Shanghai Builds 25 Mile Stockade to Shield City
Frank H. Bartholomew reports from Shanghai as thousands of Nationalist troops fortify the 25 mile perimeter with a new stockade of 104 foot poles. Guards man machine gun pillboxes while civilians toil under armed guard and road blocks deter entry as the navy contemplates protection for Americans amid rising tensions with Chinese Communists.
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Shanghai
Washington
Truman
Ciee
China
Widow of Manuel Quezon Killed in Guerrilla Ambush
Communist led guerrillas killed Mrs. Manuel Quezon widow of the Philippine president and 12 others in a hills ambush north of Manila. The attack in Nueva Ecija also left Maria Aurora Quezon and Felipe Buencamino III dead with 15 known survivors.
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Manila
U.P
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Republic
Mrs. Quezon
Baler
Rafael Jalandoni
Elpidio Quirino
Bongabon
Nueva Ecija
Luzon
Nogales Adopts Seven Peso to Dollar Rate at Local Stores
Nogales merchants announce peso acceptance at seven to one dollar effective immediately until further notice. The move follows a Wednesday world market drop, ending months of rates near 6.589 pesos per dollar as local shops shift to the new rate.
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Nogales, Ariz
Santa Cruz County
20 Injured As Train Leaves Indiana Rails
Twenty persons were hurt when the Pennsylvania Railroad Broadway Limited derailed near Ft Wayne as it approached the city. Six Pullmans and a diner were involved. Among the injured were Mrs. Sarah Sharkley and B E Mills, with 11 crew members also hospitalized for examination. All hailed from Chicago.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broadway Limited
Sarah Sharkley
Mt. Vernon
Wash
B. E. Mills
St. Charles
H. B. Moore
S. Midhigan
George H. Smith
S. Drexel
Leo Merz
Langley Ave
Warren Leonard
W. 91St St
The
Cooks
Harvey Henderson
Doctors Say Douglas Will Not Lose Eye
In London on April 28 the four doctors who treated United States Ambassador Lewis Douglas after a fish hook pierced his left eye said he has improved and they are no longer considering removing the eye.
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London
U.P
United States
Lewis Douglas
Stars Set For Third Annual Cancer Benefit Show
The third annual cancer benefit show at university stadium on Saturday aims to outshine prior years with Hollywood names invited by Fred Dragonette state ACS chair. Wayne Morris Sonny Tafts Martha Tilton Red Cameron Clark Dennik Cathy Downs Marie Windsor and others expected. Tickets sold in advance via Martin drugstores at 233 KH Congress St with donations guiding seat quality. Contributions of 5 or more receive tickets in center stadium seating. organizers target 25 000. Dick Powell Virginia Mayo may miss due to conflicts but others are expected to attend. Receptions follow at the Triple H ranch and Tucson Press Club.
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University Stadium
Fred Dragonette
Wayne Morris
Sonny Tafts
Martha Tilton
Red Cameron
C Lark Dennik
Cathy Downs
Marie Windsor
Hollywood
Dragonette
Wendell Niles
ACS
Martin Drugstores
Congress St
Dick Powell
Virginia Mayo
Triple-H Ranch
Tucson
Marine Corps To Be Retained
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said no plan exists to shift marine or naval aviation to the air force. He told House Armed Services Chair Carl Vinson that rumors of such a move are unfounded and that legal limits prevent altering aviation branches without congressional discussion. Vinson raised the issue after reports that an abolition order could be pending.
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West Berlin
P. A. Kvashnin
Kvashnin
Germany
Washington
U.S
Defense
Louis Johnson
Air Force
Johnson
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Marine
Naval
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Vinson
Armed Services
Congress
Pentagon
Marine Aviation
Bliss Speaks At Health Parley In Nogales
Maj. Gen. R. W. Bliss, surgeon general of the United States Army, told the border health meeting that many diseases may vanish or lose significance as a public health problem. Dr. Leonard A. Scheele of the U S Public Health Service urged that tuberculosis be among the first conquerors in the United States.
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Nogales
Ariz
R. W. Bliss
United States Army
Bliss
Gen
Japan
Leonard A. Scheele
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
U. S
Alejandro Villasenor
Loans Held Up By Land Lease Dispute in Arizona
Arizona cattle industry faces hardship as state land leases remain in limbo. State Land Commissioner O C Williams says renewals are stalled until the state supreme court rules on current law, delaying loans from financing firms and blocking a large insurance loan tied to a lease. He cites Gov Garvey's veto and AG opinion calling the law ambiguous as the cause.
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Arizona
O. C. Williams
Tucson Daily Citizen
Williams
Phoenix
State Supreme Court
Dan E. Garvey
Attorney General's Office
Truman Pressures Congress On Taft Hartley Repeal
President Truman pressed for repeal of the Taft Hartley Act at a news conference saying Democratic votes on TH repeal test party loyalty. In Congress, leaders debate harsher union rules while opponents propose a milder Wood bill. Senate considers a $2.396 billion labor dept budget with a five percent cut proposal.
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Washington
Truman
House
Rep
Wood
D-Ga
Senate
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Bridges
R-Nh
Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Air Secretary Sells His Arizona Ranch in $175000 Deal
W Stuart Symington and brother Charles sold their 14000 acre Rain Valley ranch east of Sonoita on the Sonoita Tombstone road for more than 175000. Purchaser is Robert Townsend of Pine Bluff Wyoming. James C. Grant acted as independent agent and will open his own offices September 1 in the Westerner hotel.
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W. Stuart Symington
Air
Charles
Arizona
Robert Townsend
Pine Bluff
Wyo
Sonoita
Sonoita-Tombstone
Rain Valley Ranch
Symingtons
Red River
James C. Grant
Drachman-Grant Realty Co
Grant
Westerner Hotel
South Tucson Reverses Annexation Plan
South Tucson council voted to rescind the ordinance annexing territory east of Fourth Avenue to Park Avenue and west from Eighth to 12th Avenues after residents protested. About 150 annexed-area residents warned of lawsuits and feared sewer and paving exclusions as a meeting to organize opposition was planned for Thursday.
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Bill Hicks
Tucson
Fourth Avenue
Park Avenue
Eighth Avenue
12Th Avenue
City
William S. Martin
South Tucson
South
Thoma
Fourth Ave
Fred Diff
Ford strike authorized by UAW board in Detroit
The CIO United Auto Workers executive board authorized a strike on May 5 involving 6,000 Ford workers while allowing 60,000 others to remain at work. Concurrent news from Nogales notes James Wong Howe and John Sturges scouting western shoot locations with Lew Ayres and Teresa Wright for an upcoming film. Melbourne and Cortina were named sites for the 1956 Olympics, and Sen. McGrath introduced civil rights bills including antipoll tax and anti lynching measures.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Executive Board
Ford
Nogales, Ariz
Hollywood
James Wong Howe
John Sturges
Border Area
Lew Ayres
Teresa Wright
Nogales
Patagonia
Washington
Sen. McGrath
D-Ri
President Truman
Republic Steel shuts two furnaces amid demand drop
Canton and Massillon plants each lose an open hearth furnace as demand declines for certain alloy steel grades. Only three of Massillon's nine furnaces and half of Canton’s six remain in operation.
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Canton
Ohio
Republic Steel Corp
Massilon
Massillon
Toscanini Cancels Sail To Italy After Bath Fall
Arturo Toscanini, conductor, canceled sailing aboard the Saturnia after a bathtub fall left him with injuries not showing broken bones per X rays. Doctors advised delaying his trip to Italy.
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New York
Arturo Toscanini
Italy
Toscanini
Baseball results from a day of play across leagues
National Brooklyn beat New York 2 to 0. Raffensberger and teammates defeated Chicago 6 to 2. Boston edged Philadelphia 6 to 13. St Louis and Detroit followed with scoreless links. New York defeated Washington 6 to 3 while Philadelphia topped Boston 5 to 12. Only games scheduled listed.
Lowell Man Wins Award for Gas Explosion Damages
Mike Vucinich awarded 12513 dollars by a superior court jury after hearings on his suit against Arizona Edison Co for injuries from a January 4 1947 natural gas explosion at his Lowell fuel and feed office. Attorneys Polley and Marks argued negligent inspection of high pressure mains. Conner and Jones defended for Edison.
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Wesley E. Polley
David J. Marks
Tucson
Conner & Jones
Truman says Berlin blockade talks show progress
President Truman voiced optimism about U S Soviet discussions on lifting the Berlin blockade and said Russia is acting in good faith He cited talks between Philip C Jessup and Malik as encouraging and declined to discuss details while signaling ongoing diplomacy and potential reconvening of the Big Four council of foreign ministers
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Berlin
Philip C. Jessup
Jacob A. .Malik
United Nations Security Council
Andrei Vishinsky
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
Malik
Tucson Firemen Crack Down On Gas Tank Topping
Tucson fire prevention leaders announce enforcement of a city ordinance targeting topping off gas tanks. Six downtown autos were raided for siphoning fuel as heat expands gasoline and creates fire risk. Fire chiefs warn owners to cooperate and avoid caps being smashed or tickets issued.
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Tucson
Howard Danielson
Fire Prevention Bureau
J. C. Sievert
David Levitt
Danielson
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