Heroic Ship-Crash Rescue Description by Rodman Crew
New York May 3 The destroyer Rodman arrived with Lt Cmdr Chester M Lee recounting the rescue of 23 men from the water after the Atlantic collision of the destroyer Hobson and aircraft carrier Wasp Officers described oil slicks roaring water and belted grabs as Ensign Clifford L Peacock led a 26 foot whaleboat to pull survivors from the sea Peacock and five sailors kept engines silent to hear the cries and guide their victims to safety amid the night chaos
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James F. McIntyre
Fall River
Mass
Wasp
Hobson
Mid- Atlantic
White
Elkland
Harry K. Manning
Charleston
S. C
Russell L. Archer
Paint Pleasant
N. J
Wesp
Navy
New York
U. S
Cmdr
Chester M. Lee
Latrobe
Rodman
Lee
Clifford L. Peacock
Taft Poised to Regain Lead in Ohio Primary Battle
In Ohio the Republican primary tilts toward Senator Taft as ballots near one million promise to boost his delegate count and threaten Eisenhower. Taft forecasts a near sweep of 56 GOP delegates, while two Eisenhower backers run unlabelled on the ballot. Kefauver seeks gains in the Democratic slate with tentative support for Bulkley loyalists in Ohio.
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Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stas
Minnesota
Hope
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Horstman
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Bulkley
Port Taft
Mostly clear with coast fog and mild temps today
Weather today remains mostly clear with little temperature change. Low clouds and fog along the coast tonight and into tomorrow morning. High yesterday reached 77 and the low was 56.
Air Lines Face Gasoline Cut By Government
Denver May 3 AP A 30 percent gasoline reduction for civil aviation and sport flights will take effect May 6 at 3 01 a m EST as oil workers strike enters fifth day. Airlines can use 65 percent of March fuel, likely grounding short flights and canceling others. PAC says this aims to conserve fuel during the disruption.
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Denver
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAC
Chicago
Walter F. Mullady
American Trucking Associations
Mullady
Detroit
Sabres Down Two More Red Planes In Korea Dogfight
American F-86 Sabres shot down two propeller planes south of the Yalu River, raising the two day enemy loss to seven aircraft with one damaged. Capt. Richard H. Schoeneman of Maine and 1st Lt. James A. McCulley of Louisiana were credited with kills. UN ground forces reported 4318 Reds killed in April, the highest in two months, as 16 more Chinese troops died near Yonchon. Jet aces Maj. Donald E. Adams and Capt. Robert T. Latshiw were noted among the day’s actors in the ongoing air battle.
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Tokyo
Yalu River
Korea
Yellowe
Richard H. Schoeneman
South
Portland
Maine
James A. McCulley
Alexandria
Schoeneman
McCulley
United Nations
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force Headquarters
Donald E.adams
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Robert T. Latshiw
Amarillo
Texas
Kidnap Hunt Ends as Boy Found Sleeping in Car
Keystone report May 3 details Avalon Village search for 2 year old Danny Bolcourt missing from 442 E 234th Wi. Deputies and neighbors scoured the area as clothing was found nearby. Later, Danny was located asleep in a car, ending the alert.
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Keystone
Avalon Village
Danny Bolcourt
Danny
E. 234Th
Eloise Boicowrt
Reds Seek End to Korean War Talks in UN Plan Fallout
In Tokyo on May 4 the UN bid for an overall Korea solution faced Soviet and Communist resistance as Panmunjom talks yielded brief token sessions. An Allied plan and a Red counterproposal circulated at the bargaining table amid a news blackout. A Communist radio said the Reds offered a final prisoner exchange concession. A separate police report from Norwalk details a suspect, Lawrence A. Jackson, 24, Huntington Park, charged with assault, attempted murder, and rape involving multiple women linked to employment agencies.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Panmunjom
U.N
U. N
Nam 1
Lakewood
Norwalk Sheriff's Station
Charles Taylor
Norwalk
Lawrence A. Jackson
Arbutus St
Huntington Park
Ray Hopkinson
Sheriff's
Catford Price
China Volunteer Fiction Exploded in Truce Talks
A Voice of America broadcast told the Communists negotiations have exploded the fiction of the Chinese volunteer. It cites UN figures that over 20,000 Chinese soldiers are prisoners, with 14,900 choosing not to return home, a heavier rate than North Koreans who refused to return to Red rule.
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Washington
Voice of America
United Nations
U. N
State Department
Kefauver Warren Debate Scheduled in Bay Front Park
Kefauver and Governor Warren plan a public debate in Bay Front Park Auditorium Monday night in Miami. The talk centers on Kefauver's fitness for the presidency and follows months of political maneuvering to secure a forum and time for the event.
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Stes Kefauver
Fuller Warren
Bayfront Park
Florida
Kefauver
U.S. Senate Crime Committee
Warren
Miame
Tla
Justices Balk Truman Plan to Raise Wage
The Supreme Court blocked President Truman’s plan to give 650000 steel workers a raise. An administration bid to curb a looming strike failed for the moment. White House talks with CIO leaders continued as negotiations paused overnight.
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Truman
Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Ed Murray
CIO
Mations
Iterms
Joseph Short
Murray
Boy Starts 5 Fires Killing Father in Chicago
Chicago police say 15 year old Nelson Letts admitted to setting five arsons in the South Side. His father Kenton Letts suffocated in a fire at their home, Edison Smith and Arse Doyle were killed or injured in other blazes. Letts described a thrill from watching fires and said he wanted to even with his father after abuse toward his mother Laura.
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Chicago
Forrier
Walter Storms
Nelson Letts
South Side
Kenton
Young Letts
Edison R. Smith
Arse Doyle
Storms
Laura
Yotts
Richard
Fire damages Los Angeles auto agency and showrooms
A $100,000 blaze swept through Kai Ser Bros Oldsmonie auto dealers in Los Angeles destroying new cars and injuring 22 others. Battalion Chief Louis led the response, with the fire forcing substantial losses to the showroom and shop.
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Auto Agency
L.A
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