Truman's Hope for a Peace Through Science
President Truman on a train swing through Idaho and Oregon pledges long term cold war vigilance and signs the National Science Foundation Act to boost scientific research. He says the act will advance peace and national security while warning the fight against communism may endure for a long time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Truman
Russia
Pocatello
Idaho
National Science Foundation
United States
Oregon
New Mexico
Laramie
Wyo
Free Nations
Fire Destroys Half of Cabano Quebec Town
A massive fire in Cabano Quebec left half the town in ruins and 1500 residents homeless after a blaze from a planing mill burned for over six hours. Damage reached 6 million dollars with over 100 homes and most of the lumber industry destroyed. Soldiers guarded looters while emergency power from Maine aided residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabano
Cabana
U. S
Maine Public Service Company
Quebec
Dairies and Teamsters Reach New 5 Cent Wage Pact
A new contract between Terre Haute dairies and Teamsters Local Union No. 144 was settled Tuesday night. It covers 75 to 80 inside workers and provides a five cent per hour wage increase. Maintenance staff also signed last Thursday for the same raise with Arthur Ingles, federal commissioner of conciliation, participating in the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute Dairies
Teamsters
Arthur Ingles
Brazil Editor Ralph H. Plumb Dies at 73
Ralph H. Plumb editor of the Brazil Times died at 1 30 PM in Clay County Hospital after three weeks of illness. He was 73 years old. He served as editor of the Brazil Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Ralph H. Plumb
Weather Summary From Local Bureau
Partly cloudy conditions with a river stage at 6.0 feet and stationary. Yesterday’s high 77 and low 55 with .39 inches precipitation. Sunrise 5 41 and sunset 7 52.
Weather Outlook for Terre Haute and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a cooler night around 32 degrees. Indiana shows fair north and cloudy south with occasional showers near the Ohio river. lows range 42 to 58 and highs 62 to 66. Illinois expects fair north, showers in the south, cooler tonight. lows 40 to 60, highs 64 to 70. Temperature readings at 4 am and 2 pm noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Indiana
Ohio River
Illinois
Cairo
France proposes coal steel pool to aid western unity
Paris outlines a plan to pool Europe's coal and steel under a common authority starting with Lorraine Saar and Ruhr. The move aims to integrate Germany's economy into the western front and bolster unity ahead of talks among the Big Three. Adenauer welcomes the gesture and considers Europe council entry.
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London
Europe
Germany
Russia
Robert Schuman
France
Lorraine
Saar
Ruhr
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Council of Europe
Council
Consultative Assembly
Schuman
Ger
City to resurface nine streets with asphalt binder
Resurfacing 7.9 miles of city streets begins next Monday weather permitting. The project costs 14411.25 for Ohio Street section and 7845.10 for North Fourth Street with Wabash Valley Asphalt Company as bidder. Major funds come from the state gasoline tax refund and parking meter fund.
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Ohio Street
Ninth
Nineteenth Street
North Fifth Street
Wabash Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Wabash Valley Asphalt Company
North Fourth Street
Paul Meadows
Board of Public Works and Safety
South Fourth Street
Osborne Street
South Thirteenth Street
College Avenue
South Seventh Street
Hulman Street
Motorist Loses Battle With Bee
Dr Edward J Keen of Bowling Green Kentucky was injured when he swatted a bee in his car causing the vehicle to leave the highway near the Honey Creek bridge. The 73 year old physician suffered a broken shoulder and minor abrasions and was treated at Union Hospital. A wild bee died in the incident. He was released from the hospital Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Kenn
Bowing Green
Honey Creek
Keen
Union Hospital
Ryan
Joe Crock
James McKinney
Honey Creek Bridge
Brazil Youth Dies After Auto Struck Four Year Old
Johnny Woolfe aged four, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Woolfe, was killed instantly at 6 oclock Tuesday evening when struck by a car driven by Jack Lawrence 19 of Brazil Indiana He darted from behind a parked car on West Jackson into the street Lawrence was released after police investigation The boy was taken to Miller and Sons Funeral Home
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Brazil
Ind
Johnny Woolfe
Ernest Woolfe
Jack Lawrence
West Jackson Street
Lawrence
Miller & Sons Funeral Home
Cooperation in Cold War II’s Goal of Big Three Diplomats
British Foreign Minister Bevin and U S Secretary of State Acheson face tough London talks on winning the Cold War while preserving democratic economies and ensuring military security. Western unity lags as Soviet strategy exploits organization gaps. The Times notes grave Western disunity despite shared interests. Continued on page 6 column 2.
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Bevin
U.S
Ache
Son
London
London Times
the Times
Asia
West
Three State Floods Kill or Maim and Displace Hundreds
Seventeen dead or missing as floods devastate North Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska with thousands homeless and towns isolated. Manitoba reports 15 000 homeless and 10 000 evacuated while Nebraska sees seven dead and ten missing from southeast floodwaters.
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Associated Press
Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Manitoba
Hope
Draft bill speed urged in House military panel
Chairman Vinson of the House armed services committee pressed for quick House action to extend the draft for two years. He seeks rules committee setup for debate and immediate consideration after the appropriations bill, with no inductions until Congress declares a national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vinson
D.-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Rules
Congress
Armed Forces Day Activities in Terre Haute Detailed
May 20 events run from 1 P M to 9 P M with a downtown parade outdoor displays at Memorial Stadium ceremonies featuring Brigadier General L O Grice and an Armed Forces Day dance at the National Guard Armory. Open house at Terre Haute Ordnance Depot and Naval Armory rounds out a day of military demonstrations.
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Armed Forces
Terre Haute
Memorial Stadium
Krietenstein
L. O. Grice
U. S. Army
Terre Haute Ordnance Depot
Naval Armory
Fruitridge Avenue
National Guard Armory
North Ninth Street
Grand Theater
Jay Zee
Terre Haute Phillies
Louis Johnson
America
Crime Probe Board Named to Investigate Crime
Vice President Barkley named five senators Kefauver O'Connor Hunt Tobey and Wiley to conduct a nationwide investigation of crime and corruption. The panel will operate independently after noting it had not discussed the plan with President Truman.
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Washington
Barkley
Truman
Kefauver
D.tenn
O'Connor
D.-Md
Hunt
D.-Wyo
Tobey
Wiley
R.-Wis
Spe
Two US Women Held by Russia in Berlin Photo Incident
Berlin may 10 two American women and a British woman were arrested by East German police for taking pictures in the Soviet sector of Berlin. The three AFSC members named Anne Bennett Marilyn Scofield and Maria Douglas were in an International Refugee Organization vehicle photographing ruins on Friedrich Street when stopped.
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Berlin
U.S
American Friends Service Committee
Anne Bennett
Maumee
Ohio
Marilyn Scofield
Seattle
Maria Douglas
Northern Ireland
International Refugee Organization
Friederich Street
East Berlin
Rail firemen strike cripples four railroads in bid for extra fireman
Chicago May 10 A walkout by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen halted service on four major railroads at 6 am local time. Mediation Chairman Francis A. O Neill said the National Mediation Board has given up on a quick settlement and will report to Washington. The union seeks a second fireman for safety on diesel units, while railroads call it unnecessary work.
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Chicago
Francis A. O'Neill
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Washington
O'Neill
The
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Strike Won't Stop President's Train Immunity Promised
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen pledged to supply firemen for President Truman's train despite a nationwide walkout. The special train travels on unstruck routes: Cheyenne to Spokane on Union Pacific, Spokane to Butte on Northern Pacific, Butte to St Paul on Great Northern, St Paul to Chicago on Northwestern, and Chicago to Washington on Baltimore and Ohio.
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Striking Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Truman
Union
Cheyenne
Wyo
Spokane
Wash
Union Pacific
Butte
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Chicago
Northwestern
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Brotherhood
Rail unions strike nationwide timid creeping walkout hits four lines
Workers disciplined for leaving the locomotive cab tenders in another unit. O Neill says no talks scheduled unless resumed. The four lines New York Central Pennsylvania Southern Railway and Santa Fe strike began at 8 a m CST. The action spreads to Chesapeake and Ohio and Boston and Albany with cancellations as pickets march.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Santa Fe
Southern
O'Neill
Southern Railway
Brotherhood
Pacific Coast
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Boston and Albany
China defies Moscow as Shanghai resists strict communism
A United Press dispatch from Manila notes Shanghai’s pop culture clash with Moscow’s rule. The Chinese reject the all work and no play doctrine and mark cultural friction as communism tries to impose morality laws on entertainment.
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Moscow
Shanghai
Chang
Rails Suspend Service Here
Terre Haute industries report no immediate crippling effects from the Pennsylvania and New York Central strike but warn continued stoppage will curtail several plants. About 970 local workers are idled as pickets dot Pennsy crossings. remaining trains moved to terminals while travelers shift to bus or air.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Terre Haute Industries
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Ninth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terre
Three Burned in Cory Fire
A mother Patricia Adams and her two children Viola and Paul Adams were critically burned in Cory Indiana when kerosene spilled from a stove caused a kitchen explosion. The blaze leveled the interior, the Riley Fire Department aided by townspeople prevented total destruction, Patricia was taken to St Anthony's Hospital in Terre Haute.
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Cory
Ind
Patricia Adams
Viola
Paul Adams
Raymond Adams
Driver Wins Orchid for Safety Across Busy Street
Perry Johnson of 22 North Twelfth Street halted his auto at Thirteenth and Spruce to permit a boy with a cart to cross safely and earned the Orchid for Safety. Sgt. Edwin Faubion said Johnson held heavy traffic behind his car to help the child reach the opposite curb.
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Perry Johnson
North Twelfth Street
Thirteenth and
Spruce Streets
Edwin Faubion
Johnson
Thirteenth Street
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Uber
Union Station
Dairies
U. S&s Weather Bureau
Sydney Merkin
Bates
DeWitt MacKenzie
Burlington
Nebraska City
Lincoln
Wallace B. Kruczek
Infantry
Armed Forces Day
Crime Probe Board
RUSS
China
United Press
Manila
State Department
Blake Gearhart
U.P
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Milwaukee Railroads
Milwaukee
A. L. Hunt
St. Louis
Boy
Orchid
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