West to Stand Firat Big 4 Talk Acheson
In Paris on May 11 Washington signals emphasize civil rights as a condition for cooperation with the Big Four. Secretary Acheson and U.S. officials press Russia to engage, warning that progress depends on willingness to cooperate. The Paris meeting opens with hopes of peaceful, constructive unity among free nations.
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America
Boy's Aid Flight For Arkansas Treatment Fails
A plan to fly the ailing boy to Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment fell apart after miscommunications. The El Toro base and Optimist Club had arranged a free medical effort with hot baths and massage. The father had sought funds through a benefit flight to cover his son’s care, but arrangements broke down before departure.
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Ford Bargaining Talks Continue Despite 90000 Jobs At Stake
Detroit May 11 Negotiations for a settlement of a six year strike at Ford Motor Co. continued today with 90000 workers still on strike and 16000 others set to report to work. Ford Vice President John S Bugas and UAW President Walter Reuther offered little comment as talks persisted without visible progress.
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Ford’ Motor Co
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John S. Bugas
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de Reuther
Blockade Ends as Berlin Responds to Deliverance
Berlin marked the end of the 27 day blockade with relief and celebration. Officials reported the Western Allies prepared to lift roadblock controls as trains and trucks stood ready near the border.
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Germany
Long ‘Beach
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Octopus hauled in with gin bottle aboard near Sydney
In Pittwater near Sydney a fisherman reported a rare catch when a giant octopus was hauled from the water with a gin bottle lodged on its back. The strange scene was documented by local reporters as part of a curious maritime note from May in Sydney.
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Australia
Pittwater
Reds Tightening Shanghai Noose and Hankow Threat
Shanghai dispatch reports a tightening Red perimeter around Shanghai while Hankow, a key Yangtze port, faces implied danger. Communist offensives near Fukien border, Kiangsi, and Kunshan area suggest escalating momentum as official communiqués note attacks within light of severed lines to Shanghai.
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Man Killed in Front of Son's Residence
Beverly Hills reports a traffic collision early today in front of Dr. Chester Bonott's home. He aided after seeing his father Dr. Karl Bonott and his mother Edna injured. Two other persons were hurt as four cars were involved.
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Karl Bonott
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General Fu Toth Surrenders and Dies in Peiping Action
Fragmentary dispatch reports General Fu Toth surrendered in Peiping after an attempted move into Nationalist territory. The leaders allegedly urged him to take his own life. the report notes he died by his own action yesterday in Pel The source text is heavily garbled.
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Price Slash Ties Up 50 Tuna Boats
In San Diego about 50 tuna boats tied up due to dockside price cuts by canneries. The A F Fishermen's Union led the action after a dispute over dockside prices, with guaranteed fees dropping from 340 to 280 dollars, prompting other canneries to consider similar moves. San Pedro observers watched the developing impact.
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A. F. Fishermen's Union
Harbor Packing Co
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van Camp Sea Food Co
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China Pleads to U N for Asiatic Pact
Washington on May 11 reports China urged the United Nations to back an alliance in the Far East amid fears of a Communist tide. The appeal stressed unity against regional aggression and called for collective security measures among allied nations.
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China
United States
Far East
Choir Boy Charged in Roanoke Church Murder
Roanoke Virginia May 11 AP sixteen year old Lee Scott a high school wrestler and church choir boy is charged with murder in the slaying of Dana Marie Weaver 16 in a church kitchen Sunday night. Police say a cloth bag from the coffee urn may have been used to choke the girl whose body was found by a janitor Monday morning. Scott led officers to a bag in an alley and a bottle that may have been used in the crime. His father and detectives later searched his home finding bloodstained shoes and clothing. Dana Marie is the second of three Weaver children to die violently with elder brother Reginald killed in action on Iwo Jima 1945.
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Frank H. Webb
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Dana Marie
Weaver
Reginald Murrell Weaver
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Supersonic Flight Clears Senate Panel Support
Air Secretary W Stuart Symington told the Senate armed services committee that American pilots have flown hundreds of miles per hour beyond sound. He urged approval of a 300 million dollar program to build supersonic wind tunnels and establish an all engine development center.
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W. Stuart Symington
Senate Armed’ Services Committee
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Plan for Severe U S Economies Discussed by Doughton
Doughton, head of the House Ways and Means Committee, after a White House call, said he favors strict government economies to avoid new taxes. He noted President Truman asked for a general tax discussion and indicated any tax plan would take about nine months. He warned against tax increases and suggested cutting government spending rather than raising taxes to balance the budget.
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Young boy’s modernist painting hangs at local show
A six year old, Thomas Warbls, nicknamed Borrow-or Soar, splashed dozens of colors with bare fingers while his cat Jil trod the canvas. Critics praised Figure 8 Skegness, hung by sponsors at a local exhibit, claiming a fine specimen of modernism despite the painter’s age and jumbled method. Alfred Warbls, the boy’s father, said the piece started as a joke.
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