andrei Y. Vistinsky
A. Mikoyen
Moscow
Myrdal
Anatole Koulagenkov
Fishing Tables and Odd Chronology of Boluher Periods
The fragmented OCR outlines schedules and events from Boluher periods, noting dates and observances. It mentions Sinemaca and a tall ox, a Mingr Ferinds group, and a scene near Sinoise Lake at 10689 feet with Douglas Lee recording 976.7 feet.
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Boluher
Sinoise Lake
Douglas Lee
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