Soviet Strategy May Be Changed At Peace Talks
BERLIN AP Eastern Germanys 4 000 000 votes against Communism may alter Soviet strategy at the Paris Four Power talks opening Monday The Communists call the victory a tremdous one yet about four million voters rejected the ticket showing a shift in support The result prompts questions on withdrawal of occupation forces and the balance of power in a Soviet dominated zone
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Berlin
Germany
Paris
Soviet Union
People’s Congress
Bevin Sforza plan to split colonies of Italy fails
UN General Assembly rejects the Bevin Sforza plan to divide Italy’s pre war colonies. The 59 nations split 14 to 37 after a last minute Latin American revolt, amid Arab and Slav opposition and fears of Anglo American control of the Mediterranean. The plan proposed Libia independence in 10 years under trusteeship with regional administration, Italian Somaliland kept under Italian administration, and Eritrea annexed to Ethiopia, with British and French trusteeships in place. Also notes Sgt Joseph McCreery to retire June 1 after 20 years with Fremont police.
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New York
Bevin - Sforza
Italy
UN General Assembly
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Libia
Britain
Cirenaica
France
Fezzan
Tripolitania
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Reds renew drive on Shanghai and Foochow
Communist forces renewed pressure around Shanghai driving near the Whangpoo River and advancing toward Foochow. Nationalist communique reported Reds penetrated near Tungkow and Pootung, while Shanghai garrison said counterattacks and air support beat back assaults. Nationalists claimed heavy Red losses north of Shanghai around Woosung.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo River
South China
Foochow
Tungkow
Whangpoo
Chwansha
Central
China Sea
Sanlintang
Lunghwa International
Lunghwa
Woosung
Brig. Gen. Brink Takes Command of Ohio Military District
Brig. Gen. Francis C. Brink yesterday assumed command of the Ohio Military District. He will organize and train the Organized Reserve Corps in Ohio and supervise recruiting programs in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Columbus, C
Francis C. Brink
Ohio Military District
Organized Reserve Corps
Ohio
Kentucky
CIO Board Plans New Attacks on Left Wing Faction
Washington AP reports CIO Executive Board led by Philip Murray prepared to discipline the Communist line minority. The board condemned Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union for attacks and for using Communist tactics against Murray and his Steelworkers. Murray denounced Communists to their faces, while Ben Gold argued blame lies with Murray. The board will consider a general resolution on union conduct after the Left Wing speeches.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Steelworkers Union
Three Doctors To Testify In Slaying Trial
In Cedar Rapids Iowa AP three doctors were set to testify in the first degree murder trial of Dr. Robert C Rutledge Jr a 28 year old St Louis physician The defense said Rutledge may not testify until tomorrow The case centers on a hotel room fight in which Byron C Hattman a 29 year old St Louis aircraft instrument designer was killed The defense claims a prearranged meeting and extortion motive while the state cites motives of blackmail extortion and robbery Mrs Rutledge testified of her husband’s bruised face knife cuts and other injuries upon his return home early December 15 He appeared exhausted with a black eye swollen face and blood on his shirt
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Sydney Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert C. Rutledge
Rutledge
Byron C. Hallman
St. Louis
Cedar Rapdis
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Walter Barngrover
God
Dr. Rutledge
Byron C. Hattman
Hattman
Hartman
Rutledges
Fatal Shooting Case Referred To Grand Jury
Barclay Donaldson, 35, charged with murder in the fatal shotgun shooting of his father-in-law John Fink, 69, has been referred to the Hamilton County Grand Jury. Donaldson, who moved to Dayton, pleaded innocent before Magistrate Fred Murphy and was bound over to the grand jury after the incident at Fink’s High Point home Monday midnight. The shooter said the death occurred during a family quarrel.
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Cincinnati
Barclay Donaldson
John Fink
Hamilton County
Donaldson
Dayton
Fred Murphy
Fink
High Point
Officer Wounded Probing Robbery in Youngstown
Youngstown Patrolman Clayton Geise, 33, was shot in the abdomen while investigating a Triangle Cafe holdup and was in serious condition. His partner, Patrolman Arthur Moore, was knocked down as two suspects fled after stopping four men who had held up the cafe and escaped with $138. It was unclear if the four and the two suspects were connected.
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Youngstown, O
Clayton Geise
Arthur Moore
Geise
Moore
Toll of Death 13 in Floods and Tornadoes
The three day death toll from floods and tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma rose to 13. About 13,200 homeless and 100 injured. Tornadoes struck Spur and Stratford Texas and Meeker Oklahoma. Amarillo and Fort Worth suffered drownings and evacuations. Cold air chilled the region with snow and hail in Billings Great Falls Williston and Aberdeen.
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Associated Press
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Spur
Tex
Stratford
Meeker
Oklo
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Trinity River
Dallas
Upper Plains
U. S. Weather Bureau
Montana - North Dakota
Billings
Great Falls
Mont
Williston
North Dakota
Aberdeen
S. D
Fargo
N. D
Ford Strike Peace Plan Is Rejected
Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers rejected another compromise proposal as a two week strike continued. Government mediation offered only a possible role. About 100000 workers were idle, with Ford proposing to limit the walkout to the Rouge and Lincoln Mercury plants while vowing to recall 97000 of the idle 102000 workers if the plan were accepted.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Arthur C. Vint
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
UAW
Big Rouge
Dearborn
John 8. Bugas
FDR Jr Captures 20th District Seat in Special Election
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. won the Manhattan West Side 20th District special election with 41,146 votes, carrying Liberal Party and Four Freedoms Party lines. Opponents were Benjamin Scheckl, William McIntyre, and Annette Rubinstein, with Bloom's death creating the vacancy. Roosevelt vows to serve district and country. faces Tammany Hall backlash and GOP attacks.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Childrn
Tammany Hall
20Th Congressional District
Roosevelt
Four Freedoms Party
Municipal Court
Benjamin Shalleck
William H. McIntyre
Annette T. Rubinstein
Fdr Jr
Manhattan
Democratic Organization
Tammany
Young Roosevelt
American Labor Party
Manhattan West Side
Sol Bloom
House
Pact hearings to end today on North Atlantic Pact
Senate Foreign Relations Committee wraps 16 days of hearings with 11 witnesses left out of 95, including American Legion and American Communist Party voices. Testimony spans pro peace argument and opposition accusing the pact of aiming at Russia. Committee plans a report in days, likely unanimous approval. two thirds of Senate must approve before U S joins the alliance.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
American Legion
Acheson
Communist Party
Russia
Senate
United States
Birthday Welcome for Brazilian President Dutra in Washington
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra arrives in Washington for a 10 day visit. A four foot birthday cake from Truman and a Marine Band rendition of Happy Birthday will open a motorcade welcome on the District of Columbia steps. Dutra is 64.
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Washington
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Brazil
Truman
United States Marine Band
District of Columbia
Dutra
Rio de Janeiro
Washington National
Amerpa
Aie
President Truman
United States
Miami
Little White House
Key West Naval Base
White House
John J. McCloy Named Top Commissioner for Germany
President Truman picks John J. McCloy as United States high commissioner in Germany. McCloy will resign as World Bank president by July 1 and lead civilian transfer of non military occupation duties to the State Department and ECA. Eugene Black becomes World Bank president. McCloy to serve as ECA Germany head under Hoffman and Harriman as the U.S. supreme authority in Germany.
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Washington
Truman
John J. McCloy
United States
Germany
McCloy
World Bank
Eugene Black
White House
Army
State Department
Economic — Cooperation Administration
Britain
France
United States Authority
W. Averell Harriman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Glider Serves Another in Journal Want Ad
This short ad notes a metal porch glider for sale at 2917 h, Roselawn, with price 42. It claims strong selling power from its first day and several callers were turned down, promoting the journal want ads.
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Journal
St. Ba
Roselawn
Help Pledged For Eisler In Court Hearing
London AP Defenders of fugitive Communist Gerhart Eisler pledged a legal fight to the utmost limits as his extradition hearing nears. The British Council for German Democracy, claiming to be non party, has retained a lawyer and seeks public support with books, cigarettes, and funds for his defense. Eisler fled the United States while under sentence, jumped bail of 23500 dollars, and was removed from the Polish liner Batory at Southampton last Saturday.
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London
Gerhart Eisler
Eisler
United States
British Council For German Democracy
U. S
House of Representatives
Batory
New York
Scotland Yard
Southampton
Publisher Harold B. Johnson Dies at 68 in Watertown
Harold B. Johnson, editor and publisher of the Watertown Daily Times, died last night at his Henderson Harbor summer home after a heart seizure. A longtime advocate of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power project, he led the paper since 1918.
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Watertown
N. Y
Harold B. Johnson
Watertown Daily Times
Johnson
Henderson Harbor
St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate rejects five percent cut in labor and security funding
The Senate defeated a five per cent reduction order for the Labor Department and the Federal Security Agency, voting 43 to 41 against the cut. It sent a $2,409,000,000 appropriation for the two agencies for the new fiscal year back to the House, with a larger total than the House proposed. Senator Wherry pledged continued pressure for further cuts while Senator Byrd cautioned against early optimism.
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Senate
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
House
Treasury
Post Office
Wherry
Ned
Agriculture Department
Byrd
Green
D-Ri
Ferguson
Mich
Appropriations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Missing Uranium Found In Waste At Argonne Lab
The Atomic Energy Commission reports 32 grams of uranium-235 were unaccounted after a February inventory at Argonne National Laboratory Chicago. FBI analysis begun. 25 grams accounted for at Oak Ridge Tennessee while 7 grams remain under study and not thought stolen.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Aftrer
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
FBI
Oak Ridge
Tenn
AFL Opens Huge Show To Sell Itself To Employers
Cleveland AP The American Federation of Labor launches a major publicity event to persuade the public employers and its 8,000,000 members of its value. The union exhibit at the Cleveland auditorium attracts about a half million expected visitors over five days with 200 industries showcased. A road show is contemplated to reach broader audiences, with Philadelphia and San Francisco planned for future venues. The event features free tickets, shopping bags with samples, and a fashion show by International Ladies Garment Workers. The Teamsters control a large Music Hall section for a grand display.
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Cleveland
American Federation of Labor
AFL
A. Smpinrerg. Ora Eee
I. M. Ornburn
Cleveland Auditorium
Ornburn
Philadelphia
San Francisco
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers
New York
Teamsters’ Pee
Music Hall
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Joseph McCreery
Fukien
Canton
Red 29Th Army
CIO Board
Star Witness
FDR
Tammy Hall
Albany
John J. M’cloy
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