REMODELING OF G E THOMPSON RD PLANT FOR EDUCATION
The former General Electric Thompson road plant is being converted into an educational facility at an estimated cost of 500000 dollars. Syracuse University’s Dean Louis Mitchell says the Radio two building on the 30 acre site will house engineering classes and other programs after remodeling funded by a Federal Works Authority grant. The structure is 200 by 800 feet with over 160000 square feet on a single level and includes a two level north end office section already used for classes since last fall.
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General Electric
Thompson Rd
Louis Mitchell
Syracuse University
College of Applied Science
Radio Two
G. E
University
War Assets Administration
Federal Works Authority
Applied Science
Draft Harmony Parley Urged by Taft
Washington, Taft proposed a conference of Senate and House Republican leaders to seek unity on defense legislation including a universal military training draft. The Senate panel backs a 167,000 48 year olds one year training and 1926 age group for regular service, while the House rejects training for 18 year olds.
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Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate G.co.p
Martin
Senate Armed Services Committee
Leo Allen
R-Il
Balmy Tomorrow Expected With Scattered Sprinkles
A springlike day is forecast with temperatures near 70 degrees and cloudy skies. A trace of rain fell this morning due to a low pressure area passing south of Syracuse, with Pennsylvania and western New York receiving most of the rain.
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Syracuse
Pennsylvania
New York
Regime Resigns After Brussels Coalition Collapse
Premier Paul Henri Spaak announced the resignation of his coalition government in Brussels tonight, ending a fragile ruling bloc and prompting talks on a new administration and political realignment.
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Brussels
Paul- Henri Spaak
Today’s Features and Page Plan Overview
A digest of the day’s content outlines features across pages 44 to 45 with Comics Ida Jean Kain Dr. Dean and a Mary Haworth Horoscope on page 30 Amusements and other sections listed. It notes Talking It Over on page 7 and many regulars with page references including Editorials 24 and Winchell 25 and Deaths 20.
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Ida Jean Kain
Dean
Mary Haworth
Earl Wilson
Winchell
Truman Holds Condon Report Transferred to White House
A government official said the FBI report on Dr. Edward A. Condon was moved from the Commerce Department to the White House. The transfer occurred on April 27 under President Truman's specific instructions.
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Washington
INS
FBI
Edward A. Condon
Commerce Department
White House
Commerce
Truman
Marshall opposes UN veto overhaul and warns Congress
Secretary of State George C. Marshall told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States should retain the big power veto in aggression matters for protection. He warned against revising the UN Charter and said eliminating the veto on peaceful disputes could be useful, but urged adherence to existing obligations and pledges. He cautioned against reorganizing world order with new forms and suggested any reform would require careful consideration, not rush.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Marshall
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Soviet Russia
James P. Richards
D-S.c
Russia
German Food Strikes Grow Across German Zones
Hunger strikes in the British and American zones rise toward 81,000 with unrest discussed by British zone officials in Frankfurt. About 60,000 workers strike in Hannover, Nuernberg, and Augsburg over Bavarian ration cuts for heavy labor, with 39,300 metal and chemical workers set to be joined by 5,700 chemical workers and 12,000 builders.
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Wannover
Germany
Frankfurt
Hannover
Nuernberg
Augsburg
Bavariath
Ives Bill Proposes $65 Million UN Headquarters Loan
Senator Irving M. Ives introduces legislation to authorize a U S loan of 65 million dollars to the United Nations for construction of a headquarters in New York City. The proposal aims to finance the UN complex and establish core facilities in the city.
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Washington
LLP
Irving M. Ives
R-N. Y
United States
United Nations
New York City
Deadlock relief hope persists in Truman rail talks
The White House said President Truman retains hope for a settlement to avert a threatened railroad strike despite mediation collapse. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross noted no tangible evidence of an agreement as Frank Douglass of the National Mediation Board met with Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman to report on the Chicago talks. The strike is scheduled for next Tuesday.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Frank Douglass
National (Railway) Mediation Board
John R. Steelman
Douglass
Chicago
Eisler Ouster Delayed by Court
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough approved papers delaying deportation of Gerhard Eisler and four others for alleged Communist connections. The injunction requires hearings by examiners not connected with the Immigration Service, serving as a preliminary step in the investigation and prosecution process.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Gerhard Eisler
United States
Goldsborough
Immigration Service
Postwar Syracuse Auto Show Draws Big Crowds
Thousands of Central New Yorkers visited the W Jefferson Street Armory for Syracuse Centennial Automobile Show's second day. The first postwar national auto show, featuring Rolls Royce, Mercedes-Benz formerly Goering’s, and US models, with trucks buses and ambulances. Dick Jurgens provided music as crowds of about 7,000 toured the displays and ordered may follow.
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New York
W. Jefferson Street Armory
Syracuse
United States
Dick Jurgens
Woman Ends 12 Year Nap in Tennessee
In White Pine Tennessee Mrs Clara Runnels aged 52 who had slept for twelve years due to a brain illness began to awaken after treatment by Dr Jarret Williams. She had not recognized anyone for over a decade and spoke her first words recently to her sister in law Mrs Alfred Sartain with whom she resides.
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White Pine
Tenn
Jarret. Williams
Clara Rinnels
Runnels
Alfred Sartain
More Lights On East Side In New City Installations
W Frank Kaynaut, city traffic and lighting engineer, announced orders for new and added lighting on the East Side. He notified Central New York Power Corp that new fixtures are needed on Adams Street, from Harrison Place to McBride Street, Madison Street from Montgomery Street to McBride Street, Linden Street in full, and Townsend Street from Erie Boulevard to Fayette Street under a five year contract.
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W. Frank Kaynaught
City Trafic
Lower East Side
Kavanaugh
Central New York Power Corp
The
Power Corporation
Adams. St
Harrison Pl
McBride St
Madison — St
Montgomery St
Linden St
Town Isend St
Erie Blvd
Fayelle St
Soap price cuts reach six percent at major makers
New York firm Procter & Gamble announced a six percent cut in wholesale soap prices—the second reduction this year—due to lower fats costs. Cambridge based Gillette Lever Brothers also cut wholesale prices on its major soaps by about six percent, effective immediately.
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New York
Procter & Gamble Co
America
Cambridge
Mass
Cui
Lever Brothers Co
Food for Britain Shipment Approved Under Recovery Plan
Washington authorized a $35.5 million shipment of supplies to Britain under the European Recovery Program. Purchases will be wheat flour and bacon bought in Canada with U.S. funds. This allocation is the first and largest single grant to Britain to date.
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Washington
Britain
Paul G. Hoffman
Canada
U.S
Costello Seeks Local Jails for Drunkenness Vagrants
Mayor Frank J. Costello would push a state law to confine those arrested for drunkenness and vagrancy to local county jails rather than state penitentiaries. He plans to have Senator John M. Hughes sponsor the bill, aiming to curb out of county placements and address health concerns on the lower East Side with Health Commissioner H. Burton Dost to report on conditions.
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John M. Hughes
Costello
Lehown
Dewey
Onondaga County Penitentiary
Massena
H. Burton Dost
Lower East Side
Ship Aids Plane Near American Samoa
Twenty three aboard an Australian firing boat forced to land at sea near Tutuila in American Samoa will be picked up by a U S naval vessel. The report said the incident involved a rescue operat ion conducted at sea.
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Tutuila
Samoa
L'Au Manua
Golf Champion Sees Parallels With Communism
In Jackson Mississippi Mrs Ry H H Wetherill a local golf champion compares communism to a golf story saying progress is slow and cites improving in golf while noting the difficulty of a recent hole. A reader thanks an anonymous friend mentioning Gen Sen breath-freshening confection and Ady.
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Ry H H. Wetherill
Mississippi
Jackson
Gen Sen
Taft Wins First Statewide Test in Ohio GOP Primary
In Ohio, Senator Robert A. Taft leads Harold J. Stassen 14 to 8 as returns from 7,663 of 9,385 polling places show Taft gaining a majority of the 23 GOP delegates. Taft appears to have won multiple district seats and may capture the at large delegate, with Stassen still promising a strong showing in several districts and holding possible paths to 10 delegates. The report details district-by-district tallies and notes Taft's continued effort to propel his presidential bid.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Harold J. Stassen
Ohio
G.O.P
Taft
Stiassen
Sassen
Stassen
Ed D. ‘Schorr
Carrington
I. Marshall
Springfield
Cleveland
Akron
Dayton
Youngstown
Vo- Hedo
Ith
Minnesota
Theoato
Dewey Promises Peace Plan in Oregon Campaign
Governor Thomas E. Dewey rebuts war inevitability during a Northwest tour as he campaigns for Republican delegates to be chosen May 21 in Oregon. He pledges a keep-out-of-war formula and argues compromise with the Soviet regime is essential.
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Yorvallis
Ore
Ins
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Northwest
Oregon
Dewey
Eugene
Alabama Democrats Repudiate Truman Civil Rights Pledge
Alabama Democrats pledged against Truman and any civil rights advocate for the state's 11 electoral votes as incomplete primary returns favored anti Truman candidates. Twenty eight electors signed the pledge and leaders hailed from the group while a separate move to walk out of the national convention under platform civil rights proposals remained unsettled.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Truman
State Democratic Committee
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