U S Rushes Cargo Planes to Berlin as Food Crises Deepens
The United States orders about 39 four engine C 54 Skymasters to Germany to deliver food and supplies to Berlin as 2 million residents face dwindling rations. Western powers brace for direct talks with the Kremlin to lift transport blocks.
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White House
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United States
Germany
Charles G. Ross
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Britain
France
London
Moscow
Stalin
State Department
Foreign aid bill signed by President promises vast western aid
President Truman signed a $6 billion foreign aid bill to bolster non communist nations and counter Soviet pressure in Berlin. Ireland joined 16 European nations under the Marshall Plan, each pledging to work for common good. The act aims to speed recovery and defend free governments within 15 months, signaling U.S. commitment to peace and prosperity.
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Russia
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Ireland
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Berlin Airlift Resumes with Flights to Tempelhof
United States transport planes arrived at eight minute intervals today delivering food and supplies to West Berlin. A total of 120 planes were expected to fly the corridor over the Russian zone to sustain U S Army posts and aid about two million Germans in the western sectors. By 10 30 a m thirty five planes had arrived from Frankfurt and twenty three more were en route.
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Frankfurt
Ohio heat linked to multiple drownings across state
A scorching wave of temperatures across Ohio sent swimmers to lakes and rivers where six people died yesterday including ten year old Lewis Wayne Stewart who collapsed in the Little Miami River and his mother failed to save him. Walter R. Fuchs drowned in Mad River as his family watched. Others missing or dead include Dorothy Marie Haver in Lake St Marys Herschel Couch in Wolf Creek Robert Strigle and Joseph Murray. A two car crash near Springfield killed two and Barbara Jenning died in Cincinnati after darting into traffic.
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Herschel F Couch
William Couch
Trotwood
Montgomery County
Wolf Creek
Robert Strigle
West Reservoir
Portage Lakes District
Joseph J. Murray
Fitchville
Vermilion River
Runaway Baggage Car Menaces Philadelphia Rails
A baggage car detached from a Newark to Washington train in North Philadelphia rolled seven miles along the main New York to Philadelphia line. Police and railroad crews chased it by auto along parallel roads until an incline halted it. No wreck occurred as signals automatically stopped traffic.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Newark
Child Found Knifed To Death In Rock Creek Park
An 11 year old girl named Carol Bardwell, daughter of FTC examiner William P. Bardwell, was found knifed to death under a fallen tree in Rock Creek Park. Police indicated no sign of rape and the murder weapon remained unfound after the brutal attack during an afternoon bicycle ride.
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Rock Creek Park
One Bandit Is Caught After Cook County Bank Robbery
A band of robbers eluded a massive man trap in Cook County but one member, Jerry Malleck of Chicago, 23, was traced to his home and captured. He admitted involvement in a gambling joint holdup that left two police officers shot during a running gun battle. The four men fled to Wisconsin after a ring of 200 officers surrounded a stone quarry. Police found $1,000 of the loot, weapons, and an abandoned car, with serial-number tracing ongoing.
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Grandmother Wins 20000 In Radio Jackpot For Song Title
New York AP report details Mary Farber a 42 year old grandmother who answered a radio quiz on Stop the Music and named Get Out of the Wilderness earning 20000 in prizes including a $1000 bond a South America cruise a fur coat a car and a diamond ring She rushed home to feed her dog Puggy and plans to use winnings to build a home and gasoline station in West Palm Beach Florida Her brother delivered the title via a musician friend and was with her when the prize call arrived.
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Mary Farber
ABC
U. S
South America
Lads Lose Jewelry in Hide and Seek Scam
In Hollywood a man calling himself Mr. Robbins duped 9 year old Howard Weinberg and 8 year old Roger Camras during a home intrusion. He promised each $10 for a hiding game, then vanished with a $10,000 platinum and diamond bracelet and a $7,500 diamond ring from a jewel box.
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Howard Weinberg
Roger Camras
Ben J. Weinberg
Robbins
Howard
Manila Actor Held In Fatal Knife Slayings
Bernardo Anzures a 21 year old film actor faces a double murder charge for stabbing Lilian Velez 24 and her maid in Quezon City. Police say the actress daughter Vivian 4 told of seeing the slaying and named Anzures as the killer. Anzures admitted the act saying he was under a spell and did not know what happened.
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Bernardo
Narding) Anzures
Lilian Velez
Jose Fernandez
Anzures
Quezon City
Vivian
Fernandez
California Democrats Await Philadelphia Convention Votes
California Democrats keep a wait and see stance on convention votes with 670 pledged delegates for Truman so far. Delegation chair John F. Shelley notes caucus on issues at Philadelphia opens July 12 as DC and Virginia slates shape the nominee race.
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Storm Rips Roofs Across Eastern Pennsylvania
A severe storm lashed Hazleton and other towns with lightning and gusty winds. A warehouse roof was torn off in Hazleton, a dress factory in Mahonoy City was struck starting a blaze, and a worker was seriously injured at a carnival site. Philadelphia segments saw overturned billboards, damaged trees, and a disrupted utility substation. Wyoming Valley homes were struck by lightning amid hail.
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Crime Wave? Is Captured in Cincinnati
A 27-year-old Louisville convict Carter Harrison Davis Jr. gave police a high profile chase, escaping twice by water before final capture in Cincinnati. He admitted two robberies two automobile thefts a kidnapping and an accidental crash during his three week Cincinnati stay. He also confessed burglaries and robberies of intoxicated patrons in downtown cafes.
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Armco Official Tied to Portuguese Claim on A Bomb Plans
Portuguese scientist Arthur De Albuquerque asserts Col. Robert A. Solberg received A-bomb data for U.S. delivery via the Lisbon military attache in 1941. Albuquerque says he and Pierre Du Pont conducted early Pyrennes experiments. Solberg, Armco VP for Europe, held U.S. Army G-2 posts and later worked from Paris.
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Dewey and Warren Plan Early Campaign Swing Across Nation
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and running mate Earl Warren plan a swift campaign effort to counter GOP overconfidence. They will meet tomorrow at Dewey's farm in Pawling New York and chart a vigorous nationwide itinerary, with New York Governor Warren canvassing campaign issues.
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N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Warren
New York City
New York
GOP names Scott as national chairman to map campaign plans
Rep Hugh D Scott Jr newly appointed Republican national chairman said he will not map campaign plans until he returns from a three week vacation. He will confer with Herbert Brownell campaign manager for Gov Thomas E Dewey and will attend a Washington reception to meet staff of the Republican National Committee. He said William C Murphy Jr will continue as publicity director.
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Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Herbert Brownell
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New England
Scott
Washington
Republican National Committee
William C. Murphy, Jr
National Committee
Tito Blaste by Cominform in Prague
The Cominform charged Yugoslav Communists with departing from Marx Lenin line and condemned Premier Marshal Tito for a policy against Soviet Russia. It called for a return to Marxist policy or a change of Yugoslav Communist leaders. The move marked a first split among the original nine eastern states forming Cominform.
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Romania
Tito leadership questioned after Cominform blast
Washington reports that top U S diplomats interpret the Cominform attack on Yugoslav Communists as implying Premier Marshal Tito is already out of active leadership at Belgrade.
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Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Lana Turner Ill With Influenza in Germany
Film star Lana Turner fell ill with influenza after entertaining U S occupation troops in Heidelberg. Her physician said she would be in bed at least a week. Her husband Henry J Topping said she would rest in southern France after recovery while he accompanies the tour.
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Germany
Lana Turner
Heidelberg
U. S
France
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Bob) Topping
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Lobster fisher 17 rides whale bareback in wild sea tale
Providence town Mass AP A 17 year old lobster fisherman Frank E Cabral Jr said he rode a 60 foot whale bareback for about 20 knots after being thrown into the air when the animal surfaced near Race Point. He jumped off before the whale submerged and swam to his father's boat.
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Truman Plans Active Campaign If Nominated
President Truman will mount an active speaking campaign if he is nominated as the Democratic candidate. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said detailed plans are not yet set. He noted expanded out of town engagements including a July 5 visit to Bolivar Missouri with the Venezuelan president to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar.
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Truman
Charles G. Ross
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Venezuela
Simon Bolivar
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