European aid bill passes House for 15 months
The House approved a $5.3 billion measure to extend the Marshall Plan for European recovery for 15 months by a 34 to 8 vote after 13 hours of debate. Senate rivals the next step, with a joint conference to reconcile differences. The measure funds recovery projects and private investment guarantees while continuing aid through July 1980.
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CCNY Strike Enters Second Day Amid Protests
New York City college conflict widens as about 2 student pickets and police clash. One arrest reported as 7,000 demonstrators and 16 arrests marked Monday’s riot like scene. Strikers accuse Professors Witham Knickerbocker and William Davis of discrimination, shuttering about 190 day students.
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UN to Hear Church Trials in Full at Assembly
United Nations debate moved to consider trials of Bulgarian Protestant clergy as a package. Nations abstained heavily with 20 abstentions. US undecided on next steps as Polish delegate attacked Cardinal Mindszenty. Page Twenty-Two continues.
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Hog Prices Fall to Lowest Since 1946 in Chicago
Hog prices declined sharply with the top price around 19.88 per hundred pounds, the lowest since October 14, 164 of the old era, as U S packers faced uncertain futures. The Agriculture Department signaled possible government pork purchases to support hog prices, while lambs climbed to record highs and meat supplies shifted with Easter demand.
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Name Group To Pick Site For Home
The Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors formed a special committee to select a site for the new Van Rensselaer Home. Chairman Cummings named five Republicans and two Democrats to the panel, which will meet with county welfare commissioner Hudson to plan future sessions. The present Spring Avenue home will be razed for a four million dollar low cost housing project by the Troy Housing Authority, and the new facility will include a hospital unit for chronically ill residents.
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Four Die As Manchester Georgia Wind Storm Rages
Tornadic winds hit Manchester Georgia causing four deaths and more than twenty injuries. Power lines were knocked out plunging the town into darkness. Several homes were destroyed and businesses damaged. names of the dead and injured were not released.
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Freight Car Crash Pins Driver In Wreck
Joseph Mesmer of Grand Island was trapped when a freight train derailed near Lockport. Rescue teams used acetylene torches to free him. he suffered a fractured leg and hip injury, listed as fair. Witnesses reported cars toppled onto the roadway and a coal shed incident nearby, delaying traffic and injuring others.
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Walter Middenberger
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Leckawonna
Civil War Plot Of U S Reds Told At Trial
Government witness Herbert A. Philbrick testified in a Communist conspiracy trial that New York area party members were taught to incite civil war in the United States if the nation entered a war with Russia. He said the unit discussed by leader Martha Fletcher of Beacon Hill used The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union as a text to define a must war and duty to fight against an unjust war.
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China Reds Capture Island In Yangtze
Communist troops landed on Taiyeng island, about seventy miles southwest of Nanking, with an estimated 1,000 veterans driving ashore under heavy fire. The capture would give the Reds a springboard into south China as government talks press toward surrender terms.
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Babich Wins Delay At Murder Hearing
Babich, charged with first degree murder in the death of 16 year old Patricia Bimbo, won a postponement of his preliminary hearing to May 4 at the request of his attorney. District Judge Harvey L. Neesen granted the continuance amid defense questions and the prosecution’s objections.
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House Debates 16 Billion Defense Bill and War Readiness
Representative Mahon proposes a 16 billion dollar defense appropriation to fund Army Navy and Air Force for the next fiscal year. He warns the total may still be insufficient if threats grow and urges economy and efficiency in peacetime. The bill increases Air Force funding to bolster 70 group air defense despite a committee suggestion.
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Washington Papers Halted by Street Strike
Washington government mediation failed to end a strike that shut down AFL and syndicate newspapers in the capital for two days. A conference called by Cyrus S. Ching foundered, with a spokesman saying the workers will continue the stoppage until their demands are met.
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Royall says unification law too weak in war time
Secretary of the Army Royall criticizes the 1947 unification act as insufficiently authoritative over the Army Navy and Air Force. He warns it wastes one billion dollars and leaves the nation less prepared for emergencies. He urges stronger central power or undersecretaries to unify command.
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Labour Party pledges sweeping public ownership plan
The Labour Party announced a policy package to nationalize major industries including life insurance, sugar, private rail and water utilities, and key minerals. It also proposed public ownership of coal, gas, electricity, inland transport, and the Bank of England, signaling a broad shift to state control of critical sectors.
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Desis of Salesman Named in Drama Circle Award
The New York Drama Cuties Circle yesterday selected a Desis of Salesman as the standout work of the 1948-49 season. The bio narrative centers on a man’s career arc and personal failures amid rising Broadway fame, reflecting the era’s dramatic tastes.
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Fourth Anniversary Rites Held At Roosevelt's Grave
Hyde Park OM A representative of Presdent Truman pared a wreath on the grave of the date Preident Franklin D. Reneeselt yeelercay Fourth abnersary of al death Tae Presidents dite ow fern wreath wan PLAceE om the grave br Col. Perry Amid wl the 1.3. Military Academy at West Point Mix Eleanor Roosevelt and eon Elicit stood nearby during the ceremonies. They were jotted for later ceremonies by Mrs. Elicit ePar Emerson Poomevelt M. Jam Mrs John Rome and iFranklin D. Roosevelt 37 Accompanying Smith for the ceremony was an homer guardf ae officer and two enlisted men President Tre Jah on the arma wreaths from Winston Cwarchnl ama Bernard Baroch were pieced.
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Witness Says Reas Planned Polk Slaying
Witness Nicholaus Zaferlov testifies at the Polk murder trial in Greece. He says the 165 slaying of CBS correspondent George Polk was planned to sway opinion against the Greek government and to mislead as rightists, with other defendants including Staklopoulos still at large. Floral tributes, officials and observers attended in New York and Salonika as the case unfolds.
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Truman Urges Senate Ratification of Atlantic Pact
President Truman calls for Senate approval of the mutual defense treaty with Western European nations, pledging the United States in a North Atlantic partnership to preserve peace with justice. Secretary Acheson emphasizes the pact reaffirms UN principles and commits member states to collective action if peace is threatened.
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