Europe Arms Program May Last For Years
Washington reports that Secretary of State Acheson is prepared to tell Congress that American arms aid to Western Europe could last for many years as a long term project. Dispute brews on Capitol Hill over which committee handles the legislation for enforcing the 12 nation treaty and implementing the aid program. Some diplomats estimate a minimum three years, with a possible taper and end around June 30, 1952, aligning with the Marshall Plan’s schedule.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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South Dakota
Bridges
New Hampshire
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Five Die in Gun Battle in Pullman Washington
Five men were killed and three injured in a gun battle in Pullman. Police said three police officers a civilian and a business man who joined the posse died. The business man George McIntyre electric store operator opened fire killing eight before he was shot by a posse. Other dead included Sheriff Pete Parnell Deputy Gilbert Gallagher Ernie Buck taxi driver and posse member Ross Claar. Police said McIntyre went berserk when Claar tried to question him about an earlier fight.
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Wash
Art Ricketts
George McIntyre
L M
Pete) Parnell
Gilbert Gallagher
Ernie Buck
Ross Claar
McIntyre
Claar
Smog Conditions To Be Repeated In Donora Test
Donora Pennsylvania officials plan a four day smog reproduction beginning tomorrow to study deadly air pollution last October that killed 22. The test uses all zinc works smelters at the American Steel and Wire Company under Public Health Service oversight with Federal and state tests ongoing to identify the fog’s role. The Webster Society for Better Living requested the study as residents recall last year’s haze across Monongahela River.
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U.S. Public Health Service
American Steel and Wire Company
Webster Society For Better Living
Webster
Monongahela River
Blockade Talks Highlight Soviet Berlin Plan to Turn City Neutral
London reports Soviet envoys head to Washington with a proposal to lift the Berlin blockade and render Berlin a neutral city under UN oversight after restoring road and rail links. East Zone Germans press for blockade end to resume trade with West Germany. Soviet Ambassador Dekanosov in Berlin advising on interzonal trade terms.
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Daily Mall
Washington
Berlin
United Nations
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Europe
East Zone
Dis Welt
Hamburg
West Germany
Vladimir Dekanosov
Germany
Hitler
Soviet Union
Dekanosov
Another Harlan Police Chief Is Shot To Death
Shields Kentucky April 17 Harlan County Police Chief Ambrose Metcalfe 29 was shot to death on the street today. Two men were arrested on charges of murder Arthur Jackson and Ford Sizemore were named by State Police. Metcalfe led the county anti vice and liquor drive and had earlier headed the first police patrol. Evarts coal camp near Shields has seen six police chiefs since last August with Chief Isachar Combs indicted for murder.
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Shields
Harlan County
Ambrose Metcalfe
Arthur Jackson
Ford Sizemore
Metcalfe
Evarts
No 5
Isachar Combs
Capot Takes Down Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace
Capot nosed out Slam Bang to win the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace, a close mile and a sixteenth duel that left Capot as favorite but not a decisive victor. Four Derby-eligible starters featured in the field, making the race a near photo finish and a potential indicator for upcoming Derby form.
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Greentree
Capat
C. Mahlon Kline
Thief Loots Choir Loft at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Police Detective Cecil Kessick said a thief looted coats in the choir room during Easter services at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church in Huntington. Loss valued at more than $300, with owners singing inside.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cecil Kessick
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Weather Summary Readings and Temperatures
The 24 hour precipitation ends at 3:00 am shows 0.13 inch. April to date 2.61 inches with normal April 3.39 inches. April 1948 total 5.24 inches. Excess through April 1949 0.14 inch. High yesterday 13 with 60 from last year. Low last night 41, versus 38 a year ago. Sunset 6:50 pm, sunrise tomorrow 5:28 am. Moon rises tomorrow 2:7 am, moon sets 10:29 am.
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Tomorow
Annapolis Plans 300th Anniversary Celebration Week
Annapolis will mark the 300th anniversary of its settlement with a week of events from May 20 to May 27. The program, directed by Domar Celebration Service, features a pageant, parades, exhibitions, water and Marine parades, and a colonial ball led by midshipmen and local choirs. Highlights include an opening at the Naval Academy, Maryland State Day ceremonies, a three cent stamp issue, and a grand fireworks salute ending with a night of festivity.
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Maryland
Domar
Colonial Hall
Anne Arundel County
Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
State House
Anne Arun’el County
Chesapeake Bay
United States Naval
Academy
Severn
TWO FOR A POUND Soochow China April 17
To beat inflation newspapers in Soochow have priced items in rice rather than money. The price per copy is 0.65 of a pound of rice. The Fiji Islands were placed under British sovereignty by their chiefs in 1874.
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Soochow
China
Shanghai
Fiji Islands
Easter Sunday Observed Across Nation and Abroad
Easter Sunday observed worldwide with church services and sunny skies. In Washington President Truman, Mrs. Truman, and Margaret attended Episcopal and Baptist services and spent a quiet day at home. In Windsor the King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip attended Easter services as warm weather returns. In New York a record crowd on Fifth Avenue joined worshippers at St Patrick's Cathedral where Cardinal Spellman celebrated Mass. Weather varied with some forecasts for rain mixed with snow.
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Christian World
Washington
Truman
Margaret
Windsor
England
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Royal Chape
London
New York
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Chicago
World Easter crowds highlight religious, political tension
Washington Selden Chapin warned that Communist dominated states seek to absorb churches as crowds fill European churches and cities celebrate Easter. In Portugal crops needed rain while Spain hosted bullfights and Holy Week parades. Paris welcomed visitors as Rome and Italian cities saw large crowds. Berlin received food airlifts as churches filled across Germany. Christian Arabs in Nazareth worshipped amid protests under Communist flags.
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Selden Chapin
Hungary
Europe
Portugal
Spain
Paris
Rome
Germany
Berlin
Nazareth
Israel
Freight train wreck kills brakeman in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed near Johnstown on April 17, killing the brakeman. Rescuers blocked by wreckage and investigations began into the cause as authorities and workers assessed the scene and secured the area.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh brakeman among derailment victims after crash
A railroad spokesman said the brakeman was R. W. Cook of Pittsburgh. The locomotive rear? turned and more than 30 cars derailed while blocking all four tracks of the road's main line.
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R. W. Cook
Pittsburgh
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