Violence Flares as End of Strike Near at Meat Plant
National Guardsmen patrolled the Rath packing plant in Waterloo Iowa after a pickup killed a man during rioting. Court orders limited pickets to five per gate as guards cleared about 50 demonstrators. Nearby unions prepare to vote on proposed settlement amid wage disputes and broader industry strikes across the United States.
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Robert D. Blue
Rath
Minnesota National Guard
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Blair
Fred Lee Roberts
Wood
Roberts
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Armour, Cudahy
Swift
Wilson
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G.M
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Chicago
A. F. L. International Typographical Union
Daily News
Whittier Narrows Dam and Budget Battles Highlight Senate
Senate approves Whittier Narrows Dam project as lawmakers near final passage of a waterways appropriation bill. Other items previewed include a major campaign closing, regional military alliance debate, and a forthcoming Poppy Game event. Local pages also note rising food prices and upcoming tides and temperatures.
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Senate
Whittier Narrows
U. N
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Arabs Expect Victory Soon in Jerusalem
Arab leaders predicted a decision within a day on whether Jewish fighters would be defeated in Jerusalem as fighting raged around Mt. Zion and Zion Gate. Brigades and Arab volunteers pressed battles inside and outside the old city amid aid appeals and truce attempts.
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Jerusalem
Beersheba
Deir Sunsid
Beit Manun
Tel Aviv
Sua
Galilee
Mt. Zion
Zion Gate
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
U. S
Russia
United Nations
Egypt
Syria
Benet-Yaacov
Jordan
Arab Legion
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Deir Suneid
Gaza
U. N
Security Council
Longoria
Britain
Middle East
Haifa
Barkley Named Keynoter At Democratic Convention
Democratic leaders pick Sen Alben W Barkley of Kentucky as keynote speaker for the July 12 national convention Rep Sam Rayburn of Texas chosen as permanent chairman Sen J Howard McGrath Democratic national chairman says selections target liberal, not southern civil rights bloc.
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Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Rayburn
Texas
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Timber limb falls killing lumberjack in freak accident
In Los Angeles a lumberjack died when a falling timber limb broke loose and struck him as he worked. Officials labeled it a freak accident and investigators probed the scene for details.
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Los Angeles
Doomed Lad Lamar Clark To Share Mil Birthday
Twelve year old Lamar Clark faces a pending death from cancer. Exposition Cotton Mills plans the party with 200 cakes and a picture show for the boy, whose mother and father work at the mill, and superintendent J C Edwards says the aim is the happiest birthday possible.
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Tlanta
Lamar Clark
Lamar
L. L. Clark
Exposition Cotton Mills
Young Lanes
J. C. Edwards
Mil
Italy Asks Big Four to Settle Border Row
Rome May 20 The Italian foreign office told the American British Russian and French embassies it is impossible for England Italy to agree on the border dispute between the two nations. The statement came amid ongoing negotiations and international diplomacy.
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Italy
Big Four
Rome
Foreign Office
Engeolasia
Plane destined for Israel crashes in Rome killing two pilots
A test flight at Urbe Airfield near Rome ended in tragedy as a plane bound for the Jewish air force in Israel crashed. Two pilots died, Leonard J. Cohen and George Beuling, both experienced test flyers from Montreal. The crash raised questions about the aircraft's handling and safety procedures.
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Rome
Israel
Urbe
Leonard J. Cohen
George Beuling
Montreal
Canada
Longest range Neptune launched from carrier Coral Sea
The Navy tested the P2V Neptune on the 45 000 ton carrier Coral Sea off Virginia, aiming long range patrol capability. This two engine craft, weighing about 70 000 pounds, flew 36 hours between Carswell AFB and California with a dummy bomb load, and could land on a carrier with safety margins.
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A.P
Navy
Coral Sea
Virginia Capes
Perth
Australia
Columbus
Ohio
AIR Force
Neptune
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Fort Worth
Texas
Carswell Air Base
California
Midway
President Truman to be offered gingerbread at Girard College centennial
In Philadelphia on May 20, President Truman will be greeted with a traditional gingerbread treat to mark Girard College's 100th anniversary. School officials say large hummud cookies will be served to the president during his visit to the Quaker city.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Quaker City
Girard College
Nations seek to buy U S arms says State Department
The State Department said many countries, nearly all, are seeking to buy arms from the United States. Norway and Denmark have asked for military equipment while stressing purchases over lend-lease. Officials will weigh availability and U S interests before replying. The disclosure comes amid stalled Russia U S peace talks and a Tass dispatch urging two power talks.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
United States
Lincoln White
Norway
Denmark
Preawe Uewauawe Ee Ume
White
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Bevin Appeals to End Greek Civil War Stir
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the Labour Party conference that communist states in eastern Europe are fueling Greece's civil war and urged them to stop involvement. He said a single move from a known place could halt the war tonight.
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Scarborough
Eng
Ernest Bevin
Europe
Greece
Russia
Labor Party
Beaten to Death Suspect Confesses in Corona Case
Corona police report suspect Herman Lindemann has confessed to killing his wife Dorothy Lindemann 45 in her Corona home. Lindemann, 43, was arrested in Long Beach after a Mrs. Gibbs found the body at 9:55 p.m. and he allegedly indicated the act. The victim’s daughter Dollie Gibbs, 23, alerted authorities. The coroner ordered the body sent to Los Angeles. the cause was hammer blows severing the jugular vein. Lindemann, described as 5 feet 8 inches and 160 pounds, had prior arrests and fingerprints on file.
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Alamitos Ave
Dollie Gibbs
Gundry Ave
Corona Police Department
Long Beach
A Ynan
Lindemann
Long
Gibbe
Finch
Philip Adkins
Los Angeles
Cherry Ave
Harris
Wieguards
Marcy DeVries
Truman
Com- Philadelphia
Girard College
White House
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Bernard Samuel
30Th St
Iterican
Vesign
Inna
Nomi Hower
Crash of Aerial Freighter Kills 3 in England
A Channel Isles Air Charter Company Dakota crashed near Sourne End England killing three crew members and injuring eight. The freight plane, overdue at Bovingdon Airport, was located about three quarters of a mile north of the field after a five hour search.
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Sourne End
England
Channel Isles Air Charter Company
Bovingdon
Embarrassing Off Duty Incidents Reported
Detroit May 20. Police officer Joseph Curto hospitalized after a fall while off duty. He was injured when his ladder slipped during window work at home after an earlier shootout with four bandits and an ax-wielding madman.
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Detroit
Joseph Curto
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