Lodge Seeks Reversal Loses Battle On Europe Troop Move
Senator Lodge attempted to strike a clause limiting troop deployments to Europe without new congressional approval but withdrew the amendment after realizing it had little chance. The Senate later refused to block ground troops, voting 64 to 24 against requiring air superiority certification before sending more forces. The panel considered endorsing the four division plan, about 100 000 men, to operate with forces already in Europe.
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Washington
Sen
Lodge
R.-Mass
Senate
Europe
Ser. McClellan
Congress
Kem
R-Mo
U.S
U. S
Dwight D
Teased Too Much So She Sets Place on Fire
Denver April 3 An attractive, curly haired brunette admitted setting fire to the apartment of two girlfriends after they teased her about her hair in front of a man. Delores Marie Weber 29 was held for arson investigation for damaging an apartment belonging to Mrs Delores Haines and Mrs Patricia Mosley. Weber said she acted after the teasing and used matches, a table knife to pry the door and started a fire with paper, tablecloth and a blanket. She turned on gas jets and fled. Firemen extinguished the blaze quickly with damage under 100 dollars.
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Denver
Brunet
Delores
Pat
Tests of Evidence in Double Slaying Highly Satisfactory
Authorities said FBI tests of evidence in the double killing of an 18 year old couple are highly satisfactory but details will not be released until trial. Lawrence Walker, 20, of Newark is charged with murder in the deaths of Richard and Doris Cook on a desert road near here. Investigators sent a .45 pistol, a .45 slug and a car fender to the FBI for analysis to confirm connections to the crime.
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Iverside
Toflay
FBI
Weeny
Carl F. Rayburn
William O. Mackey
Walker
Lawrence Walker
Negro Air Force
Newark
N. J
Richard Cook
Doris
Here
Don Schrader
Nationwide Honesty Test Starts With Half Dollar Losses
A New York project by the Booker T. Washington Memorial begins a nationwide honesty test. About 15 college volunteers will drop new minted half dollars in public places, each coin enclosed with a note asking the finder to send back $1 or return the coin. The scheme aims to recover the investment plus profit, with proceeds supporting Negro education programs. The plan will expand to other cities after New York.
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New York
Booker T. Washington Memorial
New York City
Ce - Tt
Eepintey
Grocery Strike Averted as Clerks Agree on Pay Rise
A Los Angeles conference resolved a looming retail clerks strike in Long Beach and nearby areas including Lakewood Compton Whittier and all of Orange County. The agreement guarantees five years without stoppages with a weekly raise of 84.50 and a 2 weekly health and welfare payment, effective April 1 and May 1 respectively. Richard Johnston of Retail Clerks Focal 424 helped negotiate the deal.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Focal 424
Richard Johnston
Lakewood
Compton
Whittier
Bellflower
Orange County
Britons Protest U S Air Base Near Newbury
A 10330 signature petition was presented to the House of Commons opposing a U S air base planned near Newbury Berkshire known as Greenham Common. The site, once an RAF station, would be enlarged for B29 and B50 bomber use entailing diverting a main road and demolishing about twenty houses.
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London
Newbury
House of Commons
Greenham Common
Berkshire
Royal Air Force
Cloudy with Light Showers Forecast Tonight into Tomorrow
Weather forecast notes cloudy sky with occasional light showers tonight and into tomorrow. Little change in temperature. South to southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph tonight, shifting to south easterly 15 to 25 mph tomorrow.
Truman Urges Faith to Halt Communist Tide
President Truman, at the cornerstone ceremony for the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church building in Washington, urged Americans to renew religious faith to oppose a global Communist threat. He linked devotion to fighting crime and vice and praised Korea war sacrifices, saying God guides a nation through trials.
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Washington
Truman
New York Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Truman
Korea
House Unit OKs Transfer of Ships
The House armed services committee unanimously approved transfer of 24 U S destroyer escorts to friendly nations under mutual defense pacts. Adm Forrest Sherman urged ending the program citing need for antisubmarine vessels. Congress must approve transfers under a $2 billion shipbuilding bill before any battleship carrier cruiser destroyer or submarine moves.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Monkey Mayhem at Van Nuys Pet Shop In Escape
In Van Nuys on April 3 two Java monkeys escaped their cage at Ruth Hartman’s pet shop. They killed two canaries, bit a puppy, freed six animals, scattered birdseed, overturned a fish tank, and caused a general mess before a nearby animal hospital worker captured them.
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van Nuys
Ruth Hartman
Electron irradiation preserves food at room temperature
The American Chemical Society was told that short electron bursts in capacitation devices can store food and drugs at room temperature without deterioration. Researchers Dr. Wolfgang Huber, Arno Brasch, and A. Astrack reported sterile containers after irradiation and noted some foods kept for years with no changes in taste, odor, or appearance. Some combines of traditional methods with irradiation proved best.
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Boscon
American Chemical Society
Wolfgang Huber
Arno Brasch
A. Astrack
Electronized Chemicals Corporation
Brooklyn
Boys who found $33,841 get rewards in Yonkers
Two 12 year old schoolboys Alfred Graves and Thomas Nowak found $33,841 in an attic of a dilapidated Yonkers mansion last week and each received $1,000 from Central National Bank of Yonkers acting as administrator of the estate of Mrs Agnes Edgar Bigelow. Irving R. Church said the five cousins of Mrs Bigelow, the heirs, consented to the payments.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Alfred Graves
Thomas Nowak
Central National Bank of
Civilian Rubber Crisis Prompted by U S Policies
John L. Collyer of H F Goodrich Akron testifies before a Senate subcommittee on rubber policy warning a civilian crisis may come unless stockpiling and allocations are revised. He cites ample stocks and synthetic rubber to meet civilian needs without compromising military security, while noting April cuts in civilian use.
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Ashington
Lrgest
John L. Collyer
H. F. Goodrichgo
Akron
Ohio
Senate
Collyer
Gen Arthur Jeeps 13 Miles Into Foe Land
Tokyo April 3 AP American troops crossed into Red Korea along a one mile western front with light resistance. MacArthur rode 13 road miles inside North Korea on the east coast near Yongyang, with South Korean troops nearby. Air battles output 700 sorties as Fifth Air Force targeted enemy supply lines amid fierce fighting on multiple fronts.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
Fifth Air Force
MacArithuy
North Korea
Yongyang
Anti-American Feeling Surges in India Over Kashmir Row
In New Delhi and other Indian quarters, anti-American sentiment rises as U S grain aid hesitance and Nehru's sharp critique of a Britain U S Kashmir resolution spark criticism. Officials warn public agitation could threaten American officers along the India Pakistan ceasefire line.
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New Dieshi
India
Britain
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Kashmir
Pakistan
Nehru
India- Pakistan
Oklahoma Girl 16 Missing in Kidnapping Case
Ree, Oklahoma April 3 AP. Searching parties comb rugged terrain for 16 year old missing girl Parris feared kidnapped. Suspect, 17 year old Bill Coghill, held on technicality in Pittsburg County jail. Coghill’s fluctuating account cites armed man abducting skating date. police pursue clues including a man pictured from McAlester.
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Ree
Okla
Parris
Cort
Bill Coghill
Pittsburg
Bill Alexander
Coghill
Alexander
McAlester
Miss Parris
Dulles Urges Latin Ministers on Soviet UN Veto
Secretary Dulles urged Latin American foreign ministers to study ways to counter Soviet veto power over UN admissions. He warned a bloc veto after Japan’s peace treaty could hinder building a real regional and global security system.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Japan
Dulles
Ministers Seek Raid After Foiled Horse Bet in Galesburg
Two local pastors from First Baptist and Central Congregational tried to place a bet at the Pas Time Club. They urged a police raid and obtained a warrant but found the club closed. officers confiscated betting tickets and filed no charges. Knox County authorities investigated.
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Gabeserns
Estes Kefauver
Galesburg
Frederick L. Gilson
First Baptist Church
Alan Jenkins
Central Congregational Church
Tate
Ben Robinson
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