Two Soldiers Held After Auto Wreck Beside Route 33
Troopers James Stone and C. A. DeWitt investigate a crash that left two soldiers, Louis L. Symmes and Draper, injured near Aberdeen on Route 33. The car struck a tree around 3:20 AM while on the way to Baltimore. Police say license plates had been stolen and ownership must be determined.
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Louis L. Symmes
FL Draper
Aberdeen
Symmes
Draper
James Stone
C. A. DeWitt
Baltimore
Hoover asks prolong RFC life and tighten loan rules
Herbert Hoover urged Congress to extend the Reconstruct Finance Corporation beyond June 30 and proposed banning RFC loans to foreign countries or individuals. He outlined economic emergency concerns and suggested measures to shore up U.S. finances and credit.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
British Plan To Quit India Is Submitted
New Delhi reports Britain's plan for withdrawal from India after a century and a half was placed before seven Indian leaders. Mountbatten urged adoption of the cabinet mission plan while divisions among Congress League and Sinhe conferees were evident. Security precautions were heavy in New Delhi and other trouble spots as the conference proceeded.
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New Delhi
Britain
India
Lord Mountbatten
Vice Regal
Bombay
Calcutta
Punjab
Sinhe Cave
Mountbatten
Alled India
Hindustan
Pakistan
Annoyance List Of Dead On Army Plane
Tokyo June 2 report lists 40 dead after an army air base plane crash. P-General headquarters tonight announced the names of those killed in the Thursday night incident as the aircraft took off.
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Tokyo
Anscou
Adler
Takes Jail Term After Auto Mishap
A 4A Peoples Court session found Fred Nail near Union guilty on a hit and run charge after an accident. Nail blamed intoxication for memory loss but was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail in default. The case involved a Unionville store stop and a car collision with an uninjured vehicle. Additional warrants and collateral deals followed, with officers noting no DUI charge due to lack of observed driving.
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Peoples Court
Edward J. Sp
Fred Naill
Union
Naill
Welty
Unionville
Nai
Nail Ad
Weltz
Warner
Sugenes
R. Paul Buhrman
Union Bridge
Buhrman
Union Ridge
Alll
Frederick
Hauer
Warner Yalil
Hauor
George Webster Black
Liberty
Town
Paul B. Rhoads
Ferdinand Je
Maurice H. Haugh
Damascus
Kenneth Eizler
East Church Street
Carlos Hisan
Mt. Air
Carl S. Mencler
Gethsburg
Samuel Brown
C. H. A. Dey Ridge
Water Line Work Ends At Airport Project
The city completed the installation of an 18 inch water line under the airport and resumed Singapore creek filtration plant operations after a disruption. The old pipe is being removed for salvage and trenches will be covered. Water pressure dipped during the outage and work spanned Memorial Day period with many businesses closed. A police guard was stationed at Caterpillar Tractor Co president Louis B Neumiller's home due to a threat.
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Water Department
Singamore Creek
Memo
W. R. Waller
Singapore
Mrimorial
Peoria
Louis B. Neumiller
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Maryland recount disputes over ballots in state election
A Maryland recount battle over contested ballots proceeds as 17 counties begin review led by Jenner. The panel rejects ballots with marks beyond the required X or K pattern, while lawmakers seek voter intent amid irregularities claims and a close margin for OConor.
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Imnaalor
Maryland
Oconor
Markey
Belore
Jenner
Belore Coun
Br O’conor
Baltimore City
Montgomery County
Arks
Unitee
Baccalaureate service attendance honors local graduates
A church service at the Lutheran church marked the graduation night with Rev. Rolang Renkel presiding. The event honored 86 graduates including families from Fredericky Airs Walkersville and University Park, with nods to Marvien and late relatives. In a separate report, Shanghai police and troops cracked down on students amid civil unrest and antiwar demonstrations.
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Marvien
Timore
Rolang Renkel
Landon
Milss T
Norman A. Geiser
Ozia Tren
Mirs
Tradlaven Smith
Schroeder
Fredericky Airs
Keeney
Walkersville
Nancy
University Park
Florence
China
Shanghai
Tofay
City to Extend Bus Service to New Suburban Section
City officials addressed fears of Linden Hills residents that school buses would stop serving the new suburban area. The board reaffirmed bus service continuity, noting no rule denying transport and the need to keep students from walking along a main highway. In other city notices, the engineer outlined garbage pickup rules for new areas with curbside segregation and Wednesday collections, clarifying instruction cards but noting dates won’t apply to the cards.
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Sur
Sternc
E Board of Education
Linden Hills
Partic
Wilson Avenue
Past Month Weather Summary and May Rainfall Outlook
The observer notes a wet mild past month with rainfall nearly an inch above normal for May. Warm spells occurred in March though temperatures fluctuated. forecasts call for a brief warm humid spell followed by cooler conditions tomorrow. The year’s precipitation deficit sits near two and a half inches with temps around 35 to 60 degrees.
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Mar
First Phone Bills Since Strike Mailed
Telephones issued by the strike period show a 30 percent reduction in April bills for the typical home, about $2 savings, with doubts about applicability to rural counties. Deeds recorded note sales of several properties: P. Trout to C. J. Wires and family farm near Route 40 valued around $23,060. Austin V. Shepley to George V. Hill at 103 Monroe Avenue for about $7,500.
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Mort County
Focal
Sev
Mirs
P. Trout
Charles
NcCardell
Frederick
Austin V. Shepley
George V. Hill
Vionroe Avenue
Effort To Enter Home Reported In Early Morning Incident
A nocturnal break in was reported at a residence belonging to Mrs. Harry Ni Terrace. Neighbors heard noises and saw an intruder near a window before fleeing the scene in the early hours. Responsibility and motives were not disclosed.
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Harry Ni
Nixdorf
Treason Trial Opens in Historic New England Setting
Chandler, a Chicago native using the pseudonym Paul Revere, goes on trial in Massachusetts for treason. He is charged with 23 overt acts of aiding Germany and distributing broadcasts from Germany to the United States through the German Broadcasting Company. The case unfolds near Faneuil Hall and the old North Church, linking to Revolutionary-era lore.
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Chandler
Hi Voice
Paul Revere
Liberty
New England
U.S. Court
District of Massachusetts
Faneuill Hal
Old North Church
Paul Hevere
Chicago
United States
German Reich
German Broadcasting Company
Radio
Germany
Two Killed In Plant Blast At Edinburg Near New Castle
Two men died and nine injured when an explosion wrecked two buildings at the American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp near Edinburg Pennsylvania in Lawrence County. The dead were Merle Craven 55 and Robert Downing 38 both of New Castle. The blast destroyed the gelatin dynamite production area known as the ready house. Police and detectives controlled traffic as ambulances and private cars rushed to the scene.
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Edinburg
American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp
Lawrence County
Merle Craven
Robert Downing
New Castle
John Moore
jeDy
Believer Avak Hailed By Los Angeles Crowd
A 20-year-old Armenian faith healer Avak Hagopian drew a large LA crowd at the Armenian Apostolic Holy Cross church. Police limited access as worshippers pressed forward, one woman fainted and several children were crushed briefly. Avak sat on a chair on a muggy dais as worship continued.
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Los Angeles
Avakk Hagopian
Avak
Holy Cross Church
Arak
Calif
Iran
Calif Ner
Vaghn
Palm Springs
Avaz
Yugoslavia Rejects U S protest Over Trieste Looted Property
Yugoslavia, in a May 14 reply, said the removed Italian crop and other property in the Trieste occupation zone belonged to fascists and that the United States had allowed such removals from its own zone. The State Department had protested on March 27 that industrial and personal property were taken without consent or compensation. Detroit reports Briggs Manufacturing resumes talks with CIO UAW to avert a strike by about 420,000 workers.
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Ington
Yugoslavia
United States
Trieste
State Department
Marshal Tito
Detroit
The
Briggs Manufacturing Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Tornadoes Kill 43 in Arkansas and Oklahoma
A deadly tornado outbreak across Arkansas and Oklahoma leaves 43 dead and about 25 injured. Pine Bluff reports multiple fatalities, with widespread destruction of homes and trees. National Guard mobilized to prevent looting as evacuations and relief efforts begin.
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Hugh Arkansas
Wire Repu
Re PY
Arkansas
Kinhema
Iday
Pine Bluff
George Steed
Red
National Guard
Jewel Seizure Kept Secret by U S Army
The United States kept secret for seven months the seizure of about 1,000,000 dollars worth of jewels from the Sachsen royal family smuggled from the Soviet occupation zone. The interception occurred near the zonal border last October and was disclosed only recently. Officials cited concerns over possible Russian reaction and Moscow Foreign Ministers talks.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Sachsen
Russia
Marshall
Moscow
Willie the octopus reveals seven tentacles not eight
California Academy of Sciences biologist Robert Dempster reports Willie the aquarium octopus has seven tentacles instead of the usual eight. There is no sign of an eighth eye or arm, raising questions about whether Willie is a unique specimen or a misidentified individual.
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Beptdius
Willie
Robert Dempster
California Academy of Sciences
Universal training debate colors U S defense plans
The Nation Today reports on universal service debates in Washington. A White House commission urges compulsory training for youths, while Republican Senators study a broader national defense program. Both paths face Congress in 1948, with politics unlikely to drive the issue.
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Congress
Truman
Cuashit
Republcan
Dworshak
Idaho
Skillful Handling Saves Four In Plane
Lt Commander Conrad J. Welling of Edgewater Maryland landed a pusher type Republic Leather plane upside down in a plowed field at Lee Airport to avoid a power line after a crosswind prevented takeoff. Welling, his wife and baby daughter and a New York physician escaped unharmed.
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Annapolis
Upa
Republic
Lee Tairport
J. W- Tyler
Conrad J. Welling
Edgewater
Tyler
Welling
New York
Naval Academy Post Graduate School
Loan Cancelled After Hungary Credit Cutoff
Washington June 2 Secretary of State Marshall ordered cancellation of an unused half of a 30,000,000 credit to Hungary. The action follows the establishment of a pro Communist regime with Russian backing. Paris Paris bakers strike closes 40 percent of bread stores and adds to labor troubles in the city.
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Washington
of Strate
Marshall
Hungary
Paris
Holding Her Own
Grandview Missouri reports President Truman’s ill mother is “holding her own” as of June 2, according to Brigadier General Wallace Graham, the President’s personal physician.
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Grandview
Truman
Wallace Graham
Pope Warns Nations To Mend Ways
The Pope urged rulers to mend relations and avoid hate in postwar Europe. He warned that victory methods and fear risk lasting damage, stressing that true security rests on moral health, public order, and normal neighborly ties. He cautioned that 1947 could bless or curse future generations.
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Eugene
Pius
Europe
Holy
Holiday Toll Hits Record For Memorial Day Weekend
AP reports grim holiday death tolls as auto crashes lead a violent tally. Through the holiday, 215 traffic fatalities topped last year but stayed below Safety Council forecasts. Total deaths across all causes reached 480, with 95 from two air crashes and 43 from tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Drownings reached 58. Arkansas reported 38 tornado deaths, California led highway fatalities with 31, and statewide counts reflect a brutal weekend.
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Associated Press
Fienal Safety Council
Oklahoma
Arkansas
LaGuardia Field
California
Trafic
Crowning
Misay
U.S. Grain Markets Then and Now Policy Debate
Officials privately debated a futures price pledge to aid foreign areas and stabilize wheat markets. They considered backing $3-a-bushel levels to fix prices, but abandoned the idea due to urgent foreign needs ahead of their fall harvests.
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Hoover
Montreux
Switzerland
Winthrop W. Aldrich
International Chamber of Commerce
Senate Rites Group
Ark
S. S
Reich
Soviet Stary
Mniis
By James Marlow
Universal Service
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Ger
Pope
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