Senate approves foreign aid measure in 47 27 vote
The Senate passed the $3.12 billion foreign aid authorization by 47 to 27, sending the bill to President Truman for signature amid Defense and State Department notes that 60 countries seek Point Four aid. Officials expect early projects and plan for a June 30 carryover with a prompt start once appropriations clear.
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U. S
Congress
State Department
Theate
Truman
Senate
Senate House
White House
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Senate Republicans
Point Four
Fire Destroys Burbank Studio in Spectacular Blaze
A massive fire swept through a section of Columbia Pictures studios in Burbank California early today destroying the paint shop carpentry shop generating plant and numerous movie sets. No injuries were reported and the damage estimate awaits an official inventory.
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Burbank
Cal
Columbia Pictures
Rock Square
W. J. Taylor
UN deadlock on China may break by mid year
AP dispatch notes Secretary General Trygve Lie hopes for a definite break by June or July in the United Nations deadlock over China. In golf news Frank Stranahan of Toledo reaches the British Amateur final with a four and three win over Cyril Tolley of England. The United States tightens movement controls on Romanian diplomats.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
China
ST. Andrews
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Cyril Tolley
England
Washington
United States
Broadside exchange over McCarthy Reds charges intensifies
In Rochester AP report Senator McCarthy accuses Lattimore of blocking discharges of two wartime Chinese employees amid Communist activity probes. Lattimore replies that McCarthy repeats charges without the full record. McCarthy targets Jessup and Chavez in a speech before the Catholic Press Association.
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N. Y
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
Owen Lattimore
McCarthy
Wiannanein Sanetas
New
Lattimore
U. S
Civil Service Commission
Baltimore
State Department
Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Philip
C. Jessup
Jessup
Senate
Catholic Press Association of the United States
CIO Electrical Union Holds Edge In Voting
The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers won majority bargaining rights at 49 GE units, with 66,083 employees represented, in a National Labor Relations Board election across 57 plants. UE carried 47 units totaling 38,137 workers, while the overall plant-only result favored IUE. Schenectady and River Works were among the key GE sites voting IUE.
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International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
National Labor + Relations Board
IUE
United Electrical Workers
IVE
CIO
River Works
Lynn
Mass
Pittsfield
Syracuse
N. Y
Bridgeport
Schenectady
N.Y
Atomic Energy Production
Erie
NLRB
U. S
Maurice J. Tobin
GE Workers In Ohio Back CIO International Union In Vote
In Ohio GE plants, the union vote favored the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers over United Electrical Workers. Of 6,000 ballots, CIO won 3,186 worker bargaining units. UE 2,281, with seven runoffs needed in Cleveland and seven other locations. AFL had 112 votes at Tiffin Glass Works.
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Cleveland
General Electrical Company
Ohio
Cio-International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
AFL
Tiffin Glass Works
Grown Up Johnny Moves Through School Years
A nostalgic reflection on a boy named Johnny growing from kindergarten to senior high school. The piece traces milestones from childhood to graduation, noting parental pride and the rapid passage of time as Johnny matures and develops a crush.
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Johnny
John
Late Snowfall Covers Denver
Associated Press reports wet heavy snow in Colorado and Wyoming with seven inches in Denver and up to 11 inches elsewhere. The storm disrupted telephone service, felled tree branches, and left Denver streets littered while surrounding plains saw rain and cooler temperatures linger in the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley regions.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Denver
Wyoming
Plains
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Michigan
Rockies
Upper
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Eight Arrested in Smuggling Crackdown Linked to Revolution Plot
Eight suspects including seven men and a blonde were seized in New York in a counterfeit smuggling ring alleged to involve $3,000,000 in bogus U.S. bills intended to fund a Cuban revolt and Dominican action. Two Cubans were held. one man captured in Miami. Court hearing described the scheme as a conspiracy to pass money.
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New York
U. S
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Miami
Yesteray
Edward W. McDonald
Roy M. Cohn
Irving H. Saypol
Cohn
U.S
Secret Service
Wildcat Strike Continues at Atomic Plant
Officials monitored a continuing walkout by the Laborers and Hodcarriers Union Local 818 at a $227 million atomic plant project. About 3,000 construction orders were affected as night shift workers trickled in while union leaders called the strike unauthorized. The stoppage halted work on the K-29 and K-31 units planned to boost uranium-235 production. 700 union members are involved. Fred M. Stratton urged members to return, while unions, the AEC, and J. M. Maxon Construction Co. offered no official explanation.
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AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
Hodcarriers Union Local 818
Fred M. Stratton
AEC
J. M. Maxon Construction Company
Storm Hail Strikes Panhandle West Virginia
Severe hailstorm pelted the Panhandle of West Virginia yesterday causing extensive crop damage and disrupting communications throughout the Romney area.
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Romney
W. Va
Panhandle
West Vir
Queen Mother Mary Celebrates 83rd Birthday
Queen Mother Mary turned 83 today in London as she marked the day with members of the Royal Family. Greetings poured in from around the world honoring the monarch.
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London
Mary
Navy Officer Embezzles 19000 Then Wastes It On Binge
Navy officer RB Boaz, with 19 years service, is jailed in Los Angeles on federal embezzlement and desertion charges after siphoning 19201.50 from the Nav tanker Navasota and spending it in Reno, Las Vegas, and hotels with Pearl Rosemary Carter. He recalls drinking began after his 1941 separation from his wife and wartime service aboard the Idaho. The case notes pretrial bail set at 10000.
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Boaz
U. S. Navy
Aleutians
Gilberts
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
Marion
Tenn
Navy
Banker faces embezzlement charge in Circleville funds case
Nelson E. Reichelderfer, 68, a former executive vice president and cashier of Circleville Savings and Ranking, is jailed in Ross County on federal embezzlement charges for about 7000 dollars. He says he took between 5000 and 6000 dollars while defense raises salary concerns amid a string of similar cases in south central Ohio banks.
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Chillicothe
Damon Grow
First National Bank
Jackson
Cincinnati
Paul Smithson
Waverly
Smithson
Kentucky
Ohio
Reichelderfer
S. B. Mark
Ferguson Assured Generous Aid In Drive
Ohio Democrat Ferguson, aiming to challenge Senator Taft, will receive major support from the Democratic National Committee. top strategists William M Boyle Jr and others will assist, with plans to visit Ohio June 8 and efforts to have President Truman visit three times before November.
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Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Ferguson
Aery Mame
Democratic National Committee
William M. Boyle, Jr
Cleveland
India Edwards
John Redding
Redding
Truman
Barkley
Senate
Boyle
Maybank
Democratic
Joseph Keenan
Labor
League For Political Education
City Club of
Fire-riddled Street Car Crash Kills 33 in Chicago
A street car collided with a double trailer gasoline truck, creating a wall of fire that killed 33 people and injured about 30 others in Chicago. At least three victims were critically hurt and 20 remained in hospitals. Many of the dead and injured were Negro.
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Chicago
Anthony J. Mullany
Paul Manning
Chicago Transit
State St
CTA
Iar
Flagman
Peter 40
Allied Forces Guard Against Red Violence In Berlin Rally
In Berlin Western Allies tightened precautions as 200000 East Germans converged on the Russian sector for a Red Youth rally. Soviet and East German police bolstered by 6000 Peoples Police plus 15000 on duty in West Berlin, with 300000 more reportedly en route.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Reds
Potsdamer Platz
Trau
Seventeen Die in Philippines Prison Break Attempt
In Manila, seventeen people were killed in the largest attempted prison break in Philippine history, including one guard. The two hour gun battle began after about 50 long term prisoners seized a wing of the prison. Guards and troops fought back as fires were set and prisoners were contained.
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Manila
Philippines
Circus Performer Dies After Fall in Waco Show
About 1,200 spectators watched Otto Berosini aged 22 plunge from a 50 foot height while assisting a stand during intermission. He died an hour later in a hospital.
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Waco
Tex
Otto Berosini
Tig
Memorial Day Observances Highlight Middletown Parade
Middletown plans a parade and a memorial pilgrimage to three cemeteries for Memorial Day. Sunday's Journey will feature observance stories and rural area services plus national stories in the Sunday paper.
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