Showdown on Taft Housing Bill in Senate Clash
Senate leaders race to a fresh housing showdown over Taft-Ellender-Wagner with Cain Ives and Democrats trading charges. The dispute centers on extending loan insurance authority and a public housing provision, threatening passage of the long range bill before June.
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Main Break Floods Upper East Side Businesses
A 48 inch water main burst at Madison Avenue and 58th Street flood ed basements of more than a dozen hotels stores and other businesses in New York City. Water reached five feet in the Hotel Madison basement and 12 feet in the Schrafft Stores restaurant area. Damages were unofficially placed at about 300000 with Schrafft estimates around 250000. The 10 story Pathe Building at 629 Madison Avenue remained closed. The break was not located by early today but under control by 2 AM.
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Paris Subway Strike Slows City Transit
Twelve hundred Paris subway motormen walked out over a wage dispute. Remaining workers operated trains on most lines at a reduced pace of three or four trains per hour.
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Eisenhower moves to become Columbia University president
General Dwight D. Eisenhower and wife Mamie arrive at the 21 room Columbia residence after a seven hour drive to New York City. Reporters are admitted for brief questions as he begins his duties on June 7.
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Ee Craig Cannon
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Omar N. Bradley
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Wallace Warns ERP Threat to Farmers and Fascism Risk
In Kansas City Henry A Wallace criticized the European Recovery Program saying it will reduce foreign markets for American farmers and benefit big corporations. He warned that home grown fascisms pose a greater danger than communism as he campaigned with a Missouri stop in Columbia.
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Henry A. Wallace
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New Russian Planes Seem B 29 Copies
Washington observers examine newly displayed Russian four engine aircraft, likely the U 70 transport bomber resembling the B 29. Photographs suggest a plexiglass bombardier nose and possible bomb bay conversion, with 72 passenger seats potentially expandable for troop transport.
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Russia
United States
Red Air Force
Ono
Soviet Airborne Reach and Alaska Threat in Wartime
The TU-70 and B 29 style carriers could strike far from base with ranges up to 3000 miles, Alaska within reach for airborne assault. Soviet forces reportedly number up to 200000, needing many more long range transports to move a division, with estimates of up to 800 large transports per division.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Atomic test ship to be sunk near Vallejo
The heavy cruiser Salt City, designated as target ship in Bikini atomic tests, will be sunk at sea by surface weapons before the last week of May, Mare Island Navy Yard officials announced.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
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