Truman Stalin Talk Reported Advised Again
RP Angton April 2 Mont said today he understands certain members of Congress have suggested another meeting with Premier Stalin. Rep. Vorys Ohio called the idea crazy noting past losses from talks. Mansfield signaled mild openness while stressing no pressure or formal request exists. The president has repeatedly rejected going abroad to meet Stalin.
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RP Angton
Mont
Congress
Truman
Stalin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Vorys R
Ohio
Vorys
Mansfield
Mr. Truman
Little Inch Gas Pipe Line Explodes in Arkansas
A section of the Little Inch gas pipe line carrying natural gas from Texas to the east exploded near Jonesboro Arkansas. No injuries were reported as flames and noise were heard from miles away. Kenneth Kious of Egypt Arkansas said the fire was extinguished after the gas was shut off at Egypt and at a booster station in Missouri.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Texas
Kenneth Kious
Egypt
Missouri
President Signs Bill Creating Defense Post
President Truman signed a law creating the post of Undersecretary of Defense with a salary of 519000 annually. The action establishes a new senior civilian position within the Defense Department.
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Washington
Truman
Auto pioneer and death at Hore hospital
Brief items note the death of an auto pioneer at Hore General Hospital. Other items list public notices, cross-Asia aid efforts, and page placements including book reviews, church notices, advertising, and various features across sections A to B.
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Horebor General Hospital
Red Cross
All Treaty Nations Deny Russ Charge of Aggressive Aims
The twelve Atlantic Pact foreign ministers rejected Moscow’s claim that the treaty is aggressive. They approved the treaty text for signing and said it is entirely defensive and not aimed at any nation. A council to implement terms will meet after the treaty takes effect, composed of foreign ministers or their representatives.
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Tashington
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
United Nations
Violence flares as New York taxi strike escalates
In New York City violence erupted as taxi drivers strike halted most services. Thirty six thousand cab workers faced three thousand police guarding protests while labor demands include union recognition higher wages and closed shop. Separately twenty seven radio operators ended a one day walkout against Pan American World Airways with a $30 pay raise and $3000 severance for obsolete positions.
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Associated
New York City
New York
Pan American World Airways
Transport Workers Union
Pan American
Atlantic
Pacific
Rot
Calm After Modena Riot in Northern Italy
An uneasy calm followed rioting in Modena as police and carabinieri used tear gas and clubs on Communist led strikers. Several demonstrators were injured, including a woman, before order was restored. The unrest began with 1000 supporters of a general strike instigated by Communista.
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Rome
Modena
Italy
Carabinieri
Communista
Bank of Italy
Chocolate and Coffee Ration Planned for Berlin Children and Adults
Berlin authorities plan an Easter ration of 46 tons of chocolate and 100 tons of coffee for western Berlin residents. The distribution targets 3.5 ounces of chocolate per child up to 14 years and 0.26 ounces of coffee per adult, as part of a city program.
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Berlin
Western powers threaten action over Soviet bloc abuses
The United States and Britain with Canada prepare notes to pressure Soviet bloc states over religious freedom and political repression. If rejected, Britain and the U S could seek action via a three member body under existing treaties. The move follows Acheson's pledge to join in a bloc wide protest on Hungary Bulgaria and Romania and aims to defend religious liberty amid national repression.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
United
Three Iraqi Towns Destroyed by Mid East Quake Floods
Reports indicate three Iraqi towns were wiped out after a quake and floods. Baghdad area threatened as Tigris and Euphrates rivers overflowed, leaving thousands homeless and causing extensive property damage with little information on casualties or recovery.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Pope Pius XI Celebrates 50th Priesthood Anniversary
Pope Pius XI marked fifty years as a priest with a public ceremony in the Belvedere Court at the Vatican. About fifty thousand Catholic school children from third to fifth grades knelt before the pontiff as he preached on family love God and charity, smiling and acknowledging the tiny speakers and singers.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Belvedere Court
The
Vatican
Pope Pius
NOTHING BUT PILLARS HE SAYS
Soviet architects urged to renounce formalism as Denisov of Stalingrad Komsomol criticized excessive use of columns in new buildings. He praised war-damaged reconstruction but urged restraint, urging architects to understand that workers and youth have gained taste for culture and architecture.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Denisov
Stalingrad
Komsomol
Academy of Architecture
Long Beach School Board Incumbents Win Big
Long Beach voters re elected Elizabeth Hudson as board president and two incumbents to four more years by majorities over four to one. Hudson led with 10 128 votes of 14 121 total among 132 000 eligible. Incumbents Tincher and Vermillion also won, with two others continuing on the board. A modernization program totaling 20 million dollars is planned over the next four years, with work already underway.
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Long Beach
Yester
Elizabeth Hudson
E ‘Tincher
George M. Vermillion
North Long Beach
Dwight C. Sigworth
Gresiene
Walter H. Boyd
Romania Seizes All Drugstores in Nationwide Move
Romanian authorities moved to nationalize the cosmetic trade seizing drugstores chemist depots and perfume shops. Guards occupied all shops at dawn without notice prompting owners to arrive to find the premises taken over.
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Docharest
Romania
Duration Fliers Aloft 430 Hours
MIAMI Florida April 2 pilots Dick Riedel and Bill Barris attempt to set a world duration record for airplanes. At 12 44 p m they had logged 430 continuous hours of flight.
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Miami
Fla
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
Pacific Fleet Leader Named Admiral Radford to Chief Role
WASHINGTON April 2 AP President Truman announced Admiral Arleigh A. Radford, currently vice chief of naval operations, as the leading candidate to be commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet and high commissioner of the Pacific islands. If Senate confirms, Radford will replace Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, retiring May 1, and would receive admiral rank and pay under presidential designation.
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Ashington
Truman
Artur
Premander
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Islands
Senate
Radford
Adm
DeWitt Clinton Ramsey
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Naval Operations
San Bernardino County vice inquiry shocks residents
A California grand jury report on official corruption in San Bernardino County alleges widespread illegal gambling bookmaking and prostitution. It accuses Sheriff James W. Stocker of tolerating vice and failing to enforce laws, noting deputies hired off duty to guard gambling sites and that stocker issued arrests only on his orders. Federal tax lists show 1096 legal slot machines countywide. Sheriff Stocker defends that laws have been fully enforced. Foreman Dale Gentry reported the charges to Superior Judge A. D. Mitchell with a fuller report to come next Wednesday.
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Sx Bernardino
San Bernardino County
James W. Stocker
Stocker
Aga Umits
Mojave
Swank Cannnon
Arrowhead
Waterman
Hollywood
Thi
Dale Gentry
A. D. Mitchell
Gentry
Coast Guard Seeks Overdue Fishing Boat Mar Len
Coast Guard PBY patrol plane and the cutter Perseus searched April 2 for the 42-foot fishing boat Mar Len reported overdue near Nicholas Island about 100 miles northwest of San Diego. The vessel, registered at Santa Monica, carried two men Olaf Olson and Eiler Jensen of Los Angeles. Boat owned by L. H. Harris of Venice.
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San Diego
Coast Guard
Jast
Nicholas Island
Here
Santa Monica
Olaf Olson
Eiler Jensen
Los Angees
L. H. Harris
Venice
Laundress Held on Charge of Boiling Water Assault
A 36 year old laundress Wille. May Thomas is held on $1000 bond for grand jury action after allegedly scalding David M Hawkins with boiling water over an unpaid laundry bill. Hawkins, 52, is hospitalized in Providence Ho for burns.
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Washington
Wille
May Thomas
David M. Hawkins
Hawkins
Providence Ho
Commission Urges Ending Jap Trials
The Far Eastern Commission recommended that all trials of suspected minor Japanese war criminals be completed by Sept. 30, 1949. It called for further trials of major war criminals charged with planning or waging aggressive war.
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Washington
Far Eastern Commission
36 500 Units Affected by Lifting of Curb
CAP Rent ceilings were lifted today on 36 500 dwelling units in four states. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods announced more than 80 other areas in 23 states will be decontrolled within a week. He warned ceilings would return if rents rose unusually, and stressed continued enforcement by local advisory boards.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Woods
Alabama
Indiana
New Jersey
Texas
Foods
Closa
Vinson Spends Comfortable Night in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Rep. Vinson of Georgia, chairman of the House armed services committee, is under treatment for a kidney ailment at Bethesda Naval Hospital after being taken there yesterday. His condition is described as quite satisfactory and he spent a comfortable night.
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Bethesda Naval Howeit
Rennet
Naval Hospital
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
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