That Wasn't an Ultimatum Washington Clucks at Truman
Washington dispatch reports Truman sparked Western reaction with offhand remarks claiming a personal ultimatum to Stalin over Iran. Officials clarified the note concerned Iran and Russia’s troops withdrawal in 1946. Byrnes stated Truman did not threaten force, stressing diplomatic and UN actions instead.
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Truman
Ferday
Roger Tubby
State Department
Stalin
Russia
Iran
Tubby
Tran
Byrnes
Fremier Stalin
Weather outlook with scattered showers and mild winds
Occasional showers tonight give way to partly cloudy conditions Saturday with a chance of scattered showers. Temperature holds near current levels tomorrow as west winds reach 10 to 22 miles per hour.
Torrance Man Among Victims on St. Paul
Thirty American sailors died in an explosion in a gun turret of the cruiser St. Paul off Korea. Navy officials called it the worst naval disaster of the Korean War. George Costa, a Torrance resident, is named among the victims. the board investigates the blast from an undetermined origin while the ship remains in Korean waters.
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St. Paul
Navy
Associated Press
Tokyo
Korea
George Costa
Burnet
Gramercy Ave
Torrance
Landslide Kills 3 on French Riviera
In Menton France three people died and four remained missing after a rain induced landslide smashed 20 houses. Thirteen were injured and officials warned more bodies could be found in wreckage or mud.
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Menton
France
French Riviera
Mossadegh Reaches Deal to Resume U S Iran Aid
Tehran April 25 authoritative sources say Premier Mossadegh and the United States have agreed on terms to resume U S military aid to Iran. The clash over a six commitment contract tied to western cooperation was resolved via notes between Mossadegh and U S Ambassador Lou Henderson. The pledge cited support for the United Nations, defense buildup, and resistance to aggression.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
United States
U. S
Mossadegh
West
Lou Henderson
Henderson
U. S. State Department
Truman Above Rule of Court Judge is Told
The government contends in the steel seizure case that the President stands beyond reach of the courts and is accountable only to the country for his actions. Industry counsel called this a claim of royal prerogative, a court battle that could lead to a historic Supreme Court decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S
David A. Pine
Holmes Baldridge
Theodore Kiegdl
U.S. Steel
President Voted CIO Membership for Truman
In Pittsburgh on April 25, Joseph A. Vitori reports President Truman is a CIO United Steelworkers member by unanimous vote of Local 1557 after the steel industry seizure on April 8. The issue centers on presidential powers and a district court challenge arguing limits of executive authority and accountability.
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Pittsburgh
Apri
Truman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Joseph A. Vitori
Teyman
Notorious Yacht Bandit Executed in San Quentin
SAN QUENTIN, April 25. Lipsyd E. Sampsell, 52, the notorious yacht bandit of the 1920s, was executed in the gas chamber today for killing a bystander during a San Diego bank holdup. He spoke briefly of a wasted life, claimed a son overseas, and noted he left something good behind. Sampsell and Ethan McNab robbed banks from a yacht that patrolled the West Coast in the 1920s.
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San Quentin
Lipsyd
E. Sampsell
San Diego
Jthis
Sen
Sampseil
Samppseil
State Supreme Court
Fed
Sampsell
Ethan McNab
McNab
Arctic Trapper Feud Ends in Triad of Deaths
In Exkrines Yukon River village 200 miles west, native trapper Robert Boh was beaten by Nelson Mee. A bystander Fred Glin was killed by a rifle bullet as the two men argued. Boh then killed himself, and Bob’s remorse led to him slashing his throat. A marshal’s deputy arrived to investigate and McQueston then shot himself.
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United State
Frank Chapados
Yukon River
Exkrines
Here
Robert Boh
Nelson Mee
Fred Glin
Bob
McQueston
Probers Denounce Graft in Buying Army Auto Parts
Congressional investigators report new evidence of improper ties between high ranking government officials and firms supplying automotive parts to the government. A House expenditures subcommittee cites increased government business for a company after hiring a former ordnance inspector and another after hiring a retired Army captain. Prior disclosures led to the removal of Brig. Gen. David J. Crawford at the Detroit tank arsenal and Col. Shirley W. McTlwain at the Rossford arsenal. The panel urges the FTC to study auto industry trade practices and action.
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Washington
House
Subcommittee
David J. Crawford
Tank Automotive Center
Detroit
Shirley W. McTlwain
Rossford Arsenal
Federal Trade Commission
Truman Urges Senate to Restore Flood Spending
President Truman asked the Senate to restore a 29 percent cut by the House in his flood control and river harbor budget. In a letter to Senator McClellan he argued the economy was false after floods on the Missouri River and upper Mississippi River and Red River of the North. He requested 600.06 million dollars for flood control and river harbor appropriations. the House had voted 347.2 million.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
McWellan
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Red River
Classifieds and features listed by newspaper page references
A catalog of page locations for sections including Beach Combing on B-1, Bridge on A-9, Classified Ads from B-8 to B-13, Comics on A-4, Crossword on B, Editorial on B-7, Radio and Television on A-12, Sports on A-15 to A-17, Theaters on B, and Women's Activities on B-2 and B-3.
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Boyle
Reds End Secret POW Talks with U N but Plans Plenary Session
In Munsan Korea April 25 AP reports the U N command proposed a full dress meeting of Allied and Communist armistice delegations six hours after the Communists halted secret negotiations on prisoner exchange. The move ends secrecy as the Communists accuse the Allies of deception and say only 70,000 of 159,000 prisoners may return. The tally shows 132,000 prisoners plus 47,000 reclassified as civilians internees, with 16,000 South Koreans also processed.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
L. N
Tsai Cheng Wen
U. N
Ilike
Red
Reds
Michigan Prison Mutiny Ends After Four Days of Siege
Jackson, Mich. April 23. Southern Michigan prison mutiny cost one life and ended as 172 convicts barricaded in eel block 15 surrendered and released the hostages after Gov. Williams agreed to a no reprisals reform plan. Auditing official Martin criticized the surrender as ruining prison discipline, while Williams defended restraint. Prosecutor Campbell said charges could be brought against ringleaders.
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Jackson
Mich
Southern Michigan
Gil Mennen Williams
Geneval
John B. Marytin Jr
U. S
Senaté
Michigan
Williams
Martin
Frank G. Millard
Jackson County
George Campbell
Afraid to Stop Sparks Car Crash Into Train
Youngstown Ohio April 25 nurse Gwendolyn Owens age 24 drove around a railroad brakeman’s red lantern and struck a train saying she did not want to stop in that neighborhood after dark. She escaped injury.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Gwendolyn Owens
Porlice
Two Explosions Injury 24 At Chicago High School Show
In a high school chemistry demonstration titled Trip Through Hades at Tilden Technical High School Chicago 24 people were injured none seriously during two blasts. One blast followed a dramatic water burning stunt and a pupil dumping a sodium drop into a beaker. The second blast occurred as an adult attempted to aid a fainted teacher's wife and dumped a bottle containing sodium into a sink causing a vicious explosion.
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Chicago
Hades
Tilden Technical High School
Tilden
Alfred Ingle
Collins
Marjorie
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Rowland Evans
Probers
Joseph Dzal
Dzal
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