Atomic Plant Planned for Ohio Valley
The Atomic Energy Commission announced plans for a new one billion dollar plant in the Ohio Valley. It will cover 5000 to 6000 acres and employ 4000 to 5000 workers, with site searches centered on the river region for power and water access. Potential sites include Louisville area, Cincinnati and Portsmouth in Ohio, and near Paint Pleasant, West Virginia, stirring local opposition in Louisville and Cincinnati.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio Valley
Commission
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
AEC
M. W. Boyer
Congress
Ohio River Valley
Louisville
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Paint Pleasant
W. Va
Eisenhower to Hold News Conference Tomorrow
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS Europe April 11 Gen Eisenhower will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Long Beach time tomorrow to comment on his retirement as supreme commander.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
Eisenhower
Long Beach
Yanked No 5 Huk William Pomeroy Captured in Philippines
Philippine government troops capture William Pomeroy an American veteran turned Huk No 5 on the rebel list in the Sierra Madre mountains near Quezon and Bulacan. His wife Celia Mariana reportedly slain during the roundup with other Huk chieftains still sought.
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Manila
William Pomeroy
Huks
Defense Department
Pomeroy
Sierra Madre
Quezon
Bulacan
Luis Tarue
Army
Stalin
American Youth League
Philippines
U. S. Fifth Air Force
United States
University of the Philippines
War Hero Kidnaps and Kills Then Kills Himself
A Queens war hero, William Roth Jr., abducted former associate Charles Stokes in Delhi and traveled by car to Yonkers. In Yonkers he shot Walter J. Ward, mortally wounded Stokes, and killed himself after firing a final shot. Ward had a $4,200 judgment against Roth from a prior business dispute.
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Yonkers
Queens
William Roth Jr
Delhi
N. Y
Roth
Charles Stokes
Stokes
Walter J. Ward
Ward
Flood Havoc Hits South Dakota and Plains States
Flood dangers rise across five Midwest states as the Missouri River and tributaries swell, causing extensive damage in South Dakota including Pierre and Ft. Pierre. Iowa and Nebraska flood areas grow. Red Cross declares disasters in twelve counties. Mississippi rises in Minnesota with the Red River at Moorhead cresting.
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Midwest
South Dakota
Miouri River
Pierre
Ft. Pierre
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Prospect
Red Cross
Mississippe
Minnesota
Mississippi
Twin Cities
Red River
Moorhead
Fargo
N. D
Sioux City
Towa
Neb
Three Soldiers Win Medal of Honor in White House Ceremony
Washington April 11 President Truman awarded the Medal of Honor to three Korean War veterans Army Lt Lloyd L Burke of Stuttgart Arkansas Army Cpl Rodolfo P Hernandez of Fowler California and Marine M Sgt Harold E Wilson of Birmingham Alabama. Burke earned the award with the 1st Cavalry Division last October Hernandez aided by bayonet attack in a night battle in May and Wilson fought at the front in Korea last April despite four wounds.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Army
Lloyd L. Burke
Stutgart
Ark
Rodolfo P
Hernandez
Fowler
Calif
Harold E. Wilson
Birmingham
Ala
Cpl
Tom
Fresno
Burke
1St Cavalry Division
187Th Airborne Regiment
Wilson
Korea
Phone Tie-Up Dispute Settled in Michigan
Associated Press reports a settlement ending a strike by 18,000 Michigan telephone workers. Basis cited as 12.7 cents hourly wage rise. Michigan Bell and CIO Communications Workers jointly announced the agreement, which could set patterns for other settlements. Bell System employees struck in Michigan New Jersey Northern California and Ohio. nationwide tensions extend to oil and steel sectors with talks and potential actions ongoing.
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Associated Press
Michigan Telephone
Michigan Bell Telephone
CIO Communications
Michigan
Bell System
New Jersey
California
Ohio
Western Electric Co
Philip Murry
CIO
United Steel Workers
A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers International
WSB
Knight
St. Louis
Wage Stabilization Board
WSE
AFL
Western Union
Weather update shows partly cloudy night and warm, sunny morrow
Partly cloudy tonight with a warmer trend expected tomorrow. Sunshine is forecast for tomorrow afternoon with light variable winds shifting to the west at 10 to 16 mph.
Local Page Listings and Sections By Newspaper
The notice catalogs where to find content in the issue including comics on B-4, sports on BS to 8, obituaries on page 8, editorial on A-14, and other features such as classifieds B-9 to 13 and theater on A-T1. It also notes sections for weather tides temperatures and women’s activities across multiple pages.
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Besch
Boyle
Frantic over losing home woman slays father
Ett Dickinson, 50, confessed to shooting her 78 year old father during breakfast and burning their adobe home near Auburn California after government condemnation plans for Folsom Dam led to a $23,000 property settlement. She was captured after attempting suicide and held for murder investigation.
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Auburn
Calif
Sherif Charles Ward
Ett Dickinson
Rete
Miss Dickinson
Ward
Folsom
Dickinson Ranch
Long smouldering dissention in Air Force strike at Randolph
Six Randolph Air Force Base officers defied orders and refused to fly in a sit-down strike described as a long smouldering dissention among reservists, mostly World War II veterans. One officer allegedly went AWOL after phoning President Truman from a San Antonio hotel and attempting to contact columnists. Only one officer faced formal disobedience charges. others under investigation. None flew since April 1. identities not released.
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San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
Randolph Air Force Base
Truman
Albert Hatcher
Hatcher
Truman May Sign Japan Pact Today
President Truman planned to sign the Japanese treaty today but officials warned technical problems could push the ceremony to tomorrow. The act would formalize U.S. ratification ending seven years of occupation, with the treaty taking effect only after ratifications are deposited in the national archives within about 39 days to two weeks.
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Washington
Truman
White House
State Department
Japan
Family of Free Nations
Eisenhower Resigns European Command Effective June 1
The White House announced General Eisenhower will give up his European command effective June 1 in order to return home ahead of the Republican National Convention in Chicago on July 7. The release follows exchange of letters between Eisenhower and Secretary Lovett and between President Truman and officials, as disclosed by Secretary Short.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
White House
Eisenhower
Defense Lovett
Lovett
Joseph Short
Truman
Pan American DC-4 crashes near San Juan killing many
A Pan American Airways DC-4 with 69 aboard ditched and sank five miles northwest of San Juan harbor. Coast Guard reports 18 survivors, 10 bodies recovered, and five more counted in the water. The plane, captained by the husband of singer Jane Froman, departed New York for Puerto Rico when disaster struck around 11:02 a.m. Rescue amphibians searched the scene as four life rafts were recovered with unclear survivor status.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Coast Guard
San Juan
Pan American Airways
New York
Pan American Air Ways
Jane Froman
Puerto Rico
Pan American
Harbor Entrance
Coast Guard
Bread and pastry prices rise under AP ceiling rules
The Office of Price Stabilization announced new ceiling prices for bread cake and pie to take effect within 30 days. Loaves may cost about one cent more and some cakes up to five cents, with applicability to rolls cookies pastries and doughnuts while crackers and pretzels mostly escape.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Ellis Arnall
McCarthy Booed At Smith College Speech
Senator Joseph McCarthy was hissed and booed by about 2300 Smith College students during a speech condemning Truman Acheson and Jessup. Six walked out as he warned of Korea and warned professors to take loyalty oaths, while he labeled the Korean conflict a losing war and warned of communism.
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Northampton
Mass
Joseph McCarthy
R.wis
Smith College
Truman
Dean Acheson
United Nations
Philip Jessup
Wisconsin
Young Republican Club
McCarthy
Korea
Alger Hiss
State Department
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River Moves Church
Missouri River
Bismarck
Yankee
Huk
Ike
NATO Command
Bulletin
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