Truman to Reply to Red Accusations in Radio Address
President Truman plans a nationwide broadcast to reply to Senator McCarthy's charges of Communism in the government. Acheson criticizes McCarthy as aligning with a line that accuses officials of hiding criminals and perverts in the State Department. The loyalty program aims to keep subversives out of federal jobs.
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Washington
Truman
McCarthy
Acheson
Wisconsin
Department
McMahon
D-Conn
NBC
Federal Bar Association
Kremlin
American Society of Newspaper Editors
State Department
George C. Marshall
Juke Box Battle Flare Hits Cincinnati Cafes
Police blamed renewed warfare among juke box operators for tossing stench bombs into two Cincinnati cafes, Stop Inn Cafe and Lee's Cafe, early today. Detectives said bombs were crudely made and tied to disputed areas, with operators citing months of conflict and similar past outbreaks in the city.
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Cincinnati
Clem Merz
Louis Martinelli
Stop Inn Cave
Transport Plane Wreckage Found With 35 Killed
Tokyo AP dispatch reports a transport plane crash in Japan Friday night killed 35 Americans. Three Ohioans are named among the dead: George Selmer of Columbus, Cpl. William L. Maechtel of Lakewood, and Set Miller M. Dingey of Zanesville. Graves team reached the wreckage with 23 men aboard earlier.
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Tokyo
Wiecktow
Caplains Spat Ag
Forest
Manila
Air Force
Japan
Clark Field
George Selmer
Columbus
Cpl
William L. Maechtel
Lakewood
Miller M. Dingey
Zanerville
Hainan Island Handed Over To Communists Under Order Of Chiang
Washington reports the Nationalists evacuated Hainan Island by order of Chiang Kai-shek. The large island, 13 500 square miles, was given up to Communist forces after defense chiefs pulled out. Red forces prepare to take control with ships standing by to evacuate officials.
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Hainan Island
Chiang
Yulin
Hainan
Chang Kai-Shek
Big Island
China
South
Heueh Yueh
Chen-Tang
Formosa
Hoshow
Hianan
Clues Found On Baltic To Missing Navy Plane Fate
Three more possible clues surfaced after a missing U S Navy Privateer crash near the Baltic Sea. A raft a radio call sign book and a marked piece of wood were found on a Baltic island beach and by a British freighter. Swedes turned the raft over for investigation while officials noted signs of damage.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U. S. Navy
Baltic
United States
Berlin
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Baltic Sea
Tiane
Oscar F. Hild Dies Union Leader for 19 Years
Oscar F. Hild, 49, longtime president of Cincinnati Local No. 1 of the Musicians Union and managing director of the Cincinnati Summer Opera Association, died after a stroke at his home. He counseled many opera stars, served on AFL and AFM leadership, and represented the AFL at UNESCO events in Europe.
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Cincinnati
Oscar F. Hild
Hild
Cincinnati Musicians’ Union
Cincinnati Summer Opera Association
American Federation of Labor
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Hitch
American Federation of Musicians
Soviet Berlin move looms as Western powers brace for action
Washington reports high officials expect a May 27 to 29 Berlin putsch by half a million German Communist youths. The plan aims to intimidate the western occupation powers and test if they will yield. U S officials, including Truman and Acheson, view the move as part of Kremlin tactics to provoke fear and force concessions.
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Germany
West
Truman
Acheson
Berlin
Russia
Florida State Representative Shot To Death
Florida State Representative Charles J. Schuh Jr. was killed in his downtown St. Petersburg office. Charles Ross, 71, of Dade City, confessed only briefly and was held after an altercation reportedly led to the shooting. Schuh had been a leader of Gov Puller Warren forces and was running unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Charles J. Schuh, Jr
Puller Warren
House of Representatives
Andy Rand
Charles Ross
Dade City
Bay City
Tex
Ross
Schuh
House approves $279 million veterans hospital expansion plan
The House passed by voice vote a bill directing the Veterans Administration to build 24 new hospitals and expand 14 more as part of a broad veterans hospital program, sending the measure to the Senate for action.
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Washington
House
Veterans’ Hospital
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
Congress
Truman
Veterans Administration
GOP Senators Propose Cuts in Foreign Aid Bill
Senate Republicans moved to slash the foreign aid bill by up to 1 billion dollars while House action on related spending stalled. Key figures Kem Hickenlooper and Tydings argued for restraint, with Truman’s administration opposing major hospital funding and a broader omnibus bill awaiting action.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Kem
R-Mo
Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Tydings
D-Md
Burns Fatal in Columbus Woman Dies of Burns
Mrs. Gloria Pritchet aged 25 died yesterday in Columbus from burns believed caused by falling asleep in a chair while smoking a cigarette. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Columbus
Gloria Pritchet
Watchin' Life Go By on the River Bank
An April scene invites leisure as a speaker recalls sitting on a sunny river bank. The narrator contrasts easy chair life with a simple fishing moment, finding value in nature’s calm and the view that God touches.
AEC Administration Building Destroyed By Fire and Explosion
Fire and series of minor blasts destroyed the Atomic Energy Commission administration building in Berkeley California last night. At least one scientist barred entry due to danger as guards kept others from entering the cyclotron area near a $9 million UC facility. FBI joined the ARC in a rapid probe while flames burned for hours ending around 11 p.m. no workers were present.
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Berakeley
Cal Cap i
Atomic Energy Commissions
AEC
University of California
FBI
ARC
Pastors defy East German regime in church protest
Berlin AP reports Protestant pastors declared cries for help against Communist pressure as they read messages during services in Russian zone churches. The Evangelical Council led by Bishop Otto Dibelius condemned Soviet influenced teachers while Otto Grotewohl called the protest illegal and an attack on the republic. Catholic priests also denounced materialism and propaganda in East and West during pastoral letters.
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Berlin
Evangelical Council For
Brandenburg
Otto Dibelius
Concert Postponed After Plane Forced Emergency Landing
In Wye Mills Maryland pianist Jose Iturbide postponed a Baltimore concert after his private plane ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing near town. The craft, traveling from Rochester, circled for an hour in heavy overcast before landing in a cornfield. No injuries were reported.
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Wye Mills
Jose Iturbdi
Baltimore
Rochester
Here
Bowles Urges Rent Control Continuation
Governor Chester Bowles of Connecticut testified before the Senate Banking Committee, arguing that dropping rent control would cost tenants about 1.5 billion dollars annually and unleash rapid, substantial rent increases. He warned removal would disrupt the price wage balance and burden 11 million controlled families, while admitting some landlords face injustice.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Nate Banking Committee
Connecticut Democrat
Bowles
Big City
Telephone workers strike shuts 10,000 across 43 states
AP reports telecommunication workers walked off across the nation with 10,000 in 43 states and the District of Columbia leaving jobs. The action challenged Western Electric and the Bell System while unions cited wage disputes and a local grievance over a TV tower site. Some areas reported workers returning after management orders, while the strike risked a broader telephone tie up.
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New York
CLO Communications Worthere
Western Electric Company
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Uion
Truman
Ais E
New York State
Pittsburg
Washington
Wisconsin
Columbus
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Baltimore
Syracuse
Ture
Eix Pawaekohi Gee
British Troops Ordered to Unload Vessels in London
London authorities mobilized about 1,000 soldiers and sailors to unload ships tied up by a wildcat dockers strike. More than 4,500 dockers joined the walkout, immobilizing much of the London dock system and threatening food and exports. The government, citing Communist-backed unrest, previously used troops in a similar disruption last year.
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London
London Docks
Eight Ohio weekend deaths from traffic and accidents
The Associated Press tallies eight traffic and accident deaths in Ohio over a weekend, with victims including Mary Hartman, 69, in Ashland. David Clouser, 34, from a crane fall in Warren. Arthur Banfield, 65, who drowned near Glouster. Richard Venable, 31, Canton, hit by a train after his car stalled. Barbara West, 18, near Pleasant Hill, in a motorcycle collision near Piqua. Joseph Kerasty, 93, struck by a freight train near his Franklin County home. Carl Szell, 69, killed in Cleveland auto crash. Walter Blanton, 23, near Mechanicsburg. Jackie Phillips, 17, struck as he alighted from a bus in Findlay. Weldon Creamer, 36, injured in a Columbus- area crash.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Mary M. Hartman
Ashland
David W. Clouser
Warren
Arthur Banfield
Creek
Glouster
Richard W. Venable
Canton
Barbara West
Pleasant Hill
Miami County
Piqua
Joseph Kerasty
Franklin County
Carl Szell
Cleveland
Walter Blanton
Powell
Delaware County
Mechaneicsburg
Jackie Lee Phillips
Findlay
Weldon M. Creamer
London
Columbus
Warrick and Neubert Wed in Home Ceremony
Actress Ruth Warrick and interior decorator Carl Neubert wed yesterday in Warrick's home with Superior Judge Elmer Doyle officiating. They are on a honeymoon today in Hollywood as AP reports.
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Hollywood
Ruth Warrick
Carl Neubert
Miss Warrick
Elmer Doyle
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