Eight Japanese Charged After Tokyo Assault on U.S. Soldiers
Eight Japanese workers and two students faced trial within 24 hours after rioters assaulted five U.S. Army soldiers during anti American demonstrations in Tokyo. The defendants pleaded not guilty as courts handed heavy sentences to rioters despite communist threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
International Soundphotos
Minoru Maeda
Shiro Kataoka
Kunio Shimizu
Shigeru Akimoto
Tetsuo Yasuda
Hideo Yoshida
Onishi
William G. Clark
Baltimore
Cloudy and Cooler With River Stage Falling
Weather report notes cloudy cooler conditions from morning through afternoon. River stage at Sun River listed as 5 feet and falling, with sunrise at 5 25 and sunset at 8 42 indicating day's timing and light.
Pen fugitive sought in Missouri jail escape linked slay bid
Police hunt a hitch hiker described as a 40 year old escapee from the Missouri penitentiary after he shot and beat trucker Pursinger near Vandalia Illinois and tied him to a tree. He allegedly abducted two Arkansas men earlier and fled with Pursingers truck to Mt Vernon Illinois.
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Vandalia
Illinois
Missouri
Jefferson City
Arkan
Carl Pursinger
Kansas City
Pursinger
Missouri ‘Pen
Mt. Vernon
Here
Little Rock
Ark
H. R. Peterson
Arkansas State Police Criminal Division
Arkansas
Charles Humphrey
Morriston
Humphrey
Alma Bants
Fordyce
Searcy
Bants
Arkansas Tucker Prison Farm
McCarthy Attacks Truman Over Communist Allegations
Senator McCarthy on the Senate floor blasted President Truman accusing him of defending vested communist interests. He demanded access to government files on McCarthy backed pro communist charges and read a 4000 word speech into the Congressional Record. No direct reference to Senator Margaret Chase Smith's earlier rebuke was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Congressional
Margaret Chase Smith
Sergeant Killed In Auto Crash Near Brownsburg
An automobile and a passenger bus collided near Brownsburg Indiana killing Air Force Sergeant Harry S Harriger 24 of Chanute Field Rantoul Illinois. The driver Sergeant Kenneth E Boucher 29 was injured with non serious injuries. Two other passengers were treated and released and the bus driver was unharmed.
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Danville
Ind
Brownsburg
Air Force
Harry S. Harriger
Whitetop
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Kenneth E. Boucher
Illinois Swallow Coach Line
Bernard Alexander
Boucher
Billings General Hospital
Indianapolis
Jean Outlaw
Maplestreet
Champaign
Methodist Hospital
Georgia Wingler
White Street
Alexander
Ralph Minnich
Morgan Street
Crawfordsville
Minnich
Pittsboro
Nurse reports apartment robbery on North Eighth Street
Nurse Georgeanna Greene of Union Hospital told officers that her purse and $36 were stolen from her unlocked apartment after 9 pm Friday. The missing items were recovered between her house and 1620 North Eighth Street by a painter today.
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Georgeanna Greene
North Eighth Street
Union Hospital
Crockett and Bingham
Open door policy at Kewanna Observer ad business
Rochester Indiana June 3. The Kewanna Observer invites readers to write their own ads or news items as the office closes June 1 2 and 3 for good fishing. Publisher Bill Lyon is away. door remains open with paper and pencil for patrons to leave items or seek estimates on work.
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Rochester
Ind
Kewanna Observer
Bill Lyon
the Observer
Deficit May Be Smaller Than Predicted
Washington report by Charles Molony suggests the 1950 fiscal year deficit could come in about 1.4 billion dollars below the April forecast with a possible near 2 billion improvement. May spending lags and modestly higher tax receipts narrow the gap.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Police Sergeant Rex Manuel Dies Suddenly at 50
Rex Manuel a Terre Haute police sergeant and one of three radio operators at headquarters died at 3 35 AM Saturday after a lung hemorrhage. He joined the force November 19 1931. Survived by wife Margaret a daughter Mary two brothers George and Theodore and two sisters Katherine and Assa. Burial in Grand View cemetery. Funeral Monday at Callahan Funeral Home with Dr Clay H Maxwell officiating.
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Rex Manuel
Hulman Street
Terre Haute
Sst. Anthony's Hospital
Margaret
Mary
George
Chicago
Theodore
San Diego
Calif
Katherine
Assa
Manuel
Order of Police
Callahan
Clay H. Maxwell
Grand View Cemetery
Truman veto warning shapes tax bill clash
President Truman warns congressional allies he will veto any excise tax cut that causes a substantial revenue loss. The House Ways and Means Committee pushes a broad revision, with cuts totaling hundreds of millions and possible corporate tax changes still undecided.
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Rex Chaney
Washington
U.P
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Unwanted Goods Ordered By Joker in Bellmore NY
An unidentified woman with a pleasant musical voice ordered items for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palmer over three days, including a funeral wreath a moving van to Connecticut a photographer 300 pounds of chicken feed an auto mechanic 12 30 collect delivery 500 gallons of fuel oil insulation workers taxi drivers a plumber and five cases of beer Police trace the practical joker in Bellmore New York June 3 UP
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Bellmore
N. Y
Charles Palmer
Connecticut
Senate Rule 19 Shields Senators From Personal Liar Accusations
A 1925 incident shows Senate Rule 19 bars direct or indirect accusations of lying among members. Senator Richard P. Ernst attempted to call a colleague a willful liar, was halted, and the exchange led to his being ordered to sit down. The rule prohibits imputing unworthy conduct or motives in debate.
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Washington
Senate
Richard P. Ernst
Kentucky
Ernst
Local Conditions Report
Yesterday reached a high of 65 degrees and a low of 65 with 1.32 inches of precipitation reported. The data reflects regional weather conditions from the latest available reading.
Regional Forecast for Indiana Illinois
Cloudy and cooler tonight with a low around 55 for Terre Haute and vicinity. Sunday will be partly cloudy with highs near 76. In Indiana expect showers and possible thunderstorms, cooler conditions tonight, and a partly cloudy, cool Sunday. Illinois sees showers and thunderstorms south and east, clearing north tonight with cooler, partly cloudy Sunday. Temperature readings show 66 at 6 a.m. and 67 at 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
New Atomic Arms Listed
Washington reports a new range of atomic weapons including guided missiles and artillery shells. The army navy and air force push development while officials stress these advances complement ground forces and long range defenses.
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Washington
America
Japan
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Pacific
Air Force
U.S
J. Lawton Collins
Russia
Three Die In Bedford Airport Plane Crash
Three people were killed when their light plane hit a tree while landing at Bedford Miles Airport in Bedford township. A fourth man was seriously injured after the aircraft pancaked and overshot the runway. he was taken to St Luke's Hospital. The dead were Sylvan Ponner 48 pilot of Bluffton Ind. Ivan Moser 36 of Bluffton brother of the injured and owner of Moser Implement Co. Dale E. Dunaway 38 of Liberty Center Ind. The injured man is Irwin Moser 27 of Bluffton Ind. The bodies were recovered after over two hours of extrication from the wreckage of a Stinson Voyager 108.
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Cleveland
W.P
Bedford-Miles
Bedford Township
St. Luke’s Hospital
Irwin Moser
W. Market St
Bluffton
Ind
Sylvan Ponner
Ponner
Ivan Moser
Moser Implement Co
Dale E. Dunaway
Liberty Center
Stepfather Shot by 14 Year Old in Home Disturbance
Vern Black aged 14 on Sycamore Street fired one shot with a .22 rifle wounding his stepfather Wyman Parker 46 in the left forearm after Parker reportedly caused a disturbance and forced entry at the home. Parker was arrested on intoxication charges, treated at St Anthony's Hospital, and later booked at police headquarters. Detectives Lieut Beasley and Officers Bealmer Stevens Houston and Means led the case.
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Vern Black
Sycamore Street
Wyman T. Parker
Parker
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Margaret
Me Boy
Wabash Avenue
Lieut. J. Beasley
Bealmer
Stevens
Houston
Means
Driver Arrested After Fifth and Ohio Crash
An auto collision at Fifth and Ohio streets early Saturday led to the arrest of Jack Sullivan 23 of West Terre Haute on a driving while intoxicated charge. He admitted running a red light and hitting a car driven by Allen McCammon. Sullivan was hospitalized for observation. companion Clifford Pearman 55 of Poplar Street was jailed on intoxication charges.
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Fifth
Ohio Streets
Jack Sullivan
West Terre Haute
Sullivan
Stevens and
Bealmer
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Allen McCammon
North Third Street
Clifford Pearman
Poplar Street
Six Countries Join In Pool In Western Europe Plan
Six European nations France Germany Belgium Italy Luxembourg and The Netherlands agreed to pool coal and steel production to unite western Europe and boost peace. Great Britain declined to join though Britain praised the Schuman proposal. The plan has U S endorsement as a historic first step.
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Paris
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Robert Schuman
Great Britain
Foreign Office
London
Schuman
United States
Galveston Hit By Rainstorm
Torrential rains 12.45 inches in less than nine hours flooded Galveston Texas with no loss of life. The city of 80 000 on the island endured inundation sewers failed and business and transit halted. Substantial damage noted with no reported casualties.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Eight Japanese Protest Aiding US Troops Get Prison Terms
In Tokyo on Memorial Day a four day trial handed prison terms to eight Japanese who attacked five American soldiers. Ringleader Kaneji Onishi received 10 years, six others seven years, and Goichi Sodeyama five years. Demonstrations against the trial occurred nationwide with about 50 000 participants. no violence was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Red Cross
Kaneji Onishi
Goichi Sodeyama
Ex Marine Kills Woman Then Self After Jealous Plot
A 23 year old ex marine Alvin Bailey of Birmingham killed his female companion by beating her and later killed a man he found with her. He then drove for two days with her body in the car and shot himself near Asheville Alabama. Mrs Gertrude Klein, about 35, lay dead in the back seat. Police found Bailey with a .22 bullet wound after a farmer tipped them. Refugees in Kona Hawaii report lava flows from Mauna Loa forcing evacuations and property loss as they describe loss and fear.
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Oneonta
Ala
Alvin Bailey
Birmingham
Bailey
Asheville
Pell City
Gertrude Klein
Jack Burley
Kona
Hawaii
U.P
W. F. Maynor
Mauna Loa
Town Lake
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United States Army
Arrows
U. & Weather Boreas
Charles Molony
James Marlow
NEW Atomic Arms
C. Yates McDaniel
Britain
Tom Mulvany
The
Galveston Morning News
Earnest Hoberecht
UPR
Peter W. Koehn
Oklahoma City
Nippon Times
Toshi Isomura
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