Searchers comb jungle for Pan American stratocruiser missing near Brazil
Planes searched vast Brazilian jungles and plateaus for the luxury Pan American stratocruiser en route to New York with 50 aboard. Nineteen Americans among crew and passengers. The missing double-decked Boeing Clipper Good Hope flew from Buenos Aires toward Port of Spain with fuel to reach Trinidad, last heard near Barreiros in Bahia state. Emergency search crews from U S Navy Air Force Brazilian Air Force and civilian airlines scoured the route from Rio de Janeiro to Belem and beyond.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Belem
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Newark
Barreiras
Bahia
Rio
Amazon
Atlantic
South America
Pan American World Airways
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
Eisenhower wins Massachusetts primary in landslide victory
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower swept the Massachusetts Republican primary, amassing about 235,537 votes and 26 convention delegates across 13 of 14 districts. Taft trailed with 102,012, while MacArthur and others collected small totals. Democratic ballots also showed Kefauver ahead in statewide totals.
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Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Associated Press
Taft
MacArthur
Warren
Stassen
Kefauver
Truman
Dever
Stevenson
Russell
New Bedford
Estes Kefauver
Taftin
Attleboro
Everett
Waltham
Fall River
Eisenhower Says Mass Victory Feels Overpowering
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower admitted the Massachusetts Republican presidential primary win felt overpowering and serious. He spoke at Frankfurt airport after learning he defeated Senator Taft and earned a large Democratic write-in vote.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Frankfurt
Germany
Taft
Acheson Aims for Otis Release From Czechoslovakia
Secretary of State Acheson pledged that the United States will not rest until AP correspondent William Oatis is freed from prison in Communist Czechoslovakia. Oatis, arrested April 23 last year, was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years with possible release after five. Ambassador Briggs has pressed for his freedom amid ongoing talks, with Washington treating the case as a top priority.
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Washington
Acheson
Associated Press
William Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Oatis
Red
United States
Ellis Briggs
Briggs
Strike Hits Oil Industry In Pay Fight
Denver report says more than 90,000 unionized refinery and pipeline workers walked out as talks with oil companies continued. Unions push for 25 cent hourly raise and higher night differential. government shows no current plan to intervene. Prolonged shutdowns threaten gas supplies across multiple states and cities, with some optimism in San Francisco talks and planned 72 hour impact in others.
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Denver
San Francisco
Oil Workers International Union
CIU
California
Detroit
E Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Midwest
Southwest
OWIU
Chicago
Kansas Fields
Aiken Denounces Grain Program in Probe Findings
Senator Aiken declares a congressional probe into government grain shortages shows extreme carelessness in storage. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Ellender orders a recess in public hearings until Thursday.
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Washington
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kowloon Fire Destroys 2000 Huts, 2 Children Dead
A Kowloon fire in Hong Kong destroyed about 2,000 squatters huts and left 8,000 Chinese residents homeless. Authorities reported two children among the dead in the blaze that swept through the mainland section of the colony.
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Hong Kong
Kowloon
Attack On Plane Opens Spring War Of Jitters
U S officials debated whether the Soviet air force staged a terror attack on a French airliner or if trigger happy pilots acted accidentally. Four of 17 aboard were wounded, one seriously, as British French and American envoys protested to Berlin. The Russians counter-protested, claiming the plane violated Soviet air corridor.
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Walter Kurth
Hamburg
Germany
Tempelhof
Berlin
Kurth
Irmgard Nebel
Frankfurt
Washington
United States
Europe
Senate Okays Budget Cuts in Early 1953 Bills
Washington D C Senate action on two 1953 money bills shows that House reductions can be sustained and even exceeded. The measures total cuts of about 41 million below House figures and move to conference to settle differences. One bill provides 3.394 billion for Treasury and Post Office in the coming fiscal year, the other 1.787 billion for labor and federal security agencies. The House has cut the remaining 3 money bills for 1953 by roughly 4.0 billion dollars.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
House
Treasury and Post Office Department
Lawmaker seeks new law to keep defense plants running
Rep. Smith of Virginia introduces legislation to appoint receivers for companies or unions to prevent shutdowns amid labor disputes. The move comes after the steel strike and a federal judge ruled President Truman lacked power to seize steel mills, while others urge seizure powers or broaden the judge's ruling.
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Washington
Rep
Smith
D-Va
Congress
Truman
Senator Maybank
D-Sc
Major Refuses To Let Army Fire Him Early
Maj. Tom Brett, a former Oklahoma National Guardsman serving with the 45th Division in Korea, fights to remain in the Army until September. His attorney says Brett planned to cover a period away from his law practice with about $3,000 in Army pay. The Army says he becomes a civilian within 24 hours unless developments change. He plans to sue to complete his two-year term, even if sent back to Korea.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Tom Brett
Army
45Th
Korea
Oklahoma National
Cleo Fitzgerald
Stillwater
Brett
Reds Start May Day Fete With 6 Losses
SEOUL Korea United Nations warplanes shot down six Communist MIG-15 jets and damaged four in May Day battles over North Korea. U N fighter bombers bombed, rail cutting tactics were updated to counter rapid Communist repairs as allied infantry held a 15 mile front. U N spokesman noted a switch in track cutting and pledged round the clock blasts on rail and road lines.
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Korea
United Nations
North Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Yalu River
Manchuria
U.S. Marine Corps
U.N
Eighth Army
U.S
Fifth Air Force
What Is So Rare As A Customer On Rome Subway
Rome's week-old subway carries a sparse crowd with the conductor guiding riders to seats. A two-car train runs six one mile trips daily from Porta San Paolo to the exposition grounds where the 1942 World Fair was planned but never held. Fare equals five cents. dogs pay the same price, yet only about 12 passengers ride each trip.
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Rome
Porta San Paolo
Exposition Grounds
Carlo Ruggieri
Airmen Killed In Plane Crashes In Japan
Eight American airmen died in two transport plane crashes in Southern Japan within 12 hours. A C-46 crashed into Mt Aso, killing four crewmen on routine flight. A C-119 hit a ridge on approach to Ashiya Air Base, killing four airmen. Names were withheld.
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Tokyo
Japan
Far East
Mt. Aso
FEAF
Ashiya
Kyushu
Fear
Japanese envoy meets Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa to discuss peace
Taipeh report says Isao Kawada, former Japanese finance minister and peace negotiator, met Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa marking the first reception of a Japanese plenipotentiary in 15 years.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Isao Kawada
China
New Deal In Parleys May Be Last
Korea war negotiations hinge on a secret United Nations package offer to the Communists. Washington diplomats say the three point plan aims at non forcible repatriation of POWs and may decide whether truce talks lead to an armistice or collapse. Red China denounced the proposal while seeking Russian neutrality. Allies say trading Russia for airfields is not fair.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Washington
U.N
Reds
Red China
Peiping Radio
Russia
Lawmaker Calls Probe Into Hobson Sinking
Rep Lane of Massachusetts urges a seven member committee to investigate the Mid Atlantic sinking of the destroyer minesweeper Hobson with 175 lost. Rep Vinson, head of the Armed Services Committee, says a naval board of inquiry will handle the matter.
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Washington
Lane
D-Mass
Congress
Hobson
House
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Naval Board of Inquiry
Marines Disappointed Philadelphia Fourth Grader Enlists Postally
Thom Grady studied a U S Marine enlistment poster, filled out and mailed it without informing anyone. A Marine recruiting sergeant phoned his mother Mrs John A Grady of Abington who explained he was in school with the other fourth graders.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Grady
John A. Grady
Abington
Tom
Senator Pushes Ban on Political Loans in Law
Senator George Williams heads the finance panel and proposes amending tax laws or the Corrupt Practices Act to outlaw loans by individuals to political parties or committees. He cited records showing three wealthy citizens who allegedly benefited from loans to the New York State Democratic Committee and tax write offs. Rep Byrnes plans to press the House tax scandal panel for hearings on the allegations.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Williams
R-Del
Senate
New York State Democratic Committee
Delaware
Richard J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Marshall Field
Chicago
David A. Schulte
New York
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York Committee
Field
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
Schulte
Democratic Committee
Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Europe
Stratton Coyner
Rep. Byrnes
R-Wis
House
Payoff in Tax Cases Told Senators
Washington report shows James B. E. Olson, ex IRS Alcohol Tax Unit official, earned $94,000 from wine maker Joseph Applebaum amid a House Ways and Means probe. Applebaum testified Olson, a Nunan ally, helped shield his winery from ATU actions in 1945 46, with Olson declining to discuss further duties after a noisy scene.
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Washington
James B. E. Olson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Joseph Applebaum
New York
House
Ways, and Means
Olson
The
Revenue Bureau
Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Applebaum
Nunan
ATU
Portsmouth Delegation Seeks Atomic Plant Site
A four man Portsmouth Delaware delegation was to meet President Truman to press for locating a billion dollar atomic energy plant in Portsmouth. The talks aimed to secure the project for the city, reflecting wartime and postwar energy priorities.
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Washington
Portsmouth
Truman
Worker Jumps From Grain Bin After Pleas
Merle Bibbs a 38 year old father of four leaped from a 110 foot grain storage bin at National Starch Products plant in Indianapolis after hours of refusing help. He paced the bin top for two hours shouting you can't do me any good before diving to his death.
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Indianapolis
Merle Bibbs
National Starch Products
Sailor and Admiral Clash Over Warship Troubles
Honolulu report details a five minute chat between Bruce S. Hopping a New Jersey lumber magnate and Rear Adm. Francis C. Denebrink commander Service Forces Pacific. Hopping described the admiral as uncordial and huffy and said he came to show what kind of man he is. The Navy labeled Hoppings transfer to Denebrinks staff as administrative.
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Honolulu
Bruce S. Hopping
Francis C. Denebrink
Hopping
New Jersey
Denebrink
Navy
Reclaimer
Service Forces Pacific
Courts Move To Pause Steel Seizure Case
Government lawyers said they will seek a Supreme Court review within six days after U S District Judge David A Pine ruled the steel seizure illegal. The judge ordered mills returned to private owners and denied a delay. The administration presses for a stay to halt the steel strike and its nationwide impact.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S
David A. Pine
Holmes Baldridge
U. S. Court of Appeals
Pine
Truman
Steel strike crisis deepens as Taft-Hartley eyed
Judge Pine halts a planned steel strike and urges President Truman to invoke Taft-Hartley. The issue centers on cooling off rules while the National Production Authority seeks to divert steel from civilian to military needs. Philip Murray argues the union complies, while steel firms hail the injunction as vindication.
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National Production Authority
Pine
Judge Pine
Taft-Hartley
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
CIO
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Steel Company
Five year old Lindawyer found dead after Broadmoor escape
In Arborfield England five year old Linda Lindayler disappeared after John Thomas Straffen escaped Broadmoor Asylum for four hours in Berkshire countryside. Straffen recaptured with another girl unharmed. police investigate link to Linda’s death and pathologist examination underway.
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Arborfield
England
Lindawyer
Broadmoor Asylum
John Thomas Straffen
Berkshire
London
Straffen
Linda
Scotland Yard
Bowyer
Broadmoor
Francis
Wae
Plane Crashes In India
A two engine passenger plane crashed in a dust storm near Delhi, India today. Early reports said seven persons were killed.
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New Dselhi
India
Su Dethi
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