Coast Guard says distress calls about Saint Domingue hoax
Distress messages claimed the 3108 ton French steamship Saint Domingue was afire and sinking off Jamaica. Army aircraft and two Navy destroyers found no danger as Mackay Radio reported the ship abandoned and sinking. later reports placed it safely in a French port.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Saint Domingue
Caribbean Sea
Beas
St. Dominique
Kingston
Jamaica
Mackay
Manhattan Beach
Operators May Toss Pensions Into Lewis Lap
Mine operators propose to pay 10 cents a ton on all coal mined to John L. Lewis United Mine Workers instead of funding a union controlled pension fund. The move aims to strip operator control and prevent disputes like the six week strike ending now. The current contract has built a 23 million dollar pension fund from half cent tonnage royalties.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Missing Long Beach girl found safe after search
Long Beach residents breathed relief as a four year old girl reported missing was located unharmed following an extensive search across the area. Officials coordinated with local agencies and volunteers to cover parks, beaches, and residential streets until the child was located and returned to her family.
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Long Beach
Bridal Shower Aboard Bus Celebrates Detroit Bride
In Detroit on April 24 18 year old Jean Welch fiance of Norman Schmied was honored at a bridal shower aboard a city bus carrying 160 daily commuters to downtown Detroit. The bus was decorated with crepe paper and balloons and the riders wore paper hats while sharing coffee cookies and doughnuts. Bus driver Parker Warford joined the festivities as the couple announced their engagement.
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Detroit Street Railway
Parker Warford
Joan Welch
Miss Welch
Detroit
Associated Prass Wirophoto
Etroit
Jean Welch
Sassige
Explosions Rock Denver Girls School After Mines Raid
Police investigated mysterious blasts near Colorado Women's College in Denver at 2 15 a m. Investigators linked the incident to a raid by nearby Colorado School of Mines students who faced bans on dating and socializing with CW C coeds. No Mines students were arrested though three youths were held. explosives were found in their car.
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Denver
Colorado ‘Women’s College
Young Ladies’ Institution
Colorado
School of Mines
Golden
Sergent
Arthur Shotwell
Denver Police
Mines
Stiderits
Five Dead Ten Hurt in Iowa Tornado Tragedy
Five people died and ten were injured as a tornado ripped through a northeast Iowa community. Simon Huffman, 62, died in New Hampton from internal injuries after his wife and grandson were killed. The storm leveled part of Joes village, then crossed to Elma and Creston, destroying farms and buildings.
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Lowa
Veetardan
Severins Govenweens
Simon’ Huffman
New Hampton Hospital
Joes
Elma
Cresto
Simon Huffman
Bill Huffman
Leo Brooks
Carol
Homes Collapse in France Kills Six
Metz France April 24 six persons killed when two five story houses entered the city in a collapse.
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France
Metz
Dollar Bills Don’t Sell in Bluefield Market
Bluefield West Virginia April 24 02 One dollar bills fail to move at 89 cents each and buyers fear a catch. Local storemen report business slow with some customers grumbling that 89 cents is more than a dollar is worth.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Austin
Jewish Attack Begins on Arab Village Near Haifa
Reports say fighting raged through the night near Balad Esh Sheikh five miles southeast of Haifa as Jewish forces pressed toward the Nazareth road. British High Commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham said Arabs provoked the attack and that Haifa fell to Jewish forces after negotiations to evacuate civilians. Ben-Gurion urged Jews to mobilize all resources in response to Arab attacks on Haifa.
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Jerusalem
Balad Esh Sheikh
Haifa
Nazareth
Alan Gordon. Cunningham
Cunningham
London
Washington
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
League
Cairo
David Ben-Gurion
Haganah
Holy Land
Western Governors Favor Warren for U S President
Nevada Governor Vail Pittman praised Earl Warren at a Western Governors Conference banquet, hoping Warren becomes the GOP nominee and arguing he is a capable western leader. Utah Governor Gay Maw echoed the praise, saying the Republican party should seriously consider Warren’s candidacy.
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Sacramento
California
Earl Warren
U. S
Nevada
Vail Pittman
Western Governors’ Conference
G. QO. P
Gov. Warren
Gay
Herbert Maw
Utah
Warren
Bomb Explodes at Yugoslav Exhibit
A small bomb exploded after a Yugoslav documentary exhibition closed in Rome. No damage was reported and no arrests were made according to UP Police.
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Yugoslav
Rome
Derailment Slows Espee Service
Glendale April 24 A Southern Pacific freight train derailed slowing service by more than an hour as three cars left the track.
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Espee
Glendale
Southern Pacific
Pou Aylight
Condon Report Refused by Commerce Secretary
Acting Secretary of Commerce William C. Foster refused to provide an FBI loyalty report on Dr. Edward Condon. He cited Truman's order to keep military and related reports secret and referred the matter to the president after the House demanded the document in a 300 to 29 vote.
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Washington
Wiliam C. Foster
Secretary of Commerce
House
FBI
Edward Co. Condon
Truman
Foster
Commerce Department
John Andrews
Daylight Saving Time Starts Tomorrow in Eastern Areas
About 60 million Americans will move clocks forward to daylight time at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow, with wide observance in the northeast and rural areas likely to stay on standard time. Most railroads and airlines run on standard time while networks adjust schedules. California and Nevada keep daylight time until January to conserve power. Congress may grant nationwide authority next week, supported by Sen. J. Howard McGrath and President Truman has not committed yet.
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New York
California
Nevada
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Sen. J. Howard McGrath
D-R. 1
Fuller, Former British Actor, Dies
Margate England April 24 Albert Fuller former stage and film comedian and motion picture producer died at his home here today. He was 57. His stage name was Leslie Fuller.
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Margate
England
Albert Fuller
Jand
Leslie Fuler
Second Blaze at El Segundo Refinery Leaves 13 Burned
A.P. report says the Standard Oil of California refinery in El Segundo suffered a second explosion and fire in under five months. Thirteen workers hospitalized for burns. fire extinguished five hours after the blast at 3:30 a.m. Winds aided flames and smoke seen 15 miles away. Investigations launched. damage put at several hundred thousand dollars.
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EL Segundo
Standard Oil
California
Los Angeles ‘Municipal
Ingiewoood
Los Angeles
N. S. Loving
Donald R. Harger
Glenn Pagett
Elliott Fleadd
Albert Belcher
Otto Becker
Howard Morgan
Bob Floyd
Elmer Feterson
Elden Walker
Fred Kirchmeyer
Frank Widen
Robert Dunkle
Standard
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach Admitted With Infection
Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach is hospitalized at Fort Jay Regional Hospital on Governors Island with an upper respiratory infection. An Army spokesman said he is doing as well as he expected after arrival from a nonofficial trip to Panama aboard the Cristobal, aided by a hospital transfer after a temperature spike.
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New York
Lewis Schwellenbach
Fort Jay
Governors ,Island
Army
Seom
Schwellenbach
Cristobal
Panama
Cambridge Installs New Mayor After 1321 Ballots
Cambridge Massachusetts, population 111000, elected Michael J. Neville, a 42 year old lawyer, after a marathon sequence of 1321 ballots over 15 weeks. Councilman Edward A. Crane shifted his vote on the 1320th ballot, obtaining Neville a four vote margin. Crane later withdrew, citing exhaustion as the process ended with Neville’s victory. Governor Bradford planned to name a mayoral appointee by Monday.
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Cambridge
Mass
Michael J. Neville
Edward A. Crane
Neville
Crane
Robert F. Bradford
Davis Offered Freedom in Reuther Case Quiz
Nelson Davis, questioned since Thursday about the attempt to kill Walter P. Reuther, was offered release by Circuit Judge Arthur Webster if he posts a 2000 bond before 4:30 p.m. There is no charge against him. Davis, an admitted Communist, may be recalled for further questioning. His attorney said he would be available. Prosecutor McNally protested, citing unverified information crucial to the case. Davis denied reporting knowledge of Reuther's assailant.
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Detroit
Nelson Davis
Walter P. Reuther
Arthur Webster
Davis
James N. McNally
McNally
Navy fliers rescued after bomber ditching in Atlantic
Five Navy aviators from Quonset NAS were rescued by the U S liner Washington after abandoning their twin engined Neptune bomber following engine failure during a Bermuda flight. They spent about three and a half hours on two life rafts 40 miles west of Nantucket Light before rescue. All men were chilled but suffered no serious injuries.
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New York
Atlantic
U. S
Washington
Nantucket Light
Quonset
R. J
Naval Air Station
Bermuda
Harvey M. Rouzer
Salisbury
N. C
Ens
Philip J. Fagin
Glen Cove
Sherman F Dudley
Madison
Wis
Acmmomas F. ‘Thurston
F. D
Chester
Richmond
ACR
William P. Delli-Gatt
Pittsburgh
U. S. War Plants Readied for Emergency Use
The administration seeks authority to restore 200 surplus government war plants and place them in four proposed national industrial reserves in standby condition. The munitions board sent the bill to the Senate armed services committee after months of study amid concerns over deterioration since V J Day.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Munitions Board
White House
War Assets Administration
Secretary Marshall Returns to Washington From Bogota
Secretary of State Marshall flies back to Washington after the Bogota Inter-American Conference, signaling continued work on economic issues and organizational pact. He will join his wife at their Virginia farm and return to the capital Monday with key aides including Martin and Donnelly.
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Washington
A.P
Marashall
Bogota
Marshall
William McChesney Martin
Export-Import Bank
Marshall S. Carter
Martin
Armour
Walter Donnely
William Pawley
Paul Daniels
State Department
Donnelly
Venezuela
Pawley
Brazil
Lovett
Leesburg
Red Leaders of Portugal in Custody
Lisbon reports the arrest of 50 alleged Communist leaders including professors and lawyers with several women among them. One confessed to organizing communism in the army and navy, with 13 officers purged last June over a plot against the government. Dr Francisco Ramos da Costa named as military Communist organizer.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ministry of the Interior
Army
Navy
Francisco Ramos da Costa
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