Rifle Duel Kills Red Soldier in Germany
Lt. William C. Linderose of Port Huron Michigan said he killed a Russian soldier in a rifle duel at 30 feet during a border patrol incident near Othenbach north of Coburg in the American zone. He reported about 20 shots fired and two higher American officers arrived after the clash. The body of the Russian soldier was left behind as dawn broke.
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Frankfurt
Germany
William C. Linderose
Port Huron
Mich
U. S. Army Constabulary
Othenbach
Coburg
Linderose
E. S. Thomas
Chicago
15Th Constabulary Squadron
20-Year-Old Plane Grounded At Fullerton Airport
A 1929 Ford tri motor en route from Los Angeles to New York to honor Transcontinental Air Service’s 20th anniversary is grounded at Fullerton Airport. Pilot Clint Johnson reported oil expansion caused smoking after takeoff with a TWA Constellation nearby. A new supercharger bearing must be shipped from Los Angeles, delaying departure until tomorrow morning. The Constellation arrived in New York early Saturday.
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Fullerton, Calif
Los Angeles
New York
Transcontinental Air Service
Fullerton
Clint Johnson
TWA
Ford
Constellation
Border clash sparks protest over Russian firing on Americans
The constabulary planned to protest Russian violations of the border after an American soldier was killed in crossfire. An Army statement noted border irregularities and prior firing incidents. Linderose claimed he acted within his rights with senior officers' support.
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Linderose
Strike Averted With Wage Hike Pact In Midwest
A tentative wage hike agreement averted a threatened strike by grain handlers in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. J A Leveridge international vice president of the American Federation of Grain Handlers announced the settlement Saturday. The article notes widespread natural gas use in homes and industries over the past 15 years.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
J. A. Leveridge
American Federation of Grain Handlers
United States
Mindszenty Sentence Top Light op Hungary's High Court
Hungary's highest court ruled Cardinal Mindszenty should have been hanged but kept his life sentence as the case lost its original importance. The court upheld four other sentences for associates and moved to detail the political crime of attempting to overthrow the government. The ruling noted an organization aimed at overthrowing the democratic order and that peaceful attempts to change the order were illegal.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
National Council of People’s Courts
United States Army
Germany
Balkan
People's
Gyula Elapi
High Court
Jozef Brobely
Horses To Get Best Or Else Sam Will
Kansas City AP reports Huckster Sam Feldman faces 60 days in jail or a two month vacation for cruelty to animals. Shelter officials testified horses Joe and Nellie were overworked in ill fitting harness. Municipal Judge Edmund B. Smith fined Feldman $50 and imposed 60 days, offering parole if he grants the horses 60 days of rest. Feldman has not decided on the offer.
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Kansas City
Sam Feldman
Sam
Joe
Nellie
Edmund B. Smith
Feldman
Ouster Sought for GOP Head in Pittsburgh Meet
About 25 Republican National Committee members met in Pittsburgh to force Rep. Hugh Scott from the national chairmanship. Taft and Stassen supporters urged Scott to bow out or face a full committee vote. No Pennsylvanians attended. one identified member was Clarence Budroe Kelland of Phoenix, Arizona.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post - Gazette
Republican National Committee
Hugh Scott
GOP
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Taft
Stassen
The
Post - Gazette
Scott
National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Pennsylvania
Joseph R. Grundy
G. Mason Owlett
the Post - Gazette
Five Injured As Bus Skids Near Columbus
A Greyhound bus skidded in heavy rain one mile south of Columbus injuring five. Four members of a Deer Park, Cincinnati family—Wilbur L. Simmons 33, Margaret 30, Arthur 6, Phyllis 4—suffer facial cuts and other injuries. all were treated at Mt. Carmel Hospital. Fay Harris of Cleveland, with a possible right arm fracture, also treated. Bus driver Robert Stevens, 35, Covington, said the bus started to skid and struck the Simmons car. both vehicles left the road into a ditch but did not overturn.
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Columbus, O
Here
Deer Park
Cincinnati
Uhrichsville
Wilbur L. Simmons
Margaret
Arthur
Phyllis
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Fay Harris
Cleveland
Robert Stevens
Covington
H. T. Burnett
Clyde Mann
Columbus
Akron
Lightning kills Columbus man at street intersection
A 38 year old Columbus man, Edward Harold Edinger, was struck by lightning as he entered his car during a 45 minute thunderstorm. Acting Coroner Dr. Carl E Tetirick ruled lightning the cause of death. At Port Columbus, 10,000 spectators faced heavy rain, 20 mph winds with gusts to 34, as electric wires snapped and trees were uprooted.
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Columbus
Edward Harold Edinger
Carl E. Tetirick
Port Columbus
Mercury
Airport Weather Bureau
Buggy Manufacturer Frank Phillips Dies at 76
AP reports Frank Forrest Phillips, 76, retired buggy maker of Ironton Ohio, died Saturday. He ran the Phillips Buggy Works until 1937, a business started by his father in 1873. Also included is a spinach dish note with cream sauce and nutmeg for serving.
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Ironton, O
Frank Forrest Phillips
Phillips Buggy Works
West Berlin Raised Taxes Amid War Hardship
West Berlin, weakened by war and the Russian blockade, imposes new taxes on consumer goods like coffee and tea. A 300 mark monthly earner pays about a quarter of income in taxes and social insurance, with higher salaries taxed up to 50 percent. Allied authorities demand a balanced budget by August 1. The Communist rump in the Soviet sector boasts a 22 million mark surplus, while the western side faces a deficit of at least 500 million west marks.
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Berlin
Fritz Ebert
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CAFE
Charles ST
Mindszenty
Conservador
Philco
Reed-Klopp’s
Reed-Klop
Middletown
West Berlin
Kroehler
Kroenhler
Axminster
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