Navy Wife Fights Death as Husband Flies Home From Guam
Long Beach polio victim Marian Kopytko, 30, was moved to General Hospital in critical condition. Her husband, Navy Chief William J. Kopytko, rushed from Guam on a Navy plane. Red Cross ordered the flight after being informed of the severity. The couple’s two children, Sallie Jo and Rickie, are quarantined at home with Marian’s sister, Eileen Robertson.
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General Hospital
Long Beach
Navy
Guam
Marian Kopytko
Montai ‘Ave
William J. Kopytko
Kopytko
San Francisco
Navy Department
Washington
Red Cross
Sallie Jo
Rickie
Eileen Robertson
Marian
Sally Jo
Memorial Day Toll Tops One Hundred in U S West Report
Holiday weekend deaths mount across states with California suffering the heaviest losses. Traffic crashes drownings and a plane crash left multiple victims. Coeds from the University of California among the early fatalities as nationwide tolls rise to over 100 with federal safety officials forecasting higher counts.
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Associ
California
Oxnard
Corenghia Cie Se
River Canyon
Lake
Tahoe
COEDS
University of California
Ney
Elizabeth Ann Dahil
Berkeley
Patty Merden
San
Fairfield
Ruth Wiberg
Sacramento
Schmidt
Navarro River
Fort Bragg
Leland Stanford
Thorne
National Safety Council
Uck
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Timineis
Indiana
Towa
Kansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
Wep
Wisconsin
Atlantic City Shooting Ends With Wife’s Death
A red haired nightclub singer screamed for help as her husband shot and killed her on a sidewalk in Atlantic City. Capt. Emmanuel Eckstein said a cab driver disarmed the assailant and held him until police arrived. The suspect David Rhoda, about 45, was detained for questioning. Gertrude Rhoda, 24, died after being shot at New York and Pacific Avenues near the police station. Eyewitnesses described the victim crawling away as she pleaded for her life while three shots rang out at close range.
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Tlantic City
N. J
Atlantic ’City
Emmanuel Eckstein
City Detective ‘Bureau
Pretader
Eckstein
David Rhoda
Gertrude
Rhoda
New York and
Pacific Avenues
Four Children Die in Cleveland House Fire
Four children died in a fire that swept a two and a half story frame home housing seven families in Cleveland. Victims named include William Bryant 3 Betty Ann 2 and babies Clarence 2 months James Pritchard 3 months and Richard Bullard 43 suffered critical burns.
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Cleveland
William Bryant
Betty Ann
Clarence
James Pritchard
Richard Bullard
Hull enacts rule on male bathing trunks in city peels
In Hull England May 28 authorities ordered all city males to wear trunks level at the lower edge covering the hips as a public swimming attire regulation. The rule targeted male bathers and did not mention women's suits, reflecting a new city standard on beach attire.
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Hull
England
Long Beach to honor war dead with ceremonies tomorrow
Local front highlights list ceremonies to honor war dead in Long Beach tomorrow on Page B-1. Law enforcement to begin registering for Long Beach convention. Lakewood man receives donation from Kathy Fiscus rescue fund on Page B-1. Stage set for Round 2 of Truman administration effort against Taft-Hartley Act on Page A-2. Nearby items and various sections across pages noted.
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Long Beach
Lakewood Man
Kathy Fiscus
Rescue Fund
Memorial Rites Honor U S Dead All Over World
Memorial Day observances honor more than 300000 World War I dead with services in military cemeteries worldwide. Flags adorn every grave as ceremonies spread through Europe, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Pacific sites, with a tribute to Lt. Gen. Buckner on Okinawa.
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Washington
United States
Alaske
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
U. S
England
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Italy
James ‘Dunn
Anzio
Florence
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Korea
Philippines
Pacific Islands
Okinawa
Sirhon Bolivar Buckner
10Th Army
San Juan Bautista Rationing Water Measures Extended
San Juan Bautista California implements a second day of water rationing after heat dries a 450000 gallon reservoir. The town of 1000 relies on a single well under voluntary restrictions imposed by new superintendent Bac cala. Digging a new well stalled by two failed test holes. rationing to continue until a viable well is drilled.
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San Juan Bautista
Calif
Yb Baccala
Doctor Guilty in 2nd Degree Plans Appeal
A Cedar Rapids jury convicted Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. of second degree murder for the December hotel room killing of Byron Hartman. Sentencing set within 30 days. the defense vows a new trial and appeal to Iowa Supreme Court.
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Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Cadet Rapids
Iowa
Byron C. Hartman
Rutledge
Sydney
A. P
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Byron
C. Hartman
J. ©. Heiserman
Iowa Supreme Court
Ling Ite
Archie Farmer
Dr. Rutledge
William Crissman
Hartman
Japanese Volcano Bursts Into Action
TARADA Japan May 28 Mount Yokayama erupted with renewed activity sending smoke into the air as authorities monitor signs of intensifying volcanic events. No injuries reported as teams observe lava flow and crater changes near the summit.
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Tarada
Japan
Mount
Yokayama
Senator Hickenlooper to Confront Lilienthal at Public Hearing
Iowa Senator Hickenlooper announced plans to confront Atomic Energy Commission Chairman David Lilienthal in a public hearing. He claims mismanagement of the atomic program, cites uranium-235 disappearance, and says he will present proof to the Joint Atomic Energy Committee next week.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa
Lilienthal
AEC
Commission
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Lilien
Memorial Day Weekend Outlook Warns of Light Showers
Most of the nation enjoyed fair weather with a Memorial Day weekend outlook showing some early light showers in parts of the plains and New England. Cloudy districts persisted along the north Pacific Coast and Maine saw the most persistent rain. Temperatures varied from mild in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest to unusually warm in the West and South, with cooler readings in the Great Lakes and Northeast.
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Long Beach
Plains
New England
North Pacific Coast
Maine
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Texas
Midwest
North Pacific
Great Lakes
Revolt Said Brewing Against Secrecy Of Un American Committee
A House un American Activities Committee member, speaking anonymously, urged an open and public report on the panel’s work. He criticized its secrecy, warned of a bipartisan revolt, and said the next meeting on June 6 will force a showdown over committee secrecy and public access. The panel has met nine times in five months, with most sessions closed. Clarence Hiskey and Paul Crouch are noted figures in related inquiries.
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Ashington
House un-American Activities Committee
Clarence F. Hiskey
Paul Crouch
Hiskey
Knoxville
Tenn
Committee
Congress
1948 College Queen Slain Ex-mate Held
Evansville Indiana May 28 Mrs Helen Merle 25 Evansville College sophomore and 1948 home queen was shot to death tonight in her room at her parents home. Police detectives Roy Perkins and Robert Johnson said her former husband Richard Merle 26 was aged at the scene and was held without charge pending questioning. Merle also is a sophomore at Evansville College.
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Evansville
Ind
Helen Merle
Evansville College
Roy Perkins
Robert Johnson
Richard Merle
Merle
Fvansville College
Elusive German Red Dodges Again at Hanover Grave
In Hannover May 28 Communist Max Reimann, a fugitive target of a British manhunt, attended a private funeral at his brother Hans Reimann’s grave in Ahlen. He appeared briefly, then departed with his wife and an aide after the ceremony, following news of Hans’s death in a mine accident earlier that week.
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Hannover
Germany
Max Reimann
Lear
Reimann
Hans
Ahlen
Hoard Found Miser Belanger Leaves $320000 Mystery
Montreal May 28 UP Joseph Napoleon Belanger known as Hot Dog to locals died April 29 when a shed he was repairing collapsed. A rusty basement boiler had earlier been found in his home and later turned up in a bank. Neighbors recall his careful hoarding and peculiar habits as investigators sort through his finances.
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Montreal
Joseph Napoleon ‘Belanger
Balan
Belanger
Anks
Ford strike ends as arbitration panel planned for settlement
Detroit May 28 AP The 24 day Ford strike is settled with a three man arbitration board to resolve disputes. UAW and Ford name members and face a neutral umpire if needed. Disciplinary action against 35 workers remains unsettled pending union ratification. Some recalls begin after Memorial Day weekend with Rouge and Lincoln plants aiming to restart by Tuesday. Parts shortages force seven days more of closures at Long Beach Ford assembly. Production will resume in order of plant closures, prioritizing nearby operations.
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Detroit
Ford
Eare
Ford Motor Co
cLo Bengecord Auto
Harry Shulman
UAW
Lincoln
Long Beath
Ford Assembly
Rouge
California
Ford Rouge
Coin Division
Seven Americans Held Hostage in Bolivia Mine
Seven American engineers and one Argentine national were seized by 2000 striking miners at Siglo Veinticinco mine in Catavi, about 200 miles southeast of La Paz. Names include Wilbur J. Cook and Floyd W Erickson. Bolivian army and carabineros sought release amid arrests of suspected agitators.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Strilon
Trilon
Catavi
Wilbur J. Cook
Floyd W. Erickson
Joseph G. Te
T. ¥. O'Connor
Patrick Grene
Ricare D. Elette
Movi Mishaioeita
Radepa
Antofa
Amo
Ser
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Neus Font
Newt
U.S
World
College Queen
Miser
Willeep L.B
River Rouge
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