Secret agents target massive postwar smuggling ring
Secret agents moved against a large smuggling ring said to include American servicemen and civilians. The U S air force described a multi million dollar trade in precious metals currency and other valuables with routes across the German frontier and into Milan Italy.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Army
France
Italy
Schirn
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Milan
Oriental Bloc Demands UN Action on Indonesia
Asian nations urged the United Nations to halt Dutch military rule in Indonesia during a closed conference. They pressed for self rule, restoration of the Republican government, withdrawal of Dutch troops by March 15, and a timetable for a United States of Indonesia with full sovereignty by January 1, 1950. They warned the UN to enforce compliance if violations are found.
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Sumatra
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Jogjakarta
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Russia
New York Times
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France
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Europe
Dud Shell Explodes Killing Four Workers in Arkansas
Explosion of a live shell at a private salvage site near an army proving ground in Hope Arkansas killed four people and seriously injured three others. Victims included Herbert Worthey and his relatives. About 100 shells were in a pile, and a warning had been published to avoid tampering.
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Felton Hartsfield
Melba Jean Worthey
Mary Emma Worthey
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Jenina
Robert Bain
Proving Ground
Tate
Hope Star
Asa B. Lute
Men Rescued From Hudson Bay Ice Field After Forced Landing
A Dakota transport with 11 aboard was forced to land on a Hudson Bay ice field. An RCAF ski plane made two trips to extract all passengers, including Harold Dunn and an Eskimo named Akoolimak. The rescue used a 2,000 foot ice strip for landings and takeoffs.
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Hudson Bay
RCAF
Dakota
Arctic Bay
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Arctic Circle
Fire Leaves Family Of Seven Without Home
A fire in Kenosha County near the Illinois line destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Banister leaving seven in the family homeless. The seven year old Dianne alerted neighbors as flames spread from the upper floor while the parents were away at work. All belongings were lost with only some bedding and a refrigerator saved. Cause undetermined.
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Wis
James Banister
Kenosha County
Ilinois
Dianne
Baiister
Auto strikes two then speeds off in Milwaukee incident
Detective Lt. Charles Nowakowski learned his daughter Marion, 22, and Lloyd Emmerich, 26, were hurt when a car struck them after a dance and sped away. They lay in a snowbank for about half an hour before a taxi driver reported the incident. both victims suffered broken legs and other injuries.
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Milwaukee
Charles Nowakowski
Marion
Miss Nowakowski
Lloyd Emmerich
Local Weather Notes Light Snow and Warmer Sunday
Light snow expected with rising temperatures on Sunday. Mild conditions return as a warmer day shapes up for an area forecast.
Billie Holiday Manager Arrested in Opium Possession Raid
Police and federal agents arrested Billie Holiday and her manager in a raid on a city hotel room on opium possession charges. They were released on $500 bail each after officers found a smoking pipe and a small amount of opium. Col George ite of the federal narcotics bureau called the amount involved as a minor quantity.
Indonesia hints at Nehru Doctrine amid Java crisis
Dr. D Soemitro, acting Indonesian envoy to the United States, says South eastern Asia may adopt a Nehru Doctrine if Western democracies act soon. He cites UN failure to stop fighting in Indonesia and fears of a Western Union threat, urging UN supervised talks and troop withdrawal with UN elections if voters choose, as Korea did.
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NEA
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Americas
D. Soemitro
Er A
United States
India
Southeast Asia
Pakistan
Indonesia
Asia
Nehru
Soemitro
Netherlands
United Nations
Korea
Police Seek Flying Culprit in Multi-State Chase
A two state search stretches from Prairie du Chien to Minnesota for Thomas Walz 28 of Eastman Wis after a warrant for passing bad checks and abandonment. Walz piloted a PT-26 war surplus plane NC69674 from a local airport around 1 PM. He is described as six feet tall 170 pounds with blue eyes black hair and dark complexion.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Thomas Walz
Eastman
Crawford County
Helen Day
Walz
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Storm delays La Crosse Tribune service in South Dakota
Rural route patrons miss Saturday copies as the North Western train No. 514 arrives hours late from Elroy to Rapid City. The late arrival disrupts early morning mail for the Coulee Region while La Crosse post office and circulation staff scramble to cover gaps.
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la Crosse Tribune
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Fmnt
North Western Road
Elroy
Rapids
Pid City
S. D
Te Crosse
la Crosse
Coulee
Helmen
Tribune
Peiping Surrenders to Communists Ends 40-day Siege
Peiping makes a separate surrender deal with the Communists as Gen Fu Tso yi reports a cease fire and some units begin marching out. A bipartisan peace delegation is named to manage civic affairs during the transition. Martial law remains in Nanking and calls for a quick suspension of decrees.
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Fu Tso-yi
North Kina
China
Shao-Li-tze
Moscow
Chang Chih-chung
Hiang Shao-hsiane
Pend Chaohsien
Chung Tien-hsing
Chang
Northwest
Shao
UAW Seeks Early Talks With Ford Before May 15 Start
The United Auto Workers union aims to move up bargaining with Ford Motor Co ahead of the May 15 start. Sources at the UAW education conference say top level talks about an early opening of bargaining have begun between the company and the union.
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Demos Plan Taft-Hartley Law's Repeal
Senate Democrats debate speeding repeal of Taft Hartley law as Morse and Hill push for hearings next week with aim to finish before April. Pepper seeks to skip hearings and send repeal to the Senate. Union leaders urge quick action in line with AFL CIO pledges.
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Illinois
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Morse
Jucas
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Mellen Morse
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D-Flo
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
Thomas
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CIO
Diplomatic Shifts Ahead in Senate Tax Debates
Senate finance committee members resist a $4 billion tax rise to balance the budget with no new taxes. Byrd says he will oppose the levy amid a broader Democratic willingness to restrain spending. Republicans on the panel favor tax restraint unless revenue needs shift. Separate story notes expected reshuffles in Truman-Acheson diplomacy with potential replacements for Moscow and Paris posts under consideration.
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Delaware
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Walter Bedell Smith
Soviet Union
Nanking
John Leighton Stuart
Yen Ching University
China
Stuart
Paris
Jefferson Caffery
Herman Dies Publisher of Great Lakes News at 69
Eugene Herman 69 longtime editor and publisher of the Great Lakes News died in Cleveland after a career as an ordinary seaman marine writer for the Milwaukee Free and Sentinel. He founded the Great Lakes Weekly in Milwaukee in 1915 later turning it monthly after moving to Cleveland. From his hospital bed he edited the upcoming issue as the sole editorial and circulation staff.
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Cleveland
Eugene Herman
Great Lakes News
Milwaukee Free
The
Sentinel
Great Lakes Weekly
Milwaukee
Israel Eyes 36 Hour Window on Armistice Talks
An authoritative source says the next 36 hours will decide if Israeli Egyptian armistice discussions succeed or fail. With deadlock extending into the third day, a source close to the Israeli delegation indicated Israel may modify its stance to push for a conference outcome.
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Israel
Rhodes
Streamliner derailment injures several near Blairstown Iowa
The eastbound City of San Francisco streamliner derailed a mile east of Blairstown injuring several. A freight on a siding tore up track and blocked ten cars including the diesel engine. One man Don Garcia 47 of Oakland was hospitalized with a back injury. Doctor R A Seiler treated Garcia and seven passengers at the scene noting minor injuries to others.
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Blairstown
San Francisco
Here
Don Garcia
Oakland
Calif
R. A. Seiler
Garcia
U S and Greek fliers killed in Greek combat zone
Lt. Col. Selden R. Edner of San Jose California and his Greek pilot were shot down by Communist guerrillas while on an armed observation flight over the Kapenisi battle area north of Athens. Ambassador Grady informed Mrs. Edner of the loss. Edner served with the U S army group air detachment under the Greek aid program.
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Selden R. Edner
San Jose
Calif
U. S
Tanjug
Security Council
U.S
Guard Plane Crashes Near Fort Eustis, Four Feared Dead
A national guard plane with four aboard crashed near Fort Eustis at 2:25 p.m. Saturday. Authorities said all aboard were apparently killed. Divers recovered one body by dark. The crash site was near Newport News, Virginia, with no identification available yet.
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