Howley Orders Soviet Railway Police Out Of American Area
Berlin May 24 U S Brig Gen Frank L Howley ordered Soviet employed railway police to withdraw from all American sector railway stations in Berlin by 7 p m to restore order after riots. Two people were killed as 3000 strikers clashed with police at the zoo elevated station. British and French officials resisted expulsion of Soviet guards citing four power agreements. The strike demands payment in west marks and threatens rail disruption.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Berlin
U. 8S
Frank L. Howley
Von
Howley
West Berlin
U. S
Zoo
Fair Enough Fair Enough
James V Forrestal praised as loyal servant of republic after sudden death, while radio misinformation and Pearson influence criticized. The piece condemns radio propaganda and the American Broadcasting Company for spreading falsehoods to discredit citizens and public figures.
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James V. Forrestal
Republic
Truman
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Forrestal
Frank Lee
Danbury
Conn
American Broadcasting Company
Fd Noble
Labor Bill Is Given Speedup
In Washington on May 24 the House labor and civil rights agenda gained speed as Labor Chairman Lesinski said a Taft-Hartley repeal bill would reach floor action in two to three weeks, before month’s end. He cited progress on repeal compromises and a dispute over a national emergency strike provision. Representative Kelley will skip Geneva for now, signaling the House will not delay for Senate action.
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Washington
Lesinski
Michigan
Powell
Kelley
Pennsylvania
Geneva
Switzerland
Truman
U. S
House
Senate
Twelve adults to get farmer degrees in Louisiana
Baton Rouge May 24 Twelve adults will be awarded state farmer degrees by the Louisiana Future Farmers of America for outstanding contributions to F F A work. The awards will be made during the 20th annual Lafayette convention June 6 10. The list of honored includes Gov Earl K Long and editors W H Charity of Lafayette and E P Cunningham of Natchitoches Times. The star farmer will receive 100 cash and a four year scholarship to Southwestern Louisiana Institute.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Future Farmers of America
Lafayette
Earl K. Long
J. E. Hamlet
Pollock
W. H. Charrity
Daily Advertiser
E. P. Cunningham
Natchitoches
J. H. Lafleur
Opelousas
C. B. Roberts
Dallas
Tex
Sears, Roebuck and Company
W. E. Anderson
F. A
A. D. Walker
Allen LeBlanc
Erath
Bobby Tiffee
Gilbert
Herman Taylor, Jr
Star Farmer
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Merged arms buying urged in armed services bill
Senator Morse of Oregon urged merger of army navy and air force procurement to close a big loophole in a unity bill. He would require joint purchases among the three services. Morse argued current separate bidding reduces potential savings and noted defense secretary Johnson acknowledged greater savings under certain conditions. Continued on Eighth Page.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Armed Service Committee
Tydings
Uranium security lapses at Hanford exposed
The atomic energy commission security officers allegedly stole two bars of uranium from Hanford Washington and kept them undiscovered for months. The incident emerged before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee as part of a broader Capitol Hill inquiry into how well the AEC guards vital secrets.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford, Wash
Senate-House Committee On Atomic Matters
Capitol Hill
Appropriations
Commission
Isador Edelmen
Congress
House
Excommunication Threatened by Czech Archbishop
Prague May 24 Archbishop Josef Beran threatened to excommunicate Catholics collaborating with Czechoslovakia's Communist government. He accused authorities of attempting to establish a new church without current bishops. The move comes amid growing church state tensions and follows his April 29 letter detailing oppressive acts against the church.
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Prague
Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Alois Petr
Catholic People’s Party
Petr
People’s Party
National Front
Communist Party
Big Four Meeting Opens Amid Hopes on Germany
Paris May 24 The Big Four foreign ministers begin talks on Germany with Russia signaling outward willingness to reach agreement. US Britain and France await the second session to gauge how far the Soviets will go as Andrei Vishinsky opens in a pink marble palace near the Arc de Triomphe and backs a western agenda proposed by France's Robert Schuman. Ernest Bevin's remarks continue.
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Paris
Busines
Germany
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Vishinsky
Arc de Triomphe
Vishinsky
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Ernest Bevin
Flood control on lower Mississippi needs 630 million
Washington May 24 Brig Gen P A Feringa president of the Mississippi river commission estimated that 630 million dollars will be required to finish flood control works on the lower Mississippi river and its tributaries. Representative Whittington of Mississippi said the project is the greatest flood control effort in the nation.
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Washington
Mississippi River
House Public Works Committee
P. A. Feringa
Mississippi River Commission
Whittington
Mississippi
Hope Abandoned For Health Action Now
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas after a White House briefing said Congress cannot act on Truman's national health program this session. He noted uncertainty on civil rights progress and voiced optimism about the administration's overall Legislative program, with a July 31 adjournment possible and a July end deadline for unfinished must measures.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
White House
Congress
Truman
House
Rayburn
Prince Aly Khan Rita Hayworth Marriage Move Refused
Paris report says the French justice ministry refused a special dispensation for Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth to marry at the prince’s chateau. The ministry announced the wedding would occur at Vallauris town hall near the Riviera chateau and that banns waiving had been approved for the May 27 date.
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Paris
Mrsesry of Justice
Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Prince’s Chateau
Vallauris
Prince’s Riviera Chateau
Honesty Rewarded After Cash Found by Child
Seven year old Sharon Broge found a pencil case on a Monroe sidewalk and brought it home. When opened with friends they discovered 53000 dollars in cash and negotiable securities dropped by a cheese company clerk en route to a bank. The company offered a reward of five dollars.
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Monroe, Wis
Sharon Broge
Sharon
Cheese Company
Cost of living index up again
The April 15 cost of living index for moderate income families rose to 169.7 percent of the 1935-39 average, up 0.1 from March. Food prices moved up in 37 cities, down in 17, and unchanged in two, with the index remaining well above prewar levels.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rubber Worker Head Suspended
L S Buckmaster, president of the United Rubber Workers Union, was suspended indefinitely for malfeasance in office after a month-long trial by 13 members of the union's general executive board. Buckmaster may appeal at the Toronto convention in September. he contends the trial was unfair and not based on union law.
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Philadelphia
L. S
Robert Cruden
Rubber Workmon
Arbitration efforts in Ford strike waged over speed up
Detroit May 24 The Ford Motor Co rejected union arbitration terms but invited further talks to craft a plan. The CIO United Auto Workers proposed genuine arbitration on the 160 percent production standard and the right to compel workers to exceed standard speeds, ending the walkout if settled. Walter P Feather and John S Bugas signed the proposal, which follows Ford’s stance that the dispute is arbiter matter. The strike idled 106,000 Ford workers as talks recessed since Sunday night. Reuther said the union proposal differs from prior positions.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers
Ford
Walter Feather
John S. Bugas
Reuther
Forrestal to be buried as hero in Arlington
James V. Forrestal, former defense secretary, will receive a hero burial with President Truman and cabinet pallbearers. He died by suicide at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a breakdown from overwork. The service will be at Arlington National Cemetery with a 19 gun salute and a simple ceremony.
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Washington
James V. Forrestal
Truman
Defense
Forrestal
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Louis Johnson
Navy
George Raines
Hobe Sound
Fla
Ferdinand Eberstadt
New York
Eberstadt
William C. Menninger
Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Kans
Army
American Psychiatric Association
Raines
Menninger
Naval Hospital
Extradition hearing for Eisler delayed in London
London May 24. Extradition hearing for fugitive Communist Gerhart Eisler was postponed to Friday at the U S request. Home Secretary Chuter Ede sent the U S requisition with an order to proceed and did not reveal if Eisler is deemed a political refugee. Eisler, convicted in the U S on two counts, appeared at Bow Street Magistrates Court as the U S case required more time. The magistrate granted a three day delay and refused bail, noting only the bail issue was before the court.
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London
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Home
Chuter Ede
U. S
Eisler
Bow Street Court
Home Office
Ede
Britain
House of Commons
Bow Street
U.S
America
F. Graham Maw
Maw
Dudley Collard
J. F. Eastwood
Vessels Sunk In Whangpoo River
Shanghai battle rages as Communist forces force near the 35 mile wooden fence and sink vessels in the Whangpoo to block the Yangtze channel. Nationalists defend key approaches while crowds flee with farm tools and belongings.
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Fred Hampson Shanghat
Shanghai
Yangtze
Woosung
Canton
Lungwha
Hungjao Road
Chowpu Creek
Tungkao
Kaochiachi
Soochow Creek
Whangpoo
Associated Press
Lunghwa
Frankfurt Axe Killing Shocks City Child Prayed For Peace
Frankfurt Germany May 24 A 30 year old Walter Huegel confessed to forcing eight year old Sigmar Schuster to pray for eternal world peace and fatally wounding him with an axe believing a dying child would grant the wish Police hold Huegel as the slayer of the boy in the case with authorities reporting the motive and arrest.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Walter Huegel
Sigmar Schuster
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