Van Fleet vows force to free Dodd from Koje Island POW camp
General Van Fleet, after a flight to Koje Island, said he would use any force necessary to rescue Brigadier General Francis E. Dodd. He refused to yield to what he called unreasonable prisoner demands for special privileges before Dodd’s release. The UN and Korean talks continued as Nam Il pressed for unconditional repatriation and higher approvals.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Francis E. Dodd
Koje Island
van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Koje
Korea
Mathew B. Ridgway
Dodd
Nam Il
Adm. C. Sed Joy
United Nations
Panmunjom
Nam
Kored
Kore Island
Teachers Win $100 Raise At Lakewood School Board
Cleveland May Lakewood school board approved a $100 annual raise for teachers. Bachelor degree salaries rise to $3,200 to $5,100, while those with master degrees earn $3,300 to $5,300, matching a similar raise granted last January.
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Cleveland
May Lakewood
Debating Foreign Aid Split in GOP Fight for Nomination
Republican contenders Taft and Eisenhower clash over foreign aid levels with a $1 billion cut labeled dangerous by Eisenhower and Taft promising the program can endure larger cuts. Democratic prospects center on civil rights unity ahead of the convention as Russell and Kefauver vie for influence.
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Washington
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Paris
Tom Connally
Texas
Congress
Truman
Taft
U. S
Hartford, Conn
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Democratic Party
Pat
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
Walter George
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Nevada
Albert Wedemeyer
Illinois
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
West Virginia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessean
Kefauver
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Women Riled About Politics May Hold Balance Of Power
A New York report notes rising female political activity could tilt presidential campaigns. Women voters surpass men in many areas, with groups like the VFW auxiliary and League of Women Voters expanding efforts across local and state levels.
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New York
Joseph W. Mann
Detroit
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dorothy Mann
VFW
League of Women Voters
Margot Gayle
Government price rules drawn into grocery talks
Washington lawmakers hear doubts from grocers on the practicality of a 9900 word frozen fruit guide and OPS beef trimming directives. John J. Dratt and Charles W. Bauer warn the regulations strain busy store managers and require expert reading to interpret meat and fruit controls.
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Washington
John J. Dratt
National Association of Retail Grocers
House Banking Committee
Charles W. Bauer
National Association of Retail Meat and Food Dealers
Office of Price Stabilization
Swift and Company to close Fostoria bean plant
Swift and Company says it will close its soy bean processing plant in Fostoria Ohio on Sunday because of serious operating losses.
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Chicago
Swift and Company
Fostoria
Plans Due May 15 For Lake Logan Project
Governor Lausche assured Hocking County Izaak Walton League that Lake Logan rebuilding will move ahead once engineering cost estimates arrive. Leaders Marion Kugel Flickinger outlined funding options, noting $150,000 appropriation may not cover all costs and extra funds can be provided.
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Frank J. Lausche
Hocking County
Izaak Walton League
Lake Logan
John C. Owens
Walton League
C. F. Rauch
Waltonian
A. W. Marion
Department of Natural Resources
F. C. Kugel
W. W. Flickinger
Vets Benefits Are Hiked In New Measure
The Senate sent to President Truman two bills raising veterans benefits by about 202 million dollars yearly to match living costs. One bill boosts service connected compensation by 15 percent for those over 50 percent disabled and five percent for under 50 percent, with small increases in several pensions. The second measure raises income limits for non-service connected disability and death pensions, currently 1000 dollars without dependents and 2500 with dependents.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Aviation Gas Supply Grows Still Shorter
Scarcity of high-octane aviation gasoline during the nine day old oil strike is described as the most serious effect. Axial talk of extended strike noted by O A Knight CIO union leader. Hope rests on a Tuesday Wage Stabilization Board meeting with 22 unions and refinery management. Airlines plan 50 percent flight cuts without higher aviation fuel quotas. Inventory controls on auto gasoline and kerosene stay in effect in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
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Denver
A. Knight
Oil Workers International Union, Cio
Wage Stabilization Board
AFL
CIO
District of Columbia
Official tally shows no major changes after count
Official tabulation found only minor shifts in candidate totals. Democratic votes totaled 0 with an off by one difference from unofficial, while Republican ballots were 1 776 official versus 1 785 unofficial. Five Dem and five Rep candidates showed small changes not altering outcomes.
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Election Board
Evelyn Lappen
A. M. Bierly
Ethel Bratton
Clara Gleason
John R. McClain
Rolland Bright
General Assembly
Candi
Deputized mine workers end picket stand at Cheshire mine
An injunction by Judge Betz halted picketing at the Cheshire mine of Ohio River Collieries. Sheriff Ehman deputized 80 strip mine employees and dispersed 60 pickets. Seven demonstrators were arrested after a late night patrol and violence earlier in the week. No militia aid was requested or received from the governor.
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United Mine Workers
Cheshire
Ohio River Collieries, Inc
Robert M. Betz
Gallia County
Big Strip
George Ehman
William Jennings Smith
Rutland
Gallipolis
Justice of the Peace
Fat’ Johnson
John E. Halliday
Halliday
Locher
Ehman
Lausche
Laborites Score New Landslide in Borough Elections
London May 9 Jubilant Labor Party leaders said a landslide gain in week-long borough elections shows the Conservatives face a second note to quit. Final results across 391 boroughs: Labor net gain 641 seats, Conservatives net loss 420, Independents net loss 187, Liberals net loss 17, Communists won no seats.
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London
Labor Party
Churchill
Funeral for Dr. Luman Gordon Moore in Kinsman
Physician Luman Gordon Moore dies at 70 after 45 years of practice in Kinsman. Funeral services are set for Saturday following his death Wednesday in Warren.
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Warren
Luman Gordon Moore
Kinsman
Army's Atomic Gun Described as Accurate and Devastating
Army Secretary Frank Pace described the new atomic artillery weapon as highly accurate and devastating, capable of near weatherproof targeting with far greater power than prior artillery. The 75 ton mobile gun, tested with non atomic munitions, can move 35 mph on highways and fit a landing ship designed for amphibious operations, offering long range precision similar to conventional artillery.
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Army
New York
U. S
Frank Pace
Pace
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