Riots in Oaxaca accompany strike. three dead
AP dispatch from Oaxaca reports communist inspired riots during a weekend strike over a new tax law. Authorities cite mob violence near Gov Manuel Mayoral Heredia’s residence. Nuevo Obrero office attacked and paper Nuevo ario ceased publication. About 75 U.S. tourists stranded as federal troops restore order.
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Phoenix
Ariz
The
Arizona Republic
Oaxaca
Mexico
Morgan Monroe
Guillermo Candiani
Mexico City
Candian
Manuel Mayoral Heredia
Etn
Nuevo Ario
Monroe
Augustin Mustieles
United States
Farouk dissolves parliament and calls new elections
King Farouk dissolves the Wafd dominated lower house and orders general elections for May 18. The decree also sets May 31 for the new Chamber of Deputies to convene. Senate remains under anti-British Wafd influence amid possible future membership changes. Martial law status undecided. talks with Britain on Suez and Sudan continue.
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Edward Pollak
Cairo i
Farouk
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Wafd
Ahmed Mortada el Maraghy Bey
Egypt
Cairo
Farid Zalouk
Hilaly
Ralph Stevenson
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
Sudan
No Flood Predicted In Cincinnati At Crest Near 52 Feet
The Ohio River rose again as weather officials forecast a crest just under 52 feet by noon Wednesday. Upstream rains caused a rapid rise, peaking at 43.9 feet Sunday evening after a two-tenths foot per hour surge earlier Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Secret Talks on Prisoner Exchange Near U.N. Korea Armistice
Allied and Communist negotiators spent three hours in discussions on off the record talks for prisoner exchanges in Korea. A U.N. spokesman said near agreement and that talks would continue briefly Tuesday with a news blackout on details.
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Munsan
U. N
George W. Hickman
U.N
U.N. Command
Parnes
Eee
Don Darrow
Riots in Trieste Quelled After 160 Casualties
Turmoil in the Free Territory Trieste produced 160 deaths since Thursday as heavy American and British Army patrols imposed a strained calm through the city last night.
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Tri
Free Territory
Ciy
MacArthur Visits His Birth City Amid Uproar and Cheers
General Douglas MacArthur visited Little Rock his birthplace drawing about 25 000 cheering supporters. He declined political remarks during a five hour city tour and focused on nostalgia gratitude and doubt while praising public support during years away in service.
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Little Rock
Ark. W
Douglas MacArthur
Jackson, Miss
Capt
Arthur MacArthur
MacArthurs
MacArthur Park
Legal Moves Could Delay Finnegan Sentencing
James P. Finnegan, a personal friend of President Truman, faces sentencing when a lengthy motion for a new trial is filed, potentially delaying the proceeding in St. Louis.
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Finnegan
ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Truman
Truman asks Congress to admit 306000 more Europeans
President Truman urged Congress to open immigration gates over the next three years, seeking to admit 306000 additional Europeans. He said many would be escaped victims of communist tyranny.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Congress
Seattle Student Dies After Blood Experiment
An 18 year old Seattle University freshman James Stanley Leedom died after an injection of bacterially contaminated blood used in a University of Washington war research project. Doctors say bacteria grew during refrigeration and plan to continue similar studies with precautions. Leedom's father expressed no blame and urged continuation of blood donor programs.
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Seattle
University of Washington
James Stanley Leedom
Seattle University
Robert H. Williams
University of Washington den of Medicine
Williams
Clement A. Finch
Leedom
Stanley P. Leedom
Deadly Southern Tornado Toll Reaches 233
The weekend storms left 233 dead and 1,100 injured across six states, with Arkansas bearing the highest losses at 134 fatalities. Rescue crews and Red Cross workers struggled to feed and shelter survivors as towns received thousands of volunteers and sightseers.
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Little Rock
Ark
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Arkansas
Sid McMath
Truman
Ilinois
Missouri
Indiana
Mississippi
West
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Hartselle
Write-In Momentum rises in Ike campaign across states
Wisconsin voters face a week of campaigns as Taft Warren and Stassen seek 30 convention delegates while Eisenhower remains off the ballot and write-ins are not counted. In Nebraska a write-in drive for Taft looms as Kefauver and Robertson vie for Democratic support. Conventions in Maine Tennessee Iowa and Michigan test Ike's national appeal with 108 delegates at stake.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nebraska
Rep. Buffett
Washington
Eisenhower
Stassenbackers
Buffett
Isen
Stassen
Mary Kenny
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
Robert R
Oklahoma
Jack Bell
Maine
Tennessee
Iowa
Michigan
Davids. Ingalls
U S Claim To NATO Job Is Voiced
Sen. Connally urged that an American succeed Eisenhower as Western Europe defense commander. Gruenther, Eisenhower’s deputy, testified on the foreign aid bill and may influence the choice if Eisenhower resigns to seek the Republican nomination. Gruenther favors a European successor. he mentioned Montgomery or Juin as possibilities.
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Washington
Sen
Connally
D-Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alfred M. Gruenther
Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Field Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Alphonse-Pierre Juin
France
Oinally
United States
Ridgway warns talks risk world peace amid patience
Gen. Matthew Ridgway says Korean armistice talks in ninth month threaten world peace. He urges extreme patience from Americans as UN negotiators face Communist deceit and stalling while handling alleged germ warfare charges. He calls the big lie a danger to resolving the global crisis.
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William C. Barnard
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Ridgeway
Russia
North Korea
U. S
Ridgway
Labor Leaders Condemn Bevan Split Over Rearmament
In New Castle England moderates within the British Labour party warned against Bevanite demands in Britain’s rearmament program and condemned delays cited by Prime Minister Churchill’s Conservative government. Speeches by Hugh Gaitskell and Woodrow Wyatt targeted the government and left wing rebel Aneurin Bevan.
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New Castle
England
British
Labor Party
Labague
Britain
Churchill
Hugh Gatskell
Labor
Woodrow Wyatt
Aneurin Bevan
Middletown High Middies Crowned Ohio Class A Champions
Middletown celebrates after winning the Buckeye A cage title in Columbus. A nine mile car caravan and 15 000 fans greeted co captains Dick Vice and Don Barnette carrying the trophy at the high school gym. Coach Paul Walker praised team play and optimism for next season.
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Dick Vice
Middletown High
Franklin
Vice
Journal
Bill Weith
Middletown
Francis Carmody
Middletown High Middies
Paul Walker
Buckeye
Columbus
Middletown High Gym
Main Street
Central Avenue
Baltimore
Girard
Arena
Don Barnette
Walker
Elmo Lingrel
Glenn Eifsm
President Wilson Plan Steel Moves in Mobilization Clash
Wilson and defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson warn a steel strike would devastate the mobilization effort and the economy. The Wage Stabilization Board backs a three part wage rise totaling about 1.749 cents an hour by January 1 with additional benefits. CIO United Steel Workers threaten an April 8 strike if firms refuse. Talks to negotiate wage board proposals begin this week as Maybank weighs extending controls.
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KEST
President Truman
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO
United Steel Workers
WSB
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Senate House Defense Production Committee
Capitol Hill
Key West
Fire hits Canadian atomic plant near Warfield
A blaze struck the transformer room of the hydrogen section at a chemical plant near Warfield British Columbia. Fire was controlled in 45 minutes. the transformer was razed and no injuries were reported.
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Trail
B. C
Canada
Warfield
Wisconsin Search for 3 Missing Children in Snowstorm
In Lakewood Wisconsin reporters say 800 volunteers with bloodhounds a plane and local residents combed a Northeastern forest for Cathy Church 5 Mary Ann Church 3 and Steven Kennedy 5 who vanished Saturday afternoon. A red object found on a ridge near their homes spurred fears of a road accident. The hunt paused at night and will resume with neighbors aiding the extensive sweep across Highway 32 area near Oconto County.
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Lakewood
Wis
Wisconsin
Oconto County
Joseph Foral
Cathy Church
Mary Ann
Steven Kennedy
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Carmody
Wade E. Miller
A. W. Starick
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Ross Snyder
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