Italy Election Crushes Communists as Christian Democrats Lead
Return tallies from Italy's elections show anti Communist forces ahead in the senate and chamber. Premier De Gasperi says voters rejected Bolshevik aims and signals potential control of both houses by the Christian Democrats. Saragat hails democracy's rebirth and Western alignment.
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Italy
Giuseppe Saragat
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Europe
Russia
Balkans
Popular Front
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Socratic Party
Chamber of Deputies
Interior Ministry
Senate
Christian Democrats
Chamber
the Front
de Gasperi
United States Pushes Allied Troop Plan for Palestine
U S officials propose sending troops to Palestine if other friendly nations join in a temporary U N trusteeship under a US backed plan Austin said the United States is not prepared to act alone and discussed talks with Britain and France as possible contributors The Jewish Agency urged the Security Council to remove the Arab Legion while immigration limits were outlined as a temporary measure for displaced Jews
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Palestine
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Special Palestine Assembly
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U. N
Holy Land
General Assembly
Britain
France
Assembly
Jewish Agency For Palestine
U. N. Security Council
Arab Legion of
Trans-Jordan
Strike Authorized By UAW Over Chrysler Wages
The 22-man executive board of the United Automobile Workers union unanimously authorized a strike by 75,000 Chrysler employees if needed to secure wage gains. Norman Matthews, regional director, will decide whether to call the strike. The union trimmed its demand from 30 cents to 18 1 2 cents an hour, with total concessions estimated at 35 cents.
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U.P
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers’ Union
Chrysler Corporation
Norman Matthews
Chrysler Department
Matthews
Leo Kotin
Bellhop Receives Life Term for Stockton Girl Murder
Charles Edwin Thomasson, 26, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the slaying of Lulu Easley, a Stockton waitress. Judge Lowell L. Sparks sentenced him to life in San Quentin after the state recommended the term, averting execution. The crime occurred during a motor trip from Stockton to Oregon and back, with six bullets fired into Easley’s head near Roseville.
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Charles Edwin Thomasson
Lowell L. Sparks
Sparks
San Quentin
Thomasson
Lulu Easley
Klamath Falls
Ore
California
Roseville
San Bernardino
Miners Weigh Fate After Lewis Fines Hit Union
Pittsburgh reports a split reaction to the 1.42 million dollar fines on John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Some call the penalties a dirty deal while others see relief. idle digs rise as the contract clock ticks toward June renewal and possible further action.
Penalty delayed in civil suit to observe reaction
In Washington on April 20 A P reports John L Lewis fined 20000 and the United Mine Workers 1400000 for contempt with a jail threat looming if a court stop strike order is ignored. Judge Goldsborough favored jail while Morison sought fines only. The case tests miners work schedules and government aims to enforce court orders.
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A.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
J. Alan Goldsborough
H. Graham Morison
Morison
Goldsborough
U. S. District Court
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
G&dsborough
Supreme Court
The
At Least 11 Dead in French Mine
A coal mine explosion near Lille France killed at least 11 miners with 6 others missing and four prisoners of war unaccounted for. Two girl workers at the pithead are missing as rescue teams battled stormy conditions and a lightning storm. Officials cited a coal dust ignition from a short circuit as the cause.
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Lille
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Sallaumines
Youths Take Over Long Beach Directions Highlighted
In Long Beach a youth oriented feature dominates Page B-1 with a focus on city direction for the day. The Board of Education advances plans for a Technical Institute as reported on Page B-1.
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Long Beach
Board of Education
Technical Institute
Isolation of Actinium Reported by Neutron Bombardment
Radioactive element actinium is isolated for the first time by bombardment of radium with neutrons. The note mentions other items on the page including a Jewish food convoy under fire and various section markers across pages A and B.
Murder Charge Faces Doctor In West Virginia
Prosecutor Richard Parsons said a murder charge would be filed against Dr. W. Richard Stevens, who fled his Bartley home after fatally shooting his wife. His car was found abandoned in Atwell Hollow as officers searched the area. Stevens, about 35, a physician at a Bartley coal company, was believed armed with two pistols.
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Richard R. Parsons
W. Richard Stevens
Bartley
Parsons
Stevens
Atwell Hollow
Princess Anne and Prince Michael Depart for Paris Mission
Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma and her brother Prince Michael left Copenhagen for Paris last night. Informants say she plans to travel from Paris to Switzerland to rejoin former King Mihail of Romania.
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Anne of Bourbon-Parma
Prince Michael
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Romania
Norman Thomas Warns Against Peacetime Draft
Norman Thomas told the House armed services committee that a peacetime draft would push war toward within ten years or more. He urged universal disarmament under international control and criticized the proposed draft as dangerous and un-American. Thomas, Socialist candidate for President, testified as Postwar World Council chairman.
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Norman Thomas
Thomas
House Armed Services Committee
World Council
Truman
House Committee
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R.mo
Congress
Guard Fatally Stabbed in Ohio Penitentiary Riots
In Columbus a prison guard died and two others were wounded after a berserk inmate identified as John Thomas, 34, attacked inside Ohio Penitentiary for about 20 minutes. He surrendered when guards trapped him in a dining room. no shots were fired. Walter W. Zimmer, guard since 1942, was killed. S. P. Chesshir and Frank C. Lower, both Columbus residents, were injured.
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Ohio Penitentiary
John Thomas
Montgomery County
Walter W. Zimmer
Westerville
Progress Made in Settling Mart Strike
A 93 day-old strike of A F L New York Stock Exchange employees continued today but federal mediator Walter A Maggiolo said definite progress has been made toward a settlement after a five and a half hour negotiating session with the union.
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A. F
L. New York Stock Exchange
Walter A. Maggiolo
Jamming of Voice of America Frequencies Traced
U S ships identify a high power Russian station at Khabarovsk 400 miles north of Vladivostok as the jammer of Voice of America broadcasts to the Far East. Bearings taken at sea confirm the interference source.
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Voice of America
Far East
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
U. S
State Dept Seeks Power to Sell Arms to Allies
The State Department will ask Congress for authority to sell arms to friendly nations and withhold from potential enemies as a step toward possible U S lend lease for non Communist Western Europe. Spokesmen will urge action on a new munitions control act, a measure introduced by President Truman a year ago but stalled.
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State Department
Congress
Western
Europe
State
Navy Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Fourth of ERP Fund Slated for Britain
Britain is earmarked for 1.3243 billion dollars of the 5.3 billion European Recovery Program the House appropriations committee heard today. Hoff man presented detailed allocations to France Italy the Netherlands and the U S western Germany with plans for grain cotton petroleum and tobacco funding and noted quick start financing via RFC and Export-Import Bank bonds.
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France
Italy
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Paul G. Hoffman
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Appropriations Committee
Homemade Bomb Injures Three Boys Near School
In Hollywood on April 20 three boys were hospitalized with injuries from a homemade bomb found near Laurel Elementary School. The device exploded yesterday when 7 year old Bertram Abrams bounced it on a corridor floor as students left recess. Other injured were Marvin Nell and Paul Learnax.
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Hollywood
Bertram Abrams
Laurel Elementary
Marvin Nel- Paul Learnax
Bela
Truck Mishap Kills 17 Near Black Sea
ISTANBUL April 20 Seventeen people died when a truck slid off a highway along the Black Sea near Hopa. Fifteen others were hurt in the accident, according to press reports from the eastern Turkish city.
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Black Sea
Istanbul
Turkey
Hopa
DC-4 Found With 3 Dead in Mexico
A Douglas DC4 found wrecked in Sonora with three dead crew members. Army troops from Ciudad Obregon moved in to recover the bodies and examine the crash. The craft was a new plane intended for Jorge Pasquel, head of Novedades and the Mexican Baseball League, a favorite of President Manuel Avila Camacho's circles.
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Mexico City
Sonora
Ciudad Obregon
Jorge Pasquel
Novedades
Mexican Baseball League
Miguel Aleman
Pasquel
China Reds Hold Ship's Passengers
Sah Kuan-jen, captain of the Wanli, said 1234 passengers are held by Chinese Communists after the ship ran aground off Chengshan on the Shantung peninsula. The Reds allegedly plan to release them soon, including one American among the group.
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Sah Kuan-jen
Wanli
Chengshan
Shantung Peninsula
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Bern
Lena
Singtao
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