Justice to Lift Deals In Cotton Stockpile Probe
Washington reports on the Leichenves investigation of alleged influence peddling in the government stockpiling cotton program. Senator Ellender plans to send a transcript to the Justice Department and request its takeover. Senator Aiken will delay floor revelations about cabinet members tied to the inquiry. The case centers on Clovis Walker who directed the program and Scotty Mansour, who sold $37 million in cotton to Walker’s Egyptian company. Walker denies using a secret code but concedes some improper actions.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
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Aiken
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Mansour
Egypt
Harold Mesiboy
Agriculture Department
Manour
Mesibov
Florida
Measles on Downgrade in New York State
New York State Health Department says the mild measles epidemic is on the downgrade. From January through April the state logged 37,724 cases, down from earlier years, with 10 deaths reported in January and February and 8,610 cases in April. The spokesman expects cases to fall through spring and summer.
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Health Department
Resignation interview outlines steel seizure context
Charles E. Wilson former Director of Defense Mobilization explains in a question and answer feature on the editorial page the events that led to the government seizure of the steel industry. The rest of today’s sections include Armusements and Letters on page 4, Financial on page 6, Churches on page 7, and others. Todays Pictures appear on page 16.
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Defense Mobilization
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Most Farm Prices Continue Steady Amid Index Dip
Washington reports farm prices mostly steady for the week ending April 29 as the government wholesale index slips 0.1 percent. The index stands at 111.2 percent of the 1947-49 average, 3.3 points above 1931 and 0.5 percent below March 1952. Apples, potatoes, tomatoes, some livestock, soybeans and coffee rise while grains, oranges, lettuce, raw cotton, some poultry and meat fall.
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Washington
Bureau
Derby Fans Up Early to Pick Winner
Early arrivals at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby jammed the track before dawn as mint juleps flowed and bets formed. Hill Gail led talk as Blue Man drew support, while Master Fiddle Count Flame Gushing Oi Sub Fleet and Gold Command battled for attention amid high early betting. The crowds, including top figures, were expected to swell to about 100 000 before post time at 4 30 p m EST.
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Calumet Farm
Blue Man
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Count Flame
Sub Fleet
Gold Command
Oil strike threatens to ground US military planes
Denver report says a 90,000 oil workers strike cripples military flying and may halt commercial and private aviation. California refineries accused of shipping aviation gasoline eastward to fuel Korea and airlines, sparking talk of a reprieve revocation. Separately, Paris dispatch notes CTA warns Chicago bus service could stop without late settlement, as US proposes a four power high commissioner meeting on Germany. A UN inquiry into German elections has been barred from the Soviet zone.
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France
Britain
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United Nations
Soviet patrol boat tows two Japanese boats near Sakhalin
Japanese press says a Soviet patrol boat towed two Japanese fishing boats toward Sakhalin Island on Friday. About 36 men aboard watched as the ships were taken from waters near Japan. Locals say the Russians may be enforcing territorial claims around Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands.
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Kurile Islands
Sabre Pilots Shoot Down Four MiG-15 Jets Over Korea
The Fifth Air Force reports U S Sabre pilots downed four Russian MiG-15 fighters in dusk combat over northwest Korea near the Manchurian border after a day of sweeps toward the Yalu River. Allied forces also hit Communist supply vehicles and rail targets while weather limited strikes. weekly totals show substantial sorties and combat losses for both sides.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
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Red China
United Nations
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Troops in Mexico Alert for Red Riot
All troops and police in the city were alerted for emergency duty as Communists prepared to bury a student killed in a May Day shooting in Mexico City.
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Chimney Operation Claims Stir War Police Blame Communists
Reported claim by TORXO UP that Imperial palace forces destroyed 442 planes and arrested Dionisio Encinas amid chaotic air battles. Police say 304 MIG-15s were shot down while clashes spilled into the street near the marble palace as a 21-year-old Japanese suspect tied to the alleged head of the party in Mexico faces charges.
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Dionisio Encinas
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Heiress Snatched. Mother Believed Involved Near San Francisco
Undersheriff Donald Midgett said early today investigators have information that Stephanie Margo Wendt four year old Honduras heiress was abducted from a suburban doorstep Thursday. Police report the mother likely took the child and may have left the general San Francisco area. no clues to their whereabouts yet.
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Donald Midgett
Stephanie Margo Wendt
Honduras
San Francisco
April Busy Month for World News
A 30 day surge of world events touched war and peace, politics, and disasters. In the United States, steel dominated, with an industry strike looming on April 1, seizure by President Truman on April 8, and a court ruling on April 30. Major political shifts included Attorney General Howard McGrath’s ouster and Newbold Morris’s firing amid corruption cleanup debates. International highlights covered Japan’s sovereignty restoration, Korea truce optimism, Eisenhower’s resignation as Western defense chief, and new atomic tests in Nevada. In U S politics, Eisenhower and Taft vied for delegate strength, Truman’s withdrawal from Democratic contention echoed by many, alongside floods, riots, a carrier-minesweeper loss, Queen Juliana’s Netherlands visit, White House reopening, and the baseball season.
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Newbold Morris
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Robert Taft
Ohio
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Julbiana
White House
Political Ears Burned in Rochester Bus Strike Clash
President Truman clashes with Republicans over union strikes in Rochester as 1,100 transit workers defy back to work orders. Union officials label opponents as "political gangsters" while contending the company refuses to bargain and seeks pension arbitration. Strike halts buses and subway lines, prompting possible NLRB action.
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SISTER ACT ENCORED BY SIR STORK
A baby girl born yesterday to Mrs. Donald Snyder nee Hickman in Crouse Irving Hospital and a boy born the same day to her sister Mrs. Douglas Hazard of Marcellus in Memorial Hospital. This marks first time Mrs. Snyder has helped the family birthday cluster. Her sister Mrs. John Palacy of Camillus also had a boy on the same day two years ago.
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John Palacy
Camillus
Clear Cool Spell Forecast From Weatherman Keller
A fair cool spell is expected to endure with clear skies and decreasing temperatures. U S Meteorologist Andrew P Keller notes dry air with frost in lower areas tonight and a low around 30 degrees. Tomorrow should see a high near 63 with sunny skies and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Rain is not forecast for the parcel area until at least Tuesday.
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Andrew P. ‘Keller
Keller
Youths Choose Religion as Career in Postwar Era
A New York report notes a rising number of young people selecting religious vocations. About 62,000 pre ministerial students are enrolled in seminaries and theological schools, nearly double prewar figures, with an 18 percent rise from two years ago. Church leaders cite world tensions, evangelism, and demand to fill pulpits as key factors. The trend spans men seeking ministry and women training as missionaries, teachers, and social workers.
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National Missions Board
Lymn
Leavenworth
American Baptists ‘Theological Education Department
Searles
Douglas Horn
Henry P. van Dusen
Union” Theological
Thomas J. McCarthy
White House sets Monday wage settlement bid in steel row
President Truman told steel industry leaders the government will move to raise worker pay on Monday if the industry and union fail to reach an agreement. A dramatic White House meeting followed government seizure of steel plants amid a court fight.
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District Court
Eisenhower Dulles discuss U.S. foreign policy prospects
Paris report says Governor Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles held a long discussion on foreign policy. Dulles sought Eisenhower views on Korea stalemate risks, Formosa, and a European Army. General Lucius D. Clay joined later, aiding the campaign as a former German governor.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
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Korea
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Germany
Chain Reaction Lays Off 7 000 Auto Workers
DETROIT reports 7000 auto workers were furloughed as a Chrysler executive fired for incompetence triggered a walkout at a plant across the street. In Mexico City Gen Antonio Gomez Velasco said 2000 assemblers were sent home and within two hours 5000 more were laid off. Police warned drivers to heed traffic laws as penalties rise up to 1157 dollars, with repeat violations risking license loss and job, reflecting a broad crackdown on school transport and traffic conduct.
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Today’s Chuckle About Crossing To The Other Side
A playful quip notes how many people rush to cross over when the moment to act appears, contrasting the slow pace of everyday travel with sudden urgency at a pivotal moment. The lighthearted line invites a smile at the irony of hesitation and haste.
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