Dixiecrats May Nominate Eisenhower at Convention
The Dixiecrats may place Dwight D. Eisenhower in nomination at the Democratic national convention. Alabama delegates threaten to walk out if Truman is nominated, aiming to rally Southern civil rights rebels against Truman. Eisenhower, president of Columbia University, previously declined Republican nomination.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama
Truman
Mr. Truman
Lister Hill
Ala
Roosevelt
Chicago
Columbia University
Seventeen Year Locusts Appear in Hocking County
Seventeen year locusts emerge in Hocking County their first since 1931. Residents report sightings across the area and hear the shrill song as insects emerge from the earth after 17 years underground. They may damage crops with serious impact on young orchards and landscape plantings near woodlands.
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Hocking County
Chinese Spending Outspends Government Printing
The Chinese government reports expenditures in the first half of the fiscal year outpaced money printed. Expenditures exceed 96 trillion yuan while only 69 trillion yuan were printed, with the exchange rate about 1,000,000 yuan per dollar.
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Nanking
Murder Trial Set for Paul Skarphsis in Canton Case
Criminal court judge John R. King set June 14 for the first degree murder trial of Paul Skarphsis, 25, Canton, charged in the death of Ohio DSI cellmate Andy Na alka, 27.
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Columbus
Criminal Court
John R. King
Paul Skarphsis
Canton
Ohio
Nicaragua Recognizes Israel Amid Global Moves
Nicaragua became the sixth nation to recognize the new Hebrew state Israel joining the United States Guatemala Russia Uruguay and Poland. The announcement came on May 19 and reflects a growing international acknowledgment of Israel.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Israel
United States
Guatemala
Russia
Uruguay
Poland
Centenarian to Celebrate 101st Birthday with Banister Slide
In Scranton Pennsylvania on May 19 Miss Florence Dolph will mark her 101st birthday with her annual slide down the banister to breakfast. Her niece Mrs Florence Robertson says she is ready for the event.
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Scranton
Florence Dolph
Florence Robertson
Dolph
Hungarian Minister to the United States resigns
Rustem Vambery, 76, resigned as Hungary’s ambassador to the United States in protest at the lack of cooperation from Hungary’s communist government. He said his hopes to improve relations had not materialized and his resignation was accepted this morning.
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Washington
Rustem Vambery
United States
Hungary
Vambery
One BIS Fugitive Eludes Searchers
Columbus police and federal officers hunted four youths who escaped from a Boys Industrial School bus after dental treatment at Ohio State University. Frank Rush, 19, of Steubenville, remained at large, while Stanley Payne, 17, of Columbus, was captured at a brother’s home.
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Columbus
Rome
Frank Rush
Steubenville
Stanley Payne
Ohio State University
Counterclaims Cloud Situation of Jerusalem
Arab and Jewish sources clash over Jerusalem with an Arab League spokesman claiming full Arab control while Jewish forces report breakthroughs in the old city. Ha ganah says it seized Sarafand camp near Tel Aviv and linked with defenders. The UN Truce Commission seeks a cease fire amid heavy fighting and air raids.
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Arab League
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Trans-Jordan
Haganah
Sarafand
Ramle
Zvai Leumi
United Nations Truce Commission
Samakh
Sea of Galilee
Iraq
Lydda
Ag Graduates Find Farming More Profitable Than Teaching
Ohio education officials report a strong shift from teaching to farming among agriculture graduates. Shortages of vocational agriculture teachers persist as wartime resignations and higher incomes draw many from teaching. Ohio State University and other programs anticipate limited relief through 1948 and 1949.
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Columbus
Clyde Hissong
Hissong
Ohio State University
Wallace Praised as Peace Champion in Moscow Bolshevik
The Moscow Bolshevik extols Henry A. Wallace as a peace champion and third party defender of American democracy. It cites Wallace’s stance for peaceful U S Soviet cooperation and notes rising popularity among Americans.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Moscow Bolshevik
Wallace
U. S
Bolshevik
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Salute
Rail Dispute Talks Resume After Court Delays
A court fight in the railroad labor dispute was postponed to May 28 to allow renewed bargaining between rail companies and the Engineers Firemen and Switchmen unions. The government extended the restraining order to May 29 and moved the injunction hearing to May 28 as talks resume on rules and wages.
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Washington
Alan T. Goldsborough
Justice Department
Goldsborough
Bus Driver Ends Trick by Sly Rider in Newark
A Newark bus driver, tired of a passenger who paid with a $20 bill and claimed only a nickel ride, finally prepared. On a morning stop the driver handed back 399 nickels in change, a sackful that deterred the rider from returning.
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Quietus
Newark
N. J
U S Soldier Jailed For Insulting Reds
Frankurt Germany May 19 Pfc Robert Osolinski Perth Amboy New Jersey was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $300 for profanely insulting two Russian officers Cpl John R Murphy Indianapolis Ind was acquitted as he did not insult and tried to calm his companion Osolinski pleaded guilty saying he had been drinking beer and cognac
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Frankfurt
Germany
Robert Osolinski
Perth Amboy
N. J
John R. Murphy
Indianapolis
Ind
Osolinski
U.S. Army
Murphy
Widow files murder charge against Homer Dean
Christine Rice, widow of Elmo C. Rice, filed an affidavit yesterday charging Homer Jack Dean, 37, with Rice’s murder. Mrs. Rice identified Dean as the man who left with Rice on December 10, the night of the slaying.
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Columbus
Homer Jack Dean
Elmo C. Rice
Rice
Christine
Powerful Russian Stations Heard on Japanese Radios
Tokyo reports powerful Moscow broadcasts reach Japanese listeners via Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk relays. Russian news presents English and Japanese summaries, with the MacArthur plan described as a bid to make Japan an American colony. An announcer cites unaccounted prisoners and praises Soviet treatment, while observers say propaganda draws more listeners.
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Moscow
Khabarovsk
Komsomlsk
Kremlin
Japan
Mac-Arthur
America
Russia
Soviet Union
Goats Exonerated By Sniffing Jury
In Traverse City Michigan on May 19 a municipal court jury found Louie Sleder's goats innocent after sniffing the animals to settle a complaint by F. J. Braden about a nuisance. Judge James Fitzpatrick approved the motion and the verdict favored Sleder and his goats.
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Traverse City
Mich
Louie Sleder
F. J. Braden
Meat Settlement Efforts Continue in Nationwide Strike
Federal conciliators pressed to end the 63 day nationwide meat strike as CIO Packinghouse Workers and packers remained mum on progress. Reports said the union might accept the nine cent an hour wage hike but opposed possible discharges after last night's talks with conciliators.
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Chicago
CIO
German Lens Expert Dies at Wright Field Dayton
Dr. Willie Merte 59 internationally known German lens expert with the U S Air Force died at Wright Field Dayton. He came to the United States in 1945 and was chief of the lens section of the Zeiss Works in Jena Germany for 27 years. His widow and son live in Jena.
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Dayton
Willie Merte
U. S. Air Force
Wright Field
Merte
Zeiss
Gena
Germany
Baby Beeves Bring Record Price At Cincinnati Stockyards
At Cincinnati Union Stockyards two baby beeves sold for a record 33 1/3 cents a pound. The lot averaged 635 pounds, beating the previous high of 31 cents, according to officials.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Union
Jungle Fight Fatal in Norwood Hobo Jungle
Otis Sharp, 40, was fatally stabbed yesterday during a free for all in a Norwood hobo jungle near Cincinnati. Five men were arrested and held without charges.
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Cincinnati
Otis Sharp
Norwood
Two Strike Threats Face General Motors
DetroitMay 19 General Motors faced strike threats from two CIO unions as the Chrysler walkout nears its first week with no break UE called for a strike vote among 40000 members in five GM plants. The UAW filed a 10 day strike notice affecting 225000 employees in over 90 plants nationwide.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
Chrysler
United Electrical Workers
United Auto Workers
UAW
Soviets Credit More Inventions To Russians
London reports Tass quotes crediting Russians with several inventions including Lobygin electric bulb Yabloch kov flashlight Ussagin transformer and Lazarenko welding. The agency also noted Russians first used steel in girders and previously claimed Russian origins for radio radar steam engine jet engine and penicillin.
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London
Tass
Lobygin
Yablochkov
Ussagin
Lazarenko
Coal Contract Talks Collapse in Washington
May 19 Washington negotiations between John L. Lewis and coal operators fail over seating Joseph Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association. Operators vote against Moody seating and a new conference. the union supports continuing talks. UMWA policy committee set for 10 A.M. tomorrow. Contract expires June 30 amid looming strike risk and potential new injunction under Taft-Hartley.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Moody and Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMWA
Wheat support price increase scheduled
The Agriculture Department said 1948 crop wheat on the farm will average between $1.98 and $2.00 a bushel, about 15 to 17 cents above current minimum levels. The national 1947 crop average was $1.83, while users may not pay more this year than last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U S reveals development of powerful atomic weapons
Honolulu dispatch reports that the United States tested three improved atomic devices at Eniwetok during Operation Sandstone. Task Force Seven leaders avoided specifics on delivery and methods, but Lt General Hull stated the tests produced usable results and credited Los Alamos with two years of weapon development.
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Honolulu
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Eniwetok
mid-Pacific
Task Force Seven
U.S
John E. Hull
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Marshall Says Future Actions Will Tell On Stalin Talks
Secretary of State Marshall said future Russian cooperation will test Stalin’s sincerity in seeking greater international understanding. He noted he would meet Molotov if he visits Washington but avoided implying eagerness. He stressed direct talks depend on substantive issues and that Stalin’s 11 points offer no clear path yet. The State Department study shows progress stalled and U S officials doubt real improvement.
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State Department
James M. McMillin
Boulder
Col
U.S
McMillin
Russia
Soviet Union
International
Stalin
Wallace
Washington
London
Marshall
Molotov
United States
U. S
Henry A. Wallace
Malmedy Massacre Death Sentences Delayed
A stay of execution granted for several Coreen condemned for the Malmedy massacre. Secretary of the Army Royall paused 17 death sentences after the Supreme Court, by a 4 to 4 vote, refused to consider release petitions from the condemned and others in the case.
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Washington
Coreen
Royall
Supreme Court
Plaintiff Granted 3000 Pounds Over Smell Loss Claim
In Cambridge England Ernest F. Hedge sues for smell loss after a bus crash that knocked his head. Judge Sir Reginald Groom presides as Hedge seeks compensation totaling 3000 pounds for impaired olfaction.
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Cambridge
Eng
Ernest F. Hedge
Reginald Groom
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