Promotions in Four Trades Pending Police Promotions
Police Chief John A. Kinney announced promotions pending from a long awaited eligibility list. Of 141 tested, 75 passed with eight of twelve for detective sergeant advancing. Top three are Bernard Neilson Howard Shipley and Francis Ryan. For lieutenant five of nine passed and one will be appointed to forty five hundred dollar job. First three are William J. McCarthy Samuel Nappi and John B. Holihan. For detective 34 of 64 passed with top three Robert J. Sandwick Harold B. Flavin and John F. Litcher. Litcher also heads the sergeant list.
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John A. Kinney
Onondaga County Civil Service Commission
Bernard Neilson
Howard Shipley
Francis Ryan
William J. McCarthy
Samuel Nappi
John B. Holihan
Robert J. Sandwick
Harold B. Flavin
John F. Litcher
Eisenhower to Fly to Washington After NATO Resignation
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will depart Orly Field near Paris at 9 A.M. Saturday and arrive in Washington Sunday afternoon by his private plane. He resigns as NATO supreme commander to return to the United States and seek the Republican presidential nomination with his staff.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Orly Field
Eisenhower
NATO
United States
Trolley Tragedy Overcrowded Car Plunges in Madrid
An overcrowded streetcar plunged five feet from the Toledo Bridge in Madrid last night, killing at least 30 people and injuring about 50 on the river bank.
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Madrid
Toledo
Communist leaders in prison testify on party independence
Mar quis Childs writes on the editorial page as Today’s Features notes the extraordinary spectacle of Communist leaders serving prison sentences for plotting to overthrow the government testifying to their belief that the Communist Party in America is not subservient to a foreign power. Today’s Pictures: Page 22.
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Communist Party In
America
Marquis Childs
Michener Looks At GI Babies In Postwar Japan
James A. Michener examines the issue of thousands of American-Japanese mixed-origins in postwar Japan. He notes the tragedy of GI babies in orphanages where many are unwanted, with estimates ranging from 17 000 to over 200 000 and about 8 000 totally deserted babies observed.
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Korea
Japan
James A. Michener
Michener
South Pacific
America
Woman Sues Government Over Fall At Mail Bundle
Mrs. Josephine M. Carr of Utica files a federal court complaint seeking 20 000 dollars from the government after tripping over a postman’s mail bundle left in a vestibule at 109 Smith Lane Vincent Apartments. She seeks 15 000 for a broken leg and ankle and her husband 5 000 for loss of services. Attorneys Higgins Kelsen O’Hara Young handle the suit.
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Uncle Sam
Josephine M. Carr
Coleridge Jy
Utica
Smith Lane
Vincent Apartments
Higgins, Kelsen, O'Hara & Young
Red Envoy Zarubin Recalled From Britain
Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin has been permanently recalled to Moscow amid East West tensions. An embassy spokesman could not explain the move or name a successor, noting Zarubin would depart in a matter of days after informing UK officials at the Foreign Office.
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London
Georgi Zarubin
Moscow
Zarubin
Foreign Office
Selwyn Liloyd
William Strang
Reds unleash year’s biggest gun blast in Korea
In Seoul the Communists fired 17 126 rounds in 24 hours ending 6 P.M. Wednesday, five times their normal volume this phase. The barrage hit UN positions near Korangpo and two front sectors, prompting UN withdrawals and signaling renewed heavy fighting as truce talks continued at Panmunjom.
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Seoul
Korea
Hiorangpo
Korangpo
South Korea
Nam Ii
Panmunjom
France seeks Anglo American troops if EDC members withdraw
Paris plans to ask the United States and Britain to supply replacement troops for any country pulling out of the European Defense Community treaty. Raymond Marcellin, secretary of state to Premier Pinay, disclosed the move to secure an Anglo American guarantee in case of withdrawal, aiming to reassure fears of German secession.
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Paris
France
United States
Britain
Raymond Marcellin
Antoine Pinay
Raiders Seize Cornell Radio Station In Fake Bombardment
Ten masked youths overpowered three students at WVBR Ithaca last night and aired a fictitious bulletin that European cities were bombed. They tied two announcers, held a student engineer, and interrupted a musical program for eight minutes. Cornell dean Frank Baldwin called it a lunatic stunt and police began rounds to capture the raiders.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
North America
Frank C. Baldwin
Cornell
Wrat
Satin
Antion
WVBR
Tinier Tete Sale Faste
Truman asks Congress for 3.3 billion for atomic expansion
President Truman requested a supplemental appropriation of 3.341 billion dollars for a major expansion of atomic production facilities at the Atomic Energy Commission and TVA. He argued the Soviet Union would not cooperate internationally to control armaments, making U S leadership essential. The request aims to bolster stockpiles and speed development of new military uses including the hydrogen bomb.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rayburn
Soviet Union
Free World
United States
United Nations
U. S
Bayonet clash breaks up NK prisoners riot at island compound
Bayonet led U S and British troops dispersed a defiant North Korean prisoners of war protest at a coastal camp in Korea using tear gas. An American guard accidentally fired during a shift in a rear watchtower, killing one inmate and wounding another as troops entering the compound dismantled a ramshackle command post and dispensary.
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Koje Island
Korea
U. S
Senate Told Of Red Spies in Government
Senates internal security subcommittee heard Whittaker Chambers and Elizabeth Bentley warn that Communist agents may be at work in the government seeking secrets. Both claimed no personal payroll knowledge but suggested undisclosed espionage rings operate within federal departments.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth Bentley
Senate
Chambers
Miss Bentley
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Alger Hiss
German Reds Tap Inter Zone Calls
East Germany rerouted all telephone calls between the Soviet Zone and West Germany to day and tapped the lines. West German officials said connections now pass through Leipzig where a large police listening post is maintained.
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Berlin
East Germany
Soviet Zone
West Germany
Svill
Leipzig
Todays Chuckle Money Motto
A light caption notes the humor in earning and saving with a quip about the difficulty of turning money into wealth. It pokes fun at the sequence of financial success and the effort required to start earning.
Duclos Seized as Paris Crackdown Shrugs Off Reds
French police broadened a crackdown after the arrest of Jacques Duclos and about 900 Communist supporters following riots against General Ridgway. Police seized editions of Communist papers, detained demonstrators, and charged Duclos with carrying a gun under a 1935 law, risking prison and fines.
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Paris
France
Red
Matthew B. Ridgway
NATO
Jacques Duclos
Senate Approves Foreign Aid Bill With Major Cut Expected
The Senate approved a 36.7 billion foreign aid bill by a 64 to 10 vote as conferees prepare to trim the mutual security program before funds become available. The House earlier passed 5.163 billion for the coming fiscal year, creating a 537 million gap that will likely drive further cuts in conference.
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Washington
Senate
America
House
Revolving door thieves net $523 from Syracuse man
Angelo Delaport, president of Rex Coin Machine Distributing Corp., reported two smooth pickpockets slipped through a revolving door at the Syracuse Trust Company and stole $523.88 as he emerged from the street. One man blocked the door while the other lifted his left coat pocket where the cash was kept.
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Angelo N. Delaport
Onondaga
Syracuse Trust Company
S. Warren Sr
Delaport
Rex Coin Machine Distributing Corp
Charles Dwyer
Edward Corbett
Senate Banking Committee Keeps RFC Alive with Reforms
The Senate Banking Committee voted 6 to 3 to keep the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in business as the government’s main ending agency and to enact several reforms to its enabling law. Earlier in the year the Senate had voted to abolish the agency but sent the issue back for further study.
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Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Banking Committee
Berlin Assured Of West Help By Western Powers
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told West Berliners that Western powers will consider any attack on Berlin as an attack on their own armed forces and themselves. The statement reaffirmed Allied commitment amid Cold War tensions.
Bristling News: Quads Expected for Manning Family
Mrs. Marino L. Manning of Weymouth is expected to deliver quadruplets in mid August, according to Dr. Robert R. Ryan of South Weymouth. The physician ruled out quintuplets and noted only he and an X-ray doctor examined her. Mrs Manning, wife of John J. Manning, remains at South Shore Hospital for rest and treatment of a cold awaiting the births.
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The
Boston Post
UN Truce Chief Says Reds Block Armistice Over Prisoner Returns
AMIUNSAN Korea. The UN truce delegate accuses Communists of blocking the armistice due to disappointment that few Red prisoners want to return home. Maj. Gen. Harrison notes screening shows nearly 100000 of 169000 prisoners and civilian internees refuse repatriation. He proposes another recess for the Reds to reconsider their demand for all prisoners. Reds push for another Panmunjom session at 11 A.M. tomorrow.
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Amiunsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
William Xk. Harrison, Jr
P.o.w.s
Allied troops enter Rose Island prison camp enclosures
About 100 U S and British infantrymen moved into the Rose Island prison complex at Washington D C by order of Col Henry Taylor deputy commander of UN forces. They halted a large demonstration by riot-prone prisoners using tear gas and then dismantled two metal shacks amid ongoing riots.
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U. S
Henry Taylor
Washington, D. C
United Nations
Rose Island
Fair and Cool For Holiday Weather Outlook
Weather forecast says a high pressure system over Iowa brings fair and cool conditions. Low around 45 degrees tonight, with yesterday’s 80 not a record. Today and tomorrow’s highs near 70 with cloudy mild conditions tomorrow.
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Iowa
Syracuse
Four Union Vets Left This Memorial Day
Four remaining Union Army veterans will lead Rochester Memorial Day events as grand marshal DetQees ey Hard, age 106, heads the parade. William A. Magee Israel Broad sword Albert Woolson and James A. Hard are the last survivors from the Civil War era. Hard, nearly blind, will review portions of the parade from in front of City Hall despite limited sight and hearing at his nursing home residence.
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Boys In Blue
William A. Magee
DetQeesey
Hard
Rochester
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