Soviet guards bar Allied patrols on Berlin Autobahn
Soviet guards halted regular Allied patrols on the 110 mile autobahn from Berlin to the Allied zones without giving a reason. Trucks and private traffic continued while border guards at Helmstedt and Babelsberg turned back patrols after checking documents. Western officials termed the move cautious and uncertain, with Allied commanders to address the action.
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Berlin
Germany
Helmstedt
Babelsberg
Iowa GOP rivals spar over highway policy in campaign
In Des Moines three Republican contenders Beardsley Evans and Nicholas debated Iowa highway needs focusing on construction plans a proposed 500 million bond issue for modernization and a 20 year program aimed at expanding primary and secondary roads as the June 2 primary approached.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Kenneth A. Evans
William H. Nicholas
Beardsley
Centerville
Evans
Iowa
Nicholas
Waukon
Kefauver Leads Oregon in AP Survey for May 16 Primary
Oregon newsmen forecast Eisenhower winner of the Republican presidential primary with 61 percent support and Earl Warren and Taft split for second. Kefauver leading the Democratic contest with about 71.6 percent, Stevenson at 18.4 and Douglas at 10. Taft delegates may hinge on nonpledged Taft supporters.
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Salem
Ore
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Oregon
Associated Press
Taft
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Stevenson
Douglas
U S Orders Gas Reserve In 32 States
The Petroleum Administration for Defense issued a nationwide order to maintain essential fuel supplies. It targets bulk plants, terminals, and large stations from the Atlantic coast to Oklahoma, setting minimum reserves of 3000 barrels or five percent of capacity. The action follows an 11 day oil industry strike and amid rationing reports.
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Denver
Iowa
District of Columbia
The
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Atlantic Seaboard
Kansas
Oklahoma
PAC
California
CIO
Nurses Rescued Off Niagara Cliff
Police rescued two student nurses near Niagara Falls after they became stranded on a cliff ledge while attempting a climb. Rosemarie Burke and Rose Bowen, both 18 and 19, suffered cuts and bruises, while Marilyn Blake 19 slid down a 150 foot embankment losing three front teeth before reaching safety and calling police.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara George
Rosemarie Burke
Buffalo
Rose Bowen
Marilyn Blake
Anamosa Escapees Nabbed at Grinnell
Two 23 year old prisoners who walked away from the Anamosa state reformatory dairy farm were arrested by Grinnell police Friday night. Suspects George Elmer Oleson and Willard Dean Otto were found in a car reported stolen at Anamosa. Oleson faced September release and Otto June release.
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Grinnell
State Reformatory
Anamosa
George Elmer Oleson
Willard Dean Otto
Olvson
Otto
Adenauer Aims to Sign Western Pact by May 20
Chancellor Adenauer summoned his cabinet to win support from two coalition partners for the peace contract with the Allies. He promised Friday night he would be ready to sign the pact with the three Western occupation powers by May 20.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Muscatine River Drops Below Flood Stage as Levee Review Sought
Mississippi at Muscatine fell .7 foot to 15.8 feet, below 16 foot flood stage. An inspection of Muscatine and Muscatine island levees near a 25.5 foot 100 year flood protection level was requested from the army corps of engineers by local leaders.
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
Weather Bureau
Muscatine Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Island Levee
G. A. Finley
Clock Tower
John Hendriks
Joint
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine and
Louisa Counties
B Pon
Corps of Engineers
Board of Engineers For
Washington, D
Drownings Mark First Lake Tragedy Since Open
In Bedford Iowa the lake’s first drowning in 15 years occurred Friday when 72 year old P A Price of Gravity drowned after the boat he shared with C C Hill capsized. Coroner Dr Earl Stone said Price could not swim and sank after leaning to pull the anchor while Hill swam ashore.
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Bedford
P. A. Price
C. C. Hill
Earl J. Stone
Taylor County
Price
Hill
Moscow loses leading Shakespeare scholar Miha Morozov
Russia mourns as Miha Morozov, renowned Shakespeare scholar, dies today in Moscow. The loss disrupts literary research and university programs where Morozov led ongoing studies and mentored graduate students.
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Moscow
Russia
Miha Morozov
School Bus Rolls Over Near Carroll No Hospitalized
A Carroll school bus with 42 passengers rolled over on a gravel road south of Harbur after veering onto a soft shoulder. Driver Bert Highett and seven pupils escaped with bruises cuts and shock. most pupils had already been dismissed home when the wreck occurred.
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Carroll, la
Carroll
Bert Highett
Harbur
Blonde deserts Marine as Toledo woman quits corps
Pvt. Doris Reffitt age 23 was arrested on a charge of deserting the Marine Corps in Toledo Ohio. She claimed she quit her job to join the marines and did not see why it caused trouble. She said a spat with her boyfriend led to enlistment and she returned to him after a reconciliation on St Patrick's Day.
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Toledo
Ohio
Doris Reffitt
Marine Corps
Marines
Margaret Slater
St. Patrick’s
Four Teens Die In Hampton Head-On Crash
A car carrying four Iowa Falls High School teens to Clear Lake after prom collided head on with another vehicle north of Hampton. Also killed were William Perrenoud and wife near Tama, Perry Bachman near Ankeny, and James Dempster and his mother near Logan. Four others injured include Marvin Hansen and his wife, Gene Richards, and two underage girls. Iowa recorded nine traffic deaths in the last 24 hours and 150 for 1952.
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Hampton, la
Clear Lake
Iowa Falls
Hampton
Iowa
Gary Braga
Iowa Falls High School
Devere Braga
Gary
Robert Havens, Jr
S. Marvin Hansen
Aredale
Phyllis Morehouse
Hansen
Shirley
Gene Richards
Aerdale
Marlys Doss
Alden
Robert Haven
Margaret Cole
Iowa State College
Doss
Tama
William C. Perrenoud
Winfield
Mary Lou
Perrenoud
Chelsea
Robert H. Lester
Sioux City
Ankeny
Perry A. Bachman
James Dempster
Kathryn Dempster
Council Bluffs
Logan
Beating Told as Warning in New York Graft Case
The younger brother of Bookie Harry Gross was beaten on West 29th Street as a warning to halt his testimony about graft involving New York policemen. Police guard was assigned to Jackie Gross, 24, after the assault as prosecutors at a departmental trial proceed with charges against five officers.
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New York
Harry Gross
Jackie Gross
West 29Th Street
Manhattan
Gross
Victor J. Horwitz
General Dodd Freed by Communist POWs on Koje Island
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd released in good health after three days as a prisoner of war on Koje Island following a conference with Communist leaders. Lt. Col. Robert Raven escaped. Dodd to fly to Seoul for a news conference as terms of release are partially disclosed.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Francis T. Dodd
Koje Island
Dodd
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Kore
Robert Raven
Newton
Tex
Raven
Francis Dodd
Strike settlements end Cedar Rapids contract dispute
Cedar Rapids workers reach a settlement with local ALF teamsters after a strike begun May 11. Bargaining agent Jim White says the deal raises pay by 161 percent cents an hour, effective June 1, the fourth of five trade union actions to be resolved.
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Cedar Rapids
ALF Teamsters Union
Jim White
New six story wing of Iowa Lutheran Hospital to be dedicated
Des Moines reports a new six story wing of Iowa Lutheran Hospital will be dedicated Sunday. The extension adds patient rooms, improved facilities, and expands urban medical capacity in the city.
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Des Moines
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Indict Mother for Drowning Baby in New Rochelle
Ruth Scherff de Chambre 45 of New Rochelle was indicted on first degree murder for drowning her two year old son Jean eight days ago and faced a sanity exam ordered by Justice Samuel W. Eager. Five years earlier she was deemed insane after drowning her four month old Fernard Jr and spent a year in an asylum.
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New City
N. Y
Ruth Scherff de Chambre
New Rochelle
Jean
Tank Patrol Battles 1000 Chinese on Korean Front
An armed allied tank infantry patrol with artillery support fought a daylong engagement against about 1000 Chinese troops along the Korean western front near Panmunjom. The patrol withdrew at night, with results not disclosed. The Fifth Air Force reported 13-ship aerial victories, and ten Allied planes lost to combat and ground fire.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Panmunjom
Fifth Air Force
Governors Oppose U S 52 Primary Plan This Year
A majority of governors told the Senate they doubt a voluntary nationwide presidential primary bill by Senator Douglas should take effect in 1952. About 25 of 40 respondents opposed federal meddling or found the plan impractical this year. The rule committee poll found mixed views on national primaries guiding conventions and possible state costs, with results nonbinding.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas
Senate Rules Committee
Smathers
D-Fla
Three Car Crash Injures Local Man
George J. Ford, 65, of Muscatine, injured in a three car collision east of Buffalo on Highway 6. Ford and Richard L. Schumacher, 18, were involved when Ford’s vehicle was sideswiped. Elza W. Upshaw, 32, struck Ford’s parked car, sending it into Schumacher’s. Ford treated at Mercy Hospital for a broken left arm. no charges filed.
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George J. Ford
Muscatine
Buffalo
Ford
Richard L. Schumacher
Schumacher
Elza W. Upshaw
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Negro actor Canada Lee dies at 45 in New York
Canada Lee, noted for his stage role as Bigger Thomas in Native Son, dies in New York on Friday night from a heart ailment. Born in the United States, he built a prominent acting career and was a leading figure among Black performers of his era.
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New York
Canada Lee
Bigger Thomas
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Rockland State Hospital
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