Radar and CAP Developed to Warn Nation
U S defense officials report radar and civilian spotting networks are nearing readiness to deter another Pearl Harbor. By summer the Defense Department aims to recruit 160000 civilians to monitor for signs of war while alarm centers link Air Force interceptors and local offices. Colors indicate alert levels with red imminent raid and white all clear.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Defense Department
Air Force
Land Mine Explodes in Burma Killing Four Near Toungoo
A land mine exploded south of Toungoo, Burma, killing a man two women and a child. Rebels reportedly used a cable to detonate the device, mistaking a truck for one of two ministers Mahn Win Maung and Khin Maung Gale who were in Toungoo to press peace talks with Karen rebels.
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Rangoon
Burma
Mahn Win Maung
Khin Maung Gale
Toungoo
Tax refunds under way as two thirds mailed
Mailing of refunds for 1949 income tax overpayments was about two thirds complete by Sunday. The process should finish in about a month, covering simple cases where withholding taxes exceed the amount of tax owed.
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Washington
U S Sub Snorkel Run 5200 Miles Without Surfacing
The Navy reports a snorkel type submarine traveled 5200 miles from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor in 21 days without surfacing. Cmdr. Paul R. Schratz led the pickerel, built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and commissioned 1949, with snorkel tech enabling long submerged runs and diesel speed.
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Washington
Navy
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Naval Base
Paul R. Schratz
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
N. H., Naval Shipyard
Pacific Fleet
United States
Germany
Submarine Crew Reports Long Undersea Journey and 30 Movies
Pearl Harbor April 9. Commander Paul R. Schratz aboard the Pickerel describes a 21 day undersea cruise from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor covering 5200 miles. The 34 year old skipper says the crew watched 30 movies, grew beards, and even Ingrid the fish produced triplets during the voyage.
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Pearl Harbor
Paul R. Schratz
Hong Kong
Skipper
Pearl
Schratz
Ingrid
Honolulu
Pacific
Butte And Montana Weather Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy to cloudy Monday with occasional light showers. Monday highs 40s, lows around 25. Saturday night to Sunday afternoon readings show airport max 44, min 25, School of Mines max 42, min 25. West of Divide highs 40 to 50, East of Divide cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered showers and cooler southern areas.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston Peeeerrrs
Miles City
Missoula
Bridges to Hear Sentence Today
San Francisco April 9 A U P Bridges militant West Coast CIO Longshoremen leader faces possible seven year jail term a 15000 fine and loss of citizenship. A jury found Bridges perjury conspiracy for lying about Communist party membership to gain citizenship. Robertson Schmidt also face seven year terms 15000 fines for aiding fraud in 1945. Defense plans to seek a new trial while prosecutors move to revoke Bridges citizenship.
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San Francisco
U.P
Harry Renton Bridges
CIO
Communist Party
J. R. Robertson
Henry Schmidt
F. Joseph Donohue
Harris
Bridges
Hallinan
Earthquake Strikes Giarre Italy During Easter Mass
A strong quake hit Giarre in Sicily as Easter masses were held. A church wall cracked, two homes collapsed, one woman was lightly injured, and up to 70 percent of surrounding buildings damaged. Panic swept the town of about 18,000 before priests calmed the congregation.
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Catania
Italy
U.P
Giarre
Here
Group to Try to Lower Debt Ceiling
Seven high ranking House Republicans opened a drive to reduce the legal debt limit by 18 billion dollars and denounced Truman spend and borrow policies. They will introduce bills to cut the limit from 285 billion to 257 billion after Easter recess.
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Washington
U.P
House
Truman
Ways and Means
Daniel A. Reed
N. Y
Roy O. Wood
White House
Ice Storm Grips Eastern Iowa Isolating Clinton
An intense ice storm swept eastern Iowa from Sunday night, isolating Clinton and cutting telephone service to 55 towns. Freezing rain began at 6 a.m. and produced up to 1.5 inches of ice by 8 p.m., with the storm extending to Marshalltown, Davenport, and beyond into Minnesota and Illinois. Amateur radio became Clinton’s only link to the outside world.
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Clinton
Iowa
Marshalltown
Minnesota
Illinois
Davenport
C. L. Sampson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sampson
Easter bonnet parade features live rabbit on beach
Betty Wheeler leads a Sunny Side Beach show in Toronto as Easter bonnet paraders marvel at a 12 pound live rabbit secured with green netting inside a cel luloid hat. The filmy display drew crowds along the west end shore on Easter day.
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Toronto
Ontario
Betty Wheeler
West End
Sunnyside Beach
Flying Saucer Allegedly Touched By Texas Boy
Amarillo reports a 12 year old says he touched a junior sized flying saucer near 10 miles northeast of the city. He and a cousin claim the object landed briefly, emitted gas or spray, and left the boy with red arms and face and a whistling takeoff. The Air Force denies saucers.
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Amarillo
Texas
Earth
Air Force
David Lightfoot
Amarillo Globe News
Charles Lightfoot
Here
David
McCarthy Aims at Lattimore as Files Demand Grows
A Democrat accuses Republicans of backing McCarthy’s anti Communism drive to damage Truman. Rep Dingell says Truman withholds secret files that could prove the charges. McCarthy travels to line up witnesses against Owen Lattimore, whom he accuses of guiding policy with Communist aims. A telegram to Acheson signals harsher lines despite Lattimore's testimony.
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Dingell
D-Mich
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Owen Lattimore
New York
Washington
Acheson
Lattimore
State Department
China
Defense Leaders to Tell of H-Bomb Impact
Washington reports that Secretary of State Acheson and Gen. Omar Bradley will testify before the joint atomic committee on the hydrogen bomb's impact on U S atomic policy. hearings set after Easter recess with closed doors and focus on a new approach to peace. Dr Robert Millikan cautioned limits on triggering a hydrogen device.
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Washington
Congress
United States
McMahon
D-Conn
Acheson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint
Senate House Atomic Committee
Connecticut
House
Senate
Joint Committee
Truman
Robert Millikan
New York
Pope Appeals for Gospel Spirit and Justice in Holy Year
Pope Pius XII urged a return to the gospel spirit and social justice during Easter Holy Year ceremonies in Vatican City. About 50,000 pilgrims filled St. Peter's Basilica and 450,000 more crowded St. Peter's Square as Latin prayers echoed for nearly three hours. He cited Christ's peace and warned against wars born from abandoning the divine path, receiving blessings from the steps of the basilica after a ceremonial mass.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter's Square
Christ
Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Jerusalem Easter Crowds Jam Holy City
More than 10,000 worshipers attended Easter services at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre as Jerusalem hosted the largest peace time crowd in over a decade. About 1,000 foreign tourists and thousands from Beirut Damascus Amman Bethlehem and nearby villages filled the city streets.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
Beirut
Damascus
Amman
Bethlehem
Truman observes Easter on final Florida vacation day
President Truman spent Easter in Florida with sunrise services at Seaside on the palm-lined beach near the naval station. He and daughter Margaret attended services before dawn and then hosted a luncheon with decorated Easter eggs as part of the holiday observance marking the last full day of his vacation.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
Margaret
Naval Station
Easter Faith Across Nations Despite Snow and Cold
Easter services drew vast crowds worldwide despite snow rain and cold. Pope Pius XII led mass for about 400 000 in St Peter's Basilica and the square, calling for peace after crimes and wars. In the U S millions attended sunrise services while northern regions faced icy streets and lighter crowds in Chicago and New York.
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Milady
New York
Central Park
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Blaze Kills Mother and Six Children in Farm Fire
In Geneseo Illinois a mother and six of seven children died in a early Sunday fire that destroyed a two story frame house. Father Glenn Ward 36 and daughter Loretta 9 escaped after Ward helped Loretta down a ladder from a second floor window. The victims were Mrs Ward 32 David 12 Patsy Ann 11 Larry 6 Bonnie and Connie 4 and Dennis 3. The cause remains undetermined.
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Geneseo
Glenn Ward
Loretta
Ward
Henry County
Ralph N Cole
Mrs. Ward
David
Patsy Ann
Larry
Bonnie and
Connie
Dennis
Easter Baby Born in Dayton
A son weighing seven pounds ten ounces was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs M E Easter in Dayton Ohio The infant will be named Richard Davis The nickname chances favor either Happy or Bunny among his playmates in years to come
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Dayton
Ohio
M. E. Easter
Richard Davis
Bunny
Chinese Communists mass for large assault on Hainan Island
Reports from southern China say eight Red armies with more than 200000 troops are massed in Kwangtung and Liuchow to strike Hainan Island. Nationalists repelled nine earlier landings and sank 15 troop carrying junks in a nine hour clash.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Kwangtung
Hainan
South China
Canton
Liuchow Peninsula
Changsha-Hengyang
Hunan
Kwaneng
Red
Lin Pion
Fu Tso
Hoihon
Normandy
Lin Piao
Easter Holiday Death Toll Nears Two Hundred
National Easter death toll neared 200 as weekend accidents rose to 191 by Sunday night. Traffic deaths reached 151 amid icy northern highways, while 40 others died from fires and related causes. A Raleigh NC crash killed five youths. a Geneseo IL fire killed seven from one farm family. Montana reported no fatalities by midnight Sunday, Idaho had six traffic deaths.
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Associated Press
North Central States
Raleigh
N .C
Geneseo
Illinois
Montana
Idaho
Fifth Smallpox Death Reported in Glasgow Outbreak
The fifth death in Glasgow's smallpox outbreak was announced Sunday night. The victim was 19 year old nurse Margaret Davidson who died at Robroyston hospital.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Margaret Davidson
Robroyston Hospital
Montana Rail Crew Uses Engine for Mercy Snow Trip
A Great Northern railway crew borrowed a train at Opheim to rush seven year-old Karen Biem from Williston North Dakota to a hospital in Scobey Montana during a blizzard. Karen suffered pneumonia and possibly a ruptured appendix. doctor urged swift treatment.
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Tom Harmon
John Patterson
Charles White
Fred Nahlen
Opheim
Williston
N. C
Harmon
Anard “Iem
Seobey
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