Senate Leaders Press For Vote On Public Housing
Senate Democratic leaders push for votes by Wednesday on the 810,000 unit low rent housing bill. Sen. Sparkman says he can defeat crippling amendments and expects passage, while Bricker seeks an anti segregation condition that could end the measure. Humphrey Douglas and Taylor will lead the civil rights clash as administration aides fear a defeat if the amendment wins.
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Frank B. Allen
I. N.S
Washington
Senate
Sen
Sparkman
Ala
Bricker
Ohio
Banking
Maybank
S. C
Humphrey
Minn
Douglas
Ill
Taylor
Ida
Easter Weather and Blossoms Brighten Local Scenes
The Easter Day forecast largely came true with sun and a chilly breeze. A brief hail shower passed around 11:20 AM before more sun returned. daffodils near Sack son Park stood strong while lilacs and other blooms prepare for peak display as warming weather arrives. Daylight saving time begins next Sunday and fishing crowds on opening day set a county record.
Daily Weather Report Forecast Promises Snow Flurries Tonight
Snow flurries and cooler conditions with freezing temperatures expected tonight. Tuesday brings cloudy skies and cool air. 24 hour U S weather stats show a high of 53 and low of 38 with 0 03 inches precipitation and river stage at 5 9 feet. Earlier 24 hour period recorded a 42 high 22 low 0 03 inches of precipitation and snow.
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United States
Diplomats Monitor Iran Soviet Tension After Kremlin Moves
Washington diplomats study the Iran Soviet flare up as Moscow shutters four Azerbaijan consulates and its Teheran ambassador returns home. Radio Moscow denies planes over the region while Iran may push the case to the United Nations seeking Western support.
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John A. Richmann
SN. 8
Washington
INS
Iran
Russia
Moscow
Azerbaijan
Teheran
Ivan Sadchikov
Kremlin
Radio Moscow
Iraq
United Nations
Five Die in Easter Shooting Rampage in Pullman
Five men were killed and three wounded in Pullman Washington when George McIntyre 30 opened fire with a high powered rifle during Easter Sunday. Officer Ross Claar was slain along with Sheriff Dave Parnell and Deputy Gilbert Gallagher. McIntyre was killed after a two hour manhunt near Washington State College and along Great Northern railroad tracks.
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Pullman
Wash
INS
Ross Claar
George McIntyre
McIntyre
Claar
Dave Parnell
Gilbert Gallagher
Whit
Man County
Ernie Buck
Washington State College
Great Northern
Art
Freeze Damages Early Fruit Drop
Sunday morning’s wintry weather caused severe damage to early fruit with peaches and sweet cherries most affected. Temperatures fell to 22 degrees in places. though some blossoms remained unfilled, many peaches were killed and full extent will take time to determine.
Conviction Of Gerhart Eisler Upheld By Court
The U S court of appeals upheld the pass port falsification conviction of Gerhart Eisler described by officials as the No 1 communist in America. It affirmed a one to three year sentence for concealing communist ties in applying for an exit permit in 1945. Justice Wilbur K Miller wrote the majority ruling rejecting Eisler’s claim of insufficient evidence.
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Washington
INS
U. S. Court of Appeals
Gerhart Eisler
America
Eisler
Wilbur K. Miller
Death notices and ages listed for several residents
Death records list Mrs. Samuel Robinson 71 of 1001 North Beaver, Robert F. McGary 79 of Volant, Dr. Will Grant Chambers 481 State College Pa, Lewis Matt Emery 73 East Washington extension, Percy H. Ashton 73 739 Court Street, and Lawrence Kendra 15 months 815 Vathron Street.
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Samuel Robinson
North
Beaver Street
Robert F. McGary
Volant
Will Grant Chambers
State College
Lewis Matt
Mont) Emery
East Washington Street
Percy H. Ashton
Court Street
Lawrence Kendra
Vathron Street
Iran Recalls Soviet Ambassador Sayyan
Tehran announces recall of Ambassador Agher Hamid Sayyan from Moscow and appoin ts Communications Minister Nader Arasteh as his replacement to smooth relations with the Soviet Union. Officials say Iran Russia ties remain normal despite RussiaS consulate closures. A high Iranian official denies troop threats under the 1921 treaty.
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Tehran
INS
Moscow
Agher Hamid Sayyan
Nader Arasteh
Russia
Iran
Imprisonment Of Church Leaders At UN Debate
The United Nations General Assembly moves to resume discussion on the imprisonment of Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty and Bulgarian Protestant church leaders. The ad hoc and political committees will handle these cases as major bodies reconvene after a week.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Bulgaria
Mindszenty
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
General Assembly
President Ta x Increase Program Shelved Likely
Congress may shelve President Truman's four billion dollar tax increase and focus on tax law revision. The House Ways and Means committee may prioritize Treasury requests and delay the president's tax plan. If revised, levies could be cut slightly, with decisions after Social Security legislation and hearings conclude.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Committee
Germans in Soviet Zone Push for Berlin Blockade End
Berlin April 18. Soviet zone Germans pressure Russians to end the Berlin blockade citing severe financial damage. A British army paper notes eastern zone Germans seek to resume trade with Western Germany and normalize relations. East German railroad leaders warn transport faces bankruptcy without renewed trade between the two halves.
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Berlin
Western
Germany
East
US to Withdraw From South Korea Discussed in Seoul
In Seoul officials from the United States and South Korea are negotiating the withdrawal date for U S occupation forces. President Syngman Rhee and Ambassador John J Muccio confirm talks on a withdrawal within several months.
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Seoul
INS
U. S
South Korea
Syngman Yee
John J. Muccio
Rhee
Record Crowds Attend Easter Services Sunday
Weather improved to sunlit Easter noon as crowds filled churches across the city. Florals adorned altars and special music highlighted services while heavy traffic marked the day.
Proclaim Free Republic Of Ireland Today
Huge crowds fill Dublin streets for the proclamation ceremony of the Free Republic of Ireland. President Sean O’Kelly and Prime Minister John Costello lead state arrivals as Archbishop McQuaid presides at thanksgiving mass marking severing formal ties with Great Britain. Easter Rebellion recalled at the General Post Office.
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Lublin
Dublin
Free Republic of Ireland
O'Connell Street
General Post Office
Republc
Sean O’kelly
John Costello
William Norton
John Charles McQuaid
Great Britain
Harlan County Officer Slain in Easter Shooting
Harlan County police chief Ambrose Metcalfe, 29, was shot five times while stopping a speeding car as his wife and child watched. Two men, Arthur Jackson and Ford Sizemore, were arrested on murder charges and held in Bell County jail, Pineville.
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Shields
INS
Harlan” County
Ambrose Metcalfe
Harlan County
Harlan
Metcalfe
Kathleen
Field Hensley
Arthur Jackson
Ford Sizemore
Bell County
Pineville
Mother Of Three Children Found Beaten To Death
In Cambridge Massachusetts neighbors summoned by the cries of three children found Gloria Rich thirty beaten and strangled in her bedroom. Her body lay behind a bed with torn nightgown and bruises on the throat chest and back. The children Judy Joyce and Alan aged six four were cared for by neighbors.
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Cambridge
Mass
INS
Gloria Rich
Pedestrian Dies After Car Strikes East New Castle Man
Lewis Matt Emery age about 73 of East Washington street extension was fatally injured Saturday at 9 30 pm when struck by a car driven by Fred Feil of Schenley avenue R D 9 He died on way to New Castle hospital suffering a skull fracture and leg fractures The incident occurred on Route 88 as Emery stepped into the road The body was taken to DeCarbo Funeral Home Emery lived at the Leo Wise Coal Yard where he served as night watchman and also worked at Druschel's green houses He was the son of the late L
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Lewis Matt
Mont) Emery
East Washington Street
Fred Feil
Schenley Avenue
R.D
Emery
New Castle Hospital
Pennsylvania
Feil
Cascade Park
DeCarbo Funeral Home
Mr. Emery
Leo Wise
East New Castle
Druschel
Modern Paul Revere Ride Recalled In Boston Observance
Mrs. Henry B. Chapin, great granddaughter of Paul Revere, lights two lanterns at North Church to reenact the 1775 ride. Capt. Elwood R. Holt leads the procession from the Paul Revere house at 10 a.m. on a white charger named Grey Lady, traveling through Charleston Somerville Medford and Arlington to Lexington.
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Boston
Paul Revere
Old North Church
Henry B. Chapin
Jamaica Plain
Revere
Concord
Lexington
Elwood R. Holt
Arlington
North Square
Charleston
Somerville
Medford
Soviet Envoy Reported to Visit Washington on Pact Talks
Berlin reports say Gen Georgi V Malinin former Soviet Deputy Chief of Staff in Germany traveled to Washington for talks on the North Atlantic Pact and the Berlin blockade. State Department and Berlin officials offered no confirmation noting open channels and no indication of lifting the blockade.
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London
Berlin
Washington
Reuters
London Daily Mail
Georgi V. Malinin
Germany
Malinin
Russia
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
State Acheson
U. S
Philip Hawkins
Tobin Accused Of Lobbying For Taft-Hartley Bill
Secretary of Labor Tobin faces a charge from the National Association of Manufacturers alleging he lobbied for the administration’s Taft-Hartley repeal. NAM claims Tobin told reporters he and aides have polled nearly every member of Congress on the labor bill and may seek removal for violating a 30 year old DC code section.
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Washington
Tobin
D.C
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Congress
The
Manufacturers’ Association
Easter Time Observance Described By Arthur Mometer
The passage describes Easter festivities with chocolate rabbit remnants and egg shells scattered about. A blue coat and new hat hang on a closet shelf as the scene notes young ladies dressing and waiting for flowers, with the room humming in a festive mood and mild weather recorded as fifty two.
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Indonesia
Israel
Raymond Wilcove
U. N.S
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Anderson Sisters
Spruce Street
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Marian
Marlene
Lily
Esther
Republic of Ireland
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Aim
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Phillips J. Peck
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Arthur Mometer
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