Conciliators Work to Balk Railroad Tie-up in Chicago
President Truman expressed belief that the Federal Conciliation Service will settle the threatened railroad strike. Federal mediators met labor reps in Chicago as Douglass called the dispute a serious threat to the economy and urged the Rail way Labor Act to act.
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Federal Conciliation Service
Truman
Boeing
Seattle
Chicago
Frank Douglass
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Francis A. O’neill Jr
Washington
Douglass
New York Stock Exchange
A. F. L. United Financial
Exchange
Curb Exchange
Chrysler Accord
Arabs reject international police for Jerusalem plan
Arabs refused the French proposal for a UN backed volunteer police force to guard Jerusalem and objected to foreign troops as a form of police. Jamal Husseini said Arabs would not cooperate but would not resist a proposed force. The plan followed a mutual truce agreement for the old walled city.
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Lake Success
Jerusalem
Jamal Husseini
Arab Higher Committee For
Palestine
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Husseini
Pea
Moshe Shertok
Jewish Agency
U.N
Jerusaem
United States
U. N
Hn U.N
Iraq
Trusteeship Council
Roger Garreau
O. K
U. S
Philip Cressup
U. N. Palestine Assembly
New York
John H. Hilldring
Marshall
Truman Attacks GOP Plan to Shorten Atom Chiefs Terms
President Truman denounced Republican proposals to shorten the terms of the Atomic Energy Commissioners delaying atomic development. He noted current terms expire August 1 and warned shortened terms would bring uncertainty harming economic and defense use of atomic energy. He said commissioners were chosen without regard to politics.
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Ashington
Truman
Rainfall Records, Coast Winds Harass Long Beach
Rainfall of .40 of an inch recorded in Long Beach as winds harass the coast. Other headlines note water bonds to be retired from earnings and a pension checkup for 100,000 retired Army and Navy officers on the slate.
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Long Beach
U. S. Treasury
Local newspaper index of sections and pages
An index listing the newspaper sections such as Bridge on page A-17 Comics on page 8 through 18 Editorial on page A-16 Markets on page A-10 Local news on page A-13 Radio on page A-17 Shipping table on A-8 Sports on pages B-13 to B-15 Theaters on page B-8 plus tides and temperatures on page A-8 and activities on pages B-1
Yanks to Fly Over Berlin Ordered by Clay
Frankfurt Germany April 29 General Lucius D Clay American commander in Germany said he will order B 29 Superfortresses to fly over Berlin when he finds it desirable He noted a group was stood by for such a mission but flight was not necessary at the time He denied canceling due to a leak and said he has no plans to seek reinforcements for American occupation troops regardless of US draft action He said Russian forces greatly outnumber American forces here and he is not worried about immediate war.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
Clay
United States
Fire Kills Three at San Bernardino
A San Bernardino fire destroyed a five room home killing three girls and leaving their mother and two other children critically burned. Ruby James, 26, may die. Daughters Gloria Murill seven and Albertine three were trapped. Roberta James two died in hospital. Richard ten and Wanda Jean Murill five receive treatment.
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San Bernardino
Ruby James
Gloria Dianne Murrill
Albertine James
Roberta James
Richard
Wanda Jean Murrill
Russians Inspect German Traffic in Occupation Zone
Russian military police in the hundreds conducted strict inspection of all traffic and transport in the Soviet occupation zone near Berlin. The operation aimed to tighten control as Allied forces oversee the area.
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Berlin
Insane Prisoner Kills Police Chief In Adairville Standoff
In Adairville, Kentucky, 60 year old Chief of Police Rufus Barrow was shot and killed by Ed Burkes, 20, who then held off a crowd for over an hour with the officer's pistol. Capers Crumbaugh, 45, eventually disarmed Burkes as deputies avoided the crowd. Barrow led the Adairville force about ten years and previously served as Franklin, Kentucky’s night chief.
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Adairville
Rufus Barrow
Ed Burkes
Sheriff's
Capers Crumbaugh
Burkes
Logan County
Tennessee Line
Russellville
Springfield
Tenn
Reuben Kemp
Tom Shea
Barrow
Franklin
New Diesel Freight Engine Jumps Track
The Pennsylvania Railroad’s new 6000 horsepower diesel freight locomotive derailed in Cincinnati’s Terrace Park after leaving for Harrisburg. Eleven of fourteen freight cars left the tracks. No injuries were reported. Cause not known immediately.
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Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terrace Park
Harrisburg
Royall Warns Foe Could Seize Bases for Air Attacks
Army Secretary Kenneth Royall told the Senate appropriations panel that a hostile nation could capture bases in Alaska the Azores Newfoundland Greenland Iceland or elsewhere to strike the United States by air. He urged expanding the Air Force and using ground forces to hold bases while pressing an aggressive air war. The hearing reviewed House approved funding of 3.198 billion dollars for immediate expansion to 70 groups, 822 million more than Defense Secretary Forrestal requested.
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Ashington
U.P
Army
Kenneth Royall
Alaska
Azores
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Greenland
Iceland
Newfoundland
Air Force
Defense
James Forrestal
Flood Subside As Death Toll Reaches Fourteen
Flood waters receded in most prairie sections while the death toll rose to 14. The latest victim was 2-year-old Ronald Smith who drowned in a water filled excavation in Regina. Grain farmers eye aerial seeding as drought risks threaten crop timing.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Can
Prairie Provinces
Ronald Smith
Regina
Canada
Forrestal to Visit Canadian Capital
Ottawa reports that U S Secretary of Defense Forrestal will visit Ottawa from May 7 to 10 to confer with Canadian officials on joint defense issues. Defense matters, especially Arctic cooperation and personnel interchange, have been a focus of U S Canada talks led by Brooke Claxton.
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Ottawa
National Defense
Brooke Claxton
U. S
Defense Forrestal
United States
Canada
Arctic
Sawyer Named to Commerce Chief by Senate Committee
The Senate commerce committee approved Charles Sawyer of Cincinnati for Secretary of Commerce and sent the nomination to the full Senate. Also recommended were Harrington Wimberly to the Federal Power Commission, Russell B. Adams to the Civil Aeronautics Board, and Delos Wilson Rentzel as administrator of Civil Aeronautics. The committee did not act on Thomas C. Buchanan for the Power Commission, with a hearing set for next Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Charles Sawyer
Cincinnati
Federal Power Commission
Russell B. Adams
Wheeling
W. Va
Civil Aeronautics Board
Delos Wilson Rentzel
Alexandria
Civil Aeronautics
Thomas C. Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Power Commission
White
Buchanan
Coal Lock Closing South Gate G M Plant
Los Angeles daily report says General Motors will shut down its South Gate assembly plant due to coal shortages. About 8000 workers will be idle and the production line will lose 1400 Buicks Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs. Shutdown planned for the week of May 7.
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Los Angeles
General Motors
Toda
Sout Gate
Russia Threat to American Flag on Danube Steamer
April 29 Vienna report says a Russian naval party boarded the Stadt Passau excursion steamer and demanded the U S flag be lowered. An American sergeant refused and Russians threatened to shoot but later withdrew the demand after discussion.
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Vienna
Danube
Stadt Passau
U. S
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Jaffa
Stock Exchange
Associated Press
C. I. O. United Auto Workers and Management
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Gretchen Merrill
Boston
Winchester
Miss Merrill
Dion Rummage
Big Ruth
Madison Square Garden
New York Herald
Dion
Holy City
Irgun
Zvai Lemi
W. Fuller
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Jordan River
Trans-Jordan
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Bessan
Abdullah
Amman
Gesher
Jordan Valley
Trans- Jordan
Dessouki Abaza Pasha
Cairo
Abdul Ilah
Maashieh
United Nations
Haganah
Bat Yam
Arab Legion
Fawzi al Kaukji
Arab Volunteer Army
Jeish Tel Aviv
G. C O.P
D. Harold Oliver
Icy
Psace
Postal
Senate
White House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Royall
Forrestal
Canadian
Sawyer U. K
Commerce
G. M
Russia
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