Alaska Army to Borrow Troops for Summer Training
Washington reports the army will move anti aircraft and other ground units from the West Coast and Hawaii to Alaska for summer training to bolster the 7,000 man garrison pending Bradley’s plan to expand to 15,000. Troop numbers from Hawaii and Ft. Lewis were not disclosed.
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West Coast
Hawaii
Alaska
Army
Congress
Omar Bradley
Ft. Lewis
Wash
United States
Palestine Truce Chances Remote As U.N. Convenes
At a special U N session in New York the UN Security Council and the General Assembly tackled the Palestine crisis. Jewish and Arab leaders clashed over immigration and territorial conditions, with both sides opposing a halt in hostilities and urging reservations on a truce plan.
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Associated Press
New York
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Security Council
Assembly
Flushing Meadow Park
Council
Lake Success
Special Assembly
United States
U. N
WU. N. Palestine Partition Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
Jewish Agency
Moshe Shertok
Faris el Khoury
Syria
Mahmoud Fawzi Bey
Egypt
Communists Struggle To Regain Support In Italy
In the crucial campaign opening, Communists push to rally base as Premier De Gasperi warns against another Greece. Police show force nationwide amid tense mood while U S aid and Trieste disputes shape voters’ views ahead of Sunday elections.
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Associated Press
Rome
Iitaly
Ain
Mario Sceba
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Naples
Palmiro Togliatti
Washington
U.S. State Department
Russia
Trieste
Ialy
Italy
United Nations
Tess
Toglialli
U. S
Congress
Premier de Gasperi
Haly
Greece
Sicily
Lightning Kills Cow During Milking Incident in Jamestown
In Jamestown New York a lightning bolt killed a cow being milked by George Boozel. Boozel was pinned beneath the cow as fire started in the barn. his employer Thomas Williams rescued him and Boozel escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Jamestown
N. Y
George Boozel
Boozel
Thomas Williams
Hedrick Seeks Sixth District Forest Project
Representative Hedrick seeks a forest development program for West Virginia's Sixth District. He cites extensive vacant cutover land and mountainous terrain and notes a $30,400 project is nearly assured with six already authorized. He favors two stations, north and south, with more possible in future.
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Associated Press
Washington
West Virginia
Hedrick
D-Wyva
Colombian Workers Confederation Ends General Strike
The Colombian Workers Confederation announced the end of a nationwide general strike amid a crackdown on the aftermath of last week’s uprising that left about 300 dead. Union leaders met Liberal leaders and pledged support for Liberal Dario Echandia after the assassination of Jorgel Eliecer Gaitan.
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Associated Press
Bogota
Colombia
Colombian Workers Confederation
Liberal Party
Jorgel Eliecer Gaitan
Confederation
Dario Echandia
Flood crest reaches Huntington area as Ohio River peaks
The Associated Press reports the Ohio River flood crest moved into the Huntington district with a revised maximum level of 61.5 feet predicted for late afternoon. Damage to homes and businesses spread along the river as towns from Parkersburg to Catlettsburg faced inundation while boosters and relief efforts operated under strained conditions.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Weather Bureau
Pittsburch
Parkersburg
Wellsburg
Wheeling
New Martinsville
Ravenswood
Point Peasant
Point Pleasant
Catlettsburg
Ihere
Spector ES
Love
SRC
Barboursville
Merritt’s Creek
Monongahela
Loganegheny
Parkers
West End
Bulwalter
Bar-West Virginia
Toursville
Kenova Ohio River Valley
Pineville Man Is Released Before Sentence Is Served
Buford Aaron Wood, 29, freed after 28 days of a six month sentence for driving while intoxicated and hit and run. The case followed a March 15 chase, crash, and woods escape, with appeals and a bond set, while prosecutors urged maximum punishment.
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Mah Acco Nee
Thes Ware Abe
Haga
Wood
Circuit Court
Fred T. Kingdon
Mullens
Filipinos Mourn Death of President Roxas
Manila reports the death of Manuel Roxas at 46 from a heart attack at Clark Field. Vice President Elpidio Quirino, 57, is expected to become acting leader and has called a Council of State session. Funeral arrangements begin as crowds gather and Malawan Palace hosts rites. Quirino pledges to address Hukbalahap threats and maintain relations with the United States.
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Associated Press
Manila
Manuel Roxas
Philippines Republic
Roxas
Clark Field
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
Council of State
Sergio Osmena
Jose Yulo
U. S. Air Base
Malawanan Palace
United States
Liberal
Killenkoetter
Jorge Gattan
Henry Wallace
Wallace
B. Baldwin
iWienkoeter
Marshall
Baldwin
State Department
Truman-Forrestal Parnell Thomas Hine
Auditors Survey Beckley Water Company Amid Strike
Auditors from the Public Service Commission review Beckley Water Company books as 18 UCW maintenance workers strike for recognition and higher wages. President W. A. Stanley says no formal rate increase request has been filed and audits were planned before the labor dispute. A picket line formed in front of the Heber Street offices as negotiations stalled.
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Public Service Commission
Beckley Water Company
United Construction Workers
W. A. Stanley
S Company
Commission
Stanley
PSC
Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Telephone Company
West Virginia
Weekley
Water Company
Heber Street
UCW
United Mine Workers
Ito
Washington
NLRB
NLR
Cincinnati
Box
Solons Hear Warning on Commie Revolt Hitting U.S.
A House committee opened hearings on the Bogota uprising and CIA warnings to learn if U S security agencies underestimated danger. Congress probes why the Pan American Conference proceeded despite intelligence of possible Communist trouble in Colombia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Colombia
United States
Congressional
State Department
Bogota
Department
Marshall
Clarence J. Brown
Hobio
Brown
Mwe
Central Intelligence Agency
Hillenkoetter
CIA
Congress
Donald J. Jackson
Rcalif
Toyota
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Hemisphere
Commmunisar
Hillenbocher
KJ. Libert
Sixteen Countries Pledge Efficient Use of ERP Aid
Sixteen nations and the German western zones form a European organization of economic cooperation to ensure efficient use of the 5.3 billion dollars pledged by the United States under the European Recovery Program. The charter, signed by ministers in Paris, calls for production and exchange programs, tariff reduction, and joint supervision to accelerate recovery while preserving veto power for each member.
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Joesphe
Dynan AP
Paris
Germany
European Organization of
Ernest Tevin
Nso
Karl Gruber
Brian Robertson
Hall of Peace
U. S
Europe
Stan MacBride
Devin
Austria
Belgium
Britain
Denmark
France
Greece
Eire
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
European Organization of Economic Cooperation
United States
Greeks Launch Spring Offensive Enduring Clash With Guerrillas
An informant states the Greek Army has begun its spring offensive using three divisions totaling 20 000 to 30 000 troops against Communist guerrillas in the region.
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Associated Press
Athens
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Warwood
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