Congressional Body to Probe Lilienthal Charges
Congressional atomic energy committee to investigate charges against David E. Lilienthal raised by Senator Hickenlooper who demanded his resignation as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. The inquiry announced by Chairman McMahon of Connecticut notes the dispute over leadership and policy in Washington.
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Lilienthal
Washington
McMahon
D.¥.-Conn
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
David E. Lilienthal
Sen. Hickenloper
Iowa
Dat Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Pamminsion
Storm toll and damage rise across states in weekend fury
A sweeping storm weekend left 46 dead and 234 injured across 10 states. Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana bore the heaviest losses with 44 deaths in the trio. Home and business damage ran into millions as towns reported destroyed houses, damaged buildings, and thousands displaced. Red Cross officials estimate hundreds left homeless, with relief funds set aside to aid victims.
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Associates Press
Washington
Cy ‘Basil O'Connor
Red Cross
Jess
Missouri
Tinois
Indiana
Clarksville
Bessville
Cabool
Sat Shelburn
Terre Faute
Clay City
Ralph C. Werner
Olas
Shelthorn
Terre Hauté
Shelburn
Wood River
Big Four Adds Austria Issue at Paris Meet
The Big Four foreign ministers met in Paris to add Austria to their agenda alongside Germany. They outlined a four point plan covering German unity, Berlin currency, a peace treaty for Germany, and an Austrian independence treaty. A German constitutional move in Bonn aimed to empower western delegates, while Berlin tensions and railway strikes added urgency to Allied efforts.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Austria
Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
China
France
U. S
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Bevin
Vishinsky
Robert Schuman
Bonn
Russia
Berin
Britain
Frank L. Howrey
City to pick new manager tomorrow
City Council plans to select a new city manager at tomorrow’s meeting with reports highlighting the process on Page B-1. The edition also notes department anniversaries, staff notes, and a wide range of features across sections from ads to sports and tides.
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Gas Department
Billy
Rosa
Shanghai Defenses Defy Reds Blows
Shanghai garrison fights near the Whangpoo as Communist troops batter the city defenses from dawn until night. The battle centers opposite central Shanghai with shelling, fires, and air bombardment. Observers report unclear aims aiming to block the river and threaten Shanghai.
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Man found drunk in car trunk after mistaken room entry
Los Angeles police booked 24 year old Adolphe Givens after a woman heard noises from her car trunk and found him inside claiming he thought he was entering his room. He said he believed he was climbing into his room when discovered.
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Los Angeles
Adolphe Givens
Maxine McMahan
Givens
General Motors Cuts Prices Again for Cars and Trucks
General Motors Corp announced a $10 to $40 cut in the prices of all passenger cars and trucks effective immediately. It marks the second price reduction in three months, following a February cut of similar scope and a further truck price drop in some lines. President C. E. Wilson linked the move to a downward adjustment in flying allowances for about 341,000 GM hourly and salaried employees. The article also notes a separate government report showing the cost of living index rising 0.0 to 0.1 percent between March 13 and April 15, the second month of modest increases after five months of declines.
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General Motors Corp
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Washington
Bridge collapses dumping freight into river on Friday
A partially read OCR item reports a bridge failure causing a train of stone cars to plunge into the river near Rio Grande Rypelotan on Friday. Details are incomplete but indicate a 10 car freight dump into the water.
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Marshall Plan Spending Cut in Close Ballot
Washington May 23 AP The House appropriations committee voted 22 to 29 to cut 629.73 million from Truman's Marshall Plan request for the 1950 51 year starting July 1 The panel also cut 150 million from the government and revised aid to Greece and Turkey received 50 million The total recommended for all operations was 5 542 470 000 against the 6 322 200 000 requested The outcome depends on full House and Senate action and price changes since January cuts reflect anticipated wheat price declines and ECA considerations
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Greece
Turkey
House
Senate
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Albert Thomas
Texas
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Child Astray in Wilderness Near International Falls
Two and half year old Larry Conners vanished in bear country near International Falls Minnesota. About 200 men searched a wilderness area a mile and a half by three quarters of a mile but found no trace. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Conners, was last seen Sunday afternoon with a pet dog while his father worked on the family automobile. The dog did not lead searchers to him and his parents fear he wandered off with the dog.
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Mann
Larry Conners
South International Falls
Bear Country
Wilbert Conners
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Conners
Larry
Forrestal to be buried with full military honors at Arlington
James V. Forrestal 60, former cabinet officer, died after leaping from a Navy hospital window in Bethesda. A court of inquiry was ordered by Rear Adm. D. Will Cutts to examine the death. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors tentatively set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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James V. Forrestal
Arlington National Cemetery
National Military Establishment
Ane
Forrestal
Hot-rod crash claims three youths near Victorville
Three teenagers from Los Angeles were killed in a high speed hot-rod collision on the Mojave Desert highway near Victorville. Bubno McGregor 21 was driving the racer when it cut across the course, ramming into an automobile. Penderton 19 Fadave 14 and John Cuthbert were also killed. Road patrol officials reported no survivors and ongoing inquiries into the crash.
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Bubno McGregor
Mojave
Dackme Penderton
Ae Ee Fadave
Dohn Cuthbert
Los
State Takes Over Defense Rests in Rutledge Trial
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 23 UP The defense rests in the first degree murder trial of Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr 28 of St. Louis baby specialist. He was the 10th and last witness in the trial for fatally stabbing Byron Hartman 29 alleged violator of Rutledge's wife Sydney. The defense move surprised as earlier two more witnesses were indicated. The state immediately called Detective Captain Tom Condon of Cedar Rapids as the rebuttal witness. The case is not expected to reach the jury before Wednesday or Thursday. The high point was Rutledge balking at a second demonstration of the fatal for debt with impersonating the victim. He said it would be difficult to demonstrate without the son’s cooperation. He preferred demonstration with Hartman muttered fatal wound.
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Towa
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
St. Louis
Byron CG. Hartman
Rutledge
Sydney
Tom Condon
Br. Rutledge
Awett
David. Eiderkin
Hartman
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