Nations sign pact to curb Russia alliance with 12 nations
Trans-Jordan signed an armistice with Israel effectively ending the Palestine war. Egypt and Lebanon followed with armistices earlier in 1949, while Syria remained the active combatant. Beirut reports noted Arab states debating a permanent Palestine peace and a potential Arab Jew ish congress.
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L. S. Chakales
Rhodes
Trans-Jordan
Israel
Egypt
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Iraq
Palestine
Syria
Damascus
Fawzi
Beirut
Aqaba
Red Sea
UN delegates brace for pivotal test amid East–West split
In a guarded forecast, delegates at the 58 nation forum warn the United Nations faces its gravest trial amid a widening East–West rift. The coming six weeks promise clashes over Italy’s former African colonies, Franco Spain, and Hungary questions including Cardinal Mindszenty and other churchmen.
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U.N
Italy
Franco Spain
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Bul
Western powers ready for Soviet attack at UN on 12 nation pact
The United Nations convenes and Western powers prepare to defend the 12 nation security treaty as Andrei Gromyko may seek full debate. U.S. and other signatories expect no formal push for action, while briefing and strategy have been set by foreign ministers in Washington.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
United Nations
General Assembly
Flushing Meadow
Russia
Andrei A.gromyko
Washington
Gromyko
U.N
U. S
Army Day observance with Col Graham to speak at hotel luncheon
A civic Army Day program includes Col William E. Graham of the inspector general's department as speaker at a Hotel Deming luncheon. National Guard units will serve coffee and donuts at the Armory from 3 to 8 PM, with weapons and equipment on display. Open lease at Terre Haute Ordnance Depot. A free public dance runs at the Armory from 8 to 11 PM.
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William E. Graham
Inspector General’s Department
5Th Army Headquarters
National Guard
United States
Terre Haute
Armory
Tribute to Stevenson honors Indiana State Teachers College team
Charles S. Stevenson of Kansas City arrived for a testimonial banquet in Terre Haute as Indiana State Teachers College players were feted for their National Tournament run. A citywide welcome included a police escort and a rally in the Student Union as officials issued a Stevenson Day proclamation. Stevenson, Hallmark Greeting Card executive and civic leader, was honored as honorary coach for a second year, with remarks sheathing the Hoosier spirit and the semis run at Kansas City.
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Sycamores
Kansas City
Charles S. Stevenson
Indiana State Teachers College
City
Terre Haute House
Hulman Airport
Stevenson
Ralr* N. Tirey
L.T.C
Ralph Tucker
Indiana State
Hallark Greeting Card Company
Opposition to UMW Six Hour Day Sparks Coal Negotiations
A new coalition of industry negotiators forms to counter the United Mine Workers demand for a six hour day. Northern and southern operators may unite, U S Steel and others plan separate deals, and regional groups eye independent contracts as the 1945 national accord expires. The Southern Coal Producers Association begins drafting proposals to shift terms, while the UMW wage policy committee prepares to outline demands for a shorter day higher wages and bigger welfare payments.
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Washington
U.P
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
U.S. Steel Corp
Indiana
Illinois
Far Western
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Minie
Association
Joseph E. Moody
Thomas Kennedy
Ira Andrews Dies at 87 Former Terre Haute Clerk
Funeral services for Ira D Andrews 87 a former Fayette township trustee and Terre Haute city clerk will be held at Maple Avenue Methodist church at 1 30 p m Wednesday He died at Union Hospital after several illnesses and had served as vice president of Merchants Loan and Savings Association He was born April 15 1861 and moved to Vigo county in 1906 Surviving are daughter Mae Owens brother Otis Andrews sister Mrs Laura Stewart and granddaughter Jean Clott Burial will be at Highland Lawn cemetery
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Ira D. Andrews
Fayette Township
Union Hospital
Maple Avenue Methodist Church
Andrews
North Eleventh Street
Merchants Loan and Savings Association
Rpublican
Terre Haute
Dana
Ind
Vigo County
Andrews- Newton Company
Andrews Company
Maple Avenue
Mae Owens
Petersburg
Otis Andrews
New Goshen
Laura Stewart
Jean Clott
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Funeral Home
Thomas Stovall
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Senate Faces Major Issues as Congress Opens Fourth Month
Washington April 4 President Truman's legislative program faces a decisive test as Congress begins its fourth month with key battles looming over 15 months more of European recovery aid totaling 5.58 billion dollars. The Senate prepares a midweek vote on the foreign aid bill while House measures include education funding and housing goals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Vandenberg
R.mich
TVA
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
National Science Foundation
Ways and Means
Sociey
Indiana Hospitals Boom as 15 Projects Win Approval
Indianapolis April 4. Indiana enters a hospital building boom as 15 Hoosier projects adding about 650 beds and costing nearly 10 million dollars gain approval from the Federal Security Agency. New builds include nine hospitals slated to start by July 1, plus a Reid Memorial wing, a Lutheran Hospital nurses home, Gary Public Health Center remodel, and several additions and upgrades across Connersville Fort Wayne Bedford and other communities.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
L. E. Burney
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Wayne
Gary Public Health Center
Fayette Memorial Hospital
Connersville
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Bedford
Plans Defense On Gambling Charges In Indiana
Greenacrest Ind April 4 wP Sheriff John T Sutherlin 65 faces gambling conspiracy accusations from a Putnam county grand jury that started impeachment proceedings. He must answer the charge April 13 in Circuit Court after an indictment and an open court report. If he denies the accusations a petit jury will decide impeachment under a rarely used 75 year old Indiana law.
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Greencastle
Ind
John T. Sutherlin
Putnam County
Sutherlin
Frank Durham
John H. Allee
Indiana
Cold War Cost Put At Ten Billion Annually
Baltimore April 4 Senator Tydings said the cold war costs the United States at least 10 billion dollars a year. He chairs the Senate armed services committee and noted the figure covers both the military budget and Marshall Plan aid to western European democracies in their rehabilitation.
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Baltimore
United States
Tydings D.md
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Ku Klux Klan Members Beat Seven Black People
In Chattanooga Georgia on Saturday night masked Klan members seized seven Black individuals from law officers after a raid on a Black woman's home reported for “wild parties.” Sheriff John Lynch said cross burning occurred before the whipping. Officers left when ordered to do so.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Actress Olivia De Havilland Seriously Ill in Hollywood
Hollywood April 4. Academy Award winner Olivia De Havilland is reported seriously ill and confined to bed for two months. Doctors say she may not recover in time for the baby due in August, with ongoing efforts to save the infant.
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Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Truce Hinted If Atlantic Pact Succeeds, Analyst Says
AP analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues a Russia entry would counter the pact by opposing communist aggression in Europe. He notes the Soviet exclusion in the memoran dum and says Moscow would not welcome joining under current terms, echoed by Churchill in Boston.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Russia
Soviet Union
Ford Joins In Price Cutting
Detroit April 4. Ford Motor Co. cut prices on Ford, Mercury and Lincoln models by 12 to 120 dollars, matching moves by General Motors Kaiser-Frazer and Willys-Overland. Ford said prices would stay as low as costs allow, with Mercurys down 80 to 120 dollars and Lincoln models reduced by 100 dollars, plus 10 to 40 dollars off certain trucks.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Mercury
Lincoln
G.M
Kaiser-Frazer
Willys- Overland
Two State Mine Inspectors Appointed in Indiana
Indianapolis April 4 Special Bernard Marrette of Clinton and Patrick McGuigan of Brazil were named state mine inspectors by State Labor Commissioner Thomas Hutson. They will extend inspection under the 1949 law which gives the department jurisdiction over all mines employing five or more men per shift, down from ten.
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Indianapolis
Bernard Marrette
Clinton
Patrick McGuigan
Brazil
Thomas Hutson
Hutson
State Inspection Department
Junta Government Crushes Costa Rican Revolt
Costa Rica’s second revolt in four months was crushed by Jose Figueres, head of the military Junta. The rebellion broke out late Saturday and ended by Sunday morning. Figueres’ war minister Edgar Cardona seized two army bases and demanded cancellation of bank nationalization laws and a 10 percent tax on capital.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
Figueres
Edgar Cardona
Hoosier Escapes As Bridge Collapses Near Columbia
A heavy trailer truck passing over a Duck River bridge near Columbia Tennessee collapsed at 3 a m. One man was missing and a second escaped injury. The truck plunged about 50 feet into the water. The survivor said he was from Indiana. the missing man’s name was not released.
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Columbia, Tenn
Duck River
Columbia
Williamsport
Indiana
War Bomb Kills 3 Near Amiens
In Amiens France three people were killed when a World War 1 bomb buried in rubble for over two decades exploded during a search of ruins by two workers. The incident occurred yesterday and was disclosed today.
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Amiens
France
W.P
Kravchenko Wins Libel Suit in Paris
Victor Kravchenko, refugee Russian author, won a libel suit against Les Lettres Francaises, obtaining 150000 francs. He sought 10000000 francs for claiming he was too illiterate to write I Chose Freedom. The nine week Paris trial fined editors Claude Morgan and Andre Wurmser 5000 francs each and ordered front-page publication of the decision.
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Paris
Victor Kravchenko
Today
Kravchenko
Les Lettres Francaises
Claude Morgan
Andre Wurmser
Burmese forces recapture Mandalay after attack
The Burmese government announced that Mandalay has been retaken after government troops stormed the city yesterday. The report said 90 communist guards were killed as forces closed the city’s approaches.
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Rangoon
WU P
Burma
Mandalay
15 Month Pact Plan Offered
Senator George believes the North Atlantic Treaty may lead to U S troops garrisoning western Europe. He supports mutual aid in principle but resists US commitments beyond surplus military supplies in year one. He warns of large future financial burdens and potential rises in Greece Turkey aid and China assistance.
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Washington
George
D.-Ga
Europe
United States
Greece
Turkey
Congress
China
New warship Roanoke commissioned in Philadelphia
The U S Navy dedicated the light cruiser U S S Roanoke with Defense Secretary Johnson predicting it will become a weather beaten seasoned veteran before lasting peace is achieved. He said the ship joins the greatest fleet ever maintained in hopeful times while world tensions persist.
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Philadelphia
U.P
U. S. Defense
Johnson
U.S.S. Roanoke
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Roanoke
Economists Watch April For Early Business Trends
Washington April 4 Economists expect the coming month to reveal whether 1950s business and jobs will strengthen. Census data show unemployment falling from 3 221 000 in February to 3 167 000 in March while employment rose from 57 168 000 to 57 647 000.
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Washington
U.P
Census Bureau
Western diplomats convene as cold war shifts
A gathered group of twelve foreign ministers met at a departmental auditorium near Constitution Avenue close to the White House. The meeting signals a new, potentially pivotal era in the cold war as the West awaits Moscow’s likely counter moves. Continued on Page 2, Column 5.
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Partmental
Constitution Avenue
White House
Russia
May Open New Cold War Era
The United States Britain France and nine non communist western nations sign the North Atlantic Security Treaty to form a defensive alliance against a potential Soviet attack. If ratified by the Senate and president, it will establish Americas defensive frontiers in Europe for at least twenty years with a signing ceremony planned for 3 p m in the government.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
America
Europe
Senate
U.S
Russians Have Most Men Under Arms
The twelve NATO treaty signatories total about 332 million people. Soviet Russia and satellites number about 255 million, with about 4.901 million under arms. The twelve signatories hold 3.694 million in uniform, while five allied nations Greece Turkey Australia New Zealand and South Africa add another 1.070 million armed.
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Washington
U.2
Soviet
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Chicago typesetters reject final publishers offer
Chicago unions voted 1266 to 93 rejecting a $10 weekly raise and other contract proposals from publishers ending hopes for an immediate settlement of the 17 month strike. Publishers called the offer final. talks may resume or stall as the walkout continues with substitute workers.
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Chicago
U.P
A.F.L
Cicago
John F. O’keefe
Chcago
Weather report summary for the day
The weather section notes fair conditions from the U S and S Weather Bureau with morning readings around 60s, sunrise at 5 31, sunset at 6 16, river stage 9 3 feet and falling as of early morning hours.
Local Conditions Report
The previous day recorded a high of 55 degrees and a low of 29 with no precipitation. The weather showed no rain or snow and calm to light winds across the region.
Forecast for Terre Haute and nearby areas
Fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change and a light to locally heavy frost. Lowest tonight around 32 degrees. Indiana generally fair tonight and Tuesday with frost in the central portion and little temperature change. Illinois generally fair tonight and portion with a warmer extreme north. Street thermometer readings noted at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Vicinity
Indiana
Illinois
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