Berlin rail strike erupts in fierce zoning clashes
Violence erupts as Soviet and West German police clash with rail strikers at Neukoell and Wannsee stations. More than 200 shots fire injuring at least five. reports say the battle resembled a revolution with both sides wielding guns, clubs, and iron bars amid a daylong walkout paralyzing Western Berlin rail traffic.
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Woman Suffered Broken Back in Pacific Highway Crash
Helen F. Black, 47, of 3 Berkeley, suffered a possible broken back when a collision at Ninth Stand Linden Avenue involved Harold W. Winsingar Jr., 29, of 873 W Bourne St Hollywood. Police said Winsingar failed to yield. Black was treated at Seaside Hospital. Two other accidents at the same intersection injured two girls and Gladys Walker, 44, of Long Beach, who remained unconscious with a fractured leg and head injuries. A citation was issued against the victim for ripening.
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Atari
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Pacific Caeighway
Raymond
Long Beach
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E.rth
Eate
Wobie
Ohio Ave
The
Victi
Ford Auto Union Talks Stall amid 17 Day Strike
Ford and Auto Union talks again fail to end the 17 day Detroit strike as conferences are set for today. Carnegie-Sin is Steel Corp agrees to wage talks but not pensions with the CIO United Steelworkers as part of a postwar wage drive. 65,000 Ford workers in Detroit area walked out causing 106,000 idle as national mediation continues with no immediate settlement.
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Associated' Press
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Carnegie-Sinois Steel Corp
C. I. O. United Steelworkers
Carnegie
C. I. O. United_Auto Workers
Detroit
The
National Mediation Board
Navy Chief Held in Death of 3-Year-Old
Cecil F Rich 31 a Navy chief petty officer and father of three is held after the accidental shooting death of 3-year-old David Barnes in front of Richs home at 2133 Constitution Lane. Barnes son of Lt. (Jg.) William H Barnes on USS St Paul in China waters died at Seasid e Hospital. Police say Rich was working on a semi automatic rifle when it discharged. authorities will present facts to the district attorney to decide on holding or release pending inquest.
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David W.barnes
William H. Barnes
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U. S:.s. St. Paul
China
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Seaside
Jobs in Factories Drop for Seventh Straight Month
The April factory employment total fell for the seventh consecutive month, dipping below 15.6 million. The Census Bureau reported declines offset by gains in construction and other sectors, with the March figure revised lower.
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Washington
Sita Aps
Tornado Toll Rising Across Four States Causes Widespread Damage
Tornadoes ripped four midwestern states with deaths tallied at 29 and injuries exceeding 250 as power outages and collapsed water systems hampered rescue. Cape Girardeau and Shelburn reported multiple fatalities while Wood River and Palestine areas faced heavy damage and hospital overload.
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Mississippi River
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Red Crags
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Carrier rushes blood to wounded Marine amid crisis
The 27,000 ton carrier Philippine Sea speeds to aid a patient aboard the U S Marine Flasher about 400 miles east of New York. Returning from a four month Mediterranean cruise the ship heads to rendezvous with the Marine Flasher at daybreak to deliver a rare blood type.
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Philippine Sea
Navy
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Former Chief of Defense James Forrestal Dies by Suicide
James Forrestal former Secretary of Defense died by suicide at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He reportedly climbed from his window at 2 a.m. after weeks of treatment for nervous exhaustion. Born February 15 1892 in Beacon New York Forrestal led government service from 1940 and earlier headed Dillon Read & Co and served as Secretary of the Navy.
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Mayor confronts robed men as crowds mock in SOPERTON
Mayor Jim Peterson says he seized masks from three hooded men wandering the streets and had them arrested for disorderly conduct. Police and the mayor pursued others in Klan regalia as shots were fired, with two fleeing into the woods.
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Woods
M. D. Ware
Peterson
Malcolm Braddy
Ware
Braddy
Joe Greene
Shanghai Arsenal Blast and Fire Amid Citywide Attacks
An explosion at the Kiangnan arsenal and dockyard near Shanghai ignited a massive blaze as fires spread to docks and oil dumps. Fighting raged around Shanghai with reports of bursts of machine gun fire and widespread panicked evacuations as Red forces advanced on multiple fronts.
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Shanghai
Kiangnan
Whangpop River
Pootung
Whaneg Poo
Pioneering-Woman Physician of 91 Dies in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara May 21 Dr Ella A Hollis 91 a pioneering physician died at her home She rode on horseback in 1890s to visit patients in Indiana rural districts Born Zanesville Ohio she graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1891 and practiced there until 1925 when she moved to Santa Barbara with her husband Dr Samuel Hollis The obituary notes her long career and move to California prior to her death yesterday.
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Santa Barbara
Ella A. Hollis
Indiana
Dedd
Zanesville
Ohio
University of Indiana School of Medilcine
Samuel Hollis
Prenatal sex test linked to dye color at Linda Vista Center
A newspaper reports a new prenatal method by technician George Talbott claiming 86.6 percent accuracy in determining fetal sex from cervical smear colors blue for male pink for female. The Daily Journal notes experimental status and cites estrogen and progesterone as color determinants.
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AN Diego
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Daily Journal
Linda Vista Medical Center
George Robert Talbott
Medical Center
Talbott
George Chaplin
Licensing of foreign trade zones at Angeles Harbor gains approval
Licensing of a foreign trade zone at Angeles Harbor, the fourth in the nation, was approved by May or Fletcher Bowron. The zone allows goods to be stored without customs charges until released, with benefits seen in Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbors through increased trade and merchant marine support.
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Foreign Trade Zones Board
U. S. Department of Commerce
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Association of Commerce
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Maj. Gen. Fegan Hurt in Traffic Accidents
Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Fegan, 62, retired U.S. Marine Corps major general and former commander of Camp Pendleton, was injured in a traffic accident in CarlsBay on May 21. Details are sparse and the incident remains under investigation.
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Carlsbay
Jozeph C. Fegan
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