Berlin Rail Strike Triggers Soviet Retaliation Tactic
West Berlin railway workers halted service after a strike last Saturday. Authorities accuse the Soviet move of being a deliberate act, tying up 29 freight trains from the west. Planes and trucks moved limited supplies as tensions rose between the Western allies and Soviet forces. In Paris, Andrei Vishinsky pressed for economic unity of Germany. The Big Four conference stretched to three hours and fifty minutes with offers to link economic integration to political unity.
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Ates Bet Ey
West Berlin
West Germany
A. L. McCluskey
Frank Howley
U.S
Eastern Zone
Westi
Berlin
Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Ais
Vishinsky
Tornadic Winds Strike Refugio Texas Town
Tornadic winds swept Refugio Texas last night striking a town of about 6000. Large hailstones accompanied heavy rain. Water and gas mains were broken cutting off normal water supply in the city.
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Refugio
Texas
Tornadic
Fatae Crash Hurrying Student Dies in Henderson
A garbled report from Henderson Texas describes a fatal crash involving a student and an accompanying injuries. The fragmentary text references a sudden event yesterday and a death, with limited details on the persons or circumstances.
Witness for Rutledge case testifies on terms with Hartman
Juanita Lewis a draftsman at Emerson plant in St Louis testified that Mrs Rutledge remained on good terms with Byron Hartman after the alleged July 31 incident. Lewis said she saw Mrs Rutledge at Hartman’s drawing board two or three times daily from July 24 to August last year and that Mrs Rutledge avoided Hartman after July 31. The witness joined four women for dinner on August 6 and rode with Mrs Rutledge, with questions about Hartman’s alleged renewed affair. Defense objects blocked further answer.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
Byron Cy Hattman
Sydney Rutledge
Hattman
Rutledge
Juanita Lewis
Emerson
St. Louis
Hartman
Miss
Lewis
Van
William Chimeplant
Tney
Barney Hartman
Forrestal Buried at Arlington With Nation in Mourning
Washington May 25 James Forrestal former Secretary of Defense was buried in Arlington National Cemetery today as leaders including President Truman attended the state funeral. The cortège moved slowly along the drive the band played Nearer My God to Thee and the body was carried to the grave site after ceremonies at the amphitheater. Forrestal died after a fall from a Bethesda Naval Hospital tower following a period of overwork and illness.
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Washington
James Forrestal
Defense
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
Grant Pie
Iene Cabinet Taamnieecs Greax
Sur Bathed National
Armed Services
National Military Establishment
Forrest
Forrestal
Bethesda Naval Hospel
Gericineulay
Officers pay boost shelved in revolt by ex Gh scion
Fragmentary notice indicates a local pay increase was halted after a challenge by a former Gh scion. The garbled text references a revolt and an ex-political figure, with scattered page cues such as Pope A-2 and B-10. The item appears in a classifieds or feature section amid pages B-5 and B-10.
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Ewstrom
Old “Homie
Pope
Billy
Resa
Idge
Belo
Pope Bs
Californians narrowly escape bear hunt disaster near Juneau
Two California doctors, Dr. Russell Johnson of Westminster and Dr. Ed Anderson of Stockton, with two companions, barely escaped a fatal incident when their chartered boat burned and sank off Fenake Island. They fled in small boats with hunting land and photographic gear lost. they planned to leave for more hunting after renewing plans.
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Juneau
Alaska
UY Two
California
Narowly
Fenake
Antas
Russell Johnson
Westminster
Calif
Ed Anderson
Stockton
Ieagot Island
Truman Names Nathaniel Davis Envoy to Hungary
President Truman nominated Nathaniel F. Davis as minister to Hungary, succeeding Selden Chapin who returned to Washington after Mindszenty case tensions. Davis, now ambassador to Costa Rica, will head the Hungarian legation as relations resume, while three other ambassadorial posts were announced.
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Washington
Truman
Nathaniel FP. Davis
Hungary
Mindszenty
Davis
Costa Rica
Selden Chapin
Chapin
Joseph Flack
Bolivia
George P. Shaw
Texas
el Salvador
Albert Nufer
Pete Jarman
Alabama
House
Australia
Budapest
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Chajin
United States
State Department
Victor Reuther Shot Wounds Deepen UAW Family Turmoil
Victor Reuther, 37, the second UAW official targeted in an assassination attempt, was shot through a window at his home by a shotgun blast. He suffered facial and shoulder injuries but is expected to recover. guards protect Victor, Walter, and Roy Reuther as police and state authorities monitor the family’s houses.
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Etroit
Reuther
Victor Reuther
United Auto Workers
Victor
Walter
Arma
Avuul & Tourapy
James Olsen
Henry Ford Hospital
Sai
U. A.W
Waller
Roy
U. A
Vic
Sophie
Grand Rapids
Mich
Victor G. Reuther
A.W
Walter Reuther
Vigtar
Will
Associated ‘Press
Billygoat Burglar Seized After Butting In Door
William James McNally, 23, unemployed shipfitter of 1428 Atlantic Ave, was seized by patrolmen at 1498 Atlantic Ave after headbutting the drug store front door to gain entry. He admitted breaking the glass and stealing about $5.80, a toothbrush, and a towel, while cleaning a forehead wound with the towel. He was captured before leaving the shop.
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Atlantic Ave
William James McNally
D. L. Goldsmith
R. K. Edwards
W. D. Smith
McNally
Tokyo Area Shaken by Light Quake Today
A temblor described as light intensity by the Japanese Central Meteorological Observatory rattled Tokyo and nearby regions. Details and continued coverage move to Page A-14.
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Toyko
Tokyo
Japanese Central Meteorological Observatory
Move to Offset Cut in ERP Fund Winning Support Move
Washington May 25 The House leaders reached a compromise to offset a deep cut in Marshall Plan funds by extending the spending period rather than increasing outlays The plan would allow the full 4 642 470 000 for 15 months to be spent over 13 1 2 months with President Truman able to authorize expenditures by May 15 if the Economic Cooperation Administration recommends spending could run about 344 000 000 a month from the revised total The result is no net funding increase but a reallocation of the European Recovery Program funds for the next year
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Washington
Truman
House
House Appropriations Committee
Marshall Plan of European Recovery
Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Steelworkers March on ALCO Plant in Schenectady
In Schenectady New York May 95 United Steelworkers led about 2000 workers in a peaceful march on the American Locomotive Co plant main gate. They demonstrated against a so called Jockout cited by the union as the reason.
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Schenectady
N.Y
United Steelworkers
American Locomotive. Co
Hidden Troops Rally in Shanghai Clash
In Shanghai on May 3, Communist forces moved into the city, assaulting Nationalist defenders at Kiangwan Airfield and near Wusong fortifications. Intense shelling and explosions disrupted the area as Nationalists clung to river bridges and rear guards held key crossings.
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Shanghai
Sng
Kiangwan
Cloee
Two Injured as Bus Hits Truck at City Intersection
A Pacific Electric bus crashed into a truck at 59th Street and Atlantic Avenue injuring two people. Valentine Ayala of Los Angeles and Dora L Thompson of Compton were treated for leg bruises and taken to See wade Hospital. The bus was operated by Haymond L Bacchus of Wimth Street.
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59Th St
Atlantic Ave
Valentine
Ayala
Concord St
Los Angeles
Seaside
Pacific Electric
Haymond L. Bacchus
Wimth St
Los An
Dora
L. Thompson
Compton
Wes
Seewdde Hospital
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Fay
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Nathaniel Davis
Reds
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