Americans honor war heroes with peace prayers
Americans worldwide urged continued support for the United Nations as a weapon for peace. Memorial Day services at Arlington honored war dead with statements from Gen. Marshall and top military leaders urging unity, aid to the poor, and commitment to the open forum of international discussion.
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Marshall
U.S
United Nations
Associated Press
Gen. Marshall
American Red Cross
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
Truman
Army
Defense Johnson
Johnson
Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Air Force
J. Lawton Collins
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
C. B. Cates
Marine Corps
Traffic Deaths Soar Across Nation In Record Pace
United Press reports 369 dead from all accidents since Friday night, including 229 traffic crash victims and 59 drownings. Weather shows fair with showers possible from Rockies to Atlantic. NSC warns highway toll may hit a record.
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United Press
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
mid-Atlantic States
Memorial Day 500 Race Promises New Speed Records
Indianapolis May 30 crowds exceed 175000 as preparations for the 500 mile Memorial Day race reach peak. Fastest 34 runnings pace hints at a four hour finish at 125 mph, weather dependent. Bill Holland and Mauri Rose among past winners in a field marked by diesel and classic engines, with Italian Maserati lone non-American chassis. Faulkner in pole position leads first time speedsters in 10 mile trials, field posting a 131.045 average against nation’s top racers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway
Bill Holland
Reading
Holland
Mauri Rose
South Bend
Meyer-Drakes
Offenhausers
Henry Banks
Compton
Calif
England
Walt Faulkner
North Long Beach
George Boillot
France
Faulkner
Lou Moore
North Hollywood
Moore
Lee Wallard
Altamont
N.Y
George Connor
Los Angeles
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Kurtis-Kraft Racing Car Plant
St. Louis
Johnny Parsons
van Nuys
Fred Agabashian
Albany
Rose
Thomas appeals fine and continued prison term
Former Rep. J Parnell Thomas asks President Truman to cancel a 10000 dollar fine and commute the rest of his sentence for payroll fraud and kickbacks. He resigned and began serving at Danbury Reformatory with parole possible June 6 and a June 12 board hearing.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Truman
New Jersey
Republican
Thomas
House
Danbury, Conn
Reformatory
George G. Killinger
Federal Parole Board
Danbury
Daniel M. Lyons
Miners Gather in Terre Haute for Lewis Cornerstone
Hundreds of miners and their families from District 11 gather in Terre Haute for the dedication of the new United Mine Workers memorial headquarters. John L. Lewis, international president, was scheduled to lay the cornerstone and give the dedicatory address, with Cecil Owen expected to arrive to cover the event. If Lewis cannot attend, Owen would speak in his stead. Unconfirmed reports noted Lewis may be ill. The invocation will be delivered by Rev Don McAnnaly of Princeton, Ind.
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District No. 11
Terre Haute
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Louis Austin
Cecil Owen
Mine Workers Journal
Washington
St. Louis
Owen
Don McAnnaly
Princeton
Ind
Weather Summary for Today
Sunrise at 5 76 and sunset at 8 0. River stage 5.6 feet and rising. Weather details brief with dates not provided.
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Sam
X. A
Local Conditions Report Highlights Mild Summer Day
Yesterday saw a high of 79 degrees and a low of 62 with 0.11 inches of precipitation. Weather data summarized for the local area with modest rainfall and comfortable temperatures.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity Today and Tonight
Partly cloudy with scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Little temperature change with highs 82 today in Indiana range 77 to 82 north 80 to 84 south in Illinois highs 73 to 78 north 78 to 83 south. Lows tonight 59 to 64 Indiana 62 in Terre Haute. Temperature street thermometer 66 at 6 a.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Plane Crash Kills Two Men Near Newton Illinois
Dr Roy Palmer a 49 year old osteopathic physician and Rotary district governor and William G McCormick a 66 year old real estate broker both of Ottawa Illinois died in a plane crash southeast of Newton Illinois The bodies were found two hours after the crash on Charles Ochs farm about four and a half miles southeast of Newton They had visited Olney Sunday night for Pal mer daughter Marilyn’s high school baccalaureate services
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Olney
Ill
Palmer
Marilyn Palmer
Olney High School
Carl E. Schaeffer
Congress to hear Acheson on Europe trip tomorrow
Secretary of State Acheson, back from a European tour in early May, will report to Congress tomorrow on developments overseas. The message hints at a prolonged fight against communism and the need for ongoing Congressional decisions, referencing the 1949 North Atlantic pact signed by ten nations for mutual defense.
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Congress
Acheson
Washington
Europe
U. S
Britain
Canada
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Portugal
Italy
Iceland
Flying submarine sighting over Mount Vernon reported
An American Airlines pilot said he saw a submarine like craft with lights about seven miles west of Mount Vernon Virginia at 7 500 feet. Capt William Sperry of Tulsa Oklahoma reported the object circled the DC 6 and headed toward Washington and showed no wings as it passed the moon.
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U.p
American Airlines
William Sperry
Tulsa
Okla
National Airport
Mount Vernon
Washington
Slayer's Flight From Victim Told In Indiana Trial
Defense witnesses described Frankie Miller as a woman who loved her man and sought marriage. The 29 year old divorcee is on trial for first degree murder in the March 19 shooting of Leland Holliday, 39. Testimony noted Holliday's frequent visits and Frankie's nervous reaction at work.
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Dickie James
Holliday
Frankie
Frankfort
Truman Plans Arms Aid Request to Congress
President Truman will ask Congress for about 1.225 billion dollars to fund U S arms shipments to 14 foreign nations for the coming fiscal year beginning July 1 The majority goes to nine Atlantic Pact countries including Britain France and Italy with Portugal added for the first time The plan emphasizes balanced collective forces with finances for urgent military needs and future aircraft for Britain and France during the second year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State Department and Budget Bureau
Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Azores
London
Tribute to War Dead Observed in City Ceremonies
Crowds paused as industries and many services closed for Memorial Day ceremonies honoring city and national war dead. Veterans visited cemeteries, Navy Mothers Club conducted services at Roselawn, and wreaths were laid for Ensign Carl Mount Krietenstein in Terre Haute.
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Special Delivery Service
John Nolan
Roselawn Memorial Park
Navy Mothers Club
Carl Jones
Nellie Woodward
Maude Call
Navy Mothers Chapter
Terre Haute
Navy
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Leon von Schepper
The
Disabled American Veterans
No. 1 Gambler Frank Erickson Named In Miami Casino Probe
Senate crime investigators report a Miami swoop has identified Frank Erickson of New York as the top figure in southern Florida gambling. Senator Hunt said New Yorkers run casino gambling and horse race bookmaking via local managers. Kefauver noted Joe Adonis and Frank Costello appeared among figures tied to the Miami hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Miami
Frank Erickson
New York
Florida
Erickson
Senator Hunt
D-Wye
Joe Adonis
Frank Costello
Hawaii Shaken by Severe Islandwide Earthquake
Hawaii, May 30. The strongest quake in years hit the island of Hawaii at midafternoon, shattering the seismograph at Kona laboratory and dismantling instruments at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. No damage reported.
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Hilo
Hawaii
U.P
Island
Kona Laboratory
Hawaii Volcano Observatory
Acheson Said To Rule Out US Veto On China In UN
May 30 report says Secretary of State Acheson assured UN head Trygve Lie that the United States will not veto admission of communist China to the United Nations.
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Washington
State Acheson
Trygve Lie
United States
China
United Nations
Search for U S Dead Goes On Five Years After War
Rome May 30 The bodies of American soldiers still are being recovered at two or more a week five years after the war in the Apennine Mountains between Florence and Bologna. Many remain in shallow graves or unmarked foxholes as the last U S Army recovery team works amid mine zones and eroded maps.
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Rome
Italy
Apennine
Florence
Bologna
United States Army
Indiana University basketball star killed in highway crash
The death of Jerry Stateville 22 of Attica was reported after a head on collision on Ind 37 near Glenns Valley Marion county. Two friends, Robert Glenn 20 Huntington and William Hutchinson 24 Indianapolis, were critically injured in the same crash.
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United Press
Indiana University
Attica
Stateville
Glenns Valley
Marion County
Indianapolis
Robert Glenn
Huntington
William Hutchinson
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National Safety Council
REP. Thomas
Mine Workers Union
U. S. Weather Bureau
Newton, Ill
James Marlow
Steel Park
F. Erickson
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James M. Long
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