Shanghai Front Flare Up Presses Nationalist Move Toward Hankow
Reports say Communist forces counter with a renewed push toward Shanghai as Nationalist units withdraw from Hankow. Army units under General Chung-hsi begin southward movement to trap Communists while Shanghai fortifications and river forts at Woosung tighten readiness. Foreign residents organize public food stock plans as authorities mobilize for possible siege. shipping lanes to Chungking curtailed.
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Wo Ghinebe Airlines
Shanghai tensions rise amid alleged public executions report
Fragmentary OCR notes describe unrest in Shanghai with mentions of public executions, police actions, and new police commissioner appointed by a Generalissimo. The garbled text references crime charges, penalties, and potential threats, highlighting an atmosphere of fear and control.
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Shanghai
Snowslide in Andes Feared Fatal to 13
A snowslide buried a small settlement in the Andes leaving thirteen people missing and feared dead. Rescue teams raced to the site as authorities coordinated aid and assessed avalanche danger in the remote region.
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Andes
Truman Known for Bible Discussion at White House
President Franklin D. Roosevelt welcomed Rabbi Isaac Herzog chief rabbi of Israel to the White House during a tour to United States on behalf of the Jewish Appeal. Herzog quoted Psalm 126 and praised the President as deeply versed in scripture, saying the Bible permeates his policy and tone.
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Harry Byrd
Virginia
Truman
Senate
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Senators Disavow Plan to Defend Europe Frontiers
Washington May 10 senators disavowed a farms for Europe program and any Maginot line defense for Western Europe. Senators Connally and Werdensburg testified at Senate hearings on ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty commenting that the United States would not commit to a full European frontier defense but would support strategic redirection if needed. James Warburg challenged whether U.S. strength was adequate to block invasions at Europe’s frontiers and warned against a broad military commitment.
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Senate
North Atlantic Alliance
James P. Warburg
New York
United States
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Rhine
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Eibe
Ex-brewer Dead Quietly In Self-Inflicted Death
ST LOUIS May 10 UP Charles , member of a brewery family, was found dead today in his room. A note suggested the death was by his own hand. He was born in 1820 and had a brother in the brewing business. The news implies he had previously been associated with the Falstaff beer venture.
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St.louis
Charles
Manalon
Vine
West Berlin electricity restored two days early
BER May 10 reports Russia began lifting the Berlin blockade 40 hours before the deadline, restoring power to parts of the western sectors. Radios and ovens operated as power entered American sector lines, ending rationed electricity for the first time since last July. Major generating stations lie in the Soviet sector.
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Berlin
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U S Wheat Crop Estimated Second Largest in History
Washington May 10 The Agriculture Department forecast the second largest winter wheat crop in history for the marketing year raising the possible total to about 321 million bushels. The estimate reflects April weather conditions and suggests a substantial wheat surplus that could affect government purchases and market prices.
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Agriculture Department
Testae
Moore
Kaveia
Seaside Marmorial Hospital Unveiled Before City Council
A proposed eight million dollar Seaside Marmorial Hospital, described as the first atom bomb resistant facility, was presented to the City Council. The evening also featured a review of "Hundred Years of Music" program airing on Page B-1. Military notes mention U S troops poised for action but held back at Rumito's request.
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Ceecharlovatie
Ald
Rumito
Reward Offered for Murderer of Girl in Church
Roanoke police offered a 500 dollar reward for the church parish house slayer of 11 year old Dana Marie Weaver. She was bludgeoned and choked to death in Christ Episcopal Church kitchen after 6 pm Sunday. Diaries and broken items were found. three Virginia Tech students saw her outside with the assailant but no suspect identified.
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Jefferson High School
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Christ Episcopal Church
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Marie Weaver
Aehool
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Virginia Tech
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People’s League
Opal
Man Stabs Wife as He Kisses Her in Rockford
A man stabbed his wife during an apparent kiss greeting in Rockford. The suspect, described as husband, faced charges of assault with a deadly weapon after the incident which left Mire Wanda Gates, 38, injured. The event occurred yesterday amid chaotic circumstances as authorities began inquiries into motive and exact sequence of actions.
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Aes Pius IL
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Cee Ence
Ford Employees Seek Pace in Speed-Up Talks
Management and United Automobile Workers chief James R. Hoffa and Walter Reuther pressed for a negotiated solution amid the Ford strike involving about 5,000 workers with thousands more potentially affected. Talks stretched toward a deadline as both sides weighed proposals and the possibility of continuing discussions at an alternate Detroit site to avert escalation.
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Sought & Ham Sneathen
Rouge Pf
Iyementay
Dramate Suger
Alter Reuther
Regolta
Roy
Reuther
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Reuthers
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Detroit
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Amended Veteran Pension Bill Moves Through Committee
Washington May 10 25 The House veterans committee tentatively approved a substitute for earlier pension proposals. The measure aims to aid veterans with service connected disabilities of at least 30 percent and would set eligibility for about 22 000 to 1 000 000 in estimated costs. Presidential approval possible if passed.
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House Veterans Today
Lee
Food shortage forecast by Prof Rochow of Harada
Prof Eugene G Rochow predicts future food scarcity due to overuse of resources. He envisions a world where meat and eggs vanish and even everyday meals are replaced by synthetic substitutes. His work in geochemistry and sand derivatives informs a drastic diet shift by 2090.
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Harada
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Rachow
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