Seven Major Measures May Be Approved This Summer
AP Washington reports the Truman administration aims to push seven major measures through Congress by summer with preiliection to ratify the North Atlantic Security Alliance and enact six top bills. Key items include reciprocal trade, government reorganization, housing, education funding, a Taft Hartley substitute, and minimum wage moves. Senate delays may force a summer recess and reconvening in October to resume action.
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North Atlantic Security Alliance
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Judy Garland Suspended Over Tardiness on Annie Get Your Gun
Judy Garland remains suspended by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for failing to report to work on Annie Get Your Gun. A studio spokesman said she arrived two hours late, did not return after lunch, and her salary was stopped. Storm over direction continued as Busby Berkeley was replaced by Charles Walters after a disagreement.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer
Miss Garland
Busby Berkeley
Charles Walters
Modest Man Biography Praises John L. Lewis
Washington AP reports an official biography of John L. Lewis portrays him as modest affable and big hearted despite popular impressions. The five and a half page sketch was prepared by Allied Syndicates Incorporated hired by Lewis union the United Mine Workers to aid its press relations.
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Washington (Ap
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Allied Syndicates, Incorporated
Lewis’ Union
The
United Mine Workers
Pay hike granted by Dayton unions
Dayton Ohio AP reports an hourly raise of 12.42 cents was approved yesterday for members of the Dayton Building Trades Union AFL in an agreement with Dayton contractors. Fifteen unions across multiple wage categories were affected.
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Dayton, O. (Ap
Dayton Building Trades Union
AFL
Dayton Contractors
Eagle Scout Faces Charge In Slaying
ROANOKE VA AP Lee Scott 16 year old Eagle Scout and church choir member faces a murder charge in the slaying of Dana Marie Weaver 16 year old schoolmate. Detective Captain Webb said Scott led police to a coffee sack and stained clothing believed to be blood. Dana Marie's body was found in Christ Episcopal Church kitchen after a struggle. Funeral services set for Raleigh Court Methodist Church at 4 p m.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Dana Marie Weaver
Frank H. Webb
Scott
S. R. Price
Webb
Dana Marie
Christ Episcopal Church
Raleigh Court Methodist Church
Woman Changes Plea To Guilty In Poison Milk Case
Miss Marilyn Stevenson 22 admitted mixing poison into a glass of milk meant for Dr. Charles F. Jones, a veterinarian she loved. The husbandless motive cited, trial set in Akron Common Pleas Court with a probation request.
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Akron
Marilyn Stevenson
Charles F. Jones
Akron Veterinary Hospital
Miss Stevenson
Common Pleas Court
Bernard J. Roetzel
Ford Strike Talks Resume as UAW Presses Speedups
Negotiations restarted between Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers on the seventh day of a 65,000 worker strike. The UAW accuses Ford of a 10 percent speedup while Ford claims manpower increases at Rouge. A picket line protested at the bargaining site but was cleared after local leaders ordered dispersal. Detroit moves to guard welfare funds with up to 2 million dollars in short term notes.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Rouge
UAW
Walter Reuther
Thomas Thompson
Lincoln-Mercury
Man Jailed In Kidnaping Of Officers
Orville Ochhs Kittle, 26, held in Hancock County jail on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery of two Weirton officers. He pleaded innocent to five indictments after extradition from Washington Pennsylvania. Trial date not set. special term possible. Other two suspects remain at large.
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New Cumberland
W. Va
Orville Ochhs
Kittle
Hancock County
Weirton
J. H. Brennan
Washington
Brennan
State
Allen Russell
James Herman
Ohio River
Columbiana County
Hanoverton
O. Kittle
Pennsylvania
Huntingdon
Washington, Pa
Ambassadors Exchange With Spain Urged In Senate Action
Washington senator Vandenberg joined Connally in pressuring to clear the way for exchanging ambassadors with Spain. They urge U N reexamination of 1946 rulings banning full diplomatic ties. Brewster adds that reestablishing relations could help Spain buy cotton and wheat, easing crop surplus concerns.
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Connally
D-Tex
United States
Spain
Senate
State Department
United Nation
Brewster
R-Me
JT Am
Maine
Hoover to Speak at Ohio Wesleyan Inauguration
Former President Herbert Hoover will deliver the keynote address at the June 11 inauguration of Dr. Arthur S. Flemming as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. The two men previously collaborated on the commission for executive branch reorganization.
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Delaware, O
Herbert Hoover
Arthur S. Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Vet Pension Bill Readied For New Test
Washington AP A split House Veterans Committee approved a modified pension bill adding about 10 billion dollars over 50 years. It liberalizes VA rules for disabled and needy veterans and sets 72 dollars monthly for needy World War I and II veterans at 65 with disability ranges from 60 to 72 dollars. Rankin opposed the unemployability clause but supported the measure as a counter proposal to earlier criticism of excessive cost.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Veterans Administration
Representative Teague
D-Tex
Rankin
D-Miss
Cincinnati 700 Buys Gorillas
Cincinnati zoo will acquire two young gorillas from the Cameroons for 10000 dollars. Zoo president James A. Reilly said the male and female are likely one to two years old and, with arrival within a month, would create the country’s only exhibit of same aged gorillas.
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Cincinnati
CinciNnati Zoo
James A. Reilly
Zoo
French Cameroons
West Africa
Cameroons
Reilly
Canadian Boat To Be Repaired In Lorain Shipyard
Tugs towed the Canadian freighter Bayton into a Lorain shipyard for repairs expected to take a week after high winds blew her into the harbor and ripped an eight foot hole in her side on entering the break wall. No crew members were injured.
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Lorain, O
Bayton
Lorain Harbor
Chinese Reds Press On In Fukien and Shanghai Rail
Communist forces moved quickly into Fukien Province and pressed the Shanghai area, with reports of attacks near Kashan and Chenmo. Hankow faced a three pronged push from Kiangsi and Chekiang while a garrison readjustment was noted at Hankow.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Yangtze
China
Kinki
Kiangsi
Formosa
Kashan
Chenmo
Kunshan
Chekiang
Hangchow
Lake Poyang
Nanchang
Nancheng
Communist
Kiangshan
Pai Chung-Hsi
Canton
Sin Wan Pao
Wuchang-Hankow
Veterans Lose Court Case On State Appropriations
In Columbus AP report Brunner Dickman a WWII veteran failed to overturn 322635 in state funds allocated to ten veterans organizations. The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed his appeal noting lack of a restraining order in lower courts prevented changing pleadings to seek recovery after payment.
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Columbus
Brunner Dickman
Cincinnati
State Supreme Court
Brunner
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Supreme Court
Ohio State University
Olentangy Riverroad
Ohio State Students’ Trailer Park Co - Operative Inc
Franklin County
Supreme Tribunal
Ohio State Drum Major Candidates Named
John Criss of Steubenville and Joseph Myers of Orrville were named as candidates for the Ohio State University drum major post. incumbent Devon Kesling of Dayton announced he will not seek the job next fall.
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Columbus
John Criss
Steubenville
Joseph Myers
Orrville
Ohio State University
Devon Kesling
Dayton
Hague Regime Falls in Jersey City Election Chaos
Fusion forces defeated Frank Hague’s ticket as John V. Kenny led to victory in Jersey City. Hague, a 32 year boss, did not run and his nephew Frank Hague Eggers headed the defeated slate. Kenny topped results with 81,295 votes. Murray 73,577. Eggers 59,052.
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
Big City
Hague
John V. Kenny
Frank Hague Eggers
Kenny
James F. Murray, Sr
Eggers
Local Gambling Cases Resume In Municipal Court
Preliminary hearings on gambling cases continued this morning with the first merits case set for tomorrow at 1 30 p m before Judge Alton H Combs. Defense motions to suppress evidence from an April 25 raid near Turf Cafe are under review. Arrested were Arthur Meyers and Jeffery Howard. Evidence from the Silver Dollar raid will be admitted when its case proceeds tomorrow.
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Turf Cafe
Central Ave
Arthur Meyers
Columbia Ave
Jeffery Howard
Aberdeen Fr
Berlin blockade ends as land routes reopen at midnight
After 327 days of Soviet siege and a 320 day airlift, Berlin’s land routes to West Germany reopen at 1:01 a.m. EST. The Four-Power talks resume May 23 in Paris. First postblockade Berlin-bound train carries 100 reporters and officials. Widespread power and post office operations resume, and East-West trade restrictions ease as Soviet power supplies are restored.
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West Germany
Russia
United States
Bitain
France
Berlin
Red Army
Soviet Union
Germany
Paris
Frankfurt
Blockade End Celebrated as Cold War Victory Note
Berlin blockade ends and Washington calls it a victory in the cold war, signaling the start of a new campaign. Secretary Acheson and State Department advisers prepare for the next phase likely to unfold at the Paris Conference of Foreign Ministers opening May 23. President Truman stresses the shift in U.S. strategy.
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Washington
Berlin
Acheson
State Department
Paris
Council of Foreign Ministers
Truman
Ameri
US to demand full civil rights guarantees for Germans
Washington indicated the success of the upcoming Big Four conference on Germany depends on how far the Russians cooperate with Western plans. A news conference stated the United States will demand full civil rights guarantees for the German people and reject any proposals lacking them.
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Washington (Ap
Acheson
Germany
United States
West Berlin Airlift Ends Blockade Shifts German Talks
Western officials see the ending of the Russian blockade as a possible sign of a new diplomatic move. They note the airlift success and counter blockade as a Western win, but question Russian aims and how to keep unity if Moscow uses peace tactics.
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Germany
Russia
Berlin
Western
Soviet Zone
West
Moscow
Senators Seek 5 Percent Cut in Treasury and Post Office Aid
Senators Bridges and Ferguson seek a five percent reduction in the annual appropriation for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, arguing department heads should pinpoint savings rather than Congress. Senator Douglas supports the plan as a practical way to cut spending, while President Truman’s tax proposals are questioned amid a softer economy. The bill would fund the two departments at 3,113,068,503, up 40,250,600 from the House vote.
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Senate
Secretary of Treasury
Postmaster General
Bridges
R-Nh
Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Douglas
D-Ill
Truman
Illinois
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kreemary
Post Office
House
Farmer Sentenced In Child Slaying
WAYNESBORO GA AP A tenant farmer was sentenced to death for killing a three year old boy in a fit of anger. W R Hobbs was ordered to die in the electric chair on July 8 for the murder of William Anderson last winter. A carpenter noticing large welts at the Anderson home alerted the sheriff and Hobbs later confessed to kicking beating and biting the child to death in anger.
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Waynesboro
W. R. Hobbs
William Anderson
Hobbs
Anderson
Accidentally Killed in Canton Boy Dies from Rifle Accident
Canton Ohio Jackie Brown ten died after a playmate’s rifle rifle shot ricocheted off a tree and struck his neck causing his death yesterday.
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Canton, O
Jackie Brown
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