May Day Parades Split Reds and Antireds Across Europe
On May Day 1949 Europe and Asia saw rival parades with peace themes. In Paris and major Italian cities communists and anti communists vied for attendance while Berlin saw minor clashes and arrests. Stalin appeared atop Lenin’s tomb as Indonesians gathered in Jakarta and Moscow staged a massive display of military might under Soviet leadership.
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London
Asia
Europe
Korea
United Nations
West Berlin
Moscow
Stalin
Kremlin
Lenin
Red Square
Woru
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Jakarta
Freedom
Berlin
Platz der Republic
Newspaper Ad Brings Bride for Lonely Ken in Maine
Kenneth Kerwin a Portland shipping clerk aged 18 announced he will marry May 14 to Gloria Trask 19 also of Portland after placing an ad in the Portland Press Herald. Fifty girls replied and Kerwin met his bride via a newspaper plea and a post story. The couple plan blood tests tonight before marriage.
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Ortland
Kenneth Kerwin
Portland
Gloria Trask
Kerwin
Portland Press-Herald
Gloria
Eilis O'Bren
Associated Press
WCSH
O'Brien
Vogeler Freed After 17 Months in Red Prison
Robert A. Vogeler returned to New York after 17 solitary months in a Red prison cell. He thanked the U S government and his fellow citizens for help in securing his release from Communist Hungary. Vogeler spoke at New York International Airport beside his wife Little and their two sons, amid flashing cameras and a large crowd.
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Robert Vogeler
International Airport
New York
Bobbyew
Billy
York
Robert A. Vogeler
New York Inernational
Vogeler
Hungary
Pullee
Innternational Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States
Vienna
Agende
State Department
Willy Vogeler
Queens
Bronde
Little
Bobby
St&t
U S Extends Limits on Cars and Tire Credit
The government extended price ceilings on passenger cars and ordered reductions from charges for cars delivered without a spare tire and tube. OPS directs deducting the standard spare tire charge from list prices or using the paid tire cost plus markup as the standard charge for cars without a listed tire.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
I National Production Authority
OPS
Price Controller in Los Angeles resigns amid OPS dispute
Gordon B. Severance, director of price control in Los Angeles, quit today protesting what he called domination by the San Francisco regional Office of Price Stabilization. The resignation comes as regional OPS officials face criticism over policy implementation and management.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Gordon B. Severance
San Francisco
Price Stabilization
Classifieds and features by page reference
The notice lists where to find sections in the issue, including obituaries on B-8, sports on A-2, editorial A-10, and various pages for classifieds, comics, theater, and tides and temperatures. It directs readers to page locations for each department.
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Beyle
Foe Drying Up Rivers Block Invasion Route
Central Korea front activity rises as rivers fall under Allied fire and dam gates are closed. Han River levels drop forcing bridge adjustments while Red forces shift to the central front. May Day planned assault around Seoul remains unlaunched as air and naval bombardment disrupts concentration efforts.
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Tokyo
Kora
Thrire
Han River
United Nations
Siater
Hwachon
Pukhan
Hart
Eisier
Seoul
Nate Pennwetzky
Chunchon
Hongchon
Hangchon
First Marine
Hwachon Reservoir
Stan Carter
Western Front
Committee Call For 22 New Laws To Combat Crime
The Senate crime committee proposes 22 laws to curb crime including continuing federal oversight of organized crime, a new racket squad in the Justice Department, a three member federal crime commission, income tax checks on known criminals, tougher penalties for narcotics law violators, broader deportation powers, and tighter liquor and transportation regulations.
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Ashington
Senate Crime Committee
Congress
Justice Department
Federal Crime Commission
Internal Revenue Bureau
Narcotics Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Principal Fired Sparks Weiser High Strike
In Weiser Idaho on May 1 nearly all of the 400 high school students walked out to protest the dismissal of Principal John Cermak. Only about 20 students appeared today as buses ran and teachers planned to teach if students showed up. Board chairman A A Breshears said Cermak was not offered a contract for next year citing leniency and poor discipline as factors in the decision.
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Weiser
Idaho
John Cermak
A. A. Breshears
Cermak
Nehru Thanks World for Aid in Famine
New Delhi May 1 Prime Minister Nehru publicly thanked those abroad helping India fight the spectre of famine hovering over our land but said India would not accept any aid tied to pressure on domestic or foreign policy. In a prepared radio address he warned of a grave food crisis and urged all Indians to help meet it.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Police overlapping benefits underworld in California probe
The Senate crime probing committee said overlapping police jurisdictions hinder law enforcement against gamblers and racketeers and aid organized crime. It cited Los Angeles figures Mayor Fletcher Bowron and Police Chief William Parker, and noted sheriff's deputies’ collaboration with criminals in the county. The panel highlighted a former officer with net worth over 100000 and the Guarantee Finance case showing a 216000 payoff. It also noted the slaying of Attorney Sam Rummel and a witness in related narcotics cases as examples of obstruction by violence.
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Ashington
Senate
California
Guarantee Finance Co
Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
William H. Parker
Wil Rotertson
Sam Rummel
Abraham Davidion
Sica Brothers
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with scattered showers
Partly cloudy conditions continue through Wednesday with scattered light showers tonight and tomorrow. Winds vary from 8 to 12 mph tonight, increasing to 20 to 30 mph tomorrow from the west. Temperatures trend slightly cooler tomorrow.
Probers Charge Costello Ties to NYC Democratic Power
Senate crime investigators told how Ambassdor William O Dwyer shaped New York politics with ties to mob boss Frank Costello and gambler Joe Adonis. The report faults O Dwyer for not acting against rackets and notes Costello’s continuing influence in the New York County Democratic organization.
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Washington
Senate
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Frank Costello
O'Dwyer
New York
Truman
Mexico
Kings County
Brooklyn
Kefauver D.tenn
Costello
White House Silent on O Dwyer Inquiry
The White House declined all comment on the Senate crime investigating committee report. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short said he had no comment on any part of the report, which was highly critical of former New York mayor William O Dwyer, now ambassador to Mexico.
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Washington
White House
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Joseph Short
New York
William O'Dwyer
Truman
Mexico
Short
Crime Committee
Wedemeyer warned Truman of Korea under Soviet invasion threat
Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer warned nearly four years ago that Korea faced a Soviet controlled invasion from North Korean forces. His 1947 top secret report, released by the Senate Armed Services Committee, argued U S withdrawal would let the USSR dominate Korea Manchuria and Japan. He urged permanent military neutrality of Korea and warned of strategic risk to regional stability.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Wedemeyer
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas Man Arhur
MacArthur
Teoofs
U.S
South Korea
Hodge
John FR. Hodge
U. S
Japan
Pacific
United States
Soviet Union
China
Manchuria
Kefauver Report Praises Warren and Bowron on Crime Fight
The Senate crime commission commends Gov. Earl Warren of California and Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles for effective anti crime work. It urges crime studies in fall states and notes Warren's commissions show how inquiries shape policy against organized crime. Bowron is called a leader in the war on crime and California shows noteworthy enforcement results aided by the California Crime Commission.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Earl Warren
California
Fletcher Bowron
Los Angeles
Gov. Warren
Mayer Bowren
California Crime Commission
Melee in Dixieland Police Restore Order After Grenade Blast
Police report a post blast melee in a Negro district near ocoMeus Georgia. Captain Armstrong said a hand grenade blast behind a squad car triggered a nighttime flare up. Officers cleared streets, detained several Negroes, and transported injured to City Hospital with no serious harm reported.
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ocoMeus
J. D. Armstrong
Fort Benning
Armstrong
Benning
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