Russians Haul Four Trains Into Berlin Amid Rail Strikes
Soviet forces relented to Allied pressure and hauled four stranded trains carrying American and British passengers into Berlin after 43 hours stalled in the Soviet zone. Notable aboard included Hollywood director George B. Seaton and family. West sector rail workers joined in a strike over pay, while American officials guided the locomotives into Wannsee Station, with Maj. H.A. Ziegler leading the first cars.
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BRLIN
UPY
Berlin
George B. Seaton
Ttwo
Karlashotst
Neukoelin
Germany
Potsdam
Wannsee
Maj
H.A. Ziegler
Denver
Conn
West Presses Russia to Keep Berlin Promise
A British diplomatic source in Paris says the West demands Russia prove its promise to end Berlin travel and trade restrictions. Western ministers, meeting over Germany, are kept informed as Berlin sees a new blockade by not conciling 12,000 rail workers. They may urge Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky to act if assurances are unsatisfactory.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Andre
Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Four Rescued When Fishing Boat Sinks Off Sandy Hook
Highlands New Jersey May 26 A Coast Guard weather ship rescued four men after their commercial fishing boat Sea Hag sprang a leak and sank eight miles off Sandy Hook Master George D Morehouse and his three passengers escaped into a dory before drifting until picked up by the weather ship Rockaway None were injured.
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Highlands
N. J
Coast Guard
Sandy Hook
George D. Morehouse
Rockaway
Dr Ralph Bunche named father of your page A 2
News page teletype lists Dr Ralph Bunche as a pivotal figure on page A 2 with brief mentions across sections. Lightly notes coverage areas includeBridge Classifieds Comics Editorial and sports.
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Ralph Bunche
Actress Sally Brookshire Serious Despondency Ends in Death Note
LOS ANGELES May 26 Actress Sally Brookshire 21 vanished from her home leaving a death by own action note to husband Eston. Police report she wrote Dear Buddy it’s no use I’m ending it all tonight. Brookshire a commercial photographer previously tried suicide with a gun last month and said his wife was pregnant and despondent over ill health. He noted she had also attempted suicide a month earlier with sleeping pills.
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Los Angeles
Sally Brookshire
Eston
Red
Buddy
Brookshire
Marine General Dies of Injury at Carlsbad Crash
Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Fegan 62 U.S.M.C. Retired died in Santa Margarita Hospital Camp Pendleton after injuries from a car crash near Carlsbad California. He was Camp Pendletons first commanding general in 1942 and earlier served as an aide to President Roosevelt. He joined the Marine Corps in 1909. His widow survives.
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Camp Pendleton
Joseph C. Fegan
Santa Margarita Hospital
Canfy Pendleton
Carlsbad
Calif
Roosevelt
Department of the Pacific
Marine Corps
Marines
Trinity Fork Flood Drenches Fort Worth After Night Rains
The Clear Fork of the Trinity River broke banks in Fort Worth as heavy overnight rains swelled waterways. Flooding covered arterial streets, threatened homes and businesses, and prompted evacuations near Linwood. A woman drowned in Dallas amid rising waters, while Johnson and Denton counties faced washouts and train incidents. The city’s water system was strained but stabilized with temporary levee protection.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Clear Fork
Trinity River
Raina
Linwood
Olive
West
Ater
I i
Cleburne
Johnson County
Buffalo Creek
Dalian
Dawson
Coraiana
Denton County
Kee
Santa Fe
Turkey Creek
Dallas
Turtle Creek
Larry Martiner
Trinity
Holly Bump
Bridges Aids Face Trial for Perjury on Citizenship
AP dispatch from GAx May 26 reports labor leader Harry Bridges and two aides indicted by a federal grand jury on perjury and conspiracy related to Bridges 1945 naturalization. The trio face possible up to seven years and $15,000 fine if convicted, with civil action to revoke Bridges citizenship noted.
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Gax
Pee
Immigration Service
Bridges
Rridges
C. I. O. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
J. R. Robertson
Communist Party
Schraidt
Robertson
New York
Washington
San Francisco
Schmidt
Honolulu
President seeks top efficiency of each U S agency
President Truman said he is asking every department and agency to deliver the best possible service at the lowest cost after receiving the Hoover Commission report. He noted savings will come from better management and warned that substantial gains require new relationships and business methods. He intends follow-up action and will propose workable reorganizational plans if Congress acts.
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Washington
Truman
Ater
Hoover Commission
White House
Herbert C. Hoover
Commission
Congress
Jet Fighter Crashes Into Sea Off San Diego
A Navy FAL jet fighter plunged into the sea during maneuvers off the San Diego coast. Diving teams worked to salvage the aircraft as the plane sank immediately. The pilot’s name was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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San Diego
Galvage & Navy
Lilienthal Says AEC Cleared Men Despite Security Chief Advice
David E Lilienthal testified that the Atomic Energy Commission cleared two men for secret work despite the security officer’s adverse recommendations. Names cited were Dr Edward A Condon and Dr Frank Graham with Graham then UNC president and later a North Carolina senator. Hearings opened amid charges of mismanagement as Sen Hickenlooper urged Lilienthal’s removal. Cain proposed a new board to oversee atomic development and called for witnesses including Gen Eisenhower.
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Lilienthal
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Congressional Committee
AEC
Edward Condon
Bureau of Standards
Frank Graham
Graham
University of North Carolina
Associated Press
Ashington
David E. Lilienthal
Edward A. Condon
North Carolina
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Lillenthal
Sen. Hickenlooper
R.-Lowa
Cain
Sen. Cain
R.wash
Enthal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McMehon
D.conn
Ford to Submit Counter-proposal to Settle Strike
Ford Motor Co prepares a counter-arbitration proposal in the United Auto Workers strike. The move aims to end the walkout affecting 106,000 Ford workers and many others, with management to present its plan to the union this afternoon. Federal Mediator Arthur Viat reported definite progress after yesterday's session. Reuther’s insistence on the issue of compulsion to work over 100 percent and to compensate for stoppages remains a snag. Ford left the conference to draft its own proposal.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Ford
Arthur ©. Viat
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Fall of Woosung Rumor Swirls Through Shanghai
Reports from Shanghai on May 26 describe a near-end military changeover with Nationalist holdouts along Soochow Creek allegedly surrendering. Unconfirmed accounts claim 15,000 Nationalist troops were captured. white flags appeared atop the post office building. Americans trapped in Broadway Mansions and fighting near Honan bridge are noted as the situation continues to unfold.
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Shanghai
Soochow Creek
Wooaung
Stchuwan Bridge
Garden Bridge
Broadway
Red Cross
Shangene
Honan Bridge
Hundreds Die as Floods Ravage Northeastern Brazil
MACEIO Brazil May 26 Hundreds of persons were dead in the northeastern rail region where torrential rains caused serious floods In Alagoas alone one estimate puts the death toll at about 500 One hundred and fifty bodies were recovered in Maceio the state capital with around 80 people buried and more than 30 people killed in the past 65 hours as the downpour continued.
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Maceio
Brazil
Alagoas
Macelo
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Frankfort
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Larry
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Rep. Herter
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