Shanghai Naval Withdrawals as Reds Surge Toward City
U S and British warships pull back from Shanghai to avoid civil war entanglement while Communist forces close on the city. In Nanking the American ambassador J Leighton Stuart is awakened as Red troops enter his residence and question staff. The State Department protests loom as Senators demand strong action.
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Shanghai
U. S. Navy
China
Nanking
U. S
J. Leighton Stuart
Edward Anderberg
Stuart
Anderberg
Philip Fugh
Washington
Connally
D-Tex
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Episcopal Clerk Questioned In Death Of Wife
In Rochester, an Episcopal clergyman Reverend George Helenyi of Buffalo was questioned after the bullet pierced body of his wife Jean Gareis Helenyi, 26, identified by fingerprints. Sheriff Skinner said no charges yet. he last saw her Friday night before she disappeared for days at a time.
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Rochester
N. Y
Genesee River
Albert Skinner
George Helenyi
Buffalo
Jean G. R. Gareis Helenyi
Oakland
Cal
Skinner
Helenyi
Judith Coplin espionage trial jury selection begins
Washington AP report says jury pick starts after defense unsuccessfully seeks to dismiss the indictment. Judith Coplin, 27, a former Justice Department employee, faces charges of copying and removing data to aid a foreign nation. Prosecutors and defense will outline their proofs. Coplin plans to testify.
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Judith Conlon
Justice Department
Washington
Brooklyn
Washington District Court
Archibald Psimer
M. L. Rosenstein
NEA
Judith Coplin
Lausche Declines Senate Run in 1950, Will Seek Governor
The Plain Dealer reports Gov. Frank J. Lausche told Democrats he will not challenge Sen. Robert A. Taft for the 1950 Ohio Senate seat. He plans a third term as governor, viewing national office as a 1952 prospect. Lausche dismissed circulating rumors as unfounded.
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Cleveland
the Plain Dealer
Frank J. Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Washington
Fletcher Knebel
Lausche
Congress
United States Senate
Truman
Taft
America
Senate
Columbus
Canton to move to daylight savings time next Sunday
City council in Canton Ohio approves placing the 120000 population industrial city on daylight savings time starting next Sunday. The vote was taken last night in a move aimed at aligning local time with broader time changes.
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Canton
Man Accused Of Being Red Spy Scientists Summoned By Probers
Washington AP reports congressional investigators subpoenaed Steve Nelson and three atomic scientists Joseph Weinberg David Bohm and Giovan ni Lominatz to probe wartime Russian espionage at the UC Berkeley radiation laboratory The House committee seeks to learn if a wartime Communist cell operated there and if atomic secrets reached Soviet agents Senator McCarran urged expulsion of subversive aliens as the Senate cites ongoing Soviet activity
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Washington
Russia
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
University of California At Berkeley
Senate
McCarran
D-Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
House UN- American Activities Group
Steve Nelson
Pittsburgh
Atomic
Joseph Weinberg
University of Minnesota
David Bohm
Princeton
Giovanni Lominatz
Fisk
Nashville, Tenn
Nelson
University of California
France to get big share of Western Europe aid
Washington reports France would receive the largest share of a proposed 1.13 billion dollar U S aid package to Western Europe with 10 divisions to be equipped France ranks first in priority due to its strategic location and troops Britain and Italy follow Officials say some program details remain highly confidential drawing criticism from Congress and Republican and Democratic leaders who demand cost breakdowns and usage plans for each nation
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Washington
France
Europe
Congress
Britain
Italy
Capitol Hill
Representative Cannon
Dmo
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Group
Mciteliar
State Department
House Debates Labor Measure Over Taft Hartley Repeal
Washington AP report says the House begins debate on a labor bill to replace Taft Hartley with a Wagner Act style reform. Kelley predicts Administration bill passage by Friday night. Wood substitute faces solid Republican and Southern Democrat support. Debate could span four days to two weeks with possible amendments if the substitute fails.
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Washington
Kelley
D-Pa
Truman
House
Martin
Mass
House Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
Representative Wood
D-Ga
Labor Committee
Wood
Nurses Gather for Akron Conference by AP
Representatives from almost every state attend a three day conference of the American Nurse Association in Akron. Committee reports and recommendations are expected tomorrow.
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Nurses IN Meeting
Akron, C
American Nurse Association
Loose Rein To Be Held On New German State
Washington AP German political leaders were promised a loose rein for the new west German federal state under a big three settlement. The State Department published terms detailing that occupation powers will largely supervise after the provisional government is set up. This clears the way for self government by about 45 million western Germans and follows weeks of constitutional drafting progress and a pivotal April 8 agreement.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
State Department
Department
Acheson
Two Yank Soldiers Sentenced To Die
In Sapporo Japan an Army court martial sentenced Pfc Virgil L Sikens and Cpl Harold F Seevers to death for the Thanksgiving night murder of two Japanese. The pair, both 21, fired a pistol in downtown Sapporo on November 25, killing two and wounding several others. The death sentence awaits review by higher military authorities and President Truman.
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Sapporo
Hokkaido
Japan
Virgil L. Sikens
Highmore
S. D
Harold F. Seevers
Wade, O. 'S
Truman
Rat Traps Dog in Columbus Alley Chase
A rat eluded capture by slipping between buildings while Lady the two year old Collie Shep herd chased it. The rodent found a space but Lady became stuck. Firemen police and the Humane Society freed the dog after three hours of rescue efforts.
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Columbus, O
Lady
The
Humane Society
Ministers Weigh Berlin Blockade Talks Lift Offer
Washington said the way appears clear to lift the Berlin blockade if Soviet terms match Moscow published ones. Britain and France reportedly found the published terms acceptable with only a possible extra condition. Tass announced a deal to end the blockade would precede a Big Four ministerial meeting if a Western date agreeable to Moscow is set.
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Berlin
Washington
United States
Moscow
State Department
Britain
France
West German state to form with July 15 start
An anti Communist Western Germany is to become a state this summer. The new republic will combine the three Allied zones and house more than 46 million people. Gen. Lucius D. Clay announced July 15 as the birth date after a six hour meeting with Western leaders and military governors. Russia opposes the move, which aims to unite Germany as a magnet for the Soviet zone.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Soviet Union
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Republic
Russia
Soviet
Pilots To Land After Six Weeks In The Air
Fullerton California AP report on Bill Barris and Dick Riedel finishing a world endurance flight in six weeks aboard the Sunkist Lady. They expect sore legs after 568 hours previous attempt, will be greeted by locals including Yuma rivals and family. A parades and televised homecoming follow landing at 11 44 a.m. PST with doctors, masseurs, and a weeklong seaside vacation pending a testimonial dinner.
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Fullerton
Cal
Bill Barris
Dick Riedel
Barris
Bob Woodhouse
Woodrow Jongward
Yuma
Ariz
Betty Barris
June Riedel
Dick Riedel, Jr
Avia
Hom
Sunkist
Florida
Aeronca
Riedel
Berlin blockade talks denied by Clay after Tass report
General Lucius D. Clay in Frankfurt refused to comment on a Tass report claiming Russia would lift the Berlin blockade in return for Western powers agreeing to a Big Four meeting on Germany. He said the Tass report cannot be accepted as the basis for any comment and that he knows nothing of the reported matters.
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Nelson
Scientist X
Tee
Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Tass
Berlin
Berlin Blockade Talks Offer From Moscow Stated
Tass distributed statement outlines conditions for lifting the Berlin blockade talks. If a date for a Foreign Ministers meeting is agreed, Russia will end communications bans and allow discussion of the Berlin currency issue after the restrictions are lifted. The note frames the four power dialogue on the German question.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin
Tass
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Italy's Colonies In Africa Under UN Discussion
United Nations debates fate of Italy in Africa covering Cyrenaica trusteeship Italian Somali claim and Ethiopia Red Sea outlet. Egypt seeks Libyan independence while USSR backs a UN trusteeship over all former Italian territories. Full Assembly condemns Russia for exit permit ban affecting hundreds of foreign wives.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Italy
India
Syria
General Assembly
Cyrenaica
Ethiopia
Red Sea
Egypt
Libya
Niles Rolling Mill to Add $100000 Plant for Coated Steel Sheets
Niles Ohio AP reports the Niles Rolling Mill Company is erecting a $100000 plant addition for the manufacture of coated steel sheets. The new facility is expected to be in operation by May 15.
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Niles, O
Niles Rolling Mill Company
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Thomas D. Carmody
Frank M. Acton
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