TrumanTour Through Midwest On Birthday Campaign
President Truman on his 66th birthday moved through Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa aboard a 13 car special train seeking votes for Democrats and support for the Fair Deal. He delivered nine speeches in writing and planned at least 50 more as he headed to Lincoln Nebraska for a major farm speech around 6 p m EST. Presidential aides noted his commitment to the Brannan Plan proposing government payments for perishable farm commodities to farmers.
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Illinois
Iowa
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Neb
Presidential
Truman Warns of Possible Third World War Risk in Galesburg
President Truman told a crowd in Galesburg Illinois that U S choices in coming months will determine if a third world war occurs He denounced isolationists who would let the world be swallowed by Communism and urged decisive action to curb Soviet influence.
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United States
Galesburg
Ill
Cake greetings accompany VE day trip across farm states
The President planned a cross country march with tributes on VE day anniversaries and a six thousand four hundred mile tour. He sharpened attacks on Republicans over claims of Communist influence in the State Department while courting farm audiences and trackside crowds along the route. First stop was Galesburg Illinois with introductions by Dr. John Conger and others with planned birthday cakes aboard his bullet proof car at multiple Iowa stops.
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Galesburg
Ill
John Conger
Knox College
Robert Howe
Harold Jenning
Ralph Hawthorne
Burrell Barash
Bakers Union
Burlington
Iowa
Ottumwa
Four Inmates Escape From TB Hospital
Four men in Columbus escaped from Benjamin Franklin Tuberculosis Hospital today by climbing through a ground floor window after wire mesh and iron bars were cut with bolt cutters. The four, Carl Frey, 38, Leroy Evans, 43, Paul Thiel, 36, and Floyd Betts, 53, were committed by the City Health Department. they are public health hazards due to their communicable illness.
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Benjamin Franklin Tuberculosis Hospital
Edward Beckman
Franklin County
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W. L. Potts
Carl Frey
Leroy Evans
Paul Thiel
Floyd Betts
McCarthy Probers Face New Accusation in Hearings
Senator McCarthy accused a U S envoy of being a foreign agent and urged broader inquiry into the State Department. Senator Flanders proposed a resolution to halt public hearings while ordering a subcommittee to review loyalty procedures. The committee plans to study 81 cases from State Department files and consider contempt citations for Earl Browder and Frederick Vanderbilt Field.
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New York
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D-Md
Acheson Opens Round Of Cold War Talks
Washington and Paris debates focus on cutting a 29 billion dollar appropriation and halting federal hiring next year. GOP hopes for a billion dollar reduction face tough odds as Taber argues for records on votes. Acheson presses Indochina independence assurances with France amid Bao Dai and Ho Chi Minh tensions.
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Three London Prison Farm Escape By Swinging From Roof
Three convicts at London Prison Farm escaped by swinging 70 feet from the main building roof using an electric cable. Identified as Lucious Langworthy 32 Lloyd Russell 39 and Paul Russell 26 they fled after hiding on a stairway following a Sunday movie. Police and guards searched the grounds and nearby Lafayette for signs of the suspects with no trace found.
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Victor J. Monte
Lucious Langworthy
Hamilton County
Lloyd Russell
Paul
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Monte
Langworthy
Russell Brothers
Lafayette
Fire Destroys Marion Plant in Big Blaze
A fire at the Storm Windows of Aluminum Company plant in Marion Ohio destroyed the facility, leaving a smoldering shell after over two hours of fighting. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars by company treasurer William Busa, with products and materials damaged. About 90 workers were employed, while 35 CIO United Auto Workers members had been on strike for weeks.
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Aluminum Company
William Busa
Yea
CIO
United Auto Workers
Polish officials resign from Frankfurt consulate
Six officials and employees of the Polish consulate at Frankfurt quit today and sought refuge from their Communist government. The resignation was announced through the joint public information office of the U S Army and the U S High Commissioner here.
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Germany
U. S. Army
U. S
Toll of Death in Big Storm At Least 25
The three day storm killed at least 25 people and caused widespread damage across Minnesota North Dakota and Canada reaching Winnipeg. New York and New England faced the storm’s tail as 20 boatmen died or went missing along lakes rivers and the coast. About 40 people were rescued in the New York area as 65 mph gusts toppled boats. Crookston Minnesota faced a second Redlake River flood in two weeks prompting evacuations and shutdowns of power and gas. Grand Forks North Dakota warned of a crest near 44 to 45 feet. Cooler weather with more rain snow and sleet spread through the flood region and beyond into North Dakota Montana Wyoming and western Nebraska with showers in wheat belt areas.
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Crookston
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Wheat Bell
Guam braces for typhoon battering Pacific outpost
Guam, an AP report says, readied for a typhoon with 90 mph winds. The storm was due to hit around 10 a.m. tomorrow, prompting military to move planes, ships, and personnel to safety. Shelter areas were stocked as Anderson Field ordered evacuations. A 514th Air Force weather recon plane launched to recheck the typhoon’s position as it tracked 260 miles southeast of Guam.
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Man Held On Open Charge In Confluence Shootings
State police say 20 year old Harry Reckner admitted shooting during last hunting season era. Victim Charles Lytle, 25, died. Wounded is Thomas Warrick, 67, in serious condition at Confluence Hospital. Reckner to be charged with murder.
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Charles Lytle
Confluence Hospital
Thomas Warrick
Howard Stephens
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Strike settled in Cleveland after seven days
AFL Molders Union end seven day strike against 10 foundries in Cleveland with a new contract granting a five cent per hour pay raise. The walkout affected 19 200 workers.
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AFL Moulders Union
Ohio weekend violent death toll hits 17 in AP tally
AP reports 17 deaths in 54 hours ending midnight EST, with possible rise to 18. Listed fatalities include Dayton driver Alex Burkhart, Middletown fall from a train, Martins Ferry collision drivers Beamer and Haught, Canton crash victim Bonar, Kingsville home president Treen, and others across Ohio. One infant Jamie Rucker suffocated in Cincinnati. Sunday adds Rudolf Mezlak killed in Cleveland crash and Dr Frank Kopfstein dies at wheel.
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Alex C. Burkhart
Dayton
Carl J. Sixt
Middletown
Urbana
Paul Floyd Beamer
Canton
Jack Haught
San Diego
Tex
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Charles G. Bonar
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Charlies Treen
Ashtabula
Kingsville
Howard Lowther
Wellington
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Warren
Amos Adkins
Newport
Vivian Glover
Liberty
Point Pleasant
Clermont County
Jamie Rucker
Cincinnati
Rudolph R. Mezlak
Lorain
Cleveland
Frank T. Kopfstein
Man Bites Dog Suspect Hospitalized After Kitchen Incident
A 23 year old was taken to a hospital for observation after police found him in his kitchen biting a dog. He claimed it was his dog and he could bite if he wanted to.
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Washigton
Traffic Cussin Brings Smiles and Safer Driving Ideas
A reflective piece on motorists blaming others and nitpicking driving, noting human nature and the urge to express road rage. It advocates safer driving and replacing frowns with smiles as miles roll on.
Indian Train Wreck Blamed On Sabotage
Investigators blamed sabotage for India’s worst train wreck as the Punjab Mail plunged 50 feet from a Bihar bridge. At least 42 people died, 82 bodies recovered, and over 100 were injured. Bihar CID said rails were sabotaged by removing fishplates. Bihar Relief Minister A Q Ansari said villagers looted the injured until he used guards.
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India
Punjab
Bihar
Bihar Criminal Investigation Bureau
A. Q. Ansari
Bihard
Ansari
12 Children Bitten by Dog in Bronx School Yard
In a Bronx school yard about 400 children were startled as a large dog rammed through the crowd. Twelve youngsters aged 8 to 11 were bitten and rushed to a hospital while teachers checked for further injuries. Patrolman William Carr tackled the dog and restrained it by its collar. the animal was confined for rabies tests.
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New York
Bronx
William Carr
Agnes Smedley American writer dies in Oxford nursing home
Agnes Smedley, 56, American writer famed for China reporting, died in an Oxford nursing home. Previously cited by the U S Army as a Soviet spy in wartime Japan, the charge was later withdrawn for lack of proof. The Missouri-born journalist had lived in Britain.
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England
Agnes Smedley
China
Miss Smedley
Somoza Named to Finish Term in Nicaraguan Senate
Managua AP report says Senator Anastazio Somoza will fill the remainder of Victory Manuel Roman Y. Reyes term after Reyes death Saturday in Philadelphia. Somoza to serve until May 1951.
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Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Congress
Anastazio Somoza
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Philadelphia
Somoza
Winnipeg Flood Forcibly Evacuates 4400 Residents Amid Crest
Winnipeg faces a major flood threat from flowing Sils and rising water from the United States border region. More than 4,400 people have evacuated homes including hospital and jail areas as volunteers reinforce levees. Authorities warn crests may reach multiple feet above normal, with thousands more displaced in neighboring towns within a 60 mile span.
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U. S
BR. BE. A. Morton
Norwood
Kildenan
Fire rages in Rimouski after windstorm blaze
Snow aided firefighting as a massive Rimouski fire destroyed a third of the town, burning 100 houses, a hospital, a theater, two hotels, and the county courthouse. About 2,000 residents evacuated. early fatality reports unsettled, with no deaths confirmed by authorities. Origin traced to a snapped power line at Price Brothers Lumber Company.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
James
Army
Red Cross
Price Brothers Lumber Company
Texas GOP Victory in 18th District Special Election
In Pampa Texas Ben H Guill, a 40 year old Panhandle broker, wins the 18th District special election as the lone Republican in a field of 11. He polled 9 151 votes about 22 percent to beat his nearest foe by 1 887 votes, with national GOP leaders predicting a sweep despite President and Democratic leaders' cautious comments.
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Tex
Congress
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Fuill
Guill
Pastor Mayor Die After Mock Red Coup In Mosinee
In Mosinee Wisconsin two community leaders died after taking part in a May Day mock Communist coup. Mayor Ralph Kronenwetter died at Wausau Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered during the event. The Rev Willa Burnett 72 a Methodist minister died at home from a heart condition after the pretend conflict. Both men volunteered for the American Legion sponsored pageant and entered into the spirit of the event.
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Mosinee
Wis
Ralph Kronenwetter
Wausau Hospital
Willa Brewnett
Trestle Burns Cuts Through Jamaica Bay Span
A gale toppled and burned a wooden rail trestle in Jamaica Bay early today, creating a 2,500 foot gap in the Long Island Railroad main line between Queens and the Atlantic coast. The $1,000,000 structure suffered significant damage as the long span burned away, halting traffic between New York City and points along the Atlantic shore.
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Queens
Atlantic Ocean
UAW Tightens Strike Threat Against GM in Bargaining Push
The UAW sharpens the threat against General Motors as talks stall after a Chrysler deal. The union seeks wage gains, pensions, health benefits, and a union fee, with GM workers to be polled for a strike vote under Hartley law. Ford and Chrysler previously granted pension packages.
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CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corporation
UAW
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler
Ford Motor Company
Big Ree
General Motors
Ford
Huebner wins navigation title at national air meet
Columbia Mo AP reports William Huebner of Kent State University won first place in the navigation contest at the annual National Collegiate Air Meet held yesterday in Columbia.
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Columbia, Mo
William Huebner
Kent State U} University
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