Reds Expect Confession From Baltic Plane Crew
A Washington official said Moscow may soon produce an alleged confession from a U S Navy crew member after an April Baltic Sea incident. He cited alleged Russian salvage aims, bombardment details, and a fire before the crash, noting survival was unlikely and that Russians reportedly extract confessions from prisoners.
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Baltic
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Airmen Held by Communists Freed Believed On Hunan
The Steamer Hunan radioed Butterfield and Swire that two American airmen, Marine Master Sgt. Elmer C. Bender of Cincinnati and Navy Chief Electrician William C. Smith of Long Beach, Cal., are aboard. They were captured October 19, 1948 near Tsingtao and their release is confirmed as the ship nears Shanghai.
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Cincinnati
Navy
William C. Smith
Long Beach
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Smith
U. S. Navy
Truman Outlines Public Power Plan at Dedication
President Truman declared a nationwide push to develop low-cost public power from major rivers and oppose private profiteering. He spoke at Grand Coulee Dam dedication as a Columbia Valley Administration proposal to take over operation of Grand Coulee and other projects, urging public bodies to distribute benefits to taxpayers and fight private power opposition. The speech asserted public investment should not benefit private interests and promised continued effort to win support for public power.
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Truman
Columbia Valley Administration
Grand Coulee
Northwest
Neraska
Washington
Oregon
Appropriation Bill Cuts Spark House Debate
In Washington the House faces a Senate test to restore cuts in a one package 28.89 billion dollar appropriation bill after last night’s passage. Republicans tout amendments claimed to save around 1 billion dollars while Democrats forecast less. Jensen proposes a vacancy ceiling limiting federal hires to 10 percent next year with exceptions for military, professional, and Presidential appointments.
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House
Senate
Representative Taber
Jensen
Retowa
Floods Kill 22 as Midwest and Prairies Struggle
The flash floods sweep Nebraska Minnesota and Manitoba leaving hundreds of thousands in damage. Search for nine missing in Nebraska continues as Winnipeg braces for mass evacuation amid Red River flooding. Eleven bodies recovered with thirteen more found elsewhere and no casualties reported yet.
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Manitoba
Nebraska
Winnipeg
Red River
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Grand Forks
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A. F. Hulteng
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St. Louis
Minneapolis
Hugo Erickson
Mississippi River
Oklahoma
Mayesville
Duncan
Lexington
Rasputin Hit With Wrench in Joliet Wrestling Bout
In Joliet Illinois an exhibition match at Joliet Catholic High School ended with Rasputin receiving four stitches after a fan, Harry Westelius, 59, struck him with a wrench. Westelius was arrested for disorderly conduct. Rasputin offered a no time limit match against the fan at the police station, but the suggestion was to have the accuser in court later today. Walter Palmer was Rasputin's opponent in the bout.
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Walter Palmer
Man Trapped for 27 Hours Dies in Agony
Brooklyn well-digger Dominick Atteo, 49, trapped for more than a day in a shaft beneath a garage, died minutes after rescuers reached him. He endured burns and exhaustion as his wife Marie mourned, with the digging tied to a water shortage ban.
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Dominick Atteo
Atteo
Brooklyn
Marie
Industry Begins To Feel Effects Of Rail Strike
CHICAGO AP A strike by railroad firemen against four major rail systems threatens sharp cuts in many industries. Disruptions cover passenger and freight movement, with coal mines among the first affected. Mediators reported deadlock as unions demand for more crews met cool reception from carriers.
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Brotherhood of
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Southern Railway System
Union
White House
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Santa Fe
Southern
Gunmen Take $16,000 From Cleveland Brewery Office
Three masked gunmen burst into the Standard Brewing Company office in Cleveland and grabbed $16,000 in payroll money before fleeing. In Bryan, a first degree murder charge was filed against 18-year-old Jack Hartman for the slaying of his grandparents, with Prosecutor Gibson L. Fenton pursuing the case.
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Cleveland (Ap
Standard Brewing Company
Homecoming Gifts Pressures for the Traveling Provider
A humorous piece on the duty of a returning husband to bring gifts from his trips. It portrays the crowding expectation from wife and children for presents, the pressure to choose suitable items, and the anxiety over clothing fit and nonreturnable purchases as a measure of a successful journey.
Ohio Gets Adjusted 10 Rail Stoppage
Ohio is adjusting to a firemen strike that halted New York Central and Pennsylvania operations in the state. About 2,500 Fisher Body workers and 1,000 Midland Steel workers were furloughed, with many recalled today. trucks struggled to move finished products as rail service was disrupted. Chesapeake and Ohio restored several Washington-bound passenger trains, after earlier cancellation due to Southern Railway ties, and coal traffic from Columbus to Toledo rose amid the strike.
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Pennsylvania
Fisher Body
General Motors Corporation
Midland Steel Products Company
Midland
Fisher
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Washington, D. C
Virginian
Sportaman
George Washington
Ington
New York
Southern Railroad
Southern
C. and O
Columbus
Toledo
Taft Leads Senate Fight Over NLRB Change
Washington AP Taft leads opposition to Truman plan to abolish the NLRB General Counsel post and shift duties to the five-member board. Senate action could kill the reorganization, with a vote possible by nightfall as Taft forecasts gains from absent or southern Democrat supporters.
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Senate
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Taft
Ohio
House
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Gentile and Ross Top Program for I Am An American Day
World War II heroes Don Gentile and Barney Ross will be guests of honor at the I Am An American Day parade and program on Sunday May 21 Judge Fred J Cramer announced they accepted invitations Gentile a Mustang pilot credited with 30 enemy planes and Ross a Marine decorated for bravery in Guadalcanal will lead the event with their families and a speaking program The program highlights include Gentile and Ross as national figures in a community celebration poised to emphasize patriotic spirit and war era valor
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Guadalcanal
Don Gentile
Fred Ji. Cramer
Gentile
Wheee
Jimmy McLarkin
Tonyner
Henry Armstrong
Ross
Tony Canzoneri
Cazoneri
Jimmy McLarnin
McLarnin
Barney
Armstrong
Rose
Marine Corps
Fally
Royal Air Force
Britain
Piqua
Middletown
Europe
House Labor Panel Divided Over Calling Lewis
Washington AP A divided House Labor Committee moved to consider calling John L. Lewis over last winter’s soft coal strike but chairman Lesinski revoked the subpoena authority. The debate split along party lines as Representative Jacobs sought to probe alleged undemocratic union practices during the strike.
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House Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
John L. Lewis
House
Jacobs
D-Ind
Union Democracy
Lewis
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Dmich
Military Dependents Overpaid By Center
Congressional subcommittee reports the Army Finance Center in St. Louis overpaid military dependents by 157.596 million in wartime allotments. The oral accounting office cites 30,000 overpayment cases with no review and more than 125,000 inactive files lost. Hearings revealed security lapses and a bid to bar IBM representatives from contact with government agencies. Separate probe by Rep Vinson seeks broader investigation into the center’s operations.
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Army Finance
St. Louis
House Civil Service Committee
Oral Accounting Office
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D-Mo
FBI
Kars
International Business Machine Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter Intelligence Corps
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Army Air Force
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