Local airman among survivors of Pacific B-29 crash
Six crew members survived the B 29 crash above the Pacific after a Marine fighter rammed the bomber. First Lt Emmett E Muterspaw of Middletown was knocked unconscious but pulled his ripcord and escaped with other crew members aboard the cruiser Toledo. The forward section burned. seven aboard the bomber and the Marine pilot died. Muterspaw later learned to be briefly injured. others had minor injuries. He served from 1942 to 1945 and was recalled in 1951. He and family live in Riverside California.
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Middletown
Pacific Ocean
Emmett E. Muterspaw
Emmett Muterspaw
Lamberton St
Toledo
Muterspaw
March Air Force Base
Calif
E. Toro
Marine Air Base
McLaughlin
Howard
Lima
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi State College
Langley Field
Taft Extends Lead in West Virginia Primary Fight
West Virginia Taft held a 14 to 1 delegate edge over Eisenhower as ballots counted in the GOP contest. Taft led in 10 of 12 district races, with Stassen dominating popularity votes and Eisenhower absent from the preference tally. In Georgia, a racial issue surfaced in Atlanta’s Fifth District Democratic primary as ads questioned Bax ter Jones Jr.’s affiliation with Atlanta University. North Dakota Democrats chose 16 uninstructed delegates to the national convention amid intra party feuding.
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Virginia
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
GOP
Thomas E. Millsop
Weirton
James A. Rusmipel
Buckhanan
Atlanta
James C. Davis
Baxter Jones Jr
Atlanta University
Minot
N.D
North Dakota
Senate OKs Envoy Nominee to Jordan
The Senate approved Joseph C. Green of Cincinnati as U S minister to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, sending the nomination forward on Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph C. Green
Cincinnati
U. S
Kingdom of
Jordan
Aid For West Germany Reaffirmed By Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States will maintain Western unity in Berlin and aid Berlin and the Western zones. He indicated a Bonn peace treaty with Germany is likely this month and hinted at a European trip within ten days. Western powers rejected a Soviet led UN commission, proposing a non occupying nations group to study political conditions for free elections and an all German government before a peace treaty.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Berlin
Germany
Britain
France
Bonn
Europe
Russia
Soviet Union
United Nations Commission
U.N
Iceland
Lows Netherlands
Brazil
Poa
West Germany seeks billion in aid to rearm defense
Bonn reports West Germany will seek at least one billion dollars in foreign aid from the United States to begin arming German troops for Western defense after the peace contract and European army treaty approval. The plan envisions 400 000 German troops and a first year cost of about 3 to 4 billion dollars, with national budgets covering the rest.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
United States
Britain
Five Spanish Soldiers Die as Fire Engine Crashes
In Barcelona a fire engine descending a mountain crashed into a military column, killing five soldiers and injuring seven. Officials said brake failure caused the loss of control.
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Barcelona
Spain
Here
Hobson Missed Wasp Message In Turn Collision Inquiry
BAYONNE NJ The destroyer Hobson sank after colliding with the aircraft carrier Wasp and did not acknowledge a last minute order to change course, the Wasp commander testified. Captain Burnham C McCaffree said the message was never confirmed and the Hobson turned left to avoid the collision, as the Navy board continues hearings.
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Bayonne
Hobson
Wasp
Burnham C. McCaffree
Navy Board of
William J. Tierney
McCaffree
Henry C. Lauerman
Tierney
Lauerman
Kassel Brothers Ties Gift to New Fathers in Middletown
A local store Kassel Brothers in Middletown, New York acknowledges fathers with a gift necktie reading Its a boy or Its a girl as babies are born. About 100 ties have been handed out to new fathers, with a special twin message Wow its twins for twins.
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Middletown
N.Y
Kassel Brothers
WSB Set to Clamp On Oil Strike Pay Impacts
The Wage Stabilization Board moves to impose a general yet flexible ceiling on wage increases for about 90,000 striking oil workers amid a stalled three week stoppage. The board reviews six industry wage pacts to shape a guideline expected to influence over 20 agreements in the sector.
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Washington
Supreme Court weighs Presidents steel seizure authority
The Supreme Court moves toward a decision on whether President Truman exceeded his powers when seizing the steel industry to avert a 650,000 worker strike. Justice Jackson urges awaiting the written opinion, while John W. Davis argues the action extended executive power without Congress. The court may delay weeks or reveal the ruling sooner with an unsigned decision.
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David A. Pine
Justice Jackson
Jackson
John W. Davis
Philip B. Perlman
Perlman
Refinery Stills Shut at Hooven Amid Contract Dispute
Supt A A Niedenke reported two of eight Gulf Refining Co. stills at the Hooven refinery were closed today with the rest to follow within 48 hours if a contract dispute is not settled. The closures anticipate a possible complete work stoppage.
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Cincinnati
Gulf Refining Co
Hooven
A. A. Niedenke
Oil unions strike tests national defense rules
Unions strike against major oil firms triggers shortages from the United States to Britain as the Petroleum Administration for Defense plans to appoint supply directors in 15 hardest areas. Chap man frames a national petroleum control framework to direct fuel to essential uses for defense and civilian stability. Pan American Airways halts 22 overseas flights in New York amid talks at Wood River Illinois over wage rates. WSB wage pacts target 13 to 18 cent hourly increases with higher shift differentials, while unions push for 20 to 18 cents. Industry argues 10 cents is the allowed cap under WSB rules.
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The
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
Pan American Airways
New York
Standard of Indiana
Wood River
Ill
Central States Petroleum Union
WSB
Blockade Lifted On Berlin U S Patrol Route
U S authorities report that Russian forces ended a seven day road blockade near Berlin and allowed an allied patrol car to pass the barrier restoring a patrol route through the area.
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Berlin
U. S
Glib salesman accused of passing checks in 40 states
Cincinnati police asked the FBI to verify a boastful salesman who allegedly passed 125000 in worthless checks and evaded arrest in 40 states. He was seized on a family abuse charge with three guns found at his apartment. He used multiple aliases and had a Michigan chemistry degree and a history of prison terms for check fraud. Last year he gained a life Moose Lodge membership after passing 25000 in bad checks at Moose lodges.
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Cincinnati
FBI
George T. Pearcy
Ira Eugene Nowland
Jerome K. Norvell
G. M. Luce
Pearcy
University of Michigan
Michigan
New York
Moose Lodge
Moose Lodges
Can't Trust Anybody Cleveland Memo Warns Police Staff
A Cleveland police information bureau memorandum orders night workers to avoid the records section. It cites incidents of theft of a pencil sharpener last week and a broken typewriter last night, prompting the warning.
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Cleveland
Police Department
Information Bureau
Spring Fever Grips Yale As Riot Stalls New Haven
About 1,000 Yale students sparked a three hour disturbance in downtown New Haven after a clash between two ice cream truck drivers. A fire hose dispersed the crowd while four students were arrested and several injured. Police used clubs on some students. drivers were also arrested.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Howard O. Young
House Group Opposes Base In Cincinnati
A House Armed Services Subcommittee recommended Congress revoke the Air Force authorization for a reserve training center at Boone County Kentucky’s Greater Cincinnati Airport. It urged continuing reserve activities at Clinton County Air Force Base Wilmington Ohio and suggested withholding about two million dollars for the Greater Cincinnati project, with up to 100000 for Clinton County rehab. The panel called the Cincinnati plan an untried and speculative adventure.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Congress
Air Force
Greater Cincinnati
Boone County
Kentucky
Clinton County Air Force Base
Wilmington
Ohio
Clinton County
Witness says McCarthy fees worried him
Washington Carl G Strandlund testified he feared legal or political fallout after paying Sen McCarthy ten thousand dollars for a housing article and avoided further contact. The Senate Elections Subcommittee is probing McCarthy's acceptance of the fee from Strandlund, former Lustron Corp head, while McCarthy denies wrongdoing and Benton pursues ethics questions.
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Washington
Carl G. Strandlund
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Strandlund
Sen. Benton
D-Conn
Lustron Corp
Columbus
Ohio
Benton
Senate
Sen. Monroney
D - Okla
Congress
Cop Fired After Gross Speaks Out
New York police lieutenant Thomas J. Evans was fired eight hours before his planned retirement amid graft allegations tied to bookmaker Harry Gross. Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan said Gross’s testimony supported the action, with Evans facing pension loss and possible appellate review sought by his attorney. The case involves a broader departmental probe into bribe schemes linked to a major gambling racket.
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New York
Harry Gross
George P. Monaghan
Gross
Thomas J. Evans
Evans
Monaghan
Daniel Jacobson
State Supreme Court
James A. Delehanty
Delehanty
Some of 37th Men Bound For Korea
Gen Lawton Collins said some members of Ohio's 37th Infantry Division will be called for service in Korea. He noted trained replacements will be sent rather than the entire division to avoid costly, impracticable redeployment at the front.
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Camp Polk
Lawton Collins
Army
Ohio
Korea
Collins
Buckeye National Guard
Senate Okays Control Extensions and Wage Board Overhaul
The Senate Banking Committee voted 84 to 1 to extend wage and price controls to March 1 and June 30 for other measures, while approving reorganization of the Wage Stabilization Board into an all public body. The plan, framed by Dirksen, would shift reporting to the economic stabilizer and may reduce protections against inflation, drawing criticism from Senators Douglas and Moody who argued the public’s consumer interests remain underrepresented.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Sen
Douglas
Illinois
Sen. Moody
Michigan
Truman
Congress
WSB
CIO
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ii
Senate
Charles E. Wilson
Moody
Riot at Dartmoor Prison Sparks Brief Ferment
A convict shouted for excitement triggering a short Dartmoor Prison riot in a May day incident in Princetown England. Two guards were mauled but reinforcements crushed the rioters within about ten minutes and the guards were pulled from the parade ground before serious injury. Order was restored soon after.
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Princetown
England
Dartmoor
Maday
Commanders Dodd Colson Fly to Tokyo for Talks
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd and Brig. Gen. Charles Colson, former Koje Island prison camp commanders, flew to Tokyo to confer with Gen. Mark Clark. Dodd was held hostage 78 hours after capture. Colson had just been relieved and both returned to former duties pending an inquiry.
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Tokyo
Francis T. Dodd
Charles Colson
Koje Island
United Nations
Mark Clark
Dodd
Red
Colson
Reds
Munsan
Korea
Nam II
Washington
Clark
Koje
Nam U
Eggee Department
Canliee
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Lawrence L. McLaughlin
Associated Press
Edith Wright
Fairborn
Michael
Riverside
Olive Branch High School
Clark County
Miami University
Sears-Roebuck Company
Sears
Pennsylvania Railroad
By John M. Hightower
Brack Curry
Rowland Evans, Jr
Karl Bauman
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Last Resort
Davis
Great Britain
U.S. Third Air Force
Vian
By Jerry T. Baulch
Japan
U.S. Eighth Army
Seoul
Pusan
Board of Inquiry
Haydon L. Boatner
China
Coeson
1St Corps
Eighth Army Headquarters
U.S. Deefense Department
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