Defeated Slaughter Resumes Probe In House Action
Defeated Representative Slaughter returns to Capitol Hill to lead a probe into surplus property disposal. Wise Jr. warns the inquiry could pressure several individuals in government and elsewhere. A fresh disposal sensation looms over aluminum market, while the War Assets Administration freezes surplus aluminum sheet deliveries pending a WAA FBI probe.
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Divine's Bride Stands Tall In Cult Ruse Amid Following
Report details the ceremony where the second Mrs. Divine rose above the crowd and posed for photographs amid hundreds of followers. The bride, part of a cult led by a self styled king, adopts the title Sweet Angel. His first wife died three years earlier and his new marriage occurred last April.
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Father Ducas
Une Jens Nen
Patience
Divine
Edna Rose Ritchings
Monreal
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Bank holdup robbers flee with 40000 in Walters Oklahoma
Two men escaped with forty thousand dollars from the First National Bank in Walters Oklahoma then robbed a Texas motorist of his car near the town. A heavy posse using automatic weapons walkie talkies and aircraft pursued them as they tried to break the dragnet. The gunmen held six bank employees and four customers at bay for five minutes before fleeing.
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Texas
Here
Sornfeld
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Leave Pay Becomes Law in Biannual Authorization
The White House planned a ceremonial sign ing by President Truman to authorize terminal leave pay for about 25 million enlisted men. The action would disburse roughly 2.7 billion dollars in cash and bonds to noncommissioned members who missed furlough pay, extending a benefit previously limited to officers.
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Tremors Strike Caribbean as Tsunami Warning Fades
Planes rushed aid to stricken areas of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico after earth tremors renewed panic. Reported shocks were not worse than those that cost 30 lives last Sunday, with experts citing a possible Atlantic seabed shift near 28,680 feet deep about 50 miles north.
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Tidal Wave Warns Coastal Towns In Caribbean
A naval warning of tidal waves was issued for Trinidad RUHL QF SPAIN and Dominican Republic coastlines with gusts reaching up to 30 A M. Ships advised not to berth near terminals east of the Dominican Republic. No casualty figures yet. Mons Passethe area along the Dominican Republic Puerto Rico line reported hardest hit with Matenzas town affected while residents fled inland. Concluded on Page 2 Column 4.
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Dominican Republic
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Puerto Rico
Matenzas
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Eisenhower Urges Strong Defenses and World Peace Plan
General Eisenhower told a press conference that war is not inevitable but liberty loving nations must maintain defense. He proposed a world organization to take over the job of maintaining peace.
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Bio DE Janeiro
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Weather Syracuse Area Forecast
Burned by late afternoon storms this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Continued warm and humid with chances of showers. Highest Thursday 86, lowest 56. Sunset 8:16 PM, sunrise Saturday 6:05 AM. Record high for today 194? and record low 50 in 1919. Relative humidity 83 at 8:30 PM. Page 16.
Weather and heat wave threaten with scattered storms
Warm humid weather expected as heat rises to near 90 degrees for 24 to 36 hours. Scattered showers and thunderstorms foreseen late today through Saturday. Meanwhile 800 patrons remain stranded after the gambling ship Bunker Hill encounters law enforcement action in Los Angeles.
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New Twist in Philadelphia Pretzel Prices and Size
Intla fon raises penny pretzels to three for a nickel and shrinks each from inches to less than four, impacting the famed Philadelphia pretzel business.
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Britain Shuns UN If Iran Violence Threatens UK
A British Foreign Office spokesman said Britain would not be obliged to seek UN Security Council approval if violence or danger to UK lives or property arose in Iran. London notes Iran protested Indian troop movements to Basra near the Persian Gulf, insisting troops were replacing forces near Anglo-Iranian oil fields in southern Iran.
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FBI Knows Lynch Mob in Monroe Georgia Lynching
The Washington Post reports the FBI has identified members of the mob that lynched four Negroes in Monroe Georgia. Investigators plan to present evidence for a full mob roundup to Governor Ettis Arnall and Attorney General Tom Clark. A Georgia official says two mobs were involved, with a second group guarding a rose that victims could have traveled to.
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Washington Post
FBI
Monroe
Ettis Arnall
Georgia
Tom Clark
Lerept
Indian Government Announces Troop Move Amid Law and Order Fears
The first troop movement announcement from the Indian Government says troops are sent in case of disturbance. the spokesman warned that law and order could deteriorate and may not allow time to consult the United Nations.
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United Nations
Hunt Girl 18 Missing After Street Dance
Evanston police search for Jil Brohm 18 missing since last Saturday night after a street dance near her home. Lt Hubert Welsh says father H D Brohm vice president of Wiebold Stores Inc reported disappearance. description lists copper hair 5 feet 6 1/2 inches tall 140 pounds.
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Winner Loses Daily Double as Jockey Dies at Race
In Atlantic City on Thursday Wontie won the second race and the daily double but David Stein 49 of Millville died of a heart attack during the race. Stein did not collect winnings.
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Pact on Axis Near For U. S. Argentina
U S Ambassador Messersmith has made progress toward an agreement with Argentina for strict Axis capital control and deportation of many Axis agents pending ratification of Chapultepec and San Francisco deals. Senate set to consider both agreements next week.
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George 8. Messersmith
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San Francisco
Senate
Birds on Loose in Newark Pet Travel Woes
Newark police seek a rule on pets carried while traveling after two canaries vanished from Arthur B Eastman of Bogota. He says the birds were tucked inside his shirt during an outing and are now missing.
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N. J
UPI
Arthur B. East
Bogota
Inquiry Ends With May Story In War Profits Probe
Washington report on the War Investigating Committee ends a six week saga about wartime profits and influence. The probe focused on an munitions combine and the assistance it received from Representative May of Kentucky as hearings concluded far from his base.
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Japan knew China victory was impossible admits wartime report
A war crimes trial presented a field report showing Japan's war ministry knew over two years before Pearl Harbor that victory in China was unattainable. The document notes fear of Tassia and was entered by prosecutors today along with other testimony.
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Hideki Tojo
Japan
War Ministry
Pearl Harbor
China
Tassia
Ollers
Siam Attack Hits Siem Reap Hotel Near Angkor Wat
French officials announced that about 500 men from Six onese territory launched an attack Thursday on the Siem Reap Hotel, a Cambodian military convalescent facility near Angkor Wat.
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Indo-China
Siem Reap
Angkor-Wat
Conference backs liberal voting rules over Russian objections
Delegates at the peace conference approve a two tier voting plan allowing two thirds or simple majority recommendations. Secretary Byrnes denounces Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for harsh talk and says wartime allies must have space to shape peace without Soviet dictation. Manuilsky accuses Alexander of dictating terms as Byrnes defends U S reservations. Concluded on page 1.
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James F. Byrnes
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Wyrnes
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Byrnes
Soviet Union
Council of Ministers
Britain
A. V. Alexander
Dmitri Manuilsky
Ukraine
Alexander
United States
Britain Mobilizing In Palestine Crisis
Britain moves to deploy land and sea forces to aid Jews entering Palestine as the United States joins in sealing Anglo American zones in Germany. Bevin, unwell, consults with Bevin meetings ongoing with Boruch and President Truman’s advisers as top level talks continue.
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United States
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Ernest Bevin
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F. Boru
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