Tito Ends His 'Boycotting' of Greek Regime
Belgrade, April 27. Marshal Tito announced the end of his diplomatic boycott of the Greek government and signaled readiness to expand trade with the West. He spoke after being unanimously reelected premier, saying Yugoslavia still hopes for friendly relations with Russia but will cooperate with nations respecting Yugoslavia’s equality. He cited U.S. economic aid and noted trade with Western nations now exceeds prewar Soviet trade.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Russia
Tito
Greece
Italy
Austria
Trieste
United States
Soviet Union
Tita
Debt levels cited by Retail Credit Institute director
William J. Cheney, executive director of the Retail Credit Institute of America, says half the population is debt free and only 22 percent carry installment debt. He cites a Federal Reserve estimate of consumer debt. he believes a more accurate figure is around 12 billion dollars rather than 18 billion.
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Miami Beach
Fla
William J. Cheney
Retail Credit Institute of America
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Bargainers Hagegle All Night Over Chrysler Strike
A long negotiation session failed to end the 93 day Chrysler strike while rail and telephone wage talks continue. In New York 15,000 elevator operators walked out affecting 250,000 residents. Bell system offered wages to 10,000 striking telephone installers as CIO plans a broad pay conference. Picketing was called off and a nationwide phone strike deadline was postponed indefinitely amid potential overall settlements.
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Presa
Chrysler
New York
Bell Telephone System
C. I. O. Communications Workers
Division 6
Joseph A. Beirne
National Union
Long Lines Division 10
Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
C. W. A. Division 33
Brotherhood of Motive Firemen
National Mediation Board
Union
Browder testifies no Communists in State Dept says never met Lattimore
Washington April 27 AP Earl Browder testified there are no Communists in the State Department to his knowledge and he has never met Owen Lattimore. He denied Buden zs claim of party ties to Lattimore and refused to answer questions about a 1945 meeting with Tung Pi Wu. Browder accused Senator Hickenlooper of a fishing expedition as Chairman Tydings pressed for names and witnesses.
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Earl Browder
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Browder
Louis F. Budenz
Communist Party
Lattimore
New York City
Senate
Sen. Hickenlooper
R.town
Tung Pi Wu
Hickenlooper
John Carter Vincent
Switzerland
John Service
U. S
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia
Vincent
Service
Tung
Tydings
D Md
Hicken
Edward Morgan
Overcoats Again Uniform of Day in Central States
Associated Press reports cold weather across the central states with subfreezing temps in the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin and northern Michigan and Illinois. Snow falls in many areas while floods improve but remain costly with about 6000 displaced and 50 million dollars in damage across the Dakotas and Minnesota as Missouri River crests move downstream toward Iowa and Nebraska.
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Associated Press
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Chicago
Minot
Missouri River
Iown-Nebraska
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
Sub Hunts Fruitless Off Maine Coast
Atlantic fleet headquarters said a fruitless submarine search was carried out off the Maine coast after a civilian reported seeing something he thought was a submarine. The Navy investigated and found nothing.
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Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Maine
Navy
Fire Levels Block in Oregon Town
SHERWOOD Ore April 27 A quarter block on the main street south west of Portland was wiped out by swift racing flames today Three frame buildings containing six business firms were destroyed Several others were damaged
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Sherwood
Ore
Portland
Feline Found Inspires Car Noise Tale in Winnipeg
Winnipeg garage scene yields a quirky tale as mechanic Ivan Booth reports his car sounded like a cat. Opening the hood reveals a cat perched on the battery, causing the animal to screech whenever the engine heated up.
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Winnipeg, Iley
Ivan Booth
Booth
Possible Signal From Lost Plane Reported
Hermosa Beach April 27 A pilot reported sighting a possible distress signal from the missing plane carrying Hermosa Beach fire chief Ernest L Haas and his wife Louise The witness Elmer McCune said a flashing mirror was seen from a canyon about 170 miles northwest of Hermosa Beach He circled the area but found no sign and noted strong head winds that could have exhausted Haas gasoline A search by planes covered rugged desert and mountain country between Hermosa Beach and Blythe Calif with no trace and will continue today
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Hermosa Beach
Ernest L. Haas
Louise
Torrance
Phoenix
Ariz
Elmer McCune
Lomita
Haas
McCune
Jim Carden
CAA
Palm Springs
Calif
Here
Blythe
Wind Fells Wall and Kills Two
Wind toppled a concrete block wall at a new Wellsburg drive-in theater burying five workers. Two died and three were critically injured. Four men stood on a 42 foot scaffold when the wall collapsed. a fifth man was unloading at the base. Domeni bee and William Black, both from Wellsburg, died at the hospital.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Domenibee
William Black
Ways and Means Keeps Excise Taxes on Night Clubs and Devices
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to maintain a 20 percent excise tax on night clubs and the 20 percent levy on coin operated devices including bowling alleys billiard and pool tables. They also kept the 20 percent club dues tax and the 20 percent rate on cabarets while approving a lower 10 percent rate on theater tickets. Nonprofit owned bowling alleys and pool tables may be taxed for removal and some coin operated amusement devices may be exempted. President Truman proposed a $655 million excise cut limit and the bill faces possible veto if new revenue is not found.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Truman backs eight Senate subcommittees for bipartisan policy
President Truman endorsed a plan to create eight Senate foreign relations subcommittees to improve bipartisan cooperation with the State Department. He asked the House Foreign Affairs Committee to follow the Senate pattern for free interchange with Congress after meeting with Acheson and Connally.
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Truman
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Congress
White House
State Acheson
Connally
D.-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Costello Says He Is Not Qualified to Discuss Gambling
In Washington on April 27 AP Costello a reputed gambling kingpin told a Senate commerce subcommittee he is not qualified or equipped to provide information on big time wagering in the United States He added Maybe I don t know about it The Italian born witness appeared with attorney George Wolf before a panel chaired by Sen McFarland The hearing focused on a bill to bar the interstate movement of gambling information Police Chief Edward J Allen testified Costello said he has only slight knowledge of bookmakers operations and 15 bookie joints were closed in his 1948 crackdown
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Franz Costello
Senate Commerce
United States
Associated Press
Ashington
Frank Costello
United Rates
Chance
Sen. McFarland
D.-Ariz
McFarland
Costtello
George Wolf
Edward J. Allen
Youngstown
Ohio
Allen
Murder Jurist Faces Death Threat In Minnesota Court
In Glencoe Minnesota Judge Joseph J Moriarty read an unsigned letter threatening his life amid a murder trial. He asked if the author was present and ordered the FBI alerted and a search for firearms among spectators. The threat aimed to influence proceedings in the Rubin Shetsky case over the murder of Albert Schneider.
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Glencoe
Minn
CPI
Joseph J. Moriarty
Moriarty
FBI
Otto Gruenhagen
Rubin Shetsky
Albert Schneider
Minneapolis
Pearls Worth 200000 Missing On Flight From L A
Mrs. Walter Blumenthal reports a string of 73 graduated Oriental pearls valued at 200000 missing after a T W A flight from Los Angeles to Chicago. She wrapped them in a handkerchief and placed them in her purse before departure. Her late husband had collected the pearls over 30 years and they were insured for 000.
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Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Walter Blumenthal
Ambassador East
Teletype News Highlights and Pigskin Roundup
A compact listing of sections and pages from the issue notes where readers can find features such as Congressional Roundup, editorial and financial pages, obituaries, sports, and television Rogie listings along with the Shipping table and various supplements across pages B-2 to A-24.
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U. S
Boyle
Lookout
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