Real Estateman Urges united front to defend liberties
Hobart C. Brady of Wichita tells the United States Chamber of Commerce that business and professional groups risk being written off as political expendables in Washington. At the 37th annual meeting he cites organized labor, farmers and teachers as strong blocs and urges Realtors to form a coalition to counter economic and political pressures.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce Today
Hobart C. Brady
Wichita
Kans
National Chamber
Hoover Commission
Hoover
Truman
Brady
Realtors
Traffic Suspended On Last Railway Escape From Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports traffic halted on the last railway escape from the city to south China as Communist forces press toward Hangchow and Nanchang. The Red Army claimed major victories not yet confirmed by government sources. rail service between Hangchow and Nanchang was suspended.
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Shanghai
South China
Red Radio
Nanking
Shanghai-Hangchow
Red
Hangchow
Nanchang
Kiwangsi
Canton
Central News
Nan
Tornadoes Hit South and West Killing Nine
A two day tornado outbreak across the south and southwest killed nine people and injured nearly 100. Mississippi Louisiana Texas Oklahoma and Kansas reported destruction with five Oklahoma deaths and about 175 injuries. In Texas and Louisiana nine injured near Homer Louisiana and Homer area. Mississippi damage in Water River and nearby towns. Oklahoma deaths include Jesse Harvey Calvin West Newt Pruitt Hettie Fain Anita True.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Homer
Water River
Miss
Houska
Okolona
Houston
Jesse Harvey
Spencerville
Calvin West
Antlers
Newt Pruitt
Utica
Hettie Fain
McCloud
Anita True
Tulsa
Meeker
Bryant Wade
Myrtle
Malcolm
Telephone
J. E. Miller
Bob Cantrell
Bonham Daily Favorite
Crippled Indian freighter reaches port after collision
In dense fog off New York harbor, the 7000 ton Jalaketu was stove in and flooded in a collision with the 10000 ton Marine Leader. Both vessels reported no casualties. The Jalaketu, owned by Scindia Steam Navigation of Bombay, anchored off Staten Island after Coast Guard aid. An inquiry was ordered to start today.
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New York
New York Harbor
Jalaketu
Marine Leader
Tapleton
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Upper Bay
Aboy
Coast Guard
Tamaroa
Scindia Steam Navigation Company
Bombay
India
U. S. Navigation Company
Permanente Metals Corps
Richmond
Calif
Maine
Standard Oil Company of
New Jerk
Skier Falls Into 100-Foot Crevice on Mt Washington
Rescue teams resumed search for Dr. Paul H. Schiller, 40, of Orange Park Florida, after he slipped on the Tuckerman Ravine headwall and vanished into a 100 foot crevice. Alpine guide Joseph Dodge said the Hungarian psychologist likely perished, with efforts to locate him possibly spanning days. Schiller had recently been at Harvard studying animal behavior and earlier taught at the University of Budapest.
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MT. Washington
N. H
Tuckerman Ravine
Paul H. Schiller
Orange Parks
Fla
Joseph Dodge
Appalachian Mountain Club
Dr. Schiller
University of Budapest
United States
Yerkes Laboratory
Orange Park
Harvard University
Two Car Crashes Injure Four In Monroe On Sunday
Monroe police report two separate auto accidents Sunday injuring four people. Lawrence Guidry 18 and Shirley Hawkins 16, both West Monroe residents, were hospitalized at St Francis Sanitarium then slated for release. Fred Jones 35 of Akron Ohio and Katie Mae Martin of West Monroe were treated for minor injuries at Charity Hospital after three-vehicle crash at Tenth Street and Louisville Avenue.
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Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Lawrence Guidry
Spells Road
West Monroe
Shirley Hawkins
Pear Street
Fred Jones
Akron
Ohio
Katie Mae Martin
Haynes Street
Charity Hospital
Tenth Street
Louisville Avenue
Guidry
Miss Hawkins
Tommy Slavent
Hudson Lane
Henry Touchstone
College Avenue
Breville Street
Filhiol Avenue
Slavent
Salvent
Touchstone
Breville
Katie Martin
George Lyons
North Eleventh Street
North Tenth Street
Teenager Hester Given 50 Year Slaying Sentence
Arthur Clayton Hester, 18, was sentenced to 50 years in the Texas penitentiary for the March 8 bludgeon slaying of Dr. John Lord, dean of the graduate school at Texas Christian University. Judge Penn Jackson said parole eligibility begins after 16 years and 8 months with possible reductions for good behavior.
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Cleburne
Tex
Arthur Clayton Hester
John Lord
Texas Christian University
Penn Jackson
Hester
Lord
United Jewish Charities Drive Banquet Rescheduled
The kickoff dinner for the United Jewish Charities campaign moves to Wednesday evening May 4 at the Virginia Hotel roof with Dr. Ruth Gruber as speaker. Leon Sugar serves as master of ceremonies and Percy Sandman chairs the campaign with Clifford Strauss as co chair. The women’s division is led by Mrs. Clifford Strauss and Mrs. Alan Sugar.
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United Jewish Charities Campaign
Virginia
Ruth Gruber
Leon Sugar
Percy Sandman
Clifford Strauss
Alan Sugar
Truman appoints Fleming to head maritime commission
President Truman nominates Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming to head the Maritime Commission, replacing Vice Admiral W. W. Smith. The move sparks confusion among Congressional circles and shipping interests who see it as a shakeup and possible navy slight. Senate action on the nomination is expected soon. Fleming, a political independent, previously served as a Roosevelt New Deal troubleshooter.
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Washington
Truman
Maritime Commission
Philip B. Fleming
W. W. Smith
Navy
Senate
Fleming
Roosevelt
Young father jailed for life in Mississippi rape case
Pontotoc Mississippi May 2 Royce P Moss a 24 year old farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the February 9 rape of a 21 year old farm wife after a jury verdict failed to reach a verdict Saturday. Moss is married and has one child. The jury deliberated three hours before a verdict.
Blockade-Lifting Date May Be Set
NEW YORK May 2 In talks to end the Russian Berlin blockade a date for lifting may be set this week as parties meet in New York. Outlook favors a possible agreement on ending the blockade and a counter-blockade with a June end date for the first week. Negotiations remain highly secret with Tass and officials stressing no hidden strings beyond public terms.
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New York
Berlin
Tass
Philip C. Jessup
U. S
Jakob Malik
London Daily Herald
Britain
Labor Party
Malik
Jessup
London
GE opposes new wage boosts amid union push
New York May 2 The General Electric Company warned that fourth round wage increases and other benefits sought by the CIO would trigger layoffs and unemployment in the electrical manufacturing industry. GE, a key wage-setter, called the CIO program inflationary and said it would resist the union demands under current conditions. The CIO union, representing about 100000 GE employees, seeks pay rises pension gains shorter hours and other benefits totaling roughly 500 a year for 600000 industry members. GE executive Lemuel R. Boulware argued that cutting hours without pay would raise costs and push up prices, further reducing productivity.
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New York
General Electric Company
G-E
C. I. O. United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Boulware
Russian Jet Planes Show Nation's Power Growing
Moscow May Day parade displays a powerful Soviet air force with jet planes leading the show. Maj. Gen. Vassily Stalin, son of Stalin, heads the demonstration as observers note continued technical progress since 1946. Foreign observers and diplomats witness a broad display of artillery, tanks, paratroopers, and military bands.
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Eddy. Gilmore
Moscow
Stalin
Vassily Stalin
Col
S. Wennerstrom
Sweden
America
Russell FE. Randall
Russia
Germany
Nazi Germany
Marshal Stalin
World Split on May Day 1949 forced unity split at May Day
World view splits on May Day 1949 as Soviet Union displays military might in Moscow with Stalin, Vasilevsky, and a mass parade. Communist nations tout victories while Yugoslavia criticizes blocs. In Western cities rival rallies mark loyalty debates, with Barkley praising the American way of life.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Moscow
Red Square
Josef Stalin
Politburo
Alexander Vasilevsky
China
Shanghai-Nanking- Hangchow
Warsaw
Prague
Bucharest
Budapest
Sofia
Russia
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Communist Party
New York
Alben W. Barkley
Berlin
Rome
Hartley to Speak at Northeast Junior College Tonight
Former Congressman Fred A. Hartley co author of the Taft Hartley act arrives for an address at Northeast Junior College auditorium at 8:15 PM. He registers at the Virginia hotel and will discuss labor relations and management highlighting his landmark measure and its effects. He notes labor and capital must respect each other’s rights while seeking peaceful solutions.
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Fred A. Hartley
Northeast Junior College Auditorium
Hartley
Virginia
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Labor Committee
Republican Party
House
Official word on rent control due in Washington tonight
Washington May 2 official word on rent ceilings for about 14 million dwellings is due around 9 p.m. EST. Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods will detail methods for calculating a fair net income for landlords and ensuring it. Congress has extended rent controls to July 1, 1950. No general nationwide increase expected. yardstick will hinge on landlords expenses and income.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Congress
Woods
Atlantans Face Citywide Transport Strike
ATLANTA May 2 Atlantans felt the full force of a strike of street transportation with thousands of bus and trolley riders turning to taxis and share the ride services to reach work. The walkout began Saturday night and despite long negotiations among Georgia Power Company the Trolley and Bus Drivers Union and a federal conciliator no settlement occurred. A joint statement from Union Head Jesse L Walton and Company President C B McManus indicated some progress as talks were to resume at 10 A M E S T to settle differences with 1300 union members of the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America the wage issue remains key. The company offered a five cent an hour raise and arbitration on that point while Walton said working conditions and pension plans were not to be arbitrated.
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Atlanta
Georgia Power Company
Jesse L. Walton
C. B. McManus
Walton
Limit on Oil Imports Asked
Russell B. Brown of the Independent Petroleum Association of America urged definite legal restrictions on petroleum imports at the association meeting in New Orleans. He argued foreign competition weakens U S production, noting more than 500000 barrels per day enter the country versus about 600000 produced in Louisiana, and proposed a yardstick of five percent of domestic consumption, about 300000 barrels daily.
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New Orleans
United States
Russell B. Brown
Washington
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Brown
Louisiana
Bannister sliding woman dies at 101 in Scranton
Florence E Dolph aged 101 died in Scranton after celebrating two birthdays by sliding down her home bannister. Born May 19, 1847 in Dickson City she moved to California in 1902, returned to Scranton, and was the oldest alumna of Lewisburg Seminary now Bucknell University. Private funeral services planned for Wednesday.
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Scranton
Florence E. Dolph
Dickson City
Lewisburg Seminary
Bucknell University
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United Business Front
U.S
By Fred Hampson
Twister
Rayburn
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
White House
Representative Wood
D-Ga
Wood
Anchorage
Lenin
Kremlin
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