Clay Warns Civilians Face Hard Heavy Shortages Late Year
Washington March 31 Gen Lucius D Clay leaves Washington to rejoin private industry and predicts civilian shortages will hit hard and heavy late this year as steel cuts press car and appliance makers. He notes most materials are on hand but warns larger cuts may come in third and fourth quarters. Clay plans to chair Continental Can Co again.
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Surplus Ship Deal Figures Face Senate Inquiry
Joseph E. Casey, who turned 100000 into 290000 profit on war surplus ships, says he and associates will answer questions in their own time. Prominent figures named by the Maritime Administration as associates include Adm. William F. Halsey and Julius C. Holmes. Casey refuses to reveal names. Senate subcommittee plans action after Casey’s refusal. The case prompts possible duplicate probes by Commerce and Expenditures committees.
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Denver University Chaplain Resigns Over Loyalty Oath
Dr George H Ball a 33 year old Denver University chaplain resigns in protest to a required loyalty oath he says wrongly compels allegiance tests He asserts he has never been a Communist and criticizes the oath as undemocratic Chancellor Albert C Jacobs requires faculty to sign per state law to teach.
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Man Sues Wife Over Bath Interference in Cleveland
Michael Smetkowski, 65, petitions Common Pleas Judge Samuel H. Sibert to hold his wife in contempt for restraining orders aimed at stopping interference with his bathing. He says she harangues him and forces him to bathe elsewhere, while she claims the dispute centers on more than the bathing.
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Kefauver Opposes Extending National Crime Inquiry
Senate action expands eye on underworld activity as Kefauver rejects any extension of the crime committee. GOP members Tobey and Wiley push to carry the inquiry to January 15. Contempt citations target 12 witnesses tied to underworld, gambling, and race wire service operations, with fines and potential prison terms.
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Derailment Injures Several on Vermont Train
A five car New York to Montreal passenger train derailed at Cemetery Crossing on a rain damaged roadbed. About 40 passengers, mainly servicemen returning home for the weekend, reported minor injuries with two receiving X ray exams. no one considered critically hurt. Three cars tipped beyond five degrees and the rear coach wheels left the track.
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40000 Dixie Mill Workers to Strike
About 40,000 cotton and rayon mill workers in six southern states will strike at midnight unless the Federal Mediation Service can secure a contract settlement. CIO textile workers reiterated their resolve at a meeting, blaming southern employers for refusing to bargain in good faith.
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Fire Destroys Strand Theater in Trenton
Trenton Tennessee reports a March 31 blaze destroyed three business district buildings including the Strand Theater and the Elks Hall. About 890 moviegoers exited calmly as the fire swept through the venue. Estimated damage reaches 250000 dollars amid wide coverage of Rita Hayworth rumors and Aly Khan marriage talk.
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Okinawa Alert Sparks Rumors After Routine Drill
An Okinawa air alert at a U S Pacific base sparked rumors of an attack but was promptly denied by the Far East Air Force. The incident occurred during a routine drill and prompted no further action.
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Kin of Iran Empress Shot by Assassin
In Isfahan a cousin of Empress Soraya was shot by army corporal Ghaffari who fired one round into Yaha Bakhtiari's jaw. The bullet entered a lung. he is expected to survive. Martial law followed the earlier violence as oil nationalization tensions rise.
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Murdered Couple's Requiem Read Amid FBI Tests
A requiem mass will be read for Richard and Doris Cook an 18 year old couple murdered on a Riverside County road. FBI tests dirt hair and clothing clues from the scene. Suspect Lawrence Walker 20 Air Force sergeant from nearby March Air Force Base faces charges of double murder kidnapping attempted rape and rape and assault. NAACP chapter in Riverside will decide fundraiser for Walker's defense. The couple's son was found unharmed on a blanket near their bodies. Walker allegedly sideswiped a car near the scene but denies the charges.
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Woman crushed by driverless parked car in San Francisco
San Francisco March 31 A Millbrae housewife Marie Kraft age 59 was crushed to death on a downtown sidewalk when a driverless parked car rolled over the curb dragged her by clothing and rammed three parked cars. The vehicle owner John S Avender 20 of San Francisco was booked on suspicion of manslaughter.
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Chiang's Men Raid Island Capture Reds
Nationalist guerillas landed on Nan tien Island on March 9, withdrew March 11 after inflicting over 10,000 casualties on Communist forces. Nantien lies 145 miles south of Shanghai. Nationalists suffered about 200 casualties and repelled a Communist attempt to land 3000 reinforcements, capturing prisoners and equipment.
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Charles Doyle Mer Original owner of Smoky Tree Ranch
Charles Doyle Mer is identified as the original owner of Smoky Tree Ranch in historical records. The note preserves the association between Doyle and the ranch, reflecting ownership or stewardship in the period described by the source.
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French Transport Strike Persists In Paris
Paris unions rejected the new government wage offers and kept a 17 day transport strike that has curbed subway and bus service. Transport Minister Christian Pinay presented the offer after talks with officials and union leaders. Strikers demand a monthly raise of 17.10 for all workers, who average 65 a month. Subways run at about 25 percent of normal.
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Pennsylvania Plans Triple Execution
Shuefonte Pennsylvania reports the Rockview Penitentiary electric chair tested for the first triple execution since 1933. Three Philadelphia men David Carey 22 Harry Zietz 21 and Harald Foster 26 face execution after 12:30 a m April 2 for the December 22 1947 holdup slayings of Allen Hellerman and William Kelly at a Feasterville tavern in Bucks County.
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British massed ships amid Iran oil fields strike wave
Moscow dispatch says growing British naval concentrations near south Iran air fields and Abaijan port in the Persian Gulf. Tass cites Tehran reports two aircraft carriers and frigates in the area while Iranian forces move toward oil centers amid martial law. The Iranian press notes Britain seeks grounds to land troops.
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Czech Military Aide Seeks Turkish Refuge in Istanbul
In Istanbul on March 3, Vatan reported Emil Halina, the Czechoslovak military attache to Turkey, asked the Turkish government to grant him political refugee status. Halina had disappeared weeks ago and was in Istanbul. no comment came from the Czechoslovak delegation in Ankara.
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Factory Wages Keep Pace With Price Advances, National Chamber Says
The National Chamber report shows factory wages rising from 145.3 cents in June to 156.3 in March, while prices climbed including bread and milk. Earning times for goods like pork chops, peas, and orange juice adjusted correspondingly, indicating wage gains kept pace with inflation since the Korea period began.
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Locomotive Crews Cited for Parking Traffic Clashes
Burbank reports the city prosecutor cited the conductor and engineer of a 96 car Southern Pacific freight train for parking and blocking traffic for 45 minutes last Saturday. The stoppage backed up about 400 autos.
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