Three Minn gunmen captured after Kansas car wreck
In Fairbury Nebraska a group of farmers in Kansas captured two of three Minnesota gunmen wanted for killing a policeman kidnapping and robbery. The third man surrendered earlier. Sheriff Dwight Young of Fairbury said the captives Carl Bistrom 27 and Allen G Hartman 20 were injured and taken to a Marysville Kansas hospital with an unidentified hitchhiker. A separate report from West Point notes Arthur Bistrom 37 surrendered after hiding during a hunt that targeted his brother Carl 27 and Allen Hartman 20 who held a hostage on a farm while fearing low flying planes.
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Fairbury
Neb
Minnesota
Here
Kansas
Dwight Young
Young
Bill Smith
Washington
Kas
Marysville
Carl Bistom
Allen G. Hartman
West Point
Arthur Bistrom
St. Paul
Guest Column by Father William J. Smith on Trade Unionism
The Rev. William J. Smith S J a Catholic priest and labor relations expert offers a guest column challenging Westbrook Peglers Viewpoint on trade unionism. He defends clergy role in labor debates and notes a recent charge of moral shortcuts by clergy, printed here with a pro test and counterpoints.
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New York
William J. Smith
Society of Jesus
Father Smith
Crown Heights School of Catholic Workmen
S. J
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Chambers says death feared during Hiss visit
Whitaker Chambers testified at Alger Hiss's perjury trial that he feared kidnapping or assassination when visiting Hiss at his Washington home in 1938 but stayed for supper. He said Hiss and his comrades could kill him, yet he sat down to eat. The witness noted Hiss was a man of gentleness and simplicity, and Chambers had previously claimed Hiss supplied state department secrets to a Soviet spy ring.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Washington
Chambers
Hiss
Communist Party
State Department
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Stryker
House Committee On un-American Activities
Mr. Hiss
Julian
Six accused in Daet air tragedy murder case
A woman and five men named as John Doe and Mary Roe face murder charges in Daet Luzon for the May 7 Philippine Airlines plane bombing that killed 13 including two Americans. Two suspects in custody, Amadeo Salazar and Gavino Largo, with others wanted. preliminary hearing set by Daet justice of the peace.
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Manila
Philippine Airlines
Daet
Luzon
John Doe
Mary Roe
Amadeo Salazar
Gavino Largo
National Bureau of Investigation
Felix A. Bautista
Justice of the Peace
Ludwig J. Sundeen
Litchfield
Black Tuesday observance mostly muted in Monroe area
A News-Star survey found few gasoline stations displaying black crepe for the statewide Black Tuesday protest against Louisiana’s high gas tax. Of about 50 stations checked, six in Monroe showed crepe, none in West Monroe, with most decorations on smaller stations and only a few large outlets showing mourning signs.
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Monroe
West Monroe
News-Star
Louisiana
North Second Street
Illinois Central
Third
Washington
Frances Hotel
Frances
Jackson and
Grammont
Jackson
Calypso
Ouachita Avenues
Grand Street
Oak
Louisville
Sterlington Road
Out DeSiard Street
Gray Nominated Secretary of Army by Truman
President Truman selects Gordon Gray to be secretary of the Army after directing the nomination to the Senate. Gray, acting head of the Army Department since last month following Kenneth Royall's resignation, previously published in Winston-Salem papers and served in the North Carolina state senate.
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Washington
Truman
Gordon Gray
Army
Gray
Senate
White House
Army Department
Kenneth C. Royall
Charles G. Ross
Defense
Louis Johnson
Curtis E. Calder
New York
Boon
Baltimore
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Journal
Twin City Sentinel
North Carolina State Senate
Dr Fishbein’s Wings Clipped by American Medical Assoc
Dr Morris Fishbein long seen as the AMA spokesman loses influence as the association redefines power. He has never voted in the AMA house of delegates and was barred from secret sessions, yet his stature as a public figure remains. His sharp medical critiques earned libel suits against the Journal of the AMA, which he led to victory in most cases.
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Associated Press
New York
Morris Fishbein
American Medicine
American Medical Association
Dr. Fishbein
Journal
The
House of Delegates
House
Ford scion joins talks as UAW contract talks resume
Detroit June 7 William Clay Ford sits in on opening discussions as Ford Motor Co and the UAW resume negotiations for a new contract. The 24 year old Yale graduate is among 16 company negotiators while the union fields a 16 member team seeking pensions health funds and a wage increase. His brothers Henry Ford II and Benson Ford hold top posts with the Lincoln Mercury division.
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Detroit
William Clay Ford
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
William Ford
Henry Ford
Yale
Henry Ford II
Benson Ford
Ford
William
Benson
Lincoln-Mercury
Edsel Ford
Church Destroyed by Ten Thousand Dollar Fire
An estimated $10,000 blaze destroyed the Dean's Chapel church four miles west of West Monroe on the Arkansas road shortly before 12 a m Tuesday. The cause was undetermined. Company 3 answered the alarm and found the entire two story frame church in flames, which originated in the north corner and consumed the building.
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Dean's Chapel
West Monroe
Arkansas Road
Company 3
Thirteen Doctors Quit Georgia Mental Hospital
In Milledgeville Georgia thirteen of fifteen doctors at the state mental hospital were fired after resignations were rejected. Welfare Director Jack Forrester dismissed 13 physicians and ordered them from state quarters within 24 hours. The move follows a months long dispute over leadership and staffing at the hospital, with Gov. Herman Talmadge refusing to oust officials.
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Milledgeville
Georgia
T. G. Peacock
Jack Forrester
Forrester
Peacock
T. A. Dechman
Herman Talmadge
Dechman
State Social Security Board
Dech
Hickenlooper Charges Laxity In AEC Probe
Secretary of Defense Johnson rejects military control of atomic energy and backs maintaining that stance. Senator Hickenlooper seeks to prove security lapses and loyalty questions within the AEC, while pressuring public identification of implicated employees. The Senate House atomic committee remains split on how to proceed with witness names and testimony.
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Washington
Johnson
McMahon
D.-Conn
Senate House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Senate-House
Lowan
Senate committee backs North Atlantic Pact ratification
Washington June 7 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged ratification of the North Atlantic Pact as the best path to avoid war. The report warned failure would have disastrous abroad and urged early debate. The treaty, signed April 4 by the United States Canada and 10 European nations becomes binding after two thirds Senate approval. Connally expects rapid Senate action and favored delaying labor bill if needed.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Europe
Canada
Connally
Southern coal operators demand Lewis drop strike provisions
In Bluefield West Virginia Southern coal interests urge John L Lewis to drop two wartime strike terms from the contract before July after June 30. They seek removal of clauses tying work to miners being able and willing and prohibiting mine shutdowns for accident memorials. Operators unveil four major changes as talks continue with Lewis in Washington.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Washington
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
John Owens
Montgomery's Body Found After Lake Drowning Near Crowville
Johnny B. Montgomery a 47 year old Franklin parish planter drowned while swimming for a drifted boat on Lower lake near Crowville. Witnesses said he called for help but rescue efforts failed. Coroner ruled accidental drowning and the body was recovered after volunteers and Monroe American Legion truck aided the search. He leaves a wife Emma and six children plus three brothers and a father. His body was taken to First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro with arrangements pending.
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Winnsboro
Johnny B. Montgomery
Franklin Parish
Lower Lake
Crowville
L. F. Robinson
Robinson
Montgomery
American Legion
Monroe
Legion
E. D. Orwell
Frank Morris
Hody Edwards
Emma Montgomery
Willis W. Montgomery, Jr
P. Montgomery
Phillip Montgomery
W. W. Montgomery
First National Funeral Home
Morehouse Parish approves three tax measures bold vote
In Bastrop Louisiana the Morehouse Parish Police Jury announced decisive support for three parish improvement propositions. A half mill tax for five years to fund health centers carried 228 to 82 with property value in favor at 4.93 million. A five mill ten year road and bridge tax passed 294 to 25 with 1.29 million in favorable assessed value. A half mill maintenance tax for parish buildings won 260 to 52 with 1.16 million in support.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Americans In Fall In Atlantic Crash Near Puerto Rico
A two motor C 46 plane carrying 75 aboard including 53 adults, 19 children and five crew members crashed into the Atlantic soon after leaving San Juan. Coast guard reported 28 survivors by 6 a m EST and officials feared many dead. Flight bound for the United States, engine trouble led to the crash and sinking within minutes.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Atlantic
U. S. Coast Guard
al Cockrell
Pittsfield
Mass
Coast Guard
Feared Dead as Catalina Boat Trip Ends in Tragedy
A grammar school boating trip aboard the Otay near Catalina Island left two feared dead and 14 rescued, many children aged four to sixteen aboard. Survivors told of a sudden list and harsh seas that threw passengers into the water while life rafts saved others, including a girl and boy who clung to a raft with prayers spoken.
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Balboa
Calif
Catalina Island
Otay
Catalina
Coast Guard
Skipalou
Victor Mann
Fullerton
Geraldine Clark
Houston
Texas
Valencia Junior Academy
Seventh Day Adventist Academy
Ctay
Nancy Mason
Patricia Averill
Anaheim
Donald Clark
United Auto Workers Boosts Reward for Reuther Attacks
The C I O United Auto Workers offered a $200 000 reward for information in the attacks on Walter and Victor Reuther, doubling prior offers and bringing total rewards to $218 800 with city and other groups contributions. Walter lost use of his right arm and Victor lost an eye after shotgun blasts through their home windows. The union requires informants to first contact the union before police, and a $5 000 reward is offered for information leading to a trial in either shooting.
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Detroit
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Walter
Victor Reuther
Walter Reuther
Victor
International Executive Board
Soviet policy shift may place Molotov in charge of Asia
Washington reports indicate Deputy Foreign Minister Molotov could head Russian policies in China and the Orient. Diplomats note a possible Moscow pivot from Western Europe to Asia as Moscow maintains cautious distance. State department experts seek signs of change but deem it not imminent. Moscow keeps formal ties with the Nationalists while signaling possible broader Communist expansion.
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Washington
V. M. Molotov
China
Orient
Molotov
Paris
Russia
Far East
State Department
Moscow
Nanking
Canton
Kremlin
Southeast Asia
India
Tito
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Joseph Franey
Leona
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By Howard W. Blakeslee
Fishbein
America Medical Association
Time After Time
Identi
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D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Morehouse
Nancy
Chil Troester
Newport
Eugene Devoe
Santa Ana
Don Clark
Reuther
Doggone
R. W. Myers
Fairview
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