Blockade Over Berlin Nears End as Allies Close In
A joint communique reports a near completion of postwar Berlin arrangements by the four powers. Moscow, London, Paris and Washington must approve. a Soviet lift of the blockade follows months of airlift and economic pressure. The airlift will continue until a 200000 ton stockpile exists in the Western sectors.
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Insacd
New York
United Nations
City
Moscow
London
Paris
Washington
Berlin
Russia
John Foster Dulles
U. N
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Lucius D. Clay
Weat
Opening Day Crowd Sets 1949 MLB Season Mark
The largest crowd on opening day was 63,435 at Detroit reflecting strong fan turnout as the 1949 major league baseball season began. Local markets display varying prices for grain produce and country goods such as butter ham onions and beans with typical farm listings.
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Hagerstown
Kline Berbers
Detroit
Eggs Rise Up To Four Cents In Some Markets
Retail food prices moved only modestly this week with eggs leading gains between one and four cents a dozen in several buying centers due to steady demand. Beef and veal held firm to slightly higher prices while pork remained near unchanged. Vegetables showed pockets of higher costs for carrots and New potatoes, with broadly plentiful near cost garden produce. The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index edged up to 5.71 from 5.67, still 17 percent below last year.
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Agricultura Department
California
Florida
Dun & Bradstreet
Strategists on Labor Map Plans for Welfare Measures
The discussion centers on 60 and 80 day injunction options under Taft Hartley. Senator Thomas plans a meeting next week to decide if the administration bill should be revised to win votes. Senator Neely and another Democrat signal readiness to concede, while a third Democrat doubts the bill’s Senate fate.
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Congress
Elbert D. Thomas
Dutah
Senate Labor Committee
Neely
W.va
Senate
Religious Issue Raised Over Education Bill Died in House
The Education Bill faced Senate amendments and died in committee after House action. Amendments from Johnson and Langer sought minimum teacher salaries and audit of aid funds, while Senate rejected several proposals. Baldwin pressed state tax funding as a control, Taft and Thomas opposed.
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Senate
Johnson
Dcolo
Langer
RND
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Flenata
Tydings
D-Md
District of Columbia
Baldwin
Rconn
Taft
Ohio
Elbert Thomas
Utah
McCarthy
Wis
Hendrickson
Painters Buy Colors and Powders for Ground Groundwork
A generation age painters purchased colors lead and zinc in ary powder form and ground them in or through hand mills as needed.
Turin Soccer Stars Die in Plane Crash
The Torino football team perished in a plane crash at Susperga hill near Turin after a match in Lisbon. Thirty one people died including eighteen players, three sports writers, the coach, team managers, and the plane crew as rain fell and debris burned in the cathedral courtyard.
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Turin
Italy
Torino
Susperga Hill
Lisbon
Portugal
Fariiament
Italy leaders consider action after soccer federation meeting
Premier Alcide de Gasperi was reported moved during a Sardinia tour. An undersecretary rushed to Turin for reports as Italy’s National Soccer Federation and Olympic body met to decide future action. The 1949 MLB season opened with a 53,435 crowd in Detroit.
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Alcide de Guaperi
Sardinia
Turin
Italy
Israel Cets Bid for TU Membership at Lake Success
Israeli representatives were invited to Lake Success on May 4 to present a formal claim for membership in the organization. The action signals clear steps toward potential inclusion in the TU body.
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Lake Success
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