Denial of Margaret Truman Wedding Plans
Washington records confirm the White House denied reports that Margaret Truman plans a fall wedding. Mrs. Helms called the rumor the same old gossip, while Stanford analyst Kreps cited unnamed sources predicting a White House ceremony with Marvin Braverman as the leading suitor.
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White House
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James Helm
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Kreps
Marvin Braverman
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Calls Still Go Through Union Vows Step up in Picketing
New mediation sessions were called amid a nationwide telephone strike that could disrupt service as Western Electric workers face expanded picketing. Despite few delays so far, CIO strike leader Daniel Harris warned idle Western Electric workers may picket more. Northern California service is hampered but not halted as new forces gain experience. In Los Angeles, CIO leaders plan to decide extent of picketing while 850 Southern California union members walked off but avoided picketing.
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New York
Daniel Harris
CIO Communications Workers of America
Western Electric Co
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Western Electric
Bell Telephone Systems
California
Telephone Company
San Francisco
Pacific Telephone and Teleraph Co
L. A
Los Angeles
CIO Communications Workers
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western
Truck Crushes Man as Hundreds Watch
In Burbank on April 5 an elderly man who told a passerby he planned self harm was crushed by a truck in view of hundreds of downtown workers. Authorities investigated the incident and identified the victim.
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Burbank
Bury Bank
Nurse of the Year Accused in Disinfectant Fatality
Middleton Connecticut April 8 UPI reports a nurse’s error at the state mental hospital caused one death and left another patient critically ill. Mrs Isabella Lowe of Meriden died after a disinfectant was mistaken for a cathartic. Mrs Jenny Sorbo of New Britain is gravely ill. Nurse Dorothy Callahan 41, praised for over a decade of service, was suspended pending an inquest by Coroner Morris Wrubel.
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Yerbury
Dorothy Callahan
Lowe
Sorbo
100000 Idle Walkout Set for Midnight
Government wage chief says he has some confidence the steel wage dispute may settle before a nationwide strike at midnight. Plans for seizure of the steel industry were drafted as a possible if a shutdown occurs, while talks in New York aim to avert the 650000 steelworkers walkout. Nathan P Feinsinger of the Wage Stabilization Board outlined proposals as a basis for possible settlement.
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Sy Associated Press
Washington
Truman
New York
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Planes collide during Long Horn air maneuvers
At Fort Hood Texas two F 51 single engine fighters collided during Exercise Long Horn as 3155 paratroopers planned mass jump. The Joint Public Information Bureau said winds canceled the drop earlier but pathfinders had completed their mission and the full jump followed. General Hoyt Vandenberg and other officials rushed to the scene as newsmen watched.
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Fort Hood
Texas
Long Horn
Army Air Force
Joint Public Information Bureau
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Reds Hint They'll Drop Russia Issue
Communist negotiators hinted they would concede on Russia as a neutral armistice supervisor if Allies permit repair of airfields. The hint, via Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang, followed by U N negotiators’ cautious response. Gen. Bradley expressed hope for peace, while warning Soviet equipment aided the war.
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Korea
Russia
Hhe
Hsieh Fang
Hsieh
U. N
Omar Bradsley
Macon
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
William K. Harrison
18 Months 5000 Fine for Costello Contempt Conviction
New York April 8 Frank Costello was fined 5000 and ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison for refusing to testify before the Senate crime investigating committee. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan denied a mistrial and bail pending appeal.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Sylvester J. Ryan
Costello
U. S. Marshals Office
Senate
Weather Update Scattered Clouds Tonight and Tomorrow
Scattered clouds linger tonight and into tomorrow with warmer daytime temperatures. Light variable winds shift to west to southwest by tomorrow afternoon at 12 to 18 mph.
Worst Flood in 70 Years Hits Midlands
The Missouri valley flood threatens Pierre and Fort Pierre power plants as levees brace to hold back the rising river. In Pierre Mayor John Griffin says three of four wells may flood, but reservoirs supply water. Sioux Falls records 1400 displaced as the Sioux River crests upstream while freezing weather aids Milk River runoff near Glasgow.
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Missouri
Sioux River
Glasgow
Mont
Warren to Speak at New York Republican Dinner
Gov Earl Warren of California will address a $100 plate Manhattan Republican committee dinner tonight. He is the first Republican presidential contender to speak in New York State. County Chairman Thomas J Curran said the appearance would make headlines.
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New York
Earl Warren
California
Manhattan
Republican Committee
New York State
Thomas J. Curran
Warren Speech to Air on KHJ and Don Lao Network
Governor Warren will address voters via KHJ and Don Lao stations at 11 15 p m to press his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination. The New York Republican organization led by Governor Dewey backs Eisenhower for the GOP nod. Curran, Dewey’s secretary of state, will introduce Warren at the dinner.
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Gov. Warren
KHJ
Don Lao
Warren
New York State
Republican Organization
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Curran
Dewey
Where to find it and page references
A compact listing of newspaper sections and their page locations including Beach Combing Page B T Boyle Page A FI Bridge Page A 11 Classified Ads B B to B 11 Comics B 4 Crossword 8 3 Editorial A 10 Financial B 6 B 7 Obituaries B 7 Radio TV A 8 Shipping Table B T Sports Pepis Ae A 12 13 and more.
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Pepis
Man in wreck shows license at collision scene
William N Soske of 2390 Cedar Ave inspected his damaged car after a crash at 47th Street and Long Beach Boulevard. A stranger asked to see his license, the wallet with $120 vanished when police arrived, and Soske realized it had not been returned. The suspect fled.
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William N. Soske
Cedar Ave
47Th St
Long Beach Blvd
Soske
Seske
House Fast-Tracks 60-Day War Powers Extension
Washington April 8 AP The House judiciary committee approved a 60 day extension of President Truman wartime emergency powers including authority to seize and run railroads. The move aims to speed passage before recess. The measure mirrors Rep Feighan Ohio proposal to extend powers until July 1. A Japanese peace treaty proclamation looms as a trigger for ending many wartime powers. White House steel authority is not involved per Justice Department interpretation of inherent presidential power.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
House
Congress
Feighan
Ohio
White House
Justice Department
Big Republican Turnout Seen for Primary
Chicago voters faced balmy spring weather as a heavy turnout was predicted for the Republican primary. Officials estimated up to 2,000,000 voters statewide, with Chicago likely delivering around 500,000 ballots amid hot GOP races. Rural townships lagged as farmers worked the fields.
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Chicago
Cook County
Edmund K. Jarecki
Rabun Gap School Shootings Shocks North Georgia
J T Stukes a 26 year old Rabun Gap School history and English teacher was stabbed? shot twice in the chest and hospitalized in Clayton with critical injuries. Two teenage boys were wounded and detained after a confrontation over pictures in bathing suits. The incident occurred at Rabun Gap School in the North Georgia mountains as Stukes reportedly demanded removal of the images.
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A. Mountain
Aultss
Sheri Lamon Queen
Rabun Gap
North Georgia Mountains
J. T. Stukes
Stukes
Rabun County
Stuke
Pawerd Beck
Planta
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