New Price Boost Expected By OPS Tonight
The government is expected to announce ceiling price increases of about a penny for many foods, raising the yearly food bill by roughly 100 million dollars. Four food groups dispute the impact, saying competition, not ceilings, sets prices. OPS notes rises vary by item and store, with higher margins covering grocer earnings declines.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
National Association of Retail Gramers
Co-operative Food Distributors of America
National Association of Food Chains
Super Market Institute
Tre
West Offers Troop Ceiling In Arms Talks
United Nations in New York reports the Western Big Three propose a 14 million man ceiling for armed forces of the Soviet Union United States and China contingent on agreement by all three powers and the United Nations. Safeguards to enforce limits are urged.
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West
United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
United States
China
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Russia
Ers
Safety Men Estimate Holiday Deaths At 310
The National Safety Council estimates 310 Americans will die in traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend if drivers do not exercise extra caution. Officials expect over 35 million vehicles on roads and highways.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Insane Man On Loose Kills Dad Two Others
A 39 year old man who fled a mental hospital two weeks ago killed his father a Capital Airlines pilot and Lillian Howe in Leesburg Virginia near Washington. Maurice Ray Fox was arrested after midnight found asleep at his brother’s home with a shotgun beside him. The father William Fitzhugh Fox 70 was found dead on the farm near Arcola. Miss Howe 34 and pilot Robert O Connor were killed in the front yard. The suspect surrendered without a struggle.
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Leesburg
Roger F. Powell
Loudoun County
Maurice Ray Fox
Fox
Powell
William Fitzhugh Fox
Washington, D. C
Arcola
Robert O'Connor
Capital Airlines
Falls Church
Lillian L. Howe
Alexandria
Staunton
Fox Farm
Miss Howe
O'Connor
Claude
Claude Fox
Woodrow
O’connor
Spy Parties Revealed To Senators
Senate investigators revealed today alleged all male sex parties hosted by Teo H. Florin, a Czech diplomat, to extract information from American guests. Witnesses Molnar, Svoboda, and Cvetic testified that subversive activity is run by Iron Curtain representatives under immunity. McCarran urges action under the Anti-Subversives Act to expel “treacherous aliens.”
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Washington
Senate
United States
Teo H. Florin
Internal Security
Joseph Molnar
FBI
Molnar
McCarran
D-Nev
State and Justice Departments
Florin
Lawmakers Call for Lindbergh Credit in House Probe
Two Illinois lawmakers Rep Richard Hoffman and Rep Richard Vail urge the House to investigate why Charles A Lindbergh’s government service has not been publicized. They claim a conspiracy of silence hides his deeds and fault the Roosevelt administration for tarnishing his reputation over World War II views.
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Washington
Illinois
House
Charles A .Lindbergh
Richard W. Hoffman
Richard B. Vail
Lind
Guam News
Bank of Guam
Public Administration Service of Chicago
Tolofoto
Police
Fire Departments
Italian Right Rising To Challenge De Gasperi
Italian fascist MSI and Monarchist alliance surged in local elections, winning Naples and Bari councils and challenging De Gasperi’s Christian Democrat government. Observers note the alliance boosts far-right influence while De Gasperi warns of royalist risks. Naples hosts NATO HQ. Bari is key for US arms aids.
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de Gasperi
Rome
Italy
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Mussolini
Il Duce
Alcide de Gasperi
Cils
Naples
NATO
Europe
Bari
U.S
Achille Lauro
Monarchist Party
Umberto II
Portugal
Third General On Way Out For Koje Riot
Koje Island Korea report says Brig. Gen. Paul Yount, commander of the Pusan Army base, is losing command after failure to curb promises by POWs to secure Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd’s release. Dodd and Brig. Gen. Charles Colson were ousted and demoted amid UN command tensions. Yount says no transfer notice beyond a June rotation.
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Koje Island
Korea
Francis T. Dodd
Paul ¥. Yount
Pusan
Washington
Department of the Army
Dodd
Kose Island
Associated Press
Charles Colson
United Nations Command
Mark Clark
Far East
U.N
Koje
Yount
Colson
Kose
B-36 Explodes On Landing At Carswell Air Force Base
A giant B-36 bomber exploded and burst into flames as it touched down on the Carswell Air Force Base runway at 12 05 p m today. Dark blue smoke rose into the sky and flames spread around the crash area. A witness said one wing appeared to explode before the fire started.
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Fort Worth
Carswell Air Force Base
Capitol Demands Probe Into Koje Prisoner Uprisings
Washington sources report Senate and military leaders pushing for a full inquiry into Koje prisoner of war camp uprisings. Senator Bridges seeks blame assessment for Ridgway and asks how conditions deteriorated despite prior violence. Army officials say no fixed date yet for questioning Col. Dodd and Colson.
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Washington
Koje
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
Stockades
Bridges
Ridgway
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate rejects new aid cuts in foreign aid bill
In Washington the Senate voted 41 to 33 to block a 500 million dollar reduction in the 6.9 billion foreign aid bill. A 400 million dollar cut sought by Senator Long failed 40 to 37 with support from Connally and others, and final passage was anticipated before adjourning.
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Washington
Senate
Welker
R-Ida
Sen
Long
D-La
Connally
D-Tex
Sen. George
McFarland
Aziz
Congress
Guam Governor Denies Mismanagement Charge
Guam Gov. Carlton Skinner dismissed charges of mismanagement as vague, saying he will answer them after a House Interior Affairs Committee permissioned his reply. The accusations stem from a Congressional Record article by Rep. Jensen citing Norman Peltier and William McKinley, alleging graft, tax fraud probes, and improper contracts.
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Washington
Carlton Skinner
Guam
Skinner
House Interior Affairs Committee
Congressional
Rep
Jensen
Riowa
House Committee
Norman A. Peltier
Benicia
Calif
William C. McKinley
Lorain
Ohio
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
McKinley
Naval
Nam repeats hints of offensive amid Korea truce talks
In Munsan the Koreans warned of marching troops if Reds are mistreated while the U N Command dismissed it as propaganda Maj Gen Harrison told Nam the statement shows intent not to reach a deal but to generate propaganda The impasse over 100000 captured Reds and internees continues with no forceable repatriation plan Panmunjom meeting set for tomorrow local time
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Nam Ti
Korean Peoples Army
Chinese Peoples Volunteers
William K. Harrison, Jr
Nam
Panmunjom
Quake Rocks Naples Area No Damage Reported
A mild earthquake shook the Naples area today with no damage reported. Emergency crews and local officials monitored aftershocks and urged residents to remain calm.
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Naples
Italy
National Political Round-Up Texas Conventions Split As She Wins Connecticut By The Associated Press
National round up reports Texas convection splits and Connecticut victory as Eisenhower narrows Taft gap while Kefauver leads among Democrats. Florida delegates split with Russell favored. Texas walkouts form rival slates. San Antonio Democrats bolt to back uninstructed delegation. Multiple conventions reflect divided paths to Chicago nominations.
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Texas
Connecticut
Chicago
Hartford
Florida
Dwight Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert Taft
Richard Russell
Georgia
W. Averell Harriman
Associated Press
Taft
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Russell
Kefauver
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Truman
Sam Rayburn
Iowa
Alabama
English Minister Says Reds Double Korean Strength
Lord Alexander Britain's defense minister told the House of Lords that Communist forces in North Korea nearly doubled since cease fire talks began last July. He said reinforcements, mainly Chinese, bring totals close to one million, up from about 500,000, as forces reinforced during the lull.
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London
Lord Alexander
Britain
North Korea
House of Lords
Bus Edged In Black
In New Haven Connecticut a curious trend among college students emerges as several groups acquire second-hand hearses for long overland trips. The Yale Outing Club plans a Denver trek with seven members, while Harvard reportedly owns three such hearses and MIT maintains a fleet of six.
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New Haven
Conn
New England
Yale
Denver
Wales
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Western Berlin Under Tightened Red Control on Pass Rule
East German authorities imposed a three mile no man s land and ordered shoot to kill for lacking passes as Berlin faced renewed siege fears. Transit visas crimp travel on the Berlin West German frontier while Russians bar most road traffic. Western allies warned aggression against Berlin threatens their security and considered airlift options.
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Berlin
East Germany
Iron Curtain
No-Man's Land
Bonn
Berlin-Helmstedt
Reds
West Berlin
Bonn Republic
Paris
Russia
West
Baruch Warns U S Wastes Billions On Defense Program
Bernard M. Baruch told senators that more than 20 billion dollars are wasted on defense due to inflation. He urged rapid production of aircraft tanks guns and other weapons and called for broad overhauls to speed readiness against Soviet threats.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Presidente
Senate
Congress
Russia
Truman
State Department
White House
Western
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
House
Jet crash kills two U S airmen in Japan
The U S Air Force reported two American airmen were killed instantly when an F 94 Starfire interceptor crashed after takeoff from Komaki Air Base on Central Honshu Island Japan. The incident occurred Wednesday and the two fatalities were confirmed by the base command in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
Comuaki Air Base
Honshu Island
Baby Found Dead On Lot In Newark
The bruised body of four year old Mary Louise Wargo was found stuffed in a pillowcase on a vacant lot in an Newark industrial district Tuesday night. Dr Roland Burelli of City Hospital said she died likely by strangulation or suffocation with no sign of rape.
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Newark
N. J
Mary Louise Wargo
Roland Burelli
City Hospital
Pastor Ivie Fast To Death For Revival Faith
In Cherryville Missouri 55 year old Rev J J Ivie of the Assembly of God Church claims he has not eaten for 37 days and vows to fast until death unless a religious revival ends sin and communism. Friends report weakness but he remains in his room refusing doctors and prayer with his wife guarding his vow. The Steelville pastor Rev J P Myers consulted church leaders. he notes a sustained fast harming health is not a church tenet. Ivie prepared a statement to shield his wife from legal action and has urged prayer for a nationwide revival beginning with ministers and spreading to the people.
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Cherryville
J.J. Ivie
Assembly of God Church
Ivie
J.P. Myers
Steelville
Springfield
Myers
Une Peopl
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