Two Year Terms debated for Atomic Energy Board
Five Democratic lawmakers warned against extending the Atomic Energy Commissioners' terms to 1950 and urged preserving current two year terms. They argued the plan would harm program efficiency, sow turnover worry, and hurt nonpartisan leadership amid fiscal pressures. Senator George favored a strong one term presidency and warned on rising expenditures.
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Atomic Energy Commissioners
Senate House Atomic Committee
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Senate
McMahon
Conn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Durham
Holifield
Cal
Melvin Price
Commission
Lilienthal
Truman Plans Five Speeches on Cross Country Train Trip
The White House says President Truman will deliver five major speeches in June during a cross country train trip. Stops are Chicago Omaha Seattle Berkeley and Los Angeles with additional impromptu talks from the train platform. He departs Washington June 3 and speaks in Chicago June 4 at 9 p m CDT in the Chicago Stadium with 15 to 20 minute prepared manuscripts.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Chicago
Omaha
Seattle
Berkeley
Cal
Los Angeles
Chicago Stadium
Dewey Maintains Oregon Lead In Primary Returns
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey leads Harold E. Stassen in Oregon as late returns from the May 21 presidential preference primary flow in. Unofficial tallies from Multnomah County show Dewey 111,657 to Stassen 102,419 across 159 of 1861 precincts reporting.
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Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Oregon
Multnomah County
Dewey
Stassen
Hitchhiker Killed In Truck Crash Near Sharon
The hitchhiker Charles Daugherty age about 23 from Lorain Ohio was killed when a truck struck a bridge abutment near Sharon Pennsylvania yesterday. Three other passengers were injured in the crash.
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Sharon
Charles Daugherty
Lorain
Cincinnati War Yet Changing Mind Begins To Like Texas
Cincinnati veteran Ray Halloran nicknamed Texas Hater begins to soften his view after two days of Texas hospitality. A Fort Worth welcome and events in Wichita Falls, Sheppard Field, and other cities prompt plans for a six month Texas trial and possible return trip if he still dislikes the state. His family may join for the experiment.
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Texas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Ray F
Halloran
Sheppard Field
Fort Worth
Long
Hardin College
Waco
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Gertrude Halloran
Yankee Land
Dayton Tragedy: Husband Kills Wife and Two Sons Then Self
In Butler Township Dayton area, William A. Stump 37 killed wife Helen 37 and sons Harry 12 and Dale 10 with a baseball bat, set the house afire with fuel oil, then fatally shot himself. Neighbors noted jealousy and attempts to keep his wife from leaving. James Rust found the bodies when delivering papers.
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Stump
Harry
Dale
Butler Township
McDonald
Dayton
Howard Campbell
Unauthorized Plane Flight Crashes Into Three Ships
Police probe into an unauthorized Cessna flight that crashed into two privately owned planes near Lakefront Airport. William Poland of Steubenville piloted the craft, with two whisky bottles and bloodstains found at the scene. Total damage about $2,000. a 26 year old man is held for questioning.
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Cleveland
John Doyle
Lakefront
Barney West
Steubenville
Doyle
William Poland
Meat Packers Return to Work Amid Strikes Narrowed
Meat handlers streamed back to work at most major plants led by Wilson and Company and Cudahy Packing. About 90,000 of 100,000 United Packinghouse Workers members ended the 10 week strike. picketing continued at a few plants over seniority rules and new disputes.
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Wilson and Company
Cudahy Packing Co
Kansas City
Wilson
Wilson Gates
United Packinghouse
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
Morrell
Ottumwa
Kans
Cudahy Packing Company
Ohio Representative Gilbert Frash Dies at 58
Ohio lawmaker Gilbert N. Frash, 58, died of a heart attack at his Malta home. A Republican, he had been nominated for a fourth two year term as Morgan County representative in the Ohio Legislature. He was a wool buyer and fertilizer dealer.
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Mcconnellville
Gilbert N. Frash
Malta
Morgan County
Ohio
Dayton Man Held in Mother's Death
A 33 year-old Dayton man Albert A Moebus was held for questioning after his mother Bertha B Moebus 62 was shot dead in her Cincinnati apartment. Police say the shooting may have been accidental after a quarrel over his engagement to a Dayton girl.
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Dayton, O
Bertha B. Moebus
Orville Jameson
Albert A. Moebus
Moebus
Burleson
Dayton
GM Offers UAW Higher Wage Increase Amid Detroit Labor Talks
General Motors offered the UAW CIO a wage rise surpassing six cents an hour as Detroit labor talks resumed after Gov. Kim Sigler mediated a 13 day Chrysler strike. The UAW-CIO had demanded 25 to 30 cents, Chrysler had offered six earlier, with forecasts the GM figure could run around 8 to 12 cents.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Kim Sigler
Chrysler
Uaw-Cio
Several Hurt In Accidents Here Sunday
Several Middletown residents were injured in multiple accidents Sunday. Walter Reichter, 28, suffered cuts and bruises after being struck by a car driven by Eva Weaver, 28, at North Ave and McKinley St. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. Kenneth Fox, 22, was in good condition at Mercy Hospital with head and knee cuts from Route 25 crash. Charles Noble escaped injury when his car hit a utility pole at Verity Pkwy and Maybelle Dr. Tom Wortley, 17, skidded and damaged a street marker and mailbox while attempting a U turn at Kensington Ave and e.
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McKinley Sr
Middletown Hospital
Eva Weaver
Central Ave
North Ave
McKinley St
Reichter
Kenneth Fox
Howard Ave
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Charles Noble
Young St
Verity Pkwy
Maybelle Dr
Noble
Tom Wortley
Alameda
Kensington and
AP executive calls today’s world biggest news story in a century
Alan J. Gould, AP executive editor, on NBC drama marking the AP centenary, says the ongoing global events may be the biggest story of the past 100 years. He notes AP covers this story for 3,000 member newspapers and stations, upholding a century of truth in news.
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New York
Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
NBC
America
Edward VIII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gould
Youth Admits Slaying In Try To Free Girl
An 18 year old, Norman Lee Blodgett, confessed to killing Deputy Sheriff J O Freeman and wounding two men during a gun assault to free his sweetheart from the Fulton state school for the feeble minded. He was arrested in Kansas City four hours after the shooting.
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Marshall
Norman Lee Blodgett
Kansas City
Leo Hoedl
J. O. Freeman
R. Q. Kelly
Freeman
William G. Trefz
Trefz
Armed Peace Proposed by Hukbalahaps Chief Taruc
Manila AP report says Luis Taruc defiant offered an armed peace with his peasant bands on his own terms. He warns of revolution if needed to form a democratic state and confirms ongoing membership in the Philippine Communist party. No surrender or amnesty date given. government response unclear.
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Manila
Luis Taruc
Hukbalahaps
Philippines Communist Party
Associated Press
Taruc
Twin Sister Tragedy In Play Pen
West Los Angeles reports an infant death as 14 month old Judith McGill strangled in a play pen. Det Lt. Jack Fergis noted the child slipped onto a bottom crossbar and wedged her head between uprights. Parents Edward L. and Mrs. McGill were present. rescue squads could not revive her.
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West Los Angeles
Judith McGill
Jack Fergis
Edward L. McGill
Arabs Seek 36 Hour Extension On Palestine Cease Fire
Faris El Khoury said the Arabs would request a 36 hour extension from the United Nations Security Council after the noon EST deadline passed without Arab input. He indicated consultations would begin in Amman and that the appeal arrived too late for prior discussion.
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Faris el Khoury
Syria
United Nations
Security Council
Palestine
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Amman
United Nations Security Council
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Holy Land
el- Khoury
el Khoury
United States Urges Arab States To Honor Palestine Cease Fire
The State Department said US representatives were sent by telegraph to seven Arab governments to demand compliance with the UN cease fire order for Palestine. Washington voiced grave concern over developing events in the region.
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Washington
United States
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
State Department
Cease fire appeals and shifting arms as Jerusalem battles rage
The United States and Britain urged Egypt to honor the cease fire while Arab states weigh their responses. London hinted at withdrawing 40 British officers with the Arab Legion in Trans-Jordan if peace efforts fail, and arms shipments could be suspended. In Jerusalem, Jews and Arabs fight hand to hand near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as casualties rise, including the death of American consul general Thomas C. Wasson from bullet wounds.
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Thomas C. Wasson
United States
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Wasson
Egypt
London
Britain
Arab Legion
Trans-Jordan
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Holy City
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
U. S
Record Flood Hits Pacific Northwest and Idaho
Heavy rain drenched the Pacific Northwest setting a May rainfall record. The Columbia River saw a two man tug vanish, while Bonners Ferry Idaho yielded a collapsing dike and floodwaters. Grand Forks British Columbia reported water depths up to eight feet amid dam failures. Fort Lewis engineers rushed to assist, and about 450 families faced homelessness across north central Idaho with Kooskia residents seeking shelter in churches.
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Columbia River
Weather Bureau
Spokane
Wash
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Grand Forks
B. C
Fort Lewis
Kootenai River
Kooskia
Brannan Named Secretary of Agriculture in Truman Cabinet
President Truman nominated Charles Franklin Brannan to be secretary of agriculture, succeeding Clinton P. Anderson who resigned May 10 to run for Senate in New Mexico. Frieda B. Hennock was named to the Federal Communications Commission, becoming the first woman on the panel.
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Washington
Charles Franklin Brannan
Brannan
Senate
Colorado
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Frieda B. Hennock
New York City
Federal Communications Commission
Miss Hennock
Clifford J. Durr
Quite A Family: 35 Children From Four Wives
New York AP reports Anthony Dupre a 68 year old father who fled reporters after his 34 year old wife gave birth to triplets. Dupre a former circus trapeze performer now hotel kitchen worker claims four sets of twins from his first wife totaling 23 children, plus 34 more from second and third wives, and one from the fourth before yesterday's triplets.
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New York
Anthony Dupre
Shortage Of Military Escorts Delays War Dead Shipments
The American Graves Registration Service reports a shortage of escorts, especially Marines, delaying some war dead shipments from the Columbus quartermaster depot. No delay exceeds four weeks. about 500 personnel serve, with 75 Marines. Bodies go home with an escort from the same service.
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Columbus
American Graves Registration Service
Albert L. Bardon
Army
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