Britain Accused of Using U.S. Aid Funds to Arm Arabs
Paul G Hoffman of the European Recovery Program promised to investigate charges that American aid helped Britain arm Arabs in Palestine. Senate committee leaders urged inquiry into whether postwar aid subsidized Arab military activity against Jews in Israel. Bridges suggested cutting ERF aid to Britain if subsidies like King Abdullah’s Trans Jordan payments were shown.
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Washington
U.P
Paul G. Hoffman
Congress
Britain
Palestine
Senate Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Hoffman
Israel
Bridges
ERP
U. S
Abdullah
Trans
Movie Tough Guy Les Gorcey Jailed After Shooting
VAN NUYS May 25 UP Actor Leo Gorcey formerly with the Dead End Kids was jailed after a shooting at his Sherman Oaks home as his estranged wife and five private detectives attempted a 3 a m entry. A .32 automatic was found in his car and holes four feet above the floor were noted.
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van Nuys
Leo Gorcey
Evalene Gorcey
Sherman Oaks
Gorcey
L. A. Webber
News highlights shape scattered front page list
A compiled index lists items across sections including Gromyke vetoes U N probe of Czech coup, test claims, Republican support in southern states, a political roundup, Marshall ignored on trade agreements, and a senator foreseeing a plea for billions to rearm western Europe. Also shows where to find Bridge, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Markets, Local news, Radio, Shipping Table, Sports, Theaters, Women's Activities and other pages.
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Gromyke
U. N
Marshall
Europe
President Truman Urges Education Aid and Higher Wages
President Truman urged Democratic Congressional leaders to pass federal aid to education and raise the minimum wage to 75 cents an hour at a White House meeting. Republicans warned politics, while the Senate approved 300 million dollars for school aid and the House lagged.
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Washington
A.P
Truman
Congress
White House
Senate
House
Sen
Lucas
Ilinois
Rep
McCormack
Massachusetts
House Labor Committee
Barkley
Rayburn
Trueman
Republic
Los Angeles
U.acans
Farmee
L. A
Tris Maria
O. B
Sundberg
Cairo
Egypt
Child Death Traced to Lack of Food
YREKA May 25 A coroner s jury ruled starvation caused the death of weeks old Lawrence E Ray Jr. whose parents Ray Sr 30 and Donna 24 are charged with murder. The couple slated to appear in Justice Court for preliminary hearing this week. Physicians testified the baby had been dead about a week.
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Yreka
Lawrence E. Ray Jr
Ray Sr
Donna
Justice Court
Survives Fall After Jump From Pensacola Building
A 20 year old woman leaped nine stories from a Pensacola office building and survived, after suffering fractures to both legs and internal injuries. Police found an unsigned note in her purse on a tenth floor hall window ledge, stating no one is to blame and expressing inner turmoil.
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Pensacola
Fla
J. C. Maxwell
J. B. Welborn Jr
Galveston
Texas
Maxwell
Woman Kidnapped and Beaten by Ex-wooer Held
In Inglewood on May 25, Br. Henry Lytle aged 26 was arrested for allegedly kidnapping beating and stripping Mary Farmer 25 a salesgirl who had discarded him. Officers entered his home after Miss Farmer escaped and telephoned a friend for help.
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Inglewood
Henry Lytle
Mary Farmer
Miss Farmer
Farm Appropriation Bill Approved Senatorial Vote
The Senate today passed a farm appropriation bill totaling 1,211,727,405 dollars after rejecting changes to soil conservation payments that would have favored western farmers.
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Washington
Senate Today
Rough Night as Husband Surrenders for Wife Slaying
Charleston dispatch reports Monty Willis 32 swam the Kanawha River after shooting Beulah Willis 31 near their Chesapeake home. He hired a taxi for a 10 mile ride to surrender at a Charleston hotel and was held without bond on a murder charge.
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Charleston
W. Va
R. G. Coen
Monty Wills
Kanawha
Willis
Beulah
Chesapeake
Coen
Arsonist Admits Starting 20 Fires Across Los Angeles
Louis Lopez a 28 year old railroad section hand confessed to starting about 20 major fires and numerous small blazes around his home in recent months causing estimated losses of 2 million dollars. He described setting fires at the Rivera Citrus Association packing house and a Vernon lumber yard among others while under police questioning after a 24 hour interview and witness reconstructions.
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Los Angeles
Louis Lopez
Rivera Citrus Association
Rivera
Edwin B. Hatcher
Lopez
Hatcher
E. J. Stanton
Vernon
Eutcher
Newsmen narrowly escape shell explosion in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem on May 24 seven newsmen faced a dangerous moment when a shell burst in the street as their vehicle approached. The group included Kenneth Bilby of the New York Herald Tribune, Robert P. Martin of the New York Post, Cornel Acheson of Indianapolis News, John Calder of Reuters, Bureau Chief Carter L. Davidson of AP, and photographers James Pringle and Tom Fitzsimmons.
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Jerusalem
Kenneth Bilby
New York Herald-Tribune
Robert P. Martin
New York Post
Cornel Acheson
Indianapolis News
John Calder
Reuters
Associated Press
James Pringle
Tom Fitzsimmons
Guns Roar as Arabs Debate Peace Demand
Arabs of seven states debated today the United Nations cease fire demand in Palestine while fighting raged around Jerusalem. Israel bombed and was bombed as British pressure and U S diplomacy urged peace. Both sides claimed gains near Jerusalem and along the Jordan Valley with reports of battles, shelling, and territorial changes. The Arab League faced a decisive vote at Amman as Britain warned adherence to the cease fire and the U N deadline loomed near noon tomorrow.
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Praza
United Nations
Palestine
Jerusalem
Israel
Haifa
Jordan Valley
Baghdad
U.S
Ernest Bevin
Britain
U. S
Bevin
Ramat 'Rehel
Bethlehem
Haganah
Old City
Notre Dame
Israel Army
Intedan Valley
U. N
Sea of Galilee
Samakh
Masada
Sha’Ar Hagdan
Lebanon
Syria
Tathe
Kafr Hareb
Fiq
Cairo
Deir Suneid
Tel Aviv
Spain
Ramat Rehel
Arab League
Amman
Jaffa
Arizona Governor Osborn Dies at 64
Arizona Governor Sidney P. Osborn died at 2 25 a m after a long illness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He served since 1940 and was the first to win four consecutive terms. Secretary of State Dan E. Garvey became acting governor.
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Osborn
Phosniz
San Francisco
Arizona
Sidney P. Osborn
Dan E. Garvey
Garvey
State Capitol
Heil Fae Mebane Han Ha
Mace
Gladys Smiley-Osborn
Marilla Murray Osborn
Two Earth Shakes Noted at Fordham University
New York May 25 Two earth tremors were recorded today on the seismograph at Fordham University Rev Joseph Lynch university seismologist reported the first tremor at 3 29 42 a m and the second at 3 38 36 He estimated the distance at 9500 miles somewhere in the south Pacific Georgetown University in Washington also recorded a violent disturbance and said it appeared to be in the Sea of Japan.
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New York
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
South Pacific
Georgetown University
Washington
Sea of Japan
Doctor James Ogden Dies After Falling From Apartment
Dr James C Ogden 45 drops ten stories from Campbell Apartments Linden Avenue to his death. Witness Ellis Yarborough heard a scream and saw him hanging from a roof railing before the fall. He was an eye and ear specialist with offices at 12 Pine Avenue. He had lived in Long Beach since 1938 and married. The death is not ruled a suicide.
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James C. Ogden
Campbell Apartments
Linden Ave
Seaside Hospital
Ellis Yarborough
Keyport Dr
San Pedro
C. A. Bartlow
L. F. Elwell
Yarborough
Pine Ave
University of Iowa
California
Long Beach
Sheriffs to Convene Meeting Called in Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO May 25 Attorney General Fred N Howser announced that a meeting of all California sheriffs will be held soon in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Fred N. Howser
California
Los Angeles
Early Truce at Chrysler Plants Slated
The 11 cent hourly wage boost for two years averts a strike by 225,000 GM workers and signals a pattern for the industry. GM raises average to 1.61 per hour as Chrysler and UAW plan wage talks reopening. Other labor moves include a 30 cent demand at AT&T and ongoing packer labor disputes in Iowa and Waterloo.
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General Motors
Chrysler
GI. O
United Automobile Workers
CGAL
John L
Washington
United Mine Workers Union
Southern, Coal Producers’. Association
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Producers’ Group
Moody
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Board
Trueman
a_ factfinding board
American Union of Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Rath
Waterloo
Iowa
Wilson and Co
Wilton
Yank Seized Soon Released by Russians in Berlin
Ray Ashworth, chief of American Military Government's public safety branch, was arrested at a Soviet checkpoint in Berlin while attempting to enter the Soviet sector. He was taken to Soviet central headquarters for questioning and released shortly afterward.
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Berlin
Ray Ashworth
Ashworth
Dallas
Texas
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