Colombia Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Russia
The government radio in Bogota announced Colombia has severed diplomatic relations with Russia after an arrest sweep of 15 foreign agents including two Russians. Rioting spread in cities including Barranquilla and Cartagena as a new Conservative Liberal cabinet took office. The capital, Bogota, faced food shortages and a general strike as U S officials and Panamanian transit workers watched closely.
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Bogota
Colombia
Russia
United States
Ota
South American Republic
Panama Canal Zone
Mariano Ospina Perez
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Darrio Echandia
Barranquilla
Cartagena
Medllin
Call
George C. Marshall
W. Averell Harriman
Albrook Field
U. S
Marshall
Soviet detain British train at Semmering pass checkpoint
A British military train was stopped for four hours by Russian guards at Semmering pass while en route from Vienna to the British zone. A second train heading to Vienna arrived after a one hour delay as part of new Soviet travel restrictions around Berlin.
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Vienna
Semmering Pass
Berlin
One hour Communist strike disrupts Italy amid election heat
In Rome a nationwide one hour strike called by CGIL met limited effect as buses and streetcars ran, stores stayed open, and government offices worked. Factories were idle while reports of fascist violence in the south and a bombing near Lecce heightened tensions ahead of elections.
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Rome
Italy
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Il Paese
Popular Front
Lizzanello
Lecce
Giuseppe Calasso
Chamber of Deputies
Palmiro Togliatti
Roosevelt Memorial Unveiled In London
In London a memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt was unveiled by his widow and dedicated by King George VI on the third anniversary of his death. Mrs. Roosevelt pulled a cord to reveal a 10 foot bronze statue as the king laid a wreath and officials added wreaths at the statue’s base under the inscription Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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London
Britain
Roosevelt
George VI
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Two Are Killed In Battle On Fishing Boat
On the Anna K off the Mexican coast two crewmen died during a knife and gun attack. Capt Harold W Hansen and Carlso Asin were killed, Lt Zamora wounded others before surrendering. FBI found no charges will be filed.
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San Diego
Cal
FBI
Harold W. Hansen
Luis Zamora
Zamora
Carlso Asin
U. S
Asin
Hansen
Lawrence W. ¢Tex
Salzer
Coast Guard
Line Trouble Turns McCarthy Broadcast Into Dummy Run
NBC suffered a line relay failure that wiped out the Edgar Bergen Charlie McCarthy show, turning a $25 000 program into a rehearsal with only piano interludes. The broadcast originated near Claremont California with NBC engineers unable to connect to New York.
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McCarthy
Hollywood
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
National Broadcasting Company
Bergen
Claremont
Here
NBC
Jack Benny
Benny
Palm Springs
Cal
Elmo Roper
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York
New Orleans
Edgar Berfen
Roosevelt Memorial Services Mark Third Anniversary
Hyde Park observed the third anniversary of President Roosevelt with afternoon services under the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. Speakers included Trygve Lie UN secretary general and Henry Morgenthau Jr. former secretary of the treasury.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Franklin D
Monument to Anglo American friendship unveiled in London
At Grosvenor Square the king invited Mrs. Roosevelt to unveil a memorial symbolizing wartime comradeship. President Roosevelt’s ideals of peace and freedom were highlighted as the gesture renews the pledge of shared values. Sculptor Sir William Reid Dick created the sculpture, funded by 40 000 pounds raised by the Pilgrims Society, a British American fellowship.
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United States
Swank Grosvenor Square
Roosevelt
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
William Reid Dick
Pilgrims Society
Britain
GI Flight Training Hearings Expected in Congress
Representative Wheeler of Georgia said the veterans affairs committee will hold hearings this week on his bill to end some types of GI flight training. The measure passed a subcommittee recently.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Ga
Veterans Affairs Committee
Open Battle Predicted in Nebraska Vote
Nebraska’s all star Republican slate dominates headlines as Dewey Taft Stassen and other candidates vie for support in a tight Nebraska delegate race. A GOP ballot of 16 names shows Dewey leading a cautious field with Taft Stassen and Vandenberg also receiving votes.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Atlanta
Midwest
Des Moines
Truman
House Republicans
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph W. Martin
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Earl Warren
California
Busbey
R-Nl
House Democratic
Eisenhower
Vandenberg
Martin
Alben Barkley
Dky
William O. Douglas
James A. Farley
Taft
Henry A. Wallace
Chicago
Philadelphia
Wallace
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Americans For Democratic Action
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
Douglas
ADA
Stassen
MacArthur
Warren
Jet Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Near Owenton Ky
A P 80 Shooting Star Jet pilot Lieut. Claude M. Trawick Jr died in a Thunderstorm crash while returning from a weekend with his parents. He had just earned his pilot wings after serving as a navigator. His home was Macon Georgia.
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Owenton
Air Forces
Selfridge Field
Mich
Claude M. Trawick, Jr
Macon
Floods Flood Knox County Ohio Damages Homes Roads
Mount Vernon and Fredericktown were hit as the Kokosing River flooded 200 Knox County homes. Main Street overflow and river backwater disrupted travel. Schools closed and highways blocked as the water rose near the dike protecting Mount Vernon. Debris and business impact noted while rainfall continued in other counties.
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Ohio
Knox County
Mount Vernon
Fredericktown
Here
Main Street
Roeks
Trivers
Columbus
Shaughnessy
Scioto River
Striking Miners Told To Return To Work
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough ordered John L Lewis to face trial Wednesday at 10 am EST on contempt of court charges. Lewis secured $100 a month pensions at age 62 for his miners and urged the strikers to resume work after accepting a proposal to raise the pension age to 62. Ezra Van Horn, representing mine operators, opposed the plan but was outvoted in negotiations with Bridges and Lewis.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Senator Bridges
RNH
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
Lew
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Justice Department
Matthews F. McGuire
van Horm
K. C. Adams
van Horn
Lewis Lewis
Goldsborough
Welly K. Hopkins
United Mine Workers Counsel
East West dispute enters critical week in Europe
Washington reports three power talks to unify western Germany economically amid protests. A London meeting is planned to shape Germany’s future as the West and Soviet blocs clash over Italy’s vote and the Bogota upheaval.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Germany
London
Soviet Union
West
Europe
Young Couple Shot and Killed in Cincinnati Police Case
In Cincinnati an early morning shooting left Miss Shirley Hessler 22 and Arthur L Ziegel 26 dead and 17 year old Robert Klekamp wounded after a car collision. Police say Ziegel shot Hessler then wounded Klekamp before killing himself.
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George Pearcy
Shirley Hessler
Arthur L Ziegel
Robert Klekamp
Ziegel
Miss Hessler
Klekamp
Pearcy
Hazel Gardner Ziegel
District Court Upheld Combs Ruling in Eviction Suit
The District Court of Appeals upheld Judge Alton H. Combs in a suit filed by Earl Coddington through Casper and Casper. The demurrer found no cause of action and noted the property owner and subpoenaed party failed to appear. Coddington is in Florida and in contempt for not appearing in court.
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District Court of Appeals
Alton H. Combs
Municipal Court
Earl Coddington
Casper
George D. C. Coddington
Florida
Combs
Coddington
Tax Commissioner shuts 19 Ohio merchants for tax dodging
State Tax Commissioner C Emory Glander revoked licenses for 19 merchants after charges of failure to hold sales tax stamps and to tear stamps for buyers. He cited 104 firms to show cause on license revocation and noted hearings will be provided, with full compliance the aim. The revocations include College Corner C O McQuiston and Oxford George William Baker among others, with 27 of the cited firms in Cincinnati and 16 in Cleveland.
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Columbus
C. Emory Glander
Glander
Richard C. Lang
Reading, C
Lang
Taxation Department
State Board of Tax Appeals
College Corner
C.O. McQuiston
Main Street
Oxford
George William Baker
R.D
Tax Commission
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Hamilton
Springfield
Steubenville
Ohio
Elmer J. Norris
Norris Cafe
Dixie Highway
Jessie Stumpf
S. Second St
Charles E. Scheidt
Scheidt
St. Clair
Dayton St
Richard Wooten
Rainbow Gardens
H.J. Hesse
N. Elm
Two Men Die in Plane Crash Near Berea Kentucky
In Berea Kentucky an apex plane crash killed Harry Bullock former chairman of the Kentucky Aeronautics Commission and his son in law Carter Thomson both aged 57 and 28 respectively. The single engine craft went down on a mountain while en route from Lexington to Raleigh North Carolina.
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Berea
Harry Bullock
Kentucky Aeronautics Commission
Here
Madison County
Max EB. Blue
Bullock
Lexington
Carter Thomson
Raceland
Raleigh
N. C
Treasure Hunt Sparks Property Line Clash at Shrewsbury Beach
In Highlands New Jersey treasure seekers swarm Shrewsbury River beaches after 21 old coins are found and a trunk latch uncovered. Property owners post no trespassing signs summon police as municipal beach remains open to the public amid ongoing rush and rain. Porto Portuguese doubloons valued at about 75 dollars each noted by a coin dealer.
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Highlands
N. J
Shrewsbury
Portugese
Veterans Break Up Red Meeting In Rochester NY
In Rochester New York about 100 shouting veterans disrupted a Communist party meeting. They paraded for about 90 minutes, then entered the hall and burned Communist literature in front of the building. Police said the event was sponsored by the Communist party of Monroe County.
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Rochester
N. Y
Communist Party
Joseph Lang
Communist Party of
Monroe County
Missing Defendant Opens Racketeering Trial in DC Case
In Washington a ten defendant racketeering case proceeds despite the absence of one defendant. The group includes AFL Hod Carriers union leaders Joseph Moreschi and other national officers accused of looting over 75000 from three locals in DC Maryland and Virginia. Evidence cites financing a DC nightclub whiskey purchases lavish home improvements and workers housing rents. Larry Kelly the ringleader vanished after testifying to the grand jury and later was linked to a merchant ship death though identity remains unresolved.
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Washington
Joseph V. Moreschi
AFL Hod Carriers’ Union
la Plata
Quantico
Larry Kelly
Union
District of Columbia
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Jorge Klieger Gaitan
Liberal Party
National
Dario Echandia
White House
William J. Hynes
UMW
Uniontown
Hynes
District Court
Ation Department
Somerville
Stanley Dunmyer
14 Mile Inn College Corner
Josepha E Pressler
Main St. Behel
Paw Moschberger
New Gainea
Kelly
Justice
Clarence Darrow
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