Hoover Says Russia Aims to Bleed U S With Relief Demands
Former President Hoover accuses Moscow of obstructing recovery in Axis nations to bleed the United States through relief aid. He urges immediate progress on German and Japanese economic rehabilitation, calls for peace with Japan, and rapid centralized German governance under Allied direction.
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Russia
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Moscow
United States
Hoover
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
America
Soviet Union
Japan
Germany
Seven men to stand trial in NC kidnapping case
The state of North Carolina plans to try seven white men on charges of conspiracy to break and enter a jail with intent to injure or kill Godwin Bush and kidnapping. The suspects from Rich Square were released on bonds of 2500 each. FBI reports a confession from a mob member indicating five more white individuals involved. Bush remains jailed in Raleigh after a bold escape from the mob and hiding in pine forests for 48 hours.
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Jackson
N. C
North Carolina
R. Gregg Cherry
George P. Burgwyn
Northampton County
Robert Vann
Russell Bryant
Linwood Bryant
Gilbert Bryant
Brothers
Carpenters
Glenn Collier
Joe Cunningham
W. C. Cooper
Rich Square
J. H. Boone
Godwin
Buddy) Bush
Rich Seafare
FBI
Washington
Ernest Tyler
Bush
Central Prison
Raleigh
Crowd Lifts Car From Boy Under Wheel
In Oakland California a crowd of men lifted a heavy automobile off six year old Bruce Thompson to free him after he was pinned beneath the vehicle. The boy suffered concussion a leg fracture and a throat cut but was improving under treatment. His father J E Thompson crawled under the car to help and refused to be deterred by bystanders words.
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Oakland
Calif
Bruce Thompson
J. E. Thompson
Bruce
Thompson
Landsberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Mauthausen Concentration Camp
Otto Striegel
Mauthausen
U. S
Wilhelm Henkel
Trailer Kills Man in Utah Roadside Incident
Clyde Benson Bown, 21, of Orem, was crushed beneath a heavy duty trailer on a hill near Edgemont Lakeview highway while attempting to steer it by hand. Deputy Walter Durrant said the trailer rolled after unhooking from a pickup when the light vehicle failed to pull it up Provo canyon road.
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Provo
Utah
Clyde Benson Bown
Orem
Edgemont-Lakeview
Walter Durrant
Bown
Provo Canyon
Durrant
Truman Seeks New Housing Agency to Overhaul Programs
President Truman asked Congress to create a completely new housing and home finance agency to replace the wartime National Housing Agency. The plan aims for greater efficiency while maintaining private sector primacy, with the federal role to stimulate and facilitate construction during the coming decade.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
National Housing Agency
Veterans Preference Continues As Permits Replaced
Washington housing official Frank R. Creedon said federal permits to construct houses will not be required after May 31 but occupancy regulations remain. Builders must continue to give veterans preference in buying or renting homes not intended for the builder. The bathroom limit will be lifted June 1 and area restrictions expanded from 1500 to 2000 square feet.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
Truman Plans Return to Washington
President Truman plans an early return to Washington due to his mother Mrs Martha E Truman’s marked improvement after a serious setback. White House aides call her recovery miraculous as physicians report normal temperature good respiration and strong pulse. If no setback today the president may fly back to attend the 35th Division reunion in World War I.
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Grandview
Truman
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Martha E. Truman
White House
Ross
Wallace H. Graham
Bus Drivers Strike Across 13 States Over Wages
About 350 to 400 members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen walked out today against Burlington Transportation, known as Burlington Trailways. The strike spans 13 states from Iowa to Nevada as drivers seek 6.25 cents per mile, up from the company's offer of 5.45 cents.
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Chicago
C. E. Umbanhower
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Burlington Transportation Company
Midwestern
Umbanhower
Transportation Company
Burlington Trailways
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota
Utah
Arizona
California
Nevada
Science Seeks New Methods Of Destroying the World
Scientists weigh exploding an atomic bomb in storm clouds to create rain and spread radioactivity inland. Experts say inland cities could be drenched without underwater blasts, shifting focus from coastal targets to distant urban areas.
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Washington
Weather Outlook and Regional Precipitation Report
The weatherman notes cloudy tonight and a fair Thursday with little temperature change. A low pressure area moved from Utah into the lower Mississippi valley bringing colder weather and snow east of the divide and across southern Montana Wyoming and northern Colorado. Light showers affected Idaho and Utah. precipitation occurred in Boise Burley and Salt Lake with traces in Butte Dubois and Idaho Falls. Monthly total in Pocatello stands at 1.20 inches versus 1.56 normal. Last 24 hours temperatures: Pocatello 70 42 mean 56 Boise 74 53 Burley 75 42 Butte 49 29 Dubois 63 35 Idaho Falls 70 39 Salt Lake 48. Sunrise times listed 7 50 and 4 55.
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Utah
Mississippi Valley
Continental Divide
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Idaho
Boise
Burley
Salt Lake
Butte
Dubois
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Salt Lake My
House Approves Vets Benefits Plan Increases
The House Veterans Committee backs raising payments to married student veterans from 90 to 105 dollars monthly plus 20 dollars for one child and 15 dollars for each additional child. It also bans educational aid for communist ex members and supports free cars for veterans with significant disabilities. The $65 single rate remains unchanged if enacted.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
House
Senate
Truman
Baseball Scores From Today's American League Matches
Boston and Philadelphia played with Boston scoring nine runs to Philadelphia seven. Cleveland and Detroit delayed by rain. New York met Washington in a night game. St Louis and Chicago also postponed. In the National League, Brooklyn defeated New York 14 to 9 as Chicago played Pittsburgh and Cincinnati faced St Louis while Philadelphia met Boston in night games.
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Cleveland
Detroit
New York - Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Taylor
Edwards
Jansen
Voiselle
Avers
Andrews
Lombard
Maneuvers Ahead for Fort Lewis Second Division
The Second Infantry Division, after a month at Yakima firing range, will join airborne artillery maneuvers in Idaho this August. The unit recently returned to Fort Lewis for training before Idaho. Earlier it took part in sea-borne maneuvers off California and plans war games in Alaska in November.
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Fort Lewis
Yakima
Idaho
Fort
California
Former First Lady Opposes Wallace in Russia Ambassadorship
Milwaukee report recalls Mrs Elea nor Roosevelt stating the US must work for its beliefs as any nation and answering no when asked if Henry Wallace should be named ambassador to Russia. She praised a firm policy while noting Russians distrust the United States over nuclear strength.
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Milwaukee
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
Henry Wallace
Russia
Milwaukee Advertising Club
Overell Jury Being Picked
In Santa Ana California the jury selection begins for Louise Overell and George Gollum charged with two counts of murder. Defense counsel S B Kaufman warns jurors the case centers on the killings of Walter Overell and Beulah Overell and rejects links to a yacht sinking and love letters. Beirne takes over juror examinations as both sides expect to finish by late next week.
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George Gollum
Louise Overell
Santa Ana
Calif
Miss Overell
De“Ey
Gollum
S. B. Kaufman
Bud’ Gollum
Walter Overell
Beulah
Kaufman
Newport Harbor
William B. Beirne
Knights of Columbus names Idaho Falls as convention site
Idaho Falls received two honors from the Knights of Columbus Idaho unit as Jack D. Sidley was named state deputy and Idaho Falls chosen as next year’s state convention site. Officers elected at the closing of the annual convention include Glenn O. Whipple Boise state secretary Dan A. Chisholm Rupert treasurer Aloys Schuler Nampa advocate and Paul Deviriendt Pocatello warden.
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Lewiston
Knights of Columbus
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Jack D. Sidley
Glenn O. Whipple
Boise
Dan A. Chisholm
Rupert
Aloys Schuler
Nampa
Paul Deviriendt
Pocatello
Rites set for Idaho Supreme Court Justice Airshie
Justice James F P Airshie of the Idaho Supreme Court dies at 78 ending 24 years on the bench. Burial planned in Boise at Cloverdale cemetery. Memorial services scheduled for June 3 in Lewiston during the supreme court term with a bar representative to speak. The governor will appoint a successor to complete the term.
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Boise
James FP. Airshie
Idaho Supreme Court
Ailshie
State Supreme Court
Lucie
Robert Airshie
Lucile McHarg
Denver
William
U. S. Diplomatic Corps
Oslo
Norway
Cloverdale Cemetery
C. A. Robins
Auto Workers Rebuff Ford 15 Cent Wage Rise
In Detroit the CIO United Auto Workers rejected Ford Motor Co. 15 cent hourly increase for 130,009 production workers citing lack of an old-age retirement plan. A possible compromise offered would add 11 cents plus six paid holidays if tied to a retirement program, while 23 cent demands linger as negotiations resume.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
Uaw-Cio
Ford
United Auto Workers
New York Dealer Defends Newsprint Profit in Hearings
Samuel Galewitz of Clinton Paper defended a net over $800,000 from a sale of 10,500 tons of newsprint bought at 82.50 a ton and resold at 160 a ton. He said the Miami Herald’s purchase price rose to 180, while Rep. Clarence Brown accused the markups as excessive and profiteering.
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Washington
Samuel Galewitz
New York
House
Galewitz
Clinton Paper Company
Miami Herald
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Gale- Witz
Northern Town Troy votes against liquor by the drink
Troy, Idaho population 600, became the first northern town to reject liquor by the drink under the 1947 local option act. In a special election held yesterday 124 votes were cast with 110 in favor of keeping the town dry and barring village council licensing after July 1.
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Troy
Idaho
Ballots Missing in Kansas City Fraud Probe
Kansas City election records show three ballot boxes used for grand jury review opened and one now empty. The grand jury delivered 81 indictments against 71 persons and urged a recount of the August Democratic nomination race for Missouri’s fifth district.
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Kansas City
Vicontre
Fifth
Missouri
Grand Jury
Roger C. Slauchter
Slauchter
Enos Axtell
Nicaragua Holds Elections After Bloodless Coup
Gen. Anastasio Somoza promises a new presidential vote as he leads a coup that ousted President Leonard Argüello after 26 days in office. Argüello, his wife, and loyal officers shelter at the Mexican embassy as Somoza seeks order and a return to normal air travel and commerce.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Leonard Arguello
Argueilo
Arguello
Anastasio Somozza
Somoza
National Guard
Congress
Youth Admits Killing Four
Prosecutor Kenneth H. Smith said he will seek to prove four Imlay City children were slain by 16-year-old Oliver Terpening who allegedlyacted to see what it felt like to shoot a human. Terpening is charged with murder and admitted killing Barbara Smith's siblings and their friend.
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V.apeer
Mich
Kenneth H. Smith
Imlay City
Oliver Terpenine
Terpening
Jensen Proposes Returning County Land to Native Tribes
W H Jensen of Pocatello head of Bannock County, testifying to a House subcommittee, urged returning remaining county land to Indians. He said the county could become wards of the government if land was given back and Indians absorbed them into their tribe. The exchange followed a measure by Representative Engle.
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Jensen
Washington
W. H. Jensen
Pocatello
Bannock County
House Public Lands
Snow Covers Wyoming and Colorado in Late Winter Storm
Wet snow blanketed Wyoming and parts of Colorado dragging temps near freezing. Cheyenne saw five inches with limbs down and power interruptions in Fort Collins from three inches. Denver air service halted by heavy rain and snow, with temps around the mid twenties at several towns. Spring snows up to 12 inches spread across western Nebraska.
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Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort Collins
Denever
Mercury
Laramie
Sheridan
Casper
Alliance
Nebraska
In Laws Blame Divorce Battle On In Law Troubles
Chicago 7 circuit Judge Leonard C. Reid ordered an estranged couple to reconcile in chambers. Less than an hour later the judge left to a knock at his door where Ver non Siemers and his wife Elizabeth appeared arm in arm. They said the divorce suit citing cruelty stemmed from in law trouble and announced plans to move with their two sons to Medford Wisconsin for the summer while Siemers sought an apartment.
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Chicago
Leonard C. Reid
Reid
Vernon Siemers
Elizabeth
Taxi Strikes Pedestrian Near Bonners Ferry
State Patrol reports taxi fatally struck 77 year old J. F. Bowles on a highway near his Bonners Ferry home yesterday. Police investigate the fatal accident and identify Bowles as the victim.
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Bonners Ferry
J. F. Bowles
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