Guardsmen Patrol Rath Packing Plant After Picketing Riot
Waterloo Iowa AP reports National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets moved in at dawn to quell rioting around Rath Packing Company after a picket was shot dead. About 500 guardsmen sealed streets and guarded the plant while nonstriking workers left and the plant slowed operations.
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Waterloo
Rath Packing Company
CI P Packinghouse
William J. Farrell
Farrell
Rath
Spending Halt Is Demanded Of Congress
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire pushes to cut 2.5 billion dollars from Truman’s budget for the coming year and calls a Senate Budget Committee meeting after the chamber rejected a 200 million dollar cut to a waterways program. Senator Byrd warned of large deficits and tax hikes.
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Congress
Washington
Bridges
Truman
Senate House Budget Committee
New Hampshire
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Virginian
Anti-Red Bill Passes House 319 58 Vote in House
The Mundt Nixon anti- Communist bill clears the House 319 to 58 amid promises of Judiciary Committee hearings. It targets Communist activities as a national threat and prosecutes attempts to establish a Moscow controlled dictatorship in the United States. Senate leaders promise study before action.
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HOUSE
Washington
Senate
Wiley
R-Wis
Judiciary Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
R-Cal
Communist Party
United States
Tils
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Kilgore
Wva
Dworshak
Idaho
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Man Sentenced in Car Theft Case Ties Ohio to Pennsylvania
David Leon Sampson, 24, of West Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to stealing a truck in Middletown and driving it to Warsaw, Pennsylvania, and was sentenced yesterday to two years in federal prison.
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Cincinnati
David Leon Sampson
West Philadelphia
Middletown
Warsaw
Woman vows to sue over income tax law battle
Vivien Kellems, a Westport manufacturer, declared she will sue everyone in a fight over the withholding tax. She faces possible jail and fines for refusing to withhold taxes from 40 workers as she challenges the constitutionality of the law. The Westport Bank and Trust Co turned $1,685 over to the government to satisfy a lien on her account.
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New York
Vivien Kellems
Westport
Conn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Kellems
Cable Grip Manufacturing
Supreme Court
Ohio to Spend 5000 on Cincinnati Inaugural Ceremony
Columbus AP reports the state will allocate 5000 dollars for a Cincinnati ceremony on June 30 to inaugurate the Ohio River Valley water sanitation compact. The state emergency board approved the funds for the Ohio Stream Pollution Commission yesterday.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
State Emergency Board
Ohio Stream Pollution Commission
Case Of Mistake In Identity May Free Prisoner
Howard Smith, 35, may be freed from Holmesburg prison after Mrs. Areeda Woodward identified another man as her attacker. Smith was convicted with Edward Bryant in a $112 confidence game. Bryant died in prison. Smith had shared a nickname. A search found no matching records. Fay Faison was later identified, triggering steps to free Smith.
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Philadelphia
Howard Smith
Holmesburg
Smith
Areeda Woodward
Woodward
Edward Bryant
Bryant
Fay Faison
Faison
Charles M. Gibbs
City Hall
Gibbs
Longest Range Plane Trials From Carrier Neptune Test
The Navy launched the P2V Neptune from the Coral Sea off the Virginia Capes aiming for 3,000 to 4,000 mile search missions. The two engine craft weighs about 70,000 pounds and could land on a carrier with a deck stress of over 200,000 pounds. The experiment tests feasibility for long distance anti-submarine patrols and shore landings.
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Washington
Navy
Coral Sea
Virginia Capes
Perth
Australia
Columbus
Lights Return to Monroe Under 10 Year CGE Contract
Monroe city officials approved a 10 year agreement with Cincinnati Gas and Electric to install 20 street lights on 20 Street. The project costs 733.20 dollars yearly for installation maintenance and electricity funded by property assessments of 3.07 dollars per thousand dollars assessed value. Installation to begin immediately with completion aimed within a month.
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Monroe
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Dale Constiner
Clyde Pence
Middletown
Driver Sentenced in Bridge Crash Manslaughter Case
Glen W. Cheatwood Jr., 22, driver of the car in which three people died after it hit a bridge, was sentenced to one to 20 years in Mansfield Reformatory on a manslaughter charge yesterday in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus, CO
Glen W. Cheatwood, Jr
Mansfield Reformatory
Youths Caught In Auto Chase In Columbus
State Trooper James Mansperger halted a 70 mph pursuit that ended after 12 miles. He arrested Walter Grant Quesenberry 19 of Big Creek WV and William J. Combs 20 of New Hall WV. Combs suffered serious head injuries after a rifle butt strike during commands to lie down.
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Columbus
James Mansperger
West Virginia
Walter Grant Quesenberry
Big Creek
William J. Combs
New Hall
Mansperger
Combs
Wooster
92 Chinese Killed In Mine Explosion
Ta Kung Pao reports an explosion at the Tienfu coal mines near Chungking in western China on May 14 killed at least 92 Chinese. The official casualty figure and details remain unconfirmed.
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Shanghai
Tienfu
China
Ta Kung Pao
Chungking
Farm accident victim Leo G Heider dies in Ohio
Lorain Ohio AP reports Leo G Heider of Avon Lake died from injuries he sustained last Friday in a farm accident. The incident occurred near Lorain as authorities investigate the cause and details of the accident. He is survived by his family and the community mourns the loss.
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Lorain, O
Leo G. Heider
Avon Lake
Drive Against Irregularities In Sale Of Homes To War Vets Opened
Pittsburgh where a young government attorney has begun a nationwide push against alleged GI home sales irregularities. Assistant U S Attorney Elliott T Finkel has secured four indictments in as many weeks charging contractors and agents with side payments in veterans home deals under the GI Bill. The VA and Justice Department monitor. a nationwide campaign against real estate agents demanding side payments is announced.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Elliott T. Finkel
Justice Department
Veterans Administration
Washington
Finkel
Robert Stump
Associated Press
Wallace open to visiting Stalin for peace talks
Henry A. Wallace, the third party presidential candidate, said he would visit Premier Stalin if it would advance peace. Speaking in San Diego he challenged the State Department view on negotiating with Russia and cited UN Charter article 33. He questioned Secretary Marshall's awareness of that provision.
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San Diego
Calif
Henry A. Wallace
Stalin
Moscow
State Department
Russia
United Nations
Wallace
Secretary Marshall
Oregon GOP Primary Ends Amid Bitter Campaign Fights
Oregon ends a heated Republican presidential primary as Dewey and Stassen close campaigns. Stassen accuses an eastern Taft-Dewey bloc of spending 250000 to curb his surge, while Dewey calls the claim reckless and untruthful as the race nears the nominating convention.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold F. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Fighting Inside and Outside City Reported in Turbulent Times
Arabs anticipate a government decision within 24 hours on Jewish fighters estimated at 8,000 as violence continues in and around the city. Egyptian planes bomb Tel Aviv on a sixth straight day as the conflict intensifies.
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Cone Timesine Hattla
Taritealaom
Mt. Zion
Zion Gate
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Israel
U. S
Russia
United Nations
Egypt
Syria
Benet- Yaacov Bridge
Jordan
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Deir Suneid
Gaza
Beersheba
Soviet blame shifts policy change in Moscow dispatch
Moscow based Tass blames U S departures from Roosevelt era policy for new deadlock with Washington. It cites aggressive U S stance and contrasts with three year old US Britain Soviet accord, while noting State Department inconsistencies over open letters between Stalin and Wallace. The piece also covers Middle East fighting and calls for two party talks on atomic energy and human rights.
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Moscow
Tass
Russia
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Britain
United States of America
U. S. State Department
Stalin
Henry A. Wallace
Washington
Wallace
State Department
J. V. Stalin
U. S
United Nations
Counseil
Norway
Denmark
Secretary Marshall notes Russia shows good faith options exist
The official American stance states that Russia has opportunities to demonstrate good faith in resolving key disputes. It says most issues are being or have been examined by the United Nations and other agencies through ongoing discussions.
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George C. Marshall
Russia
United Nations
Truck Driver Killed In Ohio River Area Crash
Pearley M. Spinks aged 49 from Clarksburg West Virginia was killed when his truck plunged into Duck Creek near Cincinnati yesterday AP reports the accident investigation is ongoing and authorities are reviewing roadway conditions.
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Cincinnati
Pearley M. Spinks
Clarksburg
W. Va
Duck Creek
Barkley Named Keynoter For Democratic National Convention
Philadelphia AP reports Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky chosen as the keynoter for the July 12 convention. Rep. Sam Rayburn named permanent chairman and Senator J. Howard McGrath stated the selections target no Southern bloc appeasement and reflect liberal support for Roosevelt and Truman eras.
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Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Rayburn
Texas
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Roosevelt
Man
Construction Worker Electrocuted in Fremont Incident
A high tension wire fell on Calvin Mitchell, 35, of Fostoria, while he worked with a construction crew in Fremont, electrocution led to his death yesterday.
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Fremont, C
Calvin Mitchell
Fostoria
Jesse James Still Alive in Lawton Headlines
Lawton Constitution reports “proof” Jesse James is alive in Lawton after arriving from Centerville Texas as Frank Dayton. Identifiers Mary James Tess Ingram and Dan Burns support the claim. Missouri editors note frequent resurrections of the legend.
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Lawton
Okla
Jesse James
Tess Ingram
Ringling
Dan Burns
Rush Springs
St. Joseph
James
Oklahoma
Missouri
Jesse
Constitution
Centerville
Tex
Frank Dayton
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