Tense Clash At Forthcoming Big Four Parley
Diplomatic observers foresee a tense Paris meeting of the big four foreign ministers with US Britain France and the Soviet Union ready to push Ruhr Rhineland matters and Franco Spain actions while Byrnes aims to finalize peace treaties for Italy Finland Hungary Romania and Bulgaria through cautious horse trading amidst current UN council tensions.
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Gestapo Chief Kaltenbrunner Testifies as Figurehead
Ernest Kaltenbrunner, head of the Gestapo and Nazi security police, told the international war crimes tribunal he served as a harmless figurehead. He said he knew the world’s hatred was aimed at him and that Himmler’s death left him with the burden of another’s crimes.
Truman Starts Second Year In White House
President Truman begins his second year in office in Washington. He will travel to Hyde Park, N Y, to honor Franklin D Roosevelt before returning to manage postwar transition. The article reviews events from Roosevelt’s death to Hiroshima Nagasaki, Potsdam, the change in Britain, and Truman’s early presidency amid labor strife and a cautious Congress.
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Frost Bites Fruit as West Penn Frost Stuns Farmers
Frosts over the past week injure fruit blossoms with experts warning ongoing damage from recent cold. Residents report lingering frost pockets near East Brook Road and continued cold in Croton district. Automotive owners note radiator coverings and early anti freez e removal causing frozen components amid unsettled spring weather.
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Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a maximum of 45 twenty degree minimum, heavy frost noted. River stage stands at 47 feet. Year ago same date recorded a 79 maximum, 39 minimum and no precipitation.
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Poland Hints Nazi Scientists Devising Bombs
New York April 11 United Nations Security Council delegates noted Poland's claim that Nazi scientists are developing atom bombs radar rockets and other weapons in Franco Spain while a formal complaint by Dr Oscar Lange was filed with the secretary general. The hint of Spain's issue gaining floor at Monday's session grew as Polish spokesmen tied Hitler scientists to the alleged projects.
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Senate To Get Recommendation On Draft Law
Washington April 11 The Senate military affairs committee prepared to report a draft extension bill It is near ensured the panel will approve only a watered down version of President Truman's request for a year's blanket extension of the existing law Four dozen proposals to modify the bill were before the committee including some similar to those approved by the House committee An amendment to create a moratorium on inductions unless Congress authorizes further legislation was rejected earlier Also defeated was an extension to July instead of May 1 The House committee approved a nine month extension bill
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Prison love nest inside Southern Michigan Prison inquiry
Testimony at the Civil Service Commission ouster hearing for Warden Harry H Jackson and five aides described a love nest inside Southern Michigan prison where inmates met sweethearts for an hour. Timothy Baxter testified he paid an inmate nurse $10 to enable visits and said gambling was widespread with a $1,500 loss in a dice game.
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Soviet Union Gives Poland 23 Warships in Gdynia Ceremony
Moscow broadcast reported by NBC said the Soviet Union handed 23 warships to Poland at a ceremony in Gdynia. The transfer was described as an official gift from the USSR to Poland.
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Conservative Diet Is Named In Jap Voting
Tokyo voters backed a conservative diet in early returns with Liberals and Progressives each winning 49 seats. Social Democrats and moderate leftists gained 42 seats, Communists and Cooperatives four each, independents 43 seats. Hitoshi Ashida and Wataru Narahashi secured seats as cabinet members pursued a pro Shidehara party. Ichiro Hatoyama emerged as a leading political figure pursuing a bid for power.
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Wataru Narahashi
Ichiro Hatoyama
Refugees End Hunger Strike in Italian Harbor
One thousand one hundred Jewish refugees ended a 65 hour hunger strike in La Spezia after Harold Laski pledged help from the British Labor party to obtain passage to Palestine. The survivors of Nazi camps were aboard the steamer Fede when British authorities refused them permission to sail, and they vowed to continue their protest if needed.
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Italy
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British Labor Party
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Israel
Frost Deepens Damage to Western Pennsylvania Fruit
Frost and subfreezing temperatures in western Pennsylvania led to further damage to early fruit and blossoms. Low areas stayed near freezing with light ice formations reported while Pittsburgh saw 21 degrees and districts reached 28 above.
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Two Children Die in Tenement Fire in New York
A tenement blaze in New York claimed two young lives as five children were left alone. The victims are two month old Robert Radicke, who died in his crib, and his aunt Jane O Donnell ae who died from burns and smoke inhalation after lengthy treatment at the scene.
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Kimmel Denied Access to Secret Navy Dispatch File
Washington April 1 The Pearl Harbor committee learned Adm. Husband E. Kimmel was refused access by President Truman to a secret navy file of dispatches between Roosevelt and the British government. Truman said only the congressional investigating committee could view it. Navy liaison Comdr. John F. Baechler testified there were two dispatches in the super secret file, both relating to the Philippines and already provided to the committee weeks ago.
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Missouri Anchors in Piraeus Harbor During Istanbul Mission
The battleship Missouri lies at anchor in Piraeus as passengers study Greece's turmoil and shipping shortfalls. The ship is en route home after delivering the remains of a former Turkish ambassador to the United States, highlighting Greece's postwar need for food and ships after losing most of its merchant fleet.
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Durfee High School strike ends as principal appeals
In Detroit on April 11 a two hour walkout by about 500 students from Durfee Intermediate High School ended after the principal appealed for a return to classes. Students had been protesting conditions, and the principal urged a quick return to normal school activities.
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Kiwanis Club Dinner Highlights Nazi Terror Tales
New Castle Kiwanis and guests heard Homme de Kanter recount the terrors faced by his family in Holland after the German occupation. The program featured musical numbers, a Kiwanis quartet debut, and stories from Rotterdam born de Kanter who later returned to assist a factory before fleeing again.
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Plan to Avert Large Civil War in Manchuria
The Chinese Democratic league proposes a five day truce in Manchuria and a withdrawal of Communist troops from the Chanechun Mukden railway to allow Nationalist forces to enter Chanechun. The league urges all Manchurian issues be settled per existing agreements between Nationalist and Communist leaders.
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Deaths of Mrs Alice Mo Robinson and John Louis Crag
The death notices report Mrs Alice Mo Robinson aged 79 of 106 Croton Avenue and John Louis Crag aged 62 of 66 Kutler Avenue Akron Ohio. The April 31, 1946 record lists their ages and addresses.
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Janitor Dies in Monessen High School Fire
A $200000 blaze at Monessen High School in Pennsylvania killed Liam Headley a 60 year old janitor. Firefighters from surrounding communities battled the block long two story building as the body was found buried in debris after students were dismissed. The origin of the fire was not immediately determined.
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Novikov to Follow Gromyko Policy in Washington
Nikolai V. Novikov the Soviet Union's new ambassador to Washington is expected to carry on the foreign policy line set by his predecessor Andrei A Gromyko. Known as amiable yet taciturn he has pursued Moscow's policy with energy and in 1945 he served as charge d affaires during Gromyko's trip to Moscow.
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Family ties blur as optometrists wed in Syracuse
Earl J. Smith and his son E. Kenneth Smith both optometrists announced they married the same woman, Mrs. Charles E. Riggs, in Syracuse on Friday, making Smith Sr. both father in law and stepfather to his son’s wife.
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Pearl Harbor Hearings Near Final Session
Washington April 11 The late President Roosevelt report to congressional leaders from December 1941 detailing efforts to forestall war with Japan is to be laid before the Pearl Harbor committee as it begins what may be its last day of public hearings. Adm Harold R Stark and Rear Admiral John Bearcat slated as witnesses.
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Labor Secretary to press coal negotiators for real talks
Secretary of Labor Lewis B Schwellenbach plans afternoon sessions with John L Lewis and coal operators to urge real negotiations on a new mine contract as a 400000 miner strike enters its tenth day. He will meet at 1 30 pm with the operators and at 4 pm with Lewis to urge joint bargaining on the same subject.
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Hoover Arrives in Berlin for Aid Tour
Former President Herbert Hoover lands in Berlin by way of Hamburg after avoiding Soviet airspace. Welcomed at Tempelhof by General McNarney, Lt. Gen. Clay, and Ambassador Murphy, Hoover, honorary chairman of Truman famine relief, plans a Berlin tour and dinner with McNarney. He had been in Copenhagen to meet King Christian X.
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Lucius Clay
Robert Murphy
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Christian X
Delay In Major Jap War Trials Is Announced
TOKYO April 11. The international military tribunal said trials of major Japanese war crimes suspects will be delayed a short time. It marks the third postponement since the original March 15 date. Russian representatives need time to study documents in cases against Tojo and other war leaders.
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Last Night Frost Harms Early Fruits In Region
A severe nightly frost, the worst of the season, damaged early fruit and vegetation after an abnormally warm March. Official reading at the U S weather station was 20 degrees, with other districts reporting 15 degrees.
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Seismic Report From St Louis Sees Violent Quake Nearby
St Louis University reported a seismograph registering a very violent earthquake last night. The center of the quake was about 5,500 miles away, in a northeast direction near Rumanta, with timing noted as April 11.
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Man Returns Home from Pacific War with Ribbons
A community welcomes a returning Navy veteran after years away in the Pacific. The letters home sparked humor and tears, and the man arrives with medals from Leyte Saipan Mindoro and other battles, bringing pride and a tale of endurance. The scene closes with a festive, grateful mood.
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