Desert Legion Drives Into Jewish Section
Arab forces pressed into the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City by May 19, with about 400 Haganah and Irgun fighters near surrender as Trans-Jordan Arab Legion and Palestinian volunteers bombarded remaining positions. Shelling targeted Monte-Fiore, ammo dumps, and the David Building observation post while Arab troops advanced into Sheik Jarrah.
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Old City OF
Jerusalem
Haganah
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Trans-Jordan Arab Legion
Old City
Holy City
Monte-Fiore
Rehavia
David
Abdul-lah
Arab Legion
Tocnl
Shiek Jarrah
Trans- Jordan
Wadi Joz
Herod's Gate
Jebekar
Mount Zion
Arab League
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Hasanah
Sarafand
Ramle
Zvai Leumi
Rainbow Pier improvement program drafted
A brief note states that a Rainbow Pier improvement program has been drafted as part of city plans. Other items include high winds along the coast and a city site dispute over Carson Street rubbish disposal.
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Rainbow Pier
Carson St
Negotiations on Soft Coal Pact Collapse
Negotiations between John L. Lewis and coal operators broke down today over seating Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association. The collapse raises the risk of a new bituminous strike before June and prompts calls for a court order to force bargaining.
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John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Lewis
Southern
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors
Chrysler
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Long Lines Department
National Health and Safety
Atomic
A. F. L. Atomic Energy Plant
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Royal Couple Seen At Night Life Irking Clergy
In Edinburgh on May 19 4 Scottish churchmen condemned Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip for a Sunday outing that included horse races a theatre and a night club arguing the royal example misleads the youth and harms public morals in Peris.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Peris
VA Moves to End Side Payment Racket in VA Home Sales
The Veterans Administration announced a campaign to stop side payments in veteran house sales under GI loans. It warned that veterans who pay off the record money and builders or lenders who accept such payments will face action, as paying above appraised value is illegal.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Two Admit Guilt in Baby Adoption Ring Case
Two women identified as Marie Chaplin aged 51 and Idabel Drucker aged 53 pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to violating California adoption laws by operating an unlicensed adoption agency. Superior Judge Thomas L Ambrose set a June 29 probation and sentencing hearing to determine if the offense is a felony or misdemeanor, with potential penalties including up to three years in prison for a felony or six months and a $500 fine for a misdemeanor.
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Los Angeles
California
Thomas L. Ambrose
Marie Chaplin
Idabel Drucker
House Won't Alter Anti-Red Bill on Third-party Issue
The House refused to strike from the Mundt Nixon bill a provision defining Communist front organizations. Multer argued the wording could force Henry Wallace's third party to register. Nixon defended the definition as excluding political parties. The bill would require fronts to register, file annual financial statements, and list officers with penalties for noncompliance. Taft warned the measure could drive Communists underground, signaling Senate doubt.
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Washington
House
Henry Wallace
Rep
Multer
D.N.Y
Nixon
R.-Calif
Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Ohio
Man Convicted of Slaying Woman in Texas
Marshall jurors convict Henry Brown 23 of Hazleton Texas on a fatal shotgun slaying of Mrs. Clara Moore. After a one day trial the jury imposed death in the electric chair with eight minutes of deliberation.
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Marshall
Texas
Henry Brown
Arizona
Clara Moore
Hazleton
Greeks Say Fair Trials In Executions
In Athens on May 19 the Greek government replied to Russian protests, asserting no one was executed for political reasons. A foreign ministry letter states the deaths followed fair trials on charges including hideous offenses.
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Athens
Greece
Blast Wrecks Cannery Injuring Two on Long Beach Front
A boiler explosion at the California Sea Food cannery on Seventh Street and Pies Avenue in Long Beach damaged the boiler room, halted 100 tons of tuna canning, and left two company engineers injured. Louis Lambert and Ray Parkins were treated at Seaside Hospital as emergency crews feared a second blast while 1400 workers were temporarily disemployed.
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California Sea Food Cannery
Seventh St
Pies Ave
Long Beach
Seaside Hospital
Louis Lambert
Seaside Blvd
Ray Parkins
Cerritos Ave
Lambert
As Artment
Russians Hint Another Squeeze On Allied Air Traffic
Berlin May 19 The Russians hinted they may seize control of western Allies air traffic over Berlin by forcing American and British aircraft to use Soviet operated air ports This was reported as discussed by General Georgy Alexandrov head of the Soviet occupation air forces in a meeting with air control assistants according to the Berlin Zeitung.
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Berlin
Gergory Alexandrov
Berlin Zeitung
Princess Margaret Ill With Measles in Balmoral
Princess Margaret Rose, 17, has measles reported from Buckingham Palace. She fell ill at Balmoral in Scotland during Whitsun weekend. two doctors were summoned and say no complications are expected.
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London
Margaret Rose
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral
Scotland
Stanley Hewett
John Weir
Senate draft bill race clause stirs GOP split
Washington May 19 Senate Republicans failed to resolve racial disputes in the draft bill. Senator Russell of Georgia opposed a compromise allowing units to be racially segregated by the service secretaries, risking a fierce fight when the bill reaches the Senate. The measure envisions a two year draft for men age 19 to 25 and a training reserve for 161000 eighteen year olds.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Russell
D.-Ga
Army, Navy
Air Force
Germans Killed by Russ Bombing in Manouvers
Berlin reports say four Germans were killed and 12 to 20 injured by bombs dropped by a Soviet plane during maneuvers in the Soviet zone. Soviet bombers targeted Kremmen Lake but struck a nearby farmhouse and wounded several passersby.
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Berlin
Kremmen Lake
Senate unit urges western Europe pacts to secure peace
The Senate foreign relations committee approved 13 to 0 a resolution urging western Europe nations to form regional military alliances for security within the UN framework. It favors non Communist nations joining a unified defense and seeks Senate passage within 10 days to two weeks.
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Ashington
A.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Western Europe
United States
Congress
Europe
United Nations
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United
Lambs Hit Record $28.75 Market High in Chicago
UPFed lambs topped the market at 28.75 a hundred pounds in Chicago. The advance came on good and choice quality readings with some medium grades mixed in. The previous record of 28.50 was set last Thursday and matched yesterday.
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Chicago
Republicans Back Spending Slash to Curb Inflation
Senate and House committees backed large scale spending cuts as a main method to reduce inflation. Republicans led by Sen. Taft argued against selective wage and price controls while Democrats urged restoring Truman’s wage price power and rationing on a limited scale. The GOP report counters President Truman’s 10 point anti inflation program, seeking economy measures instead of broad controls.
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Washington
Senate
House Economic Committee
Truman
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Fruman
Congress
Antilynch Bill Again Held Up in Senate Panel
Kington May 19 Republican Senate leaders failed again to win support in the judiciary committee for anti lynch legislation. Chairman Wiley of Wisconsin said the committee could not agree after a lengthy closed session and will meet again tomorrow.
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Kington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wiley
R-Wis
No Signs Yet of Betterment in Relations
Secretary of State Marshall said future Soviet cooperation will show Stalin’s sincerity in seeking broader understanding. He would see Molotov if Molotov came to Washington but avoided saying he was glad to see him. Marshall noted limited recent Russian cooperation and said direct talks appear unlikely while Moscow pursues UN and agency venues.
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Washington
A.P
Mare
Stalin
Marshall
Molotov
Jany
United Nations
W. B. Smith
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Russia
Beth Molotov
Smith
United States
Berlin
Austria
U S Bans Russin Soviet Reich Publications in American Zone
The American Military Government in Berlin bans import of all Russia authorized publications in the U S zone. Col. Gordon E B Textor says the ban is retaliation for interference with U S controlled papers in the Soviet zone and will hold until Soviet authorities assure reciprocal treatment. Berlin outlets remain under Allied Kommandatura rules.
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Berlin
U. S
Russia
Tne
Germany
Gordon EB. Textor
Information Control Division
Kommandatura
U.S
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