Berlin blockade talks set between US and Soviet reps
New York April x AP reports a 2 pm CST meeting at the Soviet headquarters in Berlin between U S ambassador at large Philip C. Jessup and Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob Malik to discuss the Berlin blockade. A Russian reply from Moscow on lifting the blockade may be involved.
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U. S
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United Nations
Dean Acheson
United States
Germany
Czech Officers Reported Seized In New Arrest Wave
Reuters reports from Prague that over 100 Czech officers who were allied with western personnel during the war have been arrested in a new wave. The fate and charges against those arrested remain unclear as friends seek information on detention locations.
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London
INS
Reuters
Prague
Texas Rain Ends After Uneven Spring Storms
Associated Press reports a break in Texas rainfalls with lighter activity Friday after two weeks of scattered storms. Light showers touched Austin and areas along the Gulf coast while floods persisted. The Guadalupe River rose toward 26.1 feet at Victoria, approaching flood stage, with the river reaching 27.2 feet by 3 a.m.
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Austin
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Victoria
Scrip Not Cash For AF in England
American airmen in Britain will be paid in scrip rather than dollars starting this week. The Air Force says the switch helps cooperate with and assist the financial structure of the United Kingdom amid concerns about black market currency activity.
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London
Britain
Air Force
United Kingdom
Still More Rain to Come in April 1916 Weather Outlook
Scattered showers and possible thunder showers expected in the afternoon and early night. High temperatures around 1 degree are forecast for the next two days as April edges toward breaking the 11.64 inch rainfall record set in 1916. Through two days left the total stands at 0.99 inches for the month and 17.17 inches for the year.
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Maan Oren Edington
Velde Subpoenaed by New York Grand Jury
Representative Velde said he has been subpoenaed by a New York grand jury for next Wednesday. He views the action as an indicator that the panel is investigating Russian espionage, recalling his own FBI work in San Francisco before joining Congress and the House Un American Activities Committee.
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Velde
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S House un-American Activities
Fighting near Jerusalem wounds three Israeli soldiers
April 28 report from Jerusalem says Israeli military officials confirm three soldiers were wounded in fighting between Transjordan and Israeli forces near the old city walls. The clash occurred along disputed front lines as tensions between neighbors persist.
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Transjordan
Reds Arrest Priest in Soviet Meckelburg
Der Tag reports Communist authorities in Wartemund, Mecklenberg, have arrested a German Catholic priest and several Roman Catholic students. Catholic officials say they cannot confirm the priest’s confinement or the charges.
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der Tag
Wamermuends
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Bers -Catholic
T. Fim
Reds Drive On Hangchow in Shanghai Crisis
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese Communist troops seizing key positions near Hangchow as they drive from Seochow toward the city. The Red push aims at Hangchow, risking an overland move toward Shanghai while U S forces prepare to evacuate Americans from Shanghai and Woosung as flights fluctuate.
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Hengchow
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Orien Wagner
Oscar C. Badger
Western Pacific
U. S. Navy
Woosung
Tong
Senate approves 35 million yearly for school health
Washington April 29 the senate quickly passed a bill to provide states with 35 million dollars each year for federal school health programs. The debate lasted under an hour with no reported opposition.
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Senate
Britain seeks friendly ties with Chinese Communist regime
London reports Britain is attempting friendly relations with the Chinese Communist government. A foreign office spokesman said contact will not affect Britain’s present relations with the Nationalist government.
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London
Britain
Foreign Office
U S Aims for Working Contacts With Chinese Officials
Washington April 29 177 state department officials said the United States expects to develop working contacts with Chinese Communist officials but stressed this does not mean recognition or approval of their regime.
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State Department
U. S
Romania Bars Foreign Districts Across Major Territory
In Bucharest on April 72.7 Romania barred foreign districts from roughly two thirds of its land, triggering widespread administrative changes and protests as authorities move to consolidate control over the majority of the country.
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Romania
Bucharest
Amusements Classifieds and Death Notices Summary
Classified and notices page lists amusements, comics, and death notices. Includes local ads and public notices with brief items on entertainment, obituaries, and classified requests. Readers find listings for shows, puzzles, and community news alongside memorial notices.
Reds Fight in Berlin Street Clash Over May Day Event
In Berlin on April 29 a few hundred Communist and anti Communist youths clashed in street fighting near the Templehof area. Several Reds were hospitalized after police broke up the melee in the American sector near the Soviet border. Authorities said Allied personnel were not involved and that the Communist Free German Youth had permission to meet, while tensions rose ahead of planned May Day demonstrations by rival unions.
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Berlin
Templehot
Americo
Spain Probes Chapel Seizure Over British Complaint
Madrid reports Spain will investigate a British complaint alleging six Protestant chapels sponsored by Britain were erased by the government. The foreign ministry said if seizure is confirmed, full payment will be made for any damage.
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Madrid
The
Sain
Foreign Ministry
Bexar County Truck Farmers Hit By Flooded Fields
Bexar county truck farmers prayed for clear weather Friday as rain flooded the San Antonio produce market. much vegetable acreage was under water, threatening potential losses. The hardest hit were truck farmers southwest of the city in the Kelly field area.
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Bexar County
San Antonio
Kelly Field
Oil Workers Set Strike Vote in Dumas Texas
Oil workers at Phillips Chemical Co near Dumas plan a strike vote today as negotiations with the International Oil Workers union CIO address rent reductions for company homes and retirement and sick leave benefits with no wage changes involved. South Korean tour sequel notes President Syngman Rhee’s completed first official tour and optimism about national stability.
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Phillips Chemifcal Co
International Oil Workers Union, Cio
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Syngman’ Rhee
Mystery Boy A Polio Suspect
Attendants at the Robert B. Green hospital polio ward sought to identify a six year old boy admitted Thursday from Laredo with a polio suspect case. Supervising nurse Miss Josephine Ricks said the child near death, flown in with parents and a nurse, was unnamed and known as Little Mr. Xx. The parents and nurse flew back to Laredo, leaving no information, and officials may involve Laredo police to determine the boy's identity.
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Josephine Ricks
Laredo
Ricks
Jie
Little Mr. Xx
Browrat
San Antonio
T Lareda Police
Princess Margaret Seeks Privacy Amid Italian Vacation
Royal Princess Margaret, escorted by Maj. T. C. Harvey, asks reporters to leave her alone during a visit to Italy. Since arriving Wednesday she has been besieged by photographers and newsmen, choosing a private bath at the seaside villa of Giorgio Cerio, known as the Saracen's Tower.
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Margaret
England
Maj
T. C. Harvey
Treath
Italy
Sesside Villa
Giorgio Cerio
Retail Sales Volume Declines Reported by Dun & Bradstreet
New York April 2 17 retail sales declined this week with consumers resisting high prices. Dun & Bradstreet reports the country’s weekly volume at about three percent below a year ago, while regional changes show Southwest roughly unchanged to down.
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New York
Apri
Dun & Bradstreet
WCTU Bill Blocked by Austin Vote
A bill backed by the State WCTU to push liquor stores farther from churches schools and hospitals was blocked in Austin on April 23 The proposal would have set a 300 foot buffer between property lines and sensitive sites versus the current 360 foot front door to front door rule.
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Austin
WCTU
Tough Breaks for L A Bank Burglar
A burglar who broke into Citizens State bank near police HQ in Los Angeles grabbed only one to one fifty from a change drawer while thirty thousand remained locked in a vault. Antonio R. Olaez, 33, of 1435 S Flores St, confessed to detectives and was arraigned before U S Commissioner Lackhach, held on twenty six dollar bond.
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Antonio R. Olaez
S. Flores St
FBI
Dets
Joe DiStefano
Carl Heinrichke
U.S
B.A. Lack Hach
Reds Regret Barge Battle
Berlin reports the Russians apologized for the attempted disruption of canal traffic in the British sector. Soviet officers said they acted without authority, paving the way for a meeting of British and Soviet transportation chiefs to discuss barge traffic. Traffic resumed normally and the atmosphere improved.
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Berlin
Bus Strike Ends In Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls ends a weeklong city bus strike as first buses return. Union crewmembers accepted a new wage offer from management, and service resumed with limited passenger load as residents reacted to the disruption.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita Fales
State opens murder case in Terrasa Foster slaying
The state begins presenting its case against Joe Walker who is charged with killing Theresa Foster, an 18 year old coed, on November 3. A jury was selected yesterday and W B Foster of Greeley, Theresa’s father, was among the first witnesses called. Walker, 32, pleads not guilty.
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W. B. Foster
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Theresa Foster
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Parity Cloudy Forecast With Variable Winds and Showers
Fragmented forecast notes cloudy Friday afternoon and early Friday night with scattered ice showers or thundershowers. Mention of Friday high near 4 degrees and Saturday around 68, with low Friday about 6 and Saturday highs around 63.
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Bolt-fired Gas Tank Explodes In Orange Texas
Five firemen were critically injured when a 53,000 barrel Gulf Oil tank blew up after being ignited by lightning. The tank burned fiercely through the morning as Orange DuPont and naval crews fought the blaze. Five families nearby were evacuated as L. Barker the Orange fire marshal and state fire officials noted his fire prevention work.
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A. G. Mott
Orange
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du Pont Co
Lewis York
George R. Failery
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Gulf Oil Refining Ca
DuPont
Naval Statlon
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Marenais
Brazilian heir weds Egyptian princess in Lisbon ceremony
Dom Jozo de Brazanha, heir to The Brazilian throne, married Princess Fatima, cousin of King Farouz I of Egypt. The ceremony took place at Sintra near Lisbon, in the home of the Count of Paris, pretender to the French throne.
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Lisbon
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Dom Jozo de Brazanha
Fatima
Farouz I
Portugese
Sine Jira
Paris
Army unveils classified gear in public display
The army released a veil of secrecy and displayed items once classified including a Halley Davidson motorcycle model and a Hamilton watch in 16 size 21 jewel, with a $928 price tag. Citizens who used secret gadgets publicly are not facing espionage act action.
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