Around the Plaza notes stray tips and local odds
Fresno resident touts wood ashes to repel pill bugs and protect sprouting plants. Haley Drive resident seeks a 10 inch by 3 1/2 inch round cakebox for sending cake to Korea. Vernon Cordis returns from coast fishing while his son seeks luck. MGM film The Light Touch with Granger Angeli and Sanders to open June 4 at Olmos. San Antonio Travelers Protective Association delegates named for Chicago. MKTry Dallas seeks 16 mm color film of Flambeau parade. Bob Cross discusses Gershwin at Incarnate Word. Legare plays In a Mist solo. Sonny Flugrath from Korea convalesces at Brooke General Hospital. Thirteen year old Betty Joy reports a dozen horned toads in Quintana.
Loyal Democrats Predict Texas Delegation Seat
Walter Hall of Dickinson, Texas, head of the Loyal Democrats, predicted the Loyal faction would be seated at the Democratic national convention in Chicago, opposing Gov. Shivers. Hall and Austin leader Fagan Dickson met with DNC member Frank McKinney and spoke with Speaker Sam Rayburn. Hall said Shivers must back the party nominee for unity. Hall and W. G. Kittrell criticized Shivers’ recent Washington visit. Shivers aimed to discuss reelection as governor while Hall pressed tidelands issues with the White House. The feature notes Indiana’s Frank McHale resigned as committee chairman.
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Arrest of 21 Soviet officers reported in Thuringia
Berlin dispatch cites Telegraf report that 21 high Soviet officers including army staff officers in the occupation forces were arrested in early May in Weimar Erfurt and Ohrdruf for alleged counter revolutionary activity. West Allied authorities could not confirm the report.
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Leap Death Inquest Set
An inquest was scheduled to determine why international ice skater and dancer Otto Helmut von Petersdorff, 57, fell from a hotel window in Miami Beach. Police called the death suicide. papers listed alternate name Henry Pierre. A hotel registration, an elevator operator account, and stock holdings of 815000 were found on his body.
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Detroit
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Texans Married On Historic Site
Two Americans wed today at All Hallows Tower Bridge marking the first ceremony there since 1797. The couple were Arline Denny Me Tee and Richard Colton Lyon, both of Austin, Texas, reflecting a historic union in London.
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Slaves Build Red Naval Base
In Taipei Formosa on May 24 the central news agency reported 100000 slave laborers under Soviet supervision are working on defense projects along the coast opposite Formosa. Experts listed in the Business and Service Directory appear in the Light Want Ad section.
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New Kore Riots Bared War in South Korean Compound
Armored guards and South Korean forces moved to restore order after a riot at a prisoner compound. Prisoners drove out guards with clubs and stones, guards opened fire with a jeep-mounted .30 caliber machine gun, and casualties occurred. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boamer met with Red spokesman Col. Lee Hak Koo to address discipline and flag displays.
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Koje Island Inquiry Deepens as Demotions Hit Officers
Senate armed services panel seeks full army report on Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd’s capture, release talks with Brig. Gen. Charles Colson, and demotions of Dodd and Colson while Brig. Gen. Paul F. Yount is reprimanded. Pentagon briefing promised next week. Pace and Collins consult in secret.
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Truman Urges Universal Prayer for Permanent Peace
President Truman issued a Memorial Day statement calling for a universal prayer for lasting peace. He emphasized the need to focus on Korea and said a just peace is nearer than last year, urging national unity in opposing aggression.
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Truman
Korea
Enclosures Rise on Koje Island to House POWs
Army engineers on Koje Island build two large enclosures to hold over 80 000 Communist POWs. Each new enclosure will include eight 500-man compounds with kitchens and toilets, separated by barbed wire for orderly management, with a central recreation yard for one enclosure at a time.
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French Snag German Parley Delays Big Three Talks in Bonn
In Bonn on May 24 French objections halted the three-power conference over the West German peace contract. Francois Schuman received last-minute Paris instructions by telephone delaying discussions with Eden and Acheson and postponing plans to sign the pact. Officials say French demand for a stronger security guarantee against West Germany joining a European defense linkup has stalled progress toward a Monday signing.
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PMA Students Win Diplomas at Outdoor Exercises
Peacock Military Academy awarded diplomas to twenty graduates during an outdoor commencement on campus. Col Wesley Peacock welcomed attendees as Cadet Jerry Houston delivered the invocation and Cadet Michael Snavely gave the benediction. Top awards went to Jerry Houston valedictorian and Daniel Booth salutatorian amid senior, junior, and freshman distinctions across academics, athletics, and conduct.
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San Angelo
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Dallas
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Richard Wasteneys
Victor Wolf
Wade Hansen
Robert Sutherland
Red Leader Killed by British in Malaya Ambush
British patrol in Selangor district today killed district Communist leader Joh Pin who carried a $13,000 bounty on his head. The long-wanted figure was identified as the Selangor Communist chief.
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Officer Leaps From Thunderjet
Lieutenant Don R. Alrey of Columbus, CO bailed out of his F 84 Thunderjet six miles southeast of Bergstrom AFB yesterday. The Korea veteran with 50 missions suffered a fractured neck area and cuts and bruises.
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Don R. Alrey
Columbus
Bergstrom Afb
Korea
Auto Gas Curb Lifted
Washington May 24 The back to work movement of striking oil workers ends restrictions on auto gasoline kerosene and fuel oil. The government cancels the ban and relaxes aviation gasoline controls by mid June though deliveries for sport flying remain forbidden. Interior Secretary Chapman cautions supply will stay tight even after refineries resume.
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Petroleum Administration For Defense
Gruenther Urges Christian Unity at NATO Meeting
In Noordwijk on Sea Netherlands May 24 Alfred M. Gruenther NATO chief of staff urged Christians to unite against Soviet power addressing delegates at the International Council for Christian Leadership urging solidarity among churches and nations.
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Cousin 100 Attests Birth Date for City Worker
A 100 year old cousin served as a living birth certificate when London B Morris filed to retire after 45 years with the city material yards. Reuben Anderson 108 Alpine St, born in 1851 in Richmond, Va, testified to his age and long service, noting arrival in San Antonio in 1861 and 11 years at the yards during Mayor Bryan Callaghan’s era.
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Clifford Davis
Reuben Anderson
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Rail Unions Sign Contract Ends Government Control
The United States railroads return to private operation after 21 months under government control as three unions and more than 130 railroads sign a 16 month labor contract. The wage package includes 37 cents for yard workers and 22 1/2 cents for road workers, plus a potential 4 cent boost if a 40 hour week is adopted. The move follows Truman's order to resume private operation and satisfy pace that interruptions are no longer a threat.
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Texas Parties Argue Loyalty At State Conventions
The Associated Press reports Texas Republicans and Democrats clash over party loyalty as they prepare for Tuesday state conventions in Mineral Wells. Taft backers accuse Eisenhower supporters of being Democrats in disguise, while Eisenhower backers plan to send thousands to attend. The GOP state executive committee will decide contested delegations from 31 counties and name 38 delegates to the national convention.
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Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Mineral Wells
Commission Market Vegetables and Fruits Prices
Market section lists numerous vegetables and fruits with various prices per dozen, bushel, or crate. Items include artichokes, Asbarats, broccoli, beans, beets, cabbages, celery, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, garlic, onions, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, apples, pears, lemons, oranges, melons, grapes, and more with inconsistent spellings. Also notes growers market lines and prices for asparagus, beets, cabbage, cucumbers, mustards, parsley, spinach, turnips, yams, and poultry prices, followed by San Antonio grain and hay prices for corn, oats, wheat, milo, and other grains, and a closing historical line.
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