Four Groups Probe World Broadcasting Slur Crisis
Washington AP reports four groups probe the Voice of America broadcasts amid claims of slander against the United States. President Truman ordered an inquiry to find fault in Latin America broadcasts, noting the programs were not run by the State Department but farmed out to NBC. House Expenditures subcommittee chaired by Rep Chenoweth opened hearings with witness George V. Allen.
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Washington
Voice of America
Chenowet
R-Cole
Chenoweth
Truman
United States
Latin America
State Department
Department
National Broadcasting Company
House
George V. Allen
Organizations Declared Subversive on Loyalty List
Washington AP Thirty two organizations were tagged subversive today by Attorney General Clark. The additions bring the total to about 122 groups named since last November by Clark. The Federal Loyalty Review Board announced the new names as part of ongoing loyalty checks on federal employees. President Truman ordered the checks and has said membership in subversive groups can prompt loyalty investigations. Earlier listed groups included the Communist party, alleged fronts, and defunct groups such as the German American Bund.
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Washington
Clark
Federal Loyalty Review Board
Truman
Communist Party
Bund
Smuts Resigns as South African Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts resigned after a defeat in Tuesday’s elections. Dr. Daniel Malan, leader of the Nationalists, is to form a new government and supports racial segregation. Smuts lost his parliamentary seat as the Nationalist Afrikaner coalition led by Malan holds a narrow majority.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Daniel Francois Malan
Malan
Smuts
United Party
Labor Party
Natives
Dr. Malan
Dutch Reformed Church
Chrysler and UAW Enter Third Day Of Talks
Detroit AP report says Chrysler Corporation and the CIO United Auto Workers return to bargaining with 75,000 production workers on strike. A union spokesman expressed cautious optimism and belief talks could resolve the dispute today.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
William Fouts Dies in Motorcycle Crash Near Middletown
William O. Fouts 19 of 1106 Madison Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 11 10 p m yesterday four hours after his motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve on Ohio 122 east of Middletown State Patrol said he suffered a skull fracture arm fracture and internal injuries He attended Middletown schools and worked on the Frigidaire assembly line in Dayton He is survived by his parents three sisters a brother a grandfather and a niece He is nephew of Sgt Paul Fouts of the Police Department Services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr E R Turner officiating Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Sunday and Monday 2 5 and 7 10 p m Fraternal Order of Eagles services Monday at 7 30 p m
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William O. Fouts
Madison Ave
Middletown Hospital
Ohio 122
Middletown
Fouts
Frigidaire
Dayton
William Fouts
Jane Shepard
Anna
Sweeney
Ardena Augspurger
Dearborn
Mich
Jack
John E. Fouts
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Paul Fouts
Police Department
McCoy-Leffler
E. R. Turner
Woodside Cemetery
Order of Eagles
Death Toll Rises in Northwest Floodware Toll Rises in Northwest Flood
Floods in three Pacific Northwest states and Canada bring 13 deaths as Fraser Valley_bc British Columbia braces for large scale evacuations. Ludvig Brunner age 11 drowns near Spokane while others flee rising rivers. Damages mount to millions with Vancouver area meat shortages and Columbia River crest threatens Portland packing plants.
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Spokane
Wash
Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Canadian Navy
Washington State
Hanford Atomic Plant
Washington
Oregon
Portland
Columbia
Union County
Kimberley
B. C
Acassiz
Texas Hater Surrenders at Madisonville Barbecue
Ray Halloran known as Texas hater No. 1 surrendered to Texas during the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen's Association barbecue. The Cincinnati veteran, winner of the association's contest for the veteran with the worst opinion of Texas, said he was moved to relocate and appreciated job offers. The event marked a victory for the cattle men who recruited him to change his views.
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Lone Star
Halloran
Texas
Alamo
Tex
Madisonville
Gas Tank Explosion Kills Worker at Lederer Steel
Cleveland AP reports a gasoline tank explosion killed 59 year old Joseph Cziryak a burner helper at Lederer Iron and Steel Company he was working on the tank when the blast occurred.
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Cleveland
Joseph Cziryak
Lederer Iron and Steel Company
Cziryak
Mutual cancels Interlochen camp broadcasts over Petrillo controversy
New York AP reports Mutual Broadcasting System will not broadcast from the National Music Camp at Interlochen Michigan to dodge disputes with James C Petrillo. The move follows pressure and potential conflicts affecting coverage plans and station policy.
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New York
Mutual Broadcasting System
Interlochen, Mich
James C. Petrillo
Jewish Fighters Surrender After Battle for Jerusalem Old City
In Cairo the news agency reports King Abdullahs forces claim the old city battle ends with the surrender of the last Jewish fighters. The fall could signal a broader struggle as Arab Legion gains control amid Latrun actions and British officers withdraw from Palestine. Fewer than 400 Jewish fighters held out in the final days.
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Abdullah
Old City
Jerusalem
Latrun
Tel Aviv
Britain
Legion
Palestine
Glubb Pasha
Ban On Strike By Railroads Is Continued
Washington AP Judge T Alan Goldsborough postponed until June 10 the legal battle over continuing a ban on a threatened railroad strike. He extended until June 11 a temporary order preventing unions from walking out, with briefs due in early June from both sides.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Justice Department
Tte
Truman
United States backs Soviet Palestine ceasefire push
U S Chief Delegate Warren R. Austin supports a Soviet resolution asking the Security Council to order Jews and Arabs to end hostilities within 36 hours. The measure, initially US proposed, failed in the council last Saturday. Austin has no instruction on Britain’s four week armistice demand, which seems doomed by Jewish rejection.
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Lake Success
United States
Russia
Palestine
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Security Council
Council
Austin
Battle Ends In Jerusalem Old City Surrender
Arab forces captured the Hurva synagogue and besieged the Jewish quarter as the old city fought under months of shelling. Surrender occurred at 2 30 p m with women and children of about 300 to be handed to the Red Cross and younger men sent to a Palestine concentration camp. Jewish negotiators put the old city population at 1500 to 1600. The Latrun battle to the west continued.
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Old City
Palestine Mandate
Wall
Joseph C. Goodwin
Jerusalem
International Red Cross
Palestine
Latrun
Benes brother declares president very ill in Prague
Jan Benes, elder brother of President Eduard Benes, told friends last night the president is a very ill man and he has paid him his last farewell. He said he is returning to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, due to his wife’s serious illness. The brother had returned from the United States in 1946 to tend family property.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jan Benes
Eduard Benes
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Three Miners Die in Scranton Mine Rockfall
Rescue crews recovered Julius Pietra age 27 from Dupont and later Anthony Brezak age 34 as bodies were found after a rockslide 200 feet underground at Heidel Berg Colliery No 11. A third miner, William Ambucis age 53, was crushed and died, with Brezak last heard talking to rescuers before the second slide.
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Scranton
Julius Pietra
Dupont
Anthony Brezak
Brezak
William
Ambrose) Ambucis
Pizarra
Joseph McDade
Heidelberg
Avoca
Village of Franklin Seeks Stake in Carlisle Issue
The village of Franklin asked to join Carlisle incorporation proceedings in Warren County Common Pleas Court Lebanon. Franklin backs protest against Carlisle to protect land leased near Carlisle used as a public dump. If Carlisle incorporates, Franklin fears dumping may be banned, nullifying its lease and forcing relocation.
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Franklin
Carlisle
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Lebanon
C. Donald Dilatush
J. T. Riley
Dilatush
Motorists To Crowd Roads Over Weekend
The Memorial Day holiday sparks a nationwide surge in travel with an estimated 30 million cars on roads from Saturday to Monday. Rail, bus, and airline offices plan overflow service as extra trains and equipment are deployed. The National Safety Council warns about about 225 traffic fatalities but notes the toll could drop with cautious driving.
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National Safety Council
U S Plans Military Aid Shipments to Iran
The United States prepares to ship surplus military supplies valued at 59,995,087 dollars to Iran. The package includes tanks fighter and cargo planes guns ammunition and related equipment as authorized by John D Jernegan of the State Department before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Washington
United States
Iran
State Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
John D. Jernegan
Father Deliberately Drove Car Into Train Killing Family
A Marion father Charles M. Gerstenlauer 41 bought two sodas for his daughters Sandra 3 and Gaye 2. After telephoning his estranged wife he drove into an Erie Lake Cities express at a crossing. The two girls and he died. a coroner planned no inquest date. The wife had filed for divorce, with a restraining order in place.
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Marion, O
Charles M. Gerstenlauer
Marion
Sandra
Gaye
E. H. Morgan
Marion County
State Highway Patrol
Ed Fink
Gerstenlauer
Erie Railroad
Lake Cities Express
Charles N. Lowe
James C. Mann
Trie
Mann
Lowe
Kenneth Carpenter
Stranahan Wins, Turnesa Loses In British Meet
In Sandwich England Charlie Stowe beat Willie Turnesa 1 up in the British Amateur semi final. Stowe will face Frank Stranahan in the 36 hole final at Royal St George's after Stranahan eliminated Denis Martin 3 and 1. Turnesa made a late rally but lost the last hole.
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Sandwich
England
Charlie Stowe
Willie Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Royal St. George's Links
Stranahan
Denis Martin
London
All Square
Turnesa
Stowe
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Martin
$50,000 Pin Believed Junk
Hollywood AP The night club waiter who found Joan Crawford's diamond brooch said it looked like junk. Miss Crawford reported the missing item, insured for $50,000 with 276 baguette diamonds. He admitted he thought it was costume jewelry, placed it in his pocket, then turned it over to police after detectives questioned staff.
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Miss Crawford
Paul Bodlegar
MacArthur Won't Return Before Conventions Says He Won't Return
General Douglas MacArthur stated he will not return to the United States until after the Republican national convention. A Senate Appropriations Committee vote of 17 to 2 urged his return to testify on Pacific economic matters. Bridges, chair, noted MacArthur’s concern that a premature return would be seen as politically inspired and offered to place his reply before the committee.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Japan
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Tokyo
Pacific
MacArthur
Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee
Philippines
Senate groups urged to speed action for June adjournment
Washington AP report: local leaders urged Senate committees to abandon all but emergency meetings to finish work by June 19. Taft announced the GOP plan: pass the displaced persons bill, revive the draft law, and back a Western alliance aid resolution, aiming to finish money bills before the June 21 Republican convention in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Philadelphia
Ex-President of Wurlitzer Company Dies in Cincinnati
Rudolph H. Wurlitzer, 75, ex-president of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, died at Christ Hospital after months of illness. He served the firm from 1899 to 1942, rising from secretary treasurer to president. A collector and musician, he was an authority on rare violins and part of a family long associated with instruments since 1856.
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Cincinnati
Rudolph H. Wurlitzer
Christ Hospital
Wurlitzer
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Wurlitzer Company
Rudolph
Chicago
Memorial Day Copy Deadlines Set By Middletown Journal
The Middletown Journal will publish an early Memorial Day edition with deadlines moved earlier. News and ad copy must be submitted by Saturday. news stories accepted until 10 a.m. and classified ads until 8 a.m. Display ads for Monday and Tuesday due by Saturday noon.
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Middletown Journal
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