Mob crashes into home as hooded mob raid described
A 42 year old grandmother told police a mob of about 100 hooded men forced entry Friday night, beat her, dragged her into the yard, and burned a cross. She said she recognized four or five faces. Sheriff and state officials planned to pursue the raiders with more manpower if needed.
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Birminghals
Ala
Ggp
Emmett Perry
Jefferson County
Perry
Grand Jury
Dowell
State Safety
Bates
Halsey backs fixed Marine force to ensure perpetual corps
Retired Fleet Adm. William Halsey urged Congress to fix a proportion of the armed forces in the Marines to maintain perpetual strength. He spoke at the Fourth Division reunion on Washington Monument grounds following a veterans parade, arguing that a protected percentage of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel should be devoted to the Marine Corps.
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Washington
William
Bull) Halsey
Congress
Halsey
Marines
Fourth Division
Washington Monument
Army
Marine Corps
FBI accused of dimen vowel wiretapping in Coplon trial
Dr Edward U Condon alleges the FBI tapped wire communications introduced at the Coplon spy trial. He says Emily Condon named in an FBI report is his wife and cites an informant's statement linking Georgi Sotirov to a Bulgarian source in New York.
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Washington
AMS
Edward U. Condon
National Bureau
of Standards
FBI
sTudith
Coplon
Emily Condon
Morton
Kent
New,York
Georgi Dimitrov
Sotirov
Berlin Rail Strike Near End As Soviet Offer Arrives
Russia proposes to pay 60 percent of west sector salaries in westmarks with no reprisals, joined by a 15 percent top‑up by western authorities. Union leaders hint at acceptance and resumption of rail traffic by Monday amid ongoing Berlin blockade violence and disputed terms.
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Berlin
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Paris
Alo Ral
Westmarks
Frank Howley
Americam
Union
Ernest Scharnowski
Thinned Cream Fraud on Public State Charges
New York state agriculture department reports rising mislabeling of coffee cream half and half and other unstandardized products in restaurants. A lab study of 3 660 samples found 1 240 adulterated or misbranded items with penalties ranging from civil hearings to $25 fines.
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Albany U
State Agriculture Departement
Department
Food Laboratory
Sporessian
New York Brewery Workers Reach Tentative Contract Deal
A 30 hour conference between C. LOG brewery workers and major New York City breweries and distributors concluded with a tentative agreement on contract terms. The strike was set to flow toward settlement as negotiators reported progress.
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NEW York CP
C. Log
New York City
Desert Hermit Seeks Navy Lifeboat for Pacific Crossing
Frederick William Pester, a 65 year old Palm Canyon hermit near Palm Springs, travels to Long Beach to seek a surplus Navy lifeboat. He plans an ocean voyage to a dry vegetation rich island, hoping to cross the Pacific as rising food costs press him to leave his desert sanctuary.
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Long Beach
Calif
Rederick William Pester
Palm Canyon
Palm Springs
Pacific
Pester
Australia
Reds Find More Oil in Austria VIENNA
American sources report new oil discoveries in the Vienna Basin within the Soviet zone of Austria. The developments are seen as likely to harden Soviet stance and delay an Austrian peace treaty negotiations.
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Austria
Vienna
Coal talks loom as Lewis eyes third front in drive
Washington reports coal industry sources expect John L Lewis to open a separate front in contract talks with northern operators while U S Steel in Philadelphia and Southern Coal Association in Bluefield resume negotiations. A one week mine shutdown begins, risking 450 000 miners jobless and adding to May unemployment figures.
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Washington
John L. ‘Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
U. S. Stce] Corp
Philadelphia
Southern Coal Peer ‘Association
Bluefield
Levwis
GOGO
Federal Mediation Service
Association of American Railroads
FRCX
Ford Motor Co
Pittsburgh
Hawaii
Plotters Nabbed in Lebanon Coup Plot
In Beirut officials say 300 members of the National Syrian Party were arrested yesterday for conspiring to topple the Lebanese Government in a planned coup.
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Beirut
Lebanon
National Syrian Party
Lady angler hooks hippo in South Africa escape
In Santa Lucia Bay, Mrs. JA Agar hooks a hippo while fishing from a rowboat. The hippo tears the boat with a furious fight but the line fouls and breaks as the animal tries to free itself, allowing Mrs. Agar to row to shore unharmed.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
JA. “Agar
Santa Lucia Bay
MacArthur Orders End of Jap Strike
Tokyo officials report Gen. Douglas MacArthur's occupation headquarters ordered an end to a transit strike. The Labour Ministry said the railway union ordered strikers to return to work and officials expected full schedules to resume by nightfall.
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Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacaArthur
Labor Ministry
MacArthur
Aids
Supreme Commander
Truman Entered 59 Race After Arkansas Reunion
At a Battery D breakfast in Little Rock Ark Truman tossed his hat in the 1952 presidential ring for another term. He walked 14 blocks with the Battery D group amid 75 000 cheering Arkansans in 82 degree heat. Gov Sid McMath and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson joined the parade as crowds waved from rooftops and streets.
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Little: Rock, Ark
Truman
Frank Spina
Battery D Guidon
Louis Johnson
Sid. Mc3Lathof
Arkansas
Vaughan
Little Rock
Ark
Battery D
Harry” ‘Truman
White House
Missouri
Seransas
Sid McMath
Louis John Son
Johnson
Washington
Margaret
New York
Truman and Vandenberg warn against Marshall Plan cuts
Senator Arthur Vandenberg joined President Truman in warning that Senate attempts to cut Marshall Plan spending threaten world peace and recovery. Vandenberg echoed the President but urged justified reductions if possible, calling arbitrary cuts a tragic blow to peace and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur H.vandenberg
R.-Mich
Truman
Senate
Vandenberg
Jaguar Rampage Aboard Bel gian Ship Ends in Canary Bay
In Las Palmas Canary Islands Spanish sailors aboard the Christian Scheid hunted a rogue jaguar that had broken from its crate en route to a Belgian zoo. After a 36 hour reign of terror the animal was shot on the afterdeck by naval marksmen, with no human casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Tommysuns
Christian Scheid
Bazil
Truman urges full aid for Europe amid Communist pressure
President Truman told Congress Europe must not lose aid to defeat Communist pressures. He defended the European Recovery Program and Atlantic Pact, urged continued military aid to western democracies, and extended reciprocal trade policy. The address was tied to a war memorial dedication at a 35th Division reunion and broadcast nationwide.
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European Cooperation Administration
Little Rock
Ark
Truman
Congress
Europe
Winners Named in Second Week of Amateur Snapshot Contest
The Herald-American announces the winners for the second week of the amateur snapshot contest on page 24. Page 25 features poetry books art chat and bridge along with other features.
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Herald-American
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Henry A
Hap) Arnold
U. S. Army Air Force
David L. Arnold
Jean Simmons
Mountain Lakes
N. J
Academy
Hugh McDonal
Tross
Condon
Mrs. Condon
Francés
Miri
Christian Hahnébuth
UGU
Pacific Isle
Associated Press
Wirephoto
Lady Angler
Hippo
Jaguar
Ing. Repter
Piciceres
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