Pilot Dives To Extinguish Engine Fire On Airliner
An Ameri can Airlines transport plane carrying 48 passengers dived 3 000 feet to extinguish an engine fire over Toledo. Captain E S Swanson and Co Pilot M T Pettigrew landed at Cleveland Airport on three engines. Fire crews sprayed carbon dioxide on the damaged engine and right wing. Stewardesses Marion L Negaard and Fileen M Sexton aided passengers amid praise for the crew.
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Cleveland
American Airlines
E. S. Swanson
Toledo
Swanson
Marion L. Negaard
Fileen M. Sexton
Chicago
New York
Tot Improves After Taking Pain Pills
A two year old girl in Middletown swallowed several pain pills from a bottle in her home. Sandra Lee Cornwell, daughter of Hawke and Mrs Cornwell, was found unwell and rushed to Middletown Hospital. She recovered enough to be in a wheel chair and will go home tomorrow with daily blood tests planned.
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Middletown Hospital
Sandra Lee Cornwell
Hawke Cornwell
Seneca St
Lived Frugally, Leaves $200,000
Auverne S. Mann died April 3 from malnutrition blamed on frugal living. His probate will shows a $250,000 estate with about $200,000 devoted to a Wayne Township community center in Ashtabula County. He left $5,000 in bonds to his son Russell Mann and $100 each to several grandchildren.
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Cleveland
Auverne S. Mann
Mann
Wayne Township
Ashtabula County
Russell Mann
Perry, O
New Diesel Freight Locomotive Derails in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati the Pennsylvania Railroad’s new 6000 horsepower diesel freight locomotive, first of its kind in service for the company, derailed last night in the Terrace Park area after departing for Harrisburg. Eleven of fourteen freight cars also left the tracks. No injuries were reported. The cause is not known.
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Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terrace Park
Harrisburg
Conciliators Seek End to Nationwide Rail Strike
Federal mediators flew to Chicago to avert a nationwide rail strike set for May 11 by two operating unions. Negotiations involving carriers and three unions collapsed, with 150,000 members at stake. the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers did not join the strike notice and may act independently.
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Chicago
Washington
Frank Douglas
National Railway Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen’s Union of America
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Communist Act Hints at Blockade in House Debate
The anti-Communist bill faced a temporary blockade in the House as lawmakers debated timing. Representative Mundt claimed strong support for a rapid vote, while Speaker Martin pressed funding priorities, possibly delaying action until May. The House Un-American Activities Committee had approved the measure, which aims to curb Communist influence without banning party membership.
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Washington
House
Mundt
R-Sd
America
Martin
R-Mass
Senate
House UN- American Activities Committee
Nion
R-Cal
Communist Party
Cincinnati Adopts Registration Law For Ex convicts
Cincinnati council votes seven to two to require felons with two or more convictions to register with police within 24 hours of arriving. The ordinance, effective immediately, fines up to 500 dollars or 90 days in jail or both. Councilman Edward L Waldvogel introduced the measure.
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Cincinnati
Edward L. Waldvogel
Waldvogel
Hamilton County
British Attack Jaffa After Jewish Beisan Gain
British artillery and diving planes bomb Maashieh in Jaffa as Irgun battles Arabs for Beisan and Gesher in the Jordan valley. Haganah claims multiple Arab defeats including a police post at Samakah and Jisr Al Majami while regional forces from Egypt and Iraq move toward Palestine amid talks of ceasefire.
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Jerusalem
Maashieh
Jaffa
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Egypt
Iraq
Palestine
Jordan River
Trans-Jordan
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Bessan
Arab Legion
Abullah
Amman
Gesher
Jordan Valley
Trans- Jordan
Dessouki Abaza Pasha
Cairo
Abdul Nah
United Nations
Haganah
Samakah
Teggart
Arabs Reject Police Plan For Holy Land
Arabs rejected a French proposal for an international volunteer police force to guard Jerusalem. Jews favored a 1,000 man elite UN force as part of a truce, but Arab leaders rejected foreign troops, signaling no agreement. Moshe Shertok supported a UN force while the U.S. urged swift UN trusteeship approval for Palestine.
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Lake Success
Jerusalem
Holy Places
Jamal Husseini
Arab Higher Committee For
Palestine
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Husseini
Moshe Shertok
Jewish Agency
United States
Stassen Seeks New Jersey Votes at Princeton Speech
Harold E. Stassen campaigned for New Jersey's 35 Republican convention votes with a large Princeton University audience. He defended his long campaign against Senator Robert A. Taft and urged a more liberal party with a worldwide outlook.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold E. Stassen
New Jersey
Princeton University
Robert A. Taft
Butter Battle Moves to Senate in Oleo Tax Fight
The House voted 260 to 106 to repeal federal oleomargarine taxes, rejecting dairy bloc compromises. Sen. Taft leads the oleo side, with Agriculture and Finance panels likely to clash over jurisdiction as the battle shifts to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Agriculture and Finance Committees
Agriculture Committee
Sawyer nominated for Commerce Secretary by Senate panel
The Senate Commerce Committee approved Charles Sawyer of Cincinnati to be Secretary of Commerce and sent the nomination to the full Senate. Also recommended were J Harrington Wimberly to the Federal Power Commission Russell B Adams to the Civil Aeronautics Board and Delos Wilson Rentzel to administer the Civil Aeronautics Board.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Charles Sawyer
Cincinnati
Federal Power Commission
Russell B. Adams
Wheeling
W. Va
Civil Aeronautics Board
Delos Wilson Rentzel
Alexandria, Va
Civil Aeronautics
European Communists Get Cold Shoulder On May Day
Western European Socialist and moderate labor groups snubbed Communists as May Day plans diverged across capitals. Dual rallies appeared in London Oslo Paris Berlin Amsterdam Brussels and Copenhagen while Finland pressed separate events. Police anticipated calm with routine security measures amid tensions over Soviet ties.
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London
Europe
Paris
Moscow
Lenin
Stalin
Berlin
Oslo
Amsterdam
Brussels
Copenhagen
Finland
Russia
Helsinki
Italy
Trieste
Free
Armco Dedication Marks Start of Two 70-Ton Furnaces
W. W. Sebald presided as Orley Moles activated one of Armco East Works two 70 ton electric furnaces in a ceremony attended by Hamilton Middletown and Armco workers. The $3 million project boosts East Works capacity about 25 percent as postwar steel demand grows locally.
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Armco Steel Corporation
East Works
Hamilton
Middletown
Armco
W. W. Sebald
Orley Moses
Sebald
Central Works
Orley Moles
Moles
McGraw Construction Company
Renter of Red Car Questioned Over Reuther Shooting
An unidentified man who rented a red car the night CIO UAW leader Walter Reuther was shot was questioned by police. Det Chief Jack Harvill said the lie detector outcome was unsatisfactory and the suspect admitted driving the car the night of the attack. A second unnamed man who allegedly accompanied the renter was held as a witness.
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Adairville, Ky
Rufus Barrow
Ed Burkes
Capers Crumbaugh
Burkes
Adairville
Logan County
Tennessee Line
Russellville
Springfield
Tenn
Reuben Kemp
Tom Shea
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Jack Harvill
Harvill
Truman Sees Rail Strike Resolve and Pivot to Peacetime Forces
President Truman expressed confidence the Federal Conciliation Service would resolve the railroad strike. He outlined a peacetime military proposal, detailing a force of about 837000 Army, 556000 Navy, 502000 Air Force plus reserves, aiming for a 70-group Air Force and a mobilization plan if attacked.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
High Command
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs’ Organization
Army
Navy
Air Force
Adm
William D. Leahy
Defense Forresta
National Security Council
Truman
Marshall
Forrestal
Counccil
Federal Conciliation Service
Ruman
Conciliation Service
Senate
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Chiefs
National Guard
Marine Corps
United States
Stock Market Strike Ends As Pay Raises Accepted
New York unions reach settlement with the Stock Exchange ending a month long strike. About 100 of 950 strikers face nonreinstatement amid ongoing walkouts at four brokerage houses. Exchange officials say reorganization and higher business may absorb the trimmed workforce.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
E. F. Hutton and Company
A. M. Kidder and Company
Bache and Company
Shields and Company
Stock Exchange
Woman Abandons Hunt for Daughter in Cleveland
A 61 year old Sicilian woman, Mrs. Remigia Antoinelli, who came to Cleveland with help from Rep. Frances Bolton to find her daughter Su sanne Anzoinelli, 36, abandons the search after two decades. Relatives say the daughter has not been seen for two years and no trace remains.
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Cleveland (Ap
Sicily
Europe
Remigia Antoinelli
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Susanne Anzoinelli
Brief Services Set For Knudsen
Detroit AP reports William S. Knudsen dies at 69 after a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services are planned as simple Lutheran rites at Epiphany Church in his native Denmark built by the former GM president. The service features short hymns readings and scripture as the auto industry bids farewell.
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Detroit
William S. Knudsen
Big Bill
Epiphany Lutheran
General Motors Corporation
Knudsen
Denmark
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Lilienthal
the Exchange
Emil Schram
Exchange
John Cole
United Financial Employer
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