Officials Study Possibility Of New Air Clashes
Washington officials study the prospect of renewed Soviet American air clashes in Europe. They demand Soviet assurances no repeat of the April 8 Baltic Sea incident after Moscow disputes the U S version. The United States called for a prompt thorough investigation and for punishment of those responsible with indemnity. The White House, State, and Defense Departments weigh next steps.
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Washington
Europe
U. S
Baltic Sea
Vishinsky
Moscow
Alan G. Kirk
United States
State Department
Russia
State and Defense Departments
White House
Legation Compounds Targeted in Damascus and Beirut
Bombs struck U S legation compounds in Damascus and Beirut amid Arab-Israeli tensions. A Marine guard was wounded in Damascus by shattered glass from a grenade, while Beirut reported a grenade explosion at the legation garage. US Minister James H Kelly confirmed the incidents.
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Damascus
Syria
U. S. Legation
Beirut
U. S
James H. Kelly
Legation
Elbert Cassel
Bedford
Damascus Legation
Taft Blasts Delivering Data to Reds in Amerasia Case
Senator Taft charges State Department officials refused to treat delivering papers to Communists as serious. He calls for an independent Senate Foreign Relations probe of McCarthy charges and Amerasia links. Taft questions subcommittee procedure and notes tensions with Tydings panel.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
State Department
Amerasia Magazine
Senate Foreign Relations
McCarthy
R-Wis
John S. Service
Owen Lattimore
Amerasia
Service
Far East
Subcommittee
Tydings
Dmd
Senate
Cariho
Frederick Aver, Jr
Czechs Expel USIS Chief and Charge Spy Ring
London AP reports Czechoslovakia ordered the U S Information Service director to leave and demanded U SIS activities halt. Prague also said six Czechs went on trial for espionage linked to the U S embassy, with Jaromir Nechansky pleading guilty to high treason. A 20 year old U S citizen, J Zastera, was sentenced to 18 years and expelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Czechoslovakia
Joseph C. Kolarek
U. S. Information Services
USIS
United States
Foreign Ministry
U. S. Information Service
Prague Radio
Prague
Pankrac
U. S
Army
Jaromir Nechansky
Dean Acheson
Washington
J. Zastera
Zastera
War Vet Faces First Hearing In Slaying Case
Cincinnati report states James E. Ferguson, 32, was set for a preliminary police court hearing on a murder charge linked to his wife’s death. Mrs. Ferguson was found dead at home after a stabbing in the early hours. Ferguson claimed a mental blackout and said his wife refused a doctor, noting she did not want him to get into trouble. Detectives Fathe r and Hart said Ferguson may need psychiatric help.
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James Ferguson
Pearl Harbor
Cincinnati, O
Janette
Ferguson
Cincinnati
James E. Ferguson
GOP Demands Cross-Section Views on Foreign Policy
Senate Republicans Bridges and Wherry pressed for a cross section of GOP voices to be briefed during policy formation. They urged wider consultation beyond loyal party members, citing Senator Taft as a key critic. President Truman and Secretary Acheson pledged to inform and seek minority views in policy formulation and execution.
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Washington
Senate
Bridges
New Hampshire
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
GOP
Reprters
White House
State Acheson
Senator Taft
Ohio
Taft
Acheson
Strike Halts Bus Service In Johnstown Pa
Two hundred Johnstown Traction Company workers walked out at 5 a m halting trolley and bus service for a 150000 population metro area. Local 1279 of the AFL Amalgamated Association rejected a five cent raise with two cents retroactive and pressed for a ten cent hourly increase above the current 1 50 dollar average.
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Johnstown
Milltown
Johnstown Traction Company
Walter E. Rose
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
Maragon Trial Focuses On Molasses Firm Case
The perjury trial of John Maragon centers on Allied Molasses Company and alleged government business. Prosecution lists Vaughan as possible witness. defense unsure on calling him. Witnesses Milton Land and Harold Ross testified about payments tied to molasses quota issues with the Agriculture Department in 1946.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Agriculture Department
Charles Murray
Harry H. Vaughan
Maragon
Vaughan
Senate
Allied Molasses Company
Perth Amboy
N. J
Murray
Irvin Goldstein
Allied Molasses
Milton R
Milwaukee
Harold M. Ross
Polland
Ross
Bridges files $500000 libel suit against prosecutor
Harry Bridges, president of the CIO Longshoremen's Union, sues F Joseph Donohue for libel and slander over remarks at a luncheon. Bridges contends Donohue called him a liar and perjurer and charged he made a contract with Communism and aided revolution. Donohue says the comments reflected the evidence from Bridges perjury and conspiracy conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bridges
F. Joseph Donohue
Donohue
CIO Longshoremen's Union
Named Reporter for Ohio Supreme Court Appointed
Columbus reporter Hiram L. Connett, 59, was appointed reporter of the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday, succeeding the late John L. W. Henney.
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Columbus
Hiram L. Connett
Ohio Supreme Court
John L. W. Henney
Ore cars crush man to death in Pittsburgh yards
Anthony Melia, 34, of Poland, Ohio, died yesterday when two heavy ore cars crushed him in the Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical Company yards in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Youngstown, D
Anthony Melia
Poland
Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical Company
Embezzlement Charges Faced By Two Tellers
AKRON Ohio AP Two tellers at Dime Savings Bank faced embezzlement charges for taking 13740 over three years. Edward Stewart 28 Akron and Jack Brittan 32 suburban Cuyahoga Falls were named by FBI agent Ray Abbaticchio Jr. as implicated in cover up schemes that also touched 1948 and 1947 deposits.
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Akron
Dime Savings Bank
FBI
Edward Herbert Stewart
Jack Edwin Srittain
Cuyahoga Falls
Ray J. Abbaticchio Jr
Cleveland
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Brittan
Abbatichhio
Brittain
Stewart
Abbatichio
Six Men Jailed In Cleveland For Ticket Scalpina
Cleveland police jailed six men for attempting to scalp opening day baseball tickets for the Cleveland-Detroit game. They allegedly asked two to five dollars over official prices. Detective Captain Thomas A. Murphy, after consulting with Indians president Ellis W. Ryan, warned that scalping would be stopped beyond mere gate harassment arrests.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Murphy
Indians
Ellis W. Ryan
Ball Club
Bomb Blast Kills Pvt Jones at Aberdeen Proving Ground
At Aberdeen proving ground a bomb fuse exploded in an open pit while soldiers dismantled a demolition bomb. Pvt. Charles A. Jones, 19, of Exeter California, was killed. Pvt. Harry E. Butler, 18, of Monclova Lucas County, was wounded. Two other soldiers were injured.
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Charles A. Jones
Exeter
Cal
Harry E. Butler
Monclova
Lucas County
April Shower Brightens Town and Land
An ode to April rain celebrating washing away grime and reviving nature. Old Mother Nature tends the sky and plants drink in nourishment as streets and buildings gleam anew. The season brings fresh air and a renewed sense of life as showers fall.
Sisters Found Starving In Unheated Home
NEW PHILADELPHIA PA AP three elderly sisters were found in their unheated home after apparently going without food since Easter. May Ry an unconscious when neighbors forced entry. Elizabeth and Margaret weakened but alive in Pottsville hospitals. Fire out, no food in house. Funds to church noted.
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New
Philadelphia
May Ryan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pottsille
Elizabeth
Margaret
Pottsville Hospital
Joseph Kerrigan
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kerrigan
Mary
Schuylkill County
Rejected Suitor Wounds Widow Then Kills Self
In Cleveland a 23 year old widow, Ruth Royal, was wounded in the forehead and arm by Lester L. Hostetler after rejecting his marriage advances. The 35 year old builder then shot himself in the head. Richard Cavin, Ruth’s brother, aided detectives and described the sequence in her mother’s apartment as Hostetler fired and Cavin tried to intervene.
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Cleveland
Lester L. Hostetler
Richard Cavin
Ruth Royal
Hostetler
Cavin
Vincent Morrow
Harry Lockwood
Cold Weather Hits Flood Areas Across North Dakota
Freezing air from the Alaska gulf spread over the plains as flood waters rose. Jamestown, Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, and Graton evacuated hundreds of families while the Red River stood above flood stage. Red Cross estimated about 3,000 people homeless in North Dakota as temperatures plunged tonight.
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Gulf of Alaska
Canada
Great Plains States
Upper Great Lakes
North Dakota
Minnesota
Jamestown
N. D
James River
National Guardsmen
Jamestown College Stu
Red Cross
Red River
Grand Forks
East Grand Forks
Minn
Grafton
First Is Given Cold Shoulder Then Is Jailed
Ernest W Stephens, 39, sought lodging at the county jail at 2 30 am, was rebuffed, and declared he would return. Police want him for shooting a woman. He was moved to the city jail after police, who had sought Toi since December 27 on a first degree murder charge, identified the case. Mrs Mary Sylvia Dunlap, 28, was shot to death December 23 while guests played cards in her living room.
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Dayton
Ernest W. Stephens
William Evers
Stephens
Toi
Mary Sylvia Dunlap
Postmaster Comments on Pending Postal Economy Actions
Hilbert Ho Martin, Middle Town postmaster, said he is aware of an economy program underway in the postal service and has received no threats about any phase. He noted that details on service curtailment were released in Washington, but local schedules will stay the same until official orders arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilbert Ho Martin
Middletown
Washington
Postal Service to Cut Mail Delivery Nationwide
The department plans a large postage rate rise and service curtailment aiming to save about 400 million dollars annually. Critics allege it pressures Congress for more funding. Changes include fewer Saturday deliveries to business districts, night processing limited to first class mail and parcel post, and earlier window closures, with nationwide impact expected next week.
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Congress
Postal Department
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
House
Donaldson
Steamboat Race Set for May 20 in Pittsburgh
The Steamboat Homestead of Carnegie-Illinois Steel and the Titan of Jones and Laughlin Steel will race May 20 on district rivers as part of Welcome Week revival. Last year's winner was the Homestead. the Titan replaces the former William Larimer Jones in this 3.3 mile course.
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Pittsburgh
Homestead
Titan
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
William Larimer Jones
Veteran GOP Rep Eaton Renominated in New Jersey
Charles A. Eaton an 82 year old Republican congressman and former House Foreign Affairs chairman won renomination for a 14th term in New Jersey fifth district. He led with 24,338 votes while opponents Paul C. Kemeny and J Ellis Kirkham trailed. Eaton will face Democrat Thomas Chabrak in November.
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Newark
N. J
Charles A. Eaton
GOP House
New Jersey
Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Paul C. Kemeny
J. Ellis Kirkham
Thomas Chabrak
Davis longtime Ohio bus pioneer dies at 54
Fred E. Davis 54 former owner of the Columbus Marysville Rus Company died at his home. He was a pioneer of bus transportation in Ohio and a former director of a Cambridge bank. Funeral services set for 10:30 am Friday.
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Columbus, O
Fred E. Davis
Columbus-Marysville Rus Company
Ohio
Cambridge, O
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