Towboat Jackson Destroyed by Fire on Mississippi River
Eleven crew members escaped unharmed when the towboat Jackson, operating for B. and M. Towing Co. of Houston, burned after an engine explosion near Muscatine, Iowa. The vessel, 136 feet long with 3200 horsepower, went to shore of an island after the blaze spread from oil cargo and lubricants. The Delta City towed the men to Muscatine and resupplied the crew before continuing.
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Jackson
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Delta City
B. & M. Towing Co
Houston
Tex
Bettendorf
Brian Williams
Paducah
Adam Kidd
Ashport
Tenn
Marvin Carroll
Ten
Acheson to Sign German Treaty and Defense Pact
Secretary of State Acheson plans to depart for Europe in about ten days to sign a peace treaty with the Western German government and participate in the signing of a European defense community accord. He will be joined by foreign ministers of Britain France and West Germany as Western nations push toward unified peace and security in Europe.
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Washington
Acheson
Europe
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Russia
Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations Commission
U. N
Senate panel moves to curb Wage Stabilization Board powers
The Senate banking committee votes 7 to 3 to reorganize the Wage Stabilization Board into an all public body and 8 to 4 to extend wage and price controls to March 1 1953. The Capehart amendment is debated to limit its reach to manufacturers only.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Truman
Congress
Capehart
Office of Price Stabilization
Court of Appeals
Reds Seek Daily Truce Talks and Propaganda Attacks
North Korean General Nam I said the Communists will press for daily truce talks and reject the Allies’ armistice package while not indicating any new peace proposal. He stressed the Reds do not intend to break off negotiations in Korea and accused Allied forces of propaganda efforts.
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Munsan
Korea
Nam I
Raid on Currier hall by 700 Iowa men shocks campus
About 700 male students taunted by cries of come on in fellows raided the Currier hall girls dormitory in Iowa City late Tuesday. Police and campus officers repelled repeated attempts as 200 broke into the four story building and searched rooms.
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University of Iowa
Currier Hall
Fellows
Iowa
Iowa City
Dean Roudabush
Brooklyn, In
L. Dale Faunce
Stu
Dents
Joe Venaglio
Missouri Valley
Iowa River
Hillcrest
West Germany to Ask One Billion Aid for Rearmament
Bonn sources say West Germany will seek at least 1 billion dollars in foreign aid from the United States to begin arming German troops for Western defense after approval of the peace contract and the European army treaty. The plan envisions 400,000 German troops for a six nation force with Britain supplying some equipment while Germany and the United States bear the main costs.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
United States
Britain
Gas Main Improvements Start in Muscatine Monday
The Iowa Electric Company begins an $80,000 Muscatine gas improvement program with Shepard and Fry awarded the contract to install 1950 feet of four inch main on Newell Avenue and 750 feet on Broadway. Additional projects include upgrades on Oregon Street and new mains between Oregon and the Rock Island railroad, plus maintenance on Mulberry and Park avenues as ground water recedes.
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Muscatine
Iowa Electric Company
Herbert JF. Ives
Shepard and Fry
Newell Avenue
Logan
Lucas Streets
Maiden Lare
Broadway
South
Oregon Street
Grandview Avenue
Stewart Road
Rock Island
Mulberry Avenue
Park Avenue
Ives
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Texas
Oklahoma
Chicago
Yale Students Riot in Downtown City
About 1,000 Yale students clashed in New Haven downtown over ice cream truck rivalry causing three hours of disruption. A fire hose redirected the crowd while police arrested drivers, four students faced arrest, two injured with concussions, six treated for injuries, and others sent to the infirmary as mood turned riotous.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
University Health Department
Stolen $700 From Hotel Room In Muscatine
Muscatine police investigated a Sunday night hotel theft in which $700 was taken from a sixth floor room occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Blades of Dubuque. The thief entered by turning the key twice and escaped without waking them. The money was hidden in a brassiere and tied with a ring and handkerchief. No charges have been filed. The Blades returned to Dubuque Monday afternoon. Mrs. Blades is Kenneth Coder’s mother.
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Muscatine
Wilfred Blades
Dubuque
Blades
Mueller
Taft Leads Eisenhower Slimming Edge in West Virginia
West Virginia Taft holds a 14 to 1 delegate lead for 16 votes in the GOP nominating contest. Early counts showed Taft at 15 to 1 before an unpledged candidate in the third district briefly overtook one Taft delegate. Taft leads Stassen by more than 3 to 1 in popularity votes. Eisenhower’s name not on the ballot.
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Charleston
W. Va
Taft
Eisenhower
West Virginia
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
Iowa Gets More Flood Relief Funds
President Truman informed Gov. Williams S. Beardsley that additional federal flood disaster relief funds are available for Iowa. The White House cited a $400,000 figure but did not specify the exact amount and directed contact with Housing and Home Finance Agency representatives for the Iowa relief effort.
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Des Moines
Truman
Williams S. Beardsley
Iowa
Washington
White House
Beardsley
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Escaped Convicts Free Hostages In Texas Pursuit
Two of four prisoners who fled Ramsey state prison farm were recaptured early today and a mother Lydia Sproles and her daughter Clara Jo were freed after being held hostage in Angleton. The convicts fled with guards’ clothing and stole vehicles as police pursued through Liverpool Alvin Velasco.
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Angleton, Tex.p
Ramsey State Prison Farm
M. V. Crain
Lydia Sproles
Clara Jo
Angleton
Liverpool
Tex
Alvin
Russell H. Pulliam
John E. Welch
Velasco
O. O. Stewart
Alfred Minner
Rose Vandorn
Stewart
Minner
CIO Issues New Steel Strike Threat
Philadelphia May 14 The CIO United Steelworkers threaten a new steel strike if wage terms are not promptly agreed. Delegates at the sixth constitutional convention consider a resolution calling for closing mills to force a fair settlement. President Philip Murray enjoins unity to win just terms while accusing steel managers of delaying bargaining and undermining stabilization programs.
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Philadelphia
CIOQ
CIO
United Steelworkers
America
Philip Murray
Wage Board Sets 15 Cents Upper Limit on Oil Strike Pay
The Wage Stabilization Board capped wage increases at 15 cents an hour for striking oil workers, aiming to guide unions amid a three week walkout. Board chair Nathan Fein Singer said the move may hasten settlement and affect over 20 unions, while PAD prepares state-level petroleum directives and Chap man outlines defense-oriented distribution. Oil production drops, with shortages reaching Britain as Indiana gas stations risk drying up and U S military needs continuing.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Great Britain
U. S. Third Air Force
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
14 Year Old Girl and 65 Year Old Widower Marriage Halted
Des Moines reports a 65 year old widower and his 14 year old would be bride were stopped from marrying after Carl Parks the chief juvenile probation officer received calls from interested parties. The girl's parents consented and the girl wished to proceed, but officials intervened noting the man’s stated motive to do something nice and to leave her property.
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Des Moines
Carl Parks
Parks
Gross Testimony Triggers NY Police Lieutenant Firing
Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan fired Lt. Thomas J. Evans hours before his planned retirement amid graft allegations tied to bookie Harry Gross. Evans loses a $2,575 annual pension as attorney Daniel Jacobson plans an appellate review claiming innocence and a court reversal. Evans had faced direct evidence from Gross about a $20 million a year bookie operation.
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New York
Harry Gross
George P. Monaghan
Gross
Thomas J. Evans
Evans
Pianists Anonymous Formed by Carroll Businessmen and Editors
Six Carroll men including Bob Poor Larry Wess Bill Hunter and Daily Times Herald editors formed Pianists Anonymous to pursue adult music education. Initiated by Sports Editor Brantz after his son learned piano the group seeks to become educated amateurs enjoying playing for joy.
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Carroll
Carroll Business
Bob Poor
Carroll Lumber Co
Larry Wess
Council Oak
Bill Hunter
Omar Bakeries, Inc
Howard Brantz
W. L. Reitz
Martin J. Maher
Daily Times Herald
Brantz
Anonymous
Donnie
Cecelia Eltgroth
Miss Eltgroth
Pianists Anonymous
Supreme Court weighs President’s steel seizure power
The U S Supreme Court begins deliberations on whether President Truman exceeded his powers when seizing the steel industry to avert a 650000 worker strike. Justices hear final arguments, with Justice Jackson urging caution as opinions are written. If a majority agrees with Jackson, a ruling could take weeks.
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Washington
Truman
U. S. Supreme Court
Court of Last Resort
David A. Pine
Jackson
CIO
United
Russians Lift Road Blockade Near Berlin
U S authorities said Russians suddenly lifted a seven day highway blockade blocking Allied patrols and allowed a patrol car to pass Babelsberg checkpoint without trouble. The move followed talks between Western commanders and Russian authorities.
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Berlin
U. S
Babelsberg
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Murray
O. A. Knight
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Gary-Hammond
Indiana
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U.S
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