Bark Bad But Bite Is Worse Bark Bad But Bite Is Worse
Jewelry store owner Arthur Preller fired a luger at a burglar who fled after a loud warning. An hour later Floyd L. Martin, 23, drove to St Anthony hospital with a bullet wound to the left shoulder and deep body lacerations. Police say Martin admitted breaking into the shop at 321 N Robinson. Preller, claiming preparation, said he slept on a balcony behind the shop for protection. Martin is under armed guard.
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Hocz
Arthur Preller
Floyd L. “Punchy” Martin
St. Anthony Hospital
Preller
Robinson
Martin
Hugh A. Preller
J. H. Reading
Floyd “Punchy” Martin
A. F. Blackshere
War Seen Near Without Pact
John Foster Dulles, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that war is highly probable if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization pact is not ratified. He argued the world has changed, with the treaty now formally signed by all participants, and repudiation could force other nations to alter plans, risking war.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Dulles
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Slaying Trial Jury Dismissed In Oklahoma Case
ARDMORE May 4 A district court jury could not reach a verdict in the Arthur Clark murder trial and was discharged at 4 12 am Wednesday Clark of Wilson faced murder charges in the April 2 1948 slaying of Charles McCabe former Wilson police chief Clark claimed self defense The state contended premeditation Closing arguments ended Tuesday night with jurors asking for instructions twice Clark free on bond after discharge and spectators remained in court through the night
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Ardmore
Arthur Clark
Clark
Wilson
Charles McCabe
John C. Caldwe Caldwell
State
Liberty
Bond
Oklahoma Ties for First in Police Traffic Contest
Oklahoma and Texas shared first place in their traffic law enforcement division in a 1948 contest sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Homer Garrison of Austin, association president, notified Paul W. Reed of the award for the southern division including Oklahoma. The honor covers all agencies involved in traffic enforcement.
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Oklahoma
Texas
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Homer Garrison
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Paul W. Reed
Ford Tries To Avert Walkout
Negotiators raced against time to avert a strike by 60,000 Ford workers at the River Rouge plant. The UAW CIO authorized a strike while negotiations continued with Ford executives and leaders in a bid to avoid a walkout that could ripple through the auto industry. Walter Reuther was urged to attend in person as talks stretched into the deadline, with implications for nationwide production and the union bargaining drive for pensions and benefit plans.
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Detroit
Ford
River Rouge
CIO
United Auto Workers
Uaw-Cio
International
UAW International
UAW
Reuther
Rouge
Labor Bill Recommitted, House Kills Wood Measure
The House voted 212 to 209 to recommit the Wood labor bill, leaving no labor measure before the chamber and signaling a stalemate. Administration aims to repeal Taft Hartley face delays as Senate action looms and Republicans see a wait for a Senate compromise. Prime mover Rep Priest indicated only a "fair chance" for a future vote as party lines split on the recommitment.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
Wedn
Rep
Priest
Tenn
Seminole approves sewer bond. hospital and park fails
Seminole voters approved a $55,000 bond for sewage improvements in Oliver addition by 483 to 275, while rejecting two other measures. A $125,000 hospital bond failed 441 to 329 and a $12,500 park bleachers and road proposal was defeated 496 to 291.
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U.P
Oliver Addition
Scots Rough On Laborites
In Scotland on Tuesday municipal elections Labor lost 43 seats to Progressives Moderates and other parties as voters tabulated for 195 burgh councils. Labor won 29 new seats while dropping 72, with Edinburgh suffering the sharpest drop from 27 to 16 seats.
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London
Scotland
Edinburgh
Labor
Progressive Party
Agreement to meet on Berlin blockade lifting
NEW YORK May 4 Russia agreed to meet with the three western powers to work out details for lifting the Berlin blockades and hold a four power foreign ministers meeting in Paris around May 25. If talks go well, lifting could occur next week as talks resume following a 1947 failure in London. The United States named Philip C. Jessup and others to represent the four powers.
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London
Russia
Berlin
New York
Foreign Ministers’ Council
United States
Philip C. Jessup
Soviet Union
Jakob A. Malik
Great Britain
Alexander Cadogan
France
Jean-Ghauvel
Paris
Germany
One Man War With Russia Ends In Hospital Watch
A fighting Irish American, Pfc Edward J Touhey of Howard Beach New York, waged a one man war against Russian officers in Vienna causing a police and military response. He was held in a Vienna army hospital in a locked room under observation after clashing with Russian officers at the Grand and Imperial hotels.
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Vienna
Russia
U. S. Army
Edward J. Touhey
Howard Beach
Long Island
N. Y
Vienna Army Hospital
Touhey
Col. Wil
Rain Sidetracked But Weatherman Says It’s Coming
Weather observers said showers and thunderstorms are still on the way toward Oklahoma but delayed and likely more scattered. Expect warm and windy conditions with highs near 85, overnight around 70. Gulf air meets cooler air to form moisture. Panhandle recorded .15 inch in Guyman, Boise City saw .06 inch, others trace. Highest temp on this date was 95 in 1920, with 34 in 1907. last year ranged 68 to 49.
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Oklahoma
Gulf of Mexico
Panhandle
Guyman
Coed Wins $1 000 Trip for Essay
Miss Suzanne Adams of Pomona College Claremont California won a national prize of a $1 000 trip to England for an essay on Peacetime Responsibilities of English Speaking Peoples The prize was announced Wednesday by the English Speaking Union of the United States New York May 4 NYT
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New York
Suzanne Adams
Pomona College
Claremont
Calif
England
Subpena Issue Delays Hearing on Dry Petition
The hearing on repeal petition protests paused as Secretary of State Wilburn Cartwright gave United Drys until 9 a.m. Monday to show he can compel petition circulators to testify. Protestants were warned they would face default if not ready with evidence. An attorney general opinion held Cartwright lacks power to subpena witnesses, a blow to the dry campaign, while 15 witnesses demanded fees and friction rose.
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Wilburn Cartwright
United Drys
Cartwright
Oklahoma Economic Institute
Secretary of State
Suboena
Drys
David C. Shapard
George Miller Jr
U S Stand Unchanged Toward China Relief
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States remains unchanged in stance toward China relief. He rejected General Chennault’s call for renewed aid to nationalist forces, stating further military assistance would be useless at this time.
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Washington
Acheson
China
Claire L. Chennault
United States
State Department
Exiled Belgium King Seeks Return To Throne
King Leopold III writes to his regent brother Prince Charles saying he wants to return from exile, resume Belgiums throne, and end the regency. He asserts public support for a constitutional monarchy now. Leopold has lived in Switzerland since liberation after surrendering forces in World War II.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold III
Charles
Leopold
Switzerland
Envoy Stuart Remains In Red-Held Nanking
The state department said Ambassador John Leighton Stuart is still in the communist held former Chinese nationalist capital of Nanking. The information was provided after inquiries about a Manila report suggesting he might have gone to Canton.
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Washington
State Department
John Leighton Stuart
Nanking
Department
Manila
Stuart
Canton
YMCA YWCA drive kickoff seeks 1 082 fund supporters
Oklahoma civic leaders count 1 082 ready to aid a $1 250 000 YMCA YWCA campaign. Tom Clark US attorney general and Sen Robert Kerr will speak at the inaug ural banquet in the Skirvin Tower Silver Glade room. Kerr stays to help through May 23 with Gov Turner and others also on the speaker roster.
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Oklahoma
Ymca-Ywca
Silver Glade
Skirvin Tower
Tom Clark
U. S
Robert S. Kerr
Washington
Srivate
Clark
Sen
Kerr
Ymcaywca
Gov. Turner
Allen Street
John M. Conner
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
Hastings Harrison
Dallas
Texas
Council of Christians and Jews
Joseph Levenson
Temple B’nai Israel
Caradine R. Hooton
First Methodist Church
John C. Pearson Jr
Board of Education
J. Wiley Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
Patricia Moore
Capitol Hill
Robert Jerkins
Central
Harold Moench
Oklahoma City
Fox Defies Legislative Committee Over Book Records
Ora J. Fox an age pension advocate refuses to surrender Welfare Federation records to a legislative committee, claiming constitutional rights. Attorney George Miskovsky argues no audit power and threatens a jury trial if contempt is cited. Hearing set for Huckins Hotel at 7 p.m. Wednesday as the dispute continues.
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Ora J. Fox
Fox
Welfare Federation, Inc
Legislative Committee
George Miskovsky
Robert O. Cunningham
Oklahoma City
Miskovsky
Prices of Consumer Goods Rise in March Report
The National Industrial Conference Board said consumer prices for March rose to 161.3 from February's 161.1 and March 1948's 160.3, ending a prior downward trend. The steepest declines were in San Francisco Oakland at 0.8 percent and Spokane at 0.6.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
San Francisco-Oakland
Calif
Spokane
Wash
Weather Summary From Local Weather Office
The report notes mainly cloudy skies with warm, windy, and humid conditions. Today’s high near 85 with possible thundershowers tonight, low around 70. Thursday remains warm and windy with highs in the 80s and more showers across the region.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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William Fant Jr
Twin Hills
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