North Rhine Westphalia election yields mixed results
In Dusseldorf voters reject Russian policy and resurgent nationalism while endorsing a state constitution calling for church linked administration and socialization of key industries. Conservative Christian Democrats plus Free Democrats win a narrow majority in a 21 member legislature. Social Democrats gain seats. Communists fall back. Zentrum seals 7.8 percent with 16 seats.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Russia
Ruhe
Newt Weetehalla
Brieteh Occupatama
Weatsermat
Ooeodn Regis
Cate En Sage
Yeaterday
Max Felmwenn
Dortevand
West
West Germany
East Germany
Zentrum
Free Democrats
Vogeler Release Expected Soon Amid Jubilation
American informants say Robert A Vogeler may be released this week from a Hungarian espionage sentence of 15 years. His wife in Vienna expressed hope after a meeting with U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson and said officials hinted at progress. Brother and British associate Edgar Sanders Brit ish case remains uncertain as talks continue.
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Vienna
Austria
Robert A. Voegeler
Hungary
Vogeler
U. S
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Vegeler
Dean Acheson
London
Acheson
New York
Robert A. Vogeler
Bob
Edgar Sanders
Sanders
Senate House Agree Upon Rent Control Extension
Senate and House conferees approved a compromise bill extending federal rent controls for six months beyond June 30 and allow municipalities to decide on further extension. If no action is taken, controls lapse automatically on December 1. counties may remove control in unincorporated areas by December 31.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Heart Attack Fatal Near Cleveland Stadium Claim
Thomas Hutchinson, 64, a Youngstown pipefitter, died of a heart attack while seated in a friend's car after leaving a parking space near Cleveland Stadium following yesterday's baseball game.
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Youngstown
Cleveland Stadium
Thomas Hutchinson
Senate moves to speed security bill passage
Washington AP reports Senate leaders from both parties join to push expediting an expanded Social Security measure. Amendments to be voted on tomorrow afternoon with Lucas backing raising the taxable wage base to 3600 dollars. Finance Chairman George and Millikin clash over expanding coverage versus cutting public relief.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Ilinois
Taft
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
House
George and
Millikin
R-Cole
Truman to Seek 300 Million for Hydrogen Bomb
Washington AP reports President Truman plans to ask Congress for 300 million dollars to accelerate hydrogen bomb work. A House Appropriations Committee member said the funds would go to construction at Atomic Energy Commission sites, chiefly Oak Ridge Tennessee Los Alamos New Mexico and Hanford Washington, with submission expected soon.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Corporate tax hike vote due in committee
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a plan to boost corporate taxes by about 500 million dollars annually as part of a broader tax bill. The move aims to offset a billion-dollar plus cut in excise taxes. passage hinges on party support and a potential presidential veto.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Truman
Baby Sitter Saves Child As Springfield House Burns
In Springfield Ohio a 14 year old babysitter Connie Williams fled with 13 month old Brenda Gregson when a overheated gas furnace caused the home to catch fire. The new house was destroyed but no one was hurt. The parents left for a movie, leaving the girl in charge.
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Springfield
Robert Gregso
Shirley
Connie Williams
Brenda Gregson
Connie
Cleveland Sets Cold June Record In January Natha
The Cleveland weather bureau logged 41 degrees yesterday on June 18, the coldest June day in 80 years. Historic data show 47 degrees in 1879 on the same date. Youngstown and Akron reported 36 and 39 degrees respectively.
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Cleveland
Youngstown
Akron
Juliot-Curie Faces Limited Support in U S Says Scientist
Chicago AP report says Dr Fred eric Juliot-Curie ex-French atomic official urged global ban on atomic weapons in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. editorial predicts few American scientists will back him, citing Soviet distrust and political controversy surrounding his Communist party ties and removal from government post.
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Eric Juliot - Curie
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Soviet Union
Joliot Curier
Juliot Curie
UN Atomic Energy Commission
Bulletin
Joliot Curie
Communist Party
Barkley warns Senate not a grand jury on officials
Vice President Barkley told the Senate it is not a grand jury and questioned any impeachment risk from Senate probes of public officials. He referred to a Republican resolution seeking a separate inquiry into the Justice Department’s Amerasia documents case. Separately, two Senate committees approved a 1.225 billion foreign arms program for a second year, rejecting use of European recovery funds.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Justice Department
Amerasia
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Twelve Die Violently In Accidents In Ohio
The Associated Press tally shows at least 12 violent deaths in Ohio over a weekend, dominated by automobile crashes. Seven traffic fatalities, one drowning in a flash flood, two by falls, and two struck by trains, with cases from Piqua Gettysburg and other locales.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Public Demand For Newspapers Sparks Newsprint Shortage
Congressmen heard from Cranston Williams of the ANPA that U S newspapers are consuming newsprint faster than supply can keep up with. He cited May end stocks at 30 days versus a 40 day average, and warned the nation is near production limits with new mills planned but urgent need for more capacity.
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Washington
America Newspaper Publishers Association
U. S
Cranston Williams
ANPA
House
Canada
Williams
Alabama News
Suspect surrenders to Winchell in Sarges case
Benedet to Macri, 37, charged with last year’s knife killing of union organizer William Lurge, gave himself up to columnist Walter Winchell after a secret rendezvous. Winchell drove him to a Manhattan police station for booking on homicide, amid a radio campaign pressuring surrender. Another man, John Giusto, remains at large. The $25,000 AFL CIO reward is claimed for the Damon Runyan Cancer Fund.
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NEW York
Benedetto Macri
William Lurge
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Macri
Manhattan
Sarge
John
Surface) Giusto
Damon Runyan
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Murder, Inc
Buchalter
Sing Sing
MacArthur outlines Far East defense stance in Tokyo
General MacArthur described Americas defense position amid Red menace to Asia during a three hour meeting with Secretary Johnson and General Bradley. He stressed seriousness but not hopelessness while discussing American bases in Japan and a possible Japanese peace treaty with western powers.
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Tokyo
Defense
Johnson
Bradley
MacArthur
America
Agia
Johnon
Camaider
United States
Far East
Wiklertread
Aler
Formos
Southeast Asia
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Star
Japan
Washington
Far Eastern
Belter
Johnson Bradley
Eshy
Shigeru Moshida
Comrouniste
Russians scoff at claim of atomic engineering use
AP dispatch from Chicago reports Frederick Reines of the Los Alamos lab disputing Russia's assertion that atomic energy is being used for large scale construction. He notes the energy and radioactivity make such engineering projects impractical and compares the potential effect of bombs to moving a mountain with a few detonations.
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Chicago
Russia
Low Alamoe Scientific Laboratory
Frederick Reinegs
Toas
Soviet Union
Reines
Mars Planes Time-Record Flight Ends In California
The giant Caroline Mars completed a 2,609 mile non stop flight from Hawaii with 44 men aboard, a Navy record for distance on a single aircraft. A sister ship, the Hawaii Mars, landed at San Diego Bay with 106 men after a 2,400 mile trip via Alameda, carrying 5,000 pounds of cargo.
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San Diego
Calif
Hawaii
Navy
San Diego Bay
Alameda
Akron Population Rises 11.6 Percent to 273,189
Akron's 1940 census base showed a decline of 10,249, but the city then registered a substantial 11.6 percent rise over the past decade, reaching 273,189 residents. The gain amounts to 28,398 since 1940, announced by J. Clay Deane, U S census director for Ohio's 14th District.
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Akron
J. Clay Deane
U. S
14Th Congressional District
Ohio
French Roads Bridges Mined to Stall Reds
Western allies reportedly mined key roads and bridges across West Germany and parts of Europe to blunt a Soviet attack. A German magazine published photos showing concrete-filled holes along the Lorelei route on the Rhine in the French Zone. A French source cited Allied High Command orders, with plans long in place for delaying actions by occupation forces and civilian evacuation.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Europe
Brightweys
Lorelei
Riine
Rhine
Roglens
Allied High Command
Erickson Faces 60 Year Term For Gambling
New York all millionairre gambler Frank Erickson pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bookmaking charges. He admitted operating a nationwide bookmaking business and changed his plea to guilty on 60 counts. The minimum penalty is one year and $500 per count, risking up to years in prison and $40,000 in fines. District Attorney Hogan seeks the stiffest sentence. Erickson remains in custody on $10 000 bail.
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New York
Frank Erickson
Erickson
Special Sessions Court
Sol Gelb
Justice Nath
DD. Perlman
Frank
Hogan
Perlman
Teenager Wounded by Stray Bullet in Cleveland Camp Incident
Kenneth MacDowell, 15, was wounded at the pelvis by a stray shot while huddling over a camp fire at Beven Hills village near Cleveland. He remained in Deaconess Hospital with paralysis and a fair condition, the hospital reported.
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Cleveland (Ap
Kenneth MacDowell
Beveen Hills Village
Deaconess Hospital
Restaurant Sprayed By Hidden Gunman
A Royal Castle restaurant in Cleveland was sprayed by a hidden gunman who fired three shots. One bullet narrowly missed six patrons. Police have no identified target or motive. A male customer paid his bill and fled in a rush as the shooting occurred.
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Cleveland
Royal Castle
Oversleeper Struggles From Dawn To Track Race
Martin narrates a frantic morning routine where an oversleeping man battles alarms, skipped sleep, rushed shaving, and a flat tire, ruining his day and derailing his track plans as he wakes in a panic and vows better sleep next time.
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