Shanghai Faces War as Reds Close In on City
United Press reports in Shanghai as Communist forces near the city. Prices soar, foreign correspondents fear arrest, and troops occupy major hotels along the Bund. Refugees say Shanghai could fall at any time amid looming occupation.
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Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press
Shanghai
Wong
Official
Statistical Bureau
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China
Hong Kong
Harrison Forman
China Press
Tsing Pehs
Hwa Mei Wan Pao
Chang Chi-Han Eeing
Cantona
Vladimir Rogoff
Flont
Tass
Pal- 1
Cathay
Beal
San Francisco
United States
Ralph Strang
Bluemont
UNRRA
Strang
Man Rescued After Fall Into Test Well
A worker fell into a test well at a Philadelphia station last night and was trapped for several minutes. Adolph Schwartz aided in hoisting him to safety after the man remained head above water until pulled out by crew members.
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Elphia
John
Adolph Schwartz
The
Philadelprtation Co
Troops Occupying Skyscraper Posts
Shanghai feared nearly in Communist hands as Hangchow reports Red forces closing on the coast. Nationalist troops transform metropolitan Shanghai into an armed camp ready for attack from within or without. The situation remains volatile as reports indicate advancing Red armies toward the East China Sea coast.
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Fort City
Here
Chinese Daily News
Hangchow
Shanghai
San Francisco
Pootung
Whangpoo River
Cathay Hotel
Palace Hotel
Park Hotel
Bund
Financial District
Whangpom
Tower
United Press
East China Sea
Wallace Says North Atlantic Pact Threatens Detroit
Detroit hearing Henry A. Wallace warns at a peace rally that the North Atlantic Pact will transform Detroit from a symbol of liberation to a target of hate and destruction. He accuses Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of pushing a pact of war and labels the alliance a neigboring but dangerous anti Communism effort.
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Detroit
Henry A. Wallace
Europe
Wallace
Progressive Party
Arthur Vandenberg
Hitler
American GI Goes On Stuttgart Shooting Spree
An off duty U S Army fireman Russell Jones 22 of Fall River Massachusetts killed three Germans in Stuttgart before being captured. He reportedly drank prior to the rampage and seized a guard s rifle at a motor pool then forced two German girls into his jeep and shot one of them. He later died in a crash and was arrested at Maglingen for the killings.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Stuttgart
U. S
Russell Jones
Fall River
Mass
Jones
Scheidingen
Meglingen
Longshore Strike Ties Up Six Hawaiian Ports
Officials of the International Longshore and Warehousemen's Union announced a strike tie up six Hawaiian ports in Honolulu. The action halts cargo handling and disrupts maritime operations across the islands.
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Honolulu
International Longshore and Warehousemen’s Union
Hawaiian
May Days across the world lash out at America and NATO
Communists worldwide marked May Day with anti American rhetoric and opposition to the North Atlantic treaty. In Moscow Stalin watched a massive armed display led by his son. In New Haven authorities arrested rioters during a Communist rally. American photographers detained briefly in Berlin. Parades and clashes occurred from Rome to Prague as De Gaulle condemned Anglo American policy and Russia backed a new German imperialism.
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Moscow
Bombay
Josef Stalin
Vassily Stalin
New Haven
Conn
Janet Denov
Berlin
Listgarten
Kaiser Wilhelm
Russia
Germany
Warsaw
Poland
Rome
Piazza del Popolo
Milan
Can Can
Josephine Baker
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Benoit Franchon
French Confederation of Labor
de Gaulle
Political clash ends in three dead in Bolivia
In La Paz three people were shot and killed in a clash between rival demonstrators after Bolivia's partial parliamentary elections ended. The violence followed the polls closing in Plaza Murillo and marred a day that had otherwise been peaceful.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Plaza Murillo
Steve Early Made First Under Secretary of Defense
Steve Early, long time White House press secretary and Roosevelt confidant, will be sworn in as the first under secretary of defense at noon in the Pentagon. The post, created by Congress last month, places him above army navy and air force secretaries in unification efforts. Early leaves his Pullman Co. vice president role with a $10,000 yearly pay.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
White House
Roosevelt
Defense
Pullman Co
Louis Johnson
Pentagon
Congress
Early
Army
Navy
Air Force
Truman
New York
Curtis Calder
Kenneth C. Royall
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Pullman
Unemployed Claims Rise Amid Holiday Filing Delays
Washington officials report a slight weekly rise in unemployment claims for the week ended April 23 but say no significant change in unemployment. The total continued claims reached 1,972,900, up 30,000 from the prior week, largely due to holiday filing delays.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
Two Young Bandits Involved In Highway Wreck
Two youths, John Kowalski and William Warner, were injured in a car theft and wreck on U S Highway 30 near Burley Idaho. They are being returned to Pocatello by ambulance with Alberta Penny Raymond of Oakland accompanying them. The victims had hijacked John Harwood’s car at McCammon and forced him into the vehicle before fleeing. Harwood, who was freed, aided by neighbors and police. Kowalski suffered severe head and back injuries while Warner had minor injuries. Raymond remains in serious condition with back injuries and possible internal damage. Police believe the crash occurred after hitting a road hole and found only a toy pistol at the wreck. Warner confessed to stealing Harwood’s wallet containing $50.
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Pocatello
Gate City
John Kowalski
Pittsburgh
William Warner
Burley, Idaho
Burley
McCammon
John Harwood
Bancroft
Harwood
Pocatello Placie
Lower South Fifth
Devere Harwood
Jefferson
Grace
Pocatello West Bench
Victor Burton
505
S. Johnson
Lincoln Avenue
Burton
Lincoln
J. F. Bedingfield
Kowalski
Warner
Burley Hospital
Idahome
Alberta
Penny” Raymond
Oakland
Calif
Cassia
Air Force Chief Denounces 48-Group Armies Flimsy
Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg told the American Legion banquet that a 48-group air armada can only deter defeat and offer hope of victory. He outlined plans to reduce from 59 groups to 48 by July and to expand B 36 based reach, while stressing deterrence over unassisted victory.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoyt
Vandenberg
Air Force
American Legion
Truman
Talent Quest For A Mule
Hollywood studio Universal International launches a nationwide talent hunt to find a talking mule for a major film. Scouts search Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Georgia and seek permission to screen test West Point's army mule. Director Arthur Lubin asks owners to submit front and side photos of their most intelligent animals for Hollywood screen tests.
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Hollywood
Universal-International
Burma
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
West Point
Arthur Lubin
Income Tax Take Rises in Idaho State Revenue
Boise reports the state collected 8,961,952 in income and corporation taxes for ten months ending yesterday, up 809,064 from the prior period. Individual taxes yielded 5,213,960 while corporation levies brought in 3,246,369 and fiduciary taxes 11,121, including 490,500 in delinquent and additional collections.
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Boise
P. G. Neill
State Department of Finance
Georgetown appoints Guthrie president criticizes colleges
Very Rev. Hunter Guthrie S J inaugurated as Georgetown University president and asserts many colleges aid the Reds by not teaching religion and morals. He warns doubt default has obligated the educational system to present a truncated reality with disastrous results.
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Washington
Hunter Guthrie
S. J
Georgetown University
Kremlin
Guthrie
Georgetown
Giant C-97 joins Berlin airlift with 27 ton load
A massive C-97 flying freight arrives in Berlin late yesterday to support the airlift, delivering 27 tons of essential supplies. This huge transport, described as a flying freight train, strengthens ongoing relief efforts for the city.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
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Louis Joneson
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