Detroit CIO leader Reuther shot in possible multi assailant attack
Police pursue a hot tip in Detroit on April 22 as unions chief Walter P. Reuther recovers in New Grace Hospital with a shattered right arm after a shotgun attack. Detectives question three union members, search for a red sedan, and examine an empty shell found near his home. Rewards total 117,900 dollars while prosecutors press for clues.
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A.P
Walter P. Reuther
Jack Har Yl
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William Muntford
United Auto Workers
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New Grace Hospital
James V. McNally
73 Reds Arrested in Brazil City Guarded
PORTO ALEGRE Brazil April 22 U W Police arrested 73 Communists on sabotage charges to day and troops were alerted against a reported May 1 revolt plan. Soldiers were placed around all vital areas of this northeastern Brazil city.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Oklahoma Ex solon dies on L A trip
James McClintic 69 former Oklahoma congressman from 1914 to 1934 died aboard a train in Chicago en route to Los Angeles to visit his daughters. He was a Democrat from Snyder and was accompanied by daughter Mrs. Mary Liebert.
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James McClintic
Oklahoma
McClintic
Snyder
Los Angeles
Mary Liebert
Long Beach Ford plant to start production May 15
Nine face trial on gambling charges after police raid. The items appear on Page A-13 with production start date May 15 for the Long Beach Ford plant.
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High Lights
Long Beach
New Costa Rita government cracks down on fighting
Off the Teletype summary notes that the Costa Rita government moves to quell armed clashes as the U S and Latin American nations differ on colonial issues. Mentions various pages and unrelated briefs across the edition.
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U. S
Jess Larson
Oklahoma
Congress
Charis Sawyer
Averell
Harriman
Warren Sees G O P as Cure for Radicalism
Governor Warren of California urged that a Republican administration and Congress offer leadership and curb radicals. He argued the GOP would raise living standards, welcome all Americans, oppose Communists, and serve as the surest antidote for radicalism at home while improving U S aid to Europe and Asia with a two thirds construction to one third relief split.
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Seattle Boeing Strike Launched
Seattle April 22. Pickets patrolled the gates of the Seattle plant of Boeing Airplane Co launching a strike of 13,800 employees. The strike followed failure of federal conciliators to arrange a meeting between the Aeronautical Mechanics Union Ind and company representatives. The company had rejected union wage increase demands of 30 cents an hour or arbitration of the wage dispute.
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Seattle
Soeing Airplane Co
Aeronautical Mechanics Union
Ind
Quakes Shake Hispaniola Island Citywide Damage
Several earthquakes struck Hispaniola with no casualties and only minor damage reported. Macoris and nearby towns reported cracked walls and merchandise spill from shelves while Santiago evacuated the city center briefly amid fears of stronger shocks.
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Domin’ican Republic
Hispaniola
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Cafe Macoris
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Senate Backing For 66 Group Air Force Plan
Senator Gurney said the Senate armed services committee has broad support for the administration 66 group Air Force plan with no objections to him. The defense program totals 46 billion dollars over three years and includes a temporary draft and universal military training. The committee tentatively supports mandatory registration for men ages 14 to 25 with inductions between 19 and wy 2.
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Washington
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gubney
14 year old wife of unionist bears child in Maryland
Mrs Thomas Metz a 14 year old girl and eighth grade student before her marriage last year to a 65 year old mine union official has become the mother of a boy. The child was born at Miners Hospital in Frostburg early this week. Metz is secretary of Local 2523 United Mine Workers of America in Barton.
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Barton, Md
Thomas Metz
Miners Hospital
Frostburg
Metz
United Mine Workers of America
Barton
Nude Beach Fatalities Spark Coastal Mystery
Two nude bodies wash ashore near Malibu and Manhattan Beach after a nocturnal surf party. Identified victims are Helen S. Anguila and Travis Lester Webb of Los Angeles. Notes near the scene hint at personal motives and possible suicides, while a separate infant death is reported in a suitcase on the Santa Monica coast. Police investigate identities, belongings, and the sequence of events along the Southern California shore.
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Malibu Beach
Helen S. Anguila
Los Angeles
Travis Lester Webb
Manhattan Beach
Santa Monica
Vista del Mar
Tense
Dianne
Melvin
Lice
Melvin Reed
Sepul‘veda Blvd
J. H. Coggins
West
Veterans’ Hospitals
German Ships May Aid ERP
Hamburg dispatch reports a British shipping official stating the German merchant fleet will likely grow to support the European Recovery Plan. He notes the plan may require increased German carrying capacity soon and that the issue is being watched by the German Economic Council and Allied control authorities.
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Hamburg
Germany
Economic Council
Man Dies While Donating Blood
Edwin McCaffrey a 41 year old railroad clerk collapsed and died during a blood transfusion to a fellow worker in Huntington West Virginia Doctors tied the death to acute heart failure following old chest wounds and lung collapse Coroner F X Schuler noted the incident occurred after a needle was inserted in his right arm
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W. Va
Edwin McCaffrey
F. X. Schuler
McCaffrey
Schuler
Broad
U S Steel Rejects Wage Hike and Cuts Prices
U S Steel today rejected wage increase demands from the United Steelworkers and announced price cuts of about 25 million dollars a year. President Benjamin F. Fairless called the move an effort to curb living costs while J L Murray criticized good faith negotiations. The share of wage talks followed by a coal miners back-to-work wave, with about 320000 of 400000 miners reportedly returning to work after John L. Lewis urged a return to duty and delayed a welfare fund meeting amid a court challenge to a pension plan.
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Philip Murray
Murray
John L. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Japanese Police and Striker Clash at Typwriter Plant
In Tokyo on April 22 a clash between police and workers left several injured after police arrested 14 officers and 250 workers who had barricaded themselves inside a typewriter factory during a protest.
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Tokyo
Truman to Speak at Graduation Rites in Berkeley
President Truman will speak at the University of California commencement on June 12 at 2 30 p m. The White House said he accepted the invitation from University President Robert C Sproul in a telephone call. Uncertainty remains about travel plans and potential June appearances in Chicago or other cities. He plans to attend the 35th Division reunion in Omaha and will visit Bolivar Missouri on July 5 for the unveiling of a statue of Simon Bolivar.
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White House
Robert C. Sproul
Charles G. Ross
Ross
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Sen. Lucas
D-Ill
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Omaha
Bolivar
Simon Bolivar
Richest Port Falls in Heavy Night Fighting
AIFA Palestine April 22 Jews seized Haifa after all-night fighting. British authorities to mediate cease-fire. Haganah denied cease-fire terms including disarmament of Arab forces, surrender of arms, free movement, deportation of foreign Arab troops, and curfew. Arab sources hint acceptance. Arab casualties denied by Haganah.
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Mount Carmel
Palestine
Aifa
Stalingrad
Haganah
Hagahah
Arab National Committee
Diver Rescued After Three-Hour Plunge Under Harbor
Edward Christiansen of Oyster Bay New York survived three hours imprisoned under tons of mud at New York Harbor. He was brought to the surface and declared, Thank God I'm alive, with police noting he was in fine shape after the helmet was removed.
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New York
New York Harbor
Edward Christiansen
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Taft Housing Bill Clears Senate Amid Farm Program
The Senate passed the Taft-Hartley-Wagner long range housing bill by voice vote with an amendment for a $263,500,000 farm housing program. It authorizes federal subsidies and loans to aid housing, including support for severely disabled veterans, under Agriculture Department direction. Loans run up to 33 years at four percent, aiming to build 15,000,000 homes in the next decade.
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Washington
Senate
America
Young
R.N. D
Russell
D.-Ga
AICO
Agriculture Department
Policy Switch Rapped in U N on Palestine Plan
At Lake Success April 22, Australia the Soviet bloc and the Jewish Agency challenged the U N move to drop the Palestine partition plan. Australia proposed immediate partition with provisional governments and local militias while the Arab states would be barred from participation. France urged urgent action to protect Jerusalem and its relics.
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U. N. General Assembly
United Nations
Australia
Assembly
Five Nation’ Palestine Partition Commission
Palestine
France
Committee
Jerusalem
Dumping of Arsenic in Sewer Kills Cattle in Brazoria County
In Houston on April 22 UP a spill dumped about 6000 gallons of arsenical wastewater into the sewer system. The poison killed about 400 cattle along Little Linville Creek as the effluent flowed into the waterway. Local warden H T noted the heads and carcasses along the banks.
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Texas
Brazoria County
Suul Vanea Ee
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Little Linville Creek
Norwegian freighter Kookaburra aground near Manila
The 2100 ton Norwegian freighter Kookaburra ran aground today off the San Bernardino Strait about 250 miles southeast of Manila. There were no immediate reports of casualties or further details on salvage efforts.
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San Bernardino Strait
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